Patents Assigned to Yamaha Corporation
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Patent number: 11657786Abstract: A keyboard device includes a plurality of keys, and a keyboard driver configured to drive at least a part of the plurality of keys. The keyboard device is configured such that sound is generated based on a first sound-generating process in which the keyboard driver is configured to drive a key corresponding to a first pitch, upon receiving performance data including the first pitch. The keyboard device is configured such that sound is generated based on a second sound-generating process that is different from the first sound-generating process, upon receiving performance data including a second pitch that is different from the first pitch.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Fukutaro Okuyama, Ryutaro Niiho, Haruki Uehara
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Patent number: 11657791Abstract: A musical sound producing apparatus includes a plurality of keys, a sound production information generator that generates sound production information for producing a musical sound based on a first key operation on any key among the plurality of keys, a control information generator that generates control information for controlling, on the basis of a second key operation different from the first key operation, a mode of the musical sound produced on the basis of the first key operation, and a musical sound signal generator that generates a musical sound signal on the basis of the sound production information and the control information.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiko Hasebe, Shinichi Ito, Kenichi Nishida, Masahiro Kakishita, Shinichi Ohta
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Patent number: 11657790Abstract: An operation detection device for a key operation of a keyboard device includes a conductive unit configured to be disposed on each of keys, a substrate configured to be disposed facing each of the keys in a pressing direction of the keys. The substrate is provided with a sensor including at least first and second coils, the sensor being configured to be disposed spaced from one key so that at least one of the first or second coil outputs a signal corresponding to a distance between the one key and the respective sensor. The operation detection device includes a detection unit configured to detect a displacement of the one key in at least one of a yaw direction or a roll direction based on signals output from the first and second coils during a key pressing stroke of the one key.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Nishida, Harumichi Hotta, Jun Ishii
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Patent number: 11659344Abstract: A sound signal processing method includes receiving a sound signal, generating an early reflection sound control signal that reproduces an early reflection sound and a reverberant sound control signal that reproduces a reverberant sound from the sound signal, controlling a volume of the sound signal and distributing the sound signal to generate a direct sound control signal, and mixing the direct sound control signal, the early reflection sound control signal that reproduces a direct sound, and the reverberant sound control signal to generate an output signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Dai Hashimoto, Takayuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 11651795Abstract: An audio signal processing device including: an input reception section that receives input from a user for selection of a channel of a mixing device; an audio signal input section that receives an audio signal corresponding to the channel of the mixing device selected according to the input from the user for the selection of the channel received at the input reception section; an audio source identification section that analyzes the audio signal received at the audio signal input section and identifies a kind of audio source of the audio signal; a setting data acquisition section that acquires setting data corresponding to the kind of audio source identified by the audio source identification section; and a setting data setting section that prompts the mixing device to set the setting data acquired by the setting data acquisition section for the channel received at the input reception section.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Masaaki Okabayashi
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Patent number: 11653132Abstract: An audio signal processing method performs signal processing on a first audio signal to be outputted to a first device that a performer uses, the first audio signal on which the signal processing has been performed being a second audio signal, receiving a setting that causes the first audio signal to send to a monitor bus which is for to output the second audio signal, and performing signal processing on the second audio signal, which is received via the monitor bus and is to be outputted to a second device different from the first device, such that a sound quality of a sound to be outputted by the second device is closer to sound quality of a sound to be outputted by the first device than in a case where the signal processing is not performed on the second audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Masaru Aiso
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Patent number: 11653165Abstract: A sound signal output method of outputting sound to a plurality of areas comprises obtaining a sound signal of a sound source, receiving a setting of reproduction information indicating whether or not to output the sound signal of the above-mentioned sound source to each of the plurality of areas where the above-mentioned sound signal is to be output, and outputting the above-mentioned reproduction information and the above-mentioned sound signal, or reproducing the above-mentioned sound signal based on the above-mentioned reproduction information.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Futoshi Shirakihara, Tadashi Morikawa, Kentaro Noto
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Patent number: 11647325Abstract: Headphones include a speaker unit, a baffle plate that fixes the speaker unit and includes a bass reflex port disposed therein, an ear pad disposed facing toward the baffle plate, and a sound absorber that is positioned between the baffle plate and the ear pad, and that has a hole facing the bass reflex port.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoaki Mori
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Patent number: 11646006Abstract: A setting device includes an operating element and a light-emitting device. The operating element is used for specifying a setting value of a first parameter by moving the operating element within a first region. The light-emitting device includes a second region that is disposed inside the first region. The second region includes a light-emitting area that changes according to the setting value. The operating element covers part of the second region. The operating element is an operating element for specifying a setting value of a first parameter related to sound by moving the operating element relative to a housing. The operating element includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion blocks light. The second portion transmits light from a first surface of the operating element to a second surface facing the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko Yasuda, Yuji Yamada, Yosuke Kawata
