Patents by Inventor Kazunari SOMEYA

Kazunari SOMEYA 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: 12108238
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus capable of outputting a desired sound to a user. An information processing apparatus includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires first position information indicating position information of a user; a second acquisition unit that acquires second position information indicating position information of a predetermined object; a generation unit that generates, based on the first position information and the second position information, sound information in which a sound image is localized on the predetermined object, the sound information being related to the predetermined object; and a control unit that executes control to output the generated sound information to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshikazu Maruyama, Shizuko Kanegae, Izumi Endo, Kazunari Someya, Goh Shibata, Kiyoshi Morisaki
  • Patent number: 12089029
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a control method, and a control program capable of providing an experience close to one experienced in a real space to a user are provided. An information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire terminal position information of a communication terminal; a holding unit configured to hold a predetermined area and acoustic-image localization position information of an audio content to be output to the communication terminal while associating them with each other; a generation unit configured to generate acoustic-image localization information based on the acoustic-image localization position information and the terminal position information when the terminal position information is included in the predetermined area; and an output unit configured to output the acoustic-image localization information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshikazu Maruyama, Shizuko Kanegae, Izumi Endo, Kazunari Someya, Goh Shibata, Kiyoshi Morisaki
  • Publication number: 20230059119
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus capable of outputting a desired sound to a user. An information processing apparatus includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires first position information indicating position information of a user; a second acquisition unit that acquires second position information indicating position information of a predetermined object; a generation unit that generates, based on the first position information and the second position information, sound information in which a sound image is localized on the predetermined object, the sound information being related to the predetermined object; and a control unit that executes control to output the generated sound information to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu MARUYAMA, Shizuko KANEGAE, Izumi ENDO, Kazunari SOMEYA, Goh SHIBATA, Kiyoshi MORISAKI
  • Publication number: 20230007428
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a control method, and a control program capable of providing an experience close to one experienced in a real space to a user are provided. An information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire terminal position information of a communication terminal; a holding unit configured to hold a predetermined area and acoustic-image localization position information of an audio content to be output to the communication terminal while associating them with each other; a generation unit configured to generate acoustic-image localization information based on the acoustic-image localization position information and the terminal position information when the terminal position information is included in the predetermined area; and an output unit configured to output the acoustic-image localization information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu MARUYAMA, Shizuko KANEGAE, lzumi ENDO, Kazunari SOMEYA, Goh SHIBATA, Kiyoshi MORISAKI