Patents by Inventor Minoru Tsuji
Minoru Tsuji 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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Patent number: 11805383Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device, method, and program that can improve encoding efficiency. A signal processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires reverb information including at least one of space reverb information specific to a space around an audio object or object reverb information specific to the audio object and an audio object signal of the audio object; and a reverb processing unit that generates a signal of a reverb component of the audio object on the basis of the reverb information and the audio object signal. The present technology can be applied to a signal processing device.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Honma, Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen
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Publication number: 20230336935Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method, and a program that can easily determine a localization position of a sound image. A signal processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with a localization position of a sound image of an audio object in a listening space specified in a state where the listening space viewed from a listening position is displayed; and a generation unit configured to generate a bit stream on the basis of the information associated with the localization position. The present technology can be applied to the signal processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
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Publication number: 20230336913Abstract: The present technology relates to an acoustic processing device, method, and program capable of performing audio replaying with higher sound quality. An acoustic processing device includes: a first rendering processing unit that performs rendering processing on the basis of an audio signal and generates a first output audio signal for outputting sound from a plurality of first speakers; and a second rendering processing unit that performs rendering processing on the basis of an audio signal and generates a second output audio signal for outputting sound from a plurality of second speakers having a different replaying band from that of the first speakers. The present technology can be applied to an audio replaying system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen
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Patent number: 11790925Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and method, and a program capable of reducing a code amount. The information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires space information regarding a position and a size of a child space within a parent space and position information in the child space indicating a position of an object within the child space, the child space being included in the parent space, and the object being included in the child space; and a calculation unit that calculates position information in the parent space indicating a position of the object within the parent space on the basis of the space information and the position information in the child space. The present technology can be applied to a signal processing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsuyuki Hatanaka, Toru Chinen, Minoru Tsuji, Hiroyuki Honma, Yuki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11785410Abstract: The present technology relates a reproduction apparatus, a reproduction method, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which can realize reproduction of highly flexible audio data while reflecting the intention of a content creator. A reproduction apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology acquires content including audio data of each of audio objects and rendering parameters of the audio data for each of a plurality of presumed listening positions, renders the audio data on the basis of the rendering parameters for a selected predetermined presumed listening position, and outputs an audio signal. The present technology can be applied to an apparatus that can reproduce object-based audio data.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Mitsuhiro Hirabayashi, Keiichi Aoyama
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Patent number: 11778406Abstract: An input unit receives input of an assumed listening position of sound of an object, which is a sound source, and outputs assumed listening position information indicating the assumed listening position. A position information correction unit corrects position information of each object on the basis of the assumed listening position information to obtain corrected position information. A gain/frequency characteristic correction unit performs gain correction and frequency characteristic correction on a waveform signal of an object on the basis of the position information and the corrected position information. A spatial acoustic characteristic addition unit further adds a spatial acoustic characteristic to the waveform signal resulting from the gain correction and the frequency characteristic correction on the basis of the position information of the object and the assumed listening position information. The present technology is applicable to an audio processing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen
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Patent number: 11749252Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a program that enable implementation of more effective distance feeling control. The signal processing device includes a reverb processing unit that generates a signal of a reverb component on the basis of object audio data of an audio object and a reverb parameter for the audio object. The present technology can be applied to a signal processing device.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Takao Fukui, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
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Publication number: 20230253000Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a program which are capable of improving encoding efficiency. The signal processing device includes a correction unit configured to correct an audio signal of an audio object based on a gain value included in metadata of the audio object, and a quantization unit configured to calculate auditory psychological parameters based on a signal obtained by the correction and to quantize the audio signal. The present technology can be applied to an encoding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Akifumi Kono, Toru Chinen, Hiroyuki Honma, Minoru Tsuji, Yoshiaki Oikawa
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Publication number: 20230254657Abstract: An input unit receives input of an assumed listening position of sound of an object, which is a sound source, and outputs assumed listening position information indicating the assumed listening position. A position information correction unit corrects position information of each object on the basis of the assumed listening position information to obtain corrected position information. A gain/frequency characteristic correction unit performs gain correction and frequency characteristic correction on a waveform signal of an object on the basis of the position information and the corrected position information. A spatial acoustic characteristic addition unit further adds a spatial acoustic characteristic to the waveform signal resulting from the gain correction and the frequency characteristic correction on the basis of the position information of the object and the assumed listening position information. The present technology is applicable to an audio processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: MINORU TSUJI, TORU CHINEN
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Patent number: 11722832Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method, and a program that can easily determine a localization position of a sound image. A signal processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with a localization position of a sound image of an audio object in a listening space specified in a state where the listening space viewed from a listening position is displayed; and a generation unit configured to generate a bit stream on the basis of the information associated with the localization position. The present technology can be applied to the signal processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
