Patents by Inventor Kou Imai

Kou Imai 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).

  • SOUND SOURCE DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL SOUND GENERATING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240185821
    Abstract: A sound source device for an electronic musical instrument includes processing electronics to provide at least one virtual input port, assign a different respective tone or other effect to each virtual input port, associate each respective first playing operation device of a musical instrument system with a respective virtual input port, and receive first playing information from at least one of the first playing operation devices. A musical sound generating unit generates a musical sound signal on the basis of the first playing information received and the tone or other effect assigned to the respective virtual input port associated with the first playing operation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicants: Roland Corporation, Drum Workshop, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryo Takasaki, Kou Imai, Kenji Morita, Toshiharu Kimura, Paul Piscoi
  • SOUND SOURCE DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL SOUND GENERATING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230360622
    Abstract: This electronic musical instrument main body device comprises an information acquisition unit and a port assignment unit. The information acquisition unit acquires, from a playing operation device connected to one connection terminal, information related to the playing operation device. The port assignment unit assigns, to the playing operation device, a virtual input port of a type corresponding to the information related to the playing operation device and acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Takasaki, Kou Imai, Kenji Morita
  • Sound source device for electronic musical instrument, musical sound generating method and electronic musical instrument system
    Patent number: 11756519
    Abstract: This electronic musical instrument main body device comprises an information acquisition unit and a port assignment unit. The information acquisition unit acquires, from a playing operation device connected to one connection terminal, information related to the playing operation device. The port assignment unit assigns, to the playing operation device, a virtual input port of a type corresponding to the information related to the playing operation device and acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Takasaki, Kou Imai, Kenji Morita
  • SOUND SOURCE DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL SOUND GENERATING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220101822
    Abstract: This electronic musical instrument main body device comprises an information acquisition unit and a port assignment unit. The information acquisition unit acquires, from a playing operation device connected to one connection terminal, information related to the playing operation device. The port assignment unit assigns, to the playing operation device, a virtual input port of a type corresponding to the information related to the playing operation device and acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Takasaki, Kou Imai, Kenji Morita
  • SOUND SOURCE DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL SOUND GENERATING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220101823
    Abstract: This electronic musical instrument main body device comprises an information acquisition unit and a port assignment unit. The information acquisition unit acquires, from a playing operation device connected to one connection terminal, information related to the playing operation device. The port assignment unit assigns, to the playing operation device, a virtual input port of a type corresponding to the information related to the playing operation device and acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Takasaki, Kou Imai, Kenji Morita
  • Electronic musical instrument main body device and electronic musical instrument system
    Patent number: 11232774
    Abstract: This electronic musical instrument main body device comprises an information acquisition unit and a port assignment unit. The information acquisition unit acquires, from a playing operation device connected to one connection terminal, information related to the playing operation device. The port assignment unit assigns, to the playing operation device, a virtual input port of a type corresponding to the information related to the playing operation device and acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Takasaki, Kou Imai, Kenji Morita
  • ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAIN BODY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210082383
    Abstract: This electronic musical instrument main body device comprises an information acquisition unit and a port assignment unit. The information acquisition unit acquires, from a playing operation device connected to one connection terminal, information related to the playing operation device. The port assignment unit assigns, to the playing operation device, a virtual input port of a type corresponding to the information related to the playing operation device and acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Roland Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Takasaki, Kou Imai, Kenji Morita