Patents by Inventor Atsuo OKUYA

Atsuo OKUYA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11129083
    Abstract: A radio node achieving power saving in a radio communication system is provided. A radio node (10) includes: a first communication unit (11) configured to connect to at least one communication apparatus (20) allowed to be connected to a network and another radio node (21); a determination unit (12) configured to determine, in a situation in which each of all the communication apparatuses (20) is connected to one of the radio nodes (10) and (21) included in the network, whether or not a communication apparatus (20) that transmits data via the first communication unit (11) is present; and a control unit (13) configured to stop the first communication unit (11) when it is determined that the communication apparatus (20) that transmits data via the first communication unit (11) is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takefumi Akahira, Atsuo Okuya, Yoshihiro Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20200359298
    Abstract: A radio node achieving power saving in a radio communication system is provided. A radio node (10) includes: a first communication unit (11) configured to connect to at least one communication apparatus (20) allowed to be connected to a network and another radio node (21); a determination unit (12) configured to determine, in a situation in which each of all the communication apparatuses (20) is connected to one of the radio nodes (10) and (21) included in the network, whether or not a communication apparatus (20) that transmits data via the first communication unit (11) is present; and a control unit (13) configured to stop the first communication unit (11) when it is determined that the communication apparatus (20) that transmits data via the first communication unit (11) is not present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takefumi AKAHIRA, Atsuo OKUYA, Yoshihiro SASAKI