Patents by Inventor Keiichiro SOMEDA

Keiichiro SOMEDA 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: 20240136062
    Abstract: [Problems] Provision of a system for assisting diagnosis/treatment of stroke which can easily provide supportive information so that the type of stroke can be determined appropriately and corresponding treatment strategy can be implemented. [Solutions] When the device for assisting diagnosis/treatment of stroke 101 acquires information of CT images, DWI, ADCmap, and MRA images indicating state of stroke from the device for providing information about state of stroke 103, it uses the acquired information of images and the information about laboratory findings to determine the type of stroke in a unit of stroke type determiner trained to use the predetermined information of images and the predetermined information about laboratory findings to determine the type of stroke corresponding thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Nobutaka Hattori, Kazuo Yamashiro, Yuji Ueno, Nobukazu Miyamoto, Mika Asari, Kazuto Ono, Takashi Someda, Naoki Kitora, Yoshihiko Iwao, Keiichiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11385203
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a detection system includes a plurality of sensors, a locator, a first counter, and a determiner. The plurality of sensors that detect an elastic wave, the sensors being disposed separately from each other in a direction in which the welded portion extends and each being installed on the first member or the second member. The locator that locates a generation source position of the elastic wave on the basis of outputs of the plurality of sensors. The first counter that accumulates information of generation source positions of a plurality of elastic waves located by the locator to calculate a distribution of generation source positions of the plurality of elastic waves over a predetermined time. The determiner that determines the position of the crack on the basis of the distribution calculated by the first counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keiichiro Someda, Takashi Usui, Kazuo Watabe, Shuichi Hirano
  • Patent number: 10841681
    Abstract: A sound generating device according to an embodiment includes a sound tube and a sound generator. The sound tube is to be held between a tragus and an antitragus. The sound generator is disposed inside the sound tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko Enamito, Keiichiro Someda, Osamu Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20200217822
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a detection system includes a plurality of sensors, a locator, a first counter, and a determiner. The plurality of sensors that detect an elastic wave, the sensors being disposed separately from each other in a direction in which the welded portion extends and each being installed on the first member or the second member. The locator that locates a generation source position of the elastic wave on the basis of outputs of the plurality of sensors. The first counter that accumulates information of generation source positions of a plurality of elastic waves located by the locator to calculate a distribution of generation source positions of the plurality of elastic waves over a predetermined time. The determiner that determines the position of the crack on the basis of the distribution calculated by the first counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keiichiro SOMEDA, Takashi USUI, Kazuo WATABE, Shuichi HIRANO
  • Patent number: 10578587
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method is used for diagnosing a deterioration of a utility pole having at least one bolt and a plurality of holes provided for attaching the bolt. In the method, an impact is applied to the bolt. Elastic waves generated due to the impact are detected by a sensor shaped like a bolt. The sensor is attached to at least one of the holes. A propagation situation of the elastic waves in the utility pole is derived, based on the elastic waves detected, and each position of the bolt and the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Keiichiro Someda, Kazuo Watabe, Osamu Nishimura, Michihiko Inukai
  • Publication number: 20190238965
    Abstract: A sound generating device according to an embodiment includes a sound tube and a sound generator. The sound tube is to be held between a tragus and an antitragus. The sound generator is disposed inside the sound tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko ENAMITO, Keiichiro SOMEDA, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180217103
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method is used for diagnosing a deterioration of a utility pole having at least one bolt and a plurality of holes provided for attaching the bolt. In the method, an impact is applied to the bolt. Elastic waves generated due to the impact are detected by a sensor shaped like a bolt. The sensor is attached to at least one of the holes. A propagation situation of the elastic waves in the utility pole is derived, based on the elastic waves detected, and each position of the bolt and the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Keiichiro SOMEDA, Kazuo WATABE, Osamu NISHIMURA, Michihiko INUKAI
  • Patent number: 9838820
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an acoustic control apparatus applied to a loudspeaker system including first to Mth loudspeakers. In one implementation, the apparatus includes first to Mth control filters. The first to Mth control filters convolve a first input sound signal with first to Mth control filter coefficients to generate first to Mth sound signals. The first to Mth loudspeakers produce sounds based on the first to Mth sound signals. The second to Mth control filter coefficients are calculated based on the first control filter coefficient and at least one first acoustic transfer function set from the first to Mth loudspeakers to at least one first one-ear position, such that a spatial average of at least one sound pressure of the sounds at the at least one first one-ear position comes close to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Keiichiro Someda, Akihiko Enamito
  • Patent number: 9789815
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a navigation device installed in a vehicle includes an obtainer, a controller, and a reproducer. The obtainer obtains at least one of vehicle information related to the vehicle and driver information related to a driver of the vehicle. The controller controls, based on at least one of the vehicle information and the driver information, localization direction of a playback sound which is to be reproduced for the driver. The reproducer reproduces the playback sound using a three dimensional sound based on control of the localization direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keiichiro Someda, Akihiko Enamito
  • Publication number: 20170127208
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an acoustic control apparatus applied to a loudspeaker system including first to Mth loudspeakers. In one implementation, the apparatus includes first to Mth control filters. The first to Mth control filters convolve a first input sound signal with first to Mth control filter coefficients to generate first to Mth sound signals. The first to Mth loudspeakers produce sounds based on the first to Mth sound signals. The second to Mth control filter coefficients are calculated based on the first control filter coefficient and at least one first acoustic transfer function set from the first to Mth loudspeakers to at least one first one-ear position, such that a spatial average of at least one sound pressure of the sounds at the at least one first one-ear position comes close to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Keiichiro Someda, Akihiko Enamito
