Patents by Inventor Katsumi Takaoka

Katsumi Takaoka 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: 11442176
    Abstract: A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) enabled device includes an inertial sensor and receiver circuitry to track a position of the GNSS enabled device. The receiver circuitry selects a mode of a GNSS technology based on power available at the GNSS enabled device and a positioning error value associated with the mode of the GNSS technology. The positioning error value associated with the selected mode is less than a specified accuracy threshold. The receiver circuitry calibrates the inertial sensor based on the selected mode of the GNSS technology to track the position of the GNSS enabled device to reduce the overall power consumption at the GNSS enabled device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Mohamed Youssef, Hidetoshi Kawauchi, Katsumi Takaoka, Kazukuni Takanohashi
  • Patent number: 11150685
    Abstract: It is desirable to reduce power consumption without reducing a function in an electronic apparatus operating in a plurality of modes different in power consumption from one another. A processor operates in a normal mode, in which power consumption is higher, of two modes different in power consumption from each other, and stops operation in a power saving mode, in which the power consumption is lower, of the two modes. A control section outputs a power saving mode control command instructing an increase or decrease of a supply electric power to a digital circuit different from the processor in the power saving mode. A power source managing integrated circuit increases or decreases the supply electric power to the digital circuit in accordance with the power saving mode control command, and outputs the increased or decreased supply electric power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Keita Izumi, Toshimasa Shimizu, Katsumi Takaoka
  • Patent number: 10591953
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing apparatus and method that enables to reduce required power. In the signal processing apparatus, a RTC of a main chip and a RTC of a power supply chip are synchronized before power supply of the main chip is stopped, and the RTC of the main chip is synchronized with the time of the RTC of the power supply chip after the power supply of the main chip is restored. In this way, the RTC uses continuous time information before and after the stop. The present disclosure is capable of being applied to, for example, a GPS module in which a digital circuit includes a plurality of chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sotaro Ohara, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Katsumi Takaoka, Keita Izumi, Suguru Houchi, Gaku Hidai, Yutaka Takagi, Hideki Takahashi, Hideki Awata, Yasushi Katayama, Naoki Yoshimochi, Toshimasa Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20190235565
    Abstract: It is desirable to reduce power consumption without reducing a function in an electronic apparatus operating in a plurality of modes different in power consumption from one another. A processor operates in a normal mode, in which power consumption is higher, of two modes different in power consumption from each other, and stops operation in a power saving mode, in which the power consumption is lower, of the two modes. A control section outputs a power saving mode control command instructing an increase or decrease of a supply electric power to a digital circuit different from the processor in the power saving mode. A power source managing integrated circuit increases or decreases the supply electric power to the digital circuit in accordance with the power saving mode control command, and outputs the increased or decreased supply electric power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Keita Izumi, Toshimasa Shimizu, Katsumi Takaoka
  • Publication number: 20190235088
    Abstract: A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) enabled device includes an inertial sensor and receiver circuitry to track a position of the GNSS enabled device. The receiver circuitry selects a mode of a GNSS technology based on power available at the GNSS enabled device and a positioning error value associated with the mode of the GNSS technology. The positioning error value associated with the selected mode is less than a specified accuracy threshold. The receiver circuitry calibrates the inertial sensor based on the selected mode of the GNSS technology to track the position of the GNSS enabled device to reduce the overall power consumption at the GNSS enabled device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: KATSUYUKI TANAKA, MOHAMED YOUSSEF, HIDETOSHI KAWAUCHI, KATSUMI TAKAOKA, KAZUKUNI TAKANOHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180307294
    Abstract: Power consumption by an electronic device carried by a user is to be reduced. The electronic device includes a detection unit, a simplified analysis unit, and a detailed analysis unit. The detection unit detects the presence/absence of movement of the electronic device. A power control unit starts a supply of electric power when there is movement in the electronic device. The simplified analysis unit performs a simplified analysis process while consuming the electric power, the simplified analysis process being a process of analyzing the data obtained from the electronic device. In accordance with an analysis result of the simplified analysis process, the detailed analysis unit performs a detailed analysis process while consuming the electric power, the detailed analysis process being a different process from the simplified analysis process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuo Kato, Katsumi Takaoka, Hideki Takahashi, Yoshitaka Suga, Kosei Yamashita, Yuken Goto, Hiroyuki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20180210487
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing apparatus and method that enables to reduce required power. In the signal processing apparatus, a RTC of a main chip and a RTC of a power supply chip are synchronized before power supply of the main chip is stopped, and the RTC of the main chip is synchronized with the time of the RTC of the power supply chip after the power supply of the main chip is restored. In this way, the RTC uses continuous time information before and after the stop. The present disclosure is capable of being applied to, for example, a GPS module in which a digital circuit includes a plurality of chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: SOTARO OHARA, KATSUYUKI TANAKA, KATSUMI TAKAOKA, KEITA IZUMI, SUGURU HOUCHI, GAKU HIDAI, YUTAKA TAKAGI, HIDEKI TAKAHASHI, HIDEKI AWATA, YASUSHI KATAYAMA, NAOKI YOSHIMOCHI, TOSHIMASA SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20150121159
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor integrated circuit, including a test circuit, a plurality of signal cells, a power supply cell, and a control circuit. The test circuit performs a predetermined test on a test target circuit. A plurality of signal cells input an input signal into the test circuit and the test target circuit. The power supply cell supplies power to some of the plurality of signal cells in the test. The control circuit controls a value of the input signal from signal cells that include signal cells to which the power is not supplied and that are not used in the test, to be a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Keita Izumi, Katsumi Takaoka, Toshiyuki Kouchiyama, Syunsuke Hamashima, Kouichirou Ono
  • Patent number: 9020023
    Abstract: The present technique relates to a reception device and a reception method which can improve equalization performance. An equalization processing unit has a time domain equalization unit which equalizes a received signal in a time domain and a frequency domain equalization unit which is provided in parallel to the time domain equalization unit and which equalizes the received signal in a frequency domain, and performs control of switching between the time domain equalization unit and the frequency domain equalization unit. The present technique can be applied to, for example, equalize a signal of data transmitted by way of single carrier transmission or data transmitted by way of multicarrier transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Takaoka, Naoki Yoshimochi, Hidetoshi Kawauchi, Ryo Hasegawa, Hirofumi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 8924451
