公开(公告)号：US10152961B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US15512737

申请日：2015-08-25

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shinpei Tsuchiya ,  Kazunobu Ookuri ,  Tetsunori Itabashi ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: G10K11/178

Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including a signal analyzing unit configured to analyze a second audio signal based on a first audio signal which is input and a sound collected through a microphone, a cancellation processing unit configured to generate a cancellation signal for canceling the second audio signal, and a parameter generating unit configured to generate a control parameter used in the cancellation processing unit based on a result of analysis performed by the signal analyzing unit.

公开(公告)号：US10136222B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US15317961

申请日：2015-05-15

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shigetoshi Hayashi ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R29/00 ,  G10K11/16

Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal processing apparatus which can allow a user to listen to sound assumed by a designer while a difference among individuals is taken into account. [Solution] Provided is a signal processing apparatus including: a characteristics difference calculating unit configured to calculate a difference between reproduction target characteristics of a first sound signal and characteristics of a second sound signal obtained by collecting, at a microphone provided inside a headphone, sound output from a driver which outputs the sound based on a third sound signal obtained by performing signal processing on the first sound signal; and a sound signal processing unit configured to select a parameter to be used at the signal processing based on the difference calculated by the characteristics difference calculating unit, and perform signal processing on the first sound signal.

公开(公告)号：US10075801B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US14413024

申请日：2013-04-19

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yoichiro Sako ,  Kohei Asada ,  Kazuyuki Sakoda ,  Katsuhisa Aratani ,  Mitsuru Takehara ,  Takatoshi Nakamura ,  Kazuhiro Watanabe ,  Akira Tange ,  Hiroyuki Hanaya ,  Yuki Koga ,  Tomoya Onuma

IPC: H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04S7/00 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R5/027 ,  G10L21/0216

CPC classification number: H04S7/302 ,  G10L2021/02166 ,  H04R1/403 ,  H04R1/406 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R5/027 ,  H04R2201/405 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2430/23 ,  H04S2420/13

Abstract: An information processing system including a recognizing unit configured to recognize a given target on the basis of signals detected by a plurality of sensors arranged around a specific user, an identifying unit configured to identify the given target recognized by the recognizing unit, an estimating unit configured to estimate a position of the specific user in accordance with the a signal detected by any one of the plurality of sensors, and a signal processing unit configured to process signals acquired from sensors around the given target identified by the identifying unit in a manner that, when output from a plurality of actuators arranged around the specific user, the signals are localized near the position of the specific user estimated by the estimating unit.

公开(公告)号：US09952674B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US14429193

申请日：2013-08-26

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yoichiro Sako ,  Tomoya Onuma ,  Akira Tange ,  Kohei Asada ,  Kazuyuki Sakoda ,  Takatoshi Nakamura ,  Kazuhiro Watanabe ,  Yasunori Kamada ,  Hiroyuki Hanaya ,  Yuki Koga ,  Mitsuru Takehara ,  Takayasu Kon ,  Kazunori Hayashi

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03 ,  H04M1/60 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/015 ,  G06F3/0304 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/167 ,  H04M1/6033 ,  H04M2250/74

Abstract: A communication system includes processing circuitry that responds to a recognition result by initiating an electronic communication session with a user-designated destination. The recognition result corresponds with a recognized gesture made by the user as detected by a sensor, and the user-designated destination corresponds with the recognized gesture. A method and non-transitory computer program product also respond to the recognition result in a similar manner.

公开(公告)号：US20180082672A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15560149

申请日：2016-03-11

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Yasunobu Murata ,  Kohei Asada ,  Mitsuhiro Suzuki ,  Tetsunori Itabashi ,  Go Igarashi

IPC: G10K11/175

CPC classification number: G10K11/175 ,  H04R1/1083 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R2420/05 ,  H04R2460/01

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method thereof that allow the realization of predetermined functions in information processing apparatuses of many types. An information processing system has a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus has a parameter supply block configured to supply an intermediate parameter having a format common to two or more second information processing apparatuses, the intermediate parameter being a parameter unique to the first information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus has a generation block configured to generate an adjustment parameter suitable for the second information processing apparatus from an intermediate parameter received from the first information processing apparatus and a signal computation block configured to compute a signal on the basis of the adjustment parameter generated by the generation block.

