Patents by Inventor Ricard Marxer

Ricard Marxer 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).

  • Patent number: 9224406
    Abstract: Candidate frequencies per unit segment of an audio signal are identified. First processing section identifies an estimated train that is a time series of candidate frequencies, each selected for a different one of the segments, arranged over a plurality of the unit segments and that has a high likelihood of corresponding to a time series of fundamental frequencies of a target component. Second processing section identifies a state train of states, each indicative of one of sound-generating and non-sound-generating states of the target component in a different one of the segments, arranged over the unit segments. Frequency information which designates, as a fundamental frequency of the target component, a candidate frequency corresponding to the unit segment in the estimated train is generated for each unit segment corresponding to the sound-generating state. Frequency information indicative of no sound generation is generated for each unit segment corresponding to the non-sound-generating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Jordi Bonada, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer, Yasuyuki Umeyama, Kazunobu Kondo, Francisco Garcia
  • Patent number: 9070370
    Abstract: A coefficient train processing section, which sequentially generates per unit segment a processing coefficient train for suppressing a target component of an audio signal, includes a basic coefficient train generation section and coefficient train processing section. The basic coefficient train generation section generates a basic coefficient train where basic coefficient values corresponding to frequencies within a particular frequency band range are each set at a suppression value that suppresses the audio signal while coefficient values corresponding to frequencies outside the particular frequency band range are each set at a pass value that maintains the audio signal. The coefficient train processing section generates the processing coefficient train, per unit segment, by changing, to the pass value, each of the coefficient values corresponding to frequencies other than the target component among the coefficient values corresponding to the frequencies within the particular frequency band range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Jordi Bonada, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer, Yasuyuki Umeyama, Kazunobu Kondo
  • Patent number: 9002035
    Abstract: Signal processing section of a terminal converts acquired audio signals of a plurality of channels into frequency spectra set, calculates sound image positions corresponding to individual frequency components, and displays, on a display screen, the calculated sound image positions results by use of a coordinate system having coordinate axes of the frequency components and sound image positions. User-designated partial region of the coordinate system is set as a designated region and an amplitude-level adjusting amount is set for the designated region, so that the signal processing section adjusts amplitude levels of frequency components included in the frequency spectra and in the designated region, converts the adjusted frequency components into audio signals and outputs the converted audio signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Umeyama, Kazunobu Kondo, Yu Takahashi, Jordi Bonada, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer
  • Publication number: 20120201385
    Abstract: Signal processing section of a terminal converts acquired audio signals of a plurality of channels into frequency spectra set, calculates sound image positions corresponding to individual frequency components, and displays, on a display screen, the calculated sound image positions results by use of a coordinate system having coordinate axes of the frequency components and sound image positions. User-designated partial region of the coordinate system is set as a designated region and an amplitude-level adjusting amount is set for the designated region, so that the signal processing section adjusts amplitude levels of frequency components included in the frequency spectra and in the designated region, converts the adjusted frequency components into audio signals and outputs the converted audio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki UMEYAMA, Kazunobu Kondo, Yu Takahashi, Jordi Bonada, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer
  • Publication number: 20120106758
    Abstract: A coefficient train processing section, which sequentially generates per unit segment a processing coefficient train for suppressing a target component of an audio signal, includes a basic coefficient train generation section and coefficient train processing section. The basic coefficient train generation section generates a basic coefficient train where basic coefficient values corresponding to frequencies within a particular frequency band range are each set at a suppression value that suppresses the audio signal while coefficient values corresponding to frequencies outside the particular frequency band range are each set at a pass value that maintains the audio signal. The coefficient train processing section generates the processing coefficient train, per unit segment, by changing, to the pass value, each of the coefficient values corresponding to frequencies other than the target component among the coefficient values corresponding to the frequencies within the particular frequency band range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jordi BONADA, Jordi JANER, Ricard MARXER, Yasuyuki UMEYAMA, Kazunobu KONDO
  • Publication number: 20120106746
    Abstract: Candidate frequencies per unit segment of an audio signal are identified. First processing section identifies an estimated train that is a time series of candidate frequencies, each selected for a different one of the segments, arranged over a plurality of the unit segments and that has a high likelihood of corresponding to a time series of fundamental frequencies of a target component. Second processing section identifies a state train of states, each indicative of one of sound-generating and non-sound-generating states of the target component in a different one of the segments, arranged over the unit segments. Frequency information which designates, as a fundamental frequency of the target component, a candidate frequency corresponding to the unit segment in the estimated train is generated for each unit segment corresponding to the sound-generating state. Frequency information indicative of no sound generation is generated for each unit segment corresponding to the non-sound-generating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jordi BONADA, Jordi Janer, Ricard Marxer, Yasuyuki Umeyama, Kazunobu Kondo, Francisco Garcia