Patents by Inventor Noriko Imoto

Noriko Imoto 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).

  • Patent number: 8209169
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing words in an input text of a speech with a continuous recording of the speech. A received input text includes previously recorded content of the speech to be reproduced. A synthetic speech corresponding to the received input text is generated. Ratio data including a ratio between the respective pronunciation times of words included in the received text in the generated synthetic speech is computed. The ratio data is used to determine an association between erroneously recognized words of the received text and a time to reproduce each erroneously recognized word. The association is outputted in a recording medium and/or displayed on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriko Imoto, Tetsuya Uda, Takatoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120041758
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing words in an input text of a speech with a continuous recording of the speech. A received input text includes previously recorded content of the speech to be reproduced. A synthetic speech corresponding to the received input text is generated. Ratio data including a ratio between the respective pronunciation times of words included in the received text in the generated synthetic speech is computed. The ratio data is used to determine an association between erroneously recognized words of the received text and a time to reproduce each erroneously recognized word. The association is outputted in a recording medium and/or displayed on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriko Imoto, Tetsuya Uda, Takatoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8065142
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing words in an input text of a speech with a continuous recording of the speech. A received input text includes previously recorded content of the speech to be reproduced. A synthetic speech corresponding to the received input text is generated. Ratio data including a ratio between the respective pronunciation times of words included in the received text in the generated synthetic speech is computed. The ratio data is used to determine an association between erroneously recognized words of the received text and a time to reproduce each erroneously recognized word. The association is outputted in a recording medium and/or displayed on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Noriko Imoto, Tetsuya Uda, Takatoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090006087
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing words in an input text of a speech with a continuous recording of the speech. A received input text includes previously recorded content of the speech to be reproduced. A synthetic speech corresponding to the received input text is generated. Ratio data including a ratio between the respective pronunciation times of words included in the received text in the generated synthetic speech is computed. The ratio data is used to determine an association between erroneously recognized words of the received text and a time to reproduce each erroneously recognized word. The association is outputted in a recording medium and/or displayed on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Noriko Imoto, Tetsuya Uda, Takatoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6275612
    Abstract: When a user points a hot spot 322-i, a selection frame 38 is displayed in correlation to input frames 320-i (hot spot 322-i). The selection frame 38 includes within a same window a list of candidate characters of a handwritten character inputted to the input frame 320-i and a symbol (x,{circumflex over ( )}) indicating editing process such as deletion and insertion with respect to the prime candidate character displayed in the prime candidate frame 34. When the user selects a candidate character within the selection frame 38, the prime candidate character in the prime candidate frame 34 is replaced with a newly selected candidate character. When the user selects a symbol indicating deletion and insertion, etc., an editing process is performed with respect to the character string displayed in the prime candidate frame 34 and the input frame 320-i.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Noriko Imoto