Patents Represented by Attorney Osha Liang
  • Patent number: 8155675
    Abstract: A radio base station (eNB) transmits a change notification to the plurality of mobile stations (UE), when repeatedly transmitting the plurality of segments, and when having changed a content of the broadcast information formed of the plurality of segments, size of each of the plurality of segments or subframes in which the plurality of segments are to be transmitted, the change notification indicating the change. The mobile station (UE) receives all the plurality of segments again, when having failed to receive only some of the plurality of segments, and when having received the change notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: NTT Docomo, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikio Iwamura, Minami Ishii
  • Patent number: 8150507
    Abstract: A body fat measurement device includes a bioelectrical impedance measurement body attachment unit with an electrode support and a belt. The belt includes a stretchable region at one part. The electrode support includes a fixing portion fixed with one end of the belt, and a holder for holding a portion closer to another end of the belt in a movable manner and including a wrapping length adjustment mechanism for adjusting the wrapping length thereof. The body fat measurement device includes a displacement amount detection unit for detecting a displacement amount of the belt caused by the stretching of the stretchable region, and a wrapping length adjustment mechanism control section for controlling the wrapping length adjustment mechanism based on information detected by the displacement amount detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Hiromichi Karo, Shojiro Oku
  • Patent number: 8149686
    Abstract: A base station apparatus is disclosed for use in a mobile communication system including multiple cells having multiple sectors. The base station apparatus includes a synchronization channel generation unit configured to generate a synchronization channel for use in cell search by a user apparatus and a transmitting unit configured to wirelessly transmit a signal including the synchronization channel. The synchronization channel includes a primary synchronization channel and a secondary synchronization channel. The primary synchronization channel includes multiple types of sequences, and the secondary synchronization channel transmitted in a sector of a cell includes a code derived from a predefined generation polynomial equation corresponding to the primary synchronization channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Satoshi Nagata, Motohiro Tanno, Kenichi Higuchi, Mamoru Sawahashi
  • Patent number: 8146396
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking cylinder with a longitudinal housing, said housing containing a control sensor for triggering an electrical switch for detection of introduction of a key into the cylinder, said sensor being slideably mounted parallel to the axis (A) of introduction of the key, the front end section of the sensor, which may be pushed by the key, cooperates with the housing means to form a ramp to cause a displacement of said front end section in a direction inclined with relation to the axis (A) between a lower idle position and an upper trigger position in which the housing (2) further contains a switch trigger means, in contact with the rear end of the sensor, said trigger means being only able to move parallel to the axis (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Valeo Securite Habitacle
    Inventor: Fabrice Giacomin
  • Patent number: 8150086
    Abstract: A voice sound input apparatus, adapted to be inputted a sound and output sound data, includes: a first microphone, related to a first sound hole; a second microphone, related to a second sound hole; a signal processing unit, configured to perform a signal processing; and a wireless transmission unit, configured to transmit the sound data based on an output signal of the signal processing unit, wherein a distance between the first sound hole and the second sound hole is a distance that a phase component of a sound strength ratio is lower than or equal to 0 dB, the sound strength ratio being a ratio between a strength of a sound component contained in differential sound pressure of sounds entered to the first sound hole and the second sound hole and a strength of sound pressure of the sound entered to the first sound hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Funai Electric Advanced Applied Technology Research Institute Inc., Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Inoda, Rikuo Takano, Toshimi Fukuoka, Ryusuke Horibe, Fuminori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8150366
    Abstract: A mobile terminal UE according to the present invention performs, in an IP network, a normal communication between the mobile terminal and a normal communication terminal via a first call control apparatus S-CSCF#1, and an emergency-communication between the mobile terminal and an emergency-communication terminal via a second call control apparatus S-CSCF#2, including an emergency-communication session establishment processing unit 14 configured to perform an emergency-communication session establishment process between the mobile terminal UE and the emergency-communication terminal, without performing an emergency-communication location registration process for the mobile terminal in the second call control apparatus S-CSCF#2, when a normal-communication location registration process for the mobile terminal is completed in the first call control apparatus S-CSCF#1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Noguchi, Tsuyoshi Takakura
  • Patent number: 8142634
    Abstract: A method of treating an invert emulsion drilling fluid, the method including pumping the drilling fluid to an electrophoresis unit that includes a positively charged electrode and a negatively charged electrode, applying a voltage between 200 V and 5000 V across the two electrodes to deposit water and solids on one of the charged electrodes, and removing deposited solids and water from the collection electrode is disclosed. An apparatus for treating an invert emulsion drilling fluid, the apparatus including a bath, a drum disposed in the bath, a power supply capable of applying a voltage between the housing and the drum in the range of 200 V to 5000 V, a motor coupled to the drum to rotate the drum at a predetermined speed, and a scraper having a first position in which the scraper contacts the rotating drum to remove deposited solids and water and a second position in which the scraper is retained away from the drum is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventor: Karen McCosh
