Patents by Inventor MASASHI FUJIHARA

MASASHI FUJIHARA 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: 20250063321
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and a data structure in which reproduction accuracy of a perceived sound can be improved. The information processing device of the present technology includes a generation unit configured to generate a transfer characteristic file storing measurement data of transfer characteristics of a sound according to acoustic characteristics of a measurement space and condition information indicating a condition at a time of measuring the transfer characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Nakai, Toru Nakagawa, Masashi Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20240305950
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that allow a user to adjust a personalized transfer function. The information processing device according to the present technique comprises an adjustment unit that adjusts personalized transfer characteristics, which are transfer characteristics of sound in a measurement environment and are personalized to a user, in response to an operation performed by the user. The information processing device according to the present technique further comprises a presentation unit that presents, to the user, contents of reference information referred to at the time of adjusting the personalized transfer characteristics, along with the personalized transfer characteristics. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a system that mixes audio of content such as movies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakagawa, Masashi Fujihara, Akihito Nakai
  • Publication number: 20230388732
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of reproducing a sound pressure of a playback sound in a measurement environment. An information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology records sound pressure reproduction data used to reproduce sound pressure of a speaker as a sound pressure when outputting a playback sound obtained by playback processing using transfer characteristics of sound in a measurement environment where the speaker is installed from an output apparatus prepared in a playback environment together with transfer characteristic data representing the transfer characteristics. The present technology can be applied to a system that performs audio mixing of contents such as movies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporaion
    Inventors: Akihito Nakai, Toru Nakagawa, Masashi Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20230370801
    Abstract: An information processing device according to an aspect of the present technology includes a storage unit that stores HRTF data corresponding to a plurality of positions based on a listening position, and a sound image localization processing unit that performs a sound image localization process based on the HRTF data corresponding to a position, in a virtual space, of a participant participating in a conversation via a network and sound data of the participant. The present technology can be applied to a computer that performs remote conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicants: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takuto Onishi, Keiichi Kitahara, Isamu Terasaka, Masashi Fujihara, Toru Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20230247384
    Abstract: The present feature relates to an information processing device, an output control method, and a program that allow a sense of distance about a sound source to be appropriately reproduced. An information processing device according to the present feature causes a speaker provided in a listening space to output sound of a prescribed sound source which constitutes the audio of a content and an output device for each listener to output sound of a virtual sound source different from the prescribed sound source, wherein the sound of the virtual sound source is generated by processing using a transfer function corresponding to a sound source position. The present disclosure is applicable to an acoustic processing system in a movie theater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Koyuru Okimoto, Toru Nakagawa, Masashi Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20230179946
    Abstract: Sound is flexibly reproduced. A sound processing device (10) according to an embodiment includes: an acquisition part (111) that acquires parameters relating to a way of sounding of sound from first sound data obtained by actual measurement; an adjustment part (1121) that adjusts the parameters in accordance with a space for reproduction; a synthesis part (1122) that generates third sound data from second sound data on the basis of parameters having been adjusted by the adjustment part (1121); and an output part (113) that reproduces the third sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: KOYURU OKIMOTO, TORU NAKAGAWA, MASASHI FUJIHARA
  • Patent number: 11159905
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method that are capable of reproducing sound at an optional listening position with a high sense of reality. The signal processing apparatus includes a rendering unit that generates reproduction data of sound at an optional listening position in a target space on the basis of recording signals of microphones attached to a plurality of moving bodies in the target space. The present technology can be applied to a reproduction apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuichi Namba, Masashi Fujihara, Makoto Akune, Koyuru Okimoto, Toru Chinen, Kohei Asada, Kazunobu Ookuri, Masayoshi Noguchi, Minoru Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20210029485
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method, and a program that are capable of reproducing sound at an optional listening position with a high sense of reality. The signal processing apparatus includes a rendering unit that generates reproduction data of sound at an optional listening position in a target space on the basis of recording signals of microphones attached to a plurality of moving bodies in the target space. The present technology can be applied to a reproduction apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: RYUICHI NAMBA, MASASHI FUJIHARA, MAKOTO AKUNE, KOYURU OKIMOTO, TORU CHINEN, KOHEI ASADA, KAZUNOBU OOKURI, MASAYOSHI NOGUCHI, MINORU TSUJI
  • Patent number: 9972335
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a feature detection unit configured to detect, from an input signal, a detection signal including at least one of audience-generated-sound likelihood and music likelihood, a reverberation adding unit configured to add long or short reverberations to the input signal based on a detected tone being moderate or ordinary tone respectively, and a vicinity-sound generation unit configured to generate vicinity sound based on the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya Takahashi, Masayoshi Noguchi, Masashi Fujihara, Kazuki Sakai, Kaneaki Fujishita
  • Patent number: 9653065
    Abstract: Provided is an audio processing device including a narration canceling section configured to generate a narration canceling signal by removing a narration component from an input signal, and a reverberation adding section configured to add a reverberation effect to the narration canceling signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Noguchi, Naoya Takahashi, Masashi Fujihara, Goro Shiraishi, Kaneaki Fujishita
  • Publication number: 20150325230
    Abstract: Provided is an audio processing device including a narration canceling section configured to generate a narration canceling signal by removing a narration component from an input signal, and a reverberation adding section configured to add a reverberation effect to the narration canceling signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Noguchi, Naoya Takahashi, Masashi Fujihara, Goro Shiraishi, Kaneaki Fujishita
  • Publication number: 20150142445
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a feature detection unit configured to detect, from an input signal, a detection signal including at least one of audience-generated-sound likelihood and music likelihood, and a vicinity-sound generation unit configured to generate vicinity sound based on the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: NAOYA TAKAHASHI, MASAYOSHI NOGUCHI, MASASHI FUJIHARA, KAZUKI SAKAI, KANEAKI FUJISHITA