Patents by Inventor Ayataka Nishio
Ayataka Nishio 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: 10200122Abstract: A communication device is disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, a communication device includes an aperture section configured to attach to a protruding section of another communication device magnetically, and a first wireless communicator configured to wirelessly communicate with a second wireless communicator of the another communication device at a frequency associated with a millimeter-wave band, the first wireless communicator including at least one transmitting coupler, wherein the at least one transmitting coupler converts a wired signal to a radio signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichiro Kishima, Ayataka Nishio, Tamotsu Yamagami
-
Publication number: 20170317753Abstract: A communication device is disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, a communication device includes an aperture section configured to attach to a protruding section of another communication device magnetically, and a first wireless communicator configured to wirelessly communicate with a second wireless communicator of the another communication device at a frequency associated with a millimeter-wave band, the first wireless communicator including at least one transmitting coupler, wherein the at least one transmitting coupler converts a wired signal to a radio signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Koichiro Kishima, Ayataka Nishio, Tamotsu Yamagami
-
Patent number: 9749048Abstract: A connector provided on a projector has an RF chip. A plug connected to the connector has an RF chip at a position opposite to the RF chip of the connector. When a protruding section of the plug is inserted and fit into an aperture section of the connector, the RF chip of the plug and the RF chip of the connector perform wireless communication with each other in a non-contact state. Thus, a connecting tool can be easily attached to/detached from a receiving tool without breaking a terminal due to contact such as in a case where a conventional contact type terminal is used.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichiro Kishima, Ayataka Nishio, Tamotsu Yamagami
-
Patent number: 9706326Abstract: Provided is an audio signal processing device including a signal processing section that changes, at a time of generating and outputting 2-channel audio signals to be subjected to sound reproduction by two electroacoustic transducing means located at positions in the vicinities of both ears of a listener, from audio signals of a plurality of and more than two channels, virtual sound image localization positions on a circle around the listener, across the virtual sound image localization positions, the virtual sound image localization position that is supposed for each of the plurality of channels of audio signals provided on the circle.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takao Fukui, Ayataka Nishio
-
Patent number: 9432793Abstract: A head-related transfer function (HRTF) convolution method arranged, when an audio signal is reproduced acoustically by an electro-acoustic conversion unit disposed in a nearby position of both ears of a listener, to convolute an HRTF into the audio signal, which allows the listener to listen to the audio signal such that a sound image is localized in a perceived virtual sound image localization position, the method including the steps of: measuring, when a sound source is disposed in the virtual sound image localization position, and a sound-collecting unit is disposed in the position of the electro-acoustic conversion unit, a direct-wave direction HRTF regarding the direction of a direct wave, and reflected-wave direction HRTFs regarding the directions of selected one or more reflected waves, from the sound source to the sound-collecting unit, separately beforehand; and convoluting the obtained direct-wave direction HRTF, and the reflected-wave direction HRTFs into the audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takao Fukui, Ayataka Nishio
-
Patent number: 9324334Abstract: Provided is a signal processing apparatus, including a filter unit that filters an audio signal created by decimating a portion of frequency components by an all-pass filter and outputs a filtering result thereof as improvement components to improve sound quality of the audio signal, and an adder that generates an improved sound in which the sound quality of the audio signal is improved by adding the improvement components to the audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takao Fukui, Ayataka Nishio
-
Patent number: 9246588Abstract: A connector provided on a projector has an RF chip. A plug connected to the connector has an RF chip at a position opposite to the RF chip of the connector. When a protruding section of the plug is inserted and fit into an aperture section of the connector, the RF chip of the plug and the RF chip of the connector perform wireless communication with each other in a non-contact state. Thus, a connecting tool can be easily attached to/detached from a receiving tool without breaking a terminal due to contact such as in a case where a conventional contact type terminal is used.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichiro Kishima, Ayataka Nishio, Tamotsu Yamagami
-
