Inventor
AKUNE MAKOTO
JP26 patents
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SONY CORP
21 patentsUS5687157ANov 11, 1997
Method of recording and reproducing digital audio signal and apparatus thereof
SONY CORP154 citations99
US5757938AMay 26, 1998
High efficiency encoding device and a noise spectrum modifying device and method
SONY CORP58 citations96
US5204677AApr 20, 1993
Quantizing error reducer for audio signal
SONY CORP53 citations96
US5115240AMay 19, 1992
Method and apparatus for encoding voice signals divided into a plurality of frequency bands
SONY CORP111 citations95
US6044338AMar 28, 2000
Signal processing method and apparatus and signal recording medium
SONY CORP21 citations92
US5856796AJan 5, 1999
Sampling rate converting method and apparatus
SONY CORP17 citations92
US5754973AMay 19, 1998
Methods and apparatus for replacing missing signal information with synthesized information and recording medium therefor
SONY CORP24 citations92
US5719571AFeb 17, 1998
Sampling rate converting method and apparatus
SONY CORP18 citations92
US5563913AOct 8, 1996
High efficiency encoding device and a noise spectrum modifying device and method
SONY CORP24 citations92
US5299240AMar 29, 1994
Signal encoding and signal decoding apparatus
SONY CORP28 citations92
US5831565ANov 3, 1998
Signal processing apparatus for converting multi-bit signal having sub-data added thereto into one-bit signal
SONY CORP8 citations74
US5737717AApr 7, 1998
Method and apparatus for altering frequency components of a transformed signal, and a recording medium therefor
SONY CORP15 citations74
US5719574AFeb 17, 1998
Digital audio transmission apparatus
SONY CORP9 citations74
US5684923ANov 4, 1997
Methods and apparatus for compressing and quantizing signals
SONY CORP11 citations74
US5299239AMar 29, 1994
Signal encoding apparatus
SONY CORP5 citations74
US6941333B2Sep 6, 2005
Digital signal processing apparatus and method
SONY CORP6 citations63
USRE37864EOct 1, 2002
Quantizing error reducer for audio signal
SONY CORP6 citations63
US5299238AMar 29, 1994
Signal decoding apparatus
SONY CORP3 citations63
US11405715B2Aug 2, 2022
Information processing apparatus
SONY CORP0 citations62
USRE36559EFeb 8, 2000
Method and apparatus for encoding audio signals divided into a plurality of frequency bands
SONY CORP2 citations62
US11159905B2Oct 26, 2021
Signal processing apparatus and method
SONY CORP0 citations50
SONY GROUP CORP
4 patentsUS12142294B2Nov 12, 2024
Signal processing apparatus, method, and program to detect a time interval containing sound based on a distance between two mobile bodies
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations62
US12573415B2Mar 10, 2026
Signal processing device and method, learning device and method, and program
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations51
US12081961B2Sep 3, 2024
Signal processing device and method
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations51
US11997472B2May 28, 2024
Signal processing device, signal processing method, and program
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations51