Patents by Inventor Akito Kohno

Akito Kohno 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).

  • Patent number: 7570770
    Abstract: There are provided a mixing apparatus that enables a user who is mixing and the like to be positively engaged in the performance of a musical composition at a low cost by simple operations, a method of controlling the same, and a mixing control program. A plurality of first audio data are input, and the input plurality of first audio data are mixed. A storage device stores a plurality of second audio data. A plurality of operating members are each disposed to be depressed and have a sensor for detecting the depression. At least one of the plurality of second audio data stored in the storage device is assigned, respectively, to at least one of the plurality of operating members. The second audio data is reproduced when the at least one of the plurality of operating members to which the second audio data is assigned is detected as being depressed. The second audio data reproduced by the reproducing device is input, and the input second audio data and the input first audio data are mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Akito Kohno, Hironari Kobayashi, Ryoji Tanji
  • Publication number: 20080069383
    Abstract: There are provided a mixing apparatus that enables a user who is mixing and the like to be positively engaged in the performance of a musical composition at a low cost by simple operations, a method of controlling the same, and a mixing control program. A plurality of first audio data are input, and the input plurality of first audio data are mixed. A storage device stores a plurality of second audio data. A plurality of operating members are each disposed to be depressed and have a sensor for detecting the depression. At least one of the plurality of second audio data stored in the storage device is assigned, respectively, to at least one of the plurality of operating members. The second audio data is reproduced when the at least one of the plurality of operating members to which the second audio data is assigned is detected as being depressed. The second audio data reproduced by the reproducing device is input, and the input second audio data and the input first audio data are mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Akito Kohno, Hironari Kobayashi, Ryoji Tanji
  • Publication number: 20020065570
    Abstract: There are provided multi-track recording/reproducing apparatus and method and a multi-track recording/reproducing program, which enable flexible setting of the number of reproducing tracks and that of recording tracks and also facilitates the setting. At least one track for recording is designated from a plurality of tracks, as desired. The number of tracks that can be reproduced is determined in response to the designation of the at least one track for recording. The number of tracks for reproduction is limited to the number of tracks that can be reproduced, by automatically muting at least predetermined one of tracks designated for reproduction, when the number of tracks designated for reproduction is larger than the number of tracks that can be reproduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshi Fujita, Yoshinori Kawase, Takahisa Kageyama, Akito Kohno
  • Publication number: 20020025051
    Abstract: There are provided a mixing apparatus that enables a user who is mixing and the like to be positively engaged in the performance of a musical composition at a low cost by simple operations, a method of controlling the same, and a mixing control program. A plurality of first audio dataare input, and the input plurality of first audio data are mixed. A storage device stores a plurality of second audio data. A plurality of operating members are each disposed to be depressed and have a sensor for detecting the depression. At least one of the plurality of second audio data stored in the storage device is assigned, respectively, to at least one of the plurality of operating members. The second audio data is reproduced when the at least one of the plurality of operating members to which the second audio data is assigned is detected as being depressed. The second audio data reproduced by the reproducing device is input, and the input second audio data and the input first audio data are mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Akito Kohno, Hironari Kobayashi, Ryoji Tanji
  • Publication number: 20020015504
    Abstract: A recording/reproducing mixer comprises a recording/reproducing device that records and/or reproduces a plurality of audio signals in/from a plurality of tracks, a track selector that selects a track of said recording/reproducing device, a reader that reads audio signals of the selected track of said recording/reproducing device, a mixing device that mixes the read audio signals, a designator that designates a listening mode, and an output controller that outputs the read audio signals bypassing said mixing device when the listening mode is designated, and outputs the read audio signals via said mixing device when the listening mode is not designated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Akito Kohno, Takahisa Kageyama