Patents by Inventor Ichiro Kawashima
Ichiro Kawashima 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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Patent number: 8694326Abstract: A communication terminal includes a decoder which decodes an input bitstream received from another communication terminal, to generate an output audio signal and outputs the generated output audio signal to a speaker; and an echo canceller which obtains an input audio signal representing sound captured by a microphone placed in a space to which the speaker outputs the sound, and removes, for respective subbands, an echo component included in the obtained input audio signal and corresponding to the output audio signal, to generate an audio signal for transmission. An encoder codes the audio signal for transmission to generate an output bitstream and transmits the generated output bitstream to another communication terminal; and a control unit controls, for the respective subbands, echo cancellation processing according to a reproduction band of at least one of the output audio signal and the audio signal for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shuji Miyasaka, Kosuke Nishio, Ichiro Kawashima
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Patent number: 8416962Abstract: An audio mixing/reproducing device includes an audio decoder (11) configured to decode an encoded audio input signal, an audio mixer (13) configured to mix an audio signal output from the audio decoder (11) with a non-encoded external audio input signal, and an audio encoder (12) configured to encode an audio signal output from the audio mixer (13) to generate an encoded audio output signal, and in addition, a switch (14) configured to generate a switch signal for controlling operations of each of the audio decoder (11) and the audio encoder (12) in response to a switch activation signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinji Kojima, Ichiro Kawashima, Naoki Shindou, Yoshiaki Sawada, Kosuke Nishio
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Publication number: 20120323583Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a decoder which decodes an input bitstream received from another communication terminal, to generate an output audio signal and outputs the generated output audio signal to a speaker; an echo canceller which obtains an input audio signal representing sound captured by a microphone placed in a space to which the speaker outputs the sound, and removes, for respective subbands, an echo component included in the obtained input audio signal and corresponding to the output audio signal, to generate an audio signal for transmission; an encoder which codes the audio signal for transmission to generate an output bitstream and transmits the generated output bitstream to another communication terminal; and a control unit which controls, for the respective subbands, echo cancellation processing according to a reproduction band of at least one of the output audio signal and the audio signal for transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Shuji MIYASAKA, Kosuke NISHIO, Ichiro KAWASHIMA
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Patent number: 7889911Abstract: An image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool that is able to perform continuously cell to cell comparison inspection, die to die comparison inspection, and cell-to-cell and die-to-die hybrid comparison inspection, employing a plurality of processors. This image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool comprises a plurality of processors for performing parallel processing, means for cutting out image data including a forward end overlap and a rear end overlap at partition boundaries in order to cut serial data into a predetermined image size, means for distributing the cutout image data to the plurality of processors, and means for assembling results of processing performed by the plurality of processors. The forward end overlap is set greater than a pitch of the cell subject to cell to cell comparison inspection.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Michio Nakano, Shigeya Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Momiyama, Takashi Hiroi, Kazuya Hayashi, Dai Fujii, Takako Fujisawa, Atsushi Ichige, Ichiro Kawashima
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Publication number: 20100254548Abstract: An audio mixing/reproducing device includes an audio decoder (11) configured to decode an encoded audio input signal, an audio mixer (13) configured to mix an audio signal output from the audio decoder (11) with a non-encoded external audio input signal, and an audio encoder (12) configured to encode an audio signal output from the audio mixer (13) to generate an encoded audio output signal, and in addition, a switch (14) configured to generate a switch signal for controlling operations of each of the audio decoder (11) and the audio encoder (12) in response to a switch activation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Shinji Kojima, Ichiro Kawashima, Naoki Shindou, Yoshiaki Sawada, Kosuke Nishio
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Publication number: 20100088102Abstract: In order to reduce the problem that sound cuts out due to overflow of audio output data caused by a delay in shifting to an audio reproducing process, an audio coding and reproducing apparatus includes: an input data storage unit in which PCM audio signals are stored; an output data storage unit in which data to be outputted is stored; an audio output unit configured to output the audio data; an audio coding unit configured to code the audio data; a coded data storage unit configured to store the audio data coded by the audio coding unit; a bitrate control unit configured to control a bitrate at which the coded data is outputted, based on an amount of free space of the output data storage unit; and a data memory unit configured to retain the coded data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Urata, Ichiro Kawashima
