Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Nojima

Yoshitaka Nojima 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: 8068180
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to provide an AV processing device and the like that allow mixing three or more AV signals through easy operation. According to the invention, an AV processing device 30 includes an input unit 310 inputting three or more AV signals that are audio signals or video signals, a coordinate point assigning unit 322 assigning a given coordinate point in a predetermined two-dimensional region in which a coordinate axis for each input AV signal indicating its mixing rate from minimum to maximum is virtually assigned, a mixing rate calculator 331 calculating the mixing rate of each AV signal based on the coordinate axis for the AV signal and the assigned coordinate point, a mixed AV signal generator 332 generating mixed AV signals based on the calculated mixing rate of each AV signal, and an output unit 350 outputting the generated mixed AV signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nojima, Kazuo Ishikawa, Toru Ebata
  • Publication number: 20100103321
    Abstract: Provided herein is an AV processing apparatus which displays a plurality of video signal designating areas which are used to designate an output of each video signal on a touch panel in accordance to a plurality of input video signals, performs a mixing process based on a touch position on the touch panel, and performs a switching process of video signals based on a movement of the touch position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Nojima, Toru Ebata
  • Publication number: 20100092149
    Abstract: An AV complex editing apparatus includes an effect category selecting unit (E1) which selects any effect category among a plurality of effect categories, and an effect mode selecting unit (E4) which selects a signal to be an object of effect processing. The specification of an effect operation screen 210 is changed in accordance with a selected result by the effect category selecting unit (E1), while the specification of the effect operation screen 210 is not changed in accordance with a selected result by the effect mode selecting unit (E4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Nojima, Tatsuya Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20090303389
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to provide an AV processing device and the like that allow mixing three or more AV signals through easy operation. According to the invention, an AV processing device 30 includes an input unit 310 inputting three or more AV signals that are audio signals or video signals, a coordinate point assigning unit 322 assigning a given coordinate point in a predetermined two-dimensional region in which a coordinate axis for each input AV signal indicating its mixing rate from minimum to maximum is virtually assigned, a mixing rate calculator 331 calculating the mixing rate of each AV signal based on the coordinate axis for the AV signal and the assigned coordinate point, a mixed AV signal generator 332 generating mixed AV signals based on the calculated mixing rate of each AV signal, and an output unit 350 outputting the generated mixed AV signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nojima, Kazuo Ishikawa, Toru Ebata
  • Publication number: 20050100323
    Abstract: A signal processor comprises: a first buffer memory for outputting an image signal after storage; a second buffer memory for outputting an audio signal after storage; and a playback control section. The play back control section variably adjusts the playback progress speed of at least one of the image signal and the audio signal by individually controlling the output timings of the image signal and the audio signal from the first and second buffer memories in response to a given command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Masahiko Miyashita, Takao Yamada, Nobuo Ohyama, Yoshitaka Nojima
  • Patent number: 6864879
    Abstract: A rotational operation mechanism for a DJ apparatus enables smooth rotation to be achieved using a simple configuration. A rotational operation mechanism has a base, a display window member fixed onto the base, a ring member positioned on the display window member and holding a plurality of rotatable balls, and a rotation operation portion positioned on the ring member and operated by an operator. Mutually facing surfaces of the display window member and the rotation operation portion are provided with grooves that have substantially the same diameter as the ring member. The ring member is sandwiched between the display window member and the rotation operation portion such that the plurality of balls are received in the groove of the display window member and the groove of the rotation operation portion, and the ring member is rotatable in a peripheral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nojima, Kenji Muratani
  • Publication number: 20020171626
    Abstract: A rotational operation mechanism for a DJ apparatus enables smooth rotation to be achieved using a simple configuration. A rotational operation mechanism has a base, a display window member fixed onto the base, a ring member positioned on the display window member and holding a plurality of rotatable balls, and a rotation operation portion positioned on the ring member and operated by an operator. Mutually facing surfaces of the display window member and the rotation operation portion are provided with grooves that have substantially the same diameter as the ring member. The ring member is sandwiched between the display window member and the rotation operation portion such that the plurality of balls are received in the groove of the display window member and the groove of the rotation operation portion, and the ring member is rotatable in a peripheral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nojima, Kenji Muratani
  • Patent number: 5107474
    Abstract: A multimagazine disc player includes an array of magazines removably stored therein each for holding a plurality of discs, and a playback device movable and positionable in alignment with one of the magazines at a time for playing back a selected one of the discs contained in the magazine. The discs stored in the magazines can selectively be played back automatically, and can also easily be replaced with other discs not stored in the disc player. The magazines are arrayed horizontally to make the disc player highly stable. The discs are stored in vertically erected positions so that the magazines can be removed and loaded with ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya Ishibashi, Yoshitaka Nojima
  • Patent number: 5084859
    Abstract: A multimagazine disc player includes an array of magazines removably stored therein each for holding a plurality of discs, and a playback means movable and positionable in alignment with one of the magazines at a time for playing back a selected one of the discs contained in the magazine. The discs stored in the magazines can selectively be played back automatically, and can also easily be replaced with other discs not stored in the disc player. The multimagazine disc player also has a magazine presence/absence detecting means for detecting whether each magazine is loaded or not, so that a wasteful time which would otherwise be consumed by moving the playback means to a position where no magazine is loaded can be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya Ishibashi, Yoshitaka Nojima, Takeo Tobe, Komei Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 5034935
    Abstract: A multimagazine disc player includes an array of magazines removably stored therein each for holding a plurality of discs, and a playback device movable and positionable in alignment with one of the magazines at a time for playing back a selected one of the discs contained in the magazine. The discs stored in the magazines can selectively be played back automatically, and can also easily be replaced with other discs not stored in the disc player. The magazines are individually locked in their loaded positions by a plurality of respective locking devices so that the magazines can selectively be loaded and unloaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya Ishibashi, Yoshitaka Nojima