Patents by Inventor Shinichi Ohta

Shinichi Ohta 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: 20230267902
    Abstract: An input device includes a touch bar having an operation area for receiving a contact operation performed by a user, a switcher that switches between a first mode (continuous mode) in which a continuously changing value is receivable in response to an operation performed on the operator and a second mode (grid mode) different from the first mode, and a section presenter that presents section information representing a plurality of sections of the operation area during the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Shinichi OHTA
  • Patent number: 11657791
    Abstract: A musical sound producing apparatus includes a plurality of keys, a sound production information generator that generates sound production information for producing a musical sound based on a first key operation on any key among the plurality of keys, a control information generator that generates control information for controlling, on the basis of a second key operation different from the first key operation, a mode of the musical sound produced on the basis of the first key operation, and a musical sound signal generator that generates a musical sound signal on the basis of the sound production information and the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Hasebe, Shinichi Ito, Kenichi Nishida, Masahiro Kakishita, Shinichi Ohta
  • Patent number: 11646005
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a content control device for a content divided into multiple playback sections includes at least one memory storing executable instructions and a processor that implements the executable instructions to execute a plurality of tasks. The plurality of tasks include a selecting task, a first acquiring task and an outputting task. The selecting task selects a playback section among the multiple playback sections. The first acquiring task acquires a first operation value in response to an operation of a first operation unit. The outputting task that outputs a plurality of parameter values. The plurality of parameter values are used for varying the content in the selected playback section, corresponding to the acquired first operation value based on control data that defines a relationship between the first operation value and the plurality of parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinichi Ohta
  • Publication number: 20220319481
    Abstract: A musical sound producing apparatus includes a plurality of keys, a sound production information generator that generates sound production information for producing a musical sound based on a first key operation on any key among the plurality of keys, a control information generator that generates control information for controlling, on the basis of a second key operation different from the first key operation, a mode of the musical sound produced on the basis of the first key operation, and a musical sound signal generator that generates a musical sound signal on the basis of the sound production information and the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: MASAHIKO HASEBE, SHINICHI ITO, KENICHI NISHIDA, MASAHIRO KAKISHITA, SHINICHI OHTA
  • Publication number: 20220277713
    Abstract: A sound production control apparatus has a position detector that detects, in accordance with a playing operation of a musical instrument, a position of a key displaceable within a movement range from a start position to an end position. The movement range includes a sounding range including a sounding position and a setting range that is closer to the start position than the sounding range. The apparatus causes a played sound associated with the key to be produced upon the detected position of the key reaching the sounding position, while controlling a characteristic of the played sound depending on a displacement characteristic of the key within the setting range before the key is positioned in the sounding range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke MIURA, Masahiro KAKISHITA, Kenichi NISHIDA, Shinichi ITO, Akihiro SUGISHIMA, Shinichi OHTA, Tsuyoshi SATO, Yasuhiko OBA, Jun ISHII
  • Patent number: 11398210
    Abstract: A musical sound producing apparatus includes a plurality of keys; a sound production information generator configured to generate sound production information for producing a musical sound based on a first key operation on any key among the plurality of keys; a control information generator configured to generate control information for controlling, on the basis of a second key operation different from the first key operation, a mode of the musical sound produced on the basis of the first key operation; and a musical sound signal generator configured to generate a musical sound signal on the basis of the sound production information and the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Hasebe, Shinichi Ito, Kenichi Nishida, Masahiro Kakishita, Shinichi Ohta
  • Patent number: 11114075
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic musical instrument. The electronic musical instrument is configured to generate an internal acoustic signal; generate a sound generation instruction signal; output the sound generation instruction signal to an external sound source configured to generate an external acoustic signal; switch a first state in which the external acoustic signal is generated by the external sound source in response to the sound generation instruction signal, to a second state in which the internal acoustic signal is generated in response to the sound generation instruction signal; and, when the first state is switched to the second state, set a mode of the internal acoustic signal such that the internal acoustic signal is generated with a mode having a predetermined degree of similarity to a mode of the external acoustic signal generated in the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Ohta, Kevin Macmanus
  • Publication number: 20210151019
