Patents by Inventor Yukiko Unno

Yukiko Unno 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: 11463836
    Abstract: A user listening position is estimated without imposing a burden on a user, and a sound reproduction environment suitable for listening is formed regardless of an actual speaker arrangement state. An estimation part that estimates the user listening position by using position information of N speakers that are three or more speakers, and an arrangement part that sets virtual speaker arrangement by using the user listening position are provided. Therefore, it is possible to estimate the user listening position without imposing a burden on a user and form a sound reproduction environment suitable for listening regardless of an actual speaker arrangement state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukiko Unno, Yoshiki Shudo
  • Publication number: 20210219087
    Abstract: A user listening position is estimated without imposing a burden on a user, and a sound reproduction environment suitable for listening is formed regardless of an actual speaker arrangement state. An estimation part that estimates the user listening position by using position information of N speakers that are three or more speakers, and an arrangement part that sets virtual speaker arrangement by using the user listening position are provided. Therefore, it is possible to estimate the user listening position without imposing a burden on a user and form a sound reproduction environment suitable for listening regardless of an actual speaker arrangement state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: YUKIKO UNNO, YOSHIKI SHUDO
  • Patent number: 7466245
    Abstract: A digital signal processing apparatus includes: a detection section; a prediction section; and a decision section. The detection section is configured to detect a signal position at which a signal component may possibly have been removed from a digital signal in a signal conversion processed state upon the signal conversion process. The prediction section is configured to predict, based on data at correlating portions of the digital signal in the signal conversion processed state in a demodulation frequency band, data at the signal position prior to the removal detected by the detection section. The decision section is configured to decide whether or not the absolute value of the data at the signal position prior to the removal predicted by the prediction section is lower than a resolution at the signal position and adopt the predicted data prior to the removal as interpolation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Yukiko Unno
  • Publication number: 20080106445
    Abstract: A digital signal processing apparatus includes: a detection section; a prediction section; and a decision section. The detection section is configured to detect a signal position at which a signal component may possibly have been removed from a digital signal in a signal conversion processed state upon the signal conversion process. The prediction section is configured to predict, based on data at correlating portions of the digital signal in the signal conversion processed state in a demodulation frequency band, data at the signal position prior to the removal detected by the detection section. The decision section is configured to decide whether or not the absolute value of the data at the signal position prior to the removal predicted by the prediction section is lower than a resolution at the signal position and adopt the predicted data prior to the removal as interpolation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Yukiko Unno
  • Publication number: 20060193348
    Abstract: A multiplexing device wherein a packet including a one-bit audio signal obtained by subjecting an analog audio signal to a delta sigma modulation process is multiplexed between a plurality of packets including a video signal having a variable bit rate by changing packet interval time information between the plurality of packets including the video signal having the variable bit rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Unno, Gen Ichimura