Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Azami

Tomohiro Azami 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: 20240015635
    Abstract: A control apparatus is provided that includes: a communication unit configured to receive an access request transmitted from a first user; an analysis unit configured to analyze whether a second user whose use frequency of a network is equal to or higher than a threshold approves the access request by the first user or not; and a control unit configured to permit access by the first user to the network in a case where the access request by the first user is approved by a specific number or more of the second users, the specific number being two or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Tomohiro AZAMI
  • Patent number: 11509586
    Abstract: A management device includes an obtaining unit that obtains the attribute data of at least a communication performed among terminal devices in a communication system; a determining unit that performs a predetermined determination operation based on the attribute data obtained by the obtaining unit, and outputs the likelihood of the communication being followed by other communication relevant to the communication; and a communication control unit that, based on the output of the determining unit, controls the period of time during which the terminal devices involved in the communication are able to use the line of the communication system on a priority basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Azami, Ichiro Shishido
  • Publication number: 20210218678
    Abstract: A management device includes an obtaining unit that obtains the attribute data of at least a communication performed among terminal devices in a communication system; a determining unit that performs a predetermined determination operation based on the attribute data obtained by the obtaining unit, and outputs the likelihood of the communication being followed by other communication relevant to the communication; and a communication control unit that, based on the output of the determining unit, controls the period of time during which the terminal devices involved in the communication are able to use the line of the communication system on a priority basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Tomohiro Azami, Ichiro Shishido
  • Patent number: 10856351
    Abstract: A first reception unit receives a sound signal destined to a second terminal device in a second communication system supporting one way communication from a first terminal device in a first communication system supporting two way communication. A first transmission unit transmits the sound signal received in the first reception unit to the second terminal device. A second reception unit receives a sound signal destined to the first terminal device from the second terminal device. A second transmission unit transmits the sound signal received in the second reception unit to the first terminal device. A storage unit stores the sound signal received in the first reception unit if the second transmission unit is transmitting the sound signal received in the second reception unit. The first transmission unit transmits the sound signal stored in the storage unit when reception of the sound signal in the second reception unit is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Azami
  • Patent number: 10849190
    Abstract: A first communication interface communicates with one of a plurality of base station devices according to a first communication scheme. A second communication interface communicates with a further terminal device according to a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme. A controller selects a base station device that the first communication interface should communicate with based on base station information received in the second communication interface from the further terminal device and related to the base station device that the further terminal device is communicating with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Tsukamoto, Tomohiro Azami, Takashi Kawada, Masae Toko, Wataru Shirai, Ryo Miyakuchi
  • Publication number: 20200068657
    Abstract: A first communication interface communicates with one of a plurality of base station devices according to a first communication scheme. A second communication interface communicates with a further terminal device according to a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme. A controller selects a base station device that the first communication interface should communicate with based on base station information received in the second communication interface from the further terminal device and related to the base station device that the further terminal device is communicating with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuya TSUKAMOTO, Tomohiro AZAMI, Takashi KAWADA, Masae TOKO, Wataru SHIRAI, Ryo MIYAKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180302940
    Abstract: A first reception unit receives a sound signal destined to a second terminal device in a second communication system supporting one way communication from a first terminal device in a first communication system supporting two way communication. A first transmission unit transmits the sound signal received in the first reception unit to the second terminal device. A second reception unit receives a sound signal destined to the first terminal device from the second terminal device. A second transmission unit transmits the sound signal received in the second reception unit to the first terminal device. A storage unit stores the sound signal received in the first reception unit if the second transmission unit is transmitting the sound signal received in the second reception unit. The first transmission unit transmits the sound signal stored in the storage unit when reception of the sound signal in the second reception unit is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Tomohiro AZAMI
  • Patent number: 9905272
    Abstract: Provided is a video capture system including: an information processing terminal; and an image pickup apparatus configured to be capable of communicating with the information processing terminal and capture a video in response to an instruction from the information processing terminal. The information processing terminal includes: a stop instruction unit configured to instruct the image pickup apparatus to stop capturing the video; a display still image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of display still images in response to a stop instruction from the stop instruction unit, in which the plurality of display still images are extracted from the video captured by the image pickup apparatus; and a display unit configured to display a list of the plurality of display still images acquired by the display still image acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Azami
  • Publication number: 20170238351
    Abstract: A reception unit receives a connection request from each of a plurality of pieces of request-side wireless apparatus. A reception unit also receives found information that is from each of a plurality of pieces of request-side wireless apparatus and that regards one or more pieces of admission-side wireless apparatus that have been found via search by request-side wireless apparatus. An admitter admits connection for one of a plurality of pieces of request-side wireless apparatus with respect to a connection request received at a reception unit. At that time, an admitter performs selection based on found information received at a reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro AZAMI
  • Publication number: 20170013664
    Abstract: A first reception unit receives a sound signal destined to a second terminal device in a second communication system supporting one way communication from a first terminal device in a first communication system supporting two way communication. A first transmission unit transmits the sound signal received in the first reception unit to the second terminal device. A second reception unit receives a sound signal destined to the first terminal device from the second terminal device. A second transmission unit transmits the sound signal received in the second reception unit to the first terminal device. A storage unit stores the sound signal received in the first reception unit if the second transmission unit is transmitting the sound signal received in the second reception unit. The first transmission unit transmits the sound signal stored in the storage unit when reception of the sound signal in the second reception unit is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro AZAMI
  • Patent number: 9509906
