Patents by Inventor Hiromi Sotome

Hiromi Sotome 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: 8542862
    Abstract: A flat acoustic transducer (100) includes a permanent magnet (10) and a magnetic member (20), which are arranged adjacent to each other with a predetermined interval, a flat vibrating membrane (30), provided facing the permanent magnet (10) and the magnetic member (20), and at least one coil (40), fixed to the vibrating membrane (30). In the flat acoustic transducer (100), an electrical signal is applied to the coil (40), to obtain vibration force (F) on the vibrating membrane (30) by way of a magnetic flux ? generated between a magnetic pole face (12) of the permanent magnet (10) and the magnetic member (20), a step (50) is provided between the magnetic pole face (12) and the upper face (22) of the magnetic member (20), while at least part of a winding (42) of the coil (40) at the time of no application of an electrical signal is arranged inside the step (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: FPS Inc.
    Inventors: Fumihito Meguro, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Masashi Hori, Hiromi Sotome, Masahiro Iwata, Kuniyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20110235848
    Abstract: A flat acoustic transducer (100) includes a permanent magnet (10) and a magnetic member (20), which are arranged adjacent to each other with a predetermined interval, a flat vibrating membrane (30), provided facing the permanent magnet (10) and the magnetic member (20), and at least one coil (40), fixed to the vibrating membrane (30). In the flat acoustic transducer (100), an electrical signal is applied to the coil (40), to obtain vibration force (F) on the vibrating membrane (30) by way of a magnetic flux ? generated between a magnetic pole face (12) of the permanent magnet (10) and the magnetic member (20), a step (50) is provided between the magnetic pole face (12) and the upper face (22) of the magnetic member (20), while at least part of a winding (42) of the coil (40) at the time of no application of an electrical signal is arranged inside the step (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicants: SUMIDA CORPORATION, FPS INC.
    Inventors: Fumihito Meguro, Tomomi Nakatsuka, Masashi Hori, Hiromi Sotome, Masahiro Iwata, Kuniyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7082201
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing apparatus is configured by cascading a sound field effect adding unit and a crosstalk canceling unit. The sound field effect adding unit adds a predetermined three-dimensional sound field effect to an input audio signal, thereby generating audio signals respectively corresponding to left and right channels. The crosstalk canceling unit performs a calculation process on the audio signals of the two channels so that, when the audio signals are respectively generated by two loudspeakers positioned in front of a listener, the audio signals reach the left and right ears of the listener without producing crosstalk. The resulting audio signals are supplied to the loudspeakers, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromi Sotome, Shigeo Ando, Shinichi Muramatsu, Akio Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7076068
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing apparatus is configured by cascading a sound field effect adding unit and a crosstalk canceling unit. The sound field effect adding unit adds a predetermined three-dimensional sound field effect to an input audio signal, thereby generating audio signals respectively corresponding to left and right channels. The crosstalk canceling unit performs a calculation process on the audio signals of the two channels so that, when the audio signals are respectively generated by two loudspeakers positioned in front of a listener, the audio signals reach the left and right ears of the listener without producing crosstalk. The resulting audio signals are supplied to the loudspeakers, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromi Sotome, Shigeo Ando, Shinichi Muramatsu, Akio Takahashi, Hiroshi Iriyama
  • Patent number: 6850621
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing apparatus is configured by cascading a sound field effect adding unit and a crosstalk canceling unit. The sound field effect adding unit adds a predetermined three-dimensional sound field effect to an input audio signal, thereby generating audio signals respectively corresponding to left and right channels. The crosstalk canceling unit performs a calculation process on the audio signals of the two channels so that, when the audio signals are respectively generated by two loudspeakers positioned in front of a listener, the audio signals reach the left and right ears of the listener without producing crosstalk. The resulting audio signals are supplied to the loudspeakers, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromi Sotome, Shigeo Ando, Shinichi Muramatsu, Akio Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6731765
    Abstract: A loudspeaker device includes left and right channel loudspeaker units which are disposed on left and right sides in close proximity to each other, and a partition member projecting forwardly in the direction of propagation of sound from the loudspeaker units by a predetermined distance from a position between the loudspeaker units on a plane of a baffle on which the loudspeaker units are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Sotome
  • Publication number: 20030086572
