Patents by Inventor Takaaki Makino

Takaaki Makino 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: 20240111366
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a processor configured to execute a program so as to: acquire viewpoint information, motion information and object information; process an object image wherein: the object image is an image representing a virtual substance and is updated based on the viewpoint information and the motion information; calculate a position when superimposing a background image and the object image, wherein: the background image is an image according to the field of view of the user; generate visual information superimposing the background image and the object image based on the position calculated, and output the generated visual information to a display device; and generate tactile information for an ultrasound generator irradiating the user with ultrasound corresponding to the object based on the position calculated, the motion information and the object information, and output the generated tactile information to the ultrasound generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Mamoru MIYAWAKI, Hiroyuki SHINODA, Takaaki KAMIGAKI, Mitsuru ITO, Tao MORISAKI, Shun SUZUKI, Atsushi MATSUBAYASHI, Ryoya ONISHI, Yasutoshi MAKINO, Seki INOUE
  • Patent number: 11631357
    Abstract: A display device for a musical instrument includes a touch panel and a switcher. The touch panel is placed to be adjacent to an exterior member that constitutes appearance of the musical instrument. The switcher switches appearance of the touch panel between a first mode and a second mode in which the appearance of the touch panel is closer to appearance of the exterior member than in the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Makino, Koichi Matsuno, Takashi Handa, Haruo Okuyama, Yosuke Harada, Akihiro Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20230065611
    Abstract: When a first movable housing and a second movable housing are provided, relative positions of a first terminal and a second terminal are prevented from deviating from predetermined positions. A connector 1 includes a fixing housing 2, a first movable housing 31, a second movable housing 32, a first terminal 41, and a second terminal 42. The fixing housing 2 includes the first terminal holding portions 21A that hold the first fixing-side held portions 4B of the first terminals 41, and the second terminal holding portions 22A that hold the second fixing-side held portions 4B of the second terminals 42. The first terminal holding portion 21A and the second terminal holding portion 22A of the fixing housing 2 are integrally molded with resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hideki Shioda, Hiroaki Yukutake, Takaaki Makino, Yoshihito Ohkuma
  • Publication number: 20210248946
    Abstract: A display device for a musical instrument includes a touch panel and a switcher. The touch panel is placed to be adjacent to an exterior member that constitutes appearance of the musical instrument. The switcher switches appearance of the touch panel between a first mode and a second mode in which the appearance of the touch panel is closer to appearance of the exterior member than in the first mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Takaaki MAKINO, Koichi MATSUNO, Takashi HANDA, Haruo OKUYAMA, Yosuke HARADA, Akihiro NAGAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10805475
    Abstract: A resonance sound signal generation device comprises a designation receiver that receives designation of a pitch, a sound signal instructor that provides an instruction for generating a sound signal corresponding to the designated pitch, a producer that produces a resonance sound signal representing a resonance sound based on a plurality of pitches, a determiner that determines whether another pitch is designated at a time of designation of one pitch, and a resonance sound instructor that instructs the producer to produce a resonance sound signal of the one pitch and a resonance sound signal of the another pitch based on the one pitch and the another pitch when determination is made that the another pitch is designated at the time of designation of the one pitch, and does not instruct the producer to produce resonance sound signals when determination is made that the another pitch is not designated at the time of designation of the one pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Makino, Masafumi Nakata
  • Publication number: 20200112642
    Abstract: A resonance sound signal generation device comprises a designation receiver that receives designation of a pitch, a sound signal instructor that provides an instruction for generating a sound signal corresponding to the designated pitch, a producer that produces a resonance sound signal representing a resonance sound based on a plurality of pitches, a determiner that determines whether another pitch is designated at a time of designation of one pitch, and a resonance sound instructor that instructs the producer to produce a resonance sound signal of the one pitch and a resonance sound signal of the another pitch based on the one pitch and the another pitch when determination is made that the another pitch is designated at the time of designation of the one pitch, and does not instruct the producer to produce resonance sound signals when determination is made that the another pitch is not designated at the time of designation of the one pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Takaaki MAKINO, Masafumi NAKATA
  • Patent number: 8548616
    Abstract: A digital audio device has a plurality of input ports that are provided with a plurality of digital audio signals. A plurality of extraction parts extract a clock signal from the digital audio signal, when the clock signal is superimposed in the digital audio signal provided to corresponding input ports. A first selection part selects the extracted clock signal as a word clock when the clock signal is extracted by any one of the plurality of the extraction parts. A frequency storage part stores a frequency of the clock signal selected by the first selection part. An internal clock generator outputs a clock signal having a frequency as specified. A second selection part selects the clock signal output from the internal clock generator as a word clock when no clock signal is extracted by the plurality of the extraction parts, the frequency of the clock signal output from the internal clock generator being set to the frequency stored in the frequency storage part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Inventors: Takaaki Makino, Mitsutaka Gotoh, Akio Suyama
  • Patent number: 8401680
