Patents by Inventor Youichi Yamada
Youichi Yamada 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).
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Patent number: 8300504Abstract: An operation signal corresponding to an input operation on a rotating body by a user is output to an information-processing unit 400 and the operation signal is processed by a processing condition in accordance with the condition of the input operation. Based on the information property such as sound volume processed based on the operation signal and output by the output unit 200 or a setting position such as a cue point that is set by the input operation on the switch section 340 and at which a reproducing position is changed by a processing unit 440 in accordance with a pressing operation on the rotating body 600, the location of the reproducing position that is moved in accordance with the condition of the input operation on the rotating body 600 is recognized. And the rotating body 600 is operated (conducting click-like movement restriction, vibration and the like) in accordance with output condition corresponding to the condition of the input operation based on the property.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Kataoka, Youichi Yamada, Yoshiyuki Kakuta
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Patent number: 8284639Abstract: An information reproducing control apparatus, a display device, a control method, and a storage medium are disclosed, the control apparatus includes a display control device for controlling to display a reproducing point in sequential content data; an operating device including an operator, a user being able to directly touch the operator, the operator being used for designating a desired point of the content data as a new reproducing point; a specifying device for directly specifying a reproducing point corresponding to the new reproducing point. The operator having an operation area including one end portion provided along with one end portion of a display area of the elapsed time on the display device and the other end portion provided along with the other portion of the display area of the elapsed time on the display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Youichi Yamada, Koichiro Sakata, Tomohiko Kimura
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Patent number: 8149656Abstract: A reproduction system 100 includes a rotating body on which a rotary operation is conducted by a user, a rotary movement detector 810 that detects the rotation of the rotating body and outputs a detection signal in accordance with a rotary condition thereof, and a restricting unit that conducts a restriction processing for restricting the rotation of the rotating body based on the detection signal. Accordingly, different resistance feeling in accordance with the rotary operation on the rotating body is provided to a user, thereby exhibiting excellent operational feeling just like a rotation of a turntable of a record player.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Kataoka, Youichi Yamada, Yoshiyuki Kakuta
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Publication number: 20110097055Abstract: The present invention provides an information reproducing apparatus which can directly and intuitively designate a reproduction point, as desired by a user, on the basis of a change in level of a visually-provided information amount. An optical disk reproducing apparatus 100 reads content data from an optical disk 10 loaded and has a reproduction-time specification operating unit 220 which is formed by a movable operator MF. The reproduction-time specification operating unit 220 displays a change in amount of information on a beat according to elapsed time in the entire content data and includes a movable operator MF which is used to specify reproduction time of the optical disk 10 while being movable in an operation area OF corresponding to a display area A1. The reproduction-time specification operating unit 220 moves the movable operator MF such that the center of the movable operator MF corresponds to the reproduction time of the contents data in the beat density data displayed on a display unit 221.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Youichi YAMADA, Koichiro Sakata, Tomohiko Kimura
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Patent number: 7889605Abstract: The present invention provides an information reproducing apparatus which can directly and intuitively designate a reproduction point, as desired by a user, on the basis of a change in level of a visually-provided information amount. An optical disk reproducing apparatus 100 reads content data from an optical disk 10 loaded and has a reproduction-time specification operating unit 220 which is formed by a movable operator MF. The reproduction-time specification operating unit 220 displays a change in amount of information on a beat according to elapsed time in the entire content data and includes a movable operator MF which is used to specify reproduction time of the optical disk 10 while being movable in an operation area OF corresponding to a display area A1. The reproduction-time specification operating unit 220 moves the movable operator MF such that the center of the movable operator MF corresponds to the reproduction time of the contents data in the beat density data displayed on a display unit 221.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Youichi Yamada, Koichiro Sakata, Tomohiko Kimura
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Patent number: 7787342Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing unit with improved operability. A reading section (10) reads information recorded in an optical disk, and outputs a read signal. A DSP (20) detects the read signal and processes to a reproducible form. A quick return button selects at least one of the processing details for starting or stopping the information processing and for changing a reproducing position of the information. When a reproducing state changing section (120) recognizes a change instruction for changing a processing state for the information, a reproduction control section (52) changes the processing state by the DSP 20 based on the processing details selected with the quick return button.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Youichi Yamada, Tomohiko Kimura, Hiroyuki Isobe, Koichiro Sakata
