Patents by Inventor Taiki Endo

Taiki Endo 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: 20240031758
    Abstract: The present technique relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing terminal, an information processing method, and a program which enable a sound content in accordance with an action by a participant in a conversation to be output in an immersive state. An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present technique includes: a storage unit configured to store HRTF data corresponding to a plurality of positions based on a listening position; and a sound image localization processing unit configured to provide, by performing sound image localization processing using the HRTF data selected in accordance with an action by a specific participant among participants of a conversation having participated via a network, a sound content selected in accordance with the action so that a sound image is localized at a prescribed position. The present technology can be applied to a computer which conducts a remote conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takuto Onishi, Masahiko Koizumi, Chihiro Sugai, Taiki Endo, Koyuru Okimoto
  • Publication number: 20230421981
    Abstract: The present technique relates to a reproducing device, a reproducing method, an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program, by which realistic contents can be provided while reducing a load of processing. A reproducing device according to a first aspect of the present technique includes a reproducing unit configured to reproduce object audio contents including a first object reproduced by using a personalized HRTF that is an HRTF personalized for a listener, and a second object reproduced by using a common HRTF that is an HRTF shared among a plurality of listeners. The present technique is applicable to a device that reproduces contents including audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Nakai, Asako Tomura, Taiki Endo, Masahiko Koizumi, Chihiro Sugai