Patents by Inventor Takahiro Gejo

Takahiro Gejo 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: 10805727
    Abstract: A processor of a filter generation device according to an embodiment includes an extraction unit that extracts a first signal having a first number of samples from samples preceding a boundary sample of a sound pickup signal, a signal generation unit that generates a second signal containing a direct sound from a sound source and having a second number of samples larger than the first number of samples based on the first signal, a transform unit that transforms the second signal into a frequency domain and generates a spectrum, a correction unit that increases a value of the spectrum in a correction band and generates a corrected spectrum, an inverse transform unit that inversely transforms the corrected spectrum into a time domain and generates a corrected signal, and a generation unit that generates a filter based on the sound pickup signal and the corrected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Hisako Murata, Takahiro Gejo, Yumi Fujii, Kuniaki Takachi, Masaya Konishi
  • Patent number: 10798517
    Abstract: An out-of-head localization filter determination system according to an embodiment includes headphones, a microphone unit, an out-of-head localization device, and a server device. The out-of-head localization device transmits user data based on measurement data to the server. The server device includes a data storage unit configured to store a plurality of first and second preset data acquired for a plurality of persons being measured, a comparison unit configured to compare the user data with the plurality of second preset data, and an extraction unit configured to extract first preset data from the plurality of first preset data based on a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Hisako Murata, Masaya Konishi, Takahiro Gejo, Kuniaki Takachi, Yumi Fujii, Takayuki Uchida
  • Patent number: 10779107
    Abstract: An out-of-head localization device according to this embodiment includes an adder that calculates a common-mode signal of stereo reproduced signals, a ratio setting unit that sets a subtraction ratio for subtracting the common-mode signal, a subtraction unit that subtracts the common-mode signal from the stereo reproduced signals at the subtraction ratio and thereby generates corrected signals, a convolution calculation unit that performs convolution on the corrected signals by using spatial acoustic transfer characteristics and thereby generates a convolution calculation signal, a filter unit that performs filtering on the convolution calculation signal by using a filter and thereby generates an output signal, and headphones that output the output signal to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yumi Fujii, Hisako Murata, Takahiro Gejo
  • Publication number: 20200213738
    Abstract: A signal processing device of an embodiment includes a measurement signal generation unit that generates a measurement signal to be output from the sound source, a sound pickup signal acquisition unit that acquires sound pickup signals picked up by a plurality of microphones, a sound source information acquisition unit that acquires sound source information about a horizontal angle of a sound source, filters that have a passband set based on the sound source information and output a filter passing signal in response to input of the sound pickup signals, a phase difference detection unit that detects a phase difference between two sound pickup signals based on the filter passing signal, and a determination unit that determines a result of measurement of the sound pickup signals by comparing the phase difference with an effective range set based on the sound source information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Takahiro GEJO, Hisako MURATA, Yumi FUJII, Masaya KONISHI, Kuniaki TAKACHI
  • Publication number: 20200213802
    Abstract: A filter determination system, a filter determination device, a filter determination method and a program with which a filter can be appropriately determined are provided. A processing device according to this embodiment includes a frequency response acquisition unit that acquires a frequency response of a filter for an audio signal, a smoothing unit that smoothes the frequency response and obtains a smoothed response, a candidate point determination unit that determines candidate split points based on a bottom position of the smoothed response, and a split point determination unit that determines one or more band split points from the candidate split points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kuniaki TAKACHI, Hisako MURATA, Yumi FUJII, Takahiro GEJO, Masaya KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20200213702
    Abstract: A signal processing device according to an embodiment includes a measurement signal generation unit that generates a first measurement signal and outputs the signal to headphones, a sound pickup signal acquisition unit that acquires a first sound pickup signal obtained by picking up the first measurement signal by a microphone, a signal analysis unit that calculates a frequency response of the first sound pickup signal, a fit determination unit that determine a fit of the headphones by comparing a response value of the frequency response in a specified frequency band with a reference value, and a display unit that outputs gradual results of the determination in accordance with a percentage of the response value with respect to the reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yumi FUJII, Takahiro GEJO, Hisako MURATA, Masaya KONISHI, Kuniaki TAKACHI
  • Patent number: 10687144
    Abstract: A processor of a filter generation device according to this embodiment includes a first synchronous addition unit that generates a first synchronous addition signal, a second synchronous addition unit that performs synchronous addition of sound pickup signals acquired with a microphone worn on an object or a person other than a listener with a second number of synchronous additions larger than a first number of synchronous additions and thereby generates a second synchronous addition signal, a first transform unit that transforms the first and second synchronous addition signals into frequency domain data so as to acquire first and second spectrums corresponding to the first and second synchronous addition signals, a first correction unit that corrects data of a first spectrum in a correction band and thereby generates a third spectrum, and a first inverse transform unit that inversely transforms the third spectrum into time domain data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Gejo, Hisako Murata, Yumi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20200068337
    Abstract: An out-of-head localization filter determination system according to an embodiment includes headphones, a microphone unit, an out-of-head localization device, and a server device. The out-of-head localization device transmits user data based on measurement data to the server. The server device includes a data storage unit configured to store a plurality of first and second preset data acquired for a plurality of persons being measured, a comparison unit configured to compare the user data with the plurality of second preset data, and an extraction unit configured to extract first preset data from the plurality of first preset data based on a comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hisako MURATA, Masaya KONISHI, Takahiro GEJO, Kuniaki TAKACHI, Yumi FUJII, Takayuki UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 10555108
