Patents by Inventor Takeshi Otani

Takeshi Otani 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: 20190080699
    Abstract: There is provided an audio processing device including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to detect a first acoustic feature amount and a second acoustic feature amount of an input audio, calculate a coefficient for the second acoustic feature amount based on a time change amount by calculating the time change amount of the first acoustic feature amount, and calculate a statistical amount for the second acoustic feature amount based on the coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: TARO TOGAWA, Sayuri Nakayama, Takeshi OTANI
  • Publication number: 20190066714
    Abstract: A method for processing speech includes: executing a acquiring process that includes acquiring a speech signal; executing a detection process that includes detecting a first frequency spectrum from the speech signal; executing a calculation process that includes calculating a second spectrum based on an envelope of the first spectrum; executing a correction process that includes correcting the first spectrum based on comparison between a first amplitude of the first spectrum and a second amplitude of the second spectrum; executing a estimation process that includes estimating a pitch frequency of the speech signal in accordance with correlation between the corrected first frequency spectrum and periodic signals corresponding to frequencies in a certain band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Sayuri Nakayama, TARO TOGAWA, Takeshi OTANI
  • Publication number: 20190027165
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to specify a first signal level of a first voice signal, specify a second signal level of a second voice signal, and execute evaluation of at least one of the first voice signal and the second voice signal based on at least one of a sum of the first signal level and the second signal level and an average of the first signal level and the second signal level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: TARO TOGAWA, Sayuri Nakayama, Takeshi OTANI
  • Publication number: 20190027158
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer to execute an utterance impression determination process of: specifying a current fundamental frequency from a voice signal which is received, calculating a relaxation value by changing the current fundamental frequency in chronological order so that the change in the current fundamental frequency becomes moderate, and evaluating the voice signal based on a degree of a magnitude of a difference between at least one feature amount associated with the current fundamental frequency and the relaxation value corresponding to the feature amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Taro Togawa, Sayuri Nakayama, Takeshi OTANI
  • Publication number: 20180349696
    Abstract: A line-of-sight analysis method, performed by a computer, includes: identifying, when a selection event with respect to a first object out of a plurality of objects is detected, a second object different from the first object, based on a detection status of line-of-sight relative to the objects in a most recent time period of the selection event; and outputting information indicating the identified second object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuta Masuda, Takuya Kamimura, Takeshi Otani
  • Publication number: 20180336403
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to obtain a plurality of images of a subject captured at different timings, detect a feature point of the subject from each of the plurality of images, identify a movement locus of the feature point between the plurality of images, identify a center position of a circle having the movement locus as an arc, and determine a posture of the subject based on the identified center position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: SHANSHAN YU, Norihiro Kakuko, Takeshi OTANI
  • Patent number: 10096330
    Abstract: An utterance condition determination device includes a memory configured to a voice signal of a first speaker and a voice signal of a second speaker, and a processor configured to estimate an average backchannel frequency that represents a backchannel frequency of the second speaker in a period of time from a voice start time of the voice signal of the second speaker to a predetermined time based on the voice signal of the first speaker and the voice signal of the second speaker, to calculate the backchannel frequency of the second speaker for each unit of time based on the voice signal of the first speaker and the voice signal of the second speaker, and to determine a satisfaction level of the second speaker based on the estimated average backchannel frequency and the calculated backchannel frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Sayuri Kohmura, Taro Togawa, Takeshi Otani
  • Patent number: 10094862
    Abstract: A sound processing device performs obtaining a first frequency spectrum that corresponds to a first sound signal and a second frequency spectrum that corresponds to a second sound signal, calculating a level difference between a level of each of frequency components in the first frequency spectrum and a level of each of frequency components in the second frequency spectrum, calculating a spread of a distribution of the level difference during a prescribed period for each of the frequency components, and determining a gain to be multiplied to the frequency component in the first frequency spectrum and a gain to be multiplied to the frequency component in the second frequency spectrum in accordance with the spread of the distribution of the level difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Sayuri Nakayama, Taro Togawa, Takeshi Otani
  • Publication number: 20180260619
    Abstract: A method includes extracting a plurality of feature points from a first image and a second image of an image-capture target, acquiring, from the second image, for each of the plurality of feature points in the first image, a set of points having a correlation with the feature point, identifying, for each of the plurality of feature points in the second image, a position of a center of gravity of the set of points, and determining an amount of movement of the image-capture target by performing weighting processing, the weighting processing being performed on each of amounts of displacements and a number of points in the set of points acquired for each of the plurality of feature points, each of the amounts of displacements being a displacement from a position of each of the plurality of feature points in the first image to the position of the center of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Norihiro Kakuko, Shanshan Yu, Takeshi Otani
  • Publication number: 20180261238
    Abstract: A confused state determination device that includes: an audio receiver that receives input of call audio; a memory; and a processor that is connected to the memory and that is configured to detect a questioning utterance in a call-hold duration of the call audio, compute a frequency of the questioning utterance detected in the call-hold duration, and determine a user to be in a confused state in a case in which the computed questioning utterance frequency is a first threshold value or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Taro TOGAWA, Sayuri NAKAYAMA, Takeshi OTANI
  • Patent number: 10014838
    Abstract: A gain adjustment apparatus includes a first output device configured to output a first audio signal, a second output device configured to output a second audio signal, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to convert the first audio signal and the second audio signal to a first frequency spectrum and a second frequency spectrum, calculate an estimated difference between the first frequency spectrum and the second frequency spectrum based on a comparison of the first frequency spectrum with the second frequency spectrum, and output a first and second adjustment spectra corresponding to the first and second frequency spectra, the first and second adjustment spectra being adjusted on the basis of the first and second frequency spectra and the estimated difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Sayuri Nakayama, Taro Togawa, Takeshi Otani
