Patents by Inventor Takamitsu Aoki

Takamitsu Aoki 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: 7164772
    Abstract: An apparatus is designed for updating setting of parameters so as to control an audio signal. In the apparatus, a holding section holds current values of the parameters effective to control the audio signal. A storing section stores a plurality of scene data, each scene data has a set of setting values of the parameters. A specifying section reads out one of the scene data from the storing section and specifies a setting value of at least one parameter contained in the read scene data. A determining section determines a unit updating amount of the specified parameter for use in a manual update mode according to both of the current value of the specified parameter and the setting value of the specified parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Takamitsu Aoki, Masaru Aiso
  • Publication number: 20060282562
    Abstract: Signal processing parameter is settable separately for each of a plurality of channels (ch1-ch6). User designates a transfer source channel (e.g., ch1) and transfer destination channel (e.g., ch4) from among the plurality of channels, to thereby give a parameter transfer instruction. In response to the transfer instruction, the parameter setting of the transfer destination channel (ch4) and parameter settings of all channels (ch2-ch3) located intermediate between the transfer destination channel and the transfer source channel are sequentially shifted toward the transfer source channel (ch1), and the parameter setting of the transfer source channel (ch1) is transferred to the transfer destination channel (ch4). In this way, the parameter setting of the transfer source channel (ch1) is inserted into the transfer destination channel (ch4); the parameter settings of the other channels are sequentially shifted to respective adjoining channels in accordance with the parameter setting insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Aiso, Takamitsu Aoki
  • Patent number: 7139624
    Abstract: In an audio signal processing device which processes audio signals and outputs the audio signals, a memory for storing current data being setting data representing a current status of the device, a controller for controlling the device based on the current data, and a memory for storing the setting data as primary setting data and secondary setting data linked from the primary setting data, are provided so that when the setting data is stored, an automatic save can be executed by automatically setting a save destination of secondary setting data linked from primary setting data and storing the data therein. The device is configured such that an auto store key for directing execution of an automatic save, and a save destination (display boxes) of the secondary setting data when the automatic save is directed, are displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Terada, Takamitsu Aoki
  • Publication number: 20060015198
    Abstract: Mixer apparatus includes: a plurality of input channels, mixing buses and output channels; a monitor section that outputs, for a monitoring purpose, signals of one or more of the channels selected in response to monitoring selecting operation; and a plurality of effecters. For each of the plurality of effecters, setting is performed to insert the effecter in a designated one of the input or output channels, to allow the inserted effecter to be used in the designated channel. The mixer also permits editing of a selected one of the effecters while causing an editing screen for the selected effecter to be displayed. When any one of the effecters has been selected for editing while the mixer is set in the interlock mode, control is performed to automatically output, for the monitoring purpose, the signal of the channel having the selected effecter inserted therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Okabayashi, Takamitsu Aoki
  • Patent number: 6987858
    Abstract: A signal processing method is provided, which makes it possible to quickly find the cause of clipping or the like. A sound signal that is input is subjected to processing of adjusting at least one of sound volume and sound quality. It is determined whether the input sound signal satisfies a condition that the level of the sound signal exceeds a predetermined value at a plurality of metering points on a signal path along which the input sound signal is transmitted. An alarm is displayed on a screen when it is determined that the input sound signal satisfies the condition at at least one of the plurality of metering points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Takamitsu Aoki, Kei Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20050092163
    Abstract: Non-linear functions to be used for automatically varying current values of parameters to be set, independently of each other, are prepared in corresponding relation to a plurality of parameter setting operator members, such as faders of a mixer. In response to an automatic setting instruction, such as a scene recall instruction, the current value of the parameter, to be set via each of the operator members, is caused to vary gradually toward a given target value with a characteristic based on a corresponding one of the non-linear functions. For example, the non-linear function is defined by a start offset for setting a delay in a start of the variation, and a fade time necessary for actually causing the parameter to vary up to the target value after the variation start. Processing of a predetermined type of event (e.g., GPI event) may be delayed to allow for a time delay that would result during execution of automatic setting processing of each parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Aiso, Takamitsu Aoki
