Patents by Inventor Gen Ichimura

Gen Ichimura 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).

  • Patent number: 11942103
    Abstract: The simultaneous transmission and reproduction of a compressed audio signal and a linear PCM signal is satisfactorily achieved. An audio signal of a predetermined unit is sequentially transmitted via a predetermined transmission line to a reception side. The audio signal of the predetermined unit is a mixed signal of a compressed audio signal and a linear PCM signal. For example, the audio signal of the predetermined unit is an audio signal of a sub-frame unit. In this case, for example, in the audio signal of the sub-frame unit, the compressed audio signal is arranged on an upper-order bit side, and the linear PCM signal is arranged on a lower-order bit side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gen Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20240012482
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus according to the present technology includes an information acquisition unit that acquires state information indicating a state of a user including a posture of the user, a tactile signal acquisition unit that acquires a reference tactile signal for performing tactile presentation to the user in a reference state, and an adjustment processing unit that generates an adjusted tactile signal by adjusting the reference tactile signal on the basis of the state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: KAZUAKI TOBA, GEN ICHIMURA, OSAMU ITO, YUSUKE NAKAGAWA, RYO YOKOYAMA, IKUO YAMANO
  • Publication number: 20230351980
    Abstract: Damaging a device that is not compatible with a functional extension is to be avoided. A signal is transmitted to an external device through a transmission channel. A data block containing capability information indicating existence/non-existence of compatibility with an extended function is received from the external device through the transmission channel. A layer field that indicates the connection layer is provided in this data block. A check is made to determine whether all the devices existing in the path are compatible with the extended function based on the value of the layer field provided in the data block, and the contents of the transmission signal are then determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUAKI TOBA, GEN ICHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230336320
    Abstract: A signal is transmitted at a high speed in a direction opposite to a transmitting direction of a main large-capacity channel. A first transmitting unit transmits a first signal including a clock component to an external device through a transmission path as a differential signal. A second transmitting unit superimposes a second signal including a clock component on the transmission path as an in-phase signal to transmit to the external device. A state notifying unit communicates with the external device through a pair of differential transmission paths included in the transmission path and notifies the external device of a connection state of its own device by a DC bias potential of at least one of the pair of differential transmission paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUAKI TOBA, GEN ICHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11735137
    Abstract: Damaging a device that is not compatible with a functional extension is to be avoided. A signal is transmitted to an external device through a transmission channel. A data block containing capability information indicating existence/non-existence of compatibility with an extended function is received from the external device through the transmission channel. A layer field that indicates the connection layer is provided in this data block. A check is made to determine whether all the devices existing in the path are compatible with the extended function based on the value of the layer field provided in the data block, and the contents of the transmission signal are then determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki Toba, Gen Ichimura
  • Patent number: 11716189
    Abstract: A signal is transmitted at a high speed in a direction opposite to a transmitting direction of a main large-capacity channel. A first transmitting unit transmits a first signal including a clock component to an external device through a transmission path as a differential signal. A second transmitting unit superimposes a second signal including a clock component on the transmission path as an in-phase signal to transmit to the external device. A state notifying unit communicates with the external device through a pair of differential transmission paths included in the transmission path and notifies the external device of a connection state of its own device by a DC bias potential of at least one of the pair of differential transmission paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki Toba, Gen Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20230186882
    Abstract: A new interface is provided that supports simultaneous transmission of an audio signal and a MIDI signal. Signals consecutive in predetermined units are transmitted to a reception side via a predetermined transmission path. The signals consecutive in the predetermined units include a signal of a first predetermined unit of the predetermined units including an audio signal and a signal of a second predetermined unit of the predetermined units including a MIDI signal. For example, the audio signal is a linear PCM signal constituting a stereo 2-channel audio signal. For example, the MIDI signal includes packet data of a predetermined length, and the packet data of the predetermined length is divided into a plurality of pieces, and transmitted by being included in signals of a plurality of pieces of the second predetermined units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gen ICHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230004340
    Abstract: There is provided a transmission signal to enable tactile presentation at more positions than the number of channels of a tactile vibration signal that can be transmitted. The transmission signal includes audio signals of a predetermined number of channels and tactile presentation signals of a predetermined number of channels and to which metadata designating the tactile presentation position targeted by each of the tactile presentation signals of the predetermined number of channels is added is generated. The transmission signal is transmitted to a reception side via a predetermined transmission path. For example, the metadata is dynamically changed to dynamically change the tactile presentation position targeted by each of the tactile presentation signals of the predetermined number of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki TOBA, Gen ICHIMURA, Ikuo YAMANO, Osamu ITO
  • Publication number: 20220303706
    Abstract: It is made possible that, in a case where a compressed audio signal and a linear PCM signal are transmitted simultaneously, reproduction control of the compressed audio signal and/or the linear PCM signal is favorably performed on the reception side. An audio signal in which predetermined units are arranged successively is transmitted sequentially to the reception side through a predetermined transmission line. For example, the audio signal of each predetermined unit is a mixture signal of a compression audio signal and a linear PCM signal. Further, for example, in the audio signal in which the predetermined units are arranged successively, an audio signal of predetermined units including a compressed audio signal and an audio signal of predetermined units including a linear PCM signal are arranged alternately. To the audio signal, reproduction control information for controlling reproduction of the compressed audio signal and/or the linear PCM signal is added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: GEN ICHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11395034
