Patents by Inventor Fumihiro Nishiyama
Fumihiro Nishiyama 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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Patent number: 11177891Abstract: A communication device that includes an antenna including a first electrode and a second electrode, at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode including a plurality of segmented electrodes. The communication device further includes a communication circuit, coupled to the antenna, that performs a transmission operation and a reception operation of transmission data between a device and the communication circuit based on a communication protocol that includes a plurality of communication stages. The communication device further includes a switch that switches whether or not each of the plurality of segmented electrodes is to be coupled to the communication circuit and a controller that changes an effective electrode area of at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode by the switch, based on at least one of the operations of the communication circuit, a type of the transmission data, or the communication stages.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Keiji Akiyama, Fumihiro Nishiyama
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Patent number: 10862594Abstract: A communication system includes one or more communication apparatuses, each including a transmission circuit and a reception circuit. The transmission circuit includes a transmission unit and a signal generator. The transmission unit transmits one of a first transmission signal including first transmission data or a second transmission signal including at least one of a periodic signal with a constant frequency or a narrow band modulation signal having lower speed than the first transmission data. The signal generator generates the second transmission signal. The reception circuit includes a reception unit that receives the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal a narrow band detector that outputs a narrow band detection signal through detecting the second transmission signal in a narrow band, and a determination unit that determines presence of a significant signal or presence of significant signal change in the narrow band detection signal and outputs a determination signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Fumitaka Kondo, Moonjae Jeong, Toru Terashima, Fumihiro Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20200322997Abstract: [Overview] [Problem to be Solved] To provide a wireless communication device that is able to easily switch to an existing system when a new system is constructed by employing a communication scheme using a millimeter wave. [Solution] There is provided a wireless communication device including a first communication controller that executes communication control through a first line using a radio wave of a millimeter waveband, a second communication controller that executes communication control through a second line using a radio wave of a band other than the millimeter waveband, and a connection controller that provides, via the first line, information regarding charging by using a command of a physical layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: HIDEKI IWAMI, JUN IWASAKI, TOMONARI YAMAGATA, FUMIHIRO NISHIYAMA, KEITAROU KONDOU
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Publication number: 20200169328Abstract: A communication device of the present disclosure includes: an antenna including a first electrode and a second electrode, in which at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode includes a plurality of segmented electrodes; a communication circuit that is coupled to the antenna, and performs, through the antenna, a transmission operation and a reception operation of transmission data between a device to be communicated and the communication circuit, in accordance with a communication protocol that includes a plurality of communication stages; a switch that switches whether or not each of the plurality of segmented electrodes is to be coupled to the communication circuit, to change effective electrode area of at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode; and a controller that changes the effective electrode area of at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode by the switch, on the basis of at least one of the operations of the communication circuit, a type of the tranType: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: KEIJI AKIYAMA, FUMIHIRO NISHIYAMA
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Patent number: 10539668Abstract: The present technology relates to a positioning device, a communication device, and a positioning system that are designed to consume lower amounts of power in a more reliable manner. In a case where the identification information included in a received radio signal is the identification information about the current search target, and the reception intensity of the radio signal exceeds a predetermined value, the positioning device transmits a distance measurement start instruction to the communication device, and carries out measurement of the distance to the communication device. Upon receiving the distance measurement start instruction from the positioning device, the communication device performs measurement of the distance to the positioning device. The present technology can be applied to a positioning system.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Fumihiro Nishiyama, Fumitaka Kondo
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Publication number: 20190132059Abstract: A communication system of the present disclosure includes one or more communication apparatuses, each of which includes: a transmission circuit including a transmission unit and a signal generator, the transmission unit that selectively transmits, via an antenna unit, one of a first transmission signal including first transmission data or a second transmission signal including at least one of a periodic signal with a constant frequency or a narrow band modulation signal by data having lower speed than the first transmission data, and the signal generator that generates the second transmission signal; and a reception circuit including a reception unit, a narrow band detector, and a determination unit, the reception unit that receives the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal via the antenna unit, the narrow band detector that outputs a narrow band detection signal through detecting the second