Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Muranaga
Tetsuro Muranaga 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).
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Patent number: 8327398Abstract: A data distribution apparatus includes a data file configured to store video data and advertisement data to be provided to a receiving terminal of a Video on Demand service; a video distributing unit configured to distribute video data in accordance with a distribution request from the receiving terminal; a video presentation confirming unit configured to confirm a presentation state of the video data at the receiving terminal; an advertisement distribution determining unit configured to determine distribution of advertisement data to the receiving terminal when it is confirmed that the video data to be distributed by the video distributing unit is being called; and an advertisement distributing unit configured to distribute the advertisement data.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Miwako Doi, Tetsuro Muranaga, Noriaki Koyama, Tetsuya Gotou, Hideki Tsutsui
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Patent number: 7467213Abstract: In a portable device connectable to a network system, an access right information acquisition unit acquires access right information of a computer resource assigned to a user temporarily registered to the network system from a computer which manages the computer resource in the network system. An access right information preservation unit preserves the access right information acquired by the access right information acquisition unit. A network access unit accesses the network system using the access right information preserved in the access right information preservation unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshiya Takahashi, Tetsuro Kimura, Tetsuro Muranaga
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Patent number: 7464399Abstract: In a portable device connectable to a network system, an access right information acquisition unit acquires access right information of a computer resource assigned to a user temporarily registered to the network system from a computer which manages the computer resource in the network system. An access right information preservation unit preserves the access right information acquired by the access right information acquisition unit. A network access unit accesses the network system using the access right information preserved in the access right information preservation unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshiya Takahashi, Tetsuro Kimura, Tetsuro Muranaga
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Publication number: 20070214274Abstract: In a portable device connectable to a network system, an access right information acquisition unit acquires access right information of a computer resource assigned to a user temporarily registered to the network system from a computer which manages the computer resource in the network system. An access right information preservation unit preserves the access right information acquired by the access right information acquisition unit. A network access unit accesses the network system using the access right information preserved in the access right information preservation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Toshiya TAKAHASHI, Tetsuro KIMURA, Tetsuro MURANAGA
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Publication number: 20070209062Abstract: In a portable device connectable to a network system, an access right information acquisition unit acquires access right information of a computer resource assigned to a user temporarily registered to the network system from a computer which manages the computer resource in the network system. An access right information preservation unit preserves the access right information acquired by the access right information acquisition unit. A network access unit accesses the network system using the access right information preserved in the access right information preservation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Toshiya TAKAHASHI, Tetsuro Kimura, Tetsuro Muranaga
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Publication number: 20070186254Abstract: A video distribution system includes plural receiving terminals, a video distribution apparatus, and a common ID issuing and managing apparatus. Each of the plural receiving terminals has a terminal ID, makes a distribution request for video data, and receives the video data distributed in response to the distribution request. The video distribution apparatus distributes video data to the receiving terminal according to the distribution request.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Hideki Tsutsui, Miwako Doi, Tetsuro Muranaga, Noriaki Koyama, Tetsuya Gotou
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Publication number: 20070180478Abstract: A data distribution apparatus includes a data file configured to store video data and advertisement data to be provided to a receiving terminal of a Video on Demand service; a video distributing unit configured to distribute video data in accordance with a distribution request from the receiving terminal; a video presentation confirming unit configured to confirm a presentation state of the video data at the receiving terminal; an advertisement distribution determining unit configured to determine distribution of advertisement data to the receiving terminal when it is confirmed that the video data to be distributed by the video distributing unit is being called; and an advertisement distributing unit configured to distribute the advertisement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2006Publication date: August 2, 2007Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Miwako DOI, Tetsuro Muranaga, Noriaki Koyama, Tetsuya Gotou, Hideki Tsutsui
