Patents by Inventor Go Igarashi
Go Igarashi 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).
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Publication number: 20200202837Abstract: [Object] There is proposed a mechanism that allows for a higher noise cancellation effect by operating a plurality of units in coordination. [Solution] An information processor including a signal processing section that: acquires a first signal to be detected by an acoustic input section of a first unit including the acoustic input section disposed within a predetermined distance from one ear hole of a user in a state of being worn by the user; acquires a second signal, which indicates a noise generated from a noise source, to be acquired by a second unit; and generates a noise cancellation signal directed to the noise on the basis of the first signal and the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: KENICHI MAKINO, KOHEI ASADA, TETSUNORI ITABASHI, SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI, GO IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20200202839Abstract: [Problem] To provide a mechanism that enables cooperation of a plurality of audio processing devices. [Solution] An earphone device including a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a headphone device which is worn to overlap an outer side of the earphone device worn by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: KOHEI ASADA, GO IGARASHI, NAOKI SHINMEN, SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10685641Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a sound output device includes a sound acquisition part that acquires a sound signal generated from an ambient sound, a reverb process part that performs a reverb process on the sound signal, and a sound output part that outputs a sound generated from the sound signal subjected to the reverb process, to a vicinity of an ear of a listener. This configuration allows a listener to hear sound acquired in real time to which desired reverberation is added.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kohei Asada, Go Igarashi, Koji Nageno
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Publication number: 20200184947Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a sound output device includes a sound acquisition part that acquires a sound signal generated from an ambient sound, a reverb process part that performs a reverb process on the sound signal, and a sound output part that outputs a sound generated from the sound signal subjected to the reverb process, to a vicinity of an ear of a listener. This configuration allows a listener to hear sound acquired in real time to which desired reverberation is added.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: KOHEI ASADA, GO IGARASHI, KOJI NAGENO
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Patent number: 10659863Abstract: Provided is a sound output device worn on an ear of a listener and used, and having listening characteristics of an ambient sound in a wearing state. A sound output device 100 includes a sound generating portion 110 that generates a sound, a sound guiding portion 120 that takes in the sound generated in the sound generating portion 110 from one end 121, and a holding portion 130 that holds the sound guiding portion 120 in the vicinity of the other end 122. The holding portion 130 is engaged with an intertragic notch, and supports the sound guiding portion 120 such that a sound output hole of the other end 122 of the sound guiding portion 120 to face a depth side of an ear canal. Even in a state where the listener wears the sound output device 100, the sound output device 100 does not block an ear cavity of the listener, and the listener can listen to the ambient sound.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Go Igarashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Kohei Asada, Koji Nageno
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Publication number: 20200137476Abstract: Provided is a sound output apparatus that is used by being worn in the vicinity of the ear of a listener and is capable of outputting sound over a wide frequency band. The sound output apparatus includes: a first sound generation unit configured to generate a low frequency band; a sound guiding unit with a hollow structure, having one end coupled to the first sound generation unit, and the other end as a sound emission unit including an open end; and a second sound generation unit that is disposed at a place closer to the sound emission unit than the first sound generation unit and generates a high frequency band. It is preferable that the sound guiding unit have a joint unit that takes in the sound from the second sound generation unit and a section from the joint unit to the sound emission unit have a low impedance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoki Shinmen, Go Igarashi, Kohei Asada
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Patent number: 10623842Abstract: Provided is a sound output apparatus which realizes listening characteristics of the ambient sound even in a wearing state, which are equivalent to those in a non-wearing state, and outputs good acoustic information at the same time. A sound output apparatus 100 includes a sound generation unit 110 which generates sound, a sound guiding unit 120 which takes in, from one end 121, the sound generated from the sound generation unit 110, and a ring-shaped holding unit 130 which holds the sound guiding unit 120 in the vicinity of the other end 122. The sound output apparatus 100 is worn on the pinna by locking the holding unit 130 to the intertragic notch, and the holding unit 130 supports the vicinity of the other end 122 of the sound guiding unit 120 so that a sound output hole of the other end 122 of the sound guiding unit 120 is positioned to face the interior side of the ear canal.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Go Igarashi, Yasuhide Hosoda, Miki Tokitake, Ken Tanaka