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Patent number: 7571786Abstract: A steering apparatus provided in a wheeled working machine according to the present invention includes mechanical steering means for steering front wheels in accordance with the operation of operating means by connecting the operating means to a link member for changing the direction of the front wheels so as to transmit a steering force, full-hydraulic steering means, having steering cylinders for respectively changing directions of the front and rear wheels, for steering at least one of the front and rear wheels by introducing hydraulic oil to predetermined steering cylinders in accordance with the operation of the operating means and a selected mode, and switching means for switching the means so as to selectively actuate one of the mechanical steering means and the full-hydraulic steering means.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2005Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Kobelco Cranes Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Kawashima, Taisuke Tsunoo
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Publication number: 20090125132Abstract: When an attenuation process is performed by a digital signal processor 302, information on the attenuation amount is notified to a control microcomputer 307 of an analog amplifier 304 and to an external amplifier, or the like, connected via a digital audio interface 306, whereby the amount of analog amplification can be adjusted at each section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2005Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventor: Ichiro Kawashima
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Publication number: 20080285841Abstract: An image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool that is able to perform continuously cell to cell comparison inspection, die to die comparison inspection, and cell-to-cell and die-to-die hybrid comparison inspection, employing a plurality of processors. This image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool comprises a plurality of processors for performing parallel processing, means for cutting out image data including a forward end overlap and a rear end overlap at partition boundaries in order to cut serial data into a predetermined image size, means for distributing the cutout image data to the plurality of processors, and means for assembling results of processing performed by the plurality of processors. The forward end overlap is set greater than a pitch of the cell subject to cell to cell comparison inspection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Michio NAKANO, Shigeya Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Momiyama, Takashi Hiroi, Kazuya Hayashi, Dai Fujii, Takako Fujisawa, Atsushi Ichige, Ichiro Kawashima
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Patent number: 7421110Abstract: An image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool that is able to perform continuously cell to cell comparison inspection, die to die comparison inspection, and cell-to-cell and die-to-die hybrid comparison inspection, employing a plurality of processors. This image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool comprises a plurality of processors for performing parallel processing, means for cutting out image data including a forward end overlap and a rear end overlap at partition boundaries in order to cut serial data into a predetermined image size, means for distributing the cutout image data to the plurality of processors, and means for assembling results of processing performed by the plurality of processors. The forward end overlap is set greater than a pitch of the cell subject to cell to cell comparison inspection.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2004Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies CorporationInventors: Michio Nakano, Shigeya Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Momiyama, Takashi Hiroi, Kazuya Hayashi, Dai Fujii, Takako Fujisawa, Atsushi Ichige, Ichiro Kawashima
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Patent number: 7400275Abstract: A general-purpose processor expands and transmits to a volatile memory compressed program data and compressed parameter data stored in a nonvolatile memory. The DSP processor reads the expanded program data and the expanded parameter data into a program memory and the data memory of the DSP processor, respectively, and then, decodes compressed digital data or encodes expanded digital data.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2004Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ichiro Kawashima
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Publication number: 20080147218Abstract: A song change detecting section and a frame boundary division section are provided. The song change detecting section reads, for example, a subcode corresponding to audio data read by a control section as song location information, and based on a song number included in the subcode, determines whether the audio data is located midway through a song or at a boundary between songs, and notifies the result. The frame boundary division section performs no process when a notification from the song change detecting section indicates that the audio data is located midway through a song, and writes dummy data into an encoded data buffer so that encoded data can be divided at a frame boundary and notifies the outside of a division location when the audio data is located at a boundary between songs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Yukari SUGINO, Ichiro KAWASHIMA, Yoshiaki SAWADA, Hiroyuki GOTO, Seigo SUGUTA
