Patents by Inventor Tamotsu Machino

Tamotsu Machino 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: 8635072
    Abstract: An information communication apparatus includes a transmission apparatus transmitting audible sound signals and information signals, and a receiving apparatus. The transmission apparatus has multiple channels through which the audible sound signals are transmitted, one or more signal synthesizing units which electrically synthesize audible sound signals corresponding to each of the channels and machine operation control signals for controlling a machine and which generate synthesized electric signals with regard to each of the channels, and a transmission unit that transmits the synthesized electric signals through a transmission path for each of the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20110176683
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission method is based on generating a synthesized sound electrical signal by electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and another signal different than the audible sound signal at the sending side, and transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the another signal different than the audible sound signal from the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. Here, generation of the synthesized sound electrical signal is made by using a data hiding technique, for example. Accordingly, the acoustic signal represented by the synthesized sound electrical signal can be heard by human ears in the same way as the audible sound signal, and the synthesized another signal cannot be detected by human ears. Here, the synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signal through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7949519
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission method is based on generating a synthesized sound electrical signal by electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and another signal different than the audible sound signal at the sending side, and transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the another signal different than the audible sound signal from the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. Here, generation of the synthesized sound electrical signal is made by using a data hiding technique, for example. Accordingly, the acoustic signal represented by the synthesized sound electrical signal can be heard by human ears in the same way as the audible sound signal, and the synthesized another signal cannot be detected by human ears. Here, the synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signal through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7657435
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission method is based on generating a synthesized sound electrical signal by electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and another signal different than the audible sound signal at the sending side, and transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the another signal different than the audible sound signal from the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. Here, generation of the synthesized sound electrical signal is made by using a data hiding technique, for example. Accordingly, the acoustic signal represented by the synthesized sound electrical signal can be heard by human ears in the same way as the audible sound signal, and the synthesized another signal cannot be detected by human ears. Here, the synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signal through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090157406
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission method is based on generating a synthesized sound electrical signal by electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and another signal different than the audible sound signal at the sending side, and transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the another signal different than the audible sound signal from the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. Here, generation of the synthesized sound electrical signal is made by using a data hiding technique, for example. Accordingly, the acoustic signal represented by the synthesized sound electrical signal can be heard by human ears in the same way as the audible sound signal, and the synthesized another signal cannot be detected by human ears. Here, the synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signal through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060153390
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission method is based on generating a synthesized sound electrical signal by electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and another signal different than the audible sound signal at the sending side, and transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the another signal different than the audible sound signal from the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. Here, generation of the synthesized sound electrical signal is made by using a data hiding technique, for example. Accordingly, the acoustic signal represented by the synthesized sound electrical signal can be heard by human ears in the same way as the audible sound signal, and the synthesized another signal cannot be detected by human ears. Here, the synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signal through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060020467
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission method is based on generating a synthesized sound electrical signal by electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and another signal different than the audible sound signal at the sending side, and transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the another signal different than the audible sound signal from the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. Here, generation of the synthesized sound electrical signal is made by using a data hiding technique, for example. Accordingly, the acoustic signal represented by the synthesized sound electrical signal can be heard by human ears in the same way as the audible sound signal, and the synthesized another signal cannot be detected by human ears. Here, the synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signal through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6947893
    Abstract: The acoustic signal transmission includes electrically synthesizing an audible sound signal and an insertion signal to generate a synthesized sound electrical signal at the sending side, transmitting the synthesized sound electrical signal, and extracting the insertion signal form the synthesized sound electrical signal at the receiving side. The extracted signal may be used for controlling machines or for transmitting information. The acoustic signal represented by the synthesized sound electrical signal can be heard by human ears in the same way as the audible sound signal, while the synthesized insertion signal cannot be detected by human ears. The synthesized sound electrical signal can be transmitted as a sound wave in air space, as electrical signals through a transmission line or as radio signals such as infrared and electromagnetic waves. The synthesized sounds may also be transported or distributed by recording on recording media such as compact disc and DVD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Iwaki, Akira Nakayama, Tamotsu Machino, Ikuo Kitagishi, Yukihiro Nakamura