Patents by Inventor Ryoichi Yagi

Ryoichi Yagi 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: 7227071
    Abstract: The present invention provides a music search system for conducting music search, which allows the user to easily listen to music matched to situation. The music search system includes a music data storage section, a location acquisition section, a parameter converting section, a music search section, and a reproducing section. The music data storage section stores a plurality of pieces of music data so as to be associated with a corresponding one of music parameters. The location acquisition section acquires a situation parameter. The parameter converting section converts the situation parameter acquired by the location acquisition section into the music parameter. The music search section uses the music parameter resulted from conversion by the parameter converting section to search through the plurality of pieces of music data stored in the music storage section and selects a piece of music to be reproduced. The reproducing section reproduces the piece of music selected by the music search section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Tagawa, Masayuki Misaki, Hiroaki Yamane, Masako Ono, Ryoichi Yagi
  • Publication number: 20040003706
    Abstract: The present invention provides a music search system for conducting music search, which allows the user to easily listen to music matched to situation. The music search system includes a music data storage section 19, a location acquisition section 16, a parameter converting section 17, a music search section 20, and a reproducing section 15. The music data storage section 19 stores a plurality of pieces of music data so as to be associated with a corresponding one of music parameters. The location acquisition section 16 acquires a situation parameter. The parameter converting section 17 converts the situation parameter acquired by the location acquisition section 16 into the music parameter. The music search section 20 uses the music parameter resulted from conversion by the parameter converting section 17 to search through the plurality of pieces of music data stored in the music storage section 19 and selects a piece of music to be reproduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Junichi Tagawa, Masayuki Misaki, Hiroaki Yamane, Masako Ono, Ryoichi Yagi
  • Patent number: D512043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryoichi Yagi
  • Patent number: D532405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Yagi, Shigeyuki Takao
  • Patent number: D535307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryoichi Yagi
  • Patent number: D549221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryoichi Yagi
  • Patent number: D560229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryoichi Yagi
  • Patent number: D560230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryoichi Yagi