transmission signal in a narrow band, and the determination unit that determines presence or absType: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: KATSUYUKI TANAKA, FUMITAKA KONDO, MOONJAE JEONG, TORU TERASHIMA, FUMIHIRO NISHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20190041507Abstract: The present technology relates to a positioning device, a communication device, and a positioning system that are designed to consume lower amounts of power in a more reliable manner. In a case where the identification information included in a received radio signal is the identification information about the current search target, and the reception intensity of the radio signal exceeds a predetermined value, the positioning device transmits a distance measurement start instruction to the communication device, and carries out measurement of the distance to the communication device. Upon receiving the distance measurement start instruction from the positioning device, the communication device performs measurement of the distance to the positioning device. The present technology can be applied to a positioning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: FUMIHIRO NISHIYAMA, FUMITAKA KONDO
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Patent number: 10200184Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus including: a switch unit configured to switch data communication to be performed with another communication apparatus on a transmission side or a reception side; and a communication unit configured to transmit transmission data to the other communication apparatus and receive a response when the data communication is performed on the transmission side, and receive reception data from the other communication apparatus and transmit a response when the data communication is performed on the reception side. The switch unit performs switching from the transmission side to the reception side when the response received by the communication unit includes a switching instruction.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Fumihiro Nishiyama, Katsumi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20160197716Abstract: [Object] To propose a communication apparatus, a communication system and a communication method through which it is possible to support full-duplex communication over half-duplex communication channels. [Solution] Provided is a communication apparatus including: a switch unit configured to switch data communication to be performed with another communication apparatus on a transmission side or a reception side; and a communication unit configured to transmit transmission data to the other communication apparatus and receive a response when the data communication is performed on the transmission side, and receive reception data from the other communication apparatus and transmit a response when the data communication is performed on the reception side. The switch unit performs switching from the transmission side to the reception side when the response received by the communication unit includes a switching instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Fumihiro NISHIYAMA, Katsumi WATANABE
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Patent number: 8725073Abstract: A communication apparatus of the present invention includes a transmission/reception coupler for performing a close-range one-to-one communication with a device of a communication counterpart by electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling; an intermittent operation unit for performing intermittent operation without releasing connection after the connection is established with the device of the communication counterpart; and an intermittent operation notifying unit for notifying the device of the communication counterpart of performing the intermittent operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Fumihiro Nishiyama
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Patent number: 8619666Abstract: A wireless communications system for performing data communications between a data transmission side wireless communications device and a data receiving side wireless communications device. In the system, random back-off access control is performed until a connection is established between the data transmission side wireless communications device and the data receiving side wireless communications device. Then, after the connection is established, asymmetric IFS access control is performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumihiro Nishiyama, Yasunori Maeshima, Satoshi Konya, Nobuo Namekawa, Tomonari Yamagata, Yuhei Hashimoto, Itaru Maekawa
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Patent number: 8331858Abstract: A communication apparatus of the present invention includes a transmission/reception coupler for performing a close-range one-to-one communication with a device of a communication counterpart by electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling; an intermittent operation unit for performing intermittent operation with a predetermined pause period provided when performing the communication with the device of the communication counterpart; and an intermittent operation cancel request unit for outputting a cancel request of canceling the intermittent operation of the device of the communication counterpart when transmitting a data frame to the device of the communication counterpart and a response with respect to the data frame is not received from the communication counterpart.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Fumihiro Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20120144275Abstract: A code generating device includes a code word generating section which generates a code word with a predetermined code word length by applying a second matrix Gq of a second error detection method with regard to an information word A? which has been input, and a code word conversion section which converts the code word generated by the code word generating section based on an added fixed value (Qa+Pa) which is formed from respective code words Qa and Pa which are obtained by the second matrix Gq and a first matrix Gp of a first error detection method being respectively applied to an information word A which is formed from a specific data string.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Kentaro Odaka, Fumihiro Nishiyama, Katsumi Watanabe
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Patent number: 8126035Abstract: In a data transfer system in which wireless data transmission is carried out between a first device and a second device that each has a UWB wireless device, the data transfer system includes a ranging unit that is provided in the UWB wireless device of at least one of the first and second devices and measures a distance to the other of the first and second devices; a distance determination unit that determines, based on a measurement result by the ranging unit, whether or not the distance between the first and second devices has been within such a predetermined range that a predetermined transmission rate and a predetermined transmission quality are obtained by UWB communication; and a data transfer unit that executes data transmission between the first and second devices in response to a determination by the distance determination unit that the distance between the first and second devices has been within the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuhei Hashimoto, Fumihiro Nishiyama, Yasunori Maeshima
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Publication number: 20100048129Abstract: A communication apparatus of the present invention includes a transmission/reception coupler for performing a close-range one-to-one communication with a device of a communication counterpart by electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling; an intermittent operation unit for performing intermittent operation without releasing connection after the connection is established with the device of the communication counterpart; and an intermittent operation notifying unit for notifying the device of the communication counterpart of performing the intermittent operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Fumihiro NISHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20100048126Abstract: A communication apparatus of the present invention includes a transmission/reception coupler for performing a close-range one-to-one communication with a device of a communication counterpart by electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling; an intermittent operation unit for performing intermittent operation with a predetermined pause period provided when performing the communication with the device of the communication counterpart; and an intermittent operation cancel request unit for outputting a cancel request of canceling the intermittent operation of the device of the communication counterpart when transmitting a data frame to the device of the communication counterpart and a response with respect to the data frame is not received from the communication counterpart.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Fumihiro NISHIYAMA
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Patent number: 7583644Abstract: The present invention is to provide each communication station with a transmission prioritised period without any useless latency in an ad-hoc communication environment including no control station. For this end, each communication station periodically transmits the beacon signal and acquires the transmission prioritised period immediately after transmission of the beacon. If the number of communication stations in the network is small, a communication station transmit a supplementary beacon within the super frame period, thereby effectively shortening the beacon interval and reducing latency at the start of transmission. At the time when a new communication station enters the network, the supplementary beacon is released in order to accommodate such new communication station.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuichi Morioka, Fumihiro Nishiyama, Tomoya Yamaura
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Publication number: 20080095089Abstract: A wireless communications system for performing data communications between a data transmission side wireless communications device and a data receiving side wireless communications device. In the system, random back-off access control is performed until a connection is established between the data transmission side wireless communications device and the data receiving side wireless communications device. Then, after the connection is established, asymmetric IFS access control is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Fumihiro Nishiyama, Yasunori Maeshima, Satoshi Konya, Nobuo Namekawa, Tomonari Yamagata, Yuhei Hashimoto, Itaru Maekawa
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Publication number: 20070053412Abstract: In a data transfer system in which wireless data transmission is carried out between a first device and a second device that each has a UWB wireless device, the data transfer system includes a ranging unit that is provided in the UWB wireless device of at least one of the first and second devices and measures a distance to the other of the first and second devices; a distance determination unit that determines, based on a measurement result by the ranging unit, whether or not the distance between the first and second devices has been within such a predetermined range that a predetermined transmission rate and a predetermined transmission quality are obtained by UWB communication; and a data transfer unit that executes data transmission between the first and second devices in response to a determination by the distance determination unit that the distance between the first and second devices has been within the predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Inventors: Yuhei Hashimoto, Fumihiro Nishiyama, Yasunori Maeshima
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Patent number: 7085564Abstract: Under a multi-cell radio communication environment where connection between cells or TDMA frame synchronization is not established, a mobile station carries out an adjacent cell search under low power consumption. Adjacent cell information acquired through search by the mobile station is managed centered on a base station and may be provided by the base station as adjacent cell information, when the mobile station carries out the adjacent cell search. The adjacent cell information includes, for example, a TDMA frame offset between cells so that the mobile station receives a broadcast channel of the adjacent cell at appropriate timing based on the adjacent cell information and therefore does not need to perform unnecessary reception operation in the event of a handoff.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2003Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumihiro Nishiyama, Takushi Kunihiro, Tomoya Yamaura, Kazuyuki Sakoda