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Makoto Hirota
Also filed as: HIROTA MAKOTO
64 granted patents·23 pending applications·589 citations·filing 1986–2023
99Inventor score
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87 records- 0197US8046231B2Speech processing apparatus and control method thereofCANON KK·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 25, 2011·94 cites·3 claims
- 0294US7420857B2Semiconductor integrated circuit and leak current reducing methodOKI ELECTRIC IND CO LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 2, 2008·22 cites·25 claims
- 0390US7412391B2User interface design apparatus and methodCANON KK·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 12, 2008·24 cites·13 claims
- 0488US8331832B2Developing device, assembly body, and image forming apparatusIKEDA MIHO·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 11, 2012·6 cites·20 claims
- 0588US6956575B2Character provision service system, information processing apparatus, controlling method therefor, and recording mediumCANON KK·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 18, 2005·47 cites·35 claims
- 0687US7844458B2Speech recognition for detecting setting instructionsCANON KK·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·20 cites·12 claims
- 0785US8676097B2Developing device, assembly, and image forming apparatus with a biasing memberFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 18, 2014·3 cites·6 claims
- 0883US10277544B2Information processing apparatus which cooperate with other apparatus, and method for controlling the sameCANON KK·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 30, 2019·6 cites·19 claims
- 0983US9458879B2Transporting member, developing device, and image forming apparatusFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 4, 2016·3 cites·9 claims
- 1078US8971770B2Developer-agitating transporter, developing device, and image forming apparatusFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·2 cites·19 claims
- 1178US7702264B2Image forming apparatusFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 20, 2010·5 cites·13 claims
- 1278US6993269B2Image forming apparatus, image processing apparatus, image forming method and image processing method for forming/processing a three-dimensional imageFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·18 cites·13 claims
- 1378US6791590B2Image formation method and apparatusFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 14, 2004·17 cites·17 claims
- 1476US8297826B2Backlight unit and display device including the sameMURAKOSHI KENICHI·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·5 cites·9 claims
- 1575US6445260B1Polarized wave separatorSHARP KK·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 3, 2002·14 cites·17 claims
- 1674US7451090B2Information processing device and information processing methodCANON KK·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 11, 2008·4 cites·3 claims
- 1773US8660470B2Developing device and image forming apparatus including the sameWATANABE YOICHI·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 25, 2014·2 cites·6 claims
- 1873US7380208B2Image processing apparatus, image processing program and image processing methodFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted May 27, 2008·12 cites·20 claims
- 1973US6018276AWaveguide input apparatus of two orthogonally polarized waves including two probes attached to a common boardSHARP KK·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 25, 2000·23 cites·36 claims
- 2071US12195169B2Raised structure and wingUNIV TOHOKU·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 14, 2025·1 cites·8 claims
- 2171US7265871B2Image formation processing method and image formation processing apparatusFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 4, 2007·9 cites·6 claims
- 2270US7849413B2Information processing apparatus and user interface control methodCANON KK·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 7, 2010·5 cites·11 claims
- 2370US6885830B2Image forming apparatus capable of mounting thereto another developing unitFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 26, 2005·11 cites·21 claims
- 2469US7706615B2Information processing method and information processing deviceCANON KK·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·4 cites·10 claims
- 2569US7330868B2Data input apparatus and methodCANON KK·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 12, 2008·15 cites·12 claims
- 2668US7668719B2Speech recognition method and speech recognition apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 23, 2010·5 cites·13 claims
- 2767US9046824B2Developing device and image forming apparatusFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·1 cites·7 claims
- 2867US6962453B2Image-forming apparatus and image-forming methodCANON KK·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 8, 2005·2 cites·14 claims
- 2965US7535461B2Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and programCANON KK·Filed 2004·Granted May 19, 2009·10 cites·10 claims
- 3064US7657055B2Image processing method and image generating apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 2, 2010·7 cites·8 claims
- 3164US7215442B2Image formation apparatus and image formation methodFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted May 8, 2007·8 cites·8 claims
- 3263US7746491B2Information processing method and apparatusCANON KK·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 29, 2010·10 cites·13 claims
- 3363US7697864B2Developing deviceFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 13, 2010·2 cites·7 claims
- 3463US7222129B2Database retrieval apparatus, retrieval method, storage medium, and programCANON KK·Filed 2003·Granted May 22, 2007·8 cites·8 claims
- 3563US6168465B1Terminal structure and a universal low noise blockdown converter using the sameSHARP KK·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 2, 2001·21 cites·6 claims
- 3661US8917957B2Apparatus for adding data to editing target data and displaying dataHIROTA MAKOTO·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 23, 2014·2 cites·13 claims
- 3761US7603280B2Speech output apparatus, speech output method, and programCANON KK·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 13, 2009·2 cites·19 claims
- 3860US7983921B2Information processing apparatus for speech recognition with user guidance, method and programCANON KK·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2011·2 cites·4 claims
- 3960US6845219B2Image forming apparatus capable of verifying the availability of desired image developing unitsFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 18, 2005·7 cites·41 claims
- 4060US6708012B2Image forming apparatus and image forming methodFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 16, 2004·7 cites·17 claims
- 4159US9203990B2Priority ordered user interface screens for controlling a deviceCANON KK·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 1, 2015·0 cites·14 claims
- 4258US7511731B2Image photographing apparatus and image processing methodCANON KK·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 31, 2009·8 cites·3 claims
- 4358US6188977B1Natural language processing apparatus and method for converting word notation grammar description dataCANON KK·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 13, 2001·32 cites·17 claims
- 4457US6819881B2Image forming apparatus with developing units for controlling fixing conditions of tonerFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 16, 2004·6 cites·28 claims
- 4556US8638335B2Priority ordered user interface screens for controlling a deviceHIROTA MAKOTO·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 28, 2014·0 cites·9 claims
- 4655US7421655B2Presenting information indicating input modalitiesCANON KK·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 2, 2008·5 cites·9 claims
- 4755US7257352B2Image forming device and image forming methodFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 14, 2007·4 cites·14 claims
- 4855US2005280649A1Character provision service system, information processing apparatus, controlling method therefor, and recording mediumCANON KK·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4954US7480073B2Image processing apparatus, method and programCANON KK·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 20, 2009·2 cites·11 claims
- 5054US7421394B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium, and programCANON KK·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 2, 2008·9 cites·19 claims
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