Patents by Inventor Masako Ono

Masako Ono 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: 7227071
    Abstract: The present invention provides a music search system for conducting music search, which allows the user to easily listen to music matched to situation. The music search system includes a music data storage section, a location acquisition section, a parameter converting section, a music search section, and a reproducing section. The music data storage section stores a plurality of pieces of music data so as to be associated with a corresponding one of music parameters. The location acquisition section acquires a situation parameter. The parameter converting section converts the situation parameter acquired by the location acquisition section into the music parameter. The music search section uses the music parameter resulted from conversion by the parameter converting section to search through the plurality of pieces of music data stored in the music storage section and selects a piece of music to be reproduced. The reproducing section reproduces the piece of music selected by the music search section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Tagawa, Masayuki Misaki, Hiroaki Yamane, Masako Ono, Ryoichi Yagi
  • Patent number: 7053290
    Abstract: A candidate piece specifying unit 6 specifies, as a first candidate piece, a musical piece whose musical piece parameter includes a first factor that is larger than a first factor of a musical piece currently being played from among musical pieces, and specifies, as a second candidate piece, a musical piece whose first factor is smaller than the first factor of the musical piece currently being played from among the musical pieces. When data of a musical piece is reproduced by a playback unit 4, a display control unit 8 causes musical piece information regarding the first candidate piece and the second candidate piece to be displayed at positions on a display screen that reflect coordinate positions in an impression space formed by the factors of the musical piece parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LTD
    Inventors: Junichi Tagawa, Hiroaki Yamane, Masako Ono
  • Publication number: 20050070334
    Abstract: A cellular phone is provided that comprises a first housing having a first display unit, and a second housing having operation unit for operating display contents on the first display unit. The first housing and the second housing are foldably joined to each other via a joint portion. The second housing includes a second display unit disposed on the back of the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masako Ono, Kohhei Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20040260539
    Abstract: A candidate piece specifying unit 6 specifies, as a first candidate piece, a musical piece whose musical piece parameter includes a first factor that is larger than a first factor of a musical piece currently being played from among musical pieces, and specifies, as a second candidate piece, a musical piece whose first factor is smaller than the first factor of the musical piece currently being played from among the musical pieces. When data of a musical piece is reproduced by a playback unit 4, a display control unit 8 causes musical piece information regarding the first candidate piece and the second candidate piece to be displayed at positions on a display screen that reflect coordinate positions in an impression space formed by the factors of the musical piece parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Junichi Tagawa, Hiroaki Yamane, Masako Ono
  • Publication number: 20040003706
    Abstract: The present invention provides a music search system for conducting music search, which allows the user to easily listen to music matched to situation. The music search system includes a music data storage section 19, a location acquisition section 16, a parameter converting section 17, a music search section 20, and a reproducing section 15. The music data storage section 19 stores a plurality of pieces of music data so as to be associated with a corresponding one of music parameters. The location acquisition section 16 acquires a situation parameter. The parameter converting section 17 converts the situation parameter acquired by the location acquisition section 16 into the music parameter. The music search section 20 uses the music parameter resulted from conversion by the parameter converting section 17 to search through the plurality of pieces of music data stored in the music storage section 19 and selects a piece of music to be reproduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Junichi Tagawa, Masayuki Misaki, Hiroaki Yamane, Masako Ono, Ryoichi Yagi