Patents by Inventor Norihiro Yoshikuni
Norihiro Yoshikuni 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: 11610570Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument and sound production control method thereof are provided. In an electronic cymbal, the output of a musical sound is controlled in accordance with the results of detection from a strike sensor when the strike sensor detects a strike on a striking surface. While the musical sound is output, if a user touches the striking surface, an electrostatic capacitance sensor outputs an output value in accordance with the contact condition so that the musical sound is attenuated in accordance with the output value while being output. Therefore, the user can attenuate the musical sound being output in accordance with the contact conditions on the striking surface, thereby silencing the musical sound by way of the action similar to that of the acoustic cymbal choke that is the action of touching the striking surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Roland CorporationInventors: Ryo Takasaki, Yoshiaki Mori, Kenji Morita, Norihiro Yoshikuni
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Publication number: 20220319485Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument and sound production control method thereof are provided. In an electronic cymbal, the output of a musical sound is controlled in accordance with the results of detection from a strike sensor when the strike sensor detects a strike on a striking surface. While the musical sound is output, if a user touches the striking surface, an electrostatic capacitance sensor outputs an output value in accordance with the contact condition so that the musical sound is attenuated in accordance with the output value while being output. Therefore, the user can attenuate the musical sound being output in accordance with the contact conditions on the striking surface, thereby silencing the musical sound by way of the action similar to that of the acoustic cymbal choke that is the action of touching the striking surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Roland CorporationInventors: Ryo TAKASAKI, Yoshiaki Mori, Kenji MORITA, Norihiro YOSHIKUNI
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Patent number: 11404037Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument and sound production control method thereof are provided. In an electronic cymbal, the output of a musical sound is controlled in accordance with the results of detection from a strike sensor when the strike sensor detects a strike on a striking surface. While the musical sound is output, if a user touches the striking surface, an electrostatic capacitance sensor outputs an output value in accordance with the contact condition so that the musical sound is attenuated in accordance with the output value while being output. Therefore, the user can attenuate the musical sound being output in accordance with the contact conditions on the striking surface, thereby silencing the musical sound by way of the action similar to that of the acoustic cymbal choke that is the action of touching the striking surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Roland CorporationInventors: Ryo Takasaki, Yoshiaki Mori, Kenji Morita, Norihiro Yoshikuni
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Publication number: 20210201874Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument and sound production control method thereof are provided. In an electronic cymbal, the output of a musical sound is controlled in accordance with the results of detection from a strike sensor when the strike sensor detects a strike on a striking surface. While the musical sound is output, if a user touches the striking surface, an electrostatic capacitance sensor outputs an output value in accordance with the contact condition so that the musical sound is attenuated in accordance with the output value while being output. Therefore, the user can attenuate the musical sound being output in accordance with the contact conditions on the striking surface, thereby silencing the musical sound by way of the action similar to that of the acoustic cymbal choke that is the action of touching the striking surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Roland CorporationInventors: Ryo TAKASAKI, Yoshiaki MORI, Kenji MORITA, Norihiro YOSHIKUNI
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Patent number: 10147409Abstract: Provided is an electronic percussion instrument that is capable of simulating a playing technique for an acoustic percussion instrument. A tubular body part is opened on an axial end surface, and a head is attached to the axial end surface to be struck on the front surface. A capacitance sensor includes an electrode that generates a capacitance with respect to a detected conductor, such as a human body, positioned on the front surface side of the head. Because the capacitance sensor detects a change of a capacitance corresponding to a distance between the electrode and the detected conductor, whether the detected conductor approaches (contacts) the head or presses the head can be determined. As a result, the playing technique for the acoustic percussion instrument is simulated.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Roland CorporationInventors: Ryo Takasaki, Norihiro Yoshikuni, Takeshi Osada, Yutaka Morita
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Publication number: 20180197517Abstract: Provided is an electronic percussion instrument that is capable of simulating a playing technique for an acoustic percussion instrument. A tubular body part is opened on an axial end surface, and a head is attached to the axial end surface to be struck on the front surface. A capacitance sensor includes an electrode that generates a capacitance with respect to a detected conductor, such as a human body, positioned on the front surface side of the head. Because the capacitance sensor detects a change of a capacitance corresponding to a distance between the electrode and the detected conductor, whether the detected conductor approaches (contacts) the head or presses the head can be determined. As a result, the playing technique for the acoustic percussion instrument is simulated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Roland CorporationInventors: Ryo TAKASAKI, Norihiro YOSHIKUNI, Takeshi OSADA, Yutaka MORITA