    Abstract: Provided is a transmission apparatus that sequentially transmits each audio data unit of audio data to a reception side via a predetermined transfer channel. A counter value and a parity value associated with the counter value are, for every predetermined number of audio data units, added to the audio data. The counter value and the parity value added for every predetermined number of audio data units change according to an encryption state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gen Ichimura
  • Patent number: 11394797
    Abstract: A first communication section of an information processing device performs communication in a first segment of an IP network. A second communication section performs communication with other information processing devices via a non-IP wire interface. A proxy processing section generates a wire control command that is a control command using the wire interface on the basis of an IP control command that is a control command received from a first controller belonging to the first segment. The proxy processing section executes proxy processing on the basis of the wire control command by using the second communication section. The sharing processing section shares related information relating to a proxy control by the proxy processing section with a second information processing device belonging to a second segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Miyazaki, Kazuaki Toba, Gen Ichimura, Kazuo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220182210
    Abstract: A signal is transmitted at a high speed in a direction opposite to a transmitting direction of a main large-capacity channel. A first transmitting unit transmits a first signal including a clock component to an external device through a transmission path as a differential signal. A second transmitting unit superimposes a second signal including a clock component on the transmission path as an in-phase signal to transmit to the external device. A state notifying unit communicates with the external device through a pair of differential transmission paths included in the transmission path and notifies the external device of a connection state of its own device by a DC bias potential of at least one of the pair of differential transmission paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: KAZUAKI TOBA, GEN ICHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11323769
    Abstract: To allow special processing while processing is synchronized between a transmission side and a reception side. Each audio data unit of audio data is sequentially transmitted to a reception side via a predetermined transfer channel. A counter value and a parity value associated with the counter value are, for every predetermined number of audio data units, added to the audio data. Predetermined information is transmitted to the reception side with the counter value and the parity value being in a predetermined state based on a preset rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gen Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20220093055
    Abstract: Damaging a device that is not compatible with a functional extension is to be avoided. A signal is transmitted to an external device through a transmission channel. A data block containing capability information indicating existence/non-existence of compatibility with an extended function is received from the external device through the transmission channel. A layer field that indicates the connection layer is provided in this data block. A check is made to determine whether all the devices existing in the path are compatible with the extended function based on the value of the layer field provided in the data block, and the contents of the transmission signal are then determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: KAZUAKI TOBA, GEN ICHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11271706
    Abstract: A signal is transmitted at a high speed in a direction opposite to a transmitting direction of a main large-capacity channel. A first transmitting unit transmits a first signal including a clock component to an external device through a transmission path as a differential signal. A second transmitting unit superimposes a second signal including a clock component on the transmission path as an in-phase signal to transmit to the external device. A state notifying unit communicates with the external device through a pair of differential transmission paths included in the transmission path and notifies the external device of a connection state of its own device by a DC bias potential of at least one of the pair of differential transmission paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki Toba, Gen Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20220059109
    Abstract: A compressed audio signal and a linear PCM signal are successfully simultaneously transmitted and reproduced. An audio signal continuous for each specified unit is transmitted to a reception side through a specified transmission line. The audio signal continuous for each specified unit is obtained by alternately arranging the audio signal in the specified unit, which includes a compressed audio signal, and the audio signal in the specified unit, which includes a linear PCM signal. For example, the specified unit is a subframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gen ICHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220038656
    Abstract: A tactile vibration signals is satisfactorily transmitted. A transmission signal for each block including a plurality of frames for an audio signal is sequentially transmitted to a receiving side via a predetermined transmission line. The transmission signal includes a tactile vibration signal of a predetermined number of channels. For example, the tactile vibration signal is generated on the basis of a media signal associated with the audio signal. For example, configuration information of the tactile vibration signal of the predetermined number of channels is added to the transmission signal. For example, the configuration information is added by use of a predetermined bit area of a channel status configured for each block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: GEN ICHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11200865
    Abstract: A signal is transmitted to an external device through a transmission channel. A data block containing capability information indicating existence/non-existence of compatibility with an extended function is received from the external device through the transmission channel. A layer field that indicates the connection layer is provided in this data block. A check is made to determine whether all the devices existing in the path are compatible with the extended function based on the value of the layer field provided in the data block, and the contents of the transmission signal are then determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki Toba, Gen Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20210297627
    Abstract: Tactile vibration signals are transferred favorably in synchronization with audio signals. Transfer signals for respective blocks each including a plurality of frames are sequentially transmitted to a receiver side via a predetermined transfer line. The transfer signals include a predetermined number of channels of audio signals and a predetermined number of channels of tactile vibration signals. For example, the tactile vibration signals are generated on the basis of media signals associated with the audio signals. For example, configuration information of the predetermined number of channels of audio signals and the predetermined number of channels of tactile vibration signals is added to the transfer signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gen ICHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210297730
    Abstract: To facilitate synchronization of processing between a transmission side and a reception side. Each audio data unit of audio data is sequentially transmitted to a reception side via a predetermined transfer channel. A counter value and a parity value associated with the counter value are, for every predetermined number of audio data units, added to the audio data. For example, the counter value and the parity value added for every predetermined number of audio data units change according to an encryption state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: GEN ICHIMURA