Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Iriyama

Hiroshi Iriyama 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: 7925006
    Abstract: Stereo sound signals are reproduced directly from loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)). By using a sum signal and a difference signal of the stereo sound signals as a reference signal, and according to a cross spectrum calculation of the reference signal with a microphone-collected sound signal, calculation is performed to obtain transfer functions of four sound transfer systems between the loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)) and microphones (MC(L), MC(R)). The transfer functions obtained are subjected to inverse Fourier transform to obtain impulse responses, which are set in filter means (40-1 to 40-4) to create echo cancel signals and perform echo canceling. This solves the problem of an indefinite coefficient in the echo cancel technique of a multi-channel sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Hirai, Mikio Tohyama, Hiraku Okumura, Yoshikazu Honji, Hiroshi Iriyama, Koji Niimi
  • Patent number: 7925008
    Abstract: Stereo sound signals are reproduced directly from loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)). By using a sum signal and a difference signal of the stereo sound signals as a reference signal, and according to a cross spectrum calculation of the reference signal with a microphone-collected sound signal, calculation is performed to obtain transfer functions of four sound transfer systems between the loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)) and microphones (MC(L), MC(R)). The transfer functions obtained are subjected to inverse Fourier transform to obtain impulse responses, which are set in filter means (40-1 to 40-4) to create echo cancel signals and perform echo canceling. This solves the problem of an indefinite coefficient in the echo cancel technique of a multi-channel sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Hirai, Mikio Tohyama, Hiraku Okumura, Yoshikazu Honji, Hiroshi Iriyama, Koji Niimi
  • Patent number: 7403609
    Abstract: Stereo sound signals are reproduced directly from loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)). By using a sum signal and a difference signal of the stereo sound signals as a reference signal, and according to a cross spectrum calculation of the reference signal with a microphone-collected sound signal, calculation is performed to obtain transfer functions of four sound transfer systems between the loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)) and microphones (MC(L), MC(R)). The transfer functions obtained are subjected to inverse Fourier transform to obtain impulse responses, which are set in filter means (40-1 to 40-4) to create echo cancel signals and perform echo canceling. This solves the problem of an indefinite coefficient in the echo cancel technique of a multi-channel sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Hirai, Mikio Tohyama, Hiraku Okumura, Yoshikazu Honji, Hiroshi Iriyama, Koji Niimi
  • Publication number: 20070258578
    Abstract: Stereo sound signals are reproduced directly from loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)). By using a sum signal and a difference signal of the stereo sound signals as a reference signal, and according to a cross spectrum calculation of the reference signal with a microphone-collected sound signal, calculation is performed to obtain transfer functions of four sound transfer systems between the loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)) and microphones (MC(L), MC(R)). The transfer functions obtained are subjected to inverse Fourier transform to obtain impulse responses, which are set in filter means (40-1 to 40-4) to create echo cancel signals and perform echo canceling. This solves the problem of an indefinite coefficient in the echo cancel technique of a multi-channel sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Toru Hirai, Mikio Tohyama, Hiraku Okumura, Yoshikazu Honji, Hiroshi Iriyama, Koji Niimi
  • Publication number: 20070258579
    Abstract: Stereo sound signals are reproduced directly from loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)). By using a sum signal and a difference signal of the stereo sound signals as a reference signal, and according to a cross spectrum calculation of the reference signal with a microphone-collected sound signal, calculation is performed to obtain transfer functions of four sound transfer systems between the loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)) and microphones (MC(L), MC(R)). The transfer functions obtained are subjected to inverse Fourier transform to obtain impulse responses, which are set in filter means (40-1 to 40-4) to create echo cancel signals and perform echo canceling. This solves the problem of an indefinite coefficient in the echo cancel technique of a multi-channel sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Toru Hirai, Mikio Tohyama, Hiraku Okumura, Yoshikazu Honji, Hiroshi Iriyama, Koji Niimi
  • Patent number: 7076068
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing apparatus is configured by cascading a sound field effect adding unit and a crosstalk canceling unit. The sound field effect adding unit adds a predetermined three-dimensional sound field effect to an input audio signal, thereby generating audio signals respectively corresponding to left and right channels. The crosstalk canceling unit performs a calculation process on the audio signals of the two channels so that, when the audio signals are respectively generated by two loudspeakers positioned in front of a listener, the audio signals reach the left and right ears of the listener without producing crosstalk. The resulting audio signals are supplied to the loudspeakers, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromi Sotome, Shigeo Ando, Shinichi Muramatsu, Akio Takahashi, Hiroshi Iriyama
  • Publication number: 20040174991
    Abstract: Stereo sound signals are reproduced directly from loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)). By using a sum signal and a difference signal of the stereo sound signals as a reference signal, and according to a cross spectrum calculation of the reference signal with a microphone-collected sound signal, calculation is performed to obtain transfer functions of four sound transfer systems between the loudspeakers (SP(L), SP(R)) and microphones (MC(L), MC(R)). The transfer functions obtained are subjected to inverse Fourier transform to obtain impulse responses, which are set in filter means (40-1 to 40-4) to create echo cancel signals and perform echo canceling. This solves the problem of an indefinite coefficient in the echo cancel technique of a multi-channel sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Hirai, Mikio Tohyama, Hiraku Okumura, Yoshikazu Honji, Hiroshi Iriyama, Koji Niimi
  • Publication number: 20030086572
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing apparatus is configured by cascading a sound field effect adding unit and a crosstalk canceling unit. The sound field effect adding unit adds a predetermined three-dimensional sound field effect to an input audio signal, thereby generating audio signals respectively corresponding to left and right channels. The crosstalk canceling unit performs a calculation process on the audio signals of the two channels so that, when the audio signals are respectively generated by two loudspeakers positioned in front of a listener, the audio signals reach the left and right ears of the listener without producing crosstalk. The resulting audio signals are supplied to the loudspeakers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi Sotome, Shigeo Ando, Shinichi Muramatsu, Akio Takahashi, Hiroshi Iriyama
  • Publication number: 20010012367
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sound reproducing apparatus is configured by cascading a sound field effect adding unit and a crosstalk canceling unit. The sound field effect adding unit adds a predetermined three-dimensional sound field effect to an input audio signal, thereby generating audio signals respectively corresponding to left and right channels. The crosstalk canceling unit performs a calculation process on the audio signals of the two channels so that, when the audio signals are respectively generated by two loudspeakers positioned in front of a listener, the audio signals reach the left and right ears of the listener without producing crosstalk. The resulting audio signals are supplied to the loudspeakers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIROMI SOTOME, SHIGEO ANDO, SHINICHI MURAMATSU, AKIO TAKAHASHI, HIROSHI IRIYAMA