Patents by Inventor Atsushi USUI

Atsushi USUI 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).

  • Publication number: 20250022487
    Abstract: An audio processing apparatus includes at least one processor configured to execute instructions to adjust a first-audio signal depending on a first parameter to generate a first-signal; adjust the first-audio signal depending on a second parameter to generate a second-signal; adjust a second-audio signal depending on a third parameter to generate a third-signal; adjust the second-audio signal depending on a fourth parameter to generate a fourth-signal; mix the first-signal with the third-signal; mix the second-signal with the fourth-signal; in a first mode, control the first parameter depending on a first operation, control the second parameter depending on a second operation, control the third parameter depending on a third operation, and control the fourth parameter depending on a fourth operation; and in a second mode, control the first and second parameters depending on the first operation and control the third and fourth parameters depending on the third operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Atsushi USUI, Masafumi Kanada, Tomoyuki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11871199
    Abstract: A sound signal processor and a control method therefor that enable appropriate processing to be applied to each sound signal and the sound signals to be outputted to an appropriate output destination, while avoiding equipment connection complexity. A first processing unit performs first processing on a first sound signal to generate a second sound signal, and outputs the second sound signal to a mix bus, a second processing unit performs second processing on a third sound signal to generate a fourth sound signal, and outputs the fourth sound signal to the mix bus and a first output destination, and the mix bus mixes the second sound signal with the fourth sound signal to generate a fifth sound signal, and outputs the fifth sound signal to a second output destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Usui, Takashi Ito, Masafumi Kanada
  • Publication number: 20230379631
    Abstract: A sound signal processor and a control method therefor that enable appropriate processing to be applied to each sound signal and the sound signals to be outputted to an appropriate output destination, while avoiding equipment connection complexity. A first processing unit performs first processing on a first sound signal to generate a second sound signal, and outputs the second sound signal to a mix bus, a second processing unit performs second processing on a third sound signal to generate a fourth sound signal, and outputs the fourth sound signal to the mix bus and a first output destination, and the mix bus mixes the second sound signal with the fourth sound signal to generate a fifth sound signal, and outputs the fifth sound signal to a second output destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi Usui, Takashi Ito, Masafumi Kanada
  • Publication number: 20220264223
    Abstract: A sound signal processor and a control method therefor that enable appropriate processing to be applied to each sound signal and the sound signals to be outputted to an appropriate output destination, while avoiding equipment connection complexity. A first processing unit performs first processing on a first sound signal to generate a second sound signal, and outputs the second sound signal to a mix bus, a second processing unit performs second processing on a third sound signal to generate a fourth sound signal, and outputs the fourth sound signal to the mix bus and a first output destination, and the mix bus mixes the second sound signal with the fourth sound signal to generate a fifth sound signal, and outputs the fifth sound signal to a second output destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi USUI, Takashi ITO, Masafumi KANADA
  • Patent number: 11271663
    Abstract: In response to a command from the control PC 4, the first mobile terminal test apparatus 2 compresses data of test signals including a first test signal and a second test signal which are generated and encrypted, and adds a restoration parameter to a header of the compressed data. The second mobile terminal test apparatus 3 acquires the restoration parameter-added compressed data at the second port 3a via the cable 5 from the first port 2a, and restores and encrypts the data of test signals before encryption, based on the restoration parameters. Under the control of the control PC 4, the first mobile terminal test apparatus 2 outputs the data of the first test signal to the device under test W, and the second mobile terminal test apparatus 3 outputs the data of the second test signal to the device under test W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ANRITSU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota Ono, Takeo Nomura, Atsushi Usui
  • Patent number: 11102571
    Abstract: A speaker position determination system includes a server, wherein the server includes: a processor configured to: acquire a first reproduction sound output from a first speaker and a second reproduction sound output from a second speaker at the same timing as the first reproduction sound, which are picked up by a sound pickup device arranged at a position of a speaker to be determined; calculate a first time lag indicating a time lag from an output timing of the first reproduction sound until a pickup timing of the first reproduction sound and a second time lag indicating a time lag from an output timing of the second reproduction sound until a pickup timing of the second reproduction sound; and determine the position of the speaker based on the first time lag and the second time lag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Usui, Kotaro Nakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20210099238
