Patents by Inventor Hiroki Matsuda

Hiroki Matsuda 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: 11818067
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enable flexible design depending on use cases and to further improve the transmission efficiency of the entire system. A communication device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first control information and second control information relating to a plurality of resources specified by a frequency and time available for data transmission; and a control unit configured to perform control in such a manner that data is transmitted to a transmission target after a resource is arbitrarily selected from the plurality of resources on the basis of the first control information, in which the control unit controls selection of the resource from among the plurality of resources on a basis of the second control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsuda, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Naoki Kusashima
  • Publication number: 20230361865
    Abstract: Provided is a mechanism which is capable of improving wireless link quality regarding transmission from a terminal device on the ground to a non-ground station device. A terminal device including a control unit configured to acquire information regarding a type of a base station device and control a transmission timing of a signal to the base station device on the basis of the information regarding the type of the base station device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: NAOKI KUSASHIMA, KAZUYUKI SHIMEZAWA, HIROMASA UCHIYAMA, HIROKI MATSUDA, RYOTA KIMURA, YlFU TANG
  • Publication number: 20230354236
    Abstract: A reception unit that receives a timing advance value used for adjusting timing of uplink transmission and correction information for correcting the timing advance value; a determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined condition regarding application of a correction value that is the timing advance value corrected based on the correction information is satisfied; and a transmission unit that performs, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, uplink transmission other than transmission of a first message in a random access procedure based on the correction value even when a TAT (Time Alignment Timer) that starts in response to reception of the timing advance value does not operate are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki MATSUDA, Naoki KUSASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230327801
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing device and an information processing method capable of shortening a retransmission time. An information processing device of the present disclosure includes a processing unit that transmits information requesting retransmission in a coding unit of a first code processed in a second protocol layer higher than a first protocol layer that performs processing related to a second code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: REN SUGAI, RYOTA KIMURA, HIROKI MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20230327800
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing device and a decoding method that implement low-latency communication. An information processing device of the present disclosure includes: a first processing unit that performs decoding in a first protocol layer and provides likelihood information obtained by the decoding to a second protocol layer; and a second processing unit that performs decoding in the second protocol layer on the basis of the likelihood information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: REN SUGAI, HIROKI MATSUDA, RYOTA KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11785479
    Abstract: A control unit receives at least one of a plurality of synchronization signals transmitted after undergoing beam sweeping via a wireless communication unit. The beam sweeping includes each of the plurality of synchronization signals forming a different beam and transmitted from the base station during a predetermined period of time. The control unit determines, from a plurality of pieces of beam sweeping configuration information, one piece of the configuration information based on priority between a plurality of types of beam sweeping and receives the synchronization signal or report the received synchronization signal to the base station using the one piece of the configuration information determined based on the priority. The number of the synchronization signals transmitted during a predetermined period of time varies among the plurality of pieces of beam sweeping configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takano, Naoki Kusashima, Shinichiro Tsuda, Hiroki Matsuda, Yifu Tang, Hiroto Kuriki
  • Patent number: 11784867
    Abstract: A communication device includes an acquisition unit that acquires a bit sequence, and a conversion unit that converts the bit sequence to a predetermined complex constellation point sequence including a plurality of complex constellation points including a non-zero complex constellation point and a zero complex constellation point. At least one of the predetermined complex constellation point sequences is a first complex constellation point sequence in which each of a plurality of complex constellation points constituting the complex constellation point sequence is converted to any complex constellation point or zero complex constellation point of a first signal constellation including non-power of two number of complex constellation points. The conversion unit converts one of the bit sequences to at least the first complex constellation point sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Kimura, Hiroki Matsuda, Yukitoshi Sanada
  • Publication number: 20230300809
    Abstract: A terminal device including a control unit that transmits first resource information, which indicates a radio resource available to another communication device among radio resources of which access rights are acquired by performing carrier sense, on an uplink or a sidelink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: NAOKI KUSASHIMA, HIROMASA UCHIYAMA, HIROKI MATSUDA, YlFU TANG
  • Publication number: 20230283301
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing device, an encoding method, and a decoding method that implement low latency communication. An information processing device of the present disclosure includes a first processing unit that performs processing of a first protocol layer including processing of generating first coded data by encoding first data with an erasure correction code that is a first code, and provides the first coded data to a second protocol layer lower than the first protocol layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ren SUGAI, Hiroki MATSUDA, Ryota KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230272336
    Abstract: Methods of culturing cells capable of producing desired proteins to obtain the proteins by use of a medium from which biological components are excluded as much as possible are provided. Specifically, a culture method characterized by culturing while maintaining a specific amino acid in a culture solution at a high concentration, and a cell culture fed-batch medium for use in the method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi KATAYAMA, Shouhei KISHISHITA, Kunihiko KODAIRA, Makoto SADAMITSU, Yoshinori TAKAGI, Hiroki MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 11742937
    Abstract: Provided is a mechanism which is capable of improving wireless link quality regarding transmission from a terminal device on the ground to a non-ground station device. A terminal device including a control unit configured to acquire information regarding a type of a base station device and control a transmission timing of a signal to the base station device on the basis of the information regarding the type of the base station device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hiroki Matsuda, Ryota Kimura, Yifu Tang
  • Publication number: 20230268828
    Abstract: A power supply control semiconductor device that generates and outputs a drive pulse to turn on and off a switch, which is configured to intermittently supply a current to a primary winding of a voltage conversion transformer, in response to input of a voltage proportional to the current flowing through the primary winding of the voltage conversion transformer and an output voltage detection signal from a secondary side of the voltage conversion transformer is provided. The power supply control semiconductor device is in a no-lead resin-sealed package. The package includes external terminals including a first terminal as an input terminal, a second terminal provided next to the first terminal, and third terminals that have a lower breakdown voltage relative to the first terminal and are different from the second terminal. An interval between the first terminal and the second terminal is wider than each interval between the third terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke OHBA, Naoya NISHIO, Koji TSUZURABARA, Hiroki MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20230262699
    Abstract: A communication method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes the steps of: transmitting one piece of downlink control information for scheduling a plurality of PDSCHs having different HARQ process identification information to a terminal device (40); and receiving, from the terminal device (40), a plurality of HARQ-ACKs corresponding to the plurality of PDSCHs scheduled by the downlink control information, the plurality of HARQ-ACKs fed back at the same feedback timing or a plurality of different feedback timings, in which the feedback timings are selected in accordance with a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: NAOKI KUSASHIMA, HIROKI MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 11722261
    Abstract: [Subject] To make flexible design according to a use case possible and further improve the transmission efficiency of the entire system. [Solving Means] A communication apparatus includes a communication section configured to perform wireless communication, and a control section configured to control such that information corresponding to a plurality of one-encoding units to be made a target of re-transmission is notified to another apparatus, the target of re-transmission being, from among one or a plurality of one-encoding units defined so as to include at least part of a plurality of one-encoding units included in a predetermined transmission unit, any of the plurality of one-encoding units whose reception results in failure and all of the plurality of one-encoding units included in the predetermined transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsuda, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Naoki Kusashima
  • Patent number: 11716769
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a wireless link usable in a more stable manner in a situation where beam management is performed. A communication apparatus includes: a control unit that performs control such that a plurality of reference signals associated with pieces of antenna information different from each other is transmitted to a terminal apparatus; and an acquisition unit that acquires control information corresponding to at least any one of the plurality of reference signals from the terminal apparatus after a random access response in a random access procedure is transmitted to the terminal apparatus. The control unit controls following communication with the terminal apparatus on the basis of the antenna information corresponding to the acquired control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Hiroki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11706072
    Abstract: An apparatus including: a communication unit configured to perform radio communication; and a control unit configured to perform control such that control information regarding a resource to which a filter for limiting a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication is applied is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication. The filter improves frequency use efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsuda, Ryota Kimura, Kazuyuki Shimezawa
  • Patent number: 11703550
    Abstract: A resonance voltage attenuation detection circuit detects attenuation of a resonance voltage of a winding of a transformer. The resonance voltage attenuation detection circuit includes a first voltage comparator circuit and a time-out circuit. The first voltage comparator circuit compares a voltage of the winding with a predetermined first voltage. The time-out circuit performs clocking operation in accordance with an output of the first voltage comparator circuit. The time-out circuit outputs an attenuation detection signal when the time-out circuit has clocked a preset period which is shorter than a time required for a peak voltage of the winding to be attenuated from the first voltage to a predetermined second voltage lower than the first voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Arima, Hiroki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11700595
    Abstract: A terminal device including a control unit that transmits first resource information, which indicates a radio resource available to another communication device among radio resources of which access rights are acquired by performing carrier sense, on an uplink or a sidelink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hiroki Matsuda, Yifu Tang
  • Publication number: 20230202362
    Abstract: A seat cushion frame configuring framework of a seat cushion for an occupant of a vehicle to sit on, and including left and right side frames, a cushion pan, and a reinforcement member. The left and right side frames are disposed at left and right side portions of the seat cushion. The cushion pan connects upper end portions of front portions of the left and right side frames together in a seat left-right direction. The reinforcement member includes the left and right reinforcement portions respective affixed to the seat left-right direction sides of the rear end portion of the cushion pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Syunichirou OSA, Hiroki MATSUDA, Jun SHIRAI, Masafumi TAKANO, Fumito KITANAKA, Kenji NAGUMO, Suguru ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230202361
    Abstract: A vehicle seat frame includes a seat cushion frame, left and right links, a connection member, left and right slide rails, and left and right risers. The seat cushion frame includes left and right side frames. The left and right links each have a one end portion connected to respective front portions of the left and right side frames. The connection member connects the left and right links together in the seat left-right direction. The left and right slide rails are disposed below the left and right side frames and are attached to a floor section of the vehicle. The left and right risers are respectively attached to the left and right slide rails, are connected to respective other end portions of the left and right links, and are configured to be impacted by the connection member under load from the occupant during a head-on collision of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Syunichirou OSA, Hiroki MATSUDA, Jun SHIRAI, Masafumi TAKANO, Fumito KITANAKA, Kenji NAGUMO, Suguru ISHIKAWA, Naoki HAYASHI