    Abstract: A musical sound producing apparatus includes a plurality of keys; a sound production information generator configured to generate sound production information for producing a musical sound based on a first key operation on any key among the plurality of keys; a control information generator configured to generate control information for controlling, on the basis of a second key operation different from the first key operation, a mode of the musical sound produced on the basis of the first key operation; and a musical sound signal generator configured to generate a musical sound signal on the basis of the sound production information and the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiko HASEBE, Shinichi ITO, Kenichi NISHIDA, Masahiro KAKISHITA, Shinichi OHTA
  • Publication number: 20210090533
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a content control device for a content divided into multiple playback sections includes at least one memory storing executable instructions and a processor that implements the executable instructions to execute a plurality of tasks. The plurality of tasks include a selecting task, a first acquiring task and an outputting task. The selecting task selects a playback section among the multiple playback sections. The first acquiring task acquires a first operation value in response to an operation of a first operation unit. The outputting task that outputs a plurality of parameter values. The plurality of parameter values are used for varying the content in the selected playback section, corresponding to the acquired first operation value based on control data that defines a relationship between the first operation value and the plurality of parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Shinichi OHTA
  • Patent number: 10839781
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic musical instrument. The electrical musical instrument is configured to generate an internal acoustic signal; generate a sound generation instruction signal; output the sound generation instruction signal to an external sound source configured to generate an external acoustic signal; switch a first state in which the external acoustic signal is generated by the external sound source in response to the sound generation instruction signal, to a second state in which the internal acoustic signal is generated in response to the sound generation instruction signal; and, when the first state is switched to the second state, control the volume of the internal acoustic signal such that the state relating to the volume of sound generation based on the internal acoustic signal approaches the state relating to the volume of sound generation based on the external acoustic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Ohta, Kenichi Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 10714066
    Abstract: A content control device includes: a plurality of controls to which a plurality of parameters for controlling properties of a content containing at least one of sound and video are respectively assigned, each of the plurality of controls outputting a first indicated value in accordance with an operation amount of the control; and a processor configured to previously create setting information used to determine respective values of the plurality of parameters in accordance with the second indicated value; determine the values of the plurality of parameters corresponding to the second indicated value respectively in accordance with the second indicated value and the setting information; and revise each of the values of the parameters to be determined in accordance with the first indicated value outputted for the control assigned to the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Ohta, Taku Ohno
  • Publication number: 20190318714
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic musical instrument. The electronic musical instrument is configured to generate an internal acoustic signal; generate a sound generation instruction signal; output the sound generation instruction signal to an external sound source configured to generate an external acoustic signal; switch a first state in which the external acoustic signal is generated by the external sound source in response to the sound generation instruction signal, to a second state in which the internal acoustic signal is generated in response to the sound generation instruction signal; and, when the first state is switched to the second state, set a mode of the internal acoustic signal such that the internal acoustic signal is generated with a mode having a predetermined degree of similarity to a mode of the external acoustic signal generated in the first state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichi OHTA, Kevin MACMANUS
  • Publication number: 20190304423
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic musical instrument. The electrical musical instrument is configured to generate an internal acoustic signal; generate a sound generation instruction signal; output the sound generation instruction signal to an external sound source configured to generate an external acoustic signal; switch a first state in which the external acoustic signal is generated by the external sound source in response to the sound generation instruction signal, to a second state in which the internal acoustic signal is generated in response to the sound generation instruction signal; and, when the first state is switched to the second state, control the volume of the internal acoustic signal such that the state relating to the volume of sound generation based on the internal acoustic signal approaches the state relating to the volume of sound generation based on the external acoustic signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichi OHTA, Kenichi YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190073988