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a taken image data acquiring unit configured to acquire taken image data, a storage unit configured to store therein one or more pieces of interface data for designating a tag to be attached to the taken image data, an imaging situation information acquiring unit configured to acquire information on an imaging situation of the taken image data, an interface identifying unit configured to identify at least one piece of interface data from among the pieces of interface data stored in the storage unit based on the information on the imaging situation acquired by the imaging situation information acquiring unit, and a display image generating unit configured to generate interface image data from the interface data identified by the interface identifying unit and to generate image data for display from the generated interface image data and the taken image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Azami
  • Publication number: 20160260461
    Abstract: Provided is a video capture system including: an information processing terminal; and an image pickup apparatus configured to be capable of communicating with the information processing terminal and capture a video in response to an instruction from the information processing terminal. The information processing terminal includes: a stop instruction unit configured to instruct the image pickup apparatus to stop capturing the video; a display still image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of display still images in response to a stop instruction from the stop instruction unit, in which the plurality of display still images are extracted from the video captured by the image pickup apparatus; and a display unit configured to display a list of the plurality of display still images acquired by the display still image acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Tomohiro AZAMI
  • Patent number: 9390760
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging device and a portable terminal device. The portable terminal device includes a marker time information generation unit, a time difference detection unit, and a correction unit. The marker time information generation unit generates marker time information containing a marker input to a video file generated by the imaging device and input time of the marker in association with each other. The time difference detection unit detects a time difference between time measured by the clock of the imaging device and time measured by the clock of the portable terminal device. Then, the correction unit corrects the input time of the marker contained in the marker time information based on the time difference detected by the time difference detection unit and thereby generates corrected marker time information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Azami
  • Patent number: 9294741
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates first image data by an imaging process; a receiving unit that receives view angle change request information to instruct a change in angle of view on which an imaging process is performed, and number-of-pixels information related to the number of pixels of a display unit of an operation terminal; an image cropping unit that sets an area of part of a first image data as a crop area based on the view angle change request information and the number-of-pixels information, and crops a second image data included in the crop area; and a transmitting unit that transmits the second image data to the operation terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Azami
  • Patent number: 9294709
    Abstract: An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that images an event and generates imaged data of the event; a storage unit that stores the imaged data of the event as a plurality of moving image files; a marker input unit that inputs at least a start marker representing a start of the event and an end marker representing an end of the event; and a control unit that causes marker data including the input start marker and end marker to be stored in the storage unit as a plurality of marker data files in association with the plurality of moving image files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Azami, Jiro Uzaki, Akiyoshi Jin, Takeshi Kuchinomachi
  • Publication number: 20140368693
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a taken image data acquiring unit configured to acquire taken image data, a storage unit configured to store therein one or more pieces of interface data for designating a tag to be attached to the taken image data, an imaging situation information acquiring unit configured to acquire information on an imaging situation of the taken image data, an interface identifying unit configured to identify at least one piece of interface data from among the pieces of interface data stored in the storage unit based on the information on the imaging situation acquired by the imaging situation information acquiring unit, and a display image generating unit configured to generate interface image data from the interface data identified by the interface identifying unit and to generate image data for display from the generated interface image data and the taken image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Tomohiro Azami
  • Publication number: 20140369664
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging device and a portable terminal device. The portable terminal device includes a marker time information generation unit, a time difference detection unit, and a correction unit. The marker time information generation unit generates marker time information containing a marker input to a video file generated by the imaging device and input time of the marker in association with each other. The time difference detection unit detects a time difference between time measured by the clock of the imaging device and time measured by the clock of the portable terminal device. Then, the correction unit corrects the input time of the marker contained in the marker time information based on the time difference detected by the time difference detection unit and thereby generates corrected marker time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Tomohiro AZAMI
  • Publication number: 20140085506
    Abstract: An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that images an event and generates imaged data of the event; a storage unit that stores the imaged data of the event as a plurality of moving image files; a marker input unit that inputs at least a start marker representing a start of the event and an end marker representing an end of the event; and a control unit that causes marker data including the input start marker and end marker to be stored in the storage unit as a plurality of marker data files in association with the plurality of moving image files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro AZAMI, Jiro UZAKI, Akiyoshi JIN, Takeshi KUCHINOMACHI
  • Publication number: 20130342720
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates first image data by an imaging process; a receiving unit that receives view angle change request information to instruct a change in angle of view on which an imaging process is performed, and number-of-pixels information related to the number of pixels of a display unit of an operation terminal; an image cropping unit that sets an area of part of a first image data as a crop area based on the view angle change request information and the number-of-pixels information, and crops a second image data included in the crop area; and a transmitting unit that transmits the second image data to the operation terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Tomohiro AZAMI
  • Publication number: 20130085822
    Abstract: A mutually advertising system includes an ad distribution planning apparatus and ad indication systems. Each ad indication system includes a digital signage for indicating ads, and a section for calculating viewing indexes with respect to the respective indicated ads and for sending the calculated viewing indexes to the ad distribution planning apparatus. The ad distribution planning apparatus includes a section for, with respect to each ad indication system, identifying advertisers of the respective ads among business enterprises, for calculating evaluation values of the viewing indexes sent from the ad indication systems and regarding each of the identified advertisers, and for calculating degrees of relations between the business enterprises from the calculated evaluation values. The ad distribution planning apparatus further comprises a section for setting distribution allotment degrees for each of ads to be distributed to the ad indication systems in accordance with the calculated relations degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Azami