  • Publication number: 20180122406
    Abstract: A pitch extraction device includes a processor configured to perform a process including: dividing a first bit stream in encoded data into a plurality of sections each having a prescribed section length, the encoded data being obtained by performing entropy encoding on a residual signal calculated by performing linear prediction analysis on a sound signal; allocating a first value or a second value to each of the plurality of sections in the first bit stream in accordance with a bit value in each of the plurality of sections; generating a second bit stream obtained by re-encoding the first bit stream according to the first value and the second value that have been allocated to each of the plurality of sections in the first bit stream; and calculating a fundamental frequency of the sound signal in accordance with an autocorrelation of the second bit stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira Kamano, Yohei KISHI, Takeshi OTANI
  • Publication number: 20180090156
    Abstract: A speech evaluation apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to generate a first input spectrum obtained by frequency transforming a first signal that is a signal of a first period, generate a second input spectrum obtained by frequency transforming a second signal that is the signal of a second period earlier than the first period, generate a processed spectrum obtained by transforming frequency of the second input spectrum based on a change ratio set in advance, calculate a correlation value between the first input spectrum and the processed spectrum, and determine a change amount of pitch frequency from the first signal to the second signal based on the change ratio and the correlation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takeshi Otani, Taro Togawa, Sayuri Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9916843
    Abstract: A voice processing apparatus including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to acquire a first input signal containing a first voice, and a second input signal containing a second voice, obtain a first signal intensity of the first input signal, and a second signal intensity of the second input signal, specify a correlation coefficient between a time sequence of the first signal intensity and a time sequence of the second signal intensity, determine whether the first voice and the second voice are in the conversation state or not based on the specified correlation coefficient, and output information indicating an association between the first voice and the second voice when it is determined that the first voice and the second voice are in the conversation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Taro Togawa, Sayuri Kohmura, Takeshi Otani
  • Publication number: 20180061436
    Abstract: An audio processing method including: generating a plurality of frequency spectra by transforming a plurality of audio signals inputted to a plurality of input devices respectively, comparing an amplitude of each of frequency components of a specific frequency spectrum included in the plurality of frequency spectra with an amplitude of each of frequency components of one or a more other frequency spectra different from the specific frequency spectrum included in the plurality of frequency spectra, for each of the frequency components, extracting, from the frequency components, a frequency component in which an amplitude of the specific frequency spectrum is larger than an amplitude of the one or more other frequency spectra, and controlling an output corresponding to the plurality of audio signal inputted to each of the plurality of input devices based on a proportion of the extracted frequency component in the frequency components whose amplitudes has been compared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Sayuri Nakayama, Taro Togawa, Takeshi Otani
  • Publication number: 20180062597
    Abstract: A gain adjustment apparatus includes a first output device configured to output a first audio signal, a second output device configured to output a second audio signal, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to convert the first audio signal and the second audio signal to a first frequency spectrum and a second frequency spectrum, calculate an estimated difference between the first frequency spectrum and the second frequency spectrum based on a comparison of the first frequency spectrum with the second frequency spectrum, and output a first and second adjustment spectra corresponding to the first and second frequency spectra, the first and second adjustment spectra being adjusted on the basis of the first and second frequency spectra and the estimated difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Sayuri Nakayama, Taro Togawa, Takeshi Otani
  • Publication number: 20180061434
    Abstract: A sound processing device includes a processor configured to generate a first frequency spectrum of a first sound signal corresponding to a first sound received at a first input device and a second frequency spectrum of a second sound signal corresponding to the first sound received at a second input device, calculate a transfer characteristic based on a first difference between an intensity of the first frequency spectrum and an intensity of the second frequency spectrum, generate a third frequency spectrum of a third sound signal transmitted from the first input device and a fourth frequency spectrum of a fourth sound signal transmitted from the second input device, specify a suppression level of an intensity of the fourth frequency spectrum based on a second difference between an intensity of the third frequency spectrum and an intensity of the fourth frequency spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takeshi OTANI, Taro TOGAWA, Sayuri NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180059155
    Abstract: A sound processing device performs obtaining a first frequency spectrum that corresponds to a first sound signal and a second frequency spectrum that corresponds to a second sound signal, calculating a level difference between a level of each of frequency components in the first frequency spectrum and a level of each of frequency components in the second frequency spectrum, calculating a spread of a distribution of the level difference during a prescribed period for each of the frequency components, and determining a gain to be multiplied to the frequency component in the first frequency spectrum and a gain to be multiplied to the frequency component in the second frequency spectrum in accordance with the spread of the distribution of the level difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Sayuri Nakayama, TARO TOGAWA, Takeshi OTANI
  • Patent number: 9837085
    Abstract: An audio encoding device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: calculating a similarity in phase of a first channel signal and a second channel signal contained in a plurality of channels of an audio signal; and selecting, based on the similarity, a first output that outputs one of the first channel signal and the second channel signal, or a second output that outputs both of the first channel signal and the second channel signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira Kamano, Yohei Kishi, Takeshi Otani
  • Patent number: 9812153
    Abstract: An image and audio reproduction device obtains an image captured by an image capturing device and a plurality of acoustic signals whose arrival directions are respectively a plurality of locations in an image capturing scope of the image capturing device, and sets, as one group, arrival directions of acoustic signals with a high degree of similarity of amounts of characteristics on the basis of a degree of similarity of the amounts of characteristics between the acoustic signals that are from the arrival directions adjacent to each other. The image and audio reproduction device adds information to the image captured by the image capturing device so as to reproduce the image, the information representing a position of the group in an image capturing scope of the image capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takeshi Otani, Toshiyuki Fukuoka