Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Noda

Yoshiaki Noda 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: 11955111
    Abstract: To improve prediction accuracy of utterance types in a dialog. A learning data generation device (10) according to the present invention comprises: a sort unit (11) configured to perform, based on information appended to utterances in a dialog amongst more than one speaker and that is indicative of a dialogue scene that is a scene in which the utterances in the dialog were made, sorting regarding whether the utterances are to be targets for generation of the learning data, wherein the sorter (11) is configured to exclude utterances of a dialogue scene that includes utterances similar to utterance of the particular type from the targets for generation of learning data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Setsuo Yamada, Yoshiaki Noda, Takaaki Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11922927
    Abstract: The learning data generation device (10) of the present invention comprises: an end-of-talk predict unit (11) for performing: a first prediction in which it is predicted, based on utterance information on an utterance in the dialog, using the end-of-talk prediction model (16), whether the utterance is an end-of-talk utterance of the speaker; and a second prediction in which it is predicted, based on one or more prescribed rules, whether the utterance is an end-of-talk utterance; and a training data generate unit (13) for generating, when, in the first prediction it is predicted that the utterance is not an end-of-talk utterance and in the second prediction it is predicted that the utterance is an end-of-talk utterance, for the utterance information on the utterance, learning data to which training data indicating that the utterance is an end-of-talk utterance is appended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Noda, Setsuo Yamada, Takaaki Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11749258
    Abstract: A display device for displaying an utterance and information extracted from the utterance, includes an input/output interface configured to display display blocks for a series of dialogue scenes in chronological order of acquisition of utterances, each of the series of dialogue scenes being indicated by dialogue scene data stored in correspondence with utterance data indicating a corresponding one of the utterances, display dialogue scene information within each of the display blocks for the series of dialogue scenes, the dialogue scene information including the corresponding one of the utterances, an utterance type indicating a type of the corresponding one of the utterances, or utterance focus point information of the corresponding one of the utterances, and switch, based on an operation input, between displaying the dialogue scene information and not displaying the dialogue scene information within each of the display blocks for the series of dialogue scenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Noda, Setsuo Yamada, Takaaki Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20230014267
    Abstract: A display device for displaying an utterance and information extracted from the utterance, includes an input/output interface configured to display display blocks for a series of dialogue scenes in chronological order of acquisition of utterances, each of the series of dialogue scenes being indicated by dialogue scene data stored in correspondence with utterance data indicating a corresponding one of the utterances, display dialogue scene information within each of the display blocks for the series of dialogue scenes, the dialogue scene information including the corresponding one of the utterances, an utterance type indicating a type of the corresponding one of the utterances, or utterance focus point information of the corresponding one of the utterances, and switch, based on an operation input, between displaying the dialogue scene information and not displaying the dialogue scene information within each of the display blocks for the series of dialogue scenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki NODA, Setsuo YAMADA, Takaaki HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 11482209
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to efficiently create an appropriate dialogue history. This device for supporting creation of dialogue history (1) is provided with: a dialogue utterance focus point information store (19) which, according to utterance data indicating utterances, stores dialogue scene data indicating dialogue scenes of the utterances, utterance type indicating the types of the utterances, and utterance focus point information of the utterances; and an input/output interface (20) which, with respect to each of the dialogue scenes indicated by the dialogue scene data stored in the dialogue utterance focus point information store (19), causes a display device to display any one or more of utterances, utterance type, and utterance focus point information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Noda, Setsuo Yamada, Takaaki Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20210312908
    Abstract: The learning data generation device (10) of the present invention comprises: an end-of-talk predict unit (11) for performing: a first prediction in which it is predicted, based on utterance information on an utterance in the dialog, using the end-of-talk prediction model (16), whether the utterance is an end-of-talk utterance of the speaker; and a second prediction in which it is predicted, based on one or more prescribed rules, whether the utterance is an end-of-talk utterance; and a training data generate unit (13) for generating, when, in the first prediction it is predicted that the utterance is not an end-of-talk utterance and in the second prediction it is predicted that the utterance is an end-of-talk utterance, for the utterance information on the utterance, learning data to which training data indicating that the utterance is an end-of-talk utterance is appended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki NODA, Setsuo YAMADA, Takaaki HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210312944
