Patents by Inventor JO KAMADA

JO KAMADA 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: 11240588
    Abstract: Provided is an ear-hole open type sound reproducing apparatus which can obtain good sound quality over a wide band while adopting a bone conduction system. A first equalizer 303 removes a high range component which is difficult to be reproduced by a vibration speaker 301 and is hard to be conveyed by bone conduction. Then, the vibration speaker 301 outputs the sound over a low range to a middle range by bone conduction sound. By equalizing processing of the first equalizer 303, it is also possible to reduce sound leakage of the high range. On the other hand, a second equalizer 304 removes components over the low range to the middle range. Then, an air conduction speaker 302 outputs high quality sound of the high range component by air conduction sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masataka Ozawa, Kazuhiro Sekine, Jo Kamada
  • Patent number: 10812891
    Abstract: Provided is a sound output apparatus that includes an insertion portion inserted into an earhole for outputting sound to an earhole, and a fingerprint sensor that is exposed to the outside of the earhole for detecting fingerprint information. This configuration allows even a compact apparatus to perform a desired operation in response to operations, thereby achieving miniaturization of the apparatus and improving the user's convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuya Koike, Jo Kamada, Issei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20190238969
    Abstract: [Object] To allow even a compact apparatus to perform a desired operation in response to operations. [Solution] A sound output apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an insertion portion that is inserted into an earhole for outputting sound to an earhole, and a fingerprint sensor that is exposed to the outside of the earhole for detecting fingerprint information. This configuration allows even a compact apparatus to perform a desired operation in response to operations, thereby achieving miniaturization of the apparatus and improving the user's convenience. Thus, it is possible to provide a compact sound output apparatus excellent in usability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: RYUYA KOIKE, JO KAMADA, ISSEI YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190104352
    Abstract: Provided is an ear-hole open type sound reproducing apparatus which can obtain good sound quality over a wide band while adopting a bone conduction system. A first equalizer 303 removes a high range component which is difficult to be reproduced by a vibration speaker 301 and is hard to be conveyed by bone conduction. Then, the vibration speaker 301 outputs the sound over a low range to a middle range by bone conduction sound. By equalizing processing of the first equalizer 303, it is also possible to reduce sound leakage of the high range. On the other hand, a second equalizer 304 removes components over the low range to the middle range. Then, an air conduction speaker 302 outputs high quality sound of the high range component by air conduction sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: MASATAKA OZAWA, KAZUHIRO SEKINE, JO KAMADA
  • Patent number: 9918157
    Abstract: This headphone type acoustic apparatus includes a pair of housing blocks each including a headphone unit, a headband section that supports the housing blocks at both ends and includes a pair of speaker units, one or more sensors that obtain information for estimating a mounted state achieved by a user, and a control unit that estimates the mounted state based on outputs of the one or more sensors and controls, based on the estimated mounted state, outputs of the pair of headphone units and the pair of speaker units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jo Kamada, Atsuto Ohashi, Asako Kawamura, Yasuhiro Onogi
  • Publication number: 20170272852
    Abstract: This headphone type acoustic apparatus includes a headband, a pair of slider blocks including one end portions that are slidably attached to both end portions of the headband, a pair of housing blocks that are coupled to other end portions of the pair of slider blocks via coupling portions and each include a headphone unit, and a speaker unit that is disposed in each of the pair of slider blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: JO KAMADA, ATSUTO OHASHI, ASAKO KAWAMURA, YASUHIRO ONOGI
  • Patent number: 9693129
    Abstract: This headphone type acoustic apparatus includes a headband, a pair or slider blocks including one end portions that are slidably attached to both end portions of the headband, a pair of housing blocks that are coupled to other end portions of the pair of slider blocks via coupling portions and each include a headphone unit, and a speaker unit that is disposed in each of the pair of slider blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jo Kamada, Atsuto Ohashi, Asako Kawamura, Yasuhiro Onogi
  • Publication number: 20160205459
    Abstract: This headphone type acoustic apparatus includes a pair of housing blocks each including a headphone unit, a headband section that supports the housing blocks at both ends and includes a pair of speaker units, one or more sensors that obtain information for estimating a mounted state achieved by a user, and a control unit that estimates the mounted state based on outputs of the one or more sensors and controls, based on the estimated mounted state, outputs of the pair of headphone units and the pair of speaker units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jo Kamada, Atsuto Ohashi, Asako Kawamura, Yasuhiro Onogi
  • Publication number: 20160182995
    Abstract: This headphone type acoustic apparatus includes a headband, a pair or slider blocks including one end portions that are slidably attached to both end portions of the headband, a pair of housing blocks that are coupled to other end portions of the pair of slider blocks via coupling portions and each include a headphone unit, and a speaker unit that is disposed in each of the pair of slider blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: JO KAMADA, ATSUTO OHASHI, ASAKO KAWAMURA, YASUHIRO ONOGI