Patents by Inventor Yukiko Nakagawa

Yukiko Nakagawa 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining sound source
    Patent number: 7035418
    Abstract: Provided in accordance with the invention are a sound source identifying apparatus and method whereby objects as sound sources can be determined as to their locations with higher accuracy by using sound information and image information thereof and are separated from mixed sounds with certainty by using position information thereof. The sound source identifying apparatus (10) is constructed to include a sound collecting part; an imaging part; a sensing part; an image processing part; a sound processing part; and a control part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okuno, Hiroaki Kitano, Yukiko Nakagawa