    Abstract: The end-of-talk prediction device (10) of the present invention comprises: a divide unit (11) for dividing, using delimiter symbols indicating delimitations within segments, a string in which the utterance in the dialog has been text-converted by speech recognition, the delimiter symbols included in the result of the speech recognition; and an end-of-talk prediction unit (12) for predicting, using an end-of-talk prediction model (14), whether the utterance corresponding to the divided string divided by the divide unit (11) is an end-of-talk utterance of the speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Setsuo YAMADA, Yoshiaki NODA, Takaaki HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210241042
    Abstract: The disclosure allows quick and accurate confirmation of the degree to which a presently used classifier (model) conforms to data for which no ground truth exists. The classifier evaluation device (1) comprises: a data count obtainment unit (18) for obtaining a data count of input data to be made a classification target; a correction frequency counter (17) for counting a correction frequency of the classifiers, from correction information of classification results for the classifiers; and a correction rate calculation unit (19) for calculating, based on, the correction frequency and the data count of input data a correction rate for each of the classifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki HASEGAWA, Yoshiaki NODA, Setsuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20210183365
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to efficiently create an appropriate dialogue history. This device for supporting creation of dialogue history (1) is provided with: a dialogue utterance focus point information store (19) which, according to utterance data indicating utterances, stores dialogue scene data indicating dialogue scenes of the utterances, utterance type indicating the types of the utterances, and utterance focus point information of the utterances; and an input/output interface (20) which, with respect to each of the dialogue scenes indicated by the dialogue scene data stored in the dialogue utterance focus point information store (19), causes a display device to display any one or more of utterances, utterance type, and utterance focus point information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki NODA, Setsuo YAMADA, Takaaki HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210182736
    Abstract: Disclosed is an approach for efficiently generating training data necessary for the learning of models when performing classification entailing hierarchical combination of classifiers. Learning data generation device (1) comprises: a learning scope determination unit (15) configured to determine input data to be a learning scope, on the basis of classification results from a multi-class classification of the input data group using the plurality of classifiers; and a training data generation unit (16) configured to generate training data that is the input data determined to be the learning scope to which the classification results of the input data are appended as labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki HASEGAWA, Yoshiaki NODA, Setsuo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20210182342
    Abstract: The present invention allows appropriate acquisition of focus points in a dialogue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Setsuo YAMADA, Yoshiaki NODA, Takaaki HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210183369
    Abstract: To improve prediction accuracy of utterance types in a dialog. A learning data generation device (10) according to the present invention comprises: a sort unit (11) configured to perform, based on information appended to utterances in a dialog amongst more than one speaker and that is indicative of a dialogue scene that is a scene in which the utterances in the dialog were made, sorting regarding whether the utterances are to be targets for generation of the learning data, wherein the sorter (11) is configured to exclude utterances of a dialogue scene that includes utterances similar to utterance of the particular type from the targets for generation of learning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Setsuo YAMADA, Yoshiaki NODA, Takaaki HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210165831
    Abstract: Disclosed is a search result display device (1) comprising: a regard prediction unit (12) configured to predict, from a dialogue between a customer and a service person, a regard of the customer; a keyword extraction unit (17) configured to extract a keyword from the regard; and a display controller (13) configured to cause a display (14) to display the dialogue and a search result obtained from the database (21) with the keyword as a search query, wherein when a string has been designated by the service person, the display controller (13) causes the display (14) to display a search result obtained from the database (21) using a search query that incorporates the string, until a search result automatic update instruction is given by the service person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki NODA, Setsuo YAMADA, Takaaki HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9328703
