Patents by Inventor Akira Kishida

Akira Kishida 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: 10681735
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless environment evaluation method including a step 1 acquiring a transmission and reception history of wireless signals transmitted and received between the plurality of wireless stations and acquiring or estimating a number of wireless stations in transmission standby, based on the transmission and reception history; a step 2 calculating a normal reception rate S in a congesting situation in reception according to the number of wireless stations in transmission standby; a step 3 acquiring a normal reception rate S? of the wireless signals per a fixed channel use time from the transmission and reception history in the prescribed wireless station; and a step 4 determining a degree of the exposed situation in reception according to a ratio of the normal reception rate S? to the normal reception rate S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Inoki, Hirantha Abeysekera, Munehiro Matsui, Takeo Ichikawa, Masato Mizoguchi, Akira Kishida, Daisuke Koizumi, Akira Yamada, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Takahiro Asai
  • Publication number: 20200178303
    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: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoko SHINOHARA, Yasuhiko INOUE, Akira KISHIDA, Riichi KUDO, Masato MIZOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200178302
    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: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoko SHINOHARA, Yasuhiko INOUE, Akira KISHIDA, Riichi KUDO, Masato MIZOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10631337
    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 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoko Shinohara, Yasuhiko Inoue, Akira Kishida, Riichi Kudo, Masato Mizoguchi
  • Publication number: 20200053774
    Abstract: An AP and UE, which perform access control using CSMA/CA, perform a step judging an exposed level in transmission of the AP based on a congesting level in transmission, which is caused by a wireless station in defer transmission that is in a neighborhood of the AP; a step judging an exposed level in reception of the UE based on a congesting level in reception, which is caused by a wireless station in defer transmission that is in a neighborhood of the UE; and a step performing control which changes a channel of the AP, when the exposed level in transmission cannot satisfy expected quality of the AP, and performing control which changes a connected AP of the UE, or control which changes to other network, when the exposed level in transmission or in reception cannot satisfy required quality of the UE or the expected quality of the AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiyoshi INOKI, Hirantha ABEYSEKERA, Munehiro MATSUI, Kenichi KAWAMURA, Yasushi TAKATORI, Takeo ICHIKAWA, Akira KISHIDA, Yoshifumi MORIHIRO, Takahiro ASAI
  • Publication number: 20190387467
    Abstract: In user terminal 10 of the present invention, connection-cell-selection controlling section 110 measures reception quality of signals respectively transmitted from cells and received by antenna section 108, corrects the reception quality of each of the cells based on a positional relationship between each of the cells and user terminal 10 and based on a moving direction of user terminal 10, and determines a connection cell for user terminal 10 (base station in communication with user terminal 10) based on the corrected reception quality. This configuration lowers a cell switching frequency, while preventing degradation of throughput and the like in a future radio communication system (multilayer cellular radio network).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Kishida, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Takahiro Asai, Yukihiko Okumura
  • Publication number: 20190320564
    Abstract: A mounting target working device includes a head unit, a first mounting target work area in which the head unit mounts a component on a first mounting target having a flat plate shape, and a second mounting target work area in which the head unit mounts the component on a second mounting target having a three-dimensional shape as compared with the first mounting target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira KISHIDA, Tomoyuki NOZUE
  • Publication number: 20190059107
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless environment evaluation method including a step 1 acquiring a transmission and reception history of wireless signals transmitted and received between the plurality of wireless stations and acquiring or estimating a number of wireless stations in transmission standby, based on the transmission and reception history; a step 2 calculating a normal reception rate S in a congesting situation in reception according to the number of wireless stations in transmission standby; a step 3 acquiring a normal reception rate S? of the wireless signals per a fixed channel use time from the transmission and reception history in the prescribed wireless station; and a step 4 determining a degree of the exposed situation in reception according to a ratio of the normal reception rate S? to the normal reception rate S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiyoshi INOKI, Hirantha Sithira ABEYSEKERA, Munehiro MATSUI, Takeo ICHIKAWA, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Akira KISHIDA, Daisuke KOIZUMI, Akira YAMADA, Yoshifumi MORIHIRO, Takahiro ASAI
  • Publication number: 20180027591
    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: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoko SHINOHARA, Yasuhiko INOUE, Akira KISHIDA, Riichi KUDO, Masato MIZOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9544454
    Abstract: A first setting item regarding a function determined so that it can be used on the basis of obtained configuration information, that is, a function determined so that it can be used on the basis of received settings is displayed in selectable manner; a second setting item regarding a function determined so that it can be used on the basis of the obtained configuration information, that is, a function determined so that it cannot be used on the basis of the received settings is displayed in selectable manner if the settings are changed; and a third setting item regarding a function determined so that it cannot be used on the basis of the obtained configuration information, that is, a function determined so that it cannot be used on the basis of the received settings is displayed in unselectable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akira Kishida
  • Patent number: 9446901
    Abstract: A storage device includes: a storage member having, in the vertical direction, a plurality of parallel storage sections that are capable of storing plate-like members; and a first lifting and lowering mechanism that causes the plate-like members, stored in the storage member, to move integrally in the vertical direction, while the position of the storage member in the vertical direction is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Yamagata, Akira Kishida, Atsushi Okada, Toshimichi Satou
  • Patent number: 9250850
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus activates an installer by a basic printer driver, transmits information of an image forming apparatus to automatically install and activate a printer adaptor module, and automatically prepares a second extension printer driver, thereby achieving original bidirectional communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akira Kishida
  • Patent number: 9221624
    Abstract: A parts feeding device includes a magazine for housing pallets, a parts feeding table capable of supporting a plurality of pallets in a state where a tray mounted on a topmost pallet is positioned within a movable range of a parts retrieving head and in a state where an upside of the tray is open, and a relay device which inserts and removes the pallets into and from the magazine and the parts feeding table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Yamagata, Toshimichi Satou, Atsushi Okada, Akira Kishida
  • Patent number: 9160878
    Abstract: An arrangement for enabling a user to easily use an image input apparatus. A server apparatus capable of communicating with an information processing apparatus creates a list of image input apparatuses found through a search by the information processing apparatus, and provides the list to the same. The server apparatus provides script information including information for configuring operation settings of an image input apparatus selected from the provided list, to the information processing apparatus, and transmits a job message to the same, for causing the image input apparatus to operate according to the operation settings, in order to cause the information processing apparatus to transfer the job message to the image input apparatus. Image data input by the operation of the image input apparatus according to the job message is acquired via the information processing apparatus, and is stored in the server apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akira Kishida
  • Patent number: 9152361
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that communicates with a peripheral device searches for a generic driver corresponding to compatible identification information of the peripheral device, if a specific driver corresponding to model information of the peripheral device has been found and if a setting is enabled to use a generic driver, and controls installation of the generic driver if the generic driver has been found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akira Kishida
  • Publication number: 20150172483
    Abstract: A first setting item regarding a function determined so that it can be used on the basis of obtained configuration information, that is, a function determined so that it can be used on the basis of received settings is displayed in selectable manner; a second setting item regarding a function determined so that it can be used on the basis of the obtained configuration information, that is, a function determined so that it cannot be used on the basis of the received settings is displayed in selectable manner if the settings are changed; and a third setting item regarding a function determined so that it cannot be used on the basis of the obtained configuration information, that is, a function determined so that it cannot be used on the basis of the received settings is displayed in unselectable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Akira Kishida
  • Publication number: 20150153989
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus activates an installer by a basic printer driver, transmits information of an image forming apparatus to automatically install and activate a printer adaptor module, and automatically prepares a second extension printer driver, thereby achieving original bidirectional communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventor: Akira Kishida
  • Patent number: 8976398
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus activates an installer by a basic printer driver, transmits information of an image forming apparatus to automatically install and activate a printer adaptor module, and automatically prepares a second extension printer driver, thereby achieving original bidirectional communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akira Kishida
  • Patent number: 8860996
    Abstract: There is provided a printing system including an information processing apparatus in which a model-specific printer driver is not installed. The information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a transmission unit. The display unit controls display of an extended print setting screen for specifying a model-specific printer function using information acquired from a print server based on configuration information from a printer. The transmission unit transmits print data to the print server. The print server includes an issuing unit configured to issue a print job to the printer using print data and a print ticket containing a setting specified through the extended print setting screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akira Kishida
  • Patent number: 8848218
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire different types of job tickets depending on a type of application used for creation; a storage unit configured to store control information which defines an execution condition of a job ticket, wherein the execution condition defined in the control information includes at least one of first information indicating an application which has created a job ticket, and second information indicating an instruction content of the job ticket; a determination unit configured to determine, based on the execution condition represented by the control information, whether the job ticket can be executed; a display control unit configured to display job tickets which are determined by the determination unit to be executable; and an execution control unit configured to execute a job defined in a job ticket selected by a user from job tickets displayed by the display control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Kishida, Teruhiko Suzuki