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Patent number: 7246372Abstract: In a computer resource assignment apparatus, a registration request processing section assigns a computer resource to a user in response to a temporary registration request from the user. A computer resource management section manages the computer resource assigned to the user of the temporary registration request by unit of each user.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2002Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshiya Takahashi, Tetsuro Kimura, Tetsuro Muranaga
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Publication number: 20040179511Abstract: At member registration step, a master transmits a certificate and a priority to a slave. The certificate indicates that the slave receiving it belongs to the same data synchronization group as the master. The priority is used to solve a data conflict. At data synchronization step, after it is determined that members belong to the same data synchronization group by the certificate, data synchronization processing is performed between arbitrary members in which an input device and a display device such as wrist watch are limited. Data synchronization does not require a specific server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2004Publication date: September 16, 2004Inventors: Sachio Kizu, Tetsuro Muranaga, Yoshiaki Takabatake, Shigeyasu Natsubori, Toru Imai, Shinya Amano
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Patent number: 6732144Abstract: At member registration step, a master transmits a certificate and a priority to a slave. The certificate indicates that the slave receiving it belongs to the same data synchronization group as the master. The priority is used to solve a data conflict. At data synchronization, after it is determined that members belong to the same data synchronization group by the certificate, data synchronization processing is performed between arbitrary members in which an input device and a display device such as a wrist watch are limited. Data synchronization does not require a specific server.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2000Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Sachio Kizu, Tetsuro Muranaga, Yoshiaki Takabatake, Shigeyasu Natsubori, Toru Imai, Shinya Amano
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Publication number: 20030097446Abstract: In a computer resource assignment apparatus, a registration request processing section assignes a computer resource to a user in response to a temporary registration request from the user. A computer resource management section manages the computer resource assigned to the user of the temporary registration request by unit of each user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Toshiya Takahashi, Tetsuro Kimura, Tetsuro Muranaga
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Patent number: 6539481Abstract: In a computer resource assignment apparatus, a registration request processing section assignes a computer resource to a user in response to a temporary registration request from the user. A computer resource management section manages the computer resource assigned to the user of the temporary registration request by unit of each user.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1998Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshiya Takahashi, Tetsuro Kimura, Tetsuro Muranaga
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Portable information processing terminal device with low power consumption and large memory capacity
Patent number: 6523094Abstract: A portable information processing terminal device, realizing both a low power consumption and a large memory capacity, is formed by a first memory for storing files, a second memory for storing a plurality of files, the second memory having a larger memory capacity and a higher power consumption than the first memory, a processing unit configured to read and process files stored in the first memory, and to access the second memory when a desired file does not exist in the first memory, a judgement unit configured to judge whether there is a possibility of external power supply or not, a prohibition unit configured to prohibit activation of the second memory when the judging unit judges that there is no possibility of external power supply, and a control unit configured to select prescribed files that are expected to have probabilities for being accessed during a period in which activation of the second memory is prohibited by the prohibition unit, and to store the prescribed files into the first memory in advType: GrantFiled: June 25, 2002Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tetsuro Kimura, Tetsuro Muranaga -
Portable information processing terminal device with low power consumption and large memory capacity
Publication number: 20020169928Abstract: A portable information processing terminal device, realizing both a low power consumption and a large memory capacity, is formed by a first memory for storing files, a second memory for storing a plurality of files, the second memory having a larger memory capacity and a higher power consumption than the first memory, a processing unit configured to read and process files stored in the first memory, and to access the second memory when a desired file does not exist in the first memory, a judgement unit configured to judge whether there is a possibility of external power supply or not, a prohibition unit configured to prohibit activation of the second memory when the judging unit judges that there is no possibility of external power supply, and a control unit configured to select prescribed files that are expected to have probabilities for being accessed during a period in which activation of the second memory is prohibited by the prohibition unit, and to store the prescribed files into the first memory in advType: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2002Publication date: November 14, 2002Applicant: KABUSHI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tetsuro Kimura, Tetsuro Muranaga -
Portable information processing terminal device with low power consumption and large memory capacity