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing apparatus is configured by cascading a sound field effect adding unit and a crosstalk canceling unit. The sound field effect adding unit adds a predetermined three-dimensional sound field effect to an input audio signal, thereby generating audio signals respectively corresponding to left and right channels. The crosstalk canceling unit performs a calculation process on the audio signals of the two channels so that, when the audio signals are respectively generated by two loudspeakers positioned in front of a listener, the audio signals reach the left and right ears of the listener without producing crosstalk. The resulting audio signals are supplied to the loudspeakers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi Sotome, Shigeo Ando, Shinichi Muramatsu, Akio Takahashi, Hiroshi Iriyama
  • Publication number: 20030053633
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing apparatus is configured by cascading a sound field effect adding unit and a crosstalk canceling unit. The sound field effect adding unit adds a predetermined three-dimensional sound field effect to an input audio signal, thereby generating audio signals respectively corresponding to left and right channels. The crosstalk canceling unit performs a calculation process on the audio signals of the two channels so that, when the audio signals are respectively generated by two loudspeakers positioned in front of a listener, the audio signals reach the left and right ears of the listener without producing crosstalk. The resulting audio signals are supplied to the loudspeakers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi Sotome, Shigeo Ando, Shinichi Muramatsu, Akio Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20010012367
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing apparatus is configured by cascading a sound field effect adding unit and a crosstalk canceling unit. The sound field effect adding unit adds a predetermined three-dimensional sound field effect to an input audio signal, thereby generating audio signals respectively corresponding to left and right channels. The crosstalk canceling unit performs a calculation process on the audio signals of the two channels so that, when the audio signals are respectively generated by two loudspeakers positioned in front of a listener, the audio signals reach the left and right ears of the listener without producing crosstalk. The resulting audio signals are supplied to the loudspeakers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIROMI SOTOME, SHIGEO ANDO, SHINICHI MURAMATSU, AKIO TAKAHASHI, HIROSHI IRIYAMA
  • Patent number: 5365468
    Abstract: A sampling frequency converter includes an oversampling circuit for oversampling an input sample train, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a write control circuit for writing oversampled data in the RAM with a clock synchronized with the oversampled data, a sampling frequency ratio measuring circuit for measuring a frequency ratio of a sampling frequency of the input sample train and a sampling frequency of an output sample train, a read control circuit for reading from the RAM the oversampled data used for obtaining interpolation data at two points before and after an output sample value which realizes the measured sampling frequency ratio by a polynomial interpolation, a polynomial interpolation circuit for obtaining the interpolation data at the two points by the polynomial interpolation on the basis of the oversampled data read from the RAM by the read control circuit, and a linear interpolation circuit for linear-interpolating between the polynomial interpolation data at the two points and thereby obtaining t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Kakubo, Shigeki Kimura, Hiromi Sotome, Koji Niimi
  • Patent number: 5146507
    Abstract: An audio reproduction characteristic control device reproduces various sound fields by producing reflected sounds of a reproduced source signal. Frequency response characteristic correction parameters for correcting a frequency response characteristic which varies with a reproduction environment to a standard characteristic or other predetermined characteristic is prestored in a memory and one of these parameters is read out in accordance with a designated reproduction environment and, if necessary, additionally with a designated sound field whereby the frequency response characteristic is corrected. In another aspect of the invention, reflected sound signals for front left, front right, rear left and rear right positions of a designated sound field are generated by operating input source signals with reflected sound characteristic parameters and these reflected sound signals are added to the source signals to be propagated from four directions in a space inside of an automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Satoh, Hiromi Sotome, Yoshiki Fukazawa, Kiyoto Kuroiwa
  • Patent number: 4999628
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converting unit comprises an analog level varying circuit having a plurality of gains and varying a magnitude of an analog input signal for producing a plurality of analog output signals different in magnitude from one another with the respective gains, a plurality of analog-to-digital converting circuits respectively supplied with the analog output signals and producing a plurality of digital code signals, respectively, a controlling circuit supplied with two of the digital code signals and calculating a difference therebetween for producing a first control signal indicative of varying one of the digital code signals in value so as to be equal in value to the other digital code signal, a calculating circuit responsive to the first control signal and causing one of the digital code signals to be varied in value for producing a candidate of a digital output signal, and an output circuit coupled to one of the analog-to-digital converting circuits and to the calculating circuit and supplying
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Kakubo, Hiromi Sotome