Publication number: 20160018611Abstract: A connector provided on a projector has an RF chip. A plug connected to the connector has an RF chip at a position opposite to the RF chip of the connector. When a protruding section of the plug is inserted and fit into an aperture section of the connector, the RF chip of the plug and the RF chip of the connector perform wireless communication with each other in a non-contact state. Thus, a connecting tool can be easily attached to/detached from a receiving tool without breaking a terminal due to contact such as in a case where a conventional contact type terminal is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Koichiro Kishima, Ayataka Nishio, Tamotsu Yamagami
-
Patent number: 9232336Abstract: A head related transfer function generation apparatus includes a first input unit that inputs a first head related transfer function generated in a first measurement environment, a second input unit that inputs a second head related transfer function generated in a second measurement environment, and a transform normalization processing unit that normalizes a first gain of the first head related transfer function represented in frequency-axis data with a second gain of the second head related transfer function represented in frequency-axis data and also calculates a square root thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ayataka Nishio, Takao Fukui
-
Patent number: 9197840Abstract: Disclosed is a head mount display including: a display section displaying video pictures for the left and right eyes; an audio output section outputting sound accompanying the video pictures; a user operation section operated by the user to adjust the volume of the sound outputted by the audio output section; a mounting sensor detecting whether or not the user has worn the head mount display; and a control section controlling the operation to adjust the volume requested by the user by operating the user operation section in accordance with a detection result from the mounting sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masaaki Yamamoto, Atsushi Sugama, Naomasa Takahashi, Ayataka Nishio
-
Patent number: 9118417Abstract: A connector provided on a projector has an RF chip. A plug connected to the connector has an RF chip at a position opposite to the RF chip of the connector. When a protruding section of the plug is inserted and fit into an aperture section of the connector, the RF chip of the plug and the RF chip of the connector perform wireless communication with each other in a non-contact state. Thus, a connecting tool can be easily attached to/detached from a receiving tool without breaking a terminal due to contact such as in a case where a conventional contact type terminal is used.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichiro Kishima, Ayataka Nishio, Tamotu Yamagami
-
Publication number: 20150117648Abstract: Provided is an audio signal processing device including a signal processing section that changes, at a time of generating and outputting 2-channel audio signals to be subjected to sound reproduction by two electroacoustic transducing means located at positions in the vicinities of both ears of a listener, from audio signals of a plurality of and more than two channels, virtual sound image localization positions on a circle around the listener, across the virtual sound image localization positions, the virtual sound image localization position that is supposed for each of the plurality of channels of audio signals provided on the circle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takao Fukui, Ayataka Nishio
-
Patent number: 8873761Abstract: An audio signal processing device includes: head related transfer function convolution processing units convoluting head related transfer functions with audio signals of respective channels of plural channels, which allow the listener to listen to sound so that sound images are localized at assumed virtual sound image localization positions concerning respective channels of the plural channels of two or more channels when sound is reproduced by electro-acoustic transducer means; and 2-channel signal generation means for generating 2-channel audio signals to be supplied to the electro-acoustic transducer means from audio signals of plural channels from the head related transfer function convolution processing units, wherein, in the head related transfer function convolution processing units, at least a head related transfer function concerning direct waves from the assumed virtual image localization positions concerning a left channel and a right channel in the plural channels to both ears of the listener is nType: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takao Fukui, Ayataka Nishio
-
Patent number: 8831231Abstract: An audio signal processing device includes a processing unit for convoluting head-related transfer functions with audio signals of a plurality of channels, and the processing unit includes a storage unit for storing data of a double-normalized head-related transfer function by normalizing a normalized head-related transfer function obtained by normalizing a head-related transfer function in a state in which a dummy head or a person is present in a position of the listener with a transfer characteristic in a pristine state in which the dummy head or the person is not present, using a normalized head-related transfer function obtained by normalizing a head-related transfer function in the state in which the dummy head or the person is present with a transfer characteristic in the pristine state, and a convolution unit for reading the data from the storage unit and convoluting the data with the audio signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takao Fukui, Ayataka Nishio
-
