Patents by Inventor Naribumi OMATA

Naribumi OMATA 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: 20220417644
    Abstract: A sound input-output control apparatus that can provide wider usage to a sound output apparatus are provided. The sound input-output control apparatus includes a distance determination unit configured to determine whether the distance between at least two of a plurality of sound output apparatuses each independently mounted on a user and configured to output sound toward the user is equal to or longer than a predetermined distance, and an operation control unit configured to control each of the sound output apparatuses to perform first operation when the distance between at least two of the plurality of sound output apparatuses is shorter than the predetermined distance, and control each of the sound output apparatuses to perform second operation when the distance between at least two of the plurality of sound output apparatuses is equal to or longer than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KUMAKURA, Katsumi TOMIZAWA, Ryo MIYAKUCHI, Hideki TAKEHARA, Naribumi OMATA, Jeong-ju CHOE
  • Publication number: 20220337934
    Abstract: A sound input-output control apparatus includes a posture calculation unit configured to calculate postures of a plurality of respective sound output apparatuses each independently mounted on a user, a synchronousness determination unit configured to determine whether changes in at least two postures among the postures of the plurality of sound output apparatuses are synchronized, and an operation control unit configured to control operation of each of the sound output apparatuses, the operation control unit controls each of the sound output apparatuses to perform first operation when changes in the postures are synchronized, and the operation control unit controls each of the sound output apparatuses to perform second operation when it is determined that changes in the postures are not synchronized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jeongju CHOE, Hiroyuki KUMAKURA, Katsumi TOMIZAWA, Ryo MIYAKUCHI, Hideki TAKEHARA, Naribumi OMATA