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Patent number: 11647535Abstract: A wireless transmitting device includes a receiving circuit configured to receive a reception frame from another device, and a transmitting circuit configured to transmit a broadcast transmission frame while the receiving circuit is not receiving the reception frame, and controls the transmitting circuit to delay transmission of the broadcast transmission frame for a waiting period that starts from an end of reception of the reception frame according to a frame type of the transmission frame, including a broadcast frame, a unicast frame, and a reception acknowledgement response frame, wherein the waiting period for the broadcast frame is shorter than the waiting period for the unicast frame and longer than the waiting period for the reception acknowledgement response frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Sugawara, Hirokazu Suzuki
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Patent number: 11646005Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a content control device for a content divided into multiple playback sections includes at least one memory storing executable instructions and a processor that implements the executable instructions to execute a plurality of tasks. The plurality of tasks include a selecting task, a first acquiring task and an outputting task. The selecting task selects a playback section among the multiple playback sections. The first acquiring task acquires a first operation value in response to an operation of a first operation unit. The outputting task that outputs a plurality of parameter values. The plurality of parameter values are used for varying the content in the selected playback section, corresponding to the acquired first operation value based on control data that defines a relationship between the first operation value and the plurality of parameter values.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Shinichi Ohta
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Patent number: 11646044Abstract: A method obtains a first sound signal representative of a first sound, including a first spectrum envelope contour and a first reference spectrum envelope contour; obtains a second sound signal, representative of a second sound differing in sound characteristics from the first sound, including a second spectrum envelope contour and a second reference spectrum envelope contour; generates a synthesis spectrum envelope contour by transforming the first spectrum envelope contour based on a first difference between the first spectrum envelope contour and the first reference spectrum envelope contour at a first time point of the first sound signal, and a second difference between the second spectrum envelope contour and the second reference spectrum envelope contour at a second time point of the second sound signal; and generates a third sound signal representative of the first sound that has been transformed using the generated synthesis spectrum envelope contour.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryunosuke Daido, Hiraku Kayama
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Patent number: 11631357Abstract: A display device for a musical instrument includes a touch panel and a switcher. The touch panel is placed to be adjacent to an exterior member that constitutes appearance of the musical instrument. The switcher switches appearance of the touch panel between a first mode and a second mode in which the appearance of the touch panel is closer to appearance of the exterior member than in the first mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Takaaki Makino, Koichi Matsuno, Takashi Handa, Haruo Okuyama, Yosuke Harada, Akihiro Nagayama
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Patent number: 11626092Abstract: Provided is a device 1 including: a signal processing unit 40 that applies a rotary speaker effect corresponding to a rotation speed value to a sound signal and control a tone color of the sound signal; and a control unit 10 that gradually changes, in response to a change command of the rotation speed value, the rotation speed value from a first speed to a second speed higher than the first speed with a first change curve having a first delay, and gradually changes control of the tone color from a first characteristic to a second characteristic that is stronger in the high frequency range than the first characteristic with a second change curve having a second delay shorter than the first delay.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Mori, Jun Toyama
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Patent number: 11615776Abstract: A sound signal processing method includes: receiving a line-inputted sound signal; controlling a volume of the line-inputted sound signal; and generating an early reflected sound control signal using the line-inputted sound signal having the controlled volume.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Watanabe, Dai Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11609783Abstract: A signal processor and a signal processing method thereof. The signal processor obtain a first audio signal of a first channel, obtains a second audio signal of a second channel. The signal processor performs a first signal processing on the input first audio signal. The signal processor, when it does not obtain the second audio signal, performs a second signal processing on the input first audio signal having undergone the first signal processing and output a further processed first audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryotaro Aoki, Akihiko Suyama, Tatsuya Fukuyama
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Patent number: 11609736Abstract: An audio processing system includes at least one memory storing a program and at least one processor. The processor implements the program to analyze an audio signal including sound from a first sound source; identify, based on the analysis of the audio signal, a series of sound indicators each representing a certainty that audio components of the first sound source are included in the audio signal; identify a series of pitches, each relating to the components of the first sound source; and cause a display device to display the series of the sound indicators and the identified series of the pitches along a common time axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Maezawa, Yoshimasa Isozaki
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Patent number: 11611823Abstract: A headphone include a speaker unit, a baffle plate, and an ear pad. The baffle plate supports the speaker unit. The ear pad is attached to a front surface of the baffle plate. The baffle plate has at least one cell having a cavity. A part of the at least one cell has a hole communicated with the cavity. The hole is provided in at least one of the front surface of the baffle plate and a back surface of the baffle plate opposite to the front surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Yuu Tsuchihashi
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Patent number: 11611272Abstract: A rotation operation device includes a stepping motor and an operation element. The stepping motor has a rotating shaft. The operation element is provided on the rotating shaft. The operation element also rotates the rotating shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Taku Ueda, Hisanobu Suzuki, Naoaki Kurita
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Patent number: 11599135Abstract: A rotation operation device includes: a rotation shaft including a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the rotation shaft; a knob having conductivity, the knob being provided at the first end portion of the rotation shaft and being configured to rotate the rotation shaft; a touch sensor configured to detect a contact with the knob; and an elastic body having conductivity, the elastic body including a first end connected to the knob and a second end connected to the touch sensor. The knob includes a surface facing in the axial direction of the rotation shaft towards the second end portion of the rotation shaft, the surface of the knob includes a recess portion recessed in the axial direction, and the first end of the elastic body is disposed in the recess portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuichi Izumi, Yoshihiro Suzuki