Patents by Inventor Atsushi Minakawa
Atsushi Minakawa 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).
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Publication number: 20240121153Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first processing unit that performs sharing processing for sharing a communication parameter for connecting to a wireless network with another communication apparatus, according to a first method compliant with a Wi-Fi Easy Connect® standard, a second processing unit that performs sharing processing for sharing a communication parameter for connecting to a wireless network with the other communication apparatus, according to a second method compliant with another standard different from the Wi-Fi Easy Connect® standard, a waiting unit that waits to receive an authentication request compliant with the Wi-Fi Easy Connect® standard and that waits to receive a signal compliant with the other standard, upon receiving a predetermined operation, and a control unit that performs control so that the first processing unit performs sharing processing if the authentication request is received and the second processing unit performs sharing processing if the signal is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventor: ATSUSHI MINAKAWA
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Publication number: 20240107607Abstract: In a state where a communication device has established a connection with another communication device via a first frequency channel and a second frequency channel, a second frame storing information indicating whether a first frame to be transmitted to the other communication device via the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel is to be transmitted redundantly via the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel is received, and when the first frame is received via the first frequency channel, the first frame is not received via the second frequency channel based on the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventor: ATSUSHI MINAKAWA
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Patent number: 11816370Abstract: In order to enable a reduction in complexity in setting a communication parameter, a communication apparatus operable to provide a communication parameter to an external apparatus, generates a first image that is used in a first setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information including a communication parameter is encoded; and generates a second image that is used in a second setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information that does not include the communication parameter and that does include authentication information for performing an authentication is encoded. Then, the apparatus accepts information used to determine which of the first setting scheme and the second setting scheme to use; and, displays, based on the information, either the first image or the second image.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Minakawa, Hiroki Habu
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Patent number: 11647549Abstract: A communication apparatus receives a signal that requests for communication parameter(s) from a first other communication apparatus that connects to a wireless network by using the communication parameter(s), determines whether or not the communication parameter(s) have been provided to a second other communication apparatus that constructs the wireless network, upon receiving the signal, and notifies the first other communication apparatus of the fact that the communication parameter(s) have not been provided to the second other communication apparatus in a case where it is determined that the communication parameter(s) have not been provided to the second other communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Atsushi Minakawa
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Publication number: 20230070058Abstract: A communication apparatus receives a signal that requests for communication parameter(s) from a first other communication apparatus that connects to a wireless network by using the communication parameter(s), determines whether or not the communication parameter(s) have been provided to a second other communication apparatus that constructs the wireless network, upon receiving the signal, and notifies the first other communication apparatus of the fact that the communication parameter(s) have not been provided to the second other communication apparatus in a case where it is determined that the communication parameter(s) have not been provided to the second other communication apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventor: Atsushi Minakawa
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Publication number: 20230017650Abstract: In order to enable a reduction in complexity in setting a communication parameter, a communication apparatus operable to provide a communication parameter to an external apparatus, generates a first image that is used in a first setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information including a communication parameter is encoded; and generates a second image that is used in a second setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information that does not include the communication parameter and that does include authentication information for performing an authentication is encoded. Then, the apparatus accepts information used to determine which of the first setting scheme and the second setting scheme to use; and, displays, based on the information, either the first image or the second image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Atsushi Minakawa, Hiroki Habu
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Patent number: 11481165Abstract: In order to enable a reduction in complexity in setting a communication parameter, a communication apparatus operable to provide a communication parameter to an external apparatus, generates a first image that is used in a first setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information including a communication parameter is encoded; and generates a second image that is used in a second setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information that does not include the communication parameter and that does include authentication information for performing an authentication is encoded. Then, the apparatus accepts information used to determine which of the first setting scheme and the second setting scheme to use; and, displays, based on the information, either the first image or the second image.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Minakawa, Hiroki Habu
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Publication number: 20220046414Abstract: A communication device determines the version of Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP) supported by another communication device; based on the determined version, determines the type of communication parameter to be provided to this other communication device; and provides information indicating the determined type of communication parameter and a communication parameter corresponding to the type to this other communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventor: Atsushi Minakawa
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Publication number: 20210200483Abstract: In order to enable a reduction in complexity in setting a communication parameter, a communication apparatus operable to provide a communication parameter to an external apparatus, generates a first image that is used in a first setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information including a communication parameter is encoded; and generates a second image that is used in a second setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information that does not include the communication parameter and that does include authentication information for performing an authentication is encoded. Then, the apparatus accepts information used to determine which of the first setting scheme and the second setting scheme to use; and, displays, based on the information, either the first image or the second image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Atsushi Minakawa, Hiroki Habu
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Publication number: 20210176800Abstract: A communication apparatus receives a signal that requests for communication parameter(s) from a first other communication apparatus that connects to a wireless network by using the communication parameter(s), determines whether or not the communication parameter(s) have been provided to a second other communication apparatus that constructs the wireless network, upon receiving the signal, and notifies the first other communication apparatus of the fact that the communication parameter(s) have not been provided to the second other communication apparatus in a case where it is determined that the communication parameter(s) have not been provided to the second other communication apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventor: Atsushi Minakawa