Patent number: 6415359Abstract: A portable information processing terminal device, realizing both a low power consumption and a large memory capacity, is formed by a first memory for storing files, a second memory for storing a plurality of files, the second memory having a larger memory capacity and a higher power consumption than the first memory, a processing unit configured to read and process files stored in the first memory, and to access the second memory when a desired file does not exist in the first memory, a judgement unit configured to judge whether there is a possibility of external power supply or not, a prohibition unit configured to prohibit activation of the second memory when the judging unit judges that there is no possibility of external power supply, and a control unit configured to select prescribed files that are expected to have probabilities for being accessed during a period in which activation of the second memory is prohibited by the prohibition unit, and to store the prescribed files into the first memory in advType: GrantFiled: September 18, 2000Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tetsuro Kimura, Tetsuro Muranaga -
Publication number: 20020032781Abstract: An intermediary server apparatus relays an information readout request from a terminal to an origin server, and returns information provided by the origin server to the terminal. The intermediary server apparatus previously assigns a first user ID to a user to discriminate each user. The origin server assigns a second user ID to the user to identify the information readout request. In the intermediary server apparatus, a memory correspondingly stores the first user ID and the second user ID. A communication unit retrieves the second user ID corresponding to the first user ID from said memory in case of receiving the information readout request including the first user ID from the terminal, and sends the information readout request including the second user ID to the origin server.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hideki Yoshida, Tetsuro Muranaga, Go Fujino, Seiji Maeda, Yasuhiro Kimura, Kiyoko Sato, Hirokuni Yano, Junichi Segawa
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Patent number: 5805162Abstract: A scheme for controlling a screen display capable of allowing the addition of new functions such as the note entry and the pointing according to the input events not requested by the application program, and preserving the meaning attributed to the drawings related to the windows even when the window state change is made. The screen display is controlled by transmitting the inputs entered at the input device as input events to an application program, and supplying the display requests made by the application program according to prescribed types of the input events as well as the display requests according to the input events other than the prescribed types to the output device. Also, when the display of the window data is changed, the display of the drawing data is also changed in accordance with a change made in the display of the window data. Drawing data superposes or overlays separate window data.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1997Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toru Imai, Tetsuro Muranaga, Masaaki Akutsu, Mami Kodama
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Patent number: 5799191Abstract: A scheme for supporting cooperative works capable of reproducing the contents of the past works from the recorded history of the cooperative works accurately, such that the cooperative works can be carried out efficiently and smoothly. In this scheme, the inputs made by each user during the cooperative works are stored in correspondence to input target data indicating input target applications of the inputs as a record of the cooperative works. Then, afterwards, the input target applications indicated by the input target data are re-executed according to the stored inputs to reproduce results of the cooperative works resulting from the inputs which can be presented to each user.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1996Date of Patent: August 25, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takashi Moriyasu, Tetsuro Muranaga, Mami Kodama
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Patent number: 5717880Abstract: A scheme for controlling a screen display capable of allowing the addition of new functions such as the note entry and pointing according to the input events not requested by the application program, and preserving the meaning attributed to the drawings related to the windows even when the window state change is made. The screen display is controlled by transmitting the inputs entered at the input device as input events to an application program, and supplying the display requests made by the application program according to the prescribed types of the input events as well as the display requests according to the input events other than the prescribed types to the output device. Input events are transmitted to a window server program and then transmitted to a communication relay program which handles input events and output requests from the application program to the window server.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 1994Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toru Imai, Tetsuro Muranaga, Masaaki Akutsu, Mami Kodama
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Patent number: 5671428Abstract: A document processing system capable of providing an environment for a smooth and efficient collaborative document processing work. In the system, the document in the new and old versions, the comment attached to the document, and version data indicating a modification made in the document between the new version and the old version are managed by being linked together.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1992Date of Patent: September 23, 1997Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tetsuro Muranaga, Takashi Moriyasu