Patents by Inventor Akihiko Matsuoka

Akihiko Matsuoka 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).

  • Patent number: 10547479
    Abstract: Modulated signal A is transmitted from a first antenna, and modulated signal B is transmitted from a second antenna. As modulated signal B, modulated symbols S2(i) and S2(i+1) obtained from different data are transmitted at time i and time i+1 respectively. In contrast, as modulated signal A, modulated symbols S1(i) and S1(i)? obtained by changing the signal point arrangement of the same data are transmitted at time i and time i+1 respectively. As a result the reception quality can be changed intentionally at time i and time i+1, and therefore using the demodulation result of modulated signal A of a time when the reception quality is good enables both modulated signals A and B to be demodulated with good error rate performances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Kiyotaka Kobayashi, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10523284
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes processing circuitry that generates a first data sequence representing first data or a second data sequence representing second data different from the first data and selects the first data sequence as an output data sequence. A modulation scheme is determined from a plurality of modulation schemes, and the output data sequence is modulated with the determined modulation scheme. Transmission circuitry transmits the modulated output data sequence. A first time interval associated with selecting the first data sequence for the output data sequence is longer than a second time interval associated with determining the determined modulation scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Wi-Fi One, LLC
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Kiyotaka Kobayashi, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10498571
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus and method include modulating a transmission signal using a first modulation scheme selected from a plurality of modulation schemes to generate a first symbol sequence. A second symbol, generated using a phase shift keying (PSK) modulation scheme, is inserted in the first symbol sequence to generate a first modulation signal for transmission. A second modulation signal is received that includes a third symbol generated using a PSK modulation scheme and inserted in a second symbol sequence generated using a second modulation scheme selected from the plurality of modulation schemes. The third symbol is extracted from the received modulation signal. A transmission path associated with the received modulation signal is estimated using the third symbol. A received data signal from the second symbol sequence included in the received modulation signal is output using the estimated transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Wi-Fi One, LLC
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Shinichiro Takabayashi, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10491351
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation signal generators, which generate a first OFDM modulation signal and a second OFDM modulation signal. The transmission apparatus also includes a transmitter that transmits the first OFDM modulation signal from a first antenna and the second OFDM modulation signal from a second antenna, in an identical frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20190312701
    Abstract: A plurality of multicarrier signals is generated. Each of the plurality of multicarrier signals includes a pilot symbol sequence at a same temporal point in each multicarrier signal. Each pilot symbol sequence includes a plurality of pilot symbols with non-zero amplitude. A quantity of the plurality of pilot symbols in each pilot symbol sequence is greater than or equal to a quantity of the plurality of multicarrier signals to be transmitted. The plurality of multicarrier signals are transmitted in an identical frequency band from a plurality of antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka MURAKAMI, Masayuki ORIHASHI, Akihiko MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20190273595
    Abstract: A radio transmission apparatus determines information indicative of an estimated communications channel condition and generates a single modulation signal or a plurality of modulation signals based on the estimated communications channel condition information. The single modulation signal from a first antenna or the plurality of modulation signals is(are) transmitted from the first antenna and a second antenna. The plurality of modulation signals include different information from each other and are transmitted over an identical frequency band and at an identical temporal point. The single modulation signal and the plurality of modulation signals contain parameter information indicating a number of modulation signals transmitted at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka MURAKAMI, Masayuki ORIHASHI, Akihiko MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20190222446
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus and method include modulating a transmission signal using a first modulation scheme selected from a plurality of modulation schemes to generate a first symbol sequence. A second symbol, generated using a phase shift keying (PSK) modulation scheme, is inserted in the first symbol sequence to generate a first modulation signal for transmission. A second modulation signal is received that includes a third symbol generated using a PSK modulation scheme and inserted in a second symbol sequence generated using a second modulation scheme selected from the plurality of modulation schemes. The third symbol is extracted from the received modulation signal. A transmission path associated with the received modulation signal is estimated using the third symbol. A received data signal from the second symbol sequence included in the received modulation signal is output using the estimated transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka MURAKAMI, Shinichiro TAKABAYASHI, Masayuki ORIHASHI, Akihiko MATSUOKA
  • Patent number: 10355841
    Abstract: A plurality of modulation signals is generated. Each of the plurality of modulation signals includes a pilot symbol sequence having a plurality of pilot symbols. Each pilot symbol sequence is inserted at a same temporal point in each modulation signal, and each pilot symbol in the pilot symbol sequence has a non-zero amplitude. A quantity of the plurality of pilot symbols in each pilot symbol sequence is greater than or equal to a quantity of the plurality of modulation signals to be transmitted. The plurality of modulation signals are transmitted in an identical frequency band from a plurality of antennas. Each of the transmitted plurality of modulation signals includes transmission data and one of the pilot symbol sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Wi-Fi One, LLC
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20190207791
    Abstract: Modulated signal A is transmitted from a first antenna, and modulated signal B is transmitted from a second antenna. As modulated signal B, modulated symbols S2(i) and S2(i+1) obtained from different data are transmitted at time i and time i+1 respectively. In contrast, as modulated signal A, modulated symbols S1(i) and S1(i)? obtained by changing the signal point arrangement of the same data are transmitted at time i and time i+1 respectively. As a result the reception quality can be changed intentionally at time i and time i+1, and therefore using the demodulation result of modulated signal A of a time when the reception quality is good enables both modulated signals A and B to be demodulated with good error rate performances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka MURAKAMI, Kiyotaka KOBAYASHI, Masayuki ORIHASHI, Akihiko MATSUOKA
  • Patent number: 10341071
    Abstract: A radio transmission apparatus includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and circuitry configured, based on information associated with an estimated communications channel condition, to generate a single modulation signal or a plurality of modulation signals based on the estimated communications channel condition information, and to (i) transmit the single modulation signal from the first antenna or (ii) transmit the plurality of modulation signals which include different information from each other over an identical frequency band from the first antenna and the second antenna at an identical temporal point. The single modulation signal and the plurality of modulation signals contain parameter information indicating a number of modulation signals transmitted at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Wi-Fi One, LLC
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20190199493
    Abstract: A first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) frame signal is generated that includes a grid of multiple frequency subcarriers and multiple time periods. An OFDM symbol is transmitted using multiple frequency subcarriers during a time period and includes known reference OFDM symbols assigned to corresponding time-frequency resource elements in the grid. Each resource element is defined by a one of the multiple frequency subcarriers and one of the multiple time periods. A second orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) frame signal is generated that includes a grid of multiple frequency subcarriers and multiple time periods and includes known reference OFDM symbols assigned to corresponding time-frequency resource elements in the grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka MURAKAMI, Masayuki ORIHASHI, Akihiko MATSUOKA, Yoichi NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190199495
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation signal generators, which generate a first OFDM modulation signal and a second OFDM modulation signal. The transmission apparatus also includes a transmitter that transmits the first OFDM modulation signal from a first antenna and the second OFDM modulation signal from a second antenna, in an identical frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20190199409
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes processing circuitry that generates a first data sequence representing first data or a second data sequence representing second data different from the first data and selects the first data sequence as an output data sequence. A modulation scheme is determined from a plurality of modulation schemes, and the output data sequence is modulated with the determined modulation scheme. Transmission circuitry transmits the modulated output data sequence. A first time interval associated with selecting the first data sequence for the output data sequence is longer than a second time interval associated with determining the determined modulation scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka MURAKAMI, Kiyotaka KOBAYASHI, Masayuki ORIHASHI, Akihiko MATSUOKA
  • Patent number: 10305628
    Abstract: A transmission frame generating device generates a transmission frame. The generating device includes a control information signal generator which generates a modulation method control signal indicating a modulation method used for a data signal and an error correction method control signal indicating an error correction method used for the data signal and a frame former which forms the transmission frame by arranging a training signal, the data signal, the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal on a plurality of subcarriers on a frequency axis. The modulation method control signal being repeatedly and discretely arranged on a first multiple of the plurality of subcarriers on the frequency axis and the error correction method control signal being repeatedly and discretely arranged on a second multiple of the plurality of the subcarriers on the frequency axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Katsuaki Abe, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10277436
    Abstract: Modulated signal A is transmitted from a first antenna, and modulated signal B is transmitted from a second antenna. As modulated signal B, modulated symbols S2(i) and S2(i+1) obtained from different data are transmitted at time i and time i+1 respectively. In contrast, as modulated signal A, modulated symbols S1(i) and S1(i)? obtained by changing the signal point arrangement of the same data are transmitted at time i and time i+1 respectively. As a result the reception quality can be changed intentionally at time i and time i+1, and therefore using the demodulation result of modulated signal A of a time when the reception quality is good enables both modulated signals A and B to be demodulated with good error rate performances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Kiyotaka Kobayashi, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10270631
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus and method include modulating a transmission signal using a first modulation scheme selected from a plurality of modulation schemes to generate a first symbol sequence. A second symbol, generated using a phase shift keying (PSK) modulation scheme, is inserted in the first symbol sequence to generate a first modulation signal for transmission. A second modulation signal is received that includes a third symbol generated using a PSK modulation scheme and inserted in a second symbol sequence generated using a second modulation scheme selected from the plurality of modulation schemes. The third symbol is extracted from the received modulation signal. A transmission path associated with the received modulation signal is estimated using the third symbol. A received data signal from the second symbol sequence included in the received modulation signal is output using the estimated transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: WiFi One, LLC
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Shinichiro Takabayashi, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10263749
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation signal generators, which generate a first OFDM modulation signal and a second OFDM modulation signal. The transmission apparatus also includes a transmitter that transmits the first OFDM modulation signal from a first antenna and the second OFDM modulation signal from a second antenna, in an identical frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20190101621
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted radar device has: a radar transmitting circuit transmitting a radar transmission waves to be reflected at a target; a radar receiving circuit receiving the reflected waves; a radar's axial deviation detecting circuit deciding whether the radar axis of the radar device has a deviation, according to the difference between a first value (distance between the vehicle and the known still object based on a shape of the known still object) and a second value (distance between them at a time when a radar reflected wave having attenuated power of the known still object among the radar reflected waves is received); and an axial deviation notifying circuit making a notification of the axial deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUHIRO MACHIDA, HIDEKUNI YOMO, JUNJI SATO, AKIHIKO MATSUOKA, TOMOHIRO MURATA, TAKAYUKI ABE, KENTA IWASA
  • Patent number: 10243626
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes processing circuitry that generates a first data sequence representing first data or a second data sequence representing second data different from the first data and selects the first data sequence as an output data sequence. A modulation scheme is determined from a plurality of modulation schemes, and the output data sequence is modulated with the determined modulation scheme. Transmission circuitry transmits the modulated output data sequence. A first time interval associated with selecting the first data sequence for the output data sequence is longer than a second time interval associated with determining the determined modulation scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Wi-Fi One, LLC
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Kiyotaka Kobayashi, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
  • Patent number: RE47356
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a reference signal generating section, a transmitting section, a propagation estimating section, a first data acquiring section, and a decoding section. The reference signal generating section generates a first reference signal to enable a communicating party to estimate a propagation environment. The transmitting section transmits the first reference signal. The propagation estimating section estimates a first propagation estimation value of the propagation environment using a second reference signal transmitted from the communicating party. The first data acquiring section generates first data using the first propagation estimation value. The decoding section decodes a transmission signal encoded using a second propagation estimation value that is estimated by the communicating party using the first reference signal, to obtain second data using the first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masayuki Orihashi, Yutaka Murakami, Katsuaki Abe, Akihiko Matsuoka