  • Publication number: 20050090913
    Abstract: Once an automatic setting instruction, such as a scene recall instruction, is given for instructing that a parameter to be set via an operator member should be automatically set to a given target value, automatic setting processing, such as scene recall processing, is performed to cause the current value of the parameter, to be set via the operator member, to gradually vary toward the given target value. During that time, the given target value and the current value of the parameter to be set via the operator member are displayed on a display device simultaneously or alternately. During the automatic setting processing, the target value can be changed as desired by a user, and, as the target value is changed, the changed or new target value is displayed on the displayed device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Terada, Takamitsu Aoki
  • Publication number: 20040073419
    Abstract: A method is designed for controlling a total mixing system including a first mixing system and a second mixing system, which are operated in a linked manner. In the method, the first mixing system stores first scene data specifying contents of a mixing process matching a scene. The second mixing system stores second scene data specifying contents of a mixing process matching a scene. The first mixing system transmits a scene recall request to the second mixing system when a recall event of the first scene data occurs. The second mixing system transmits back a recall enabling response to the first mixing system after receipt of the scene recall request. The first mixing system reconstructs the contents of the mixing process on the basis of the first scene data after the reception of the recall enabling response. The second mixing system reconstructs the contents of the mixing process on the basis of the second scene data after the transmission of the recall enabling response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamitsu Aoki, Kei Nakayamai
  • Publication number: 20040010331
    Abstract: In an audio signal processing device which processes audio signals and outputs the audio signals, a memory for storing current data being setting data representing a current status of the device, a controller for controlling the device based on the current data, and a memory for storing the setting data as primary setting data and secondary setting data linked from the primary setting data, are provided so that when the setting data is stored, an automatic save can be executed by automatically setting a save destination of secondary setting data linked from primary setting data and storing the data therein. The device is configured such that an auto store key for directing execution of an automatic save, and a save destination (display boxes) of the secondary setting data when the automatic save is directed, are displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Terada, Takamitsu Aoki
  • Publication number: 20030231776
    Abstract: An apparatus is designed for updating setting of parameters so as to control an audio signal. In the apparatus, a holding section holds current values of the parameters effective to control the audio signal. A storing section stores a plurality of scene data, each scene data has a set of setting values of the parameters. A specifying section reads out one of the scene data from the storing section and specifies a setting value of at least one parameter contained in the read scene data. A determining section determines a unit updating amount of the specified parameter for use in a manual update mode according to both of the current value of the specified parameter and the setting value of the specified parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamitsu Aoki, Masaru Aiso
  • Publication number: 20030055518
    Abstract: A digital mixing system has a console having a display and an operator for transmitting and receiving a control signal, an engine having input channels and output channels for mixing a plurality of audio signals fed from the input channels while exchanging the control signal with the console and feeding the mixed audio signals to the output channels, and peripheral input and output units connected to the input and output channels of the engine, respectively. The console and the engine are located remotely from each other, and a cable connecting therebetween is duplicated for the purpose of fail safe. The engine may be installed in pair. If a main engine fails, a sub engine backs up instantly to continue the mixing operation. The console may be also prepared in pair for the purpose of fail safe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Aiso, Takamitsu Aoki
  • Publication number: 20020156547
    Abstract: A digital mixer has a panel and a mixing processor configurable in matching with a scene to mix audio signals fed from input channels and to feed the mixed audio signals to output channels. The panel has an operator manipulable to operate the mixing processor, and a display provided for displaying a state of the mixing processor. Further, a storage is provided for storing configuration patterns of the mixing processor in correspondence to various scenes. A retriever is provided for calling one of the various scenes and for retrieving the configuration pattern corresponding to the called scene from the storage; a selector provided for selecting one of a preview mode and a non-preview mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Suyama, Kotaro Terada, Taku Nishikori, Takamitsu Aoki, Masaru Aiso, Kei Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20020080981