Publication number: 20130300949Abstract: Disclosed is a head mount display including: a display section displaying video pictures for the left and right eyes; an audio output section outputting sound accompanying the video pictures; a user operation section operated by the user to adjust the volume of the sound outputted by the audio output section; a mounting sensor detecting whether or not the user has worn the head mount display; and a control section controlling the operation to adjust the volume requested by the user by operating the user operation section in accordance with a detection result from the mounting sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Masaaki Yamamoto, Atsushi Sugama, Naomasa Takahashi, Ayataka Nishio
-
Publication number: 20130287235Abstract: A head-related transfer function (HRTF) convolution method arranged, when an audio signal is reproduced acoustically by an electro-acoustic conversion unit disposed in a nearby position of both ears of a listener, to convolute an HRTF into the audio signal, which allows the listener to listen to the audio signal such that a sound image is localized in a perceived virtual sound image localization position, the method including the steps of: measuring, when a sound source is disposed in the virtual sound image localization position, and a sound-collecting unit is disposed in the position of the electro-acoustic conversion unit, a direct-wave direction HRTF regarding the direction of a direct wave, and reflected-wave direction HRTFs regarding the directions of selected one or more reflected waves, from the sound source to the sound-collecting unit, separately beforehand; and convoluting the obtained direct-wave direction HRTF, and the reflected-wave direction HRTFs into the audio signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: TAKAO FUKUI, Ayataka Nishio
-
Publication number: 20130243437Abstract: A connector provided on a projector has an RF chip. A plug connected to the connector has an RF chip at a position opposite to the RF chip of the connector. When a protruding section of the plug is inserted and fit into an aperture section of the connector, the RF chip of the plug and the RF chip of the connector perform wireless communication with each other in a non-contact state. Thus, a connecting tool can be easily attached to/detached from a receiving tool without breaking a terminal due to contact such as in a case where a conventional contact type terminal is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichiro Kishima, Ayataka Nishio, Tamotsu Yamagami
-
Patent number: 8520857Abstract: A head-related transfer function measurement method includes the steps of: first measuring, including placing an acousto-electric conversion unit nearby both ears of a listener where placement of an electro-acoustic conversion unit is assumed, picking up sound waves emitted at a perceived sound source position with the acousto-electric conversion unit in a state with a dummy head or a human at the listener position, and measuring a head-related transfer function from only the sound waves directly reaching the acousto-electric conversion unit; second measuring, including picking up sound waves emitted at a perceived sound source position with the acousto-electric conversion unit, with no dummy head or human at the listener position, and measuring a natural-state transfer property from only the sound waves directly reaching the acousto-electric conversion unit; normalizing the head-related transfer function with the natural-state transfer property to obtain a normalized head-related transfer function; which isType: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takao Fukui, Ayataka Nishio
-
Patent number: 8503682Abstract: A head-related transfer function (HRTF) convolution method arranged, when an audio signal is reproduced acoustically by an electro-acoustic conversion unit disposed in a nearby position of both ears of a listener, to convolute an HRTF into the audio signal, which allows the listener to listen to the audio signal such that a sound image is localized in a perceived virtual sound image localization position, the method including the steps of: measuring, when a sound source is disposed in the virtual sound image localization position, and a sound-collecting unit is disposed in the position of the electro-acoustic conversion unit, a direct-wave direction HRTF regarding the direction of a direct wave, and reflected-wave direction HRTFs regarding the directions of selected one or more reflected waves, from the sound source to the sound-collecting unit, separately beforehand; and convoluting the obtained direct-wave direction HRTF, and the reflected-wave direction HRTFs into the audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takao Fukui, Ayataka Nishio
-
Patent number: 8441687Abstract: An image processing apparatus which may include a grayscale modulator forming a ?? modulator. The modulator may include an adder that adds the pixel value of an image and an output of a feedback arithmetic unit, a quantizing unit that quantizes an output of the adder and outputs a quantized value including a quantization error as the result of ?? modulation, a subtractor that calculates the quantization error, and the feedback arithmetic unit that filters the quantization error and outputs the filtering result to the adder. The filter coefficient of filtering by the feedback arithmetic unit may be determined such that the amplitude characteristics of noise shaping by the ?? modulator in a frequency band that is equal to or more than an intermediate frequency band are the inverse characteristics of the spatial frequency characteristics of the human eye.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Makoto Tsukamoto, Jun Hirai, Ayataka Nishio, Naomasa Takahashi