Patents Assigned to Yamaha
  • Publication number: 20130230194
    Abstract: An audio mixing system comprises a plurality of input ports and output ports, and a plurality of input channels and output channels for controlling characteristic of input sound signals. Two or more input ports included in the plurality of input ports or two or more output ports included in the plurality of output ports are registered as a plurality of patch ports. By an instruction to collectively patch a port group, the input ports or the output ports registered as the plurality of patch ports are patched to input channels or output channels respectively by an input or an output patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro TERADA, Hiroaki Fujita
  • Publication number: 20130230185
    Abstract: Provided is a sound generating device (20) for a vehicle, including: a plurality of pressure sensors (21a to 21d) for detecting air pressures of an air intake sound of an engine (12) and outputting the air pressures as sound pressure signals; a signal processing unit (24) for performing processing of changing the sound pressure signals in accordance with a driving condition of a vehicle (10); and loudspeakers (28a and 28b) for outputting the sound pressure signals as the air intake sound of the engine (12). Then, the plurality of pressure sensors (21a to 21d) are provided at an interval in a circumferential direction of an outer periphery of an air intake duct (15) at positions in a vicinity of an air flow meter (18) on an air cleaner (16) side with respect to a center of the air intake duct (15), the air intake duct (15) connecting the air cleaner (16) to a throttle body (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: YAMAHA CORPORATION, YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Osawa, Heiji Maruyama, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Kuno, Hirofumi Onitsuka, Yoshikazu Honji
  • Publication number: 20130231928
    Abstract: A sound synthesizing apparatus includes a waveform storing section which stores a plurality of unit waveforms extracted from different positions, on a time axis, of a sound waveform indicating a voiced sound, and a waveform generating section which generates a synthesized waveform by arranging the plurality of unit waveforms on the time axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Hiraku KAYAMA
  • Patent number: 8526633
    Abstract: An acoustic apparatus without increasing noise etc. even when plural directional microphones collect sounds from a place of the same distances is provided. Sound signals output from the microphone arrays are subjected to phase shift by phase shift circuits 211A to 211H, and the sound signals are combined by an adder 212. The phase shift circuits 211A to 211H performs phase shifts according to installation positions of the microphone arrays. The phase shift circuit 211A makes the shift 0 degree, the phase shift circuit 211B makes the shift 45 degrees, the phase shift circuit 211C makes the shift 90 degrees, and sequentially to the phase shift circuit 211H, the shifts are made according to rotational angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ukai, Ryo Tanaka, Toshiaki Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 8526639
    Abstract: On a digital mixer, each channel is given a channel definition defining whether the channel is to be used individually or to be used as a group along with a certain channel. When a channel strip to which a user desires to assign and a channel which the user desires to assign are selected, it is determined whether the selected channel is a channel to be used individually or to be used as a group. When it is determined that the selected channel is to be used as a group, channels belonging to the group are assigned to the selected channel strip so that the user can concurrently control respective channels' values of a parameter by use of an operating element provided on the selected channel strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Terada, Hiroaki Fujita, Masaaki Okabayashi
  • Patent number: 8527076
    Abstract: Control node includes: current memories provided in corresponding relation to a plurality of equipments to store, for each of the equipments, a first current data set for remote-controlling an operational condition of the equipment and a second current data set for remote-controlling a logical connection between the equipment and another equipment; and library memories provided in corresponding relation to the equipments to store, for each of the equipments, a plurality of first data sets each for remote-controlling the operational condition of the equipment and a plurality of second data sets each for remote-controlling the logical connection between the equipment and another equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8524033
    Abstract: To provide: a coated wood composite having surface properties such as transparency, smoothness, gloss, uniformity, and depth, and excellent in various physical properties such as durability and strength; and a method for producing such a coated wood composite efficiently and easily. A coated wood composite produced by placing an unsaturated polyester resin composition on a decorative veneer and heat-pressing the decorative veneer and the composition placed thereon to mold the composite, wherein the unsaturated polyester resin composition comprises: an unsaturated polyester; a polymerizable monomer; and an isocyanate component essentially including an aliphatic diisocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Fine Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Endo, Hideki Tsuboi, Kiichiro Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20130227000
    Abstract: In a server apparatus for providing content to terminal devices, a receiver receives from a first terminal device indication information that indicates processing to be performed on content data representing content. An acquisition unit acquires content data of the content as a processing target. A processor performs the processing indicated by the indication information on the content data. A storage unit identifies the content data by identification information, and stores the content data in correspondence to the identification information as unprocessed content data and stores the content data on which the processing has been performed as processed content data. A transmission controller transmits the unprocessed content data identified by the identification information to a second terminal device when the second terminal device requests the content data in order to edit the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: YAMAHA CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130220103
    Abstract: A user designates any one of a plurality of types of key ranges via a key range designating switch and designates, for example via a keyboard, a desired key position to be set as a boundary of the designated key range. In response to such user's operations, an actual key range of the designated key range is determined in accordance with the designated boundary key position, and the keyboard is set in a divided usage state, where the keyboard is usable divided in a plurality of key ranges, on the basis of the determined actual key range. For example, once a left (low-pitch-side) key range is designated, the designated boundary key position defines the upper limit of the left key range, while, once a right (high-pitch-side) key range is designated, the designated boundary key position defines the lower limit of the right key range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Yamaha Corporation
  • Patent number: 8517782