    Abstract: In response to a command from the control PC 4, the first mobile terminal test apparatus 2 compresses data of test signals including a first test signal and a second test signal which are generated and encrypted, and adds a restoration parameter to a header of the compressed data. The second mobile terminal test apparatus 3 acquires the restoration parameter-added compressed data at the second port 3a via the cable 5 from the first port 2a, and restores and encrypts the data of test signals before encryption, based on the restoration parameters. Under the control of the control PC 4, the first mobile terminal test apparatus 2 outputs the data of the first test signal to the device under test W, and the second mobile terminal test apparatus 3 outputs the data of the second test signal to the device under test W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Kota ONO, Takeo NOMURA, Atsushi USUI
  • Patent number: 10958544
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a first processing circuit including an acquisition unit that acquires first information via a first network from a first device connected to the first network, the first information being related to the first device; and a storage that stores device information including the acquired first information, the device information being readable from the storage via a second network by a second device connected to the second network, the second network being a network external to the first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Usui
  • Patent number: 10652658
    Abstract: A plurality of reproduction sections are set. With regard to the reproduction section provided with the first reproduction device group that includes at least one reproduction device connected via a network with a storage that stores audio data, the audio data is transmitted via the network to each reproduction device. With regard to the reproduction section provided with the second reproduction device group includes a plurality of reproduction devices that are connected to each other using at least one audio cable and that include at least one reproduction device connected via the network with the storage, the audio data is transmitted via the network to at least one reproduction device connected via the network with the storage, and the at least one reproduction device is caused to transmit the received audio data via the at least one audio cable to at least one other reproduction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Usui, Masaya Kano
  • Patent number: 10555083
    Abstract: An acoustic device includes: at least one processor, and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to operate to: acquire data on a mixed sound of a reproduction sound of a first sound data output from a first speaker and a reproduction sound of a second sound data output from a second speaker, the mixed sound being picked up by a sound pickup device directed toward the first speaker, calculate a first similarity degree indicating similarity between the data on the mixed sound and the first sound data and a second similarity degree indicating similarity between the data on the mixed sound and the second sound data, and determine connection states of the first speaker and the second speaker based on the first similarity degree and the second similarity degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Usui, Kenji Kawano, Kotaro Nakabayashi, Ryota Sato, Kohei Sekiguchi, Masaya Kano
  • Publication number: 20200015002
    Abstract: A speaker position determination system includes a server, wherein the server includes: a processor configured to: acquire a first reproduction sound output from a first speaker and a second reproduction sound output from a second speaker at the same timing as the first reproduction sound, which are picked up by a sound pickup device arranged at a position of a speaker to be determined; calculate a first time lag indicating a time lag from an output timing of the first reproduction sound until a pickup timing of the first reproduction sound and a second time lag indicating a time lag from an output timing of the second reproduction sound until a pickup timing of the second reproduction sound; and determine the position of the speaker based on the first time lag and the second time lag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Atsushi USUI, Kotaro NAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10417105
    Abstract: A connection confirmation system includes a connection detection apparatus and an information processing apparatus communicable with each other. The connection detection apparatus acquires a setting relating to a connection mode of a device to be connected to a sound processing apparatus, detects a connection mode of a device actually connected to the sound processing apparatus, and determines a difference between the detected actual connection mode and the connection mode indicated by the acquired setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya Kano, Atsushi Usui, Yutaka Ishimura, Hiroyuki Ichi
  • Publication number: 20190281388
    Abstract: An acoustic device includes: at least one processor, and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to operate to: acquire data on a mixed sound of a reproduction sound of a first sound data output from a first speaker and a reproduction sound of a second sound data output from a second speaker, the mixed sound being picked up by a sound pickup device directed toward the first speaker, calculate a first similarity degree indicating similarity between the data on the mixed sound and the first sound data and a second similarity degree indicating similarity between the data on the mixed sound and the second sound data, and determine connection states of the first speaker and the second speaker based on the first similarity degree and the second similarity degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Atsushi USUI, Kenji KAWANO, Kotaro NAKABAYASHI, Ryota SATO, Kohei SEKIGUCHI, Masaya KANO
