公开(公告)号：US20140160129A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-12

申请号：US14093877

申请日：2013-12-02

Applicant: Sony Corporation

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

IPC: G06T15/08 ,  G06T19/00

CPC classification number: G06T19/006 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G02B2027/0141 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06T15/205 ,  G06T19/003 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N13/344

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit configured to include a first display control mode in which control is performed in a manner that a first image from a user viewpoint, which is captured by a first imaging unit, is displayed on a display unit or control is performed in a manner that the display unit is transmissive, and a second display control mode in which control is performed in a manner that a second image captured by a second imaging unit including a user within an angle of view is displayed on the display unit, and a switching control unit configured to perform control in response to an instruction from the user in a manner that a display control mode of the display control unit is switched from the first display control mode to the second display control mode.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种信息处理装置，包括：显示控制单元，被配置为包括第一显示控制模式，其中以从第一成像单元拍摄的用户视点的第一图像显示在 以显示单元透射的方式执行显示单元或控制;以及第二显示控制模式，其中以通过包括在视角内的包括用户的第二成像单元拍摄的第二图像被显示的方式执行控制 以及切换控制单元，被配置为以显示控制单元的显示控制模式从第一显示控制模式切换到第二显示控制模式的方式响应于来自用户的指令执行控制。

公开(公告)号：US20140050327A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-20

申请号：US14062639

申请日：2013-10-24

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Kohei Asada ,  Yuji Kitazawa

IPC: H04R29/00

CPC classification number: H04R29/00 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F2200/1636 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R2225/61

Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus includes a tapping detection unit to which an audio signal picked up by a microphone is input and that detects a tapping input operation on the basis of an energy increase/decrease determination process for making a determination as to whether an increase and a decrease of an energy level of low-frequency components of the audio signal occur within a first time period; and a control unit that performs a certain control process that is set for a tapping input operation in response to a tapping input operation being detected by the tapping detection unit.

Abstract translation: 音频信号处理装置包括：敲击检测单元，麦克风拾取的音频信号被输入到该敲击检测单元中，并且基于能量增加/减少确定处理来检测敲击输入操作，以确定是否增加和 在第一时间段内发生音频信号的低频分量的能量水平的降低; 以及控制单元，其响应于由攻丝检测单元检测到的攻丝输入操作，执行针对攻丝输入操作设置的一定的控制处理。

公开(公告)号：US11445289B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US16644287

申请日：2018-06-22

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Go Igarashi ,  Shigetoshi Hayashi ,  Naoki Shinmen ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/0272 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/04

Abstract: [Problem] To propose a mechanism capable of performing a noise cancellation process in an ear hole opening type audio processing device. [Solution] An audio processing device including: an audio information acquisition unit that acquires audio information; a holding unit that abuts on a cavum concha or an inner wall of an ear canal and holds the audio information acquisition unit in a space closer to an eardrum side than a tragus, in a state of being worn by a user; an opening portion that opens an ear hole to an outside; and a signal processing unit that generates a noise cancellation signal based on the audio information acquired by the audio information acquisition unit.

公开(公告)号：US11358514B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16392774

申请日：2019-04-24

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yoichiro Sako ,  Hiroshi Okada ,  Kazuhiro Watanabe ,  Kazuyuki Sakoda ,  Hirofumi Yuchi ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q1/16 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60Q1/04 ,  B60Q5/00 ,  H04N7/00 ,  G03B21/20 ,  G03B21/00 ,  F21S41/64 ,  F21S41/675

Abstract: There is provided a mobile object including an imaging unit configured to capture a perimeter of the mobile object, a speaker configured to be capable of controlling directivity, a determination unit configured to determine whether the mobile object is in a driving mode, and a speaker control unit configured to control the speaker in the driving mode in a manner that predetermined audio is output toward a warning target that is recognized based on a captured image captured by the imaging unit, and to control the speaker in a non-driving mode in a manner that the predetermined audio is output in a non-directional way.

