Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Honma

Hiroyuki Honma 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: 20170236530
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing signal processing. The signal processing comprises demultiplexing input encoded data into data including information for a segment including frames and coefficient information for a coefficient selected in the frames of the segment, and low band encoded data, decoding the low band encoded data to produce a low band signal, selecting a coefficient of a frame to be processed from a plurality of the coefficients based on the data, calculating a high band sub-band power of a high band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting a high band signal of the frame to be processed based on a low band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting the low band signal of the frame to be processed and the selected coefficient, and producing the high band signal of the frame to be processed based on the high band sub-band power and the low band sub-band signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Publication number: 20170229139
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing signal processing. The signal processing comprises demultiplexing input encoded data into data including information for a segment including frames and coefficient information for a coefficient selected in the frames of the segment, and low band encoded data, decoding the low band encoded data to produce a low band signal, selecting a coefficient of a frame to be processed from a plurality of the coefficients based on the data, calculating a high band sub-band power of a high band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting a high band signal of the frame to be processed based on a low band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting the low band signal of the frame to be processed and the selected coefficient, and producing the high band signal of the frame to be processed based on the high band sub-band power and the low band sub-band signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Publication number: 20170194009
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an audio signal processing device and method, an encoding device and method, and a program, which are capable of obtaining a higher quality sound. A selection unit selects, from supplied multichannel audio signals, audio signals of a channel of a dialogue sound and audio signals of a channel to be downmixed. A downmixing unit downmixes the audio signals of the channel to be downmixed. An addition unit adds the audio signals of the channel of a dialogue sound to audio signals of a predetermined channel among audio signals of one or more channels obtained in the downmixing. The present technology can be applied to a decoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuyuki Hatanaka, Toru Chinen, Minoru Tsuji, Hiroyuki Honma
  • Patent number: 9691410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a frequency band extending device and method, an encoding device and method, a decoding device and method, and a program, whereby music signals can be played with higher sound quality due to the extension of frequency bands. A bandpass filter 13 divides an input signal into multiple sub-band signals, a feature amount calculating circuit 14 calculates feature amount using at least one of the multiple divided sub-band signals and the input signal, a high frequency sub-band power estimating circuit 15 calculates an estimated value of a high frequency sub-band power based on the calculated feature amount, a high frequency signal generating circuit 16 generates a high frequency signal component based on the multiple sub-band signals divided by the bandpass filter 13, and the estimated value of the high frequency sub-band power calculated by the high frequency sub-band power estimating circuit 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Patent number: 9679580
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing signal processing. The signal processing comprises demultiplexing input encoded data into data including information for a segment including frames and coefficient information for a coefficient selected in the frames of the segment, and low band encoded data, decoding the low band encoded data to produce a low band signal, selecting a coefficient of a frame to be processed from a plurality of the coefficients based on the data, calculating a high band sub-band power of a high band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting a high band signal of the frame to be processed based on a low band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting the low band signal of the frame to be processed and the selected coefficient, and producing the high band signal of the frame to be processed based on the high band sub-band power and the low band sub-band signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Patent number: 9659573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal processing apparatus and a signal processing method, an encoder and an encoding method, a decoder and a decoding method, and a program capable of reproducing music signal having a better sound quality by expansion of frequency band. A high band decoding circuit decodes high band encoded data outputs a coefficient table having coefficients for the respective high band sub-bands, which are specified by a coefficient index obtained as a result of decoding. A decoding high band sub-band power calculation circuit calculates decoded high band sub-band powers for the respective high band sub-bands based on low band signals and the coefficient table, and a decoded high band signal production unit produces decoded high band signals from these decoded high band sub-band powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Patent number: 9583112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal processing apparatus and a signal processing method, an encoder and an encoding method, a decoder and a decoding method, and a program capable of reproducing music signal having a better sound quality by expansion of frequency band. A sampling frequency conversion unit converts a sampling frequency of an input signal, and a sub-band division circuit divides the input signal after the sampling conversion into sub-band signals of sub-bands having the number corresponding to the sampling frequency. A pseudo high band sub-band power calculation circuit calculates pseudo high band sub-band powers based on low band signals of the input signal and coefficient tables having coefficients for the respective high band sub-bands. A pseudo high band sub-band power difference calculation circuit compares high band sub-band powers and the pseudo high band sub-band powers to each other and selects a coefficient table from plural coefficient tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Publication number: 20160286332
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device and method, a decoding device and method, and a program which can obtain high quality audio with a less code amount. A signal encoding unit encodes audio signals and outputs a resultant signal code string. A coefficient encoding unit encodes mixing coefficients for use in a mixing process of the audio signals and outputs a resultant coefficient code string. A multiplexing unit multiplexes the signal code string and the coefficient code string and outputs a resultant output code string. The coefficient encoding unit rearranges the mixing coefficients at the time of encoding the mixing coefficients on the basis of distances between input-side sound source positions and speaker positions on a reproduction side and calculates differential values between the mixing coefficients on the basis of arrangement order of the-mixing coefficients, thereby encoding the mixing coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: RUNYU SHI, TORU CHINEN, HIROYUKI HONMA, MITSUYUKI HATANAKA
  • Patent number: 9437197
    Abstract: This technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, and a program capable of improving audio quality and more efficiently encoding audio. A first high-frequency encoding circuit encodes a high-frequency range based on a low-frequency subband signal and a high-frequency subband signal and obtains a high-frequency code amount. A low-frequency encoding circuit encodes a low-frequency signal with a code amount determined by the high-frequency code amount and a low-frequency decoding circuit decodes the encoded low-frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Honma, Toru Chinen, Yuki Yamamoto, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
  • Publication number: 20160225376
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an encoding device and method, a decoding device and method, and to a program, with which sound of an appropriate volume level can be obtained with a smaller quantity of codes. A first gain calculation circuit calculates a first gain for volume level correction of an input time series signal, and a second gain calculation circuit calculates a second gain for volume level correction of a downmixed signal obtained by downmixing of the input time series signal. A gain encoding circuit computes the gain differential between the first gain and the second gain, the gain differential between time frames, and the gain differential within time frames, and encodes the first gain and the second gain. The present invention can be applied in encoding devices and decoding devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Honma, Toru Chinen, Runyu Shi, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 9406312
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing signal processing. The signal processing comprises demultiplexing input encoded data into data including information for a segment including frames and coefficient information for a coefficient selected in the frames of the segment, and low band encoded data, decoding the low band encoded data to produce a low band signal, selecting a coefficient of a frame to be processed from a plurality of the coefficients based on the data, calculating a high band sub-band power of a high band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting a high band signal of the frame to be processed based on a low band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting the low band signal of the frame to be processed and the selected coefficient, and producing the high band signal of the frame to be processed based on the high band sub-band power and the low band sub-band signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Publication number: 20160140982
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing signal processing. The signal processing comprises demultiplexing input encoded data into data including information for a segment including frames and coefficient information for a coefficient selected in the frames of the segment, and low band encoded data, decoding the low band encoded data to produce a low band signal, selecting a coefficient of a frame to be processed from a plurality of the coefficients based on the data, calculating a high band sub-band power of a high band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting a high band signal of the frame to be processed based on a low band sub-band signal of each sub-band constituting the low band signal of the frame to be processed and the selected coefficient, and producing the high band signal of the frame to be processed based on the high band sub-band power and the low band sub-band signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Publication number: 20160019911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a frequency band extending device and method, an encoding device and method, a decoding device and method, and a program, whereby music signals can be played with higher sound quality due to the extension of frequency bands. A bandpass filter 13 divides an input signal into multiple sub-band signals, a feature amount calculating circuit 14 calculates feature amount using at least one of the multiple divided sub-band signals and the input signal, a high frequency sub-band power estimating circuit 15 calculates an estimated value of a high frequency sub-band power based on the calculated