Patents by Inventor Yoshimitsu Tanji

Yoshimitsu Tanji 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).

  • Method, apparatus and program product for specifying an area of a web page for audible reading
    Patent number: 6775805
    Abstract: It is one object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus whereby a Web page creator can easily specify, in a Web page, a desired text area for audible reading, merely by using an input device, such as a keyboard or a mouse. A Web page creator need only use an input device to mark and specify a desired text portion that is to be read audibly, so that tag information and a program, which are required when a browser reads a specific portion of text on a Web page, are automatically inserted into a Web page that is being created. Further, a tag for visually displaying an area to be read audibly is automatically inserted, so that a creator and a reader of a Web page can easily identify a portion that is to be read audibly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Watanabe, Yoshimitsu Tanji