Patents by Inventor Takatoshi Ogawa

Takatoshi Ogawa 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: 11799624
    Abstract: A time-synchronization system according to the present disclosure includes a relay apparatus (10) configured to perform time-synchronization with a master apparatus (30) through a transmission system of which a transmission delay changes depending on a transmission direction, and a relay apparatus (20) configured to perform time-synchronization with the relay apparatus (10), in which the relay apparatus (20) transmits information about a difference between first time information obtained by performing time-synchronization with the relay apparatus (10) and second time information obtained from a time-synchronization source to the relay apparatus (10), and the relay apparatus (10) corrects third time information obtained by performing time-synchronization with the master apparatus (30) by using the information about the difference, and performs time-synchronization with a slave apparatus (50) by using the corrected third time information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20220182214
    Abstract: A time-synchronization system according to the present disclosure includes a relay apparatus (10) configured to perform time-synchronization with a master apparatus (30) through a transmission system of which a transmission delay changes depending on a transmission direction, and a relay apparatus (20) configured to perform time-synchronization with the relay apparatus (10), in which the relay apparatus (20) transmits information about a difference between first time information obtained by performing time-synchronization with the relay apparatus (10) and second time information obtained from a time-synchronization source to the relay apparatus (10), and the relay apparatus (10) corrects third time information obtained by performing time-synchronization with the master apparatus (30) by using the information about the difference, and performs time-synchronization with a slave apparatus (50) by using the corrected third time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi OGAWA
  • Patent number: 11303324
    Abstract: A radio transmission apparatus (1) includes: a radio communication unit (2) that performs radio communication by a first radio communication scheme; a radio communication unit (3) that performs radio communication by a second radio communication scheme; an abnormality determination unit (4) that determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the radio communication performed by the radio communication unit (2); and a control unit (5) that controls transmission and reception of management information about the radio transmission apparatus (1) using the radio communication unit (2) or (3). When an abnormality has occurred in the radio communication performed by the radio communication unit (2), the control unit (5) performs control so that the management information is transmitted and received to and from a predetermined apparatus by using the radio communication unit (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20210378033
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes position information acquisition means that acquires position information; configuration information identification means that identifies, from management information in which position information is associated with configuration information for configuring a wireless transmission apparatus, one or more items of configuration information corresponding to the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means; reception means that, in a case in which two or more items of the configuration information corresponding to the position information are identified by the configuration information identification means, receives a user input for selecting one of the two or more items of configuration information that have been identified; and determination means that determines the configuration information to be used to configure the wireless transmission apparatus on the basis of the user input that has been received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210242902
    Abstract: A radio transmission apparatus (1) includes: a radio communication unit (2) that performs radio communication by a first radio communication scheme; a radio communication unit (3) that performs radio communication by a second radio communication scheme; an abnormality determination unit (4) that determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the radio communication performed by the radio communication unit (2); and a control unit (5) that controls transmission and reception of management information about the radio transmission apparatus (1) using the radio communication unit (2) or (3). When an abnormality has occurred in the radio communication performed by the radio communication unit (2), the control unit (5) performs control so that the management information is transmitted and received to and from a predetermined apparatus by using the radio communication unit (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takatoshi OGAWA
  • Patent number: 10931434
    Abstract: An object is to provide a relay apparatus capable of detecting a failure that occurs in the relay apparatus. A relay apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes a data reception unit (11) configured to receive a synchronizing packet transmitted from a master apparatus (20), the synchronizing packet containing a time value and a time correction value for correcting the time value, an update unit (12) configured to update the time correction value based on a processing time for the synchronizing packet, and a determination unit (13) configured to determine whether or not a failure has occurred in a functional block related to a process for updating the time correction value by using a result of a comparison between a corrected time value and a reference time value, the corrected time value having been corrected by using the updated time correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10901372
