公开(公告)号：US10255899B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15506858

申请日：2015-09-04

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Tetsunori Itabashi ,  Kohei Asada ,  Keiichi Osako ,  Shigetoshi Hayashi

IPC: G10K11/178 ,  B60R11/02 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04M9/08

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a noise reduction device and a noise reduction method capable of reducing noise in a more stable and effective manner. Signal processing is performed to generate a reference signal representing a waveform of noise. Moreover, signal processing is performed for an error signal representing a waveform of an error measured by a microphone in accordance with an amplitude-frequency characteristic. Then, a filter coefficient with which the error signal becomes zero is calculated under adaptive algorithm with reference to the reference signal. The reference signal is filtered by using the filter coefficient to obtain a control signal. The control signal is supplied to the corresponding one of the predetermined number of output units. The present technology is applicable to a noise cancelling system equipped in a closed space such as an interior of a vehicle, for example.

公开(公告)号：US10198392B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US15301735

申请日：2015-04-02

Applicant: Sony Corporation

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

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/42 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/06

Abstract: There is provided a peripheral device including a multi-pole plug inserted into a jack of a jack device, the jack device including the jack, a conversion unit that converts a physical amount into an electrical signal or converts an electrical signal into a physical amount, a detection unit that detects whether the jack device is a corresponding device capable of handling multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing the electrical signal input and output to and from the conversion unit, a transmission and reception processing unit that transmits or receives the multiplexed data via a predetermined terminal of the multi-pole plug when the jack device is a corresponding device, and a function switching unit that performs assignment of an electrical function of a terminal other than the predetermined terminal of the multi-pole plug.

公开(公告)号：US20180367937A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US15765365

申请日：2016-09-06

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Kohei Asada ,  Go Igarashi ,  Koji Nageno ,  Haruo Oba ,  Homare Kon

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  G10L13/04 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04R5/04

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a sound output device includes: a sound acquisition part configured to acquire sound to be output to the other end of a sound guide part, one end of which is arranged near an entrance of an ear canal of a listener, the sound guide part having a hollow structure; and a head-related transfer function adjustment part configured to adjust a head-related transfer function of sound captured by the sound guide part. Since the head-related transfer function adjustment part adjusts the head-related transfer function of sound captured by the sound guide part, it is possible to listen to both ambient sound and sound provided from a sound output device such that the listener does not feel strangeness even in the state in which the listener is wearing the sound output device.

公开(公告)号：US20180295435A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US16008571

申请日：2018-06-14

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Kazunobu Ookuri ,  Kohei Asada ,  Tetsunori Itabashi ,  Yasunobu Murata ,  Mitsuhiro Suzuki ,  Toshiya Murakami ,  Naotaka Tsunoda ,  Kenji Irie

IPC: H04R1/06 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: The present technology relates to an input device, a transmitting method, a host device, a receiving method, a signal processing system, and a transceiving method, which are capable of easily performing transmission and reception of multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing a plurality of electric signals between a plug device including a plug and a jack device including a jack. An input device detects whether or not the jack device including the jack is an associated device capable of dealing the multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing a plurality of electric signals, and transmits the multiplexed data via the plug when the jack device is the associated device. The host device detects whether or not the plug device including the plug is the associated device, and receives the multiplexed data transmitted from the plug device via the jack when the plug device is the associated device. The present technology can be applied to a music player having a jack and a headset having a plug, for example.

公开(公告)号：US10091720B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US14654415

申请日：2013-10-01

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

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

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication apparatus including a communication unit that transmits and receives data in at least one communication mode from among a first communication mode in which wireless communication is conducted with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a predetermined range, and a second communication mode in which wireless communication is conducted with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a wider range than the predetermined range; and a control unit that, when data is being transmitted and received with a second wireless communication apparatus via one or a plurality of other wireless communication apparatuses in the first communication mode, configures the second communication mode and conducts a control for detecting a third wireless communication apparatus that satisfies a predetermined condition.

公开(公告)号：US10034088B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US15522628

申请日：2015-10-29

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Keiichi Osako ,  Kenichi Makino ,  Kohei Asada ,  Tetsunori Itabashi

IPC: H04R3/04 ,  G10L21/0232 ,  H04R29/00

Abstract: The present technology relates to a sound processing device, a sound processing method, and a program, which can collect a desired sound. A sound processing device includes: a sound collection unit configured to collect a sound; an application unit configured to apply a predetermined filter to a signal of the sound collected by the sound collection unit; a selection unit configured to select a filter coefficient of the filter applied by the application unit; and a correction unit configured to correct the signal from the application unit. The selection unit selects the filter coefficient on the basis of the signal of the sound collected by the sound collection unit. The selection unit creates, on the basis of the signal of the sound collected by the sound collection unit, a histogram which associates a direction where the sound occurs and a strength of the sound and selects the filter coefficient on the basis of the histogram. The present technology can be applied to a sound processing device.

公开(公告)号：US20180159489A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15888495

申请日：2018-02-05

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunobu Murata ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: H03G3/00 ,  H03G5/16 ,  H03G5/00

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：US09918162B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US14992906

申请日：2016-01-11

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Kohei Asada ,  Shinpei Tsuchiya ,  Daizen Kobayashi ,  Koji Nageno

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R3/00 ,  G10L21/0232 ,  G10L25/84 ,  H04R11/02 ,  H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/406 ,  G10L21/0232 ,  G10L25/84 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1075 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R11/02 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R2201/003 ,  H04R2225/43 ,  H04R2410/03 ,  H04R2430/23

Abstract: The present technique relates to an earhole-wearable sound collection device, a signal processing device, and a method for realizing sound collection at a high S/N ratio. In the earhole-wearable sound collection device, a microphone that collects emitted speech voice is provided in a space that is substantially sealed off from outside and connects to an ear canal of the wearer (the speaker). With the microphone being located in the space sealed off from outside, emitted speech voice that propagates through the ear canal of the wearer is collected. In a sound collection signal obtained through the ear canal, the emitted speech voice component is dominant over the noise component particularly at low frequencies. Therefore, the S/N ratio of an emitted speech voice collection signal is improved by an equalizing process for reducing muffled sound that is generated when sound is collected through the ear canal on the sound collection signal.

公开(公告)号：US09810926B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US14781130

申请日：2014-02-25

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yoichiro Sako ,  Kazunori Hayashi ,  Takatoshi Nakamura ,  Tomoya Onuma ,  Takayasu Kon ,  Akira Tange ,  Hiroyuki Hanaya ,  Masakazu Yajima ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: G02C7/04 ,  G02C11/00

CPC classification number: G02C11/10 ,  G02C7/04

Abstract: A pair of contact lenses comprise: a pair of lens parts configured to be worn on respective eyeballs of both eyes; a first function unit provided to one of the pair of lens parts; and a second function unit provided to the other one of the pair of lens parts, the second function unit having a function different from a function of the first function unit.

公开(公告)号：US09799232B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US14225530

申请日：2014-03-26

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

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

IPC: G09B19/00

CPC classification number: G09B19/0092

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a determination unit configured to determine whether a user is consuming food and drink or whether food and drink is present in a periphery of the user, and a control unit configured to carry out control to output a control signal to an adding unit that adds a lighting effect to one of the food and drink present in a real space and picked-up images of the food and drink in accordance with a determination result of the determination unit.