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).
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Publication number: 20140187307Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20140187308Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20140187321Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 7745719Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Yasutake Suzuki
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Patent number: 7514625Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 4, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Yasutake Suzuki
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Publication number: 20090038469Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Yasutake SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20070028755Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2006Publication date: February 8, 2007Applicant: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Yasutake Suzuki
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Patent number: 6696633Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 27, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Satoshi Miyagishima, Shinichi Sawara, Akira Miki, Fukushi Kawakami, Yasutake Suzuki, Takeo Shibukawa
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Publication number: 20030121403Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Satoshi Miyagishima, Shinichi Sawara, Akira Miki, Fukushi Kawakami, Yasutake Suzuki, Takeo Shibukawa
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Patent number: 5822438Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 1995Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Satoshi Sekine, Junichi Fujimori, Yasutake Suzuki
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Patent number: 5581618Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 27, 1995Date of Patent: December 3, 1996Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Sekine Satoshi, Junichi Fujimori, Yasutake Suzuki
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Patent number: 5440639Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 13, 1993Date of Patent: August 8, 1995Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Yasutake Suzuki, Junichi Fujimori