Patents by Inventor Taroh Sanui

Taroh Sanui 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: 9542946
    Abstract: A method and system for converting voice data to text data between users is provided. The method includes receiving voice data from at least one user and determining phoneme data items corresponding to the voice data. Conversion candidate string representations of the phoneme data items are identified by referencing a conversion dictionary defining the conversion candidate string representations for each phoneme data item. The plurality of conversion candidate string representations are scored and a specified conversion candidate string representation is selected as text data based on the scores. The text data is transmitted to a terminal device accessed by the at least one user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kensuke Hashimoto, Yohichi Hattori, Taroh Sanui, Hisae Shiiki
  • Publication number: 20160180850
    Abstract: A method and system for converting voice data to text data between users is provided. The method includes receiving voice data from at least one user and determining phoneme data items corresponding to the voice data. Conversion candidate string representations of the phoneme data items are identified by referencing a conversion dictionary defining the conversion candidate string representations for each phoneme data item. The plurality of conversion candidate string representations are scored and a specified conversion candidate string representation is selected as text data based on the scores. The text data is transmitted to a terminal device accessed by the at least one user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Kensuke Hashimoto, Yohichi Hattori, Taroh Sanui, Hisae Shiiki
  • Patent number: 9324325
    Abstract: A method and system for converting voice data to text data between users is provided. The method includes receiving voice data from at least one user and determining phoneme data items corresponding to the voice data. Conversion candidate string representations of the phoneme data items are identified by referencing a conversion dictionary defining the conversion candidate string representations for each phoneme data item. The plurality of conversion candidate string representations are scored and a specified conversion candidate string representation is selected as text data based on the scores. The text data is transmitted to a terminal device accessed by the at least one user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kensuke Hashimoto, Yohichi Hattori, Taroh Sanui, Hisae Shiiki
  • Publication number: 20150073789
    Abstract: A method and system for converting voice data to text data between users is provided. The method includes receiving voice data from at least one user and determining phoneme data items corresponding to the voice data. Conversion candidate string representations of the phoneme data items are identified by referencing a conversion dictionary defining the conversion candidate string representations for each phoneme data item. The plurality of conversion candidate string representations are scored and a specified conversion candidate string representation is selected as text data based on the scores. The text data is transmitted to a terminal device accessed by the at least one user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kensuke Hashimoto, Yohichi Hattori, Taroh Sanui, Hisae Shiiki