Patents by Inventor Shinichi Takenaga

Shinichi Takenaga 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).

  • Database constructing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8161056
    Abstract: In a music information database, music information where music pieces and impression words representing impressions of the music pieces and usable as search words when any of the music pieces is to be searched for is registered for a plurality of music pieces. Information collection section collects, from among various information being provided by information source sites, information usable as music-piece-related search words. Registration section registers the words usable as music-piece-related search words, collected by the information collection section, into the database in association with particular music pieces. In this way, it is possible to construct a music information database which permits a music information search therethrough using impression words representing impressions of a music piece, at low cost without taking much time and labor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Kobayashi, Shinichi Takenaga, Tetsuya Maeda, Toru Makino, Hitoshi Makita, Hiroshi Adachi
  • DATABASE CONSTRUCTING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080229910
    Abstract: In a music information database, music information where music pieces and impression words representing impressions of the music pieces and usable as search words when any of the music pieces is to be searched for is registered for a plurality of music pieces. Information collection section collects, from among various information being provided by information source sites, information usable as music-piece-related search words. Registration section registers the words usable as music-piece-related search words, collected by the information collection section, into the database in association with particular music pieces. In this way, it is possible to construct a music information database which permits a music information search therethrough using impression words representing impressions of a music piece, at low cost without taking much time and labor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko KOBAYASHI, Shinichi TAKENAGA, Tetsuya MAEDA, Toru MAKINO, Hitoshi MAKITA, Hiroshi ADACHI