公开(公告)号：US09906197B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US13681444

申请日：2012-11-20

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Yasunobu Murata ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: H03G5/00 ,  H03G3/00 ,  H03G5/16

CPC classification number: H03G3/00 ,  G10H2250/035 ,  H03G5/005 ,  H03G5/165

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes: a control section; a signal processing section connected with a plurality of signal processing elements and configured to perform signal processing for enhancing or attenuating an input signal in a specific frequency band; and a crossfade signal section including a crossfade signal processing element capable of replacing at least one of the signal processing elements, wherein the control section is configured to control any one of the signal processing elements among the plurality of signal processing elements, and the crossfade signal processing element, to crossfade to the crossfade signal processing element having the signal processing element as a new characteristic, to perform processing for replacing any one of the signal processing elements by the crossfade signal processing element, and to perform the processing on remaining signal processing elements of the plurality of signal processing elements in the signal processing section.

公开(公告)号：US09892721B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US15321408

申请日：2015-05-14

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Yushi Yamabe ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  G10K11/178 ,  G10K15/08 ,  H04R3/04

CPC classification number: G10K11/178 ,  G10K15/08 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M9/08 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R1/1083 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2460/01

Abstract: [Object] To provide a feeling of more openness to the user.[Solution] Provided is an information processing device, including: a listening environment characteristic information acquiring unit configured to acquire listening environment characteristic information indicating a characteristic of a listening environment based on an external sound collected through at least one microphone; and a musical signal processing unit configured to perform filtering of a musical signal according to a filter characteristic based on the acquired listening environment characteristic information.

公开(公告)号：US09871497B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US14609822

申请日：2015-01-30

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Kohei Asada ,  Shinpei Tsuchiya ,  Kazunobu Ookuri ,  Yushi Yamabe

IPC: H03G9/02 ,  H03G9/00

CPC classification number: H03G9/025 ,  H03G9/005

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes a transform unit configured to orthogonally transform an audio signal; an analysis unit configured to analyze the audio signal orthogonally transformed by the transform unit and estimate a very high frequency stationary signal component; and a signal processing unit configured to perform signal processing to reduce the very high frequency stationary signal component estimated by the analysis of the analysis unit with respect to the audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US09854349B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US14639307

申请日：2015-03-05

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunobu Murata ,  Kohei Asada ,  Yushi Yamabe

IPC: G10K11/16 ,  H04R1/10 ,  G10K11/178

CPC classification number: H04R1/1083 ,  G10K11/178 ,  G10K11/17823 ,  G10K11/17827 ,  G10K11/17885 ,  G10K2210/1081 ,  G10K2210/3014 ,  G10K2210/3016 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R2430/03

Abstract: Disclosed is a signal processing apparatus including a surrounding sound signal acquisition unit, a NC (Noise Canceling) signal generation part, a cooped-up feeling elimination signal generation part, and an addition part. The surrounding sound signal acquisition unit is configured to collect a surrounding sound to generate a surrounding sound signal. The NC signal generation part is configured to generate a noise canceling signal from the surrounding sound signal. The cooped-up feeling elimination signal generation part is configured to generate a cooped-up feeling elimination signal from the surrounding sound signal. The addition part is configured to add together the generated noise canceling signal and the cooped-up feeling elimination signal at a prescribed ratio.

公开(公告)号：US09792954B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US15015645

申请日：2016-02-04

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroyuki Hanaya ,  Kazuhiro Watanabe ,  Yoichiro Sako ,  Takatoshi Nakamura ,  Mitsuru Takehara ,  Yuki Koga ,  Kazuyuki Sakoda ,  Kohei Asada ,  Takayasu Kon ,  Kazunori Hayashi ,  Yasunori Kamada ,  Akira Tange ,  Tomoya Onuma

IPC: H04N5/93 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G02B27/01

CPC classification number: G11B27/034 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/017

Abstract: There is provided An information processing apparatus including a perspective switching control unit configured to switch a perspective when playing back content acquired by a content acquisition unit to at least one of a first-person perspective and a third-person perspective, an editing unit configured to edit a part of the content, and a playback control unit configured to play back the content edited by the editing unit in the at least one of the first-person perspective and the third-person perspective to which the perspective has been switched by the perspective switching control unit.