Patents by Inventor Akinori Fujimura
Akinori Fujimura 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).
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Publication number: 20170272117Abstract: A demodulation apparatus demodulates spectrum-spread received data, and includes a band variable filter removing noise components from despread received data, a power conversion unit converting each sample value of received data after removing noise components to a power value, a cyclic addition unit cyclically adding the power value in bit periods of received data, a maximum-value detection/average-level measurement unit detecting a maximum value from a cyclic-addition result of the cyclic addition unit, an estimation unit estimating a spreading-code timing and a carrier frequency based on maximum-value information detected by the maximum-value detection/average-level measurement unit, a spreading-code generation unit generating a spreading code with a timing according to an estimation result of a spreading-code timing obtained by the estimation unit, and a local-signal generation unit setting a local-signal frequency according to an estimation result of a carrier frequency obtained by the estimation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori FUJIMURA
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Patent number: 9749037Abstract: A demultiplexing apparatus includes a signal receiving unit that receives signals, an analog demultiplexing unit that analog-demultiplexes, in predetermined units of channels, received signals received by the signal receiving unit and generates analog demultiplexed signals, and a plurality of digital demultiplexing units that digital-demultiplex the analog demultiplexed signals in units of sub-channels and generate digital demultiplexed signals. The analog demultiplexing unit controls, concerning the analog demultiplexed signals output to the digital demultiplexing units, a total value of bandwidths in which a signal is present so as to be a predetermined value or less.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Akinori Fujimura
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Patent number: 9749947Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus reducing power consumption of a large circuit size switch unit, includes a demultiplexing unit that separates an input multiplexed signal into plural signals for each input port, a prestage rearrangement unit that rearranges the plural signals input from the demultiplexing unit and outputs plural prestage rearranged signals for each input port, a switch unit that inputs the plural prestage rearranged signals output from the prestage rearrangement unit provided for each input port as plural signals before switching and applies switching processes to the plural signals before the switching to be output as plural switched signals for each output port, a poststage rearrangement unit that inputs and rearranges the plural switched signals output from the switch unit for each output port and outputs plural poststage rearranged signals for each output port, and a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the plural poststage rearranged signals for each output port.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Minoru Akita, Akinori Fujimura
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Patent number: 9473236Abstract: A reply apparatus includes: a reception analog switch matrix that outputs, to reception processing units, a wideband reception signal in a band wider than the bandwidth processable by the reception processing unit; a connecting unit that outputs demultiplexed signals to transmission processing units; a transmission analog switch matrix that outputs, to the same transmission antennas, signals subjected to transmission processing; a local generating unit that generates and transmits local signals having different frequencies to the reception processing units; a local-phase-difference calculating unit that calculates a phase difference between the local signals and inputs the phase difference to the reception processing units; and reception-phase correcting units that perform phase correction on the basis of the phase difference.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akinori Fujimura, Tsuyoshi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20160057698Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus reducing power consumption of a large circuit size switch unit, includes a demultiplexing unit that separates an input multiplexed signal into plural signals for each input port, a prestage rearrangement unit that rearranges the plural signals input from the demultiplexing unit and outputs plural prestage rearranged signals for each input port, a switch unit that inputs the plural prestage rearranged signals output from the prestage rearrangement unit provided for each input port as plural signals before switching and applies switching processes to the plural signals before the switching to be output as plural switched signals for each output port, a poststage rearrangement unit that inputs and rearranges the plural switched signals output from the switch unit for each output port and outputs plural poststage rearranged signals for each output port, and a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the plural poststage rearranged signals for each output port.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru AKITA, Akinori FUJIMURA
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Publication number: 20160056883Abstract: A demultiplexing apparatus includes a signal receiving unit that receives signals, an analog demultiplexing unit that analog-demultiplexes, in predetermined units of channels, received signals received by the signal receiving unit and generates analog demultiplexed signals, and a plurality of digital demultiplexing units that digital-demultiplex the analog demultiplexed signals in units of sub-channels and generate digital demultiplexed signals. The analog demultiplexing unit controls, concerning the analog demultiplexed signals output to the digital demultiplexing units, a total value of bandwidths in which a signal is present so as to be a predetermined value or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori FUJIMURA
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Publication number: 20160014705Abstract: A relay control station includes a power control unit that determines, on the basis of a power value of each of demultiplexed signals measured by the repeater and an expected power value of each of the demultiplexed signals, a gain control amount provisional value for each of the demodulated signals and calculates a gain control value of each of the demultiplexed signals for the repeater on the basis of a ratio between a sum of power estimation values of all the demultiplexed signals obtained when the gain control amount provisional value is applied and a sum of power values of all the demultiplexed signals measured by the repeater and the gain control amount provisional value; and a repeater interface unit that notifies the repeater of the gain control amount calculated by the power control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shigenori TANI, Katsuyuki MOTOYOSHI, Akinori FUJIMURA
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Publication number: 20150381266Abstract: A relay apparatus includes a reception analog filter that extracts a desired signal from a received signal, an A/D converter that converts the signal after passage through the reception analog filter into a digital signal, a demultiplexing unit that demultiplexes the digital signal converted by the A/D converter into m signals, a reception-side compensating unit that digitally compensates for an analog characteristic of the reception analog filter with respect to the m signals demultiplexed by the demultiplexing unit, and a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the m signals digitally compensated by the reception-side compensating unit. The reception-side compensating unit further demultiplexes each of x signals not sufficiently compensated among the digitally-compensated m signals into k signals, digitally compensates for the analog characteristic of the reception analog filter, and multiplexes the k signals after the digital compensation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Akinori FUJIMURA
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Publication number: 20150295636Abstract: A reply apparatus includes: a reception analog switch matrix that outputs, to reception processing units, a wideband reception signal in a band wider than the bandwidth processable by the reception processing unit; a connecting unit that outputs demultiplexed signals to transmission processing units; a transmission analog switch matrix that outputs, to the same transmission antennas, signals subjected to transmission processing; a local generating unit that generates and transmits local signals having different frequencies to the reception processing units; a local-phase-difference calculating unit that calculates a phase difference between the local signals and inputs the phase difference to the reception processing units; and reception-phase correcting units that perform phase correction on the basis of the phase difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akinori Fujimura, Tsuyoshi Sasaki
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Patent number: 9136933Abstract: A demultiplexing apparatus includes: a demultiplexed-signal selecting and distributing unit configured to apply frequency conversion processing and down-sampling processing to one or more reception signals and output reception signals to a designated output destination; frequency converting and reception low-pass filter units configured to apply frequency conversion processing and low-pass filter processing to reception signals and output reception signals while down-sampling reception signals; selector units configured to switch an input source of a signal output to the frequency converting and reception low-pass filter unit at a next stage; reception-channel filter units configured to subject signals from the frequency converting and reception low-pass filter units to waveform shaping with a desired frequency characteristic and output the signals; and a filter-bank control unit configured to generate, based on channel information estimated from one or more reception signals, a control signal controlling theType: GrantFiled: August 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Akinori Fujimura
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Patent number: 8861661Abstract: An interference wave suppressing apparatus includes a digital demultiplexing unit configured to demultiplex a reception signal into demultiplexed signals having predetermined bandwidth, an interference-wave detecting unit configured to determine, for each of the demultiplexed signals, based on a power value, whether an interference wave is present, an interference-wave suppressing unit configured to change a signal value of the demultiplexed signal, in which the interference-wave detecting unit determines that an interference wave is present, to a value equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, output the demultiplexed signal, and output the demultiplexed signal, in which the interference-wave detecting unit determines that an interference wave is absent, and a digital multiplexing unit configured to multiplex the signals output from the interference-wave suppressing unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Akinori Fujimura
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Patent number: 8731123Abstract: A demultiplexing device that includes frequency-conversion and reception low-pass-filter units that perform a frequency converting process and a low-pass filtering process for causing a signal to pass through a desired band, perform downsampling to reduce a sampling rate to half of a data rate of an input signal, and output the signal, reception channel-filter units that waveform-shape a signal with a desired frequency characteristic and output the waveform-shaped signal. The demultiplexing device also includes a filter-bank control unit that generates a clock control signal for supplying a clock to frequency-conversion and reception low-pass-filter units and reception channel-filter units corresponding to signal passage bands, based on channel information, and a reception-clock supply unit that supplies a clock to frequency-conversion and reception low-pass-filter units and reception channel-filter units corresponding to signal passage bands, based on the clock control signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Akinori Fujimura
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Patent number: 8675628Abstract: A demultiplexing apparatus includes, in each of n stages, 2n FC+RXHBFs that down-sample a signal, from which a high-frequency component is removed after frequency conversion is carried out, and output the signal. The demultiplexing apparatus extracts, from an input signal including a plurality of band signals, the band signals to thereby demultiplex the input signal. The demultiplexing apparatus includes a reception-filter-bank control unit that calculates, based on channel information including bands and frequency arrangement of the band signals, a dividing position on a frequency axis and a frequency offset value indicating a frequency conversion value and instructs the FC+RXHBF, which is set as a target of output of divided signals of the input signal, about the calculated values. The FC+RXHBF carries out frequency conversion based on the frequency offset value.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akinori Fujimura, Yasushi Sogabe
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Publication number: 20140036765Abstract: A relay satellite includes reception antennas, reception processing units, transmission processing units, transmission antennas, a reception analog switch matrix unit that outputs a signal received by the reception antenna to one or more of the reception processing units, a digital switch matrix unit that outputs digital reception signals obtained by reception processing performed by the reception processing units to one or more of the transmission processing units, and a transmission analog switch matrix unit that outputs analog signals obtained by transmission processing performed by the transmission processing units to one of the transmission antennas. The reception analog switch matrix unit outputs a broadband reception signal to the reception processing units when a reception signal having a band broader than a band processable by the reception processing unit is inputted, and the reception processing unit performs reception processing on a part of a band when the broadband signal is inputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akinori Fujimura, Kyoichiro Izumi, Toshiyuki Kuze
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Patent number: 8542785Abstract: A communication apparatus that can suppress an increase in circuit size and reduce influence of interference, includes reception array antenna elements, a reception digital beam forming (DBF) network that generates a reception beam signal for forming M reception beams using a reception signal, and reception filter banks (FBs) that generate frequency split reception beam signals obtained by frequency-splitting the reception beam signal. The communication apparatus includes an interference-source detecting unit that stores, for each reception beam, an interference candidate beam area estimated based on an initial reception beam characteristic, calculates, based on the frequency split reception beam signals, a reception spectrum, and calculates, based on the reception spectrum and a reception spectrum of a reception beam to the interference candidate beam area, an interference source area.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akinori Fujimura, Kazunari Kihira, Yasushi Sogabe
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Publication number: 20130155941Abstract: A demultiplexing apparatus includes: a demultiplexed-signal selecting and distributing unit configured to apply frequency conversion processing and down-sampling processing to one or more reception signals and output reception signals to a designated output destination; frequency converting and reception low-pass filter units configured to apply frequency conversion processing and low-pass filter processing to reception signals and output reception signals while down-sampling reception signals; selector units configured to switch an input source of a signal output to the frequency converting and reception low-pass filter unit at a next stage; reception-channel filter units configured to subject signals from the frequency converting and reception low-pass filter units to waveform shaping with a desired frequency characteristic and output the signals; and a filter-bank control unit configured to generate, based on channel information estimated from one or more reception signals, a control signal controlling theType: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Akinori Fujimura
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Patent number: 8462875Abstract: A timing regenerating device regenerates a process timing for demodulating a reception signal in a spread spectrum communication system. The timing regenerating device includes a signal extracting unit that extracts a baseband signal from the reception signal on which an inverse spread processing is performed and a reference clock generating unit that converts the baseband signal into an electric power and generates a reference clock for a latch timing of the baseband signal output from the signal extracting unit based on the electric power.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Keishi Takeda, Akinori Fujimura
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Patent number: 8346161Abstract: When a transmission request for new data is issued under a situation where a plurality of data are transmitted to a specific service area from a plurality of service areas, a feeder link station searches an available frequency to be allocated to the new data in a down-link frequency band of the specific service area, and when any of data communications is completed, allocates a down-link frequency band used in the data communication as a down-link frequency band for the new data. A satellite repeater arranges the new data on the down-link frequency band right after the data communication is completed following a relay control by the feeder link station.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yasushi Sogabe, Akinori Fujimura, Takashi Kuwahara, Futaba Ejima
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Publication number: 20120314824Abstract: An interference wave suppressing apparatus includes a digital demultiplexing unit configured to demultiplex a reception signal into demultiplexed signals having predetermined bandwidth, an interference-wave detecting unit configured to determine, for each of the demultiplexed signals, based on a power value, whether an interference wave is present, an interference-wave suppressing unit configured to change a signal value of the demultiplexed signal, in which the interference-wave detecting unit determines that an interference wave is present, to a value equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, output the demultiplexed signal, and output the demultiplexed signal, in which the interference-wave detecting unit determines that an interference wave is absent, and a digital multiplexing unit configured to multiplex the signals output from the interference-wave suppressing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori Fujimura
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Patent number: 8311146Abstract: A transmission device (10) includes: a series/parallel converter (11); an MSK modulator (31) for modulating a signal on a channel basis; a D/A converter (13); a frequency converter (14a) for conversion into different carrier frequencies; a synchronization circuit (32); an amplifier (15); a multiplexer (16) for multiplexing amplification signals; and an antenna (19).Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tohoku UniversityInventors: Akinori Fujimura, Yasushi Sogabe, Fumio Ishizu, Tadashi Takagi, Hiroyuki Nakase, Kazuo Tsubouchi, Suguru Kameda, Shoichi Oshima