Patents by Inventor Miyako Nemoto

Miyako Nemoto 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 processing device and input sound processing method
    Patent number: 7693293
    Abstract: Provided is a sound processing device including: a sound input unit for dividing an input sound into predetermined time units; a sound processing unit for encoding the input sound thus divided; a noise detecting unit; and an output control unit for replacing encoded data on the input sound with silent data according to detection results of the noise detecting unit. Also provided is an input sound processing method including: encoding an input sound; judging whether or not the input sound contains a noise; and replacing a noise portion contained in the encoded input sound with silent data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Miyako Nemoto, Satoshi Hosokawa
  • Sound processing device and input sound processing method
    Publication number: 20060050895
    Abstract: Provided is a sound processing device including: a sound input unit for dividing an input sound into predetermined time units; a sound processing unit for encoding the input sound thus divided; a noise detecting unit; and an output control unit for replacing encoded data on the input sound with silent data according to detection results of the noise detecting unit. Also provided is an input sound processing method including: encoding an input sound; judging whether or not the input sound contains a noise; and replacing a noise portion contained in the encoded input sound with silent data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Miyako Nemoto, Satoshi Hosokawa