Patents Assigned to National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
  • Patent number: 8648773
    Abstract: A light ray controller has a circular frustum shape and is fitted in a circular hole of a top board such that its large diameter bottom opening faces upward. The light ray controller transmits a light ray while diffusing the light ray in a ridgeline direction and transmits the light ray straightforward without diffusing the light ray in a circumferential direction. A rotation module is provided under the table. One or more scanning projectors are provided on a circumference around an axis of the light ray controller on the rotation base of the rotation module. One or more scanning projectors are rotated by the rotation module. The controller controls one or more scanning projectors being rotated based on three-dimensional shape data stored in a storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Shunsuke Yoshida, Sumio Yano, Hiroshi Ando
  • Patent number: 8638511
    Abstract: A reflector array optical device includes two dihedral corner reflector array optical elements each having a substrate and a plurality of prism bodies arranged regularly on and each protruding from one main surface of the substrate. Each prism body includes at least two sides of orthogonal planes. The two optical elements are adhered so that top faces of the prism bodies are directly confronted respectively so as to make two coplanar planes in which the two orthogonal planes exist respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Maekawa, Markon Sandor, Takashi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20130327848
    Abstract: An olfactory display 10 includes a housing 12 having an emitting port 22, and presents a fragrance within a range bounded in terms of time and space. Within the housing 12, a fragrance chamber 14 having an air inlet 26 and a fragrance outlet 24 which is communicated with the emitting port 22 is formed, and in the fragrance chamber 14, a solid-like fragrance source 20 is accommodated. Furthermore, in the fragrance chamber 14, there is provided with a airflow source 16 comprising a diaphragm 34 having a piezoelectric device 32. In presenting a fragrance, an air is sent into the fragrance chamber 14 from the air inlet 26 by the airflow source 16, and accordingly, the air within the fragrance chamber 14, which including a gas-like fragrance component volatilized from the fragrance source 20 is emitted from the emitting port 22 passing through the fragrance outlet 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Dong Wook Kim, Hiroshi Ando
  • Patent number: 8576831
    Abstract: A radio device, which is the source, transmits a route request packet (RREQ) to a radio device. In response to the route request packet (RREQ), the radio device transmits to the radio device a route setup packet (RSET) including a route Radio Device Radio Device Radio Device Radio Device by looking-up topology information (TPIF). In response to the route setup packet (RSET), the radio device produces a route notification packet (RNTF) and transmits the produced route notification packet (RNTF) to radio devices, and. In response to the route notification packet (RNTF), the radio device, which is the destination, produces a route reply packet (RREP) and transmits the produced route reply packet (RREP) to the radio device, which is the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignees: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bing Zhang, Seiji Igi, Youiti Kado
  • Patent number: 8571418
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical waveform shaping device of high resolution. The above-mentioned problem is solved by an optical waveform shaping device (10) comprising a branching filter (11) for dividing the light beam from a light source into light beams of each frequency, a condensing part (12) for condensing a plurality of light beams divided by the branching filter (11), a polarization separation means (13) for adjusting the polarizing planes of the light beams having passed through the condensing part (12), and a spatial light modulator (14) having a phase modulation part and an intensity modulation part where the light beams having passed through the polarizing plate (13) are incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Optoquest Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Wada, Seitetsu Boku, Takuya Yoda
  • Publication number: 20130272701
    Abstract: An optical access system is provided that enables subscriber terminals or termination devices to be interconnected via dedicated lines as needed, with respect to subscriber terminals or termination devices participating in an optical network. The optical network is a network connecting a plurality of accommodating stations, and in this network, the accommodating stations have a plurality of optical line termination devices and optical path selection means, the subscriber side optical terminals or optical line termination devices are connected in single star optical paths, and the optical line termination devices in the accommodating stations are connected with the above mentioned optical terminals or optical line termination devices via the optical path selection means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventor: Toshiaki Kuri
  • Publication number: 20130265415
    Abstract: A sample is irradiated with terahertz light from a light source, so that an image (G1) is generated by capturing an image of a region (R1) including a point (S) of the sample, and an image (G2) is generated by capturing an image of a region (R2) including the point (S) and separated from the region (R1) by a distance (L). A single image (V) is generated by applying a predetermined binary operation to the images (G1) and (G2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, NEC Coporation
    Inventors: Naoki ODA, Iwao HOSAKO, Norihiko SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20130250306
