Patents by Inventor Satoru Takashimizu

Satoru Takashimizu 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).

  • Publication number: 20240029738
    Abstract: A speech recognition device includes a sound input section, a sound output section, a communication control section that performs data transmission and reception with at least one of other recognition devices, a conversation-mode executing section that transmits sound data input to each of the other recognition devices and outputs sound data received from each of the other recognition devices, a speech recognition section that converts the sound input into text data, a hot word detecting section that detects a conversation activation hot word from the text data to activate the conversation-mode executing section, and a command transmitting section that transmits a control command to each of the other recognition devices. If the hot word detecting section detects the conversation activation hot word, the command transmitting section transmits the control command to activate a conversation-mode executing section provided in each of the other recognition devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Ikuya ARAI, Satoru TAKASHIMIZU, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Sadao TSURUGA, Osamu KAWAMAE
  • Patent number: 11810567
    Abstract: A speech recognition device includes a sound input section, a sound output section, a communication control section that performs data transmission and reception with at least one of other recognition devices, a conversation-mode executing section that transmits sound data input to each of the other recognition devices and outputs sound data received from each of the other recognition devices, a speech recognition section that converts the sound input into text data, a hot word detecting section that detects a conversation activation hot word from the text data to activate the conversation-mode executing section, and a command transmitting section that transmits a control command to each of the other recognition devices. If the hot word detecting section detects the conversation activation hot word, the command transmitting section transmits the control command to activate a conversation-mode executing section provided in each of the other recognition devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Hashimoto, Ikuya Arai, Satoru Takashimizu, Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Hiroshi Shimizu, Sadao Tsuruga, Osamu Kawamae
  • Publication number: 20220262029
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus 100, an image acquiring portion 11 acquires image information. A position acquiring portion 12 acquires an image capturing position and an image capturing direction of the image information. An image-capturing propriety information acquiring portion 13 acquires image-capturing propriety information indicating that a position of an information terminal 200 corresponds to image-capturing propriety setting information. An image editing portion 14 performs a masking process to a range based on the information terminal 200 in the image information acquired by the image acquiring portion 11, in accordance with image-capturing propriety setting information of the image-capturing propriety information indicating that the position of the information terminal 200 in the image-capturing propriety information corresponds to the image capturing range based on the image capturing position and the image capturing direction acquired by the position acquiring portion 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Satoru TAKASHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20210104242
    Abstract: A speech recognition device includes a sound input section, a sound output section, a communication control section that performs data transmission and reception with at least one of other recognition devices, a conversation-mode executing section that transmits sound data input to each of the other recognition devices and outputs sound data received from each of the other recognition devices, a speech recognition section that converts the sound input into text data, a hot word detecting section that detects a conversation activation hot word from the text data to activate the conversation-mode executing section, and a command transmitting section that transmits a control command to each of the other recognition devices. If the hot word detecting section detects the conversation activation hot word, the command transmitting section transmits the control command to activate a conversation-mode executing section provided in each of the other recognition devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Ikuya ARAI, Satoru TAKASHIMIZU, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Sadao TSURUGA, Osamu KAWAMAE
  • Patent number: 9710049
    Abstract: In a display device, when a receiving section receives positional information representing a position of a pointer image in a display region in a first display mode, a data generating section generates display image data corresponding to a display image based on an image corresponding to internal image data stored in an internal image memory, the above-mentioned pointer image, and the above-mentioned positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoru Takashimizu
  • Publication number: 20170004789
    Abstract: In a display device, when a receiving section receives positional information representing a position of a pointer image in a display region in a first display mode, a data generating section generates display image data corresponding to a display image based on an image corresponding to internal image data stored in an internal image memory, the above-mentioned pointer image, and the above-mentioned positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Satoru TAKASHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 9532101