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Publication number: 20090324192Abstract: An information reproduction device (40) includes: reproduction means (16) for reproducing content data containing video data and audio data; specification means (411, 412) for specifying a reproduction start time and a reproduction end time of the content data portion; first control means (20) for controlling the reproduction means so as to loop-reproduce the content data portion; second control means (20) for controlling the reproduction means so as to inverse the reproduction direction along the time axis of the video data contained in the content data portion at the loop reproduction end of the content data portion; and third control means (20) for controlling reproduction means so as to reproduce the audio data contained in the content data portion at the loop reproduction end of the content data portion from the reproduction start time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2007Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Ogura, Youichi Yamada, Takao Yamada, Nobuo Ohyama
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Patent number: 7495166Abstract: A sound-processing apparatus is provided that is capable of creating a sound effect without having to worry about changes in parameters such as the beat of the input sound source. The sound-processing apparatus comprises: a delay unit DB that generates at least one or more new synchronized sound signal that is synchronized with a sound signal Si to be modulated; parameter-detection unit 6 that detects a parameter that indicates an attribute of the generated synchronized sound signal; a signal-conversion unit 8 that generates a converted signal Sdm based on the detected parameter; and a modulation unit that modulates the sound signal based on the generated converted signal Sdm.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2005Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Youichi Yamada, Yuuji Murai, Tatsuya Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20080212437Abstract: A reproduction system 100 includes a rotating body on which a rotary operation is conducted by a user, a rotary movement detector 810 that detects the rotation of the rotating body and outputs a detection signal in accordance with a rotary condition thereof, and a restricting unit that conducts a restriction processing for restricting the rotation of the rotating body based on the detection signal. Accordingly, different resistance feeling in accordance with the rotary operation on the rotating body is provided to a user, thereby exhibiting excellent operational feeling just like a rotation of a turntable of a record player.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Kataoka, Youichi Yamada, Yoshiyuki Kakuta
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Publication number: 20080212951Abstract: The present invention provides an information reproducing apparatus which can directly and intuitively designate a reproduction point, as desired by a user, on the basis of a change in level of a visually-provided information amount. An optical disk reproducing apparatus 100 reads content data from an optical disk 10 loaded and has a reproduction-time specification operating unit 220 which is formed by a movable operator MF. The reproduction-time specification operating unit 220 displays a change in amount of information on a beat according to elapsed time in the entire content data and includes a movable operator MF which is used to specify reproduction time of the optical disk 10 while being movable in an operation area OF corresponding to a display area A1. The reproduction-time specification operating unit 220 moves the movable operator MF such that the center of the movable operator MF corresponds to the reproduction time of the contents data in the beat density data displayed on a display unit 221.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Youichi Yamada, Koichiro Sakata, Tomohiko Kimura
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Publication number: 20080110970Abstract: An operation signal corresponding to an input operation on a rotating body by a user is output to an information-processing unit 400 and the operation signal is processed by a processing condition in accordance with the condition of the input operation. Based on the information property such as sound volume processed based on the operation signal and output by the output unit 200 or a setting position such as a cue point that is set by the input operation on the switch section 340 and at which a reproducing position is changed by a processing unit 440 in accordance with a pressing operation on the rotating body 600, the location of the reproducing position that is moved in accordance with the condition of the input operation on the rotating body 600 is recognized. And the rotating body 600 is operated (conducting click-like movement restriction, vibration and the like) in accordance with output condition corresponding to the condition of the input operation based on the property.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2005Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Yoshinori Kataoka, Youichi Yamada, Yoshiyuki Kakuta
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Publication number: 20070256544Abstract: A sound-processing apparatus is provided that is capable of creating a sound effect without having to worry about changes in parameters such as the beat of the input sound source. The sound-processing apparatus comprises: a delay unit DB that generates at least one or more new synchronized sound signal that is synchronized with a sound signal Si to be modulated; parameter-detection unit 6 that detects a parameter that indicates an attribute of the generated synchronized sound signal; a signal-conversion unit 8 that generates a converted signal Sdm based on the detected parameter; and a modulation unit that modulates the sound signal based on the generated converted signal Sdm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2005Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Youichi Yamada, Yuuji Murai, Tatsuya Shiraishi
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Patent number: 7230230Abstract: A signal adjusting apparatus includes a movable member, a setting device, and a prohibiting device. The movable member is movable in a movable range to have the electrical signal adjusted in accordance with a position of the movable member. The setting device sets a prohibition range in the movable range. The prohibition range is a range where a volume level of the electrical signal is to be constant. The prohibiting device prohibits the volume level from being adjusted under the state that the movable member is located in the prohibition range.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2004Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Takeaki Funada, Satomi Kasuya, Yoshiyuki Kakuta, Yoshinori Kataoka, Chihaya Oga, Jun Minokami, Youichi Yamada, Tatsuya Shiraishi
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Patent number: 7227963Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus comprises a signal processing section for processing audio signals fed from outside equipments, an operating section for producing commands in order for said signal processing section to process the audio signals, a storing memory for storing past operation data containing past operation information of the operating section, a controller for setting parameters in order for said signal processing section to process the audio signals in accordance with said past operation data stored in said storing memory.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1999Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Pioneer Electronic CorporationInventors: Youichi Yamada, Takeaki Funada, Hiroyuki Isobe, Keitaro Kaburagi, Naomi Amemiya, Gen Inoshita, Ko Atsumi
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Patent number: 7183538Abstract: A signal adjusting apparatus comprises a movable member, a first detecting device, a second detecting device, and a correction device. The member is movable in a movable range composed of a plurality of intervals. The first detecting device detects one of the intervals where the member is located. The first detecting device is constituted by a first movable portion mounted on the member and a first fixed portion spaced apart from the first movable portion. The one of the intervals is an absolute position. The second detecting device detects a relative position of the member within the detected interval. The second detecting device is constituted by a second movable portion mounted on the member and a second fixed portion spaced apart from the second movable portion. The correction device corrects the detected relative position based on a relationship between the absolute position and the relative position stored in a memory.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2004Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Jun Minokami, Yoshinori Kataoka, Yoshiyuki Kakuta, Chihaya Oga, Takeaki Funada, Youichi Yamada, Satomi Kasuya, Tatsuya Shiraishi
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Patent number: 7115807Abstract: A reading section (10) reads information recorded in an optical disk and outputs a read signal. A DSP (20) detects the read signal, and make it reproducible. An operational instruction recognizing section (51) recognizes an instruction for a specified position of the information. Then a display control section (54) makes a cue point position display section of a display section (130) display an instructed position. Because of this feature, the specified instructed position can be recognized easily and accurately.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2003Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Youichi Yamada, Hiroyuki Isobe, Tomohiko Kumura, Koichiro Sakata
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Publication number: 20050045453Abstract: Herein disclosed is a signal adjusting apparatus which comprises a movable member which is movable in a movable range to have the electrical signal adjusted in accordance with a position of the movable member, a setting device which sets a prohibition range in the movable range, and a prohibiting device which prohibits the electrical signal from being adjusted under the state that the movable member is located in the prohibition range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Inventors: Takeaki Funada, Satomi Kasuya, Yoshiyuki Kakuta, Yoshinori Kataoka, Chihaya Oga, Jun Minokami, Youichi Yamada, Tatsuya Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20050041822Abstract: Herein disclosed is a signal adjusting apparatus which comprises a movable member which is movable in a movable range composed of a plurality of intervals, a first detecting device which detects one of the intervals where the movable member is located, the first detecting device being constituted by a first movable portion mounted on the movable member and a first fixed portion spaced apart from the first movable portion, a second detecting device which detects a position of the movable member within the interval detected by the first detecting device, the second detecting device being constituted by a second movable portion mounted on the movable member and a second fixed portion spaced apart from the second movable portion, and an adjusting device which adjusts an electrical signal based on an adjustment state corresponding to the position of the movable member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Jun Minokami, Yoshinori Kataoka, Yoshiyuki Kakuta, Chihaya Oga, Takeaki Funada, Youichi Yamada, Satomi Kasuya, Tatsuya Shiraishi
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Patent number: 6831883Abstract: Both of one audio information and another audio information are recorded on a same information record medium. An audio information reproducing apparatus is provided with: a detecting device for detecting said one audio information and said another audio information from the information record medium and also detecting a time period required for one beat of the detected another audio information; and an accumulating device for accumulating said one audio information detected from the information record medium to thereby continue reproducing and outputting said one audio information through the accumulating device. The audio information reproducing apparatus is also provided with a controlling device for controlling the detecting device to detect said another audio information and the time period required for one beat, within a time duration that the accumulated one audio information is being reproduced and outputted through the accumulating device.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2000Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Youichi Yamada, Hiroyuki Isobe, Takashi Suzuki, Koichiro Sakata, Tomohiko Kimura, Takeaki Funada, Kazuo Kamei, Gen Inoshita, Kensuke Chiba, Naomi Amemiya, Hiroyasu Eguchi, Keitaro Kaburagi, Akiharu Yagi, Toru Yada, Yoshinori Kataoka
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Patent number: 6822152Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus for changing a tempo of an input audio signal is disclosed. The apparatus includes a magnification designator capable of designating a plurality of different magnifications. A device is capable of automatically detecting a beat(s) per minute, BPM, or the audio input signal. The device may also detect a beat period of the input audio signal. The device also changes the BPM or beat period in accordance with a magnification designated by the magnification designator. Further, the device changes the tempo of the audio signal in accordance with the changed BPM and the changed beat period.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1999Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Pioneer Electronic CorporationInventors: Youichi Yamada, Takeaki Funada, Hiroyuki Isobe, Keitaro Kaburagi, Naomi Amemiya, Gen Inoshita, Ko Atsumi