Patents by Inventor Chisato Kemmochi

Chisato Kemmochi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240089686
    Abstract: [Problem] An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of reflecting the individuality of a participant and providing audio data corresponding to a reaction of the participant in consideration of transmission problems. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including a control unit configured to perform control for selecting individual pseudo sound data corresponding to acquired reaction information indicating a reaction of a participant from one or more pieces of individual pseudo sound data reflecting a feature of a sound uttered by the participant, and outputting the selected individual pseudo sound data from an audio output apparatus installed in a venue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: RINA KOTANI, SHIRO SUZUKI, CHISATO KEMMOCHI
  • Publication number: 20240039977
    Abstract: The present technique relates to a signal processing device and a learning device capable of improving playback quality. The signal processing device generates a packet by packetizing encoded data encoded in monaural and separated for channels; transmits, by wireless communication, the packet generated; and controls a number of retransmissions of the packet and a bitrate in accordance with a fluctuation value of a first parameter for estimating a radio wave state, the first parameter being obtained from a receiving device. The present technique can be applied in an audio playback system that plays back audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: RYUJI TOKUNAGA, AKIO TANAKA, TAKAFUMI HATTORI, YASUHIRO TOGURI, CHISATO KEMMOCHI
  • Publication number: 20230215443
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, an encoding method, and a signal processing system that allow reproduction quality to be improved. A signal processing apparatus receives packets that are separated for respective channels and each additionally include identification information, stores the packets in a buffer in reference to the identification information, and decodes those of the packets which are directed to the signal processing apparatus. The present technology can be applied to an audio reproduction system that reproduces audio data for two channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: RYUJI TOKUNAGA, CHISATO KEMMOCHI, TAKAFUMI HATTORI, AKIO TANAKA, YASUHIRO TOGURI
  • Publication number: 20230133271
    Abstract: A decoding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes: a reception unit; a first storage unit; a second storage unit; and a decoding unit. The reception unit receives a plurality of pieces of encoded data generated by encoding a plurality of pieces of frame data to be wirelessly transmitted, identification information being assigned to each of the plurality of pieces of frame data. The first storage unit stores each of the received plurality of pieces of encoded data in a predetermined storage area. The second storage unit stores, on a basis of the identification information corresponding to each of the plurality of pieces of encoded data, an address of the storage area of the first storage unit in which each of the plurality of pieces of encoded data is stored. The decoding unit reads the encoded data from the first storage unit on a basis of the address stored in the second storage unit on a basis of the identification information, and decodes the read encoded data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: CHISATO KEMMOCHI, TAKAFUMI HATTORI, RYUJI TOKUNAGA, YASUHIRO TOGURI, AKIO TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220416949
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception terminal and a method capable of achieving stable voice transmission regardless of the device. A reception terminal receives a packet transmitted from a transmission terminal, the packet including main data and redundant data generated on the basis of a redundancy degree determined on the basis of a retransmission timeout period that is a time determined by a combination of the transmission and reception terminals and in which retransmission processing of the main data can be repeatedly executed and used for restoration or interpolation of the main data, and decodes reproduction data by decoding the main data or the redundant data. The present technology can be applied to a communication system that performs voice transmission using BLE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi Hattori, Chisato Kemmochi, Shiro Suzuki, Ryuji Tokunaga, Yuuki Matsumura, Jun Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20220407825
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus (1) includes a signal processing unit (31, 32) and an insertion/deletion unit (33). The signal processing unit performs predetermined signal processing on the wirelessly received data for each frame that includes a predetermined number of samples, and stores the data in the buffers (41, 42). In the case where an amount of the data accumulated in the buffer is out of a predetermined range, the insertion/deletion unit (33) performs insertion/deletion processing that inserts or deletes the data in units of samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Tokunaga, Shiro Suzuki, Chisato Kemmochi, Yuuki Matsumura, Takafumi Hattori, Jun Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11394655
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission unit, a transmission method, a reception unit, a reception method, and a program that make it possible to easily switch delay time. The transmission unit transmits, by wireless communication, data control information for controlling a usage of data in the reception unit receiving data transmitted by wireless communication, delay control information indicating a delay mode regarding delay time when the data is processed in the reception unit, and data. The reception unit receives the data transmitted by the wireless communication, the data control information, and the delay control information, controls the usage of the data in accordance with the data control information and the delay control information, and outputs data with the usage being controlled. The technology is applicable to, for example, a wireless communication system, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 11284299
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus, a data processing method, and a program that are capable of preventing output of data from being interrupted on a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side. Control information for controlling a method of using data is generated by a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side, and the control information is added to data to generate data-with-control-information. A method of using data is controlled on the basis of control information included in data-with-control-information for controlling the method of using data, the data-with-control-information being acquired by adding the control information to data, the data-with-control-information being wirelessly transmitted, and data whose use method is controlled is output on the basis of the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Jun Matsumoto, Takahiro Watanabe, Yuuki Matsumura, Chisato Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20210195461
    Abstract: Techniques for wireless transmission of data are provided, in which data representing a plurality of frames of a time-sequential signal are encoded. The encoded data are temporarily retained in a memory buffer before wireless transmission. A current number of frames of the encoded data awaiting transmission is determined, and a compression rate is selected for encoding the next frame of data of the time-sequential signal based on the determined number of stored frames in the memory buffer. The selected compression rate is used to encode the next frame of the time-sequential signal, which is added to the encoded data stored in the memory buffer and wirelessly transmitted from the memory buffer. The present disclosure is applicable to a smartphone and a portable player, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 10959126
