Patents by Inventor Hideki Kikui

Hideki Kikui 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: 7127060
    Abstract: A subscriber circuit, provided with a feeding circuit for feeding the current of a call to a terminal through a subscriber line and a switching circuit group for connecting the feeding circuit to the subscriber line and releasing the feeding circuit from the subscriber line, for controlling feeding to the terminal, comprising: said feeding circuit monitoring the state of a loop of the subscriber line, converting a two-wire signal sent from the terminal into a signal predetermined coefficient-fold, and supplying the same; a level converter, connected to the subscriber line through said switching circuit group, for converting a two-wire signal sent from the terminal into a signal any coefficient-fold and supplying the same, separately from said feeding circuit; and a signal monitor for monitoring a signal, using one of an output signal of said feeding circuit and an output signal of said level converter, according to upper control information and the output of monitoring the loop of said feeding circuit, and su
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki Kikui
  • Patent number: 6549610
    Abstract: A subscriber circuit allowing a reliable and proper subscriber line test is disclosed. The subscriber circuit includes a splitter and a feeder for feeding a current to subscriber equipment through a subscriber line. A path selector is provided to select one of a first path and a second path between the subscriber line and the feeder. The first path has the splitter inserted therein and the second path has no splitter inserted therein. The path selector normally selects the first path. When the subscriber line test instruction is received, the path selector selects the second path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki Kikui
  • Publication number: 20010053205
    Abstract: A subscriber circuit allowing a reliable and proper subscriber line test is disclosed. The subscriber circuit includes a splitter and a feeder for feeding a current to subscriber equipment through a subscriber line. A path selector is provided to select one of a first path and a second path between the subscriber line and the feeder. The first path has the splitter inserted therein and the second path has no splitter inserted therein. The path selector normally selects the first path. When the subscriber line test instruction is received, the path selector selects the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki Kikui