Patents by Inventor Shoichirou Funato

Shoichirou Funato 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).

  • Communication terminal and communication system
    Patent number: 7286979
    Abstract: The communication terminal is comprised of: a voice input unit for inputting voice; a voice converting unit for converting the voice inputted into a voice signal; a character converting unit for converting the voice signal into a character signal; a transmitting unit capable of transmitting both the voice signal and the character signal via a communication line; and a control unit for controlling the transmitting unit in such a manner that the transmitting unit transmits the voice signal, or the character signal in response to a condition of the communication line. Also, the communication terminal is comprised of: a receiving unit capable of receiving both a voice signal and a character signal; an output unit for outputting the voice signal received by the receiving unit; and a display unit for displaying thereon the character signal received by the receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Maeda, Shoichirou Funato, Toshio Kamimura
  • Communication terminal and communication system
    Publication number: 20040117174
    Abstract: The communication terminal is comprised of: a voice input unit for inputting voice; a voice converting unit for converting the voice inputted into a voice signal; a character converting unit for converting the voice signal into a character signal; a transmitting unit capable of transmitting both the voice signal and the character signal via a communication line; and a control unit for controlling the transmitting unit in such a manner that the transmitting unit transmits the voice signal, or the character signal in response to a condition of the communication line. Also, the communication terminal is comprised of: a receiving unit capable of receiving both a voice signal and a character signal; an output unit for outputting the voice signal received by the receiving unit; and a display unit for displaying thereon the character signal received by the receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Maeda, Shoichirou Funato, Toshio Kamimura