    Abstract: Digital broadcast receiving apparatus including: a receiver receiving at least three different video programs in one transport stream, including a plurality of different video signal formats having different combination of scan lines and scan method; an isolator to isolate a video signal; a decoder to decode the video signal; a processor to execute a plurality of video processing sub software programs, providing video processing according to a different combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method; a controller using information obtained from the digital multiplexed signal to determine a combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method, and selecting one video processing of the video processing sub software programs to perform video processing according to the determined combination of the number of scan lines and the scan method; and a display to display the video signal processed by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Kenji Katsumata, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoshi Iimuro, Takanori Eda, Shuko Sei
  • Publication number: 20150101005
    Abstract: Digital broadcast receiving apparatus including: a receiver receiving at least three different video programs in one transport stream, including a plurality of different video signal formats having different combination of scan lines and scan method; an isolator to isolate a video signal; a decoder to decode the video signal; a processor to execute a plurality of video processing sub software programs, providing video processing according to a different combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method; a controller using information obtained from the digital multiplexed signal to determine a combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method, and selecting one video processing of the video processing sub software programs to perform video processing according to the determined combination of the number of scan lines and the scan method; and a display to display the video signal processed by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Satoru TAKASHIMIZU, Kenji KATSUMATA, Yuji YAMAMOTO, Satoshi IIMURO, Takanori EDA, Shuko SEI
  • Patent number: 8976296
    Abstract: A digital receiver including: a receiver; a decoder; and a display controller, with a display having a first display zone displaying at least a part of the title included in program information and a second display zone displaying an entirety of the title, under control of the display controller; wherein the display controller includes an input data amount calculator calculating an amount of input data for the first display zone inputted from memory, and a comparator to compare the amount calculated with an amount of displayable data, and when the amount of the input data is larger than the amount of the displayable data, a part of the title and a symbol indicative of omission are displayed, and when the first display zone is selected, an entirety of the title in the selected first display zone is displayed in the second display zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda
  • Patent number: 8913197
    Abstract: Digital broadcast receiving apparatus including: a receiver receiving at least three different video programs in one transport stream, including a plurality of different video signal formats having different combination of scan lines and scan method; an isolator to isolate a video signal; a decoder to decode the video signal; a processor to execute a plurality of video processing sub software programs, providing video processing according to a different combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method; a controller using information obtained from the digital multiplexed signal to determine a combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method, and selecting one video processing of the video processing sub software programs to perform video processing according to the determined combination of the number of scan lines and the scan method; and a display to display the video signal processed by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Kenji Katsumata, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoshi Iimuro, Takanori Eda, Shuko Sei
  • Patent number: 8634416
    Abstract: In a digital broadcasting signal receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus, a recorded program can be immediately reproduced without performing complicated operations. Only a desired program and information related to the desired program are separated to be extracted from the digital broadcasting signal. Then, the separated/extracted broadcasting signal is supplied to a recording/reproducing apparatus. In the recording/reproducing apparatus, the supplied broadcasting signal is recorded, and the recorded program can be immediately reproduced without complicated manipulating operations during the signal reproducing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Yuji Yamamoto, Kenji Katsumata, Takumi Okamura, Takuya Matsumoto, Shuko Sei, Yuji Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 8571392
    Abstract: In a video recording apparatus which records and reproduces digital TV broadcasting, an I-picture extraction processor that extracts packets containing I-pictures by analyzing a transport stream is arranged. Then, packets containing I-pictures is output, by reading predetermined amount of recorded data from an HDD in which recorded data is stored and by detecting start information and end information of the I-pictures. A stream for special reproduction is output by repeating the above-stated processes. With such arrangement, it is possible, even if data does not contain position information of I-picture, to execute special reproduction such as fast-forwarding reproduction for TV program data that is recorded as an MPEG-formatted transport stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Mitsunobu Watanabe, Satoshi Iimuro
  • Publication number: 20130113995