  • Patent number: 8144651
    Abstract: When a radio resource allocation channel transmitted from a radio base station (eNB) at a discontinuous reception timing satisfies a specific condition, a mobile station (UE) is configured not to start a continuous reception of a signal transmitted from the radio base station (eNB), but to continue the discontinuous reception of a signal transmitted from the radio base station (eNB), even though the mobile station (UE) is performing the discontinuous reception of a signal transmitted from the radio base station (eNB).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Umesh, Minami Ishii
  • Patent number: 8141714
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a vibratory screen separator and methods for using a vibratory screen separator. The vibratory screen separator may have a stationary base, a movable basket, and at least one linear motor for imparting motion to the movable basket, and methods for using the vibratory screen separator. The linear motor may include a stationary component and a moving component, wherein the moving component is coupled to the movable basket, and wherein the stationary component is coupled to the stationary base. The method may include passing a material including solid particles onto the screen, and moving the basket with at least one linear motor having a movable component coupled to the basket and a stationary component coupled to a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: M-I LLC
    Inventor: Alan Wayne Burkhard
  • Patent number: 8143883
    Abstract: A magnetic angular-position sensor is mounted between two carrier elements that are movable in rotation relative to each other about an axis of rotation. The sensor has firstly a magnetic body defining a working zone in which there extends a magnetic field having field lines perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and secondly a detector member having at least one probe extending in the working zone of the magnetic member in order to provide a signal as a function of the angular orientation of the probe relative to the field lines in the working zone. The magnetic member has two parallel magnet segments and two elongate pole pieces of ferromagnetic material extending perpendicularly to the magnet segments and covering the ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur
    Inventors: Christophe Maerky, Mahmoud Sfaxi
  • Patent number: 8140928
    Abstract: A radio communications apparatus having a retransmission function that has a determination portion configured to receive an error detection result obtained for a first packet transmitted to a destination apparatus and determine in a first sub-layer whether the error detection result is a positive acknowledgement; a transmission portion configured to transmit a second packet following the first packet to the destination apparatus; a timer portion configured to measure a predetermined period of time after the second packet is transmitted; and a report portion configured to report to a second sub-layer that is an upper sub-layer of the first sub-layer that the error detection result is the positive acknowledgement when no message is received from the destination apparatus during the predetermined period of time, the message indicating that the error detection result is falsely determined to be the positive acknowledgement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Umesh, Sadayuki Abeta
  • Patent number: 8139813
    Abstract: A flat speaker device capable of emitting loud reproduced sound with a relatively simple configuration is provided. The speaker device includes a diaphragm, a frame supporting the diaphragm vibratably in the vibration direction, a magnetic circuit disposed in the frame, and a driving member for driving the diaphragm. The driving member includes a voice coil movably disposed in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit, a driving part formed movably in a direction different from the vibration direction of the diaphragm, and an angle conversion and transmission part, one end of which is angle-variably joined to the driving part and another end of which is angle-variably joined to the diaphragm. The angle conversion and transmission part has rigidity and is obliquely disposed with respect to each of the vibration direction of the diaphragm and the moving direction of the driving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshihiro Hikichi, Minoru Horigome, Yasuhisa Abe
  • Patent number: 8134312
    Abstract: A motor control circuit includes a manipulation unit, a control unit that drives a motor in a normal rotation direction or a reverse rotation direction, a catch detecting unit that detects a foreign substance caught in the opening and closing body, a first relay circuit that connects one of terminals of the motor to a power supply when the motor is driven in the normal rotation direction, a second relay circuit that connects the other terminal of the motor to the power supply when the motor is driven in the reverse rotation direction, a switch element that cuts off connection to the power supply when the normal rotation command is fed into the control unit from the manipulation unit, a detection circuit, and a feed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Katsunori Kigoshi
  • Patent number: 8135408
    Abstract: Disclosed user equipment performs intermittent reception in a different frequency from a frequency of a serving cell belonging to a current radio access network or in a different radio access network from the current radio access network. The user equipment includes a receiving unit for receiving and demodulating a control signal and a cell search unit for performing a cell search in a specified frequency. When a release signal is received, the user equipment switches to a preliminary intermittent reception mode where the receiving unit intermittently receives the control signal in the serving cell and the cell search unit performs the cell search in the different frequency or the different radio access network between intermittent reception timings. Then, the user equipment switches to a normal intermittent reception mode where the receiving unit intermittently receives the control signal in the different frequency or the different radio access network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikio Iwamura, Minami Ishii
  • Patent number: 8136004
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus including a retransmission control function, includes: determination means configured to determine whether a result of error detection performed in a communication partner side for a first packet after transmitting the first packet to the communication partner is positive acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement; request means configured to request a following second packet from an upper layer when the result of error detection is determined to be positive acknowledgement; and means configured to transmit dummy data to the communication partner as a following second packet when the first packet is the last packet. When the determination determining that the result of error detection is positive acknowledgement is incorrect, a system frame number used when transmitting the dummy data is reported from the communication partner, so that the first packet is retransmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: NTT Docomo, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Umesh, Minami Ishii
  • Patent number: 8134983
    Abstract: A disclosed base station apparatus includes: a TTI-length determining unit which determines, based on downlink receive quality information transmitted from a mobile station, whether data is to be transmitted in a first TTI with, as a unit, a predetermined period no shorter than a subframe length, or in a second TTI with, as a unit, a period shorter than the first TTI; a number-of-subframes determining unit which determines a number of subframes making up the determined TTI; a reporting unit which reports the determined TTI and the number of subframes making up the determined TTI to the mobile station; and a scheduler which performs scheduling based on the determined TTI and the number of subframes making up the determined TTI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Harada, Minami Ishii, Sadayuki Abeta
  • Patent number: 8135144
    Abstract: A microphone system, includes: a housing, adapted to be placed in a reference position relative to a sound source; a first microphone, configured to receive sound from the sound source at a first position within the housing; a second microphone, configured to receive sound from the sound source at a second position within the housing; and a differential signal generator, wherein: the first and second positions are arranged on a first line; and the first line perpendicularly intersects a second line that is extended from the sound source at a third position which is not between the first and second positions, and obliquely intersects a third line that is extended from the sound source at a fourth position which is between the first and second positions, when the housing is placed at the reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignees: Funai Electric Advanced Applied Technology Research Institute Inc., Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Inoda, Ryusuke Horibe, Shigeo Maeda, Fuminori Tanaka, Toshimi Fukuoka
  • Patent number: 8130403
    Abstract: Provided is a printer which receives inquiry information relating to the print setting sent from a host device, sends to the host device reply information based on its characteristic information in response to the received inquiry information, receives print setting information sent from the host device based on the reply information, requests print object data to the host device in accordance with the received print setting information, receiving the print object data sent from the host device in accordance to the request, and prints the received print object data. Thereby, the present invention enables a host device to make a printer print document data in the host device without requiring conventional printer drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Goro Ishida
  • Patent number: 8131136
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a panel television device with built-in disc loader capable of constantly detecting a mounted state of a disc while alleviating the process of the television section. The panel television device with built-in disc loader has a disc loader section arranged with a disc sensor which state changes according to the detection of the presence of the disc inside, and a sub-microcomputer for performing a disc detecting process based on the state of the disc sensor; and has a television section arranged with a main microcomputer for performing the disc detecting process based on the state of the disc sensor; where drive power is constantly supplied to the disc sensor and the main microcomputer; and the disc detecting process is performed by the sub-microcomputer when the power of the disc loader section is turned ON, and the disc detecting process is performed by the main microcomputer when the power of the disc loader section is turned OFF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naruyuki Ohhashi
  • Patent number: 8125960
    Abstract: When a mobile station (UE) is camping on a system of the LTE scheme, a function (EMM) is configured to transmit a service request signal including a “CSFB” to an MME; the NNE is configured to transmit setup information including a “CSFB” to an eNB in response to the service request signal transmitted by the function (EMM); the eNB is configured to transmit, to a function (AS), instruction information instructing to select a cell in a system of the WCDMA/GSM scheme in response to the setup information transmitted by the MME; the function (AS) is configured to select the cell in the system of the WCDMA/GSM scheme in accordance with the instruction information transmitted by the eNB; and the function (MM) is configured to set up circuit switched communications via the cell in the system of the WCDMA/GSM scheme selected by the function (AS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikio Iwamura, Hiroaki Yamagishi