    Abstract: In order to simplify calculation of delay time lengths in a time synchronization device in a packet network, when executing time synchronization using a synchronization signal sent via the packet network, this time synchronization device 20 includes: a data receiving unit 21 that receives synchronization information including a time correction field used when correcting synchronization time information in a client device 30; a before-data-processing time correcting unit 22 that updates the time correction field by subtracting information indicating a time at which synchronization information is received, from the time correction field; an after-data-processing time correcting unit 23 that updates the time correction field by adding information indicating a time after performing data processing on the synchronization information, to the time correction information of the time correction field updated by the before-data-processing time correcting unit 22; and a data sending unit 24 that sends the updated synchr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20180241538
    Abstract: An object is to provide a relay apparatus capable of detecting a failure that occurs in the relay apparatus. A relay apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes a data reception unit (11) configured to receive a synchronizing packet transmitted from a master apparatus (20), the synchronizing packet containing a time value and a time correction value for correcting the time value, an update unit (12) configured to update the time correction value based on a processing time for the synchronizing packet, and a determination unit (13) configured to determine whether or not a failure has occurred in a functional block related to a process for updating the time correction value by using a result of a comparison between a corrected time value and a reference time value, the corrected time value having been corrected by using the updated time correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180097610
    Abstract: A synchronization apparatus, a synchronization system, a radio communication apparatus, and a synchronization method capable of reducing the effect of the fluctuations in synchronization signals that arc caused when the synchronization signals arc received through a network are provided. A synchronization apparatus (20) according to the present invention receives a synchronization signal transmitted from a synchronization signal source (10) through a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9876629
    Abstract: A communication apparatus (13) according to the present invention is provided with: a storage unit (131) that stored in advance difference information (1311), which is the difference between first time information (t1) and second time information (t2), said first time information (t1) being received from a synchronization source communication apparatus (11) as a time synchronization source connected to a transmission system (12) wherein transmission delay time is different depending on the direction of transmission, and said second time information (t2) obtained from a time synchronization origin (14) other than the transmission system (12); and a time synchronization means (132) that carries out, when the second time information (t2) cannot be obtained from the time synchronization origin (14), time synchronization with the synchronization source communication apparatus (11) using the difference information (1311) read out from the storage unit (131).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9838196
    Abstract: A synchronization apparatus capable of reducing the effect of the fluctuations in synchronization signals that are caused when the synchronization signals are received through a network are provided. A synchronization apparatus (20) according to the present invention receives a synchronization signal transmitted from a synchronization signal source (10) through a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: NEC Coporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9763207
    Abstract: A first synchronization signal for synchronization with a synchronization signal source is acquired from a first signal source. A first signal synchronized with the synchronization signal source is generated based on the first synchronization signal. A second synchronization signal for synchronization with the synchronization signal source is acquired from a second signal source different from the first signal source. A second signal synchronized with the synchronization signal source is generated based on the second synchronization signal. A timing signal synchronized with the synchronization signal source is generated based on the first signal of a synchronization device. A phase difference between the timing signal and the second signal is output. An offset is set so that there is no phase difference between the timing signal and the second signal based on the phase difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20170176953
    Abstract: In order to simplify calculation of delay time lengths in a time synchronization device in a packet network, when executing time synchronization using a synchronization signal sent via the packet network, this time synchronization device 20 includes: a data receiving unit 21 that receives synchronization information including a time correction field used when correcting synchronization time information in a client device 30; a before-data-processing time correcting unit 22 that updates the time correction field by subtracting information indicating a time at which synchronization information is received, from the time correction field; an after-data-processing time correcting unit 23 that updates the time correction field by adding information indicating a time after performing data processing on the synchronization information, to the time correction information of the time correction field updated by the before-data-processing time correcting unit 22; and a data sending unit 24 that sends the updated synchr
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170041128