    Abstract: Techniques for wireless transmission of data are provided, in which data representing a plurality of frames of a time-sequential signal are encoded. The encoded data are temporarily retained in a memory buffer before wireless transmission. A current number of frames of the encoded data awaiting transmission is determined, and a compression rate is selected for encoding the next frame of data of the time-sequential signal based on the determined number of stored frames in the memory buffer. The selected compression rate is used to encode the next frame of the time-sequential signal, which is added to the encoded data stored in the memory buffer and wirelessly transmitted from the memory buffer. The present disclosure is applicable to a smartphone and a portable player, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20200359263
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus, a data processing method, and a program that are capable of preventing output of data from being interrupted on a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side. Control information for controlling a method of using data is generated by a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side, and the control information is added to data to generate data-with-control-information. A method of using data is controlled on the basis of control information included in data-with-control-information for controlling the method of using data, the data-with-control-information being acquired by adding the control information to data, the data-with-control-information being wirelessly transmitted, and data whose use method is controlled is output on the basis of the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Jun Matsumoto, Takahiro Watanabe, Yuuki Matsumura, Chisato Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 10764782
    Abstract: Control information for controlling a method of using data is generated by a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side, and the control information is added to data to generate data-with-control-information. A method of using data is controlled on the basis of control information included in data-with-control-information for controlling the method of using data, the data-with-control-information being acquired by adding the control information to data, the data-with-control-information being wirelessly transmitted, and data whose use method is controlled is output on the basis of the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Jun Matsumoto, Takahiro Watanabe, Yuuki Matsumura, Chisato Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20200274817
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission unit, a transmission method, a reception unit, a reception method, and a program that make it possible to easily switch delay time. The transmission unit transmits, by wireless communication, data control information for controlling a usage of data in the reception unit receiving data transmitted by wireless communication, delay control information indicating a delay mode regarding delay time when the data is processed in the reception unit, and data. The reception unit receives the data transmitted by the wireless communication, the data control information, and the delay control information, controls the usage of the data in accordance with the data control information and the delay control information, and outputs data with the usage being controlled. The technology is applicable to, for example, a wireless communication system, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 10522162
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a program by which, in reproducing transmitted encoded data in real time, buffer overflow can be prevented from occurring on a reception apparatus side even if it is transmitted with a compression rate of the encoded data being varied in a manner that depends on communication condition. Encoded data including transmitted audio data is buffered by a reception buffer. At this time, the quantity of encoded data buffered by the reception buffer is managed in units of processing according to an encoding method. The present technology is applicable to a real-time content reproduction system utilizing a communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20190221222
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a program by which, in reproducing transmitted encoded data in real time, buffer overflow can be prevented from occurring on a reception apparatus side even if it is transmitted with a compression rate of the encoded data being varied in a manner that depends on communication condition. Encoded data including transmitted audio data is buffered by a reception buffer. At this time, the quantity of encoded data buffered by the reception buffer is managed in units of processing according to an encoding method. The present technology is applicable to a real-time content reproduction system utilizing a communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 10319388
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a program by which, in reproducing transmitted encoded data in real time, buffer overflow can be prevented from occurring on a reception apparatus side even if it is transmitted with a compression rate of the encoded data being varied in a manner that depends on communication condition. Encoded data including transmitted audio data is buffered by a reception buffer. At this time, the quantity of encoded data buffered by the reception buffer is managed in units of processing according to an encoding method. The present technology is applicable to a real-time content reproduction system utilizing a communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20180374492
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a program by which, in reproducing transmitted encoded data in real time, buffer overflow can be prevented from occurring on a reception apparatus side even if it is transmitted with a compression rate of the encoded data being varied in a manner that depends on communication condition. Encoded data including transmitted audio data is buffered by a reception buffer. At this time, the quantity of encoded data buffered by the reception buffer is managed in units of processing according to an encoding method. The present technology is applicable to a real-time content reproduction system utilizing a communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Publication number: 20180288650
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus, a data processing method, and a program that are capable of preventing output of data from being interrupted on a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side. Control information for controlling a method of using data is generated by a reception side, the data being wirelessly transmitted and received by the reception side, and the control information is added to data to generate data-with-control-information. A method of using data is controlled on the basis of control information included in data-with-control-information for controlling the method of using data, the data-with-control-information being acquired by adding the control information to data, the data-with-control-information being wirelessly transmitted, and data whose use method is controlled is output on the basis of the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Suzuki, Jun Matsumoto, Takahiro Watanabe, Yuuki Matsumura, Chisato Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 10089996
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a program by which, in reproducing transmitted encoded data in real time, buffer overflow can be prevented from occurring on a reception apparatus side even if it is transmitted with a compression rate of the encoded data being varied in a manner that depends on communication condition. Encoded data including transmitted audio data is buffered by a reception buffer. At this time, the quantity of encoded data buffered by the reception buffer is managed in units of processing according to an encoding method. The present technology is applicable to a real-time content reproduction system utilizing a communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi
  • Patent number: 10045109
    Abstract: An earplug unit includes a signal processing unit. The earplug unit is inserted into an external auditory canal and then used. In the earplug unit, a speaker is arranged at an eardrum side, and a microphone is arranged at a side opposite to the eardrum side. The microphone collects a sound in which a user's head shape or auricle characteristic is reflected. An output signal of the microphone is amplification-processed by a volume adjusting unit and then supplied to the speaker. An amplified sound is output from the speaker. A frequency characteristic is smoothed in a band larger than at least an audible frequency band in a system from the microphone to the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Chisato Kemmochi