Patents by Inventor Shigeki Yokoi

Shigeki Yokoi 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: 7206395
    Abstract: A portable telephone apparatus 100 according to the present invention comprises a call waiting section and a telephone number acquisition section that can acquire telephone numbers of telephone apparatuses on the other end of lines. A telephone directory information registration section 109 registers telephone numbers associated with information on names. A caller confirmation section searches a telephone number of the telephone directory information registration section 109 based on the telephone number acquired by the telephone number acquisition section and confirms the caller. A character string speech conversion section converts the character information on the name of the confirmed caller to speech information. A caller information notification section notifies the user of the speech information from the character string speech conversion section when an incoming call arrives during a call with speech at a volume level which does not disturb the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Igarashi, Shigeki Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20060140379
    Abstract: A portable telephone apparatus 100 according to the present invention comprises a call waiting section and a telephone number acquisition section that can acquire telephone numbers of telephone apparatuses on the other end of lines. A telephone directory information registration section 109 registers telephone numbers associated with information on names. A caller confirmation section searches a telephone number of the telephone directory information registration section 109 based on the telephone number acquired by the telephone number acquisition section and confirms the caller. A character string speech conversion section converts the character information on the name of the confirmed caller to speech information. A caller information notification section notifies the user of the speech information from the character string speech conversion section when an incoming call arrives during a call with speech at a volume level which does not disturb the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Igarashi, Shigeki Yokoi
  • Patent number: 6879824
    Abstract: The invention aims at upgrading the operability of a portable telephone set by providing a linkage between the telephone function and the internet connection function. The invention provides call connection request acceptance means and system control means in a portable telephone set equipped with internet information transmission/reception means and call means to make possible conversation via a call during internet connection; output means to facsimile and internet information storage means to allow internet information to be output to a facsimile; telephone number/e-mail address storage means to report an unanswered terminating call to a specified mail address; reading-off means to read off internet information as a voice; and timer means, image input means and voice input means to send audio, image and/or video information cyclically or on demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Otsubo, Kazunori Maekawa, Shigeki Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20030120787
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a portable wireless telephone apparatus in which while information provided on the Internet is viewed, a connection address of a communication counter party is automatically retrieved by designating/selecting an arbitrary character string among the viewed information so as to improve operability thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Osamu Yamamoto, Shigeki Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20030018695
    Abstract: In information display apparatus 100 having voice call means 101, data on a sender database 104 is retrieved by data retrieval means 103 based on the sender number acquired via calling number acquisition means 102. Application selection means 109 uses terminal resource acquisition means 108 or network resource acquisition means 106 to acquired the resource described in the sender data based on the retrieved sender data and selects the application corresponding to the resource. Display means 111 displays the acquired resource via the application. This displays data related to the sender at call incoming, thus allowing the user to quickly recognize the information on the sender thus enhancing the convenience related to a call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Fumiaki Kagaya, Shigeki Yokoi
  • Patent number: 5883260
    Abstract: The subject is to provides a process for producing 1-substituted-hydantoins of Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents d hydrocarbon group which may be substituted and others,cheracterized by reacting N-sustituted-N-alkcycarbonylamnilo-acetonitrile of Formula II: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group and others, with an alkali metal hydroxides or the like and then treating with an acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Toshio Nagatomi, Shigeki Yokoi, Yoshimi Yamada
  • Patent number: 5844691
    Abstract: In a facsimile server or a sound server, a data conversion portion and a computer interface are further provided to provide data serving by converting the data from or into the data base in the server into the data matching to the terminal under serving. A facsimile and sound server, coupled to a network, having a data base, further comprises an electronic mail analyzing portion and an electronic mail transmission and receiving portion, so that the electronic mail can be stored in or read from the data base. Moreover, a data conversion portion may be further provided to the facsimile and sound server, so that formats of various types of data may be converted to have formats matched to the types of the terminal requesting the data. Further a notice data setting portion may be further provided, so that a notice of data or a sound guidance from the facsimile and sound server can be controlled remotely by the electronic mail or a command from a telephone terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Nishiyama, Yasuki Iizuka, Takashi Matsuo, Shigeki Yokoi, Takashi Mitoh