Patents by Inventor Shinpei Tsuchiya

Shinpei Tsuchiya 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: 11914236
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes an active matrix substrate including a first electrode, a first insulating layer, and second electrodes including a first linear electrode; a color filter substrate including a black matrix, a color filter layer, a third electrode including second linear electrodes, and a fourth electrode which is a floating electrode. The third electrode and the fourth electrode are disposed between the black matrix and the liquid crystal layer. The second linear electrodes extend in a second direction and each overlap a portion of the black matrix extending in the second direction. The fourth electrode is disposed between the second linear electrodes and overlaps the black matrix in a plan view. The control circuit switches between application of driving voltage and application of constant voltage to the third electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Murata, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Shinpei Higashida, Takahiro Sasaki, Takashi Satoh, Shinji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20230388703
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an earhole-wearable sound collection device, a signal processing device, and a sound collection method for realizing sound collection at a high S/N ratio, with noise influence being reduced not by a noise reduction process. In the earhole-wearable sound collection device, a microphone that collects emitted speech voice is provided in a space that is substantially sealed off from outside and connects to an ear canal of the wearer (the speaker). With the microphone being located in the space sealed off from outside, emitted speech voice that propagates through the ear canal of the wearer is collected. In a sound collection signal obtained through the ear canal, the emitted speech voice component is dominant over the noise component particularly at low frequencies. Therefore, the S/N ratio of an emitted speech voice collection signal can be improved by extracting the low-frequency component of the sound collection signal with the use of a LPF, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: KOHEI ASADA, SHINPEI TSUCHIYA, DAIZEN KOBAYASHI, KOJI NAGENO
  • Patent number: 11765497
    Abstract: Provided are an earhole-wearable sound collection device, a signal processing device, and a sound collection method for sound collection at a high S/N ratio, with noise influence being reduced not by a noise reduction process. In the earhole-wearable sound collection device, a microphone that collects emitted speech voice is provided in a space that is substantially sealed off from outside and connects to an ear canal of the wearer (the speaker). With the microphone being located in the space sealed off from outside, emitted speech voice that propagates through the ear canal of the wearer is collected. In a sound collection signal obtained through the ear canal, the emitted speech voice component is dominant over the noise component particularly at low frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Asada, Shinpei Tsuchiya, Daizen Kobayashi, Koji Nageno
  • Publication number: 20230245640
    Abstract: An acoustic signal processing device includes a noise cancelling section that is provided for each of multiple microphones and that generates a signal for canceling noise according to a sound signal inputted from the corresponding microphone, and a digital filter that processes an external input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shinpei Tsuchiya, Kohei Asada, Yushi Yamabe, Kyosuke Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20230179914
    Abstract: An acoustic processing device includes a first signal processing unit that generates a positive signal to be supplied to a positive electrode terminal of a first speaker and a positive electrode terminal of a second speaker, by using input audio signals from a first group of microphones, and a second signal processing unit that generates a negative signal to be supplied to a negative electrode terminal of the first speaker and a negative electrode terminal of the second speaker, by using input audio signals from a second group of microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Shinpei Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20220103936
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an earhole-wearable sound collection device, a signal processing device, and a sound collection method for realizing sound collection at a high S/N ratio, with noise influence being reduced not by a noise reduction process. In the earhole-wearable sound collection device, a microphone that collects emitted speech voice is provided in a space that is substantially sealed off from outside and connects to an ear canal of the wearer (the speaker). With the microphone being located in the space sealed off from outside, emitted speech voice that propagates through the ear canal of the wearer is collected. In a sound collection signal obtained through the ear canal, the emitted speech voice component is dominant over the noise component particularly at low frequencies. Therefore, the S/N ratio of an emitted speech voice collection signal can be improved by extracting the low-frequency component of the sound collection signal with the use of a LPF, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: KOHEI ASADA, SHINPEI TSUCHIYA, DAIZEN KOBAYASHI, KOJI NAGENO
  • Patent number: 11257476
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing apparatus of a plurality of signal processing apparatuses that includes a noise canceling processing unit capable of connecting one or more input portions and one or more output portions, and performs a noise canceling processing. Signal processing apparatuses of the plurality of signal processing apparatuses are connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Hayashi, Kohei Asada, Shinpei Tsuchiya, Kazunobu Ookuri
  • Patent number: 11070910
    Abstract: The present technique relates to a processing device and a processing method for realizing sound collection at a high S/N ratio, with noise influence being reduced not by a noise reduction process. In the processing device, a microphone that collects emitted speech voice is provided in a space that is substantially sealed off from outside and connects to an ear canal of the wearer (the speaker). With the microphone being located in the space sealed off from outside, emitted speech voice that propagates through the ear canal of the wearer is collected. In a sound collection signal obtained through the ear canal, the emitted speech voice component is dominant over the noise component particularly at low frequencies Further, an equalizing process for reducing muffled sound that is generated when sound is collected through the ear canal is performed on the sound collection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Asada, Shinpei Tsuchiya, Daizen Kobayashi, Koji Nageno
  • Publication number: 20210027758
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus that performs noise cancellation processing for reducing noise by selecting, from among a plurality of input units and a plurality of output units that respectively correspond to the plurality of input units, the input unit and the output unit to be used in noise cancellation processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinpei Tsuchiya, Shigetoshi Hayashi, Kohei Asada, Kazunobu Ookuri
  • Patent number: 10896668
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus is provided which can suppress external noise without degrading an audio characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tamori, Kohei Asada, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shinpei Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20200402494
    Abstract: The signal processing apparatus includes a noise canceling processing unit capable of connecting one or more input portions and one or more output portions, performs a noise canceling processing by connecting a plurality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: SHIGETOSHI HAYASHI, KOHEI ASADA, SHINPEI TSUCHIYA, KAZUNOBU OOKURI
  • Patent number: 10733971
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a sound processing device capable of effectively reducing ambient noise at low cost. [Solution] Provided is a sound processing device including: a first sound collector configured to collect a first noise signal from a noise source of noise leaking into a casing mounted to a user's ear; a first signal processing unit configured to form a first noise reduction signal used to reduce noise at a cancellation point on the basis of the first noise signal; a second signal processing unit configured to form a second noise reduction signal used to reduce noise at a cancellation point with respect to a first pseudo noise signal; an adder configured to add the first noise reduction signal and the second noise reduction signal; and a sound emitter configured to emit an output of the adder into the casing as sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Hayashi, Kohei Asada, Tetsunori Itabashi, Kazuma Yoshii, Mitsuhiro Suzuki, Shinpei Tsuchiya, Yushi Yamabe
  • Publication number: 20200236463
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a headphone device, a terminal device, an information transmitting method, a program, and a headphone system capable of reducing a process burden of parameter control in a noise canceling process of the headphone device. In the terminal device capable of communicating with the headphone device, a parameter appropriate for the noise canceling process is determined based on analysis of noise from outside and position information and indication information to indicate a processing parameter related to the noise canceling process in the headphone device is generated. This is transmitted to the headphone device side. In the headphone device, a processing parameter of the noise canceling process is set according to the indication information. According to this, a process to determine an optimal parameter of the noise canceling process on the headphone device side is not required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: KOHEI ASADA, SHINPEI TSUCHIYA, YUJI KITAZAWA
  • Patent number: 10667047
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a headphone device, a terminal device, an information transmitting method, a program, and a headphone system capable of reducing a process burden of parameter control in a noise canceling process of the headphone device. In the terminal device capable of communicating with the headphone device, a parameter appropriate for the noise canceling process is determined based on analysis of noise from outside and position information and indication information to indicate a processing parameter related to the noise canceling process in the headphone device is generated. This is transmitted to the headphone device side. In the headphone device, a processing parameter of the noise canceling process is set according to the indication information. According to this, a process to determine an optimal parameter of the noise canceling process on the headphone device side is not required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Asada, Shinpei Tsuchiya, Yuji Kitazawa
  • Publication number: 20190385585
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus is provided which can suppress external noise without degrading an audio characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tamori, Kohei Asada, Tetsunori Itabashi, Shinpei Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20190266991
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a sound processing device capable of effectively reducing ambient noise at low cost. [Solution] Provided is a sound processing device including: a first sound collector configured to collect a first noise signal from a noise source of noise leaking into a casing mounted to a user's ear; a first signal processing unit configured to form a first noise reduction signal used to reduce noise at a cancellation point on the basis of the first noise signal; a second signal processing unit configured to form a second noise reduction signal used to reduce noise at a cancellation point with respect to a first pseudo noise signal; an adder configured to add the first noise reduction signal and the second noise reduction signal; and a sound emitter configured to emit an output of the adder into the casing as sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Hayashi, Kohei Asada, Tetsunori Itabashi, Kazuma Yoshii, Mitsuhiro Suzuki, Shinpei Tsuchiya, Yushi Yamabe
  • Publication number: 20190073992
    Abstract: Provided is the signal processing device including: a signal analyzing unit configured to analyze a second audio signal based on a first audio signal which is input and a sound collected through a microphone; a cancellation processing unit configured to generate a cancellation signal for canceling the second audio signal; and a parameter generating unit configured to generate a control parameter used in the cancellation processing unit based on a result of analysis performed by the signal analyzing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: SHINPEI TSUCHIYA, KAZUNOBU OOKURI, TETSUNORI ITABASHI, KOHEI ASADA
  • Patent number: 10152961
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including a signal analyzing unit configured to analyze a second audio signal based on a first audio signal which is input and a sound collected through a microphone, a cancellation processing unit configured to generate a cancellation signal for canceling the second audio signal, and a parameter generating unit configured to generate a control parameter used in the cancellation processing unit based on a result of analysis performed by the signal analyzing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinpei Tsuchiya, Kazunobu Ookuri, Tetsunori Itabashi, Kohei Asada
  • Publication number: 20180176681
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an earhole-wearable sound collection device, a signal processing device, and a sound collection method for realizing sound collection at a high S/N ratio, with noise influence being reduced not by a noise reduction process. In the earhole-wearable sound collection device, a microphone that collects emitted speech voice is provided in a space that is substantially sealed off from outside and connects to an ear canal of the wearer (the speaker). With the microphone being located in the space sealed off from outside, emitted speech voice that propagates through the ear canal of the wearer is collected. In a sound collection signal obtained through the ear canal, the emitted speech voice component is dominant over the noise component particularly at low frequencies. Therefore, the S/N ratio of an emitted speech voice collection signal can be improved by extracting the low-frequency component of the sound collection signal with the use of a LPF, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: KOHEI ASADA, SHINPEI TSUCHIYA, DAIZEN KOBAYASHI, KOJI NAGENO
  • Patent number: 9918162
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an earhole-wearable sound collection device, a signal processing device, and a method for realizing sound collection at a high S/N ratio. In the earhole-wearable sound collection device, a microphone that collects emitted speech voice is provided in a space that is substantially sealed off from outside and connects to an ear canal of the wearer (the speaker). With the microphone being located in the space sealed off from outside, emitted speech voice that propagates through the ear canal of the wearer is collected. In a sound collection signal obtained through the ear canal, the emitted speech voice component is dominant over the noise component particularly at low frequencies. Therefore, the S/N ratio of an emitted speech voice collection signal is improved by an equalizing process for reducing muffled sound that is generated when sound is collected through the ear canal on the sound collection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Asada, Shinpei Tsuchiya, Daizen Kobayashi, Koji Nageno