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Patent number: 7248548Abstract: When underflow of a sub-Q data table occurs, a sub-Q data processing section does not read and output sub-Q data but outputs only audio data. Moreover, to achieve consistency between audio data and the sub-Q data in terms of buffer management, an input processing section includes respective counters for managing respective input data amounts of the audio data and the sub-Q data. Then, the input processing section executes management so that overflow and underflow of the sub-Q data table are suppressed as much as possible and a switch changes an IEC output mode at a time of audio processing and a time of dubbing. Thus, sound deterioration, and error recording in equipment to which the audio player is connected, and the like can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2006Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seigo Suguta, Ichiro Kawashima, Hiroyuki Goto
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Publication number: 20070152851Abstract: A general-purpose processor expands and transmits to a volatile memory compressed program data and compressed parameter data stored in a nonvolatile memory. The DSP processor reads the expanded program data and the expanded parameter data into a program memory and the data memory of the DSP processor, respectively, and then, decodes compressed digital data or encodes expanded digital data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2004Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventor: Ichiro Kawashima
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Publication number: 20070058499Abstract: When underflow of a sub-Q data table occurs, a sub-Q data processing section does not read and output sub-Q data but outputs only audio data. Moreover, to achieve consistency between audio data and the sub-Q data in terms of buffer management, an input processing section includes respective counters for managing respective input data amounts of the audio data and the sub-Q data. Then, the input processing section executes management so that overflow and underflow of the sub-Q data table are suppressed as much as possible and a switch changes an IEC output mode at a time of audio processing and a time of dubbing. Thus, sound deterioration, and error recording in equipment to which the audio player is connected, and the like can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventors: Seigo Suguta, Ichiro Kawashima, Hiroyuki Goto
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Publication number: 20070041591Abstract: In a reproduction section, when the number of detected channels in a decoding section is 2, a bass management judgment section performs control over bass management, so that the bass management is automatically turned OFF.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: Seigo Suguta, Ichiro Kawashima, Takeshi Fujita
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Publication number: 20070033013Abstract: An audio decoding device includes a decoding section for decoding an audio bit stream to generate PCM data and outputting input channel configuration information, a control section for receiving input channel configuration information, normalization method instruction information, externally specified normalization coefficient information and output control information and controlling internal processing, and an audio processing section for performing audio processing to PCM data. The normalization processing section performs normalization processing using the externally specified normalization coefficient information when the normalization method instruction information indicates external specification. The audio processing section performs normalization processing using the input channel configuration information and the output control information when the normalization method instruction information indicates internal calculation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2006Publication date: February 8, 2007Inventors: Takeshi Fujita, Ichiro Kawashima
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Patent number: 7163599Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for sticking a polarizer to a liquid crystal panel. The method includes advancing a liquid crystal panel or similar substrate along a conveyance line, peeling a separate sheet from a polarizer to expose an adhesive layer, and sticking the polarizer to the liquid crystal panel or other substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2004Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsunori Nagata, Shunsuke Okajima, Kazuya Yoshimura, Koji Ikeda, Yoshihisa Konishi, Nobuhiro Tone, Tomohiro Nagasato, Ichiro Kawashima
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Publication number: 20060151233Abstract: A steering apparatus provided in a wheeled working machine according to the present invention includes mechanical steering means for steering front wheels in accordance with the operation of operating means by connecting the operating means to a link member for changing the direction of the front wheels so as to transmit a steering force, full-hydraulic steering means, having steering cylinders for respectively changing directions of the front and rear wheels, for steering at least one of the front and rear wheels by introducing hydraulic oil to predetermined steering cylinders in accordance with the operation of the operating means and a selected mode, and switching means for switching the means so as to selectively actuate one of the mechanical steering means and the full-hydraulic steering means.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2005Publication date: July 13, 2006Applicant: Kobelco Cranes Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Kawashima, Taisuke Tsunoo
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Publication number: 20050265497Abstract: When the filtering is necessary, a filtering operation section performs a filtering operation on received data in response to a control signal output from a filtering on/off control section to generate data to be output. On the other hand, when the filtering is unnecessary, an output selection section extracts specified delay data out of the delay data stored in the delay buffer in response to a control signal output from a filtering on/off control section and outputs the extracted data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventors: Yoshiki Matsumoto, Ichiro Kawashima