Patents by Inventor Miwako Iyoku

Miwako Iyoku 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).

  • Method, system and storage medium for commercial and musical composition recognition and storage
    Patent number: 7277852
    Abstract: A playlist generating method for generating a playlist of content from received broadcasted data is provided. The playlist generating method includes the steps of: extracting features of broadcast content beforehand, storing the features in a content feature file, and storing information relating to the broadcast content in a content information DB; extracting features from the received data, and storing the features in a data feature file; searching for broadcast content of a predetermined kind by comparing data in the content feature file and data in the data feature file; when a name of the predetermined kind of content is determined, storing data corresponding to the broadcast content of the predetermined kind in a search result file; generating a playlist for the broadcast content of the predetermined kind from the search result file and the content information DB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: NTT Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Miwako Iyoku, Tatsuhiro Kobayashi
  • Musical composition recognition method and system, storage medium where musical composition program is stored, commercial recognition method and system, and storage medium where commercial recognition program is stored
    Publication number: 20040055445
    Abstract: A playlist generating method for generating a playlist of content from received broadcasted data is provided. The playlist generating method includes the steps of: extracting features of broadcast content beforehand, storing the features in a content feature file, and storing information relating to the broadcast content in a content information DB; extracting features from the received data, and storing the features in a data feature file; searching for broadcast content of a predetermined kind by comparing data in the content feature file and data in the data feature file; when a name of the predetermined kind of content is determined, storing data corresponding to the broadcast content of the predetermined kind in a search result file; generating a playlist for the broadcast content of the predetermined kind from the search result file and the content information DB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Miwako Iyoku, Tatsuhiro Kobayashi