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Patent number: 9947307Abstract: Provided is an electronic percussion instrument that is capable of simulating a playing technique for an acoustic percussion instrument. A tubular body part is opened on an axial end surface, and a head is attached to the axial end surface to be struck on the front surface. A capacitance sensor includes an electrode that generates a capacitance with respect to a detected conductor, such as a human body, positioned on the front surface side of the head. Because the capacitance sensor detects a change of a capacitance corresponding to a distance between the electrode and the detected conductor, whether the detected conductor approaches (contacts) the head or presses the head can be determined. As a result, the playing technique for the acoustic percussion instrument is simulated.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Roland CorporationInventors: Ryo Takasaki, Norihiro Yoshikuni, Takeshi Osada, Yutaka Morita
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Publication number: 20170236505Abstract: Provided is an electronic percussion instrument that is capable of simulating a playing technique for an acoustic percussion instrument. A tubular body part is opened on an axial end surface, and a head is attached to the axial end surface to be struck on the front surface. A capacitance sensor includes an electrode that generates a capacitance with respect to a detected conductor, such as a human body, positioned on the front surface side of the head. Because the capacitance sensor detects a change of a capacitance corresponding to a distance between the electrode and the detected conductor, whether the detected conductor approaches (contacts) the head or presses the head can be determined. As a result, the playing technique for the acoustic percussion instrument is simulated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Roland CorporationInventors: Ryo TAKASAKI, Norihiro YOSHIKUNI, Takeshi OSADA, Yutaka MORITA
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Publication number: 20140115528Abstract: A display method of a display device connected to a plurality of terminals via a network, the display device displaying one or more split window areas, comprising: receiving identification information and a display request of a terminal among the terminals from the terminal, determining whether or not the terminal is permitted to connect to the display device and whether or not the terminal is permitted to display to the display device, and displaying, when the terminal is a terminal permitted to display, a multi-window screen that is synthesized based on image data and predetermined information received from the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Miki NAGANO, Norihiro YOSHIKUNI
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Patent number: 8656302Abstract: A technique for presenting display screens of a plurality terminals connected to a network on a multi-window screen of a display screen of a display device. A communication unit receives image data captured and then sent by each terminal having a screen capture function. A display control unit controls an image synthesizer to synthesize the captured image data into single screen multi-window format data. A multi-window screen is thus presented.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Miki Nagano, Norihiro Yoshikuni
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Publication number: 20100095241Abstract: A technique for presenting display screens of a plurality terminals connected to a network on a multi-window screen of a display screen of a display device. A communication unit receives image data captured and then sent by each terminal having a screen capture function. A display control unit controls an image synthesizer to synthesize the captured image data into single screen multi-window format data. A multi-window screen is thus presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Miki Nagano, Norihiro Yoshikuni
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Patent number: 7142245Abstract: A projector is provided to suppress the degradation of the image quality of movies that are displayed on an image display device. The projector is configured to have a DVD playback function. Accordingly, when movie data that was read out from a DVD includes a movie film having a frame rate of 24 fps, a frame rate conversion unit converts the frame rate from 24 fps to 72 fps without performing a 2 to 3 pull down telecine conversion. In addition, the driving frequency of a liquid crystal panel is also switched to 72 Hz according to the conversion of frame rate.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2003Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masaru Kono, Miki Nagano, Norihiro Yoshikuni
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Publication number: 20040201594Abstract: The present invention executes a projected image correction method and a projector that can execute keystone correction of larger amount without modifying or replacing a keystone correction device. A projector according to the invention includes a signal scale down device that scales down image signals that are input, a keystone correction device that executes keystone correction for the scaled down image signals, a buffer that temporarily stores the image signals for keystone correction, and a signal interpolation device that interpolates the corrected image signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yukihiro Nashida, Miki Nagano, Yasutaka Kamiya, Akira Takei, Norihiro Yoshikuni
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Publication number: 20040136686Abstract: To suppress the degradation of the image quality of movies that are played on an image display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru Kono, Miki Nagano, Norihiro Yoshikuni
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Publication number: 20040130568Abstract: A technique for presenting display screens of a plurality terminals connected to a network on a multi-window screen of a display screen of a display device. A communication unit receives image data captured and then sent by each terminal having a screen capture function. A display control unit controls an image synthesizer to synthesize the captured image data into single screen multi-window format data. A multi-window screen is thus presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Miki Nagano, Norihiro Yoshikuni