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).
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Patent number: 11172295Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoko Ninomiya, Kazuya Mushikabe, Akihiko Suyama
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Publication number: 20200128326Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Tomoko NINOMIYA, Kazuya MUSHIKABE, Akihiko SUYAMA
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Patent number: 10483931Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumasa Kosuge, Tomoko Ninomiya
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Patent number: 10402150Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Ryotaro Aoki, Tomoko Ninomiya
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Publication number: 20180278224Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Katsumasa KOSUGE, Tomoko NINOMIYA
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Publication number: 20170097805Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Ryotaro AOKI, Tomoko NINOMIYA
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Patent number: 9247371Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Yuta Yuyama, Masaki Katayama, Tomoko Ninomiya
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Patent number: 8340322Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Masaki Katayama, Tomoko Ninomiya
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Publication number: 20110064243Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki KATAYAMA, Tomoko Ninomiya
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Patent number: 7673900Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Tomoko Ninomiya
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Patent number: 7665765Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Tomoko Ninomiya, Yukihiro Naitou
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Publication number: 20080238060Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.Inventors: Aki YOKOYAMA, Tomoko Ninomiya
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Publication number: 20070096448Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Tomoko Ninomiya, Yukihiro Naitou