    Abstract: Digital broadcast receiving apparatus including: a receiver receiving at least three different video programs in one transport stream, including a plurality of different video signal formats having different combination of scan lines and scan method; an isolator to isolate a video signal; a decoder to decode the video signal; a processor to execute a plurality of video processing sub software programs, providing video processing according to a different combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method; a controller using information obtained from the digital multiplexed signal to determine a combination of the number of scan lines and a scan method, and selecting one video processing of the video processing sub software programs to perform video processing according to the determined combination of the number of scan lines and the scan method; and a display to display the video signal processed by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Satoru TAKASHIMIZU, Kenji KATSUMATA, Yuji YAMAMOTO, Satoshi IIMURO, Takanori EDA, Shuko SEI
  • Patent number: 8345168
    Abstract: A display apparatus coupled with a video processing apparatus including: an input unit which inputs a video signal scanned by one of the plurality of scanning methods and a scanning method data detected based on said video signal from said video processing apparatus, a display which displays said video signal inputted by said input unit, a controller which controls as said display displays said video signal based on said scanning method data inputted by said input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Kenji Katsumata, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoshi Iimuro, Takanori Eda, Shuko Sei
  • Publication number: 20120062795
    Abstract: A digital receiver including: a receiver; a decoder; and a display controller, with a display having a first display zone displaying at least a part of the title included in program information and a second display zone displaying an entirety of the title, under control of the display controller; wherein the display controller includes an input data amount calculator calculating an amount of input data for the first display zone inputted from memory, and a comparator to compare the amount calculated with an amount of displayable data, and when the amount of the input data is larger than the amount of the displayable data, a part of the title and a symbol indicative of omission are displayed, and when the first display zone is selected, an entirety of the title in the selected first display zone is displayed in the second display zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda
  • Publication number: 20110221968
    Abstract: In a digital broadcasting signal receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus, a recorded program can be immediately reproduced without performing complicated operations. Only a desired program and information related to the desired program are separated to be extracted from the digital broadcasting signal. Then, the separated/extracted broadcasting signal is supplied to a recording/reproducing apparatus. In the recording/ reproducing apparatus, the supplied broadcasting signal is recorded, and the recorded program can be immediately reproduced without complicated manipulating operations during the signal reproducing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Satoru TAKASHIMIZU, Yuji Yamamoto, Kenji Katsumata, Takumi Okamura, Takuya Matsumoto, Shuko Sei, Yuji Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 8009233
    Abstract: A digital receiver to effect display of at least one of video or a plurality of background information blocks each indicative of a program time period, including: a display change controller provided in the digital receiver, which changes a displayed shape of a particular background information block indicative of a program time period in the grid when the program time period indicated by the particular background information block exceeds a program time period which is displayed in a first prescribed zone; a full display controller controlling display of the program start time and program end time to occur concurrently together with the selected background information block on a same display whenever the selected background information block is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Takehito Kishi, Naoko Saito, Satoru Takashimizu, Takanori Eda
  • Patent number: 7974316
    Abstract: In a digital broadcasting signal receiving/recording/reproducing apparatus, a recorded program can be immediately reproduced without performing complicated operations. Only a desired program and information related to the desired program are separated to be extracted from the digital broadcasting signal. Then, the separated/extracted broadcasting signal is supplied to a recording/reproducing apparatus. In the recording/reproducing apparatus, the supplied broadcasting signal is recorded, and the recorded program can be immediately reproduced without complicated manipulating operations during the signal reproducing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Yuji Yamamoto, Kenji Katsumata, Takumi Okamura, Takuya Matsumoto, Shuko Sei, Yuji Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20110134341
    Abstract: A display apparatus coupled with a video processing apparatus including: an input unit which inputs a video signal scanned by one of the plurality of scanning methods and a scanning method data detected based on said video signal from said video processing apparatus, a display which displays said video signal inputted by said input unit, a controller which controls as said display displays said video signal based on said scanning method data inputted by said input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Satoru TAKASHIMIZU, Kenji KATSUMATA, Yuji YAMAMOTO, Satoshi IIMURO, Takanori EDA, Shuko SEI
  • Patent number: 7889281
    Abstract: A video processing apparatus including: an input device which inputs an encoded video signal; a decoder which decodes the encoded video signal having a video format which is one of a plurality of video formats to produce a decoded video signal; a processor which processes the decoded video signal by using a scanning method information of the decoded video signal, to produce a processed video signal; and an output device which outputs both of the video signal processed by using the scanning method information and scanning method information of the processed video signal, from the video processing apparatus to an external video processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takashimizu, Kenji Katsumata, Yuji Yamamoto, Satoshi Iimuro, Takanori Eda, Shuko Sei