    Abstract: PROBLEMS To provide a method for evaluating characteristics of MZ interferometers in an optical modulator having a plurality of MZ interferometers. MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS When an optical modulator includes a plurality of MZ interferometers, the 0-degree component contains a signal derived from an MZ interferometer other than the MZ interferometers for evaluating the characteristic. For this, it is impossible to accurately evaluate the characteristic of the MZ interferometers. The present invention does not use the 0-degree component normally having the highest intensity. That is, the characteristic of the MZ interferometers are evaluated by using a side band intensity of the component other than the 0-degree component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
  • Patent number: 8526375
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique capable of processing to automatically and optimally select types of external networks and a communication system, and at the same time, capable of switching network selection upon a user's arbitrary opportunity. A communication connection device 1 is provided with: a network communication adaptor 13 connecting a terminal device 4; external network communication adaptors 11, 12 compatible with external networks; a network selection processing portion 102 automatically selecting a network from the external networks according to profile information 141 previously including at least one of types of networks and a communication system; re-selection processing instruction mechanisms 15, 103 designed to cause, as a result of a user's operation, the network selection processing portion 102 to start selection processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Kentaro Ishizu, Homare Murakami, Hiroshi Harada
  • Patent number: 8526354
    Abstract: The present invention provides a user-carriable mobile communication relay device that relays communication between an internal network and an external network, in which even when the device is moved, the device dynamically selects and connects the external network depending on a surrounding radio wave environment or a communication content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Kentaro Ishizu, Homare Murakami, Stanislav Filin, Hiroshi Harada
  • Patent number: 8512005
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an ion pump system etc. having a high air-exhausting capacity and vacuum-maintaining capacity and capable of adjusting drive modes suitable for the uses thereof. The subject problem is solved by an ion pump system (7) comprising a casing (1), a first electrode group (2a,2b) provided in the casing (1), a second electrode group (3a,3b) provided on the outer periphery of the first electrode group (2a,2b), and outer magnets (4) for providing a magnetic field in the casing, wherein the first electrode group (2a,2b) and the second electrode group (3a,3b) are constituted as a plurality of layers alternately disposed around the center axis (11) of the casing (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute Of Information And Communications Technology
    Inventor: Shukichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8514962
    Abstract: Improving the accuracy of estimation of channel responses in receiving signals from a plurality of antennas is disclosed. A transmitting device of a base station includes a preamble A generating unit 010, a preamble B generating unit 011, phase rotating units 012 and 013, multiplexing units 014 and 015, an forward error correction coding unit 016, an S/P converting unit 017, a mapping unit 018, a changeover switch 019, IDFT (or IFFT) units 020 and 026, P/S converting units 021 and 027, GI (Guard Interval) inserting units 022 and 028, D/A converting units 023 and 029, radio transmitting units 024 and 030 and antenna units 025 and 031. In the preamble A generating unit 010 and the preamble B generating unit 011, a preamble A and a preamble B (see the packet format in FIG. 1) are generated, respectively. The preamble A is outputted to the multiplexing units 014 and 015, while the preamble B is outputted to the phase rotating units 012 and 013.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka University, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Shimpei To, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi, Hideo Nanba, Seiichi Sampei, Hiroshi Harada, Masafumi Moriyama
  • Patent number: 8509446
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a network system for quantum key distribution (QKD) for free space and fiber networks. The system of the present invention generates a couple of photons which have different wavelength and inputs each of the photons into the asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer to obtain time-bin entangled state. It provides polarization information with one part of the photons. Then it can obtain hybrid quantum entanglement. The system of the present invention may be used hybrid quantum key distribution system applied for both free space and fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Fujiwara, Morio Toyoshima, Masahide Sasaki, Akihisa Tomita, Yoshihiro Nambu, Ken-ichiro Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20130195394
    Abstract: The optical modulator includes optical modulation units. The plurality of optical modulation units is disposed in parallel on the same substrate. One input waveguide branches off to be connected to the Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide of each optical modulation unit, and an entire optical waveguide is formed such that outputs from the Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguides are combined and output through one output waveguide. A modulation signal with the same intensity is applied to a modulation electrode of each optical modulation unit. In at least some of the optical modulation units, mechanical structures including the modulation electrodes of the optical modulation units are configured such that an amplitude value of an optical output modulated by the modulation signal of the optical modulation unit is ½n (n is a natural number) of a maximum amplitude value in other optical modulation units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicants: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd., National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
  • Patent number: 8498062
    Abstract: An optical system having a novel imaging method of forming an image of a subject of projection in space the same as if the image were being reflected from a mirror where a mirror does not actually exist is provided, the optical system being provided with a light beam redirecting surface that functions to transmit light while refracting the light and form a real image at a plane-symmetric position, and a mirror surface arranged facing the light beam redirecting surface; in which, by transmitting light emitted from the subject of projection through the light beam redirecting surface, reflecting the transmitted light at the mirror surface, and again transmitting the reflected light through the light beam redirecting surface, an image of a subject of projection arranged at a position on an observation side opposite the mirror surface arranged on the other side across the light beam redirecting surface is formed at a position that is plane-symmetric to the mirror surface with respect to the light beam redirecting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventor: Satoshi Maekawa
  • Patent number: 8477721
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption for scanning and maintain communication quality by reducing the time for scanning or connection when a wireless communication terminal switches between networks or base stations. A wireless communication terminal 1 enabling connection with a plurality of base stations disposed in different positions which includes a base station scanning unit 100 detecting and scanning a base station capable of communication at the current position of the wireless communication terminal, a simultaneous detection base station recording unit 101 recording simultaneously detected base stations as simultaneous detection information in a storage unit, a connection candidate extraction unit 102 and a first communication unit 103 performing communication by connection with the extracted connection candidate base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Kentaro Ishizu, Homare Murakami, Goh Miyamoto, Ha Nguyen Tran, Stanislav Filin, Hiroshi Harada
  • Patent number: 8472107
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus that can obtain a multiplied harmonic signal fast and with ease, and the method using the apparatus. The object is attained by the method for obtaining a multiple harmonic signal comprises, suppressing a different parity optical signal having parity different from fundamental optical signals; suppressing residual optical signals using an optical filter after suppressing the different parity optical signal; and obtaining the frequency difference component using the fundamental optical signals, and the device realizing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute Of Information And Communications Technology
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawanishi, Takahide Sakamoto, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 8451709
    Abstract: The invention provides precise estimation of a channel response and correct demodulation of an information signal even in the circumstance of being likely suffering interference. The invention includes an error correcting code unit 1, an S/P converting unit 2, a mapping unit 3, an IDFT (Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform) unit (IFFT: Inverse Fast Fourier Transform can be used) 4, a P/S converting unit 5, a GI (Guard Interval) inserting unit 6, preamble (A, B0, B1) storage selecting units 11-a and 11-b, switch units 12-a and 12-b, D/A converting units 13-a and 13-b, radio units 14-a and 14-b and antenna units 15-a and 15-b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka University, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hamaguchi, Shimpei To, Hideo Nanba, Seiichi Sampei, Hiroshi Harada, Masafumi Moriyama
  • Publication number: 20130128784
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a wireless communication device for multiplexing communication channels according to a predetermined method for carrying out wireless communication with a terminal, and carrying out communication with the terminal; and a control device for providing a plurality of program executing environments corresponding to the respective communication channels to operate in parallel or a in multitask manner, wherein, in each of the program executing environment, a process for providing a virtual wireless communication device interface corresponding to a corresponding communication channel and for carrying out Media Access control for communication via the virtual wireless communication device interface is executed, and the control device causes only the program being executed in the program executing environment to carry out communication via a virtual wireless communication device interface provided by the program being executing in the program executing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Akihiro NAKAO, Eiji MIYAGAKI, Ping DU
  • Patent number: 8446591
    Abstract: Problems To provide a method for evaluating characteristics of MZ interferometers in an optical modulator having a plurality of MZ interferometers. Means for Solving Problems When an optical modulator includes a plurality of MZ interferometers, the 0-degree component contains a signal derived from an MZ interferometer other than the MZ interferometers for evaluating the characteristic. For this, it is impossible to accurately evaluate the characteristic of the MZ interferometers. The present invention does not use the 0-degree component normally having the highest intensity. That is, the characteristic of the MZ interferometers are evaluated by using a side band intensity of the component other than the 0-degree component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawanishi, Shinya Nakajima, Satoshi Shinada