    Abstract: When any one of a plurality of amplifiers has been selected in response to amplifier selecting operation, an amplifier Detail View of the selected amplifier is displayed, where corresponding parameters are displayed via elements of the amplifier Detail View. When any one of a plurality of groups has been selected in response to group selecting operation, a group Detail View of the selected group is displayed, where maximum and minimum values detected from among values of a parameter of individual amplifiers of the selected group are displayed via a band-shaped element of a corresponding fader element. In another example, where a hierarchical group is selected in a tree display section on a control screen, respective state information, including parameter values or states of parameters, of a plurality of amplifiers belonging to the selected hierarchical group is displayed in a state information section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Muto, Ken Iwayama, Takaaki Makino, Naohide Kohyama, Akihiko Suyama
  • Publication number: 20100249964
    Abstract: A digital audio device has a plurality of input ports that are provided with a plurality of digital audio signals. A plurality of extraction parts extract a clock signal from the digital audio signal, when the clock signal is superimposed in the digital audio signal provided to corresponding input ports. A first selection part selects the extracted clock signal as a word clock when the clock signal is extracted by any one of the plurality of the extraction parts. A frequency storage part stores a frequency of the clock signal selected by the first selection part. An internal clock generator outputs a clock signal having a frequency as specified. A second selection part selects the clock signal output from the internal clock generator as a word clock when no clock signal is extracted by the plurality of the extraction parts, the frequency of the clock signal output from the internal clock generator being set to the frequency stored in the frequency storage part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki MAKINO, Mitsutaka GOTOH, Akio SUYAMA
  • Patent number: 7684573
    Abstract: Fader operators operable manually and automatically are provided in corresponding relation to a plurality of channels. For each of the channels, a setting section can set a fade operation mode of the channel to either a first mode where a fade is enabled or a second mode where the fade is disabled. Upon receipt of a crossfade execution instruction, a corresponding fader operator is automatically operated in such a manner that each channel set in the first mode is faded in or faded out. When the fade operation mode of a given channel, which is undergoing a fade process, has been changed to the second mode, the fade process for the given channel is ceased, and the corresponding operator is changed to a predetermined operating state, e.g., state immediately before the start of the crossfade. According to another example, when a crossfade cease instruction has been given (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Makino, Takuya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090138110
    Abstract: When any one of a plurality of amplifiers has been selected in response to amplifier selecting operation, an amplifier Detail View of the selected amplifier is displayed, where corresponding parameters are displayed via elements of the amplifier Detail View. When any one of a plurality of groups has been selected in response to group selecting operation, a group Detail View of the selected group is displayed, where maximum and minimum values detected from among values of a parameter of individual amplifiers of the selected group are displayed via a band-shaped element of a corresponding fader element. In another example, where a hierarchical group is selected in a tree display section on a control screen, respective state information, including parameter values or states of parameters, of a plurality of amplifiers belonging to the selected hierarchical group is displayed in a state information section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Naohide KOHYAMA, Ken IWAYAMA, Akio SUYAMA, Takaaki MUTO, Takaaki MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20050249364
    Abstract: Fader operators operable manually and automatically are provided in corresponding relation to a plurality of channels. For each of the channels, a setting section can set a fade operation mode of the channel to either a first mode where a fade is enabled or a second mode where the fade is disabled. Upon receipt of a crossfade execution instruction, a corresponding fader operator is automatically operated in such a manner that each channel set in the first mode is faded in or faded out. When the fade operation mode of a given channel, which is undergoing a fade process, has been changed to the second mode, the fade process for the given channel is ceased, and the corresponding operator is changed to a predetermined operating state, e.g., state immediately before the start of the crossfade. According to another example, when a crossfade cease instruction has been given (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Makino, Takuya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20050054305
    Abstract: A multi-channel signal controlled variable setting apparatus which can easily set signal controlled variables for a group of input channels while balancing the signal controlled variable between the channels in the group. A plurality of channel-by-channel faders set volume levels of respective ones of a plurality of channels according to operated amounts. A fader group assignment operating element selects arbitrary channels and assigns a group to the selected channels. A fader group setting element sets a group by bringing together the selected arbitrary channels. A plurality of group master faders corresponding to respective ones of the groups set the volume levels of the respective ones of the groups according to operated amounts. A group volume level assigning section assigns the volume levels of the respective ones of the groups to the channels according to the operated amounts of respective ones of the group master faders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Hagiwara, Takaaki Makino
  • Patent number: D359616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Toyo Communication Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Ishibashi, Takaaki Makino
  • Patent number: D359736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Toyo Communication Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Ishibashi, Takaaki Makino