Patents by Inventor KOHEI KATOU

KOHEI KATOU 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: 11420134
    Abstract: A master reproduction apparatus is a master reproduction apparatus capable of executing synchronous reproduction of audio data together with one or more slave reproduction apparatuses. The master reproduction apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a generation unit, a transmission unit, and a light emission control unit. The generation unit that generates illumination information, in which light emission modes are associated with the plurality of light emitting elements, on the basis of analysis data obtained by analyzing audio data. The transmission unit that transmits the generated illumination information to the one or more slave reproduction apparatuses. The light emission control unit that causes the plurality of light emitting elements to emit light in the light emission modes based on the illumination information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu Nakamura, Yiping Shi, Kohei Katou
  • Publication number: 20190380190
    Abstract: [Solving Means] A master reproduction apparatus is a master reproduction apparatus capable of executing synchronous reproduction of audio data together with one or more slave reproduction apparatuses. The master reproduction apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a generation unit, a transmission unit, and a light emission control unit. The generation unit is configured to generate illumination information, in which light emission modes are associated with the plurality of light emitting elements, on the basis of analysis data obtained by analyzing audio data. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the generated illumination information to the one or more slave reproduction apparatuses. The light emission control unit is configured to cause the plurality of light emitting elements to emit light in the light emission modes based on the illumination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: HIDEKAZU NAKAMURA, YIPING SHI, KOHEI KATOU