Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Tanabe

Yasuhiko Tanabe 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: 20240048391
    Abstract: An information provision unit searches a distributed ledger by using a retrieval key as at least a part of public information contained in an information provision request. The information provision unit acquires BC registration information associated to the retrieval key from the distributed ledger. The information provision unit searches an information DB by using the retrieval key. The information provision unit acquires operation approval information associated to the retrieval key from the information DB. The information provision unit transforms private information acquired from the information DB through searching into a hash value for verification by using a predetermined hash function. The information provision unit compares a hash value for registration with the hash value for verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiko TANABE
  • Patent number: 11548529
    Abstract: A control device controlling the movement route of a transportation vehicle calculates a movement route to a target position of the transportation vehicle and, in a case where an obstacle exists on the calculated movement route, counts the number of detours indicating the magnitude of an influence of the obstacle on movement route calculation, and calculates the movement route again so as to avoid the obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihito Kohiga, Yasuhiko Tanabe, Masataka Matoba, Yuichi Yano
  • Publication number: 20200307629
    Abstract: A control device controlling the movement route of a transportation vehicle calculates a movement route to a target position of the transportation vehicle and, in a case where an obstacle exists on the calculated movement route, counts the number of detours indicating the magnitude of an influence of the obstacle on movement route calculation, and calculates the movement route again so as to avoid the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihito KOHIGA, Yasuhiko TANABE, Masataka MATOBA, Yuichi YANO
  • Patent number: 10348524
    Abstract: A wireless device, method, and signal for use in communication of a wireless packet between transmitting device and a wireless receiving device via a plurality of antennas, wherein a signal generator generates wireless packet including a short-preamble sequence used for a first automatic gain control (AGC), a first long-preamble sequence, a signal field used for conveying a length of the wireless packet, an AGC preamble sequence used for a second AGC to be performed after the first AGC, a second long-preamble sequence, and a data field conveying data. The AGC preamble sequence is transmitted in parallel by the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuguhide Aoki, Daisuke Takeda, Takahiro Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20180302247
    Abstract: A wireless device, method, and signal for use in communication of a wireless packet between transmitting device and a wireless receiving device via a plurality of antennas, wherein a signal generator generates wireless packet including a short-preamble sequence used for a first automatic gain control (AGC), a first long-preamble sequence, a signal field used for conveying a length of the wireless packet, an AGC preamble sequence used for a second AGC to be performed after the first AGC, a second long-preamble sequence, and a data field conveying data. The AGC preamble sequence is transmitted in parallel by the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsuguhide AOKI, Daisuke Takeda, Takahiro Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Patent number: 10003478
    Abstract: A wireless device, method, and signal for use in communication of a wireless packet between transmitting device and a wireless receiving device via a plurality of antennas, wherein a signal generator generates wireless packet including a short-preamble sequence used for a first automatic gain control (AGC), a first long-preamble sequence, a signal field used for conveying a length of the wireless packet, an AGC preamble sequence used for a second AGC to be performed after the first AGC, a second long-preamble sequence, and a data field conveying data. The AGC preamble sequence is transmitted in parallel by the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuguhide Aoki, Daisuke Takeda, Takahiro Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9709666
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a beam information generating device including: a distance calculator that calculates distances, from a receiver, along a plurality of reception beams formed by the receiver to a transmission beam, based on transmission beam information; and a beam width calculator that calculates beam widths of the reception beams based on the distances calculated by the distance calculator so as to restrain variations in volume enclosed by the transmission beam and the reception beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomomi Aoki, Yasuhiko Tanabe, Kazuaki Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20170163450
    Abstract: A wireless device, method, and signal for use in communication of a wireless packet between transmitting device and a wireless receiving device via a plurality of antennas, wherein a signal generator generates wireless packet including a short-preamble sequence used for a first automatic gain control (AGC), a first long-preamble sequence, a signal field used for conveying a length of the wireless packet, an AGC preamble sequence used for a second AGC to be performed after the first AGC, a second long-preamble sequence, and a data field conveying data. The AGC preamble sequence is transmitted in parallel by the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuguhide AOKI, Daisuke TAKEDA, Takahiro KOBAYASHI, Yasuhiko TANABE
  • Patent number: 9608700
    Abstract: A wireless device, method, and signal for use in communication of a wireless packet between transmitting device and a wireless receiving device via a plurality of antennas, wherein a signal generator generates wireless packet including a short-preamble sequence used for a first automatic gain control (AGC), a first long-preamble sequence, a signal field used for conveying a length of the wireless packet, an AGC preamble sequence used for a second AGC to be performed after the first AGC, a second long-preamble sequence, and a data field conveying data. The AGC preamble sequence is transmitted in parallel by the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuguhide Aoki, Daisuke Takeda, Takahiro Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20170010354
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a weather radar apparatus includes the following elements. The feature quantity calculator calculates, based on the weather information for the targets in an observation range, a feature quantity of each of the targets. The allocator performs transmit allocation in pulse unit or pulse pair unit to the targets based on the feature quantity. The allocation halt instruction unit instructs the allocator to halt transmit allocation to a target satisfying a certain condition. The beam controller generates a control signal to control a beam direction and transmit timing based on a result of the transmit allocation. The transmit signal generator generates a transmit signal based on the control signal. The array antenna transmits the transmit signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Tomomi AOKI, Kazuaki Kawabata, Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9385836
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a wireless relay apparatus for replaying a signal processed by first encoding from a transmitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a demodulation unit, a decoding unit, a detection unit, an extraction unit, and an encoding unit. The demodulation unit demodulates a received signal. The decoding unit performs error correction decoding corresponding to the first encoding on the demodulated signal. The detection unit detects an error in a decoded signal. The extraction unit extracts a portion pertaining to information data from the demodulated signal by hard decision, if the detection unit detects an error. The encoding unit performs error correcting coding on the extracted portion pertaining to the information data with an error. The information data encoded by the encoding unit is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tadashi Matsumoto, Tsuguhide Aoki, Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9300382
