Patents by Inventor Yasutake Suzuki

Yasutake Suzuki 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).

  • Publication number: 20140187307
    Abstract: A game machine includes an operation device and a lighting control part, the operation device including: a translucent operation part that can be operated by a player; and a plurality of light sources configured to emit light through the operation part, and the lighting control part including: a first lighting control part configured to light the plurality of light sources at a time; and a second lighting control part configured to light the plurality of light sources at different times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Kyoraku Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo MORIMOTO, Yukinaga Yasuda, Yasutake Suzuki, Yuji Isogimi, Masayuki Taniguchi, Yasunori Higuchi, Tomoshige Kawai, Tatsuya Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Kanemoto, Satoshi Manabe
  • Publication number: 20140187308
    Abstract: A game machine includes a performance device configured to be able to provide various performances corresponding to a progress of a game. The performance device includes a first object configured to be able to move; a mover configured to move the first object; and a second object configured to be able to hide the first object from a player. The first object can move between a first position where the first object is covered by the second object that is located in a predetermined position and a second position where the first object is not covered by the second object. When a predetermined requirement is met, the mover moves the first object from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Kyoraku Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Morimoto, Yukinaga Yasuda, Yasutake Suzuki, Yuji Isogimi, Masayuki Taniguchi, Yasunori Higuchi, Tomoshige Kawai, Tatsuya Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Kanemoto, Satoshi Manabe
  • Publication number: 20140187321
    Abstract: A game machine includes an operation device configured to be operated by a player. The operation device includes: a translucent operation part; a light source board on which a light source is arranged to light up the operation part from an inside of the operation part, the light source board being provided in the operation part; a detection part configured to detect an operation being accepted by the operation part; and a transmission part configured to inform the detection part of that the operation has been accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Kyoraku Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo MORIMOTO, Yukinaga Yasuda, Yasutake Suzuki, Yuji Isogimi, Masayuki Taniguchi, Yasunori Higuchi, Tomoshige Kawai, Tatsuya Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Kanemoto, Satoshi Manabe
  • Patent number: 7745719
    Abstract: An electronic keyboard musical instrument which can realize natural sounds with favorable sound quality as an acoustic piano. A sound board (33) made of a plate member is vibrated so as to generate musical tones. A first performance signal generator (22) generates a first performance signal based on the operating state of a plurality of keys of a keyboard (17). A second performance signal generator (23) generates a second performance signal, which is different from the first performance signal, based on the operation of the plurality of keys and the operation of a pedal (18). Speakers (41A-41D) generate musical tones based on the first performance signal generated by the first performance signal generator (22). Transducers (21A-21C) mounted to the sound board (33) vibrate the sound board (33) based on the second performance signal generated by the second performance signal generator (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Yasutake Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7514625
    Abstract: An electronic keyboard musical instrument which can realize natural sounds with favorable sound quality as an acoustic piano. A sound board 33 made of a plate member is vibrated so as to generate musical tones. A first performance signal generator 22 generates a first performance signal based on the operating state of a plurality of keys of a keyboard 17. A second performance signal generator 23 generates a second performance signal, which is different from the first performance signal, based on the operation of the plurality of keys and the operation of a pedal 18. Speakers 41A to 41D generates musical tones based on the first performance signal generated by the first performance signal generator 22. Transducers 21A to 21C mounted to the sound board 33 vibrate the sound board 33 based on the second performance signal generated by the second performance signal generator 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Yasutake Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090038469
    Abstract: An electronic keyboard musical instrument which can realize natural sounds with favorable sound quality as an acoustic piano. A sound board (33) made of a plate member is vibrated so as to generate musical tones. A first performance signal generator (22) generates a first performance signal based on the operating state of a plurality of keys of a keyboard (17). A second performance signal generator (23) generates a second performance signal, which is different from the first performance signal, based on the operation of the plurality of keys and the operation of a pedal (18). Speakers (41A-41D) generate musical tones based on the first performance signal generated by the first performance signal generator (22). Transducers (21A-21C) mounted to the sound board (33) vibrate the sound board (33) based on the second performance signal generated by the second performance signal generator (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasutake SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20070028755
