Patents by Inventor Satoshi Hiratsuka

Satoshi Hiratsuka 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: 20230308539
    Abstract: A processing load at calling is reduced. An information processing apparatus including: a management unit configured to manage a control parameter related to call quality of a call previously made with a user terminal; and a transmission unit configured to relay packets of call voice and transmit the packets to an edge apparatus when a call is made with the user terminal, the edge apparatus being configured to perform processing based on the control parameter is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiratsuka, Takeshi Mori
  • Patent number: 10860203
    Abstract: In the display device according to the present disclosure, a linear operation mode, in which an image is changed by tracing an operation surface substantially along a straight line, and a circular-arc operation mode, in which an image is changed by tracing the operation surface substantially along a circular arc, are set as operation modes for changing images displayed on the operation surface by tracing an operation surface of a touch panel. A CPU extracts the characteristic manner in which the operation surface is traced based on information acquired from the touch panel when the operation surface is being traced, decides which one of the linear operation mode and the circular-arc operation mode as the operation mode based on the extracted characteristics is the operation mode, and changes to the other operation mode in response to a change in the characteristic manner in which the operation surface is traced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20190294309
    Abstract: In the display device according to the present disclosure, a linear operation mode, in which an image is changed by tracing an operation surface substantially along a straight line, and a circular-arc operation mode, in which an image is changed by tracing the operation surface substantially along a circular arc, are set as operation modes for changing images displayed on the operation surface by tracing an operation surface of a touch panel. A CPU extracts the characteristic manner in which the operation surface is traced based on information acquired from the touch panel when the operation surface is being traced, decides which one of the linear operation mode and the circular-arc operation mode as the operation mode based on the extracted characteristics is the operation mode, and changes to the other operation mode in response to a change in the characteristic manner in which the operation surface is traced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Satoshi HIRATSUKA
  • Patent number: 9524706
    Abstract: A music reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction section for reproducing user-selected music piece data, a generation section for generating control information including music piece information identifying a music piece reproduced by the reproduction section and reproduced position information indicative of a currently-reproduced position, a modulation section for outputting, on the basis of the generated control information, an audio signal of a predetermined frequency band for carrying the control information, and an output section for transmitting to outside the audio signal generated by the modulation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: 9460696
    Abstract: A music reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction section for reproducing user-selected music piece data, a generation section for generating control information including music piece information identifying a music piece reproduced by the reproduction section and reproduced position information indicative of a currently-reproduced position, a modulation section for outputting, on the basis of the generated control information, an audio signal of a predetermined frequency band for carrying the control information, and an output section for transmitting to outside the audio signal generated by the modulation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: 9437178
    Abstract: A storage section stores therein one or more sets of music content and/or function executing programs, at least a part of the sets of music content and/or function executing programs being set in a non-usable state at least in an initial state. An audio signal containing additional information is received from an external electronic audio apparatus, and a determination is made as to whether the additional information satisfies a predetermined condition. If the additional information satisfies the predetermined condition, any of the sets of music content and/or function executing programs, stored in the storage section, that is currently set in the non-usable state is updated to a usable state. A model of the external electronic audio apparatus is identified, and any of the sets of music content and/or function executing programs that corresponds to the identified model is updated to the usable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiratsuka, Shinya Hamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9040801
    Abstract: A music reproduction apparatus includes: a reproduction section for reproducing user-selected music piece data; a generation section for generating control information including music piece information identifying a music piece reproduced by the reproduction section and reproduced position information indicative of a currently-reproduced position; a modulation section for outputting, on the basis of the generated control information, an audio signal of a predetermined frequency band for carrying the control information; and an output section for transmitting to outside the audio signal generated by the modulation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20150096432
    Abstract: A music reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction section for reproducing user-selected music piece data, a generation section for generating control information including music piece information identifying a music piece reproduced by the reproduction section and reproduced position information indicative of a currently-reproduced position, a modulation section for outputting, on the basis of the generated control information, an audio signal of a predetermined frequency band for carrying the control information, and an output section for transmitting to outside the audio signal generated by the modulation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Satoshi HIRATSUKA
  • Patent number: 8424108
    Abstract: Server SV of a contents supplying system according to this invention stores, together with numerous contents, contents purchase information including contents ID information and copy control data of already supplied contents as user information for each user US (a; b) of information processing terminal PC (a1, a2; b1) registered in advance. Upon request for supplying the contents from information processing terminal PC, server SV supplies the relevant contents and renews the contents purchase information of the relevant user by amendment. When information processing terminal PC sends to server SV a request for copying the downloaded contents, server SV sends the copy control data of the relevant contents as a reply. In accordance with the contents of the copy control data, information processing terminal PC determines whether or not to copy the relevant contents into external apparatus KD or recording medium RMb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20130077447
    Abstract: A music reproduction apparatus includes: a reproduction section for reproducing user-selected music piece data; a generation section for generating control information including music piece information identifying a music piece reproduced by the reproduction section and reproduced position information indicative of a currently-reproduced position; a modulation section for outputting, on the basis of the generated control information, an audio signal of a predetermined frequency band for carrying the control information; and an output section for transmitting to outside the audio signal generated by the modulation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi HIRATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20130003713