feature amount, a high frequency signal generating circuit 16 generates a high frequency signal component based on the multiple sub-band signals divided by the bandpass filter 13, and the estimated value of the high frequency sub-band power calculated by the high frequency sub-band power estimating circuit 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Patent number: 9208795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a frequency band extending device and method, an encoding device and method, a decoding device and method, and a program, whereby music signals can be played with higher sound quality due to the extension of frequency bands. A bandpass filter 13 divides an input signal into multiple sub-band signals, a feature amount calculating circuit 14 calculates feature amount using at least one of the multiple divided sub-band signals and the input signal, a high frequency sub-band power estimating circuit 15 calculates an estimated value of a high frequency sub-band power based on the calculated feature amount, a high frequency signal generating circuit 16 generates a high frequency signal component based on the multiple sub-band signals divided by the bandpass filter 13, and the estimated value of the high frequency sub-band power calculated by the high frequency sub-band power estimating circuit 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Publication number: 20150120307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal processing apparatus and a signal processing method, an encoder and an encoding method, a decoder and a decoding method, and a program capable of reproducing music signal having a better sound quality by expansion of frequency band. A high band decoding circuit decodes high band encoded data outputs a coefficient table having coefficients for the respective high band sub-bands, which are specified by a coefficient index obtained as a result of decoding. A decoding high band sub-band power calculation circuit calculates decoded high band sub-band powers for the respective high band sub-bands based on low band signals and the coefficient table, and a decoded high band signal production unit produces decoded high band signals from these decoded high band sub-band powers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Patent number: 8977120
    Abstract: In an apparatus for accommodating and multiplexing asynchronous client signals in which an idle signal is defined, the transmission side transmits client signals after synchronizing the client signals by inserting or removing, with reference to a specific client signal, an idle signal to/from the same type of another client signal, and in the receiving side, a PLL part is shared by recovering a clock from a client signal and distributing the clock for another client signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takuya Ohara, Takashi Ono, Shigeki Aisawa, Masahito Tomizawa, Hiroyuki Honma, Satoru Saitoh, Masahiro Shioda
  • Patent number: 8949119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal processing apparatus and a signal processing method, an encoder and an encoding method, a decoder and a decoding method, and a program capable of reproducing music signal having a better sound quality by expansion of frequency band. A high band decoding circuit decodes high band encoded data outputs a coefficient table having coefficients for the respective high band sub-bands, which are specified by a coefficient index obtained as a result of decoding. A decoding high band sub-band power calculation circuit calculates decoded high band sub-band powers for the respective high band sub-bands based on low band signals and the coefficient table, and a decoded high band signal production unit produces decoded high band signals from these decoded high band sub-band powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuhki Mitsufuji
  • Patent number: 8837638
    Abstract: A signal decoding method including the steps of: (a) de-multiplexing compressed data in an input signal and generating encoded data for at least one low frequency sub-band signal and information characterizing at least one high frequency sub-band signal; (b) decoding the encoded data and generating a low frequency sub-band signal; (c) generating at least one high frequency band signal using the low frequency sub-band signal and at least one item of the information characterizing the at least one high frequency sub-band signal; (d) adjusting a gain of the at least one high frequency band signal using the at least one item of information characterizing the at least one high frequency sub-band signal; and (e) generating a time series signal by combining the low frequency sub-band signal and the at least one high frequency sub-band signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma
  • Patent number: 8824507
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus includes a frame dividing circuit that maps frame data of each of a plurality of frames whose period is different from each other into one or a plurality of internal frames having a fixed frame period and a fixed transmission rate, based on a predetermined internal clock; a cross-connect circuit that cross-connects the frame data of each in a time division multiplexing system based on the internal clock in units of the internal frames; and a frame combining circuit that demaps, into any of the plurality of frames, or multiplexes, data of one or a plurality of internal frames cross-connected by the cross-connect circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Honma, Masahiro Shioda, Toru Katagiri
  • Patent number: 8767064
    Abstract: The light source is disposed in a direction traversing the axial direction A of the optical connector. The optical connector holder comprises an inspection light reflecting portion. The inspection light reflecting portion deflects and reflects the inspection light from the light source to the axial direction A so that the inspection light enters the reference hole portion of the optical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Koreeda, Hiroyuki Honma, Kazuhito Asada, Tomohiko Aso, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono