IP Library Patent Application 18681017
Patent Application
App. No. 18/681,017

SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

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App. No.
18/681,017
Abstract

The signal processing device includes: a beat sound frequency determination unit that determines an optimal beat sound frequency of a user on the basis of a brain wave signal of the user; and a binaural beat signal generation unit that acquires an ambient environment sound, converts a sample acoustic signal prepared in advance into a binaural beat, on the basis of an optimal beat sound frequency, and mixes the binaural-beat-converted sample acoustic signal with the ambient environment sound, to generate a binaural-beat-converted ambient environmental sound signal.

Claims (38)

1 . A signal processing device comprising a processor configured to execute operations comprising:

determining an optimal beat sound frequency of a user on the basis of a brain wave signal of the user;

acquiring an ambient environment sound,

converting a sample acoustic signal prepared in advance into a binaural beat, on the basis of an optimal beat sound frequency;

mixing the binaural-beat-converted sample acoustic signal with the ambient environment sound; and

generating a binaural-beat-converted ambient environmental sound signal.

2 . The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the generating further comprises generating two-channel signals by mixing two types of sample noises having different frequencies based on the optimal beat sound frequency, with the ambient environment sound.

3 . The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the generating further comprises generating a signal of a first channel by mixing a sample noise whose frequency is made different on the basis of the optimal beat sound frequency and the ambient environment sound, and a signal of a second channel by mixing a sample noise whose frequency is made different on the basis of the optimal beat sound frequency and the ambient environment sound.

4 . A signal processing device comprising a processor configured to execute operations comprising:

determining an optimal beat sound frequency of a user on the basis of a brain wave signal of the user;

acquiring an ambient environment sound of the user; and

converting the acquired ambient environment sound into a binaural beat on the basis of the optimal beat sound frequency.

5 . A signal processing method, comprising:

determining an optimal beat sound frequency of a user based on a brain wave signal of the user;

acquiring an ambient environment sound, converting a sample acoustic signal prepared in advance into a binaural beat based on the optimal beat sound frequency;

mixing the binaural-beat-converted sample acoustic signal with the ambient environment sound; and

generating a binaural-beat-converted ambient environmental sound signal.

6 - 7 . (canceled)

8 . The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the brain wave signal represents a signal of the user in a rest state.

9 . The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the determining an optimal beat sound frequency of the user is based on a combination of a first brain wave signal of the user in a rest state and a second brain wave of the user while listening to a binaural beat sound at a beat sound frequency.

10 . The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the optimal beat sound frequency of a user further comprises

changing a frequency of a binaural beat sound within a range of a brain wave band of the brain wave signal of the user to be induced.

11 . The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the sample acoustic signal includes a white noise.

12 . The signal processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the brain wave signal represents a signal of the user in a rest state.

13 . The signal processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the determining an optimal beat sound frequency of the user is based on a combination of a first brain wave signal of the user in a rest state and a second brain wave of the user while listening to a binaural beat sound at a beat sound frequency.

14 . The signal processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the determining the optimal beat sound frequency of a user further comprises

changing a frequency of a binaural beat sound within a range of a brain wave band of the brain wave signal of the user to be induced.

15 . The signal processing method according to claim 5 , wherein

the generating further comprises generating two-channel signals by mixing two types of sample noises having different frequencies based on the optimal beat sound frequency, with the ambient environment sound.

16 . The signal processing method according to claim 5 , wherein

the generating further comprises generating a signal of a first channel by mixing a sample noise whose frequency is made different on the basis of the optimal beat sound frequency and the ambient environment sound, and a signal of a second channel by mixing a sample noise whose frequency is made different on the basis of the optimal beat sound frequency and the ambient environment sound.

17 . The signal processing method according to claim 5 , wherein the brain wave signal represents a signal of the user in a rest state.

18 . The signal processing method according to claim 5 , wherein the determining an optimal beat sound frequency of the user is based on a combination of a first brain wave signal of the user in a rest state and a second brain wave of the user while listening to a binaural beat sound at a beat sound frequency.

19 . The signal processing method according to claim 5 , wherein the determining the optimal beat sound frequency of a user further comprises

changing a frequency of a binaural beat sound within a range of a brain wave band of the brain wave signal of the user to be induced.

20 . The signal processing method according to claim 5 , wherein the sample acoustic signal includes a white noise.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 1, 2026
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 074164/0725 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: ITO, HIROAKI; CHIBA, HIRONOBU; KAKO, TATSUYA; NOGUCHI, KENICHI
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066424/0471 →