Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Shioya

Mitsuru Shioya has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Filtering confidential information in voice and image data
    Patent number: 9330267
    Abstract: Confidential information included in image and voice data is filtered in an apparatus that includes an extraction unit for extracting a character string from an image frame, and a conversion unit for converting audio data to a character string. The apparatus also includes a determination unit for determining, in response to contents of a database, whether at least one of the image frame and the audio data include confidential information. The apparatus also includes a masking unit for concealing contents of the image frame by masking the image frame in response to determining that the image frame includes confidential information, and for making the audio data inaudible by masking the audio data in response to determining that the audio data includes confidential information. The playback unit included in the apparatus is for playing back the image frame and the audio data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Seiji Abe, Mitsuru Shioya, Shigeki Takeuchi, Daisuke Tomoda
  • Filtering Confidential Information In Voice and Image Data
    Publication number: 20140373163
    Abstract: Confidential information included in image and voice data is filtered in an apparatus that includes an extraction unit for extracting a character string from an image frame, and a conversion unit for converting audio data to a character string. The apparatus also includes a determination unit for determining, in response to contents of a database, whether at least one of the image frame and the audio data include confidential information. The apparatus also includes a masking unit for concealing contents of the image frame by masking the image frame in response to determining that the image frame includes confidential information, and for making the audio data inaudible by masking the audio data in response to determining that the audio data includes confidential information. The playback unit included in the apparatus is for playing back the image frame and the audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Seiji Abe, Mitsuru Shioya, Shigeki Takeuchi, Daisuke Tomoda
  • Filtering confidential information in voice and image data
    Patent number: 8913744
    Abstract: Confidential information included in image and voice data is filtered in an apparatus that includes an extraction unit for extracting a character string from an image frame, and a conversion unit for converting audio data to a character string. The apparatus also includes a determination unit for determining, in response to contents of a database, whether at least one of the image frame and the audio data include confidential information. The apparatus also includes a masking unit for concealing contents of the image frame by masking the image frame in response to determining that the image frame includes confidential information, and for making the audio data inaudible by masking the audio data in response to determining that the audio data includes confidential information. The playback unit included in the apparatus is for playing back the image frame and the audio data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Seiji Abe, Mitsuru Shioya, Shigeki Takeuchi, Daisuke Tomoda
  • FILTERING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN VOICE AND IMAGE DATA
    Publication number: 20120150537
    Abstract: Confidential information included in image and voice data is filtered in an apparatus that includes an extraction unit for extracting a character string from an image frame, and a conversion unit for converting audio data to a character string. The apparatus also includes a determination unit for determining, in response to contents of a database, whether at least one of the image frame and the audio data include confidential information. The apparatus also includes a masking unit for concealing contents of the image frame by masking the image frame in response to determining that the image frame includes confidential information, and for making the audio data inaudible by masking the audio data in response to determining that the audio data includes confidential information. The playback unit included in the apparatus is for playing back the image frame and the audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Abe, Mitsuru Shioya, Shigeki Takeuchi, Daisuke Tomoda