  • Patent number: 9628931
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acoustic control apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a detection unit, a correction unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires a first acoustic signal. The detection unit detects an information sound. When the detection unit detects the information sound, the correction unit corrects the first acoustic signal to a second acoustic signal by convoluting the first acoustic signal with a first function. The first function represents an acoustic transfer characteristic from a virtual position to a listening position. The virtual position is located along a first direction from the listening position. The output unit outputs the second acoustic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akihiko Enamito, Keiichiro Someda, Takahiro Hiruma, Osamu Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20160185290
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a navigation device installed in a vehicle includes an obtainer, a controller, and a reproducer. The obtainer obtains at least one of vehicle information related to the vehicle and driver information related to a driver of the vehicle. The controller controls, based on at least one of the vehicle information and the driver information, localization direction of a playback sound which is to be reproduced for the driver. The reproducer reproduces the playback sound using a three dimensional sound based on control of the localization direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Keiichiro Someda, Akihiko Enamito
  • Patent number: 9264812
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sound localization apparatus includes a storage unit, a selection unit, and a first operation unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of acoustic transfer characteristics each corresponding to a sound image direction and an emphasis degree of feeling of localization. The selection unit is configured to select a suitable acoustic transfer characteristic from the plurality of acoustic transfer characteristics. The suitable acoustic transfer characteristic is most suitable for the sound image direction indicated by a direction indication information and the emphasis degree indicated by an emphasis degree indication information. The first operation unit is configured to convolute the suitable acoustic transfer characteristic with a first audio signal to obtain a second audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Keiichiro Someda
  • Publication number: 20150350788
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an acoustic control apparatus applied to a loudspeaker system including first to Mth loudspeakers includes first to Mth control filters. The first to Mth control filters convolve a first input sound signal with first to Mth control filter coefficients to generate first to Mth sound signals. The first to Mth loudspeakers produce sounds based on the first to Mth sound signals. The second to Mth control filter coefficients are calculated based on the first control filter coefficient, and at least one first acoustic transfer function set from the first to Mth loudspeakers to at least one first one-ear position, so that a spatial average of at least one sound pressure of the sounds at the at least one first one-ear position comes close to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Keiichiro SOMEDA, Akihiko Enamito
  • Publication number: 20150281867
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acoustic control apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a detection unit, a correction unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires a first acoustic signal. The detection unit detects an information sound. When the detection unit detects the information sound, the correction unit corrects the first acoustic signal to a second acoustic signal by convoluting the first acoustic signal with a first function. The first function represents an acoustic transfer characteristic from a virtual position to a listening position. The virtual position is located along a first direction from the listening position. The output unit outputs the second acoustic signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Akihiko ENAMITO, Keiichiro SOMEDA, Takahiro HIRUMA, Osamu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20150092944
    Abstract: A first speaker radiates a first sound toward first and second listening points by a first sound signal. A second speaker radiates a second sound toward these points by a second sound signal. The first sound signal is generated by convolving a signal with a first filter coefficient. The second sound signal is generated by convolving the signal with a second filter coefficient. A nearer speaker to a virtual sound source is decided among the first and second speakers. The first and second filter coefficients are calculated so that a ratio of a first sound pressure of the first and second sounds at the first listening point to a second sound pressure thereof at the second listening point is equal to a target ratio. Among the first and second filter coefficients, based on one filter coefficient corresponding to the nearer speaker, the other filter coefficient corresponding to another speaker is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Keiichiro SOMEDA, Akihiko ENAMITO
  • Publication number: 20150086023
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an audio control apparatus includes a calculation unit and a determination unit. The calculation unit is configured to calculate an interaural cross-correlation function of a binaural recording signal at regular time intervals. The determination unit is configured to determine that a signal zone in which peak times of interaural cross-correlation functions are consecutively included in one of a plurality of time ranges determined in advance is a localized-sound zone in which a sound-image is localized, each of the peak times being a time at which a corresponding cross-correlation function takes a maximum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Akihiko ENAMITO, Keiichiro SOMEDA
  • Publication number: 20130336490
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sound localization apparatus includes a storage unit, a selection unit, and a first operation unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of acoustic transfer characteristics each corresponding to a sound image direction and an emphasis degree of feeling of localization. The selection unit is configured to select a suitable acoustic transfer characteristic from the plurality of acoustic transfer characteristics. The suitable acoustic transfer characteristic is most suitable for the sound image direction indicated by a direction indication information and the emphasis degree indicated by an emphasis degree indication information. The first operation unit is configured to convolute the suitable acoustic transfer characteristic with a first audio signal to obtain a second audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Keiichiro SOMEDA