Patents by Inventor Ryoji Makimura

Ryoji Makimura 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).

  • Audio system and method for effectively reproducing sound in accordance with the distance between a source and a position where the sound is heard in virtual space
    Patent number: 8189813
    Abstract: In a sound processing apparatus, a storage unit stores, for example, a distance range in which sound uttered from a sound source is varied as information showing an area associated with the sound source. A determination unit determines the distance between the sound source and an attended point which is a position in which the sound uttered from the sound source is heard, and determines whether or not the attended point is in the distance range stored in the storage unit. A varying unit varies the sound when the attended point is in the distance range. A reproducing unit reproduces the sound varied by the varying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Muraoka, Ryoji Makimura
  • Sound Processing Apparatus, Sound Processing Method, Information Recording Medium, and Program
    Publication number: 20100260355
    Abstract: In a sound processing apparatus (200), a storage unit (201) stores, for example, a distance range in which sound uttered from a sound source is varied as information showing an area associated with the sound source. A determination unit (202) determines the distance between the sound source and an attended point which is a position in which the sound uttered from the sound source is heard, and determines whether or not the attended point is in the distance range stored in the storage unit (201). A varying unit (203) varies the sound when the attended point is in the distance range. A reproducing unit (204) reproduces the sound varied by the varying unit (203).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Muraoka, Ryoji Makimura