    Abstract: A communication apparatus (13) according to the present invention is provided with: a storage unit (131) that stored in advance difference information (1311), which is the difference between first time information (t1) and second time information (t2), said first time information (t1) being received from a synchronization source communication apparatus (11) as a time synchronization source connected to a transmission system (12) wherein transmission delay time is different depending on the direction of transmission, and said second time information (t2) obtained from a time synchronization origin (14) other than the transmission system (12); and a time synchronization means (132) that carries out, when the second time information (t2) cannot be obtained from the time synchronization origin (14), time synchronization with the synchronization source communication apparatus (11) using the difference information (1311) read out from the storage unit (131).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Takatoshi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160119112
    Abstract: A communication apparatus (13) according to the present invention is provided with: a storage unit (131) that stored in advance difference information (1311), which is the difference between first time information (t1) and second time information (t2), said first time information (t1) being received from a synchronization source communication apparatus (11) as a time synchronization source connected to a transmission system (12) wherein transmission delay time is different depending on the direction of transmission, and said second time information (t2) obtained from a time synchronization origin (14) other than the transmission system (12); and a time synchronization means (132) that carries out, when the second time information (t2) cannot be obtained from the time synchronization origin (14), time synchronization with the synchronization source communication apparatus (11) using the difference information (1311) read out from the storage unit (131).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Takatoshi OGAWA
  • Patent number: 9258106
    Abstract: A communication apparatus (13) according to the present invention is provided with: a storage unit (131) that stored in advance difference information (1311), which is the difference between first time information (t1) and second time information (t2), said first time information (t1) being received from a synchronization source communication apparatus (11) as a time synchronization source connected to a transmission system (12) wherein transmission delay time is different depending on the direction of transmission, and said second time information (t2) obtained from a time synchronization origin (14) other than the transmission system (12); and a time synchronization means (132) that carries out, when the second time information (t2) cannot be obtained from the time synchronization origin (14), time synchronization with the synchronization source communication apparatus (11) using the difference information (1311) read out from the storage unit (131).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20150295702
    Abstract: A synchronization apparatus capable of reducing the effect of the fluctuations in synchronization signals that are caused when the synchronization signals are received through a network are provided. A synchronization apparatus (20) according to the present invention receives a synchronization signal transmitted from a synchronization signal source (10) through a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150180641
    Abstract: A communication apparatus (13) according to the present invention is provided with: a storage unit (131) that stored in advance difference information (1311), which is the difference between first time information (t1) and second time information (t2), said first time information (t1) being received from a synchronization source communication apparatus (11) as a time synchronization source connected to a transmission system (12) wherein transmission delay time is different depending on the direction of transmission, and said second time information (t2) obtained from a time synchronization origin (14) other than the transmission system (12); and a time synchronization means (132) that carries out, when the second time information (t2) cannot be obtained from the time synchronization origin (14), time synchronization with the synchronization source communication apparatus (11) using the difference information (1311) read out from the storage unit (131).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20140086234
    Abstract: A first synchronization signal for synchronization with a synchronization signal source is acquired from a first signal source. A first signal synchronized with the synchronization signal source is generated based on the first synchronization signal. A second synchronization signal for synchronization with the synchronization signal source is acquired from a second signal source different from the first signal source. A second signal synchronized with the synchronization signal source is generated based on the second synchronization signal. A timing signal synchronized with the synchronization signal source is generated based on the first signal of a synchronization device. A phase difference between the timing signal and the second signal is output. An offset is set so that there is no phase difference between the timing signal and the second signal based on the phase difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventor: Takatoshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20140018007
    Abstract: An outdoor fault monitoring device carries out radio maintenance communication with a maintenance terminal, positioned at a remote place, wherein a fault monitoring function part monitors occurrence/non-occurrence of a fault in a primary device function part. Upon detecting occurrence of a fault, the fault monitoring function part activates a radio maintenance communication function part. Alternatively, the fault monitoring function part deactivates the radio maintenance communication function part due to non-occurrence of a fault. In this case, it is possible to deactivate the radio maintenance communication function part upon detecting disconnection of a radio maintenance communication. Thus, it is possible to improve security against communication jamming created by a malicious person. Additionally, it is possible to suppress power consumption and to reduce a processing load by preventing unnecessary radio communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Ogawa, Hiroaki Miyamoto