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus, including a first equalization section, a second equalization section, and an arithmetic operation section. The first equalization section is adapted to carry out equalization of a signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses a single carrier. The second equalization section is adapted to carry out equalization of a signal which represents data transmitted by a transmission method which uses multi carriers. The arithmetic operation section is adapted to carry out arithmetic operation for determining information to be used for the equalization by the first equalization section and arithmetic operation for determining information to be used for the equalization by the second equalization section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Katsumi Takaoka, Hidetoshi Kawauchi
  • Patent number: 8885771
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a signal receiving apparatus including: a data-loss detection section configured to detect a data loss from a received signal; and a timing adjustment section configured to adjust a processing timing by the quantity of the data loss on the basis of the detection result of the data loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Katsumi Takaoka
  • Patent number: 8837643
    Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes a correlation operation unit and a determination unit. The correlation operation unit is configured to perform a correlation operation with a known signal on a received signal including the known signal in a predetermined interval. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not a correlation peak interval detected by the correlation operation unit deviates from the predetermined interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naomichi Kishimoto, Katsumi Takaoka, Kazukuni Takanohashi
  • Patent number: 8761279
    Abstract: A reception apparatus includes: a reception section configured to receive a signal modulated by one of a single-carrier scheme and a multi-carrier scheme that are specified by a predetermined standard; a single-carrier demodulation section configured to execute single-carrier demodulation based on the single-carrier scheme onto the signal; a multi-carrier demodulation section configured to execute multi-carrier demodulation based on the multi-carrier scheme onto the signal; and a demodulation control section configured to control such that one of the single-carrier demodulation and the multi-carrier demodulation is tried on the received signal in accordance with a preset predetermined rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Katsumi Takaoka
  • Publication number: 20140029661
    Abstract: The present technique relates to a reception device and a reception method which can improve equalization performance. An equalization processing unit has a time domain equalization unit which equalizes a received signal in a time domain and a frequency domain equalization unit which is provided in parallel to the time domain equalization unit and which equalizes the received signal in a frequency domain, and performs control of switching between the time domain equalization unit and the frequency domain equalization unit. The present technique can be applied to, for example, equalize a signal of data transmitted by way of single carrier transmission or data transmitted by way of multicarrier transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Takaoka, Naoki Yoshimochi, Hidetoshi Kawauchi, Ryo Hasegawa, Hirofumi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 8615060
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including a calculation section and a storage section. The calculation section calculates correlation values between a data sequence included in a known signal and a received signal at a given point in time. The storage section has at least an area sufficient for storing the correlation values calculated for one frame using the received signal which is one frame long and to which the known signal is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Yoshimochi, Katsumi Takaoka, Tetsuhiro Futami
  • Patent number: 8576902
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a receiving device including, a receiver configured to receive a signal that is transmitted via a propagation path and is modulated by a predetermined system prescribed by a predetermined standard, a demodulator configured to demodulate a received signal, an estimator configured to estimate a signal-to-noise ratio relating to the propagation path, obtained from a data signal included in the demodulated received signal, and a corrector configured to correct an estimated signal-to-noise ratio in accordance with a transmission parameter obtained from the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Maruyama, Ryo Hasegawa, Katsumi Takaoka
  • Patent number: 8576950
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception section configured to receive a signal modulated by a predetermined system defined by a predetermined standard; a decoding section configured to decode transmission parameters included in the received signal; an acquisition section configured to acquire from among sequentially decoded transmission parameters the parameters used in a demodulation process performed on the received signal; and a control section configured such that if the acquired transmission parameters used in the demodulation process on the received signal are different from the sequentially decoded transmission parameters, then the control section controls the demodulation process on the received signal based on newly decoded transmission parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Hirofumi Maruyama, Katsumi Takaoka
  • Patent number: 8422603
    Abstract: A signal receiving apparatus for receiving signals is provided. The signal receiving apparatus includes a correlation-value computation section configured to sequentially compute a correlation value representing a correlation between the received signal and a series of known symbols while sliding the series of known symbols for every symbol included in the received signal, a maximum-value detection section configured to detect a largest correlation value among the correlation values computed by the correlation-value computation section for one frame of the received signal, and a correlation-value storage section configured to store each of the correlation values at one of a predetermined number of storage locations, before and after the largest correlation value is detected by the maximum-value detection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Takaoka, Doan Tien Dung
  • Patent number: 8381054
    Abstract: A reception apparatus that receives a signal, including, a correction section, an error detection section, a filtering section, and a setting section is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Katsumi Takaoka
  • Patent number: 8369455
    Abstract: The present invention provides a receiving apparatus including: a capturing section configured to correct an error of a receive signal and capture the receive signal; a filtering section configured to remove a low frequency component of a signal indicative of an integrated value of an error of the receive signal; and a capture detecting section configured to monitor a signal outputted from the filtering section and, if the signal is within a predetermined range for a predetermined time, detect that the capturing section has captured the receive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Katsumi Takaoka