Patents by Inventor Tomoko Ninomiya

Tomoko Ninomiya 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: 11172295
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an outputter, a receiver, a storage, and a position specifying processor. The outputter outputs a detection signal to the plurality of acoustic apparatuses. The receiver receives a disposed position of each of the plurality of acoustic apparatuses, based on a response signal outputted from the plurality of acoustic apparatuses. The storage stores disposition data indicating disposed positions of the plurality of acoustic apparatuses. The position specifying processor allocates the disposed position received by the receiver to any one of the plurality of acoustic apparatuses included in the disposition data, and causes the storage to store the disposed position allocated to the disposition data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoko Ninomiya, Kazuya Mushikabe, Akihiko Suyama
  • Publication number: 20200128326
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an outputter, a receiver, a storage, and a position specifying processor. The outputter outputs a detection signal to the plurality of acoustic apparatuses. The receiver receives a disposed position of each of the plurality of acoustic apparatuses, based on a response signal outputted from the plurality of acoustic apparatuses. The storage stores disposition data indicating disposed positions of the plurality of acoustic apparatuses. The position specifying processor allocates the disposed position received by the receiver to any one of the plurality of acoustic apparatuses included in the disposition data, and causes the storage to store the disposed position allocated to the disposition data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoko NINOMIYA, Kazuya MUSHIKABE, Akihiko SUYAMA
  • Patent number: 10483931
    Abstract: An audio device includes: a first detector configured to detect a volume of a first audio signal; and a low-frequency component adjuster configured to generate a second audio signal in which a level of a low-frequency component of the first audio signal is adjusted based on the volume detected by the first detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumasa Kosuge, Tomoko Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 10402150
    Abstract: An audio signal processing device includes an audio signal processing unit which performs signal processing on an audio signal, a sound volume setting receiving unit which receives a sound volume set value, and a sound volume measuring unit which measures a sound volume at a listening position. The audio signal processing unit performs a loudness correction which increases a level of the audio signal in a prescribed frequency range as the sound volume set value decreases. The sound volume measuring unit measures sound volumes corresponding to plural respective sound volume set values at the listening position. The audio signal processing unit sets a level adjustment amount to be used in performing the loudness correction based on the sound volume set value received by the sound volume setting receiving unit and the measurement sound volumes of the sound volume measuring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Ryotaro Aoki, Tomoko Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20180278224
    Abstract: An audio device includes: a first detector configured to detect a volume of a first audio signal; and a low-frequency component adjuster configured to generate a second audio signal in which a level of a low-frequency component of the first audio signal is adjusted based on the volume detected by the first detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Katsumasa KOSUGE, Tomoko NINOMIYA
  • Publication number: 20170097805
    Abstract: An audio signal processing device includes an audio signal processing unit which performs signal processing on an audio signal, a sound volume setting receiving unit which receives a sound volume set value, and a sound volume measuring unit which measures a sound volume at a listening position. The audio signal processing unit performs a loudness correction which increases a level of the audio signal in a prescribed frequency range as the sound volume set value decreases. The sound volume measuring unit measures sound volumes corresponding to plural respective sound volume set values at the listening position. The audio signal processing unit sets a level adjustment amount to be used in performing the loudness correction based on the sound volume set value received by the sound volume setting receiving unit and the measurement sound volumes of the sound volume measuring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Ryotaro AOKI, Tomoko NINOMIYA
  • Patent number: 9247371
    Abstract: A sound processing apparatus includes a sound processing section configured to produce left and right channel effect signals by conducting a sound process on left and right channel sound signals, a sound image area expanding section configured to produce left and right channel sound image signals by which sound images are localized outside left and right 2-channel speakers, and a signal combining section configured to add the left channel sound signal and the left channel sound image signal, and add the right channel sound signal and the right channel sound image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta Yuyama, Masaki Katayama, Tomoko Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 8340322
    Abstract: An acoustic processing device includes an input section to which audio signals of a plurality of channels respectively including in-phase components are input, a phase adjusting section that adjusts phases of the audio signals of the plurality of channels respectively to generate phase adjustment signals of the plurality of channels being different in phase from the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input section, an anti-phase generating section that generates an anti-phase signal by adding the phase adjustment signals of the plurality of channels to each other and adjusting a phase of the added signal to a substantially inverted phase, and an output section that outputs signals obtained by adding, to each of the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input section, the phase adjustment signal of another channel and the anti-phase signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Katayama, Tomoko Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20110064243
    Abstract: An acoustic processing device includes an input section to which audio signals of a plurality of channels respectively including in-phase components are input, a phase adjusting section that adjusts phases of the audio signals of the plurality of channels respectively to generate phase adjustment signals of the plurality of channels being different in phase from the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input section, an anti-phase generating section that generates an anti-phase signal by adding the phase adjustment signals of the plurality of channels to each other and adjusting a phase of the added signal to a substantially inverted phase, and an output section that outputs signals obtained by adding, to each of the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input section, the phase adjustment signal of another channel and the anti-phase signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki KATAYAMA, Tomoko Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 7673900
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, first and second inflators, a gas-supply mechanism and a release member for connecting between a holding structure and the airbag. Gas generated by the second inflator is supplied into the airbag when the release member is pulled by the airbag while gas generated by the first inflator inflates the airbag. According to the airbag device, a gas amount supplied into an airbag can be switched according to an occupant's seating position without equipping a sensor for measuring a distance between an occupant and the airbag or a control device for computing the gas amount supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Tomoko Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 7665765
    Abstract: An air bag 12 is spread flatly. Along four lines “R” that extend radially outward, the air bag 12 is sandwiched and held by line part forming units. By using a first press pieces 44, a portion between the neighboring lines “R” is pressed toward the gas inlet opening to form a first gathering portion, and form a ear portion 52 along each line “R”. Then, each ear portion 52 is pressed by a second press piece 45 to form a second gathering portion 54 that is like a bellows. When a gas is introduced into the gas inlet opening 26, the second gathering portion 54 is quickly expanded and increase of internal pressure of the air bag can be controlled. In the folding process, there is no need of turning the air bag 12 and thus a production device can be made simple in construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Tomoko Ninomiya, Yukihiro Naitou
  • Publication number: 20080238060
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, first and second inflators, a gas-supply mechanism and a release member for connecting between a holding structure and the airbag. Gas generated by the second inflator is supplied into the airbag when the release member is pulled by the airbag while gas generated by the first inflator inflates the airbag. According to the airbag device, a gas amount supplied into an airbag can be switched according to an occupant's seating position without equipping a sensor for measuring a distance between an occupant and the airbag or a control device for computing the gas amount supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aki YOKOYAMA, Tomoko Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20070096448
    Abstract: An air bag 12 is spread flatly. Along four lines “R” that extend radially outward, the air bag 12 is sandwiched and held by line part forming units. By using a first press pieces 44, a portion between the neighboring lines “R” is pressed toward the gas inlet opening to form a first gathering portion, and form a ear portion 52 along each line “R”. Then, each ear portion 52 is pressed by a second press piece 45 to form a second gathering portion 54 that is like a bellows. When a gas is introduced into the gas inlet opening 26, the second gathering portion 54 is quickly expanded and increase of internal pressure of the air bag can be controlled. In the folding process, there is no need of turning the air bag 12 and thus a production device can be made simple in construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Tomoko Ninomiya, Yukihiro Naitou