Patents by Inventor Tomoya Yamaura

Tomoya Yamaura 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).

  • Publication number: 20220046526
    Abstract: Frame collisions are prevented in a communication system in which wireless communication is performed in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 standard. A communication unit receives terminal list information including respective addresses of wireless terminals belonging to a predetermined network. In a case where a frame the destination of which is an address included in the transmitted terminal list information is received, a control unit sets a period to prohibit data transmission until communication in the predetermined networks is completed, and in a case where a frame the destination of which is another address not included in the terminal list information is received, the control unit sets a period to prohibit data communication until communication in a network to which the other address belongs is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: KOSUKE AIO, TOMOYA YAMAURA, YUICHI MORIOKA
  • Publication number: 20220046654
    Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus including a communication unit that receives frames including first information from a plurality of other communication apparatuses and transmits first frames including information indicating a first transmission time period to the plurality of other communication apparatuses, a control unit that determines the first transmission time period on the basis of the plurality of pieces of first information, and a processing unit that generates the first frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: TAKESHI ITAGAKI, TOMOYA YAMAURA, YUICHI MORIOKA
  • Patent number: 11228944
    Abstract: A communication system is a communication system that includes first and second information processing devices. The first information processing device performs control such that a signal (which is a signal having backward compatibility) serving as an index by which the second information processing device receiving a frame stops the reception of the frame is transmitted to the second information processing device. The second information processing device performs control such that the reception of the frame is stopped based on the signal (which is a signal having backward compatibility) serving as an index by which reception of the frame is stopped when the frame transmitted from the first information processing device is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eisuke Sakai, Takeshi Itagaki, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 11184837
    Abstract: Frame collisions are prevented in a communication system in which wireless communication is performed in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 standard. A communication unit receives terminal list information including respective addresses of wireless terminals belonging to a predetermined network. In a case where a frame the destination of which is an address included in the transmitted terminal list information is received, a control unit sets a period to prohibit data transmission until communication in the predetermined networks is completed, and in a case where a frame the destination of which is another address not included in the terminal list information is received, the control unit sets a period to prohibit data communication until communication in a network to which the other address belongs is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Aio, Tomoya Yamaura, Yuichi Morioka
  • Patent number: 11178674
    Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus including a communication unit that receives frames including first information from a plurality of other communication apparatuses and transmits first frames including information indicating a first transmission time period to the plurality of other communication apparatuses, a control unit that determines the first transmission time period on the basis of the plurality of pieces of first information, and a processing unit that generates the first frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Itagaki, Tomoya Yamaura, Yuichi Morioka
  • Publication number: 20210314799
    Abstract: [Object] To enable the access point device to grasp interference information without using a management device. [Solution] Provided is a station device including: a reception unit configured to receive a signal transmitted from another network other than a BSS to which the own device belongs; an acquisition unit configured to acquire parameter information regarding the signal; and a reporting unit configured to report the parameter information to an access point device that performs interference control in the BSS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru SUGAYA, Yuichi MORIOKA, Tomoya YAMAURA
  • Patent number: 11134481
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication apparatus and a communication method which are capable of suppressing a decrease in communication efficiency in UL communication of a random access scheme. [Solution] Provided is a communication apparatus, including a communication unit configured to transmit a first frame including wireless communication resource information in which resources selectable as uplink resources are specified from a plurality of resources and attribute information related to transmission of a second frame and receive the second frame transmitted as a response to the first frame. Provided is a communication apparatus, including a communication unit configured to receive a first frame including wireless communication resource information in which resources selectable as uplink resources are specified from a plurality of resources and attribute information related to transmission of a second frame and transmit the second frame as a response to the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Morioka, Shigeru Sugaya, Tomoya Yamaura, Takeshi Itagaki
  • Patent number: 11115797
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication apparatus including an application, a communication control unit for controlling a search process for discovering at least one peripheral wireless communication apparatus and a connection process to a peripheral wireless communication apparatus, and a display control unit for generating a display screen including display of the at least one peripheral wireless communication apparatus discovered by the search process. The communication control unit starts control of the search process by start of the application, and controls the connection process to a wireless communication apparatus selected on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Takae, Katsutoshi Itoh, Tomoya Yamaura, Masanori Sato, Hideyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11106292
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an operation acceptance unit configured to accept a user operation related to an image based on image data received from another information processing device using short-range wireless communication when the image is displayed on a display unit, and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that notification information for issuing a notification that the user operation is accepted is output when the user operation is accepted, and control data corresponding to the user operation is transmitted to the other information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ikenaga, Yasushi Katayama, Sho Amano, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 11076279
    Abstract: A communication apparatus and a communication method by which to perform communication operations in conformity with the Wi-Fi P2P specification. When either a service advertiser function or a service seeker function is to be activated, a WFD R2 device activates both the functions. In particular, the device avoids operating only as a service seeker. Accordingly, the device can discover partner devices as a service seeker, and can be discovered by the partner devices as a service advertiser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 11068148
