Patents by Inventor Hirotoshi Shimada

Hirotoshi Shimada 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: 9990956
    Abstract: In a recording system comprising a plurality of recording apparatuses connected in cascade to increase the number of audio channels, a desired audio signal can be monitored. In the recording apparatus, when a digital audio signal is input from a digital input terminal and an analog audio signal is input from an analog audio input terminal, the analog audio signal is converted to a digital signal, which is further embedded in the digital audio signal and output from an output terminal. When an operation unit designates a channel to be used for monitor output, among the digital audio signal input from a digital input terminal and a digital audio signal obtained by converting the analog audio signal to the digital signal, an audio signal of the channel which is designated is output for monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventor: Hirotoshi Shimada
  • Patent number: 9966921
    Abstract: A multi-band limiter, a sound recording apparatus, and a program are provided having a multi-band limit function with a flat frequency characteristic while removing a dead zone of the multi-band limiter. A multi-band limiter is provided including an overlap filter unit (200) that divides an input sound signal into low-band, middle-band, and high-band components such that the components overlap each other between adjacent bands, limiters (202, 204, 208, 210, 214, 216) that apply a limit process to limit a level in each band, trimming filter units (206, 212, 218) that apply a trimming process to trim an overlapping signal component in each of the limit-processed components, and an adder (220) that combines and outputs the trimming-processed components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Shimada, Shigeyuki Adachi
  • Patent number: 9899981
    Abstract: A multi-band limiter, a sound recording apparatus, and a program are provided having a multi-band limit function with a flat frequency characteristic while removing a dead zone of a multi-band limiter. A cross-over filter unit divides an input sound signal into a low-band component, a middle-band component, and a high-band component so that the adjacent bands cross at ?6 dB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Shimada, Shigeyuki Adachi
  • Patent number: 9811310
    Abstract: An audio apparatus includes a controller configured to set one of operation units as a master and another as a slave, and to cooperatively operate the slave operation unit while maintaining the level difference with the master operation unit. When an operation value of one of the operation units reaches the maximum or the minimum, the controller stores a level difference at that point in a memory, temporarily cancels the cooperative operation between the operation unit and the master operation unit, and allows for operation of the master operation unit and an operation unit that has not reached the maximum or the minimum. When the master operation unit is operated in a reverse direction and the level difference between the master operation unit and the operation unit matches the level difference stored in the memory, the controller restores the cooperative operation between the operation unit and the master operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventor: Hirotoshi Shimada
  • Patent number: 9674480
    Abstract: There is provided a camera link recorder capable of recording sounds by a clock signal synchronized with a clock signal of a camera. A recorder is linked to a camera by means of an HDMI cable, and others. An HDMI receiver of the recorder reproduces an LRCK signal, which is an audio clock signal of a camera, from the HDMI signal, and outputs the LRCK signal. A CPU outputs a clock signal, which is generated from the LRCK signal when a frequency of the LRCK signal corresponds to a predetermined frequency of an audio CODEC, as a master clock signal to the audio CODEC. In other case, the clock signal generated from the internal clock signal CLK is output as a master clock signal to the audio CODEC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhito Chiba, Ryotaro Hongo, Hirotoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20170117864
    Abstract: A multi-band limiter, a sound recording apparatus, and a program are provided having a multi-band limit function with a flat frequency characteristic while removing a dead zone of the multi-band limiter. A multi-band limiter is provided including an overlap filter unit (200) that divides an input sound signal into low-band, middle-band, and high-band components such that the components overlap each other between adjacent bands, limiters (202, 204, 208, 210, 214, 216) that apply a limit process to limit a level in each band, trimming filter units (206, 212, 218) that apply a trimming process to trim an overlapping signal component in each of the limit-processed components, and an adder (220) that combines and outputs the trimming-processed components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Shimada, Shigeyuki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20170117865
    Abstract: A multi-band limiter, a sound recording apparatus, and a program are provided having a multi-band limit function with a flat frequency characteristic while removing a dead zone of a multi-band limiter. A cross-over filter unit divides an input sound signal into a low-band component, a middle-band component, and a high-band component so that the adjacent bands cross at -6 dB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Shimada, Shigeyuki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20170033879
    Abstract: In a recording system comprising a plurality of recording apparatuses connected in cascade to increase the number of audio channels, a desired audio signal can be monitored. In the recording apparatus, when a digital audio signal is input from a digital input terminal and an analog audio signal is input from an analog audio input terminal, the analog audio signal is converted to a digital signal, which is further embedded in the digital audio signal and output from an output terminal. When an operation unit designates a channel to be used for monitor output, among the digital audio signal input from a digital input terminal and a digital audio signal obtained by converting the analog audio signal to the digital signal, an audio signal of the channel which is designated is output for monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Hirotoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20170031651