    Abstract: An electronic keyboard musical instrument which can realize natural sounds with favorable sound quality as an acoustic piano. A sound board 33 made of a plate member is vibrated so as to generate musical tones. A first performance signal generator 22 generates a first performance signal based on the operating state of a plurality of keys of a keyboard 17. A second performance signal generator 23 generates a second performance signal, which is different from the first performance signal, based on the operation of the plurality of keys and the operation of a pedal 18. Speakers 41A to 41D generates musical tones based on the first performance signal generated by the first performance signal generator 22. Transducers 21A to 21C mounted to the sound board 33 vibrate the sound board 33 based on the second performance signal generated by the second performance signal generator 23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Yasutake Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6696633
    Abstract: As an electronic tone is generated in response to performing operation, the electronic tone is picked up by microphones corresponding to left and right channels, and picked-up sound signals thus generated by the microphones are then subjected to signal processing, such as reverberation impartment utilizing acoustic conditions of the interior of a room. Picked-up sound signals having undergone such signal processing are audibly reproduced via rear speakers. Then, once an automatic adjustment instruction is given from a user, measuring tones are reproduced stereophonically, and contents of the signal processing of the individual channels are adjusted on the basis of measured results of picked-up sound signals generated by the microphones picking up the reproduced measuring tones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Miyagishima, Shinichi Sawara, Akira Miki, Fukushi Kawakami, Yasutake Suzuki, Takeo Shibukawa
  • Publication number: 20030121403
    Abstract: As an electronic tone is generated in response to performing operation, the electronic tone is picked up by microphones corresponding to left and right channels, and picked-up sound signals thus generated by the microphones are then subjected to signal processing, such as reverberation impartment utilizing acoustic conditions of the interior of a room. Picked-up sound signals having undergone such signal processing are audibly reproduced via rear speakers. Then, once an automatic adjustment instruction is given from a user, measuring tones are reproduced stereophonically, and contents of the signal processing of the individual channels are adjusted on the basis of measured results of picked-up sound signals generated by the microphones picking up the reproduced measuring tones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Miyagishima, Shinichi Sawara, Akira Miki, Fukushi Kawakami, Yasutake Suzuki, Takeo Shibukawa
  • Patent number: 5822438
    Abstract: To obtain a sound-broadened image and a clear sound-image discrimination image when producing plural kinds of sounds, the electronic musical instrument and the like provides a sound-image position control apparatus. This apparatus at least provides a signal mixing portion (e.g., matrix controller) and a virtual-speaker position control portion. The signal mixing portion mixes plural audio signals supplied from a sound source and the like in accordance with a predetermined signal mixing procedure to output plural mixed signals. To control positions of virtual speakers which are emerged as sound-producing points as if each kind of sounds is produced from each of these points, the virtual-speaker position control portion applies different delay times to each of plural mixed signals to output delayed signals as right-side and left-side audio signals to be respectively supplied to right-side and left-side speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Sekine, Junichi Fujimori, Yasutake Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5581618
    Abstract: In order to obtain a sound-broadened image and a clear sound-image discrimination image when producing plural kinds of sounds, the electronic musical instrument and the like provides a sound-image position control apparatus. This apparatus at least provides a signal mixing portion (e.g., matrix controller) and a virtual-speaker position control portion. Herein, the signal mixing portion mixes plural audio signals supplied from a sound source and the like in accordance with a predetermined signal mixing procedure so as to output plural mixed signals. In order to control positions of virtual speakers which are emerged as sound-producing points as if each kind of sounds is produced from each of these points, the virtual-speaker position control portion applies different delay times to each of plural mixed signals so as to output delayed signals as right-side and left-side audio signals to be respectively supplied to right-side and left-side speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Sekine Satoshi, Junichi Fujimori, Yasutake Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5440639
    Abstract: A sound localization control apparatus is used to localize the sounds, which can be produced from a synthesizer and the like, at a target sound-image location. The target sound-image location is intentionally located in a three-dimensional space which is formed around a listener who listens to the sounds. The sound localization control apparatus at least provides a controller, a plurality of sound-directing devices and an allocating unit. The controller produces a distance parameter and a direction parameter with respect to the target sound-image location. The allocating unit allocates acoustic data (e.g., two-channel binaural signals), representing the sounds to be localized, to the sound-directing devices in response to the distance parameter and the direction parameter. Each of the sound-directing devices is applied with each of predetermined sounding directions which are arranged in a horizontal plane with respect to the listener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Yasutake Suzuki, Junichi Fujimori