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Makoto Akabane
Also filed as: AKABANE MAKOTO
34 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,561 citations·filing 1983–2009
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38 records- 0198US7523036B2Text-to-speech synthesis systemSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 21, 2009·271 cites·50 claims
- 0295US7062438B2Speech synthesis method and apparatus, program, recording medium and robot apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 13, 2006·171 cites·24 claims
- 0392US6055536AInformation processing apparatus and information processing methodSONY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 25, 2000·227 cites·105 claims
- 0491US7315867B2Document processing apparatus, document processing method, document processing program, and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 1, 2008·33 cites·7 claims
- 0590US7111011B2Document processing apparatus, document processing method, document processing program and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 19, 2006·54 cites·4 claims
- 0688US5353408ANoise suppressorSONY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 4, 1994·163 cites·9 claims
- 0786US6534889B2Motor with rotator having shaft insertion sections with different internal peripheral surfacesSANKYO SEIKI SEISAKUSHO KK·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 18, 2003·21 cites·22 claims
- 0885US7984076B2Document processing apparatus, document processing method, document processing program and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2011·12 cites·50 claims
- 0985US5991721AApparatus and method for processing natural language and apparatus and method for speech recognitionSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 23, 1999·125 cites·29 claims
- 1083US8009371B2Lens driving apparatusNIDEC SANKYO CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 30, 2011·12 cites·10 claims
- 1183US7349848B2Communication apparatus and system acting on speaker voicesSONY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 25, 2008·12 cites·40 claims
- 1282US4592085ASpeech-recognition method and apparatus for recognizing phonemes in a voice signalSONY CORP·Filed 1983·Granted May 27, 1986·54 cites·28 claims
- 1377US7099826B2Text-to-speech synthesis systemSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 29, 2006·22 cites·38 claims
- 1477US5903867AInformation access system and recording systemSONY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted May 11, 1999·63 cites·18 claims
- 1576US7871207B2Lens drive deviceNIDEC SANKYO CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 18, 2011·7 cites·17 claims
- 1675US7379871B2Speech synthesizing apparatus, speech synthesizing method, and recording medium using a plurality of substitute dictionaries corresponding to pre-programmed personality informationSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2008·19 cites·13 claims
- 1774US7412390B2Method and apparatus for speech synthesis, program, recording medium, method and apparatus for generating constraint information and robot apparatusSONY FRANCE SA·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 12, 2008·23 cites·59 claims
- 1870US6936940B2Motor with resin base plateSANKYO SEIKI SEISAKUSHO KK·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 30, 2005·15 cites·15 claims
- 1969US6778963B2Speech recognition system for car navigation and microphoneSONY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 17, 2004·18 cites·10 claims
- 2068US7222076B2Speech output apparatusSONY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 22, 2007·16 cites·23 claims
- 2167US7211917B2Motor with a magnet fixed on the inner peripheral face of a circumferential wallNIDEC SANKYO CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 1, 2007·4 cites·9 claims
- 2267US7197455B1Content selection systemSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 27, 2007·9 cites·19 claims
- 2367US5848389ASpeech recognizing method and apparatus, and speech translating systemSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 8, 1998·55 cites·13 claims
- 2464US6836050B2Terminal structures for motor with brush to connect motor to external circuitSANKYO SEIKI SEISAKUSHO KK·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 28, 2004·11 cites·19 claims
- 2564US5963892ATranslation apparatus and method for facilitating speech input operation and obtaining correct translation thereofSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 5, 1999·45 cites·34 claims
- 2660US6865535B2Synchronization control apparatus and method, and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 8, 2005·7 cites·2 claims
- 2759US8712773B2Method and system for modeling a common-language speech recognition, by a computer, under the influence of a plurality of dialectsZHENG FANG·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 29, 2014·6 cites·8 claims
- 2858US6161093AInformation access system and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 12, 2000·29 cites·57 claims
- 2957US5003601ASpeech recognition method and apparatus thereofSONY CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 26, 1991·30 cites·22 claims
- 3056US7995289B2Lens drive deviceNIDEC SANKYO CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 9, 2011·1 cites·19 claims
- 3153US7162152B2Position detecting device of lens barrel with disk-shaped magnet and sensor chipNIDEC SANKYO CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 9, 2007·4 cites·12 claims
- 3251US7080015B2Synchronization control apparatus and method, and recording mediumSONY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·2 cites·7 claims
- 3349US8315968B2Music information processing apparatus, music delivering system, and music information processing method that can satisfy a request from a userSASSA AKIRA·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 20, 2012·0 cites·16 claims
- 3443US2006138877A1Rotor core for motor and small motorAKABANE MAKOTO·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3542US5966690ASpeech recognition and synthesis systems which distinguish speech phonemes from noiseSONY CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 12, 1999·20 cites·26 claims
- 3642US2004054519A1Language processing apparatusFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3740US2008012446A1Motor with brushAKABANE MAKOTO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3838US2002190599A1Lateral pressure mechanism for a motorFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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