Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Okazaki

Hiroshi Okazaki 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: 7664854
    Abstract: A system enables information transmission between a server which serves information by its own communication format and a client which receives service on a general network, with an efficient and simple structure. A conversion server 101 receives a video transmission request message from a client 103 in the HTTP protocol, the conversion server 101 converts the message into a message of a format of a server 102, and transmits the converted message to the server 102. Then, the conversion server 101 returns video data transferred from the server 102 to the client 103 in the HTTP protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Fukasawa, Hiroshi Okazaki, Kenichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7656249
    Abstract: First, second and third matching parts 110, 120, and 130 are connected in series between a circuit element 199 whose impedance has a frequency characteristic and a circuitry 198 having a constant impedance. The second matching part 120 has the capability of converting impedances. The first matching part 110 operates as an element having reactance values according to any of frequency bands selected by exclusive switching between on and off of switches 118, 119 and the third matching part 130 operates as an element having reactance values according to any of the frequency bands selected by switching between on and off of a switch 133, thereby providing matching in each frequency band. A seventh reactance circuit 131 is configured on the basis of an interdependence relation with the configuration of a fifth reactance circuit 115 and an eighth reactance circuit 132.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7656228
    Abstract: A matching circuit includes a demultiplexer for demultiplexing a signal outputted from an amplification device into signals of respective frequency bands, and at least two matching blocks which are connected to the demultiplexer, are respectively fed with the signals of the respective frequency bands, and perform impedance matching in the respective frequency bands of the inputted signals. Impedance matching is performed on each of the demultiplexed signals of the respective frequency bands, thereby achieving a matching circuit capable of efficiently performing impedance matching in the respective frequency bands. With this matching circuit, it is possible to achieve a multi-band amplifier capable of simultaneously amplifying signals of multiple frequency bands with high efficiency and low noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7583168
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resonator capable of constituting a variable filter which has a small size, high mass productivity, low loss and high reproducibility of frequency. According to the present invention, a resonator having a line structure formed on a dielectric substrate 2, is reduced in size by providing a counter electrode 6 in the direction perpendicular to a surface of a resonant line 4 for forming a capacitive reactance which is added to the resonance circuit. The resonator can be further reduced in size by providing widened parts 7a, 7b on the resonant line with the use of the skin effect of an electric signal propagating in the resonant line, so as to enable a large capacitive reactance to be obtained, and by providing the widened parts and the counter electrodes for a part on the resonant line where a magnitude of voltage standing wave is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kawai, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20090206942
    Abstract: A non-reciprocal circuit device comprising a magnetic plate F1; center conductors L1, L2, and L3 that are mutually insulated and disposed so as to intersect on magnetic plate F1; a plane conductor P1 that is disposed facing the center conductors with magnetic plate F1 placed therebetween, the plane conductor being connected to first ends of all the center conductors; matching capacitors C1 to C3 that have first ends grounded electrically and second ends connected to second ends of the center conductors; first matching circuits that have first ends connected to the second ends of the center conductors and second ends that are input/output ports; and a second matching circuit that has a first end connected to or integrated with the plane conductor and a second end grounded electrically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki FURUTA, Hiroshi OKAZAKI, Shoichi NARAHASHI
  • Patent number: 7573356
    Abstract: A tunable filter wherein coupling sections (51, 52, 53) are formed in an input/output line along its lengthwise direction, each coupling section including a gap (G51, G52, G53) formed in the input/output line and coupling electrodes (E5a1, E5b1, E5c1) arranged in the gap in the longitudinal direction of the input/output line; and resonators (41, 42) capable of varying the resonance frequency are connected to the input/output line at the positions between adjacent ones of the coupling sections. Switch means (71, 72, 73) are provided for selectively grounding the coupling electrodes of the coupling sections or selectively short-circuiting the coupling electrodes and the input/output line, and resonance frequency varying means (4m1, 4m2) are provided for varying the resonance frequency of the one or more resonators in association with the switch means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kawai, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20090179711
    Abstract: The present invention has for its object to provide a matching circuit with multiband capability which can be reduced in size, even if the number of handled frequency bands rises. The matching circuit of the present invention comprises a load having frequency-dependent characteristics, a first matching block connected with one end to the load with frequency-dependent characteristics, and a second matching block formed by lumped elements connected in series to the first matching block. And then, when a certain frequency band is used, matching is obtained with the series impedance of the first matching block and the second matching block. When a separate frequency band is used, a ?-type circuit is constituted by connecting auxiliary matching blocks to both sides of the second matching block. Next, at the same frequency, by taking the combined impedance of this ?-type circuit and a load whose characteristics do not depend on the frequency to be Z0, the influence of the second matching block is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20090167458
    Abstract: The present invention has for its object to provide a matching circuit with multiband capability which can be reduced in size, even if the number of handled frequency bands rises. The matching circuit of the present invention comprises a load having frequency-dependent characteristics, a first matching block connected with one end to the load with frequency-dependent characteristics, and a second matching block formed by lumped elements connected in series to the first matching block. And then, when a certain frequency band is used, matching is obtained with the series impedance of the first matching block and the second matching block. When a separate frequency band is used, a ?-type circuit is constituted by connecting auxiliary matching blocks to both sides of the second matching block. Next, at the same frequency, by taking the combined impedance of this ?-type circuit and a load whose characteristics do not depend on the frequency to be Z0, the influence of the second matching block is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi FUKUDA, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7538635
    Abstract: Four variable reactance means are connected, respectively, to the four ports of a quadrature hybrid circuit which is composed of four ring-linked two-port circuits each composed of a transmission line or multiple lumped reactance elements, so that by changing the reactance values of the four variable reactance means, operating frequency of the quadrature hybrid circuit can be selectively changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20090121803
    Abstract: A duplexer according to the present invention includes a first port, a second port and a third port for external input/output, a first path formed between the first port and the third port, a second path formed between the second port and the third port, a phase shifting part provided for each path, and a resonating part provided for each path. At least any of the resonating parts has a ring conductor having a length equal to one wavelength at a resonant frequency or an integral multiple thereof, a plurality of passive circuits, and a plurality of switches each of which is connected to a different part of the ring conductor at one end and to any of the passive circuits at the other end. A switch may simply be connected to a ground conductor instead of being connected to the passive circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiro KAWAI, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7532075
    Abstract: A bias circuit 100 comprises: a first reactance means 2 connected to an AC circuit; a second reactance means 3 connected to the first reactance means 2; a switch 7 connected to a connection point 210 between them; a third reactance means 8 connected to the switch 7; a capacitive means 4 connected to the second reactance means 3; and a DC circuit 5 connected to a connection point 220 between the second reactance means 3 and the capacitive means 4; wherein the connection point 220 is grounded in terms of alternating current. The connection point 210 is at a position such that impedance as viewed from the connection point 210 toward the capacitive means 4 is sufficiently large at a second frequency different from a first frequency. Impedance as viewed from a bias point 800 toward the bias circuit is sufficiently large at any of the frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Patent number: 7508269
    Abstract: A stabilization circuit which includes serial stabilization blocks connected in series, with respect to a signal to be amplified, with an amplification element; parallel stabilization blocks connected in parallel with the amplification element, with respect to a signal to be amplified; and a switch part capable of connecting and disconnecting said parallel stabilization block, with respect to a signal to be amplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20090076230
    Abstract: This invention relates to semi-batch type copolymerization processes. More specifically, the processes of the present invention are directed to the production of compositionally uniform copolymers, including the production of such copolymers from dissimilar monomers, e.g., from monomers with significantly different reactivity ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Sheehan, James Ralph Sounik, Hiroshi Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20090066443
    Abstract: A signal selecting device according to the present invention has two input/output ports, a plurality of resonating parts, a plurality of impedance transforming parts, and a controlling part. The resonating parts have a ring conductor having a length equal to one wavelength at a resonant frequency or an integral multiple thereof and a plurality of switches each of which is connected to a different part of the ring conductor at one end and to a ground conductor at the other end. The controlling part controls the state of the switches. The resonating parts are disposed in series between the two input/output ports. The impedance transforming parts are disposed between the input/output ports in such a manner that the impedance transforming parts at the both ends are disposed between the input/output port and the resonating part and the remaining impedance transforming parts are disposed between the resonating parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Kunihiro KAWAI, Kei Satoh, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20090002069
    Abstract: A variable circuit that has a device that changes the mechanical state thereof and has a characteristic that is changed by a change of the mechanical state of the device, the variable circuit including: a controlling section 20 that turns the device from a current state, which is a current mechanical state, to a different state, which is a state different from the current state, and returns the device from the different state to the current state; and a trigger transmitting section 22 that transmits a first trigger to turn said device from the current state to the different state to the controlling section 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki FURUTA, Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20080309426
    Abstract: An irreversible circuit element is configured by including a magnetic substance, a plurality of central conductors L1 to L3, one ends of which are connected to different input/output ports, arranged on the magnetic substance so as to intersect each other while being insulated from each other, a first conductor P1 connected to the other ends of all the central conductors L1 to L3, a second conductor, a plurality of matching capacitors (each configured by C1 to C3) connecting the one end of the central conductors L1 to L3 and the second conductor and a variable matching mechanism V1, one end of which is connected or integrated with the second conductor, capable of changing reactance between the one end and the other end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo,Inc
    Inventors: Takayuki Furuta, Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20080279122
    Abstract: A circulator extracts a transmission signal sent from a transmitter to antenna via the circulator and a duplexer, reflected by an antenna, and returned via the duplexer to the transmitter side. The amplitude and phase of the extracted signal are adjusted by an amplitude-and-phase adjuster to generate an offset signal having the same amplitude and the opposite phase with respect to a leaking transmission signal included in a signal output from a third terminal of the duplexer when combined by a combiner. The offset signal is combined in the combiner with the leaking transmission signal included in the signal output from the third terminal of the duplexer to suppress the leaking transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC
    Inventors: Atsushi FUKUDA, Hiroshi OKAZAKI, Shoichi NARAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20080278260
    Abstract: First, second and third matching parts 110, 120, and 130 are connected in series between a circuit element 199 whose impedance has a frequency characteristic and a circuitry 198 having a constant impedance. The second matching part 120 has the capability of converting impedances. The first matching part 110 operates as an element having reactance values according to any of frequency bands selected by exclusive switching between on and off of switches 118, 119 and the third matching part 130 operates as an element having reactance values according to any of the frequency bands selected by switching between on and off of a switch 133, thereby providing matching in each frequency band. A seventh reactance circuit 131 is configured on the basis of an interdependence relation with the configuration of a fifth reactance circuit 115 and an eighth reactance circuit 132.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20080268796
    Abstract: A radio communication device in which the output transmission signal of a high-frequency power amplifying part is sent out to an antenna via a circulator, a high-frequency signal reflected from the antenna is transferred via the circulator to a rectifying part to obtain a direct current power, and the direct current power is supplied to a power amplifying part or another constituent part in the radio communication device as an aid to the power supply from a power supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukuda, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi
  • Publication number: 20080204168
    Abstract: A variable resonator that comprises a loop line (902) to which two or more switches (903) are connected and N variable reactance means (102) (N?3), in which switches (903) are severally connected to different positions on the loop line (902), the other ends of the switches are severally connected to a ground conductor, and the switches are capable of switching electrical connection/non-connection between the ground conductor and the loop line (902), the variable reactance blocks (102) are severally settable to the same reactance value, and the variable reactance blocks (102) are electrically connected to the loop line (902) as branching circuits along the circumference direction of the loop line (902) at equal electrical length intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kawai, Hiroshi Okazaki, Shoichi Narahashi