Patents by Inventor Junji Sato

Junji Sato 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: 12313724
    Abstract: False detection of a ghost is prevented. A radar apparatus includes: transmission circuitry, which, in operation, transmits a radar signal; main reflective object detection circuitry, which, in operation, detects a main reflective object in a detection area using a reflected wave of the radar signal; in-area determination circuitry, which, in operation, determines a main area where a ghost caused by a reflective object outside the detection area and the main reflective object is located, the main area being inside the detection area; and auxiliary reflective object detection circuitry, which, in operation, detects a position of an auxiliary reflective object in the main area using a reception signal of the reflected wave of the radar signal, the auxiliary reflective object being located farther than the main reflective object on an extension of a line connecting the radar apparatus and the main reflective object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekuni Yomo, Tomohiro Yui, Kenta Iwasa, Junji Sato
  • Publication number: 20250020770
    Abstract: A radar apparatus includes: a first module; a second module; and a cable that connects the first module to the second module, in which the first module includes: a signal processing circuit that outputs a plurality of beat signals respectively for a plurality of reception antennas, and a control circuit that starts the signal processing circuit in accordance with a start command received from the second module via the cable, and the second module includes: a detection circuit that detects an object based on the plurality of beat signals received from the first module via the cable, and a command circuit that transmits the start command to the first module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Hidekuni YOMO, Tomohiro YUI, Kenta IWASA, Kouji SUZUKI, Takaaki KISHIGAMI, Noriaki SAITO, Junji SATO
  • Publication number: 20250004095
    Abstract: A radar apparatus includes: a plurality of transmission antennas including a first transmission antenna for emitting a first linearly polarized wave and a second transmission antenna adjacent to the first transmission antenna and for emitting a second linearly polarized wave different from the first linearly polarized wave; and transmission circuitry, which, in operation, performs multiplexing transmission of a transmission signal to which a phase rotation amount with a phase different by ? or ?? between the first transmission antenna and the second transmission antenna in each transmission period is applied, from the plurality of transmission antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Takaaki KISHIGAMI, Hidekuni YOMO, Junji SATO
  • Publication number: 20240380787
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is capable of being connected to a monitoring apparatus via a first network, configured for the purpose of transmitting operation information to a management server via a second network and the first network in accordance with monitoring by the monitoring apparatus. The information processing apparatus receives, from the monitoring apparatus, registration information for the management server that includes information indicating an environment type of the first network to which the information processing apparatus can be connected; performs a security setting corresponding to the environment type, based on information indicating the environment type; and performs communication to initiate a connection to the management server based on the registration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventor: JUNJI SATO
  • Patent number: 12045529
    Abstract: A device management server that cooperate with a print server accepts designation indicating that cooperation with the print server is to be performed when a printer to be purchased is used, manages authorization information acquired based on an operation performed using account information managed by the print server in association with account information on the management server side, and makes a request for registration of device information about the printer to be purchased with the print server, using the authorization information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junji Sato
  • Publication number: 20240192315
    Abstract: In a radar apparatus, either a plurality of transmission antennas or a plurality of reception antennas include a first antenna group disposed in a first direction and a second antenna group disposed in a second direction different from the first direction, and an other of the plurality of transmission antennas and the plurality of reception antennas include a third antenna group disposed in a third direction different from each of the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Takaaki KISHIGAMI, Junji SATO
  • Patent number: 11940548
    Abstract: Provided is an improved estimation and identification device that estimates the position of a plurality of identification targets and identifies the plurality of identification targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Morishita, Junji Sato, Naganori Shirakata, Hidekuni Yomo, Kenta Iwasa, Kazuma Nishiyasu, Mei Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11874391
    Abstract: Performance of a radar apparatus including a plurality of transceiver ICs is improved. The radar apparatus includes: a plurality of integrated circuit, which, in operation, perform signal processing on a received signal; and a signal processing circuit, which, in operation, compensates for a deviation between the plurality of integrated circuits based on a difference between leak radio wave components received by receive antennas corresponding respectively to the plurality of integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekuni Yomo, Tomohiro Yui, Kenta Iwasa, Junji Sato
  • Patent number: 11778118
    Abstract: The present information on processing apparatus accepts identification information that identifies a predetermined group of a customer organization; acquire from an installation management server, installation data related to the accepted identification information; execute the installation processing of the information processing apparatus in accordance with the acquired installation data; and, in a case where a registration key for the device management server that manages the information processing apparatus within a network is included in the installation data, when the installation processing is ended, requests registration of the information processing apparatus to the device management server using the registration key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junji Sato
  • Publication number: 20230221908
    Abstract: A device management server that cooperate with a print server accepts designation indicating that cooperation with the print server is to be performed when a printer to be purchased is used, manages authorization information acquired based on an operation performed using account information managed by the print server in association with account information on the management server side, and makes a request for registration of device information about the printer to be purchased with the print server, using the authorization information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Junji Sato
  • Publication number: 20230221919