    Abstract: An audio apparatus includes a controller configured to set one of operation units as a master and another as a slave, and to cooperatively operate the slave operation unit while maintaining the level difference with the master operation unit. When an operation value of one of the operation units reaches the maximum or the minimum, the controller stores a level difference at that point in a memory, temporarily cancels the cooperative operation between the operation unit and the master operation unit, and allows for operation of the master operation unit and an operation unit that has not reached the maximum or the minimum. When the master operation unit is operated in a reverse direction and the level difference between the master operation unit and the operation unit matches the level difference stored in the memory, the controller restores the cooperative operation between the operation unit and the master operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Hirotoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20160100125
    Abstract: There is provided a camera link recorder capable of recording sounds by a clock signal synchronized with a clock signal of a camera. A recorder is linked to a camera by means of an HDMI cable, and others. An HDMI receiver of the recorder reproduces an LRCK signal, which is an audio clock signal of a camera, from the HDMI signal, and outputs the LRCK signal. A CPU outputs a clock signal, which is generated from the LRCK signal when a frequency of the LRCK signal corresponds to a predetermined frequency of an audio CODEC, as a master clock signal to the audio CODEC. In other case, the clock signal generated from the internal clock signal CLK is output as a master clock signal to the audio CODEC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuhito Chiba, Ryotaro Hongo, Hirotoshi Shimada
  • Patent number: 8775383
    Abstract: A file editing apparatus for revoking (Undo) destructive segmentation. An audio file is segmented into two files by destructive segmentation. When revoking (Undo) operation is performed after segmentation, an end portion of a preceding file is deleted, and a head of a subsequent file is deleted. A copy file, which has been generated by copying during segmentation and preserved, is inserted between the two files to thereby concatenate the preceding file with the subsequent file, whereby an original file is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventor: Hirotoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20130179406
    Abstract: A file editing apparatus for revoking (Undo) destructive segmentation. An audio file is segmented into two files by destructive segmentation. When revoking (Undo) operation is performed after segmentation, an end portion of a preceding file is deleted, and a head of a subsequent file is deleted. A copy file, which has been generated by copying during segmentation and preserved, is inserted between the two files to thereby concatenate the preceding file with the subsequent file, whereby an original file is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: TEAC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirotoshi SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 8255833
    Abstract: Electronic equipment capable of registering and changing shortcut functions. When a menu is displayed on an LCD of electronic equipment, a list of shortcuts assigned to respective function keys on a home screen is displayed in the form of a split screen as a result of operation of any of the function keys. When a user selects a function to be assigned from the menu and selects a function key to be assigned, a selected function is assigned to the newly-selected function key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventor: Hirotoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20080304390
    Abstract: A data recorder has a built-in medium recorder and a portable medium recorder. The data recorder has an optical disk drive section and a HDD section. In addition to having a mode for recording data in either of the mediums, the data recorder has a mode for simultaneously recording data in both the mediums. A pair of directories in an HD and an optical disk, where data are to be recorded, is stored as relevance information in the HD. In the case of second simultaneous recording or subsequent simultaneous recording, a reference is made to the relevance information, thereby automating location of directories where data are to be recorded simultaneously and obviating selecting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: TEAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Hari, Hirotoshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20080198488
    Abstract: A data duplicator capable of copying data to a plurality of types of disk. Data are read from a source disk which serves as a source of duplication, and the read data are temporarily saved as FAT data in a hard disk drive. The type of a target disk which is loaded on a DVD drive and which serves as a destination of duplication is determined, and the disk is converted into a file system format conforming to the type of the disk, and the data are copied to the target disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: TEAC Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Shimada, Hirofumi Hari
  • Publication number: 20080201665
    Abstract: Electronic equipment capable of registering and changing shortcut functions. When a menu is displayed on an LCD of electronic equipment, a list of shortcuts assigned to respective function keys on a home screen is displayed in the form of a split screen as a result of operation of any of the function keys. When a user selects a function to be assigned from the menu and selects a function key to be assigned, a selected function is assigned to the newly-selected function key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: TEAC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirotoshi Shimada