    Abstract: A content control device includes: a plurality of controls to which a plurality of parameters for controlling properties of a content containing at least one of sound and video are respectively assigned, each of the plurality of controls outputting a first indicated value in accordance with an operation amount of the control; and a processor configured to previously create setting information used to determine respective values of the plurality of parameters in accordance with the second indicated value; determine the values of the plurality of parameters corresponding to the second indicated value respectively in accordance with the second indicated value and the setting information; and revise each of the values of the parameters to be determined in accordance with the first indicated value outputted for the control assigned to the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichi OHTA, Taku OHNO
  • Patent number: 10186245
    Abstract: A content control device includes: a plurality of controls to which a plurality of parameters for controlling properties of a content containing at least one of sound and video are respectively assigned, each of the plurality of controls outputting a first indicated value in accordance with an operation amount of the control; and a processor configured to previously create setting information used to determine respective values of the plurality of parameters in accordance with the second indicated value; determine the values of the plurality of parameters corresponding to the second indicated value respectively in accordance with the second indicated value and the setting information; and revise each of the values of the parameters to be determined in accordance with the first indicated value outputted for the control assigned to the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Ohta, Taku Ohno
  • Patent number: 9947306
    Abstract: An electric acoustic apparatus includes a supply unit that supplies sound-generation information including timing information representing a start of a sound-generation, a storage storing sound control pattern data representing a pattern of over-time change of a parameter defining a behavior of a sound, a reproducer that reproduces the sound control pattern data, and a sound signal generator that generates a sound signal representing a sound according to the sound-generation information and changes the behavior of the sound based on the reproduced sound control pattern data. The reproducer controls a reproduction behavior of the sound control pattern data according to the sound-generation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Ohta
  • Publication number: 20170221464
    Abstract: A content control device includes: a plurality of controls to which a plurality of parameters for controlling properties of a content containing at least one of sound and video are respectively assigned, each of the plurality of controls outputting a first indicated value in accordance with an operation amount of the control; and a processor configured to previously create setting information used to determine respective values of the plurality of parameters in accordance with the second indicated value; determine the values of the plurality of parameters corresponding to the second indicated value respectively in accordance with the second indicated value and the setting information; and revise each of the values of the parameters to be determined in accordance with the first indicated value outputted for the control assigned to the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Shinichi OHTA, Taku OHNO
  • Publication number: 20170206876
    Abstract: An electric acoustic apparatus includes a supply unit that supplies sound-generation information including timing information representing a start of a sound-generation, a storage storing sound control pattern data representing a pattern of over-time change of a parameter defining a behavior of a sound, a reproducer that reproduces the sound control pattern data, and a sound signal generator that generates a sound signal representing a sound according to the sound-generation information and changes the behavior of the sound based on the reproduced sound control pattern data. The reproducer controls a reproduction behavior of the sound control pattern data according to the sound-generation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Shinichi OHTA
  • Patent number: 9146179
    Abstract: A test piece transfer apparatus includes a transfer mechanism for transferring a test piece in a transfer direction. The transfer mechanism is provided with a test piece holder for holding the test piece, and with a driving portion. The test piece transfer apparatus further includes a test piece adjusting mechanism cooperating with the transfer mechanism for adjusting the direction of a test piece being transferred. The test piece holder includes a lower surface holding portion, an upstream holding portion and a downstream holding portion. The lower surface holding portion comes into contact with the lower surface of the test piece. The upstream holding portion is arranged on an upstream side of the test piece in the transfer direction. The downstream holding portion is arranged on a downstream side of the test piece in the transfer direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinichi Ohta
  • Publication number: 20080268529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique of amplifying a target nucleic acid contained in a specimen, and further to a technique of analyzing the amplified target nucleic acid. The present invention provides a nucleic acid amplification container (3) to be installed in a nucleic acid analyzing apparatus when used. The nucleic acid amplification container (3) includes a container main body (30) having a reactor (34) where the target nucleic acid and an amplification reagent are to be reacted, and a cap (31) that covers an upper opening of the reactor (34) and can be completely separated from the container main body (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: ARKRAY, INC.
    Inventors: Noriaki Furusato, Koji Hirayama, Shinya Nakajima, Daisuke Takahashi, Shinichi Ohta, Atsushi Murakami