Patents Assigned to Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation
  • Publication number: 20220114282
    Abstract: A technology that generates a set of generalization hierarchies that reduces information loss when generalizing any kind of data that does not necessarily have a numerical meaning. Included is a second generation part that generates a second generalization hierarchy set that satisfies a predetermined property with respect to a generalization target data set and a generalization hierarchy set (in which the generalization hierarchy set contains a generalization hierarchy including any of the generalization target data included in the generalization target data set as at least one element), and provided that M is the maximum value of the length of the generalization hierarchies included in the generalization hierarchy set, D is a predetermined integer equal to or greater than 1 and less than or equal to M, and D? is a predetermined integer equal to or greater than D and less than or equal to M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rina OKADA, Satoshi HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220116992
    Abstract: A wireless communication device that detects a vacant channel by carrier sensing from among a plurality of channels and performs communication using the vacant channel includes a carrier sensing unit configured to divide channels to be carrier sensed between a wireless station and a surrounding wireless station, acquire a result of carrier sensing from the surrounding wireless station, and share results of carrier sensing from the wireless station and the surrounding wireless station to detect the vacant channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Riku OMIYA, Yasushi TAKATORI, Takafumi HAYASHI, Koichi ISHIHARA, Tomoki MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 11303537
    Abstract: A management apparatus is configured to manage a network service (NS) constructed on a network (NW) including a core NW configured to serve as a virtualization area and an access NW configured to serve as a non-virtualization area includes an E2EO configured to control the NS, an SVRO configured to control server-type apparatuses located on the NW, and a NWRO configured to control NW-type apparatuses located on the NW. The E2EO includes a single data center (DC) determination unit configured to determine whether a group of apparatuses used for providing the NS is located in a single DC. The group of apparatuses is designated by an order acquired from an upper level apparatus U. Among the NW-type apparatuses, ToRs located in the DC are controlled by the SVRO, instead of by the NWRO, when it is determined that the group of apparatuses is located in the single DC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Suto, Aiko Oi, Motomu Nakajima, Yuji Soejima
  • Patent number: 11300850
    Abstract: A second substrate is formed on a first substrate. The second substrate includes a Mach-Zehnder modulation unit and a coplanar line. Further, the second substrate is formed on and bonded to the first substrate via an adhesive layer made of a non-conductive adhesive. The Mach-Zehnder modulation unit has an optical modulation region by an electro-optic effect. The coplanar line transmits a modulated signal to the optical modulation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Josuke Ozaki, Shigeru Kanazawa, Hiromasa Tanobe
  • Patent number: 11300455
    Abstract: Provided is an optical spectrum line width calculation method, apparatus, and program capable of calculating a spectrum line width of a laser to be measured from an optical interference signal generated by an optical interferometer having a delay line, based on a phase of the optical interference signal having a delay time longer than a delay time due to the delay line. The optical spectrum line width measurement apparatus includes a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, an optical receiver that receives an optical interference signal emitted from the Mach-Zehnder interferometer, an A/D converter that converts an analog electric signal output from the optical receiver into a digital electric signal, and a processing apparatus that processes the digital electric signal. Two light beams having a delay difference ? are generated from light emitted from the laser to be measured, and an optical interference signal is generated by multiplexing the two light beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Ono, Kunihiro Toge, Tetsuya Manabe
  • Patent number: 11303563
    Abstract: [Problem] A network service selection apparatus is provided that is able to suitably realize dynamic switching of a network service with a simple method. [Solution] A network service selection apparatus 4 is provided that includes a network service switching unit 30 configured to, based on a specification of a network service stored and a service request from a user terminal apparatus, extract a combination of the network services of an initial operation and a spare network service and to connect two service providing systems corresponding to the combination of the network services of the initial operation, and a network service state confirmation unit 40 configured to confirm a state of a network service between the two service providing systems 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Aiko Oi, Motomu Nakajima, Yuji Soejima
  • Patent number: 11303359
    Abstract: There is provided a communication system, wherein: an optical transmission apparatus has: a first storage unit that stores amplitude distribution information, which is information representing a distribution of occurrence probabilities of symbols of an optical signal, in association with a modulation rate of an optical signal; a control unit that selects the modulation rate based on a signal band that is a band determined by the modulation rate and a device band that is a band in which a transmission path and the like allow passage of an optical signal, and controls an occurrence probability of a symbol of an optical signal based on the amplitude distribution information; and an optical transmitter that transmits an optical signal of a symbol of which the occurrence probability is controlled; and an optical reception apparatus has: an optical receiver that receives an optical signal of a symbol; a second storage unit that stores the amplitude distribution information in association with the modulation rate; a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Okamoto, Fukutaro Hamaoka, Masanori Nakamura, Yoshiaki Kisaka
  • Patent number: 11303585
    Abstract: [Problem] To allocate IFs to be used in accordance with buffers such that no packet loss occurs in a case in which the transfer apparatus that performs packet transfer includes as many buffers with grouped interfaces (IFs) mounted in units of groups thereon as the number of groups. [Solving Means] A packet transfer apparatus 10C has a plurality of buffers 11a to 11n mounting IFs in units of groups and performs, when the traffic amount at the time of packet transfer of the IFs of each of the buffers exceeds maximum transfer capacity of the IFs, buffering packets corresponding to the exceeding traffic amount in the buffers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Shigemasa Kumagawa, Ken Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11302343
    Abstract: A signal analysis device includes an estimation unit that models a sound source position occurrence probability matrix Q using a product of a sound source position probability matrix B and a sound source existence probability matrix A, and estimates at least one of the sound source position probability matrix B and the sound source existence probability matrix A based on the modeling, the sound source position occurrence probability matrix Q being composed of probabilities of arrival of a signal from each sound source position candidate per frame, which is a time section, with respect to a plurality of sound source position candidates. The sound source position probability matrix B being composed of probabilities of arrival of a signal from each sound source position candidate per sound source with respect to a plurality of sound sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobutaka Ito, Tomohiro Nakatani, Shoko Araki
  • Patent number: 11300729
    Abstract: An active medium piece (109), which has been taken out using a nanoprobe (108), is processed so as to match the shape of a nanoslot (104), and thus an active medium small piece (111) that is smaller than the active medium piece (109) is formed (a fourth step). For example, irradiation with an ion beam (110) is performed so that the active medium piece (109) is shaped (processed) into an active medium small piece (111) that has a three-dimensional shape suitable for being placed in the nanoslot (104). The active medium piece (109) is processed into the active medium small piece (111) in the state of being held by the nanoprobe (108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichi Kuramochi, Hisashi Sumikura, Masaaki Ono, Akihiko Shinya, Masaya Notomi
  • Patent number: 11303265
    Abstract: A negative capacitance circuit is connected between a drain and a source of the mixer transistor. With this configuration, the negative capacitance circuit is connected in parallel to a parasitic capacitance generated between the drain and the source of the mixer transistor, and the parasitic capacitance can be canceled out in a wide band by the negative capacitance circuit connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruo Jo, Hiroshi Hamada, Hideyuki Nosaka
  • Patent number: 11304234
    Abstract: A predetermined STA includes a station information collection unit collecting from the STA itself and other STAs station information used for selection of STAs performing simultaneous transmission and for control of the simultaneous transmission, and a simultaneous-transmission request unit knowing occurrence of a QoS data frame based on the station information and transmitting a request frame requesting the simultaneous transmission to an AP. The AP includes a station information collection unit; a simultaneous-transmission determination unit selecting a combination of the STAs performing the simultaneous transmission based on the station information by reception of the request frame; and a trigger transmission unit transmitting to each of the STAs performing the simultaneous transmission a trigger frame instructing to performs the simultaneous transmission and including information necessary for controlling the simultaneous transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoko Shinohara, Yasuhiko Inoue, Akira Kishida, Riichi Kudo, Masato Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 11303487
    Abstract: [Problem] Conventionally, in a wireless communication system that performs single-carrier communication with formation of symbol blocks, it has been difficult to select the optimal GI length and modulation and coding method that achieve the maximum throughput. [Means of Solution] A transmission device and a reception device are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita Kuriyama, Hayato Fukuzono
  • Patent number: 11300731
    Abstract: An object is to provide a highly versatile optical fiber local-light detection apparatus capable of supporting various types of coated optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takui Uematsu, Hidenobu Hirota, Hiroyuki Iida, Tetsuya Manabe
  • Patent number: 11304233
    Abstract: A predetermined STA includes a station information collection unit collecting from the STA itself and other STAs station information used for selection of STAs performing simultaneous transmission and for control of the simultaneous transmission, and a simultaneous-transmission request unit knowing occurrence of a QoS data frame based on the station information and transmitting a request frame requesting the simultaneous transmission to an AP. The AP includes a station information collection unit; a simultaneous-transmission determination unit selecting a combination of the STAs performing the simultaneous transmission based on the station information by reception of the request frame; and a trigger transmission unit transmitting to each of the STAs performing the simultaneous transmission a trigger frame instructing to performs the simultaneous transmission and including information necessary for controlling the simultaneous transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoko Shinohara, Yasuhiko Inoue, Akira Kishida, Riichi Kudo, Masato Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 11301482
    Abstract: Based on a presentation rule in which a DB to be searched, a search condition, and a user terminal targeted for presentation are set, a support device transmits, to a management device, a know-how search request including a search condition corresponding to a presentation type in a presentation request according to the presentation type indicating which business the presentation of know-how is requested for. The support device integrates returned pieces of know-how information, and presents the integrated know-how information to a user terminal. The management device searches, if the requester is allowed to access the DB to be searched based on control information in which a DB to be disclosed and a type of know-how information are associated with disclosure destination information indicating a destination for disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junko Hashimoto, Naoko Kosaka, Tsuneko Kura, Koji Kishi
  • Patent number: 11302340
    Abstract: Provided is pitch enhancement processing having little unnaturalness even in time segments for consonants, and having little unnaturalness to listeners caused by discontinuities even when time segments for consonants and other time segments switch frequently. A pitch emphasis apparatus obtains an output signal by executing pitch enhancement processing on each of time segments of a signal originating from an input audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Kamamoto, Ryosuke Sugiura, Takehiro Moriya
  • Patent number: 11304000
    Abstract: A signal processing device includes a power estimating unit that treats the feature quantity of a signal including reverberation as the input; inputs an observation feature quantity corresponding to an observation signal to a neural network which is learnt in such a way that the estimate value of the feature quantity corresponding to the power of the signal having reduced reverberation, from among the input signal, is output; and estimates the estimate value of the feature quantity corresponding to the power of the signal having reduced reverberation and corresponding to the observation signal. Moreover, the signal processing device includes a regression coefficient estimating unit that uses the estimate value of the feature quantity corresponding to the power as obtained as the estimation result by the power estimating unit, and estimates a regression coefficient of the autoregressive process for generating the observation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Kinoshita, Tomohiro Nakatani, Marc Delcroix
  • Patent number: 11303305
    Abstract: A selective PEG algorithm, creating a sparse matrix while maintaining row weight/column weight at arbitrary multi-levels, and in the process, inactivating an arbitrary edge so that a minimum loop formed between arbitrary nodes is enlarged or performing constrained interleaving, so that encoding efficiency in the case where a matrix space is narrow is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihide Tonomura, Daisuke Shirai, Tatsuya Fujii, Takayuki Nakachi, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Masahiko Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20220109517
    Abstract: To enable extraction of an area related to a sponsor credit from a video including the sponsor credit of a television broadcast or the like without generating learning data for each form of various kinds of sponsor credits. A detection device (10) according to the present invention includes a detection unit (19) that associates a still image including a prescribed character or figure from a preliminary video or a still image not including the prescribed character or figure with a sound signal including the prescribed sound acquired from the preliminary video so as to detect a desired scene as an area that includes at least one of the prescribed character or figure and the prescribed sound from the target video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori OISHI, Takahito KAWANISHI, Kunio KASHINO