Patents by Inventor Toshio Ibaraki

Toshio Ibaraki 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).

  • Television apparatus having speech recognition function, and method of controlling the same
    Patent number: 7254543
    Abstract: A television apparatus equipped with speech recognition function which allows the television apparatus to operate in accordance with a unit of language having an operable superordinate concept or makes the television apparatus operate after changing the operation mode, when a unit of language uttered by a user is unacceptable, is provided. The television apparatus according to the present invention judges whether it is possible for said television apparatus to operate in accordance with a speech code which is accepted under the current operation mode, and operates under this operation mode when it is possible to operate. When it is not possible to operate, if there is a speech code having an operable superordinate concept, the television apparatus operates in accordance with the speech code having the operable superordinate concept.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventors: Toshio Ibaraki, Masato Konishi, Hiroyuki Suda, Tsuyoshi Fukumoto
  • Television apparatus having speech recognition function, and method of controlling the same
    Publication number: 20030115067
    Abstract: A television apparatus equipped with speech recognition function which allows the television apparatus to operate in accordance with a unit of language having an operable superordinate concept or makes the television apparatus operate after changing the operation mode, when a unit of language uttered by a user is unacceptable, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Toshio Ibaraki, Masato Konishi, Hiroyuki Suda, Tsuyoshi Fukumoto