    Abstract: An air intake system for a saddle-ride vehicle for facilitating the intake of fresh air and for enabling a discharge of excess pressure in an air cleaner box. The system includes an air cleaner box with an air cleaner element housed in an air cleaner case and an intake duct connected to the air cleaner box with an intake port open toward a vehicle front side, in which the intake duct has a duct opening oriented outward of the duct between the intake port and the air cleaner box. The air cleaner box includes parts for connecting the intake duct, a connecting tube and also case openings oriented outward of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriya Shimozato, Katsuhiro Kunikiyo, Yuki Mizukura, Takashi Sasaki, Yosuke Matsuoka, Masashi Saito, Jun Tanaka, Yoshiaki Noda, Toshitaka Akita, Naoki Serizawa
  • Patent number: 9016759
    Abstract: A utility bed includes a bed frame, a side wall, and a door. The door at least partially defines a passageway and is pivotally coupled with the side wall and pivotable between an opened position and a closed position. A securing portion is configured for selective routing through the handle and releasable coupling to an adjacent portion of the utility bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Brandon Ricketts, Hidemi Minami, Yoshiaki Noda, Darin D. King, Casey Heit, Tsuyoshi Kumasaka
  • Publication number: 20150101558
    Abstract: An air intake system for a saddle-ride vehicle for facilitating the intake of fresh air and for enabling a discharge of excess pressure in an air cleaner box. The system includes an air cleaner box with an air cleaner element housed in an air cleaner case and an intake duct connected to the air cleaner box with an intake port open toward a vehicle front side, in which the intake duct has a duct opening oriented outward of the duct between the intake port and the air cleaner box. The air cleaner box includes parts for connecting the intake duct, a connecting tube and also case openings oriented outward of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriya SHIMOZATO, Katsuhiro KUNIKIYO, Yuki MIZUKURA, Takashi SASAKI, Yosuke MATSUOKA, Masashi SAITO, Jun TANAKA, Yoshiaki NODA, Toshitaka AKITA, Naoki SERIZAWA
  • Patent number: 8398101
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a swing member, an axle tube, a cushion bracket, a protrusion, an axle, and a cushion member. The swing member is pivotable about a first axis. The axle tube is coupled with the swing member, the cushion bracket, and the protrusion. The axle is rotatable about a second axis. The cushion member includes lower and upper ends. The lower end is pivotally coupled with the cushion bracket and is pivotable about a third axis. The second and third axes reside in a first plane. The protrusion is located above the first plane and is spaced from the cushion member by a first distance having a minimum value. The lower end of the cushion member is spaced from the axle tube by a second distance having a minimum value. The minimum value of the first distance is less than the minimum value of the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Alexander, Yoshiaki Noda, Lee N. Bowers
  • Publication number: 20120200055
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a swing member, an axle tube, a cushion bracket, a protrusion, an axle, and a cushion member. The swing member is pivotable about a first axis. The axle tube is coupled with the swing member, the cushion bracket, and the protrusion. The axle is rotatable about a second axis. The cushion member includes lower and upper ends. The lower end is pivotally coupled with the cushion bracket and is pivotable about a third axis. The second and third axes reside in a first plane. The protrusion is located above the first plane and is spaced from the cushion member by a first distance having a minimum value. The lower end of the cushion member is spaced from the axle tube by a second distance having a minimum value. The minimum value of the first distance is less than the minimum value of the second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew J. Alexander, Yoshiaki Noda, Lee N. Bowers
  • Patent number: 8096582
    Abstract: A carrier rack for a vehicle is provided that includes a tubular frame member and a plurality of strapping members. The tubular frame member includes at least four corner portions and defines an outer perimeter of the carrier rack and also defines a carrier plane. Each of the strapping members is secured to a respective one of the corner portions, and is spaced apart from the carrier plane and positioned entirely interior of the outer perimeter of the carrier rack. The carrier plane is generally horizontally oriented, and each of the strapping members is below the carrier plane, when the carrier rack is attached to a vehicle and oriented to carry objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kelly Ann Longwell, Matthew J. Alexander, Travis Barkey, Timothy Adam Hahn, Stephen George Hlopick, Yoshiaki Noda, Thomas Howerton Pollock
  • Publication number: 20100301592
    Abstract: A carrier rack for a vehicle is provided that includes a tubular frame member and a plurality of strapping members. The tubular frame member includes at least four corner portions and defines an outer perimeter of the carrier rack and also defines a carrier plane. Each of the strapping members is secured to a respective one of the corner portions, and is spaced apart from the carrier plane and positioned entirely interior of the outer perimeter of the carrier rack. The carrier plane is generally horizontally oriented, and each of the strapping members is below the carrier plane, when the carrier rack is attached to a vehicle and oriented to carry objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Kelly Ann Longwell, Matthew J. Alexander, Travis Barkey, Timothy Adam Hahn, Stephen George Hlopick, Yoshiaki Noda, Thomas Howerton Pollock