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).
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Publication number: 20240136062Abstract: [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: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Nobutaka Hattori, Kazuo Yamashiro, Yuji Ueno, Nobukazu Miyamoto, Mika Asari, Kazuto Ono, Takashi Someda, Naoki Kitora, Yoshihiko Iwao, Keiichiro Takahashi
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Patent number: 11385203Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Keiichiro Someda, Takashi Usui, Kazuo Watabe, Shuichi Hirano
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Patent number: 10841681Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Digital Solutions CorporationInventors: Akihiko Enamito, Keiichiro Someda, Osamu Nishimura
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Publication number: 20200217822Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Keiichiro SOMEDA, Takashi USUI, Kazuo WATABE, Shuichi HIRANO
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Patent number: 10578587Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Keiichiro Someda, Kazuo Watabe, Osamu Nishimura, Michihiko Inukai
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Publication number: 20190238965Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Digital Solutions CorporationInventors: Akihiko ENAMITO, Keiichiro SOMEDA, Osamu NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20180217103Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Keiichiro SOMEDA, Kazuo WATABE, Osamu NISHIMURA, Michihiko INUKAI
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Patent number: 9838820Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Keiichiro Someda, Akihiko Enamito
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Patent number: 9789815Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Keiichiro Someda, Akihiko Enamito
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Publication number: 20170127208Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Keiichiro Someda, Akihiko Enamito
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Patent number: 9628931Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akihiko Enamito, Keiichiro Someda, Takahiro Hiruma, Osamu Nishimura
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Publication number: 20160185290Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Keiichiro Someda, Akihiko Enamito
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Patent number: 9264812Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Keiichiro Someda
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Publication number: 20150350788Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Keiichiro SOMEDA, Akihiko Enamito
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Publication number: 20150281867Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Akihiko ENAMITO, Keiichiro SOMEDA, Takahiro HIRUMA, Osamu NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20150092944Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Keiichiro SOMEDA, Akihiko ENAMITO
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Publication number: 20150086023Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Akihiko ENAMITO, Keiichiro SOMEDA
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Publication number: 20130336490Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Keiichiro SOMEDA