    Abstract: A network device acquires a service setting from a management server based on a service contract, counts and manages a communication volume for each communication type based on the service setting, and controls communication for each function based on the service setting and the communication volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Junji Sato
  • Publication number: 20230105519
    Abstract: A decorative structure includes: a plurality of base materials extending in a first direction and provided in parallel with each other at predetermined intervals in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a plurality of panel materials, each of the plurality of panel materials being attached to two base materials adjacent to each other in the second direction among the plurality of base materials. Each of the plurality of base materials includes a protrusion protruding in the second direction. Each of the plurality of panel materials includes a body including an outer edge portion having a square shape in a plan view, and four legs provided along four sides of the outer edge portion. The panel material is attached by inserting the protrusion of one of the two base materials through an insertion hole provided in one of the four legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Junji SATO, Syuei HONMA, Shigeru AKAISHI, Toshihide KOKUBUN, Hiroyuki UMETSU
  • Publication number: 20230080655
    Abstract: False detection of a ghost is prevented. A radar apparatus includes: transmission circuitry, which, in operation, transmits a radar signal; main reflective object detection circuitry, which, in operation, detects a main reflective object in a detection area using a reflected wave of the radar signal; in-area determination circuitry, which, in operation, determines a main area where a ghost caused by a reflective object outside the detection area and the main reflective object is located, the main area being inside the detection area; and auxiliary reflective object detection circuitry, which, in operation, detects a position of an auxiliary reflective object in the main area using a reception signal of the reflected wave of the radar signal, the auxiliary reflective object being located farther than the main reflective object on an extension of a line connecting the radar apparatus and the main reflective object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekuni YOMO, Tomohiro YUI, Kenta IWASA, Junji SATO
  • Publication number: 20230019642
    Abstract: A system is configured to include a device provided with a SIM and a device management server, wherein the SIM and a contract are managed in association with each other, and when the SIM is mounted on a device, second identification information that identifies the device is associated with the SIM and is transmitted to the device management server, and in a case in which the second identification information associated with the SIM has changed, the second identification information is registered in the contract when the device is determined to have a contract that is identical to the contract. The determination of whether or not a device has a contract that is identical to the contract is performed based on the position information of the SIM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Junji Sato
  • Publication number: 20210321009
    Abstract: The present information on processing apparatus accepts identification information that identifies a predetermined group of a customer organization; acquire from an installation management server, installation data related to the accepted identification information; execute the installation processing of the information processing apparatus in accordance with the acquired installation data; and, in a case where a registration key for the device management server that manages the information processing apparatus within a network is included in the installation data, when the installation processing is ended, requests registration of the information processing apparatus to the device management server using the registration key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventor: Junji Sato
  • Publication number: 20210293921
    Abstract: Performance of a radar apparatus including a plurality of transceiver ICs is improved. The radar apparatus includes: a plurality of integrated circuit, which, in operation, perform signal processing on a received signal; and a signal processing circuit, which, in operation, compensates for a deviation between the plurality of integrated circuits based on a difference between leak radio wave components received by receive antennas corresponding respectively to the plurality of integrated circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekuni YOMO, Tomohiro YUI, Kenta IWASA, Junji SATO
  • Publication number: 20210288398
    Abstract: An antenna-integrated module includes: a substrate; one or more semiconductor chips each arranged on the substrate; and one or more antenna elements that are connected to the one or more semiconductor chips. At least one antenna element among the one or more antenna elements is arranged in the same region on the substrate on which the one or more semiconductor chips are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: JUNJI SATO, RYOSUKE SHIOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210286040
    Abstract: Provided is an improved estimation and identification device that estimates the position of a plurality of identification targets and identifies the plurality of identification targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yohei MORISHITA, Junji SATO, Naganori SHIRAKATA, Hidekuni YOMO, Kenta IWASA, Kazuma NISHIYASU, Mei OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11024953
    Abstract: An antenna-integrated module includes: one or more semiconductor chips each including a silicon substrate, a metal layer stacked on a first surface of the silicon substrate, and one or more frequency converters; an insulating layer that surrounds the one or more semiconductor chips; a re-distribution layer that is stacked on a first surface of the insulating layer and on a first surface of the metal layer; one or more first antenna elements that are provided on the first surface of the metal layer with a first conductor pattern and that are connected to the one or more frequency converters; and one or more second antenna elements that are provided with a second conductor pattern on a first surface of the re-distribution layer stacked on the first surface of the insulating layer and that are connected to the one or more frequency converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Junji Sato, Ryosuke Shiozaki
  • Patent number: RE49619
    Abstract: A plurality of transmission antennas include Nt1 transmission antennas arranged in a first direction and Nt2 transmission antennas arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a plurality of reception antennas include Na1 reception antennas arranged in the first direction and Na2 reception antennas arranged in the second direction. In the first direction, an inter-element space between any two of the Nt1 transmission antennas and an inter-element space between any two of the Na1 reception antennas are each a value which is a product of a first space and an integer and are all values different from each other, and in the second direction, an inter-element space between any two of the Nt2 transmission antennas and an inter-element space between any two of the Na2 reception antennas are each a value which is a product of a second space and an integer and are all values different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Kishigami, Junji Sato