    Abstract: A marine vessel propulsion device includes an engine, a jet propulsion unit, and a reverse gate. The jet propulsion unit includes a jet port arranged to jet water toward a rear of a hull. The reverse gate is arranged to be capable of being changed in opening degree between a fully closed position of covering an entirety of the jet port and a fully opened position of not covering the jet port at all. The reverse gate is arranged to be moved, between the fully closed position and the fully opened position, to a first partially closed position of only partially covering the jet port and a second partially closed position of only partially covering the jet port and being closer to the fully opened position than the first partially closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuharu Ota
  • Patent number: 8516992
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a throttle control device includes an axel 43 for opening and closing a throttle valve 41, an axel sensor 52 for detecting an operation amount of the axel 43, a throttle control portion 71 for controlling the throttle valve 41, a memory portion 72 for storing a plurality of control modes 81, 82, and 83 in which a targeted throttle opening degree for the operation amount is determined, a change-over switch 122 for instructing the changing of the control mode, a judgment portion 73a for judging whether or not the operation amount of the axel 43 is equal to or less than the predetermined operation amount, and a changing portion 73b for changing the control mode when the switch 122 is operated and the operation amount of the axel 43 is equal to or less than the predetermined operation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hidenori Akatsuka
  • Patent number: 8521347
    Abstract: A marine vessel steering apparatus includes a steering mechanism arranged to be operable by an operator, a steering unit arranged to turn a pivoting unit mounted pivotally on a marine vessel, a detecting unit arranged to detect if an actual pivoting angle, the turning angle of the pivoting unit, becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined angle, a locking unit arranged to lock the turning of the steering mechanism, and a control unit. The control unit is programmed to set a target pivoting angle based on the turning state of the steering mechanism and to drive the steering unit to make the actual pivoting angle equal to the target pivoting angle. The control unit is also programmed, when the detecting unit detects that the actual pivoting angle becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined angle, to drive the locking unit to lock the turning of the steering mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Ito, Toshiya Inai, Makoto Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20130215070
    Abstract: A device includes a touch panel, a display circuit that displays a manipulator on the touch panel, an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration when a touching action is performed on the manipulator on the touch panel, a storage section that acquires acceleration data that shows the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor, and saves n number of items of the acceleration data in sequence of newest first; a processing circuit that saves k (wherein k<n) number of the acceleration data items in the storage section, and then selects at least one acceleration data item that matches predetermined conditions from among the n number of acceleration data items that include the k number of acceleration data items; and a sound effect/source circuit that, based on the acceleration data selected by the processing circuit, decides signal characteristics of an acoustic signal that should be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Naoya Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20130213447
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion module includes a pair of substrates, electrodes formed on the facing surfaces of a pair of the electrodes, a thermoelectric element disposed between the electrodes, and a joining layer that joins the electrodes and the thermoelectric element, in which the thickness of the joining layer is 30 ?m or more, and is formed by sintering paste including metal particles smaller than 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: YAMAHA CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130219521
    Abstract: When new music content is generated on the basis of replication of original music content, additional information including information indicating that the generated new music content is based on replication and replication source information identifying a replicated-from source of the replicated content is generated and added to the new music content based on the replication. When the new (i.e., replicated) music content is to be used, a search is made for original music content on the basis of information identifying a replicated-from source and use of the new (replicated) music content is permitted only when the c original music content has been successfully found. Such arrangements reliably allow the replicated content to be used by a given person only when the person possesses the original music content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Yamaha Corporation
  • Patent number: 8515090
    Abstract: An ambient noise removal device includes: a sound signal output section that outputs a sound signal to thereby drive a speaker; a noise detection section that detects an electromotive force produced in the speaker by ambient noise; and a noise cancellation section that generates, on the basis of the electromotive force, a signal of an opposite phase from the ambient noise and adds the generated signal to the sound signal to thereby cancel the ambient noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Morito Morishima, Takashi Norimatsu
  • Patent number: 8515098
    Abstract: In a noise suppression device, an audio detector detects presence or absence of audio in an input signal. A first noise spectrum estimator estimates a noise spectrum contained in the input signal based on the input signal and detection result of the audio detector. A second noise spectrum estimator estimates the noise spectrum based on the input signal regardless of the detection result of the audio detector. A noise spectrum calculator calculates a final noise spectrum estimation value according to a length of detecting time during which the audio detector continuously detects the audio and based on first and second noise spectrum estimation values that are obtained as estimation results by the first and second noise spectrum estimators. A gain calculator calculates a noise suppression gain based on the final noise spectrum estimation value. A noise suppressor suppresses noise contained in the input signal by applying the noise suppression gain to the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Encai Liu
  • Patent number: 8515638
    Abstract: A dual clutch automated manual transmission includes a first clutch and a second clutch, and a clutch torque capacity command value for a plurality of clutch actuators arranged to drive the first clutch and second clutch based on operation of a by-wire type of clutch lever, wherein the clutch torque capacity of the plurality of clutches is controlled. An operator can adjust a driving force by manually operating the clutch in the transmission in which a clutch operation is controlled automatically, such as an automatic transmission system, automated manual transmission system, or dual clutch automated manual transmission system, thereby improving drivability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsushi Saitoh
  • Patent number: D688737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Keizo Tatsumi
  • Patent number: D688730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihide Suzuki, Shigeki Iida