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Patent number: 10963198Abstract: In order to enable a reduction in complexity in setting a communication parameter, a communication apparatus operable to provide a communication parameter to an external apparatus, generates a first image that is used in a first setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information including a communication parameter is encoded; and generates a second image that is used in a second setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information that does not include the communication parameter and that does include authentication information for performing an authentication is encoded. Then, the apparatus accepts information used to determine which of the first setting scheme and the second setting scheme to use; and, displays, based on the information, either the first image or the second image.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Minakawa, Hiroki Habu
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Publication number: 20200154276Abstract: A communication device that communicates with an external device performs authentication by exchanging information for authentication processing with the external device. In a case where the communication device detects a request to share unique information that is used to provide a communication parameter during the authentication processing, the communication device shares the unique information with the external device after authentication has been successfully completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventor: Atsushi Minakawa
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Publication number: 20190196761Abstract: In order to enable a reduction in complexity in setting a communication parameter, a communication apparatus operable to provide a communication parameter to an external apparatus, generates a first image that is used in a first setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information including a communication parameter is encoded; and generates a second image that is used in a second setting scheme for providing a communication parameter and in which information that does not include the communication parameter and that does include authentication information for performing an authentication is encoded. Then, the apparatus accepts information used to determine which of the first setting scheme and the second setting scheme to use; and, displays, based on the information, either the first image or the second image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Atsushi Minakawa, Hiroki Habu
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Publication number: 20180317272Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a connection unit and a reception unit. The connection unit connects with an other communication apparatus via a first network. The reception unit receives a predetermined signal from the other communication apparatus where the communication apparatus is instructed to acquire a content included in an external apparatus. When the communication apparatus is assigned a role of participating in the first network when the reception unit receives the predetermined signal, the connection with the other communication apparatus is changed to a connection via a second network in which the communication apparatus is assigned a role of establishing a network. When the connection is changed, the content is acquired from the external apparatus via a third network while maintaining the connection via the second network. When the content is acquired, information about reproduction of the content is communicated with the other communication apparatus via the second network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventor: Atsushi Minakawa
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Patent number: 9807584Abstract: In the case of receiving a first signal from another communication apparatus after starting operation as an access point, a communication apparatus provides a communication parameter to the other communication apparatus, and in the case of receiving a communication parameter provision request from another communication apparatus from when starting the operation as the access point and until the elapse of a predetermined time, the communication apparatus provides a communication parameter to the other communication apparatus even in the case where the first signal is not received from the other communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Atsushi Minakawa
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Publication number: 20150334581Abstract: In the case of receiving a first signal from another communication apparatus after starting operation as an access point, a communication apparatus provides a communication parameter to the other communication apparatus, and in the case of receiving a communication parameter provision request from another communication apparatus from when starting the operation as the access point and until the elapse of a predetermined time, the communication apparatus provides a communication parameter to the other communication apparatus even in the case where the first signal is not received from the other communication apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventor: Atsushi Minakawa
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Patent number: 8391512Abstract: A controlling unit includes: a memory unit that stores information in which the multiple clock frequencies that satisfy conditions for predetermined reception interferences to a part of multiple carrier frequencies included in a band frequency of the broadcast wave are previously set so that not all clock frequencies satisfy the conditions for the reception interferences to the same carrier frequencies, the information indicating a relation between each clock frequency and the carrier frequency that includes the reception interference; a reception frequency setting unit that sets the carrier frequency to be received to the broadcast wave receiving unit; a clock frequency determining unit that refers to the information stored in the memory unit and determines a clock frequency that does not include a reception interference to the carrier frequency that is set by the reception frequency setting unit, the determined clock frequency being out of the multiple clock frequencies; and a clock frequency setting unit tType: GrantFiled: May 5, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Atsushi Minakawa, Sadatoshi Hisamoto, Tetsuya Toyama
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Publication number: 20110075721Abstract: A controlling unit includes: a memory unit that stores information in which the multiple clock frequencies that satisfy conditions for predetermined reception interferences to apart of multiple carrier frequencies included in a band frequency of the broadcast wave are previously set so that not all clock frequencies satisfy the conditions for the reception interferences to the same carrier frequencies, the information indicating a relation between each clock frequency and the carrier frequency that includes the reception interference; a reception frequency setting unit that sets the carrier frequency to be received to the broadcast wave receiving unit; a clock frequency determining unit that refers to the information stored in the memory unit and determines a clock frequency that does not include a reception interference to the carrier frequency that is set by the reception frequency setting unit, the determined clock frequency being out of the multiple clock frequencies; and a clock frequency setting unit thType: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Atsushi MINAKAWA, Sadatoshi HISAMOTO, Tetsuya TOYAMA
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Patent number: 7652358Abstract: A semiconductor device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a main substrate and one or more sub substrates, and the semiconductor device includes first heat generating devices mounted on the sub substrates, sub-substrate heatsinks mounted to the first heat generating devices, and a main-substrate heatsink mounted to the main substrate, wherein the sub-substrate heatsinks and the main-substrate heatsink are secured to each other, such that there is a predetermined positional relationship between the sub substrates and the main substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2008Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventors: Atsushi Minakawa, Mamoru Sekiya, Norio Umezu
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Publication number: 20090121342Abstract: A semiconductor device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a main substrate and one or more sub substrates, and the semiconductor device includes first heat generating devices mounted on the sub substrates, sub-substrate heatsinks mounted to the first heat generating devices, and a main-substrate heatsink mounted to the main substrate, wherein the sub-substrate heatsinks and the main-substrate heatsink are secured to each other, such that there is a predetermined positional relationship between the sub substrates and the main substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Atsushi MINAKAWA, Mamoru SEKIYA, Norio UMEZU