Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Toyama

Yoshihiro Toyama 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).

  • Cognitive function evaluation system, method, and storage medium for dementia by analyzing voice of evaluatee for recognition, remembering or jugment capabilities
    Patent number: 11918372
    Abstract: A cognitive function evaluation device includes: an obtainment unit that obtains utterance data indicating a voice of an evaluatee uttering a sentence as instructed; a calculation unit that calculates, from the utterance data obtained by the obtainment unit, a feature based on the utterance data; an evaluation unit that compares the feature calculated by the calculation unit to reference data indicating a relationship between voice data indicating a voice of a person and a cognitive function of the person to evaluate the cognitive function of the evaluatee; and an output unit that outputs the sentence to be uttered by the evaluatee and outputs a result of evaluation by the evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadayuki Sumi, Ryosuke Nagumo, Kengo Abe, Yoshihiro Matsumura, Takashi Nishiyama, Hirobumi Nakajima, Kohji Sasabe, Makoto Kariyasu, Takako Yoshimura, Minoru Toyama
  • Communication system, communication apparatus, communication method, and program
    Patent number: 8520234
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a communication system for enabling a first communication apparatus and second communication apparatuses to communicate with one another over a network. The first communication apparatus includes: a detection device; a display control device; a transmission device. The second communication apparatuses includes: a reception device; a notification device; an instruction device; and a registration device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yomei Otani, Yoshihiro Toyama, Kenji Yokoyama, Zhongyao Sheng, Hiroshi Oryoji, Masashige Hagimori, Ikuya Sano
  • Information processing apparatus and method, and program
    Patent number: 7978957
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus that controls reproduction of a plurality of recorded contents recorded when distributed from a predetermined one of a plurality of distribution sources to each of which a predetermined channel is allocated, including reproduction control means for controlling so that, where reproduction starting absolute time indicative of reproduction starting time is designated by a user and besides a reproduction object channel is designated by the user, that one of the recorded contents of the reproduction object channel whose reproduction starting absolute time is included in a recording time zone is reproduced from a position thereof corresponding to the reproduction starting absolute time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ikuya Sano, Yomei Otani, Yoshihiro Toyama, Kenji Yokoyama, Zhongyao Sheng, Hiroshi Oryoji, Masashige Hagimori
  • Communication system, communication apparatus, communication method, and program
    Publication number: 20070124759
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a communication system for enabling a first communication apparatus and second communication apparatuses to communicate with one another over a network. The first communication apparatus includes: a detection device; a display control device; a transmission device. The second communication apparatuses includes: a reception device; a notification device; an instruction device; and a registration device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yomei Otani, Yoshihiro Toyama, Kenji Yokoyama, Zhongyao Sheng, Hiroshi Oryoji, Masashige Hagimori, Ikuya Sano
  • Information processing apparatus and method, and program
    Publication number: 20070061843
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus that controls reproduction of a plurality of recorded contents recorded when distributed from a predetermined one of a plurality of distribution sources to each of which a predetermined channel is allocated, including reproduction control means for controlling so that, where reproduction starting absolute time indicative of reproduction starting time is designated by a user and besides a reproduction object channel is designated by the user, that one of the recorded contents of the reproduction object channel whose reproduction starting absolute time is included in a recording time zone is reproduced from a position thereof corresponding to the reproduction starting absolute time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ikuya Sano, Yomei Otani, Yoshihiro Toyama, Kenji Yokoyama, Zhongyao Sheng, Hiroshi Oryoji, Masashige Hagimori