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Publication number: 20200077183Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that is used by being adhered to the body of a user. The information processing apparatus includes a sound pickup sensor that has a sound pickup function, a communicating part that wirelessly transmits audio data picked up by the sound pickup sensor to the outside, a control part that controls the sound pickup sensor and the communicating part, a power source part that supplies a power source to at least one of the sound pickup sensor, the communicating part, or the control part, a housing part that accommodates therein at least one of the sound pickup sensor, the communicating part, the control part, or the power source part, and an adhering part that fixes the housing part to the user. The sound pickup part picks up a sound of the user using, for example, flesh conduction or bone conduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: GO IGARASHI, KAZUMA YOSHII, JUNYA SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20200068284Abstract: Provided is a wearable device that is worn on a human ear and mainly outputs or inputs sound. The outer casing 110 is formed into an elongated shape so as to fit the cymba conchae 306 formed between the antihelix inferior crus 302b and the crus helicis 309. The sound generating unit 120 includes a vibration element 121 and a weight 122. The vibration element 121 has an elongated shape along the longitudinal direction of the outer casing 110, and has one end fixed to the inner wall of the outer casing 110, and the other end to which a weight 122 is attached, the other hand being an open end. By applying an alternating electric field to the vibration element 121, vibration corresponding to audio is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: GO IGARASHI, KOHEI ASADA, KOJI NAGENO
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Patent number: 10524036Abstract: Provided is a wearable device that is worn on a human ear and mainly outputs or inputs sound. The outer casing 110 is formed into an elongated shape so as to fit the cymba conchae 306 formed between the antihelix inferior crus 302b and the crus helicis 309. The sound generating unit 120 includes a vibration element 121 and a weight 122. The vibration element 121 has an elongated shape along the longitudinal direction of the outer casing 110, and has one end fixed to the inner wall of the outer casing 110, and the other end to which a weight 122 is attached, the other hand being an open end. By applying an alternating electric field to the vibration element 121, vibration corresponding to audio is generated.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Go Igarashi, Kohei Asada, Koji Nageno
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Publication number: 20190349681Abstract: To provide a sound pickup device which is worn on an ear of a user and used. A sound pickup device includes: a sound pickup part; and a holding part that includes a sound transmission part and is configured to hold the sound pickup part in an ear canal of a user. The holding part includes a ring body having an opening portion that serves as the sound transmission part, and one or more arms each of which has one end coupled to the ring body and another end supporting the sound pickup part. The ring body is inserted into a cavum concha of the user and is locked in a vicinity of an intertragic notch. The holding part holds the sound pickup part so that a microphone hole is oriented to outside of the ear canal and the microphone hole is positioned on a farther side of an entrance of the ear canal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Go Igarashi, Toru Nakagawa, Naoki Shinmen, Tetsu Magariyachi, Homare Kon, Koyuru Okimoto, Kohei Asada
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Publication number: 20190320256Abstract: To provide an excellent sound output device which is worn on an ear of a user and used. The sound output device includes a sound generation part and a holding part that has an opening portion and holds the sound generation part in the vicinity of an entrance of an ear canal of a user. The holding part includes a ring body having the opening portion, and a housing of the sound generation part is integrated with a part of the ring body. The sound generation part includes a sound generation element having a dynamic type driver, and has a hollow exhaust part joining with a rear surface of the housing of the sound generation part. The exhaust part extends from a rear surface side of the housing across an intertragic notch and has an exhaust hole outside an auricle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: GO IGARASHI, SATOSHI SUZUKI, NAOKI SHINMEN
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Publication number: 20190158945Abstract: Provided is a sound output device worn on an ear of a listener and used, and having listening characteristics of an ambient sound in a wearing state. A sound output device 100 includes a sound generating portion 110 that generates a sound, a sound guiding portion 120 that takes in the sound generated in the sound generating portion 110 from one end 121, and a holding portion 130 that holds the sound guiding portion 120 in the vicinity of the other end 122. The holding portion 130 is engaged with an intertragic notch, and supports the sound guiding portion 120 such that a sound output hole of the other end 122 of the sound guiding portion 120 to face a depth side of an ear canal. Even in a state where the listener wears the sound output device 100, the sound output device 100 does not block an ear cavity of the listener, and the listener can listen to the ambient sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: GO IGARASHI, SATOSHI SUZUKI, KOHEI ASADA, KOJI NAGENO
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Patent number: 10237641Abstract: Provided is a sound output device worn on an ear of a listener and used, and having listening characteristics of an ambient sound in a wearing state. A sound output device 100 includes a sound generating portion 110 that generates a sound, a sound guiding portion 120 that takes in the sound generated in the sound generating portion 110 from one end 121, and a holding portion 130 that holds the sound guiding portion 120 in the vicinity of the other end 122. The holding portion 130 is engaged with an intertragic notch, and supports the sound guiding portion 120 such that a sound output hole of the other end 122 of the sound guiding portion 120 to face a depth side of an ear canal. Even in a state where the listener wears the sound output device 100, the sound output device 100 does not block an ear cavity of the listener, and the listener can listen to the ambient sound.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Go Igarashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Kohei Asada, Koji Nageno
