Patents by Inventor Toru Kuge

Toru Kuge 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: 5404578
    Abstract: A radio telephone apparatus, such as a car telephone, and the method of controlling a radio telephone apparatus, in which the OFF operation of a power source switch caused by an erroneous operation is inhibited when the radio telephone is in a talk mode. In more in detail, the ON or OFF state of the power source switch is detected as well as whether or not the apparatus is in the talk mode, so that the switching of a power source line switch to its OFF state by means of the power source switch is inhibited in the talk mode and allowed only in a non-talk mode. Further, an ON/OFF function of a power supply of the apparatus as well as, for example, a muting function which is necessary only in the talk mode and which acts to attenuate a transmission talk voice, are allocated to one of keys in a dial key pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toru Kuge, Takaaki Ishii
  • Patent number: 5212811
    Abstract: A radio telephone apparatus, such as a car telephone, and the method of controlling a radio telephone apparatus, in which the OFF operation of a power source switch caused by an erroneous operation is inhibited when the radio telephone is in a talk mode. In more detail, the ON or OFF state of the power source switch is detected as well as whether or not the apparatus is in the talk mode, so that the switching of a power source line switch to its OFF state by means of the power source switch is inhibited in the talk mode and allowed only in a non-talk mode. Further, an ON/OFF function of a power supply of the apparatus as well as, for example, a muting function which is necessary only in the talk mode and which acts to attenuate a transmission talk voice, are allocated to one of keys in a dial key pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toru Kuge, Takaaki Ishii
  • Patent number: 5182765
    Abstract: A speech registration/recognition processing section is responsive to a speech input signal to be registered or recognized from a microphone to selectively subject the speech input signal to a registration or a recognition processing, in which upon the registration processing the speech input signal is allowed to be stored as recognition data and upon the recognition processing the speech input signal is compared to the recognition data stored. A speech record/reproduction processing section is responsive to the speech input signal from the microphone to subject the speech input signal to a record/reproduction processing, in which upon the record processing the speech input signal is recorded as a record signal and upon the reproduction processing the record signal is delivered as a reproduction signal. A speaker is supplied with the reproduction signal and the recognized information is provided to the user through this speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takaaki Ishii, Toru Kuge
  • Patent number: 4962543
    Abstract: An automobile telephone device uses as its power source a battery for the automobile. This applies to an automobile telephone device with an automatic answering or receiving function. In the automobile telephone device, a voltage monitoring unit monitors the voltage of the battery. When the voltage falls near a limit voltage required for starting the automobile engine, the monitoring unit electrically interrupts a power source line connecting the battery and the telephone device via a proper switch circuit to thereby inhibit excessive consumption of the automobile battery by the automatic answering or receiving function during engine stoppage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toru Kuge, Hiroshi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 4949374
    Abstract: A speech registration/recognition processing section is responsive to a speech input signal to be registered or recognized from a microphone to selectively subject the speech input signal to a registration or a recognition processing, in which upon the registration processing the speech input signal is allowed to be stored as recognition data and upon the recognition processing the speech input signal is compared to the recognition data stored. A speech record/reproduction processing section is responsive to the speech input signal from the microphone to subject the speech input signal to a record/reproduction processing, in which upon the record processing the speech input signal is recorded as a record signal and upon the reproduction processing the record signal is delivered as a reproduction signal. A speaker is supplied with the reproduction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takaaki Ishii, Toru Kuge
  • Patent number: 4873714
    Abstract: A speech registration/recognition processing section is responsive to a speech input signal to be registered or recognized from a microphone to selectively subject the speech input signal to a registration or a recognition processing, in which upon the registration processing the speech input signal is allowed to be stored as recognition data and upon the recognition processing the speech input signal is compared to the recognition data stored. A speech record/reproduction processing section is responsive to the speech input signal from the microphone to subject the speech input signal to a record/reproduction processing, in which upon the record processing the speech input signal is recorded as a record signal and upon the reproduction processing the record signal is delivered as a reproduction signal. A speaker is supplied with the reproduction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takaaki Ishii, Toru Kuge