Patents by Inventor Masato Ueno
Masato Ueno 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: 20240140399Abstract: In one mode, with a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention, a control command is output for operating an actuator unit mounted in a vehicle, so as to obtain a control moment including at least one of a roll moment, a pitch moment, and a yaw moment that are generated for the vehicle before a curve on a traveling road on which the vehicle runs, based on a physical quantity about a curvature ahead on the traveling road and a physical quantity about a speed of the vehicle. In this way, the passenger's sense of security when the vehicle runs on the curve may be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Daisuke NOMA, Kentaro UENO, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Masato ABE
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Publication number: 20240135909Abstract: This information processing device comprises: a control unit which receives an input of information indicating one or more timings in a playback time of a piece of music, and generates a file including information pertaining to a timbre control performed from each of the one or more timings; and a transmission unit which transmits an audio signal of the piece of music and the information pertaining to the timbre control in the file to a device which outputs a synthesized sound of the playback sound of the piece of music and the playing sound of a musical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Roland CorporationInventors: Hiroya Kurio, Masato UENO, Shinji ASAKAWA
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Patent number: 11942066Abstract: Provided is a transmitter for musical instrument and a mode switching method thereof. A transmitter for musical instrument which is mounted on an electric guitar determines the electric guitar is in a not-in-use state when a continuation time in which a square sum of accelerations output from a three-axis acceleration sensor is smaller than a power-saving threshold value is longer than a power-saving transition time, and the transmitter transitions from a normal mode to an energy-saving mode. On the other hand, when the accelerations in the energy-saving mode becomes equal to or greater than a release threshold value from a state of being smaller than the release threshold value or becomes equal to or smaller than the release threshold value from a state of being greater than the release threshold value, the electric guitar is returned from the energy-saving mode to the normal mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Roland CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Yamate, Shinji Asakawa, Masato Ueno, Ryo Susami
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Patent number: 11922913Abstract: An information processing device includes a control part which receives an input of information indicating one or more times in a playback time of a musical piece, and generates a file including information pertaining to a timbre control performed from each of the one or more times; and a transmission part which transmits an audio signal of the musical piece and the information pertaining to the timbre control in the file to a device which outputs a synthetic sound of a playback sound of the musical piece and a playing sound of a musical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Roland CorporationInventors: Hiroya Kurio, Masato Ueno, Shinji Asakawa
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Patent number: 11804201Abstract: Provided is a device for reporting a tuning status by sound on the basis of an audio signal acquired. The device includes: a signal acquisition means for acquiring the audio signal; a comparison means for comparing the frequency of the audio signal with a reference frequency corresponding to the audio signal; and a generation means for generating a first sound signal when the frequency of the audio signal is lower than the reference frequency and generating a second sound signal different from the first sound signal when the frequency of the audio signal is higher than the reference frequency.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato Ueno
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Publication number: 20230239650Abstract: A sound controlling system including a user terminal having a sound source, a wireless communication device, a digital to analog converter (DAC) and first processing electronics. The first processing electronics are configured to: provide data of a backing sound to the sound source; control the sound source to generate a sound signal based on the data; receive a first input instruction including a first instruction to transmit the sound signal and a second instruction to play back the backing sound; provide the sound signal to the wireless communication device as the first input instruction being the first instruction, and provide the sound signal to the DAC as being the second instruction; control the wireless communication device to convert the sound signal to a wireless signal and transmit the wireless signal; and convert the sound signal from a digital signal to an analog signal for play back of the backing sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato Ueno
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Publication number: 20230209266Abstract: A speaker device includes left and right speakers and a correction part. The correction part corrects frequency characteristics of a stereo audio signal supplied to the left and right speakers so that transfer characteristics of the left and right speakers become predetermined transfer characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Roland CorporationInventors: Naoshi MIYOSHI, Masato UENO
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Patent number: 11688373Abstract: Provided are an electric musical instrument system and a control method thereof. The electric musical instrument system includes a musical sound transmitting means and a musical sound receiving means having a first mode and a second mode that consumes less electric power than the first mode. The musical sound transmitting means has a detecting means for detecting rocking of a musical instrument and a transmitting means that transmits an audio signal emitted from the musical instrument to the musical sound receiving means in the first mode and transmits, when detecting rocking of the musical instruments, detected information to the musical sound receiving means in the second mode. The musical sound receiving means has a controlling means that processes the audio signal received in the first mode and cancels the second mode and changes the mode to the first mode when the detected information is received in the second mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Roland CorporationInventors: Masato Ueno, Shinji Asakawa, Hiroshi Yamate
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Publication number: 20230144216Abstract: This information processing device comprises: a control unit which receives an input of information indicating one or more timings in a playback time of a piece of music, and generates a file including information pertaining to a timbre control performed from each of the one or more timings; and a transmission unit which transmits an audio signal of the piece of music and the information pertaining to the timbre control in the file to a device which outputs a synthesized sound of the playback sound of the piece of music and the playing sound of a musical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Roland CorporationInventors: Hiroya Kurio, Masato UENO, Shinji ASAKAWA
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Patent number: 11647353Abstract: A system including: an electronic memory device and a processor. The processor is configured to: control a communication device to receive first input information indicating a first instruction, the first instruction corresponding to control of sound associated with at least one first sound source; control a transmitter of the communication device to transmit first information to an audio output device, the first information corresponding to the first input information indicating the first instruction; control the communication device to receive second input information indicating a second instruction corresponding to control of sound associated with the at least one second sound source; and control the transmitter to transmit second information to the audio output device, the second information including or corresponding to an audio signal associated with the at least one second sound source and processed according to the second input information indicating the second instruction.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato Ueno
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Patent number: 11638113Abstract: An audio signal output system including a first audio signal path, a second audio signal path and control electronics that provide a mixed sound from sound sources to the first and second audio signal paths, and control the mixed sound in accordance with a position at which a sound image associated with at least one of the sound sources is localized relative to an orientation of a user's head. The control electronics provide one or more signals corresponding to the mixed sound to the first and second audio signal paths based on one or more transfer functions associated with one or more values corresponding to at least one of a distance from the user to the at least one sound source, an angle of the user with respect to the at least one sound source, and a size of a space in which the user is located.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato Ueno
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Publication number: 20220230607Abstract: Provided is a device for reporting a tuning status by sound on the basis of an audio signal acquired. The device includes: a signal acquisition means for acquiring the audio signal; a comparison means for comparing the frequency of the audio signal with a reference frequency corresponding to the audio signal; and a generation means for generating a first sound signal when the frequency of the audio signal is lower than the reference frequency and generating a second sound signal different from the first sound signal when the frequency of the audio signal is higher than the reference frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato UENO
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Publication number: 20220150659Abstract: A system including: an electronic memory device and a processor. The processor is configured to: control a communication device to receive first input information indicating a first instruction, the first instruction corresponding to control of sound associated with at least one first sound source; control a transmitter of the communication device to transmit first information to an audio output device, the first information corresponding to the first input information indicating the first instruction; control the communication device to receive second input information indicating a second instruction corresponding to control of sound associated with the at least one second sound source; and control the transmitter to transmit second information to the audio output device, the second information including or corresponding to an audio signal associated with the at least one second sound source and processed according to the second input information indicating the second instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato UENO
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Publication number: 20220116731Abstract: An audio signal output system including a first audio signal path, a second audio signal path and control electronics that provide a mixed sound from sound sources to the first and second audio signal paths, and control the mixed sound in accordance with a position at which a sound image associated with at least one of the sound sources is localized relative to an orientation of a user's head. The control electronics provide one or more signals corresponding to the mixed sound to the first and second audio signal paths based on one or more transfer functions associated with one or more values corresponding to at least one of a distance from the user to the at least one sound source, an angle of the user with respect to the at least one sound source, and a size of a space in which the user is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato UENO
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Patent number: 11290839Abstract: A headphone including right and left ear pieces and a connecting portion which connects the right and left ear pieces to each other. The headphone includes a control part which changes a position at which a sound image is localized in accordance with an orientation of a user's head, with respect to at least one of a first musical sound and a second musical sound different from the first musical sound, the first musical sound and the second musical sound being input to the headphone, and a speaker which is included in each of the right and left ear pieces and to which a signal of a mixed sound of the first musical sound and the second musical sound is connected in a case where the position at which at least one sound image is localized is changed by the control part.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato Ueno
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Patent number: 11277709Abstract: A headphone including right and left ear pieces and a connecting portion which connects the right and left ear pieces to each other. The headphone includes a control part which changes a position at which a sound image is localized in accordance with an orientation of a user's head, with respect to at least one of a first musical sound and a second musical sound different from the first musical sound, the first musical sound and the second musical sound being input to the headphone, and a speaker which is included in each of the right and left ear pieces and to which a signal of a mixed sound of the first musical sound and the second musical sound is connected in a case where the position at which at least one sound image is localized is changed by the control part.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato Ueno
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Patent number: 11272312Abstract: A headphone including right and left ear pieces and a connecting portion which connects the right and left ear pieces to each other. The headphone includes a control part which changes a position at which a sound image is localized in accordance with an orientation of a user's head, with respect to at least one of a first musical sound and a second musical sound different from the first musical sound, the first musical sound and the second musical sound being input to the headphone, and a speaker which is included in each of the right and left ear pieces and to which a signal of a mixed sound of the first musical sound and the second musical sound is connected in a case where the position at which at least one sound image is localized is changed by the control part.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Roland CorporationInventor: Masato Ueno
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Publication number: 20210323204Abstract: A molded article includes a primary molded article which is made of a soft material and includes an exposed section and an embedded section, and a secondary molded article in which the embedded section of the primary molded article is embedded with the exposed section being exposed and which has shoulder sections that laterally project outside an outer periphery of the primary molded article. The upper surface portions of the shoulder sections of the secondary molded article on the exposed section side coincide with boundary portions between an outer peripheral surface of the exposed section and an outer peripheral surface of the embedded section in the primary molded article.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki TANABE, Masato UENO
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Patent number: 11077589Abstract: A manufacturing method of a molded article, including a first step of arranging a primary molded article made of a soft material in a molding die such that an outer peripheral surface of an exposed section of the primary molded article which is exposed to an outside without being embedded in a secondary molded article corresponds to an inner peripheral surface of the molding die, a second step of pressing and deforming an outer peripheral portion of the primary molded article arranged in the molding die by a pressing section so as to bring the outer peripheral surface of the exposed section into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the molding die, and a third step of molding the secondary molded article by withdrawing the pressing section from inside the molding die while injecting resin to be the secondary molded article into the molding die.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki Tanabe, Masato Ueno
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Patent number: D925490Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Roland CorporationInventors: Masato Ueno, Teruyoshi Kobayashi