  • Patent number: 10264233
    Abstract: A memory portion stores automated reproducing setting data that associates content input sources with necessariness/unnecessariness of automated reproduction of content. A control portion, when an operation-display portion or a remote control reception portion accepts selection of a content input source, judges whether or not automated reproduction is necessary on content that is inputted from the currently selected input source, based on the automated reproducing setting data. Also, the control portion starts outputting, at an audio signal output portion and a video signal output portion, a reproducing signal on the content that is inputted from the currently selected input source, when judging that automated reproduction of the content is necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Usui, Masaya Kano, Ryotaro Aoki, Kohei Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20180374493
    Abstract: Provided is a system including: a first reproduction device including a first signal processor and being configured to reproduce audio data; a second reproduction device configured to reproduce the audio data, wherein the first reproduction device is configured to: receive the audio data from a content server in response to a request for reproduction of the audio data by the second reproduction device; cause the first signal processor to execute predetermined signal processing on the received audio data; and transfer the audio data subjected to the predetermined signal processing to the second reproduction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Atsushi USUI, Masaya KANO
  • Patent number: 10165382
    Abstract: A signal processing device includes a selector configured to select one of a plurality of methods, in accordance with which a signal generation process is performed for generating a transfer signal in which additional information is added to an audio signal; a signal processor configured to execute the signal generation process of adding the additional information to the audio signal in accordance with the method selected by the selector; and a transferrer configured to transfer to a reproduction device the transfer signal generated by the signal processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryotaro Aoki, Atsushi Usui, Masaya Kano, Kotaro Nakabayashi, Yuta Yuyama
  • Publication number: 20180219750
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a first processing circuit including an acquisition unit that acquires first information via a first network from a first device connected to the first network, the first information being related to the first device; and a storage that stores device information including the acquired first information, the device information being readable from the storage via a second network by a second device connected to the second network, the second network being a network external to the first network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Atsushi USUI
  • Publication number: 20180220249
    Abstract: A signal processing device includes a selector configured to select one of a plurality of methods, in accordance with which a signal generation process is performed for generating a transfer signal in which additional information is added to an audio signal; a signal processor configured to execute the signal generation process of adding the additional information to the audio signal in accordance with the method selected by the selector; and a transferrer configured to transfer to a reproduction device the transfer signal generated by the signal processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Ryotaro AOKI, Atsushi USUI, Masaya KANO, Kotaro NAKABAYASHI, Yuta YUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180206037
    Abstract: A plurality of reproduction sections are set. With regard to the reproduction section provided with the first reproduction device group that includes at least one reproduction device connected via a network with a storage that stores audio data, the audio data is transmitted via the network to each reproduction device. With regard to the reproduction section provided with the second reproduction device group includes a plurality of reproduction devices that are connected to each other using at least one audio cable and that include at least one reproduction device connected via the network with the storage, the audio data is transmitted via the network to at least one reproduction device connected via the network with the storage, and the at least one reproduction device is caused to transmit the received audio data via the at least one audio cable to at least one other reproduction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Atsushi USUI, Masaya KANO
  • Publication number: 20170374337
    Abstract: A memory portion stores automated reproducing setting data that associates content input sources with necessariness/unnecessariness of automated reproduction of content. A control portion, when an operation-display portion or a remote control reception portion accepts selection of a content input source, judges whether or not automated reproduction is necessary on content that is inputted from the currently selected input source, based on the automated reproducing setting data. Also, the control portion starts outputting, at an audio signal output portion and a video signal output portion, a reproducing signal on the content that is inputted from the currently selected input source, when judging that automated reproduction of the content is necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Atsushi USUI, Masaya KANO, Ryotaro AOKI, Kohei SEKIGUCHI