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Patent number: 11716586Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, a method, and a program that enable easy production of 3D Audio content. The information processing device includes a determination unit that determines one or more parameters constituting the metadata of an object on the basis of one or more pieces of attribute information of the object. The present technology can be applied to information processing devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Minoru Tsuji
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Publication number: 20230154477Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device and method, and a program making it possible to reduce the computational complexity of decoding at low cost. A signal processing device includes: a priority information generation unit configured to generate priority information about an audio object on the basis of a plurality of elements expressing a feature of the audio object. The present technology may be applied to an encoding device and a decoding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Minoru Tsuji
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Publication number: 20230126927Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device, method, and program that can improve encoding efficiency. A signal processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires reverb information including at least one of space reverb information specific to a space around an audio object or object reverb information specific to the audio object and an audio object signal of the audio object; and a reverb processing unit that generates a signal of a reverb component of the audio object on the basis of the reverb information and the audio object signal. The present technology can be applied to a signal processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Honma, Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen
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Publication number: 20230078121Abstract: The present technology relates to an audio processing apparatus and method and a program that make it possible to obtain sound of higher quality. An acquisition unit acquires an audio signal and metadata of an object. A vector calculation unit calculates, based on a horizontal direction angle and a vertical direction angle included in the metadata of the object and indicative of an extent of a sound image, a spread vector indicative of a position in a region indicative of the extent of the sound image. A gain calculation unit calculates, based on the spread vector, a VBAP gain of the audio signal in regard to each speaker by VBAP. The present technology can be applied to an audio processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Minoru Tsuji
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Publication number: 20230056690Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device and method, a decoding device and method, and a program capable of realizing sense-of-distance control based on intention of a content creator. The encoding device includes: an object encoding unit that encodes audio data of an object; a metadata encoding unit that encodes metadata including position information of the object; a sense-of-distance control information determination unit that determines sense-of-distance control information for sense-of-distance control processing to be performed on the audio data; a sense-of-distance control information encoding unit that encodes the sense-of-distance control information; and a multiplexer that multiplexes the coded audio data, the coded metadata, and the coded sense-of-distance control information to generate coded data. The present technology can be applied to a content reproduction system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2020Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen
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Patent number: 11574644Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device and method, and a program making it possible to reduce the computational complexity of decoding at low cost. A signal processing device includes: a priority information generation unit configured to generate priority information about an audio object on the basis of a plurality of elements expressing a feature of the audio object. The present technology may be applied to an encoding device and a decoding device.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Minoru Tsuji
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Publication number: 20230007423Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device, a method, and a program capable of improving transmission efficiency and efficiency in the data processing amount. A signal processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires polar coordinate position information indicating a position of a first object expressed by polar coordinates, audio data of the first object, absolute coordinate position information indicating a position of a second object expressed by absolute coordinates, and audio data of the second object; a coordinate conversion unit that converts the absolute coordinate position information into polar coordinate position information indicating a position of the second object; and a rendering processing unit that performs rendering processing on the basis of the polar coordinate position information and the audio data of the first object and the polar coordinate position information and the audio data of the second object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: MITSUYUKI HATANAKA, TORU CHINEN, MINORU TSUJI
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Patent number: 11540080Abstract: The present technology relates to an audio processing apparatus and method and a program that make it possible to obtain sound of higher quality. An acquisition unit acquires an audio signal and metadata of an object. A vector calculation unit calculates, based on a horizontal direction angle and a vertical direction angle included in the metadata of the object and indicative of an extent of a sound image, a spread vector indicative of a position in a region indicative of the extent of the sound image. A gain calculation unit calculates, based on the spread vector, a VBAP gain of the audio signal in regard to each speaker by VBAP. The present technology can be applied to an audio processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Minoru Tsuji
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Publication number: 20220394415Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program that enable more efficient edit. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that selects and groups a plurality of objects existing in a predetermined space, and changes the positions of the plurality of the objects while maintaining the relative positional relationship of the plurality of the grouped objects in the space. The present technology can be applied to information processing apparatuses.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka, Yuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20220256216Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a program enabling each reproduction equipment to reproduce an appropriate content in a simplified manner. A content data decoding unit decodes encoded metadata and outputs zoom area information, which is included in metadata acquired as a result thereof, designating an area to be zoomed. A zoom area selecting unit selects one or a plurality of pieces of zoom area information from among the zoom area information. A video segmenting unit segments a zoom area represented by the selected zoom area information in a video based on video data and outputs zoom video data acquired as a result thereof. An audio converting unit performs an audio converting process according to the selected zoom area information for audio data and outputs zoom audio data acquired as a result thereof. The present technology can be applied to a reproduction device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Runyu Shi, Masayuki Nishiguchi, Yuki Yamamoto