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a signal processor configured to cooperate with a first apparatus having first and second antennas and a second apparatus having third and fourth antennas, including: first and second calculators for calculating first and second coefficient, respectively; first and second estimators for estimating first and second transfer functions of a path between the first and second apparatuses based on first and second weights; and a third calculator for calculating a third coefficient. The third coefficient is used with the first and second transfer functions for making a transfer function ratio regarding the first antenna, a transfer function ratio regarding the second antenna, a transfer function ratio regarding the third antenna and a fourth transfer function ratio regarding the fourth antenna same as one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuguhide Aoki, Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9281830
    Abstract: A radio apparatus includes a first receiver that is a processing unit for amplifying and frequency converting a radio signal received via an antenna, thereby outputting an IF signal; a detector unit for detecting a preamble signal from the IF signal; a second receiver for amplifying and quadrature demodulating the radio signal, thereby generating an I-signal and a Q-signal; a demodulator unit for demodulating the I-signal and Q-signal to generate a data signal; and a control unit for halting the operation of the first receiver and further activating the second receiver when the detector unit detects the preamble signal and for activating the first receiver and halting the operation of the second receiver when the demodulator unit completes the demodulation of the I-signal and Q-signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shoji Otaka, Takafumi Yamaji, Tsutomu Sugawara, Yasuhiko Tanabe, Masahiro Hosoya, Hiroki Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20150241556
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a beam information generating device including: a distance calculator that calculates distances, from a receiver, along a plurality of reception beams formed by the receiver to a transmission beam, based on transmission beam information; and a beam width calculator that calculates beam widths of the reception beams based on the distances calculated by the distance calculator so as to restrain variations in volume enclosed by the transmission beam and the reception beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomomi AOKI, Yasuhiko Tanabe, Kazuaki Kawabata
  • Patent number: 9032123
    Abstract: A serial transmission device includes a transmitting unit that transmits data, a receiving unit that receives the data, and a plurality of serial transmission paths that connect the transmitting unit with the receiving unit and are used to transmit data. The receiving unit includes an inter-lane skew information generation unit that generates inter-lane skew information about skew of each of the serial transmission paths and transmits the generated inter-lane skew information to the transmitting unit. The transmitting unit includes a data conversion rule generation unit that generates a conversion rule used to determine distribution of the data to each of the serial transmission paths based on the inter-lane skew information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9008017
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an allocating unit of a wireless communication device finds for each user an unallocated radio channel having maximum communication quality as a first radio channel, and calculates a first metric matching a communication state using communication quality in the first radio channel, selects one user from the plurality of users based on the first metric and allocates the first radio channel to the selected user. Further, the allocating unit repeats allocating an unallocated radio channel adjacent to a radio channel allocated to the selected user on a frequency domain until predetermined conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuji Tohzaka, Hiroki Mori, Tsuguhide Aoki, Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20150082114
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a wireless relay apparatus for replaying a signal processed by first encoding from a transmitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a demodulation unit, a decoding unit, a detection unit, an extraction unit, and an encoding unit. The demodulation unit demodulates a received signal. The decoding unit performs error correction decoding corresponding to the first encoding on the demodulated signal. The detection unit detects an error in a decoded signal. The extraction unit extracts a portion pertaining to information data from the demodulated signal by hard decision, if the detection unit detects an error. The encoding unit performs error correcting coding on the extracted portion pertaining to the information data with an error. The information data encoded by the encoding unit is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Tadashi MATSUMOTO, Tsuguhide AOKI, Yasuhiko TANABE
  • Patent number: 8958767
    Abstract: A radio apparatus includes an antenna; an amplifier that amplifies a radio signal, received via the antenna; a first mixer that frequency converts the amplified radio signal to generate a first analog signal; a first A/D converter that converts the first analog signal to generate a first digital signal; a second mixer that frequency converts the amplified signal to generate a second analog signal; a second A/D converter means that converts the second analog signal to generate a second digital signal; a demodulator means that demodulates the first and second digital signals to generate a demodulated signal; a detector that detects a preamble from the first digital signal; and a control means that halts the second mixer and second A/D converter during the wait for the radio signal and that activates the second mixer and second A/D converter when the detector detects the preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shoji Otaka, Takafumi Yamaji, Tsutomu Sugawara, Yasuhiko Tanabe, Masahiro Hosoya, Hiroki Sakurai
  • Patent number: 8924813
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a wireless relay apparatus for replaying a signal processed by first encoding from a transmitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a demodulation unit, a decoding unit, a detection unit, an extraction unit, and an encoding unit. The demodulation unit demodulates a received signal. The decoding unit performs error correction decoding corresponding to the first encoding on the demodulated signal. The detection unit detects an error in a decoded signal. The extraction unit extracts a portion pertaining to information data from the demodulated signal by hard decision, if the detection unit detects an error. The encoding unit performs error correcting coding on the extracted portion pertaining to the information data with an error. The information data encoded by the encoding unit is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tadashi Matsumoto, Tsuguhide Aoki, Yasuhiko Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8879434
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes a calculator and a controller. The calculator multiplies a first weighting factor by a first data signal to be transmitted on a first channel, the first weighting factor is based on a second weighting factor multiplied by a second data signal received on the first channel. The controller controls a transmission to transmit to a destination device a control signal if the first data signal transmitted to the partner device exists, and no second data signal to be transmitted on the first channel exists in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsuguhide Aoki, Yasuhiko Tanabe