    Abstract: A filter generation device according to this embodiment is configured to generate a filter for performing an out-of-head localization process on a high resolution digital audio signal, the filter generation device including: microphones; and a filter generation unit configured to generate a filter corresponding to a transfer characteristic from left and right speakers to the left and right microphones. A predetermined frequency lower than a Nyquist frequency of a sound pickup signal is assumed as a first frequency. The filter generation unit sets an amplitude component in a low frequency band of the filter corresponding to a frequency amplitude characteristic of the sound pickup signal, and the filter generation unit generates an amplitude component in a high frequency band of the filter such that the amplitude component in the high frequency band is allowed to be connected to the amplitude component in the low frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Hisako Murata, Sadahiro Yasura, Takahiro Gejo, Yumi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20190379975
    Abstract: A processor of a filter generation device according to an embodiment includes an extraction unit that extracts a first signal having a first number of samples from samples preceding a boundary sample of a sound pickup signal, a signal generation unit that generates a second signal containing a direct sound from a sound source and having a second number of samples larger than the first number of samples based on the first signal, a transform unit that transforms the second signal into a frequency domain and generates a spectrum, a correction unit that increases a value of the spectrum in a correction band and generates a corrected spectrum, an inverse transform unit that inversely transforms the corrected spectrum into a time domain and generates a corrected signal, and a generation unit that generates a filter based on the sound pickup signal and the corrected signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Hisako MURATA, Takahiro GEJO, Yumi FUJII, Kuniaki TAKACHI, Masaya KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20190373385
    Abstract: A sound pickup device according to this embodiment includes a microphone part placed at a sound pickup position in close proximity to an ear hole without blocking an ear canal, and positioned so as to face outside of the ear canal, and a wire having flexibility and extending to the sound pickup position. Further, in this embodiment, at least part of the wire is formed along an auricle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi UCHIDA, Hisako MURATA, Takahiro GEJO, Yumi FUJII, Kuniaki TAKACHI, Masaya KONISHI, Takayuki UCHIDA, Satoshi YOSHIMURA, Shuji TANIFUJI
  • Publication number: 20190373400
    Abstract: An out-of-head localization device according to this embodiment includes an adder that calculates a common-mode signal of stereo reproduced signals, a ratio setting unit that sets a subtraction ratio for subtracting the common-mode signal, a subtraction unit that subtracts the common-mode signal from the stereo reproduced signals at the subtraction ratio and thereby generates corrected signals, a convolution calculation unit that performs convolution on the corrected signals by using spatial acoustic transfer characteristics and thereby generates a convolution calculation signal, a filter unit that performs filtering on the convolution calculation signal by using a filter and thereby generates an output signal, and headphones that output the output signal to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yumi FUJII, Hisako MURATA, Takahiro GEJO
  • Publication number: 20190373368
    Abstract: A processor of a filter generation device according to this embodiment includes a first synchronous addition unit that generates a first synchronous addition signal, a second synchronous addition unit that performs synchronous addition of sound pickup signals acquired with a microphone worn on an object or a person other than a listener with a second number of synchronous additions larger than a first number of synchronous additions and thereby generates a second synchronous addition signal, a first transform unit that transforms the first and second synchronous addition signals into frequency domain data so as to acquire first and second spectrums corresponding to the first and second synchronous addition signals, a first correction unit that corrects data of a first spectrum in a correction band and thereby generates a third spectrum, and a first inverse transform unit that inversely transforms the third spectrum into time domain data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Takahiro GEJO, Hisako MURATA, Yumi FUJII
  • Publication number: 20190215640
    Abstract: A filter generation device according to this embodiment is configured to generate a filter for performing an out-of-head localization process on a high resolution digital audio signal, the filter generation device including: microphones; and a filter generation unit configured to generate a filter corresponding to a transfer characteristic from left and right speakers to the left and right microphones. A predetermined frequency lower than a Nyquist frequency of a sound pickup signal is assumed as a first frequency. The filter generation unit sets an amplitude component in a low frequency band of the filter corresponding to a frequency amplitude characteristic of the sound pickup signal, and the filter generation unit generates an amplitude component in a high frequency band of the filter such that the amplitude component in the high frequency band is allowed to be connected to the amplitude component in the low frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Hisako Murata, Sadahiro Yasura, Takahiro Gejo, Yumi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20170310360
    Abstract: An echo removal device comprises: an echo canceller that includes a first delay unit configured to delay a reception signal from a communication counterpart, and that is configured to subtract, from a transmission signal for the communication counterpart, a cancellation signal that is generated based on the delayed reception signal obtained by the first delay unit and property information which simulates a property of an echo path; a second delay unit configured to delay the reception signal by an amount of delay different from an amount of delay of the first delay unit; an echo suppressor configured to receive the delayed reception signal obtained by the second delay unit and an output of the echo canceller; and a delay amount calculator configured to calculate and set the amount of delay of the first delay unit and the amount of delay of the second delay unit based on the property information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro Gejo, Hisako Murata, Masaya Konishi, Yumi Fujii, Keisuke Oda