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Publication number: 20190052950Abstract: Provided is a sound output apparatus which realizes listening characteristics of the ambient sound even in a wearing state, which are equivalent to those in a non-wearing state, and outputs good acoustic information at the same time. A sound output apparatus 100 includes a sound generation unit 110 which generates sound, a sound guiding unit 120 which takes in, from one end 121, the sound generated from the sound generation unit 110, and a ring-shaped holding unit 130 which holds the sound guiding unit 120 in the vicinity of the other end 122. The sound output apparatus 100 is worn on the pinna by locking the holding unit 130 to the intertragic notch, and the holding unit 130 supports the vicinity of the other end 122 of the sound guiding unit 120 so that a sound output hole of the other end 122 of the sound guiding unit 120 is positioned to face the interior side of the ear canal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: GO IGARASHI, YASUHIDE HOSODA, MIKI TOKITAKE, KEN TANAKA
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Publication number: 20190052949Abstract: Provided is a wearable device that is worn on a human ear and mainly outputs or inputs sound. The outer casing 110 is formed into an elongated shape so as to fit the cymba conchae 306 formed between the antihelix inferior crus 302b and the crus helicis 309. The sound generating unit 120 includes a vibration element 121 and a weight 122. The vibration element 121 has an elongated shape along the longitudinal direction of the outer casing 110, and has one end fixed to the inner wall of the outer casing 110, and the other end to which a weight 122 is attached, the other hand being an open end. By applying an alternating electric field to the vibration element 121, vibration corresponding to audio is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: GO IGARASHI, KOHEI ASADA, KOJI NAGENO
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Patent number: 10198392Abstract: There is provided a peripheral device including a multi-pole plug inserted into a jack of a jack device, the jack device including the jack, a conversion unit that converts a physical amount into an electrical signal or converts an electrical signal into a physical amount, a detection unit that detects whether the jack device is a corresponding device capable of handling multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing the electrical signal input and output to and from the conversion unit, a transmission and reception processing unit that transmits or receives the multiplexed data via a predetermined terminal of the multi-pole plug when the jack device is a corresponding device, and a function switching unit that performs assignment of an electrical function of a terminal other than the predetermined terminal of the multi-pole plug.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Go Igarashi, Yasunobu Murata, Kohei Asada, Tetsunori Itabashi, Mitsuhiro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20190019495Abstract: [Object] To allow a listener to hear sound acquired in real time to which desired reverberation is added. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, a sound output device includes: a sound acquisition part configured to acquire a sound signal generated from an ambient sound; a reverb process part configured to perform a reverb process on the sound signal; and a sound output part configured to output a sound generated from the sound signal subjected to the reverb process, to a vicinity of an ear of a listener. This configuration allows a listener to hear sound acquired in real time to which desired reverberation is added.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: KOHEI ASADA, GO IGARASHI, KOJI NAGENO
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Patent number: 10182281Abstract: Provided is a sound output device worn on an ear of a listener and used, and having listening characteristics of an ambient sound in a wearing state. A sound output device 100 includes a sound generating portion 110 that generates a sound, a sound guiding portion 120 that takes in the sound generated in the sound generating portion 110 from one end 121, and a holding portion 130 that holds the sound guiding portion 120 in the vicinity of the other end 122. The holding portion 130 is engaged with an intertragic notch, and supports the sound guiding portion 120 such that a sound output hole of the other end 122 of the sound guiding portion 120 to face a depth side of an ear canal. Even in a state where the listener wears the sound output device 100, the sound output device 100 does not block an ear cavity of the listener, and the listener can listen to the ambient sound.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Go Igarashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Kohei Asada, Koji Nageno
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Publication number: 20180367937Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a sound output device includes: a sound acquisition part configured to acquire sound to be output to the other end of a sound guide part, one end of which is arranged near an entrance of an ear canal of a listener, the sound guide part having a hollow structure; and a head-related transfer function adjustment part configured to adjust a head-related transfer function of sound captured by the sound guide part. Since the head-related transfer function adjustment part adjusts the head-related transfer function of sound captured by the sound guide part, it is possible to listen to both ambient sound and sound provided from a sound output device such that the listener does not feel strangeness even in the state in which the listener is wearing the sound output device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kohei Asada, Go Igarashi, Koji Nageno, Haruo Oba, Homare Kon