Patents by Inventor Ryutaro Watanabe

Ryutaro Watanabe 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: 20240031759
    Abstract: Improvement in usability is further promoted. An information processing device (10) includes: an acquisition unit (111) that acquires a positional relationship between a plurality of users arranged in a virtual space; and a generation unit (1122) that generates, on a basis of the positional relationship acquired by the acquisition unit (111), output data of a sound to be presented to a target user from sound data of a sound made by each of the users, wherein the generation unit (1122) generates the output data by using a sound other than a sound that can be directly heard by the target user among the sounds respectively made by the users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: RYUTARO WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11477556
    Abstract: Provided is a sound collecting device in which sound is favorably input to a sound collecting unit. The sound collecting device includes an attachment portion that has a sound collecting unit attached and is adapted to be inserted into an external ear canal, a holding portion adapted to be inserted into the external ear canal and hold the attachment portion at a predetermined position in the external ear canal, and a wearing portion that is positioned on an opposite side of the attachment portion while interposing the holding portion and adapted to be at least partly engaged with an auricle, in which the attachment portion and the holding portion do not block the external ear canal and have acoustic transparency. Further, the attachment portion and the holding portion are positioned in the ear in a state of not blocking the external ear canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryutaro Watanabe, Tsutomu Toyoguchi, Toru Nakagawa, Go Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20220174446
    Abstract: There is achieved a configuration that executes sound localization processing applying a head-related transfer function (HRTF) corresponding to a user identified by a user identification, and makes an output from an output unit for each user position. The configuration includes a user identification unit that executes user identification and a user position identification process and a sound localization processing unit that executes sound localization processing using, as a processing parameter, a head-related transfer function (HRTF) specific to the user. The sound localization processing unit executes sound localization processing that treats the HRTF specific to the identified user as a processing parameter, and outputs a signal obtained by the sound localization processing to an output unit for the identified user position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Ryutaro WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11290835
    Abstract: An acoustic processing apparatus includes an acquisition section that acquires operation position information of a seat apparatus that operates following a movement of a user; and a sound image localization processor that performs sound image localization processing on an audio signal according to the operation position information acquired by the acquisition section, the audio signal being reproduced by a speaker unit provided to the seat apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakagawa, Ryutaro Watanabe, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shigetoshi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11178488
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to reducing influence of crosstalk components by appropriately blocking a propagation path of the crosstalk components output from speakers that reproduce signals for right and left ears respectively. Provided is a contact member used in contact with a back and/or a back of a head of a listener. The contact member is installed with: a first speaker that reproduces a signal for the left ear and a second speaker that reproduces a signal for the right ear; and a propagation obstruction adapted to block a propagation path of crosstalk components output from the respective speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryutaro Watanabe, Toru Nakagawa, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Toru Chinen, Asaya Hondo, Satoko Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11159886
    Abstract: To favorably reduce crosstalk components output from respective speakers that reproduce left and right ear signals. Directivity is given to a left ear signal and a right ear signal and the left ear signal and the right ear signal are reproduced by using at least two respective speakers arranged back-to-back to reduce crosstalk components. For example, the speaker may be a speaker installed in a headrest or a seat provided with the headrest. For example, the directivity given to the left ear signal and the directivity given to the right ear signal may be bidirectional directivity or unidirectional directivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Hayashi, Ryutaro Watanabe, Tetsunori Itabashi, Toru Nakagawa, Takuma Domae
  • Publication number: 20210258670
    Abstract: Provided is a sound collecting device in which sound is favorably input to a sound collecting unit. The sound collecting device includes: an attachment portion that has a sound collecting unit attached and is adapted to be inserted into an external ear canal; a holding portion adapted to be inserted into the external ear canal and hold the attachment portion at a predetermined position in the external ear canal; and a wearing portion that is positioned on an opposite side of the attachment portion while interposing the holding portion and adapted to be at least partly engaged with an auricle, in which the attachment portion and the holding portion do not block the external ear canal and have acoustic transparency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: RYUTARO WATANABE, TSUTOMU TOYOGUCHI, TORU NAKAGAWA, GO IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20210227326
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to reducing influence of crosstalk components by appropriately blocking a propagation path of the crosstalk components output from speakers that reproduce signals for right and left ears respectively. Provided is a contact member used in contact with a back and/or a back of a head of a listener. The contact member is installed with: a first speaker that reproduces a signal for the left ear and a second speaker that reproduces a signal for the right ear; and a propagation obstruction adapted to block a propagation path of crosstalk components output from the respective speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryutaro Watanabe, Toru Nakagawa, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Toru Chinen, Asaya Hondo, Satoko Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20210037333
    Abstract: An acoustic processing apparatus includes an acquisition section that acquires operation position information of a seat apparatus that operates following a movement of a user; and a sound image localization processor that performs sound image localization processing on an audio signal according to the operation position information acquired by the acquisition section, the audio signal being reproduced by a speaker unit provided to the seat apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakagawa, Ryutaro Watanabe, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shigetoshi Flayashi
  • Publication number: 20200374631
    Abstract: To favorably reduce crosstalk components output from respective speakers that reproduce left and right ear signals. Directivity is given to a left ear signal and a right ear signal and the left ear signal and the right ear signal are reproduced by using at least two respective speakers arranged back-to-back to reduce crosstalk components. For example, the speaker may be a speaker installed in a headrest or a seat provided with the headrest. For example, the directivity given to the left ear signal and the directivity given to the right ear signal may be bidirectional directivity or unidirectional directivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Hayashi, Ryutaro Watanabe, Tetsunori Itabashi, Toru Nakagawa, Takuma Domae