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device capable of operating in accessibility mode of guaranteeing browsing corresponding to disability or functional degeneration of a body of an operator. A source device checks whether each sink device is in accessibility mode at the time of connection, and determines whether or not metadata for supporting disability (for example, audios, videos, texts, vibration information, or the like) is added to the sink device in the accessibility mode at the time of transmission of original image/audio data. The source device changes a metadata transmission method in accordance with whether the accessibility mode of each sink device is turned on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Iwami, Tomoya Yamaura, Hideyuki Suzuki, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Patent number: 10993276
    Abstract: There is provided a radio communication device including a reception unit which receives information indicating a connection state or a communication capability of another radio communication device which the radio communication device attempts to connect to, and a selection unit which selects, depending on the information received by the reception unit, which communication is to be performed from among first communication in which a direct connection to such other radio communication device is established and direct communication with such other radio communication device is performed, second communication in which a connection to such other radio communication device via a base station is established and direct communication with such other radio communication device is performed, and third communication in which a connection to such other radio communication device via the base station is established and indirect communication with such other radio communication device via the base station is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Naito, Katsutoshi Itoh, Hideyuki Suzuki, Erika Saito, Tomoya Yamaura, Natsuki Itaya
  • Publication number: 20210112496
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. A first device that transmits data to the information processing device has a multiplexing function for multiplexing and transmitting data from a plurality of devices including the first device to the information processing device. The control unit provided in the information processing device performs control to tell the first device having the multiplexing function a multiplexing method for notification information and presence of data addressed to the first device. The notification information indicates that the first device has shifted from a functional suspension state to a data receivable state. The information processing device can reduce power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke TANAKA, Yuichi MORIOKA, Takeshi ITAGAKI, Tomoya YAMAURA
  • Patent number: 10979900
    Abstract: To appropriately wirelessly connect information processing devices. An information processing device includes a wireless communication unit and a control unit. The wireless communication unit performs media transmission to another information processing device. Further, the control unit that performs control to exchange information in a device discovery process or a capability checking process in a case where the media transmission is newly performed to the second information processing device during the media transmission to the first information processing device. This information is used for deciding a communication path for performing the media transmission to a first information processing device and a second information processing device or a data transmission format used when the media transmission is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Iwami, Tomoya Yamaura, Hideyuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210051657
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication apparatus and a communication method which are capable of reducing the overhead of communication while suppressing influence on the frame reception process. [Solution] Provided is a communication apparatus, including: a processing unit configured to select one of a frame of a first format including a training signal and a frame of a second format not including a first field which is at least a part of the training signal, and generate the frame of the selected format; and a communication unit configured to transmit the frame of the first format or the frame of the second format. Also provided is a communication method, including: selecting one of a frame of a first format including a training signal and a frame of a second format not including a first field which is at least a part of the training signal, and generating the frame of the selected format; and transmitting the frame of the first format or the frame of the second format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi ITAGAKI, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Tomoya YAMAURA
  • Patent number: 10893476
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. A first device that transmits data to the information processing device has a multiplexing function for multiplexing and transmitting data from a plurality of devices including the first device to the information processing device. The control unit provided in the information processing device performs control to tell the first device having the multiplexing function a multiplexing method for notification information and presence of data addressed to the first device. The notification information indicates that the first device has shifted from a functional suspension state to a data receivable state. The information processing device can reduce power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanaka, Yuichi Morioka, Takeshi Itagaki, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 10869069
    Abstract: To be able to perform proper scalability transmission rate control. An information processing device receives a stream for outputting image information from another information processing device by using wireless communication, the information processing device including a wireless communication unit and a control unit. The wireless communication unit performs communication to exchange capability information regarding the information processing device and capability information regarding the other information processing device with the other information processing device. The control unit performs scalability transmission rate control of the stream related to the other information processing device based on the capability information regarding the other information processing device and a use of the information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Iwami, Tomoya Yamaura, Osamu Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 10869081
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, a data transmission device is provided. The device includes a communication unit for transmitting data to a receiver and transmitting data having a changed characteristic to the receiver, wherein when transmitting the data the device transmits timing information to the receiver indicating a time that the device will begin transmitting the data having a changed characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventors: Toru Nagara, Tomoya Yamaura
  • Patent number: 10868894
    Abstract: An electronic device including circuitry configured to perform control in a manner that a Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) header format is selected from a plurality of PLCP header formats; and append the selected PLCP header to a physical layer packet for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Itagaki, Tomoya Yamaura, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Masanori Sato
  • Publication number: 20200382624
    Abstract: An electronic device including circuitry configured to perform control in a manner that a Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) header format is selected from a plurality of PLCP header formats; and append the selected PLCP header to a physical layer packet for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi ITAGAKI, Tomoya YAMAURA, Kazuyuki SAKODA, Masanori SATO