    Abstract: A signal processing method is provided, which makes it possible to quickly find the cause of clipping or the like. A sound signal that is input is subjected to processing of adjusting at least one of sound volume and sound quality. It is determined whether the input sound signal satisfies a condition that the level of the sound signal exceeds a predetermined value at a plurality of metering points on a signal path along which the input sound signal is transmitted. An alarm is displayed on a screen when it is determined that the input sound signal satisfies the condition at at least one of the plurality of metering points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Takamitsu Aoki, Kei Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20020082732
    Abstract: A digital mixing system is provided in which a console section and an engine section that executes signal processing can operate consistently in accordance with control signals input to the console section and the engine section. The digital mixing system has a plurality of input signal systems and a plurality of output signal systems. Input signals from the input signal systems are subjected to a mixing process and the mixed signals are output to the output signal systems. In a console section, panel operating elements are used to input parameters relating to the mixing process, and a first control device generates a mixing control signal in response to operation of the panel operating elements or to a first control signal input via a first input terminal or a first communication interface, and outputs the mixing control signal to the first communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Akio Suyama, Taku Nishikori, Kotaro Terada, Takamitsu Aoki
  • Patent number: 6124945
    Abstract: A color image is scanned in the matrix direction by the number of colors calculating unit and the number (A) of colors of different full color pixel values is counted. In this instance, each time the number (A) of colors is counted up, a pallet forming unit sequentially stores the full color pixel values as representative colors into entries and forms a subtractive color pallet. When the number (A) of colors exceeds the number (n) of entries of the subtractive color pallet, a transfer format discriminating unit counts the number (N) of transfer pixels up to the end of one-preceding row and compares a transfer data amount by a full color format with a transfer data amount by a pallet format in the number (N) of transfer pixels, thereby allowing the data transfer by the color format of a smaller one of the transfer data amounts to be executed by a data transfer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kouki Ishihara, Takamitsu Aoki, Kouji Maeda, Masayuki Horii, Keizou Ueno, Kazuhiro Tamada, Eiichi Ebihara, Toshio Konaka, Hiroyuki Kaneda, Shigeyoshi Nakamura, Moriaki Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 6091513
    Abstract: A process discriminating unit allows an optimum converting process among a first magnification processing unit, a second magnification processing unit, a first reduction processing unit, a second reduction processing unit, and a third reduction processing unit to be executed on the basis of a conversion magnification (K), a resolution (D), and an image size. Particularly, each of the second magnification processing unit, first reduction processing unit, and second reduction processing unit magnifies an original image to a virtual image of a dot size obtained by magnifying a target image by 2 or 4 by an interpolation based on a simple repetition by a nearest neighborhood method and, after that, reduces to the target image in which the pixel value is obtained by averaging a plurality of pixels corresponding to one target pixel of the virtual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kouki Ishihara, Takamitsu Aoki, Kouji Maeda, Masayuki Horii, Keizou Ueno, Akihisa Sota, Kazuhiro Tamada, Eiichi Ebihara, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Hiroyuki Kaneda, Shigeyoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4851930
    Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus having a delay circuit with a plurality of output terminals, one output terminal providing a delayed output video signal for which a delay amount corresponding to a deviation of an H alignment between adjoining record tracks is provided and another output terminal providing another delayed output video signal for which a delay amount corresponding to one horizontal synchronization interval (1H) is provided, and having signal selection switch circuitry which sequentially selects the reproduced video signal to be sent to the delay circuit and which also selects the delayed reproduced video signal during an interval for which an auxiliary head is selected in place of a normal record/playback head in a variable speed reproduction mode, so that a reproduced video signal with continuous H alignment can be secured and video images with a good picture quality can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tokuya Fukuda, Takamitsu Aoki