公开(公告)号：US10666995B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US15767525

申请日：2016-08-25

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Kyosuke Matsumoto ,  Yushi Yamabe ,  Tetsunori Itabashi ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N5/783 ,  H04R25/00 ,  G10L19/00 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B20/10 ,  G10K11/178

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus by which sound can be smoothly re-listened to.[Solution] There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a reproduction processing unit that performs reproduction of a recorded sound on a basis of a reproduction start instruction for starting re-listening of the recorded sound from a position tracking back a predetermined time from a reproduction start time, at which the reproduction start instruction is input, to a position of a present time.

公开(公告)号：US20190385585A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16480381

申请日：2017-12-11

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Yoshinori Tamori ,  Kohei Asada ,  Tetsunori Itabashi ,  Shinpei Tsuchiya

IPC: G10K11/178

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus is provided which can suppress external noise without degrading an audio characteristic.Provided is a signal processing apparatus including: an A/D converter configured to output a digital signal having a predetermined sampling frequency and quantization bit number a, the A/D converter including a first delta sigma modulator that performs a first delta sigma modulation process on an input analog signal; a filter unit configured to pass an output of the A/D converter through a digital filter provided with a predetermined filter characteristic and output a digital signal having the sampling frequency and a quantization bit number b; a second delta sigma modulator configured to perform a second delta sigma modulation process on an output of the filter unit and output a digital signal having the sampling frequency and the quantization bit number a; and an addition unit configured to add an output of the second delta sigma modulator and an input digital signal having the sampling frequency and the quantization bit number.

公开(公告)号：US10448142B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15824086

申请日：2017-11-28

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunobu Murata ,  Kohei Asada ,  Yushi Yamabe

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

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：US10440475B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15761275

申请日：2016-08-22

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Kenichi Makino ,  Kohei Asada ,  Keiichi Osako ,  Shigetoshi Hayashi

IPC: H04R5/027 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04S1/00 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/04

Abstract: [Object] To provide a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a program.[Solution] The signal processing device includes: a first arithmetic processing unit that performs first suppressing processing for suppressing a first audio signal based on a first microphone on a basis of a second audio signal based on a second microphone; and a second arithmetic processing unit that performs second suppressing processing for suppressing the second audio signal on a basis of the first audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US20190198036A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16326956

申请日：2017-06-01

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Keiichi Osako ,  Yuhki Mitsufuji ,  Kohei Asada

IPC: G10L21/028 ,  G10L25/30 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06F17/16

CPC classification number: G10L21/028 ,  G06F17/16 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G10L21/0308 ,  G10L25/30

Abstract: [Object] To provide a sound source separation technology capable of improving the separation performance.[Solution] An information processing apparatus including: an acquisition section configured to acquire an observation signal obtained by observing a sound; and a sound source separation section configured to separate the observation signal acquired by the acquisition section into a plurality of separated signals corresponding to a plurality of assumed sound sources by applying a non-linear function to a matrix product of an input vector and a coefficient vector corresponding to each of the plurality of sound sources.

公开(公告)号：US10332502B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15807229

申请日：2017-11-08

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Kohei Asada

IPC: G10K11/178 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: A noise reducing device includes: an acoustic-to-electric conversion section for collecting noise and outputting an analog noise signal; an analog-to-digital conversion section for converting the analog noise signal into a digital noise signal; and a digital processing section for generating a digital noise reducing signal on a basis of the digital noise signal and a desired parameter. The device further includes: a retaining section for retaining a plurality of parameters corresponding to a plurality of kinds of noise characteristics; a setting section for setting one of the plurality of parameters as the desired parameter of the digital processing section; a digital-to-analog conversion section for converting the digital noise reducing signal into an analog noise reducing signal; and an electric-to-acoustic conversion section for outputting noise reducing sound on a basis of the analog noise reducing signal.