    Abstract: A first communication device generates a control header containing mapping information indicating channels to which data of time division multiplex is mapped, maps the data of time division multiplex and data of another format to respective channels according to the mapping information, and transmits a signal in which the data of time division multiplex and the data of the other format have been mapped and the control header, and a second communication device receives the signal in which the data of time division multiplex and the data of the other format have been mapped and the control header, acquires the mapping information from the control header, and acquires the data of time division multiplex and the data of the other format from the respective channels of the signal according to the mapping information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi HIRATSUKA
  • Patent number: 7958054
    Abstract: A song data reproduction apparatus has a storage for song data composed of performance data and order information. The performance data represents a content of a music performance and contains reproduction limiting information for limiting a reproduction state of the music performance. The order information indicates either of a purchase or a preview associated to a usage right of the content of the music performance. A usage right identification section refers to the order information of the song data containing the performance data to be reproduced, for identifying the usage right of the content of the music performance in terms of the purchase or preview. A limiting information read section reads the reproduction limiting information from the performance data when the identified usage right indicates the preview. A reproduction control section controls the reproduction state of the music performance in accordance with the read reproduction limiting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ikeda, Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: 7935878
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, or method extracts a music playing data file from a given musical work resource such as an electronic music score data file, a printed sheet of music and an audio signals of a musical performance, to be utilized for playing music automatically by means of a tone generator device. The extracted music playing data file is encrypted using an encryption key to be stored in a storage device or to be transmitted to an automatic music playing apparatus. The stored or the transmitted music playing data file is decrypted beforehand to be used for automatic music playing. After the decrypted music playing data file has been utilized, the decrypted music playing data file is deleted from the system so that no unencrypted data file remains in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: 7663050
    Abstract: An automatic accompaniment apparatus that enables an external electronic musical instrument connected thereto to exhibit its accompaniment information generating capability to the maximum. Control information for causing an accompaniment information generator of the external electronic musical instrument to generate accompaniment information is generated and transmitted to the accompaniment information generator of the external electronic musical instrument via a control interface that connects to the external electronic musical instrument and performs transmission and reception of information to and from the external electronic musical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Publication number: 20100024629
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, or method extracts a music playing data file from a given musical work resource such as an electronic music score data file, a printed sheet of music and an audio signals of a musical performance, to be utilized for playing music automatically by means of a tone generator device. The extracted music playing data file is encrypted using an encryption key to be stored in a storage device or to be transmitted to an automatic music playing apparatus. The stored or the transmitted music playing data file is decrypted beforehand to be used for automatic music playing. After the decrypted music playing data file has been utilized, the decrypted music playing data file is deleted from the system so that no unencrypted data file remains in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi HIRATSUKA
  • Patent number: 7375274
    Abstract: An automatic accompaniment apparatus that enables an external electronic musical instrument connected thereto to exhibit its accompaniment information generating capability to the maximum and makes it possible to set tone color data and accompaniment data adapted to the external electronic musical instrument through the automatic accompaniment apparatus. The external electronic musical instrument stores in advance a plurality of tone color data and/or a plurality of accompaniment data and generates accompaniment information based on the selected tone color data and/or accompaniment data. List information on the stored tone color data and/or the accompaniment data is acquired via a control interface that connects to the external electronic musical instrument and carries out transmission and reception of information to and from the external electronic musical instrument, and the acquired list information is presented to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: 7371959
    Abstract: In the system of the invention, a music playing data file is extracted from a given musical work resource such as an electronic music score data file, a printed sheet of music and an audio signals of a musical performance, to be utilized for playing music automatically by means of a tone generator device. The extracted music playing data file is encrypted using an encryption key to be stored in a storage device or to be transmitted to an automatic music playing apparatus. The stored or the transmitted music playing data file is decrypted beforehand to be used for automatic music playing. After the decrypted music playing data file has been utilized, the decrypted music playing data file is deleted from the system so that no unencrypted data file remains in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: 7166792
    Abstract: Musical score displaying data include note or musical score information indicative of a note or musical score symbol to be displayed, position information indicative of a display position on a musical score where the note or musical score symbol is to be placed, and attribute information designating any one of a plurality of musical stave rows where the note or musical score symbol is to be displayed. Note or musical score marks of a same performance part can be displayed across two musical staves, by determining any one of the plurality of musical stave rows where the note or musical score symbol is to be displayed in accordance with the attribute information. In another aspect, the musical score displaying data include at least one of first attribute information for variably controlling the display position of the note or musical score symbol in a horizontal direction and second attribute information for variably controlling the display position of the note or musical score symbol in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiratsuka, Shuichi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: D817990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Hiratsuka
  • Patent number: D823333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiratsuka, Piotr Tomasz Stolarski