  • Publication number: 20200367005
    Abstract: A sound image localization processing section 41 performs sound signal processing for localizing a sound image of reproduction sound on a sound signal supplied from a sound source section 20. A control section 46 controls the sound signal processing performed by the sound image localization processing section, on the basis of posture tilt information that is generated by a posture tilt information generation section 30 and that indicates tilt of listening posture of a listener, and adjusts a localization position of the sound image in accordance with the tilt of the listening posture. For example, the localization position of the sound image is adjusted in an upward direction in accordance with tilt of the listening posture of the listener in a front direction, and the localization position of the sound image is adjusted in a downward direction in accordance with tilt of the listening posture in a rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsunori ITABASHI, Shigetoshi HAYASHI, Toru NAKAGAWA, Ryutaro WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10200370
    Abstract: Systems include a service-provider device; and a browser loaded on a first device. To connect the service-provider device with the first device, the browser fetches a device ID from the first device, and sends a request for a service to the service-provider device with the device ID. The service-provider device determines whether the service is allowed to be provided by checking whether the device ID is registered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakashima, Atsushi Kamasuka, Song Cang, Robert Dellago, Jiayin Peng, Ryutaro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160277407
    Abstract: Systems include a service-provider device; and a browser loaded on a first device. To connect the service-provider device with the first device, the browser fetches a device ID from the first device, and sends a request for a service to the service-provider device with the device ID. The service-provider device determines whether the service is allowed to be provided by checking whether the device ID is registered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Kosuke Nakashima, Atsushi Kamasuka, Song Cang, Robert Dellago, Jiayin Peng, Ryutaro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9189771
    Abstract: A client generates a list associating a document, an operation for the document, and a user and transmits the list to a server. When an operation for the document is received from a user, the client acquires information including a document, an operation for the document, and a user and transmits the information to the server. The server receives and stores the list from the client, receives the information from the client, searches storage unit for a list including information matching the information, and transmits the list to the client. The client receives and displays the searched list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryutaro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8949274
    Abstract: A data migration apparatus, which migrates data from a first document management system capable of setting an access right in document units to a second document management system incapable of setting an access right in document units and capable of setting an access right in folder units, includes a determination unit configured to determine whether an access right to document data of a document to be migrated inherits an access right to a higher-level folder or is unique to the document, a sub-folder creation unit configured to create a sub-folder to which a same access right as that unique to the document is set at a migration destination, if the determination unit determines that the access right to the document data is unique to the document, and a document storage unit configured to store the document data to be migrated in the sub-folder created by the sub-folder creation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryutaro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8373876
    Abstract: A document management system and method of efficiently controlling a document print operation that entails storing specifying information pertaining to identification information of document data for a printing apparatus, determining whether or not the document data corresponding to the identification information has been updated after a prior printing of the document, and transmitting to the printing apparatus either the document data or the specifying information depending on the results of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryutaro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130018962
    Abstract: A client generates a list associating a document, an operation for the document, and a user and transmits the list to a server. When an operation for the document is received from a user, the client acquires information including a document, an operation for the document, and a user and transmits the information to the server. The server receives and stores the list from the client, receives the information from the client, searches storage unit for a list including information matching the information, and transmits the list to the client. The client receives and displays the searched list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryutaro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8346716
    Abstract: The present invention can realize easy transition from a task managed by a To-Do list to a workflow. When an unprocessed task stored in the To-Do list database is converted by an instruction into the workflow in the client software, a document management system of the present invention extracts a workflow definition including an activity corresponding to an unprocessed task to be converted by the instruction and notifies a client software of the workflow definition. When the client software selects the workflow definition, server software creates an instance of the workflow corresponding to the selected workflow definition, and applies information about the task to be converted, to the activity corresponding to the task to be converted in the instance of the workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryutaro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8339633
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is equipped with a scanner for scanning a paper document to thereby convert it to document data; a document memory for storing the document data; and a history memory for holding a history of user operations on the document data in association with whether or not the user operations are being managed as an object of control processing. A user operation upon document data is accepted from a operating unit. If this user operation is being managed as an operation that is not an object of control processing in the history memory, then the document data is processed based upon this user operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryutaro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120212767
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is equipped with a scanner for scanning a paper document to thereby convert it to document data; a document memory for storing the document data; and a history memory for holding a history of user operations on the document data in association with whether or not the user operations are being managed as an object of control processing. A user operation upon document data is accepted from a operating unit. If this user operation is being managed as an operation that is not an object of control processing in the history memory, then the document data is processed based upon this user operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryutaro WATANABE