Patents by Inventor Hisao Hattori

Hisao Hattori 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).

  • Publication number: 20220216655
    Abstract: A connector is realized that can simplify an electrical connection and a physical connection between a connector-related component such as a housing or a wiring part, and a power storage element. A connector includes a housing, a wiring part, and a power storage element. The power storage element is attached to the housing while being held by the housing. The power storage element is configured to be charged with power supplied via the wiring part, and discharge via the wiring part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Hisao Hattori, Koki Uchida
  • Patent number: 11190895
    Abstract: Appropriate audio processing is selected. A signal processing apparatus includes: an audio signal output unit that outputs a plurality of test sounds in a superimposed manner; a controller that prompts a listener to select a test sound having a specific sense of localization out of the plurality of test sounds; a receiver that acquires results of the selection made by the listener; and an audio signal processing unit that performs audio signal processing associated with the results of the selection on an input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hisao Hattori, Takeaki Suenaga, Takuto Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20210185175
    Abstract: A call terminal includes: a reception unit configured to receive a voice signal of each of one or more call partners; a localization position determination unit configured to, in a case where one of the one or more call partners is added, determine a localization position corresponding to the voice signal of the added one of the one or more call partners not to overlap with a localization position corresponding to the voice signal of another one of the one or more call partners; and a voice output unit configured to output voice corresponding to each voice signal in manner that the voice is localized at the localization position determined by the localization position determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: TAKEAKI SUENAGA, HISAO HATTORI, MAKOTO OTSU
  • Publication number: 20210185174
    Abstract: A call terminal includes: a reception unit configured to receive voice signals of one or more call partners; a localization position determination unit configured to determine localization positions corresponding to respective voice signals received in the reception unit in a manner of not overlapping with each other; and a voice output unit configured to output voices corresponding to voice signals in a manner that the voices are localized at the localization positions determined by the localization position determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: TAKEAKI SUENAGA, HISAO HATTORI, MAKOTO OTSU
  • Patent number: 10999678
    Abstract: An audio signal processing system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an audio signal processing unit configured to select one rendering scheme among a plurality of rendering schemes, based on track information for indicating a reproduction position of an audio signal, and render the audio signal by using the one rendering scheme selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeaki Suenaga, Hisao Hattori
  • Publication number: 20210092544
    Abstract: Appropriate audio processing is selected. A signal processing apparatus includes: an audio signal output unit that outputs a plurality of test sounds in a superimposed manner; a controller that prompts a listener to select a test sound having a specific sense of localization out of the plurality of test sounds; a receiver that acquires results of the selection made by the listener; and an audio signal processing unit that performs audio signal processing associated with the results of the selection on an input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: HISAO HATTORI, TAKEAKI SUENAGA, TAKUTO ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10869151
    Abstract: The present disclosure is provided with: at least one audio output unit each including multiple speaker units, at least one of the speaker units in each audio output unit being arranged in orientation different from orientation or orientations of the other speaker units; and an audio signal rendering unit configured to perform rendering processing of generating audio signals to be output from each of the speaker units, based on input audio signals, wherein the audio signal rendering unit performs first rendering processing on a first audio signal included in the input audio signals and performs second rendering processing on a second audio signal included in the input audio signals, and the first rendering processing is rendering processing that enhances a localization effect more than the second rendering processing does.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeaki Suenaga, Hisao Hattori
  • Patent number: 10772189
    Abstract: An electricity storage unit includes: an electricity storage device; a circuit portion on which an electronic component is mounted; a heat dissipation member that dissipates heat from the circuit portion; and a holding member that holds the electricity storage device in a state where the electricity storage device, the circuit portion, and the heat dissipation member are stacked, wherein the holding member is provided with a supporting portion that supports the electricity storage device and abuts against the heat dissipation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Kyohei Morita, Kazuhide Kitagawa, Hisao Hattori
  • Publication number: 20200280815
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention includes an audio signal renderer rendering an audio signal input, and outputting the rendered audio signal to one or more audio signal output units based on position information obtained by a viewer position information obtainment unit, the one or more audio signal output units including a first audio signal output unit an audible region of which does not move and a second audio signal output unit an audible region of which moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: TAKEAKI SUENAGA, HISAO HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20200053461
    Abstract: An audio signal processing system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an audio signal processing unit configured to select one rendering scheme among a plurality of rendering schemes, based on track information for indicating a reproduction position of an audio signal, and render the audio signal by using the one rendering scheme selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: TAKEAKI SUENAGA, HISAO HATTORI
  • Patent number: 10547962
    Abstract: The disclosure automatically calculates an arranged position of a speaker that is suitable to a user, and presents information relating to the arranged position to the user. Aspects relate to a speaker arranged position presenting apparatus for presenting arranged positions of a plurality of speakers configured to output multi-channel audio signals as physical vibrations, the speaker arranged position presenting apparatus including: a speaker arranged position instructing unit configured to calculate arranged positions of the plurality of speakers, based on at least one of a feature amount of input content data or input information for specifying an environment in which the input content data is to be played; and a presenting unit configured to present the arranged positions of the plurality of the speakers that have been calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeaki Suenaga, Hisao Hattori, Ryuhji Kitaura
  • Publication number: 20190335286
    Abstract: The present disclosure is provided with: at least one audio output unit each including multiple speaker units, at least one of the speaker units in each audio output unit being arranged in orientation different from orientation or orientations of the other speaker units; and an audio signal rendering unit configured to perform rendering processing of generating audio signals to be output from each of the speaker units, based on input audio signals, wherein the audio signal rendering unit performs first rendering processing on a first audio signal included in the input audio signals and performs second rendering processing on a second audio signal included in the input audio signals, and the first rendering processing is rendering processing that enhances a localization effect more than the second rendering processing does.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: TAKEAKI SUENAGA, HISAO HATTORI
  • Patent number: 10286860
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electricity storage unit in which the influence of noise from a circuit portion can be suppressed, and the circuit portion and a power storage element can be consolidated. The electricity storage unit includes a circuit portion on which an electronic component is mounted, power storage elements, and a holding member that holds the power storage elements. The holding member includes an electrically conductive shield wall portion between the circuit portion and the power storage elements, and the shield wall portion shields noise generated by the circuit portion. The electricity storage unit may further have an electrically conductive heat dissipation member that dissipates heat from the circuit portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Kyohei Morita, Kazuhide Kitagawa, Hisao Hattori
  • Publication number: 20190007782
    Abstract: The disclosure automatically calculates an arranged position of a speaker that is suitable to a user, and presents information relating to the arranged position to the user. Aspects relate to a speaker arranged position presenting apparatus for presenting arranged positions of a plurality of speakers configured to output multi-channel audio signals as physical vibrations, the speaker arranged position presenting apparatus including: a speaker arranged position instructing unit configured to calculate arranged positions of the plurality of speakers, based on at least one of a feature amount of input content data or input information for specifying an environment in which the input content data is to be played; and a presenting unit configured to present the arranged positions of the plurality of the speakers that have been calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Takeaki SUENAGA, Hisao HATTORI, Ryuhji KITAURA
  • Patent number: 9986358
    Abstract: To prevent the measurement of the position of a speaker from not being performed in a case where the position of the speaker is changed, and prevent the measurement of the position of the speaker from being performed more than necessary. An AV amplifier (1) according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a control unit (105) that detects a change in the installation position of at least one speaker (2) that supplies an audio signal; and a measurement unit (106) that measures the installation position of at least the speaker (2) of which the installation position is changed among the plurality of speakers (2), automatically or according to a user operation, after the change is detected by the control unit (195).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisao Hattori, Junsei Sato, Takeaki Suenaga, Takuto Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20170341607
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electricity storage unit in which the influence of noise from a circuit portion can be suppressed, and the circuit portion and a power storage element can be consolidated. The electricity storage unit includes a circuit portion on which an electronic component is mounted, power storage elements, and a holding member that holds the power storage elements. The holding member includes an electrically conductive shield wall portion between the circuit portion and the power storage elements, and the shield wall portion shields noise generated by the circuit portion. The electricity storage unit may further have an electrically conductive heat dissipation member that dissipates heat from the circuit portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Kyohei Morita, Kazuhide Kitagawa, Hisao Hattori
  • Publication number: 20170311433
    Abstract: An electricity storage unit includes: an electricity storage device; a circuit portion on which an electronic component is mounted; a heat dissipation member that dissipates heat from the circuit portion; and a holding member that holds the electricity storage device in a state where the electricity storage device, the circuit portion, and the heat dissipation member are stacked, wherein the holding member is provided with a supporting portion that supports the electricity storage device and abuts against the heat dissipation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya SUMIDA, Kyohei MORITA, Kazuhide KITAGAWA, Hisao HATTORI
  • Patent number: 9661436
    Abstract: An audio signal playback device includes a conversion unit that performs discrete Fourier transform on each of 2 channel audio signals obtained from a multi-channel input audio signal, a correlation signal extraction unit that, disregarding a direct current component, extracts a correlation signal from the 2 channel audio signals that result from the discrete Fourier transform, and additionally pulls a correlation signal in a lower frequency than a predetermined frequency flow out of the correlation signal, and an output unit that allocates the pulled-out correlation signal to a virtual sound source in such a manner that a time difference in a sound output between adjacent speakers falls within a range of 2?x/c (where, ?x is a distance between the adjacent speakers, and c is the speed of sound), and outputs a result of the allocation from one portion or all portions of the speaker group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junsei Sato, Hisao Hattori
  • Publication number: 20170142536
    Abstract: To prevent the measurement of the position of a speaker from not being performed in a case where the position of the speaker is changed, and prevent the measurement of the position of the speaker from being performed more than necessary. An AV amplifier (1) according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a control unit (105) that detects a change in the installation position of at least one speaker (2) that supplies an audio signal; and a measurement unit (106) that measures the installation position of at least the speaker (2) of which the installation position is changed among the plurality of speakers (2), automatically or according to a user operation, after the change is detected by the control unit (195).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisao HATTORI, Junsei SATO, Takeaki SUENAGA, Takuto ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9224232
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image generation device that generates a stereoscopic image including a right-eye image and a left-eye image is provided. The stereoscopic image generation device includes an image enlarging/reducing unit that enlarges or reduces the right-eye image and the left-eye image which constitute stereoscopic image data, and a display control unit that performs control to display a stereoscopic image by showing the right-eye image and the left-eye image of the stereoscopic image data for a right eye and a left eye, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hisao Hattori, Ken-ichiro Yamamoto, Hisao Kumai, Ikuko Tsubaki, Mikio Seto