Patents by Inventor Katsuya Kato

Katsuya Kato 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: 10701307
    Abstract: Provided are an image data output device, an image data output method, an image display device, and an integrated circuit that are possible to eliminate stutter by selecting a frame rate from a plurality of frame rate candidates. The image data output device that switches a frame rate of a generated image for each frame and outputs the image to an image display device includes an image generation unit that, on a basis of image generation time required to generate the image, changes the frame rate to one of a plurality of frame rates which are predetermined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuya Kato, Hideo Namba
  • Publication number: 20200199096
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a harmful organism control agent containing a pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid amide derivative or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, having an excellent harmful organism controlling effect. A pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid amide derivative represented by general formula [I]: (wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl group or the like, R6 represents a C1-C12 alkyl group, C1-C12 haloalkyl group or the like, R7 and R8 represent a hydrogen atom, C1-C12 alkyl group or the like) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and a harmful organism control agent containing the pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid amide derivative or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira KINPARA, Ryo ISHIKAWA, Keiji TORIYABE, Katsuya KATO, Masao NAKATANI, Akira TAKANEZAWA, Takeshi MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 10660094
    Abstract: A terminal device uses a broad band to improve a throughput. A terminal device communicates with a base station apparatus, and includes a higher layer processing unit that receives an instruction from the base station apparatus to perform communication according to a first frame structure used in a prescribed carrier frequency band or to perform communication according to a second frame structure used in a carrier frequency band higher than the prescribed carrier frequency band, and a reception unit that receives a signal of the first frame structure in a case where it is instructed to perform the communication according to the first frame structure, and receives a signal of the second frame structure in a case where it is instructed to perform the communication according to the second frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuya Kato, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Ryota Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200154239
    Abstract: To provide a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, a location server, and a communication apparatus that are capable of improving position estimation accuracy. A physical signal generating unit configured to generate first positioning reference signal and second positioning reference signal, and a transmitter configured to transmit the first positioning reference signal and the second positioning reference signal to a terminal apparatus are provided. The first positioning reference signal is mapped on one resource block and the second positioning reference signal is mapped on at least six resource blocks. The resource block is constituted of prescribed subcarriers in a frequency domain. A maximum v number of consecutive subframes on which the first positioning reference signal is transmitted is larger than a maximum number of consecutive subframes on which the second positioning reference signal is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: RYOTA YAMADA, KATSUYA KATO, YASUHIRO HAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10630599
    Abstract: A terminal device and a base station apparatus use a broad band to improve a throughput. Provided is a terminal device that communicates with a base station apparatus, including a reception unit that receives signals of a first frame structure and a second frame structure, and a subcarrier spacing in the second frame structure is m times a subcarrier spacing in the first frame structure (m is a natural number). Provided is a base station apparatus which communicates with a terminal device, including a transmission unit that transmits signals of a first frame structure and a second frame structure, and a subcarrier spacing in the second frame structure is m times a subcarrier spacing in the first frame structure (m is a natural number).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuya Kato, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Ryota Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200072939
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal apparatus including: a receiver configured to detect a transmission direction of a signal used for communication with at least one base station apparatus; and a transmitter configured to transmit, to a location server, base station direction information for indicating the transmission direction detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: RYOTA YAMADA, KATSUYA KATO, YASUHIRO HAMAGUCHI, KAZUHIKO FUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200059889
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus (20) includes: a first direction configuring unit configured to receive transmission beam information that is information of a transmission beam used by a transmission device (10-m) and configure a first direction (102-m) that is a direction vector of the transmission beam in a first coordinate system based on the transmission beam information; a radio receiving unit configured to configure a reception beam used for reception of a signal from the transmission device; a second direction configuring unit configured to configure a second direction (202-m) that is a direction vector of the reception beam in a second coordinate system; and an orientation measuring unit configured to perform measurement of an orientation of the terminal apparatus itself based on the first direction (102-m) and the second direction (202-m).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: KATSUYA KATO, RYOTA YAMADA, YASUHIRO HAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10547409
    Abstract: A signal that is transmitted to a terminal apparatus itself is demodulated with high precision, and throughput is improved. A terminal apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives downlink control information from the base station apparatus; and a signