Patents by Inventor Shigetoshi Hayashi

Shigetoshi Hayashi 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: 11741938
    Abstract: There is provided a mechanism that enables cooperation of a plurality of audio processing devices. An earphone device includes a sensor unit that detects an overlapping state of the earphone device and a headphone device and a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the headphone device which is worn to overlap an outer side of the earphone device worn by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Asada, Go Igarashi, Naoki Shinmen, Shigetoshi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11730060
    Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator that includes a multilayer body, a low-potential outer electrode, and a high-potential outer electrode. The multilayer body includes multiple alternately stacked piezoelectric ceramic layers and planar electrodes. The planar electrodes include low-potential planar electrodes electrically connected to the low-potential outer electrode and high-potential planar electrodes electrically connected to the high-potential outer electrode. The planar electrode positioned most outwardly on the side of a first main surface of the multilayer body is a low-potential planar electrode. The inner surface of this low-potential planar electrode contacts the ? side of polarization in an active region, and the outer surface of this low-potential planar electrode is exposed on an outside of the multilayer body. On the side of a second main surface of the multilayer body, a high-potential planar electrode is not exposed on the outside of the multilayer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yamakawa, Seishiro Goto, Shinichiro Kawada, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Akio Fujita, Yusuke Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230230568
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a sensor, an actuator, a vibration control circuit, a transmission circuit, and a reception circuit. The sensor detects vibration of a control target. The actuator provides vibration control of the control target. The vibration control circuit generates a drive signal for the vibration control for the actuator according to an output signal of the sensor, and outputs the generated drive signal to the actuator. The transmission circuit modulates transmission data to produce a transmission signal, and synthesizes the modulated transmission signal to produce the drive signal for the vibration control that is to be outputted to the actuator. The reception circuit extracts a reception signal from the output signal of the sensor, and demodulates the extracted reception signal to produce reception data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: YOSHIYUKI KURODA, KOHEI ASADA, KOYA SATO, MASAKI KAMATA, TETSUNORI ITABASHI, SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230222998
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a control unit configured to control a gain of a drive signal for an actuator that is used for vibration control of an object to be controlled, according to a processing result of adaptive processing using an output signal from a sensor and the drive signal for the actuator that have been decimated, the sensor being configured to detect vibration of the object to be controlled, the drive signal being generated according to the output signal from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI, YOSHIYUKI KURODA, TETSUNORI ITABASHI, KOHEI ASADA, KOYA SATO, MASAKI KAMATA
  • Patent number: 11543521
    Abstract: To provide a mechanism for selectively taking an external sound from an appropriate sound source into an internal space of a moving object. An information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire an audio signal from a sound source existing outside a moving object, a generation unit configured to generate an audio signal from a target sound source at a distance from the moving object, the distance being a distance according to a speed of the moving object, of the sound sources, on the basis of the audio signal acquired by the acquisition unit, and an output control unit configured to output the audio signal generated by the generation unit toward an internal space of the moving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Osako, Kohei Asada, Tetsunori Itabashi, Kazuma Yoshii, Kenichi Makino, Yasunobu Murata, Shigetoshi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11445289
    Abstract: [Problem] To propose a mechanism capable of performing a noise cancellation process in an ear hole opening type audio processing device. [Solution] An audio processing device including: an audio information acquisition unit that acquires audio information; a holding unit that abuts on a cavum concha or an inner wall of an ear canal and holds the audio information acquisition unit in a space closer to an eardrum side than a tragus, in a state of being worn by a user; an opening portion that opens an ear hole to an outside; and a signal processing unit that generates a noise cancellation signal based on the audio information acquired by the audio information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Go Igarashi, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Naoki Shinmen, Kohei Asada
  • Publication number: 20220254329
    Abstract: Provided is a speaker unit that constitutes a sound system that reduces noise in an open space, including: a housing; a driver; and a microphone, in which the microphone and the driver are provided in the housing such that sensitivity of the microphone to a signal output from the driver is lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI, TETSUNORI ITABASHI, KOHEI ASADA, KENICHI MAKINO
  • Patent number: 11350203
    Abstract: Provided is a headphone device including a housing, an audio input unit that is arranged to be separated from the housing and collects audio to generate an audio signal, a holding unit that abuts on a cavum concha or an inner wall of an ear canal of a user and holds the audio input unit in a space closer to an eardrum side than a tragus, in a state of being worn by the user, a wired connection unit that connects the housing and the audio input unit in a wired manner, a signal processing unit that generates a noise cancellation signal for an external sound based on the audio signal generated by the audio input unit, and generates an output signal based on the generated noise cancellation signal, and an audio output unit that outputs audio based on the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Shinmen, Kohei Asada, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Go Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20220139366
    Abstract: There is provided a mechanism that enables cooperation of a plurality of audio processing devices. An earphone device includes a sensor unit that detects an overlapping state of the earphone device and a headphone device and a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the headphone device which is worn to overlap an outer side of the earphone device worn by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: KOHEI ASADA, GO IGARASHI, NAOKI SHINMEN, SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11290835
    Abstract: An acoustic processing apparatus includes an acquisition section that acquires operation position information of a seat apparatus that operates following a movement of a user; and a sound image localization processor that performs sound image localization processing on an audio signal according to the operation position information acquired by the acquisition section, the audio signal being reproduced by a speaker unit provided to the seat apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakagawa, Ryutaro Watanabe, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shigetoshi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11257476
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing apparatus of a plurality of signal processing apparatuses that includes a noise canceling processing unit capable of connecting one or more input portions and one or more output portions, and performs a noise canceling processing. Signal processing apparatuses of the plurality of signal processing apparatuses are connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Hayashi, Kohei Asada, Shinpei Tsuchiya, Kazunobu Ookuri
  • Patent number: 11200880
    Abstract: Provided is an information processor including a signal processing section that acquires a first signal to be detected by an acoustic input section of a first unit including the acoustic input section disposed within a predetermined distance from one ear hole of a user in a state of being worn by the user, acquires a second signal, which indicates a noise generated from a noise source, to be acquired by a second unit, and generates a noise cancellation signal directed to the noise on the basis of the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Makino, Kohei Asada, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Go Igarashi
  • Patent number: 11178488
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to reducing influence of crosstalk components by appropriately blocking a propagation path of the crosstalk components output from speakers that reproduce signals for right and left ears respectively. Provided is a contact member used in contact with a back and/or a back of a head of a listener. The contact member is installed with: a first speaker that reproduces a signal for the left ear and a second speaker that reproduces a signal for the right ear; and a propagation obstruction adapted to block a propagation path of crosstalk components output from the respective speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryutaro Watanabe, Toru Nakagawa, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Toru Chinen, Asaya Hondo, Satoko Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11159886
    Abstract: To favorably reduce crosstalk components output from respective speakers that reproduce left and right ear signals. Directivity is given to a left ear signal and a right ear signal and the left ear signal and the right ear signal are reproduced by using at least two respective speakers arranged back-to-back to reduce crosstalk components. For example, the speaker may be a speaker installed in a headrest or a seat provided with the headrest. For example, the directivity given to the left ear signal and the directivity given to the right ear signal may be bidirectional directivity or unidirectional directivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Hayashi, Ryutaro Watanabe, Tetsunori Itabashi, Toru Nakagawa, Takuma Domae
  • Publication number: 20210286073
    Abstract: To provide a mechanism for selectively taking an external sound from an appropriate sound source into an internal space of a moving object. An information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire an audio signal from a sound source existing outside a moving object, a generation unit configured to generate an audio signal from a target sound source at a distance from the moving object, the distance being a distance according to a speed of the moving object, of the sound sources, on the basis of the audio signal acquired by the acquisition unit, and an output control unit configured to output the audio signal generated by the generation unit toward an internal space of the moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: KEIICHI OSAKO, KOHEI ASADA, TETSUNORI ITABASHI, KAZUMA YOSHII, KENICHI MAKINO, YASUNOBU MURATA, SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210227326
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to reducing influence of crosstalk components by appropriately blocking a propagation path of the crosstalk components output from speakers that reproduce signals for right and left ears respectively. Provided is a contact member used in contact with a back and/or a back of a head of a listener. The contact member is installed with: a first speaker that reproduces a signal for the left ear and a second speaker that reproduces a signal for the right ear; and a propagation obstruction adapted to block a propagation path of crosstalk components output from the respective speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryutaro Watanabe, Toru Nakagawa, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Toru Chinen, Asaya Hondo, Satoko Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11024280
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes a signal processor configured to: generate a first noise reduction signal using an adaptive filter based on a signal output from a first input apparatus, and cause the generated first noise reduction signal to be output by a first output apparatus; and generate a second noise reduction signal using a feedback filter based on a signal output from a second input apparatus, and cause the generated second noise reduction signal to be output by a second output apparatus. The feedback filter has a fixed feedback coefficient. The first input apparatus is located at a first noise-cancellation target location in an environment, and the second input apparatus is located at a second noise-cancellation target location in the environment, which may be different from the first noise-cancellation target location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsunori Itabashi, Kohei Asada, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Kenichi Makino, Kazuma Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20210067863
    Abstract: [Problem] Proposed is a mechanism that enables a cancellation point in a noise cancellation process to be located closer to user's eardrum. [Solution] A headphone device including: a housing; an audio input unit that is arranged to be separated from the housing and collects audio to generate an audio signal; a holding unit that abuts on a cavum concha or an inner wall of an ear canal of a user and holds the audio input unit in a space closer to an eardrum side than a tragus, in a state of being worn by the user; a wired connection unit that connects the housing and the audio input unit in a wired manner; a signal processing unit that generates a noise cancellation signal for an external sound based on the audio signal generated by the audio input unit, and generates an output signal based on the generated noise cancellation signal; and an audio output unit that outputs audio based on the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: NAOKI SHINMEN, KOHEI ASADA, SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI, GO IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20210027758
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus that performs noise cancellation processing for reducing noise by selecting, from among a plurality of input units and a plurality of output units that respectively correspond to the plurality of input units, the input unit and the output unit to be used in noise cancellation processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinpei Tsuchiya, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Kohei Asada, Kazunobu Ookuri
  • Publication number: 20200402494
    Abstract: The signal processing apparatus includes a noise canceling processing unit capable of connecting one or more input portions and one or more output portions, performs a noise canceling processing by connecting a plurality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI, KOHEI ASADA, SHINPEI TSUCHIYA, KAZUNOBU OOKURI