Patents by Inventor Fumitsugu Ohtaka

Fumitsugu Ohtaka 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).

  • Tone signal creating apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8222508
    Abstract: In the case where an automatic reading file composed of plural kinds of detailed parameters stored in a transportable storage device whose attachment is detected has been already read in an apparatus, it is determined whether update, to a currently-read automatic reading file, of an automatic reading file stored in a storage section is carried out or not in accordance with a user's instruction, and is controlled so as to carry out a process. Namely, in the case where an automatic reading file has not been read yet, the automatic reading file stored in the storage section is updated to the currently-read automatic reading file without any condition. On the other hand, if an automatic reading file has been already read, the automatic reading file stored in the storage section may be edited on the basis of it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Kensuke Ide, Norihisa Aoki, Toshifumi Kunimoto, Fumitsugu Ohtaka, Tadashi Okano
  • TONE SIGNAL CREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100242710
    Abstract: In the case where an automatic reading file composed of plural kinds of detailed parameters stored in a transportable storage device whose attachment is detected has been already read in an apparatus, it is determined whether update, to a currently-read automatic reading file, of an automatic reading file stored in a storage section is carried out or not in accordance with a user's instruction, and is controlled so as to carry out a process. Namely, in the case where an automatic reading file has not been read yet, the automatic reading file stored in the storage section is updated to the currently-read automatic reading file without any condition. On the other hand, if an automatic reading file has been already read, the automatic reading file stored in the storage section may be edited on the basis of it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Kensuke IDE, Norihisa Aoki, Toshifumi Kunimoto, Fumitsugu Ohtaka, Tadashi Okano