Patents by Inventor Tetsuaki Otsuki

Tetsuaki Otsuki 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: 20160364384
    Abstract: Map label translation implementations described herein transliterate and translate map labels in a first language, even those written in a non-Latin script, into a Latin script and into a second language. In some implementations a translation candidate generator process generates possible translation candidate sequences for each n-gram in the map label, for example, an entity's name in Japanese and possibly in native Japanese (non-Latin, non-Roman) script. A candidate sequence selector selects a number of top possible translation candidate sequences. A ranking feature extraction process is used to rank the selected top number of top possible translation candidate sequences by using a trained probabilistic classifier and geospatial and linguistic context information as ranking features. A post ranker then re-ranks the selected ranked translation candidates depending on neighboring proximity information around the location of the entity and outputs the best map label translation in the second language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakagiri, Tetsuaki Otsuki
  • Patent number: 9519643
    Abstract: Map label translation implementations described herein transliterate and translate map labels in a first language, even those written in a non-Latin script, into a Latin script and into a second language. In some implementations a translation candidate generator process generates possible translation candidate sequences for each n-gram in the map label, for example, an entity's name in Japanese and possibly in native Japanese (non-Latin, non-Roman) script. A candidate sequence selector selects a number of top possible translation candidate sequences. A ranking feature extraction process is used to rank the selected top number of top possible translation candidate sequences by using a trained probabilistic classifier and geospatial and linguistic context information as ranking features. A post ranker then re-ranks the selected ranked translation candidates depending on neighboring proximity information around the location of the entity and outputs the best map label translation in the second language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakagiri, Tetsuaki Otsuki
  • Patent number: 8878880
    Abstract: A method of driving an electrophoretic display device includes changing the gradation level of image data on the basis of correction data corresponding to the gradation level, converting image data with the changed gradation level to a dithering pattern, in which the first color and the second color are combined, corresponding to the changed gradation level for each predetermined region of image data, and driving the electrophoretic particles of the first color and the electrophoretic particles of the second color on the basis of image data converted to the dithering pattern for the plurality of pixels in the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Otsuki, Kota Muto
  • Publication number: 20130159825
    Abstract: A plurality of query responses is obtained based on a query. A corresponding selectable thumbnail map is determined for each query response, each corresponding selectable thumbnail map including a graphical geographic focus entity that is associated with the corresponding query response. A display of the query responses with the corresponding selectable thumbnail maps each displayed adjacent to its corresponding query response is initiated, in response to the query. A request for an expanded map is received based on a selection action associated with one of the corresponding selectable thumbnail maps. A display of the expanded map that includes a selectable link associated with the corresponding query response that is associated with the corresponding selectable thumbnail map that represents a compressed view of the expanded map is initiated, the expanded map displayed in a common display area with the display of the query responses with the corresponding selectable thumbnail maps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohki Nishio, Tetsuaki Otsuki
  • Patent number: 8301637
    Abstract: A file search system includes : a file analyze device including: a character string identifying unit; a first calculating unit; a second calculating unit; an analyzing unit; an output unit; and a file search device including a first obtaining unit; a second obtaining unit; an index storage unit; a file identifying unit; a ranking unit; and a notifying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuaki Otsuki
  • Publication number: 20110249041
    Abstract: A method of driving an electrophoretic display device includes changing the gradation level of image data on the basis of correction data corresponding to the gradation level, converting image data with the changed gradation level to a dithering pattern, in which the first color and the second color are combined, corresponding to the changed gradation level for each predetermined region of image data, and driving the electrophoretic particles of the first color and the electrophoretic particles of the second color on the basis of image data converted to the dithering pattern for the plurality of pixels in the display section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Otsuki, Kota Muto
  • Patent number: 7840583
    Abstract: A device composed of structures and access methods for providing search functionalities is proposed. The structure includes a presence/absence information unit that stores bit-level items grouped in blocks. Other structures included are, a character string list that is used to store keys composed of character strings and a file specification unit that uniquely identify files from multiple files. Each element of the 2 former structures has a uniquely assigned identification number. The presence/absence information items associated with each file are ordered according to the identification numbers stated previously. The elements of the former 2 structures are many-to-many associated through the presence/absence information items, using a combination of identification numbers. An obtaining unit for search keys is provided, together with the output unit that produces file identifiers specified by the file specification unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuaki Otsuki
  • Publication number: 20090030898
    Abstract: A file search system includes : a file analyze device including: a character string identifying unit; a first calculating unit; a second calculating unit; an analyzing unit; an output unit; and a file search device including a first obtaining unit; a second obtaining unit; an index storage unit; a file identifying unit; a ranking unit; and a notifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuaki OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20080243798
    Abstract: A device composed of structures and access methods for providing search functionalities is proposed. The structure includes a presence/absence information unit that stores bit-level items grouped in blocks. Other structures included are, a character string list that is used to store keys composed of character strings and a file specification unit that uniquely identify files from multiple files. Each element of the 2 former structures has a uniquely assigned identification number. The presence/absence information items associated with each file are ordered according to the identification numbers stated previously. The elements of the former 2 structures are many-to-many associated through the presence/absence information items, using a combination of identification numbers. An obtaining unit for search keys is provided, together with the output unit that produces file identifiers specified by the file specification unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Tetsuaki Otsuki