Patents by Inventor Akihisa Sumi

Akihisa Sumi 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).

  • SOUND OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS, SOUND OUTPUT CONTROL SYSTEM, SOUND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20220208210
    Abstract: Provided are a sound output control apparatus, a sound output control system, a sound output control method, and a program that can appropriately thin out the output of pieces of sound data. A sound data reception section receives a plurality of pieces of sound data transmitted from transmission apparatuses that are different from each other. A selection section selects a portion of the plurality of pieces of sound data on the basis of at least one of a result of a voice activity detection process performed on each of the pieces of sound data or moving averages of volumes of sounds represented by the pieces of sound data. A sound data transmission section outputs the selected portion of the pieces of sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takuma Oiwa, Yoshihisa Onoue, Shogo Suzuki, Shin Nagata, Makoto Oshita, Yuji Kojima, Akihisa Sumi