Patents by Inventor Shuichi Soeta

Shuichi Soeta 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: 7251204
    Abstract: According to the optical disc reproducing apparatus relating to the present invention, DSP detects a beat from an audio signal from the optical disc, and in a beat search mode, every time when the jog 28 is clicked once, the microcomputer traces one by one, the beats a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j and k, having been detected, in order of g?h?i?j?k, or f?e?d?c?b?a, from the search end position according to a shuttle. In a downbeat search mode, every time when the jog 28 is clicked once, the microcomputer traces one by one the downbeats a, c, e, g, i and k, having been detected, in order of g?i?k, or e?c?a, from the search end position according to the shuttle. With such functions above, it is possible to enhance the operability of the optical disc reproducing apparatus, when a beat is searched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: D & M Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: Shuichi Soeta
  • Publication number: 20050063267
    Abstract: According to the optical disc reproducing apparatus relating to the present invention, DSP detects a beat from an audio signal from the optical disc, and in a beat search mode, every time when the jog 28 is clicked once, the microcomputer traces one by one, the beats a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j and k, having been detected, in order of g?h?i?j?k, or f?e?d?c?b?a, from the search end position according to a shuttle. In a downbeat search mode, every time when the jog 28 is clicked once, the microcomputer traces one by one the downbeats a, c, e, g, i and k, having been detected, in order of g?i?k, or e?c?a, from the search end position according to the shuttle. With such functions above, it is possible to enhance the operability of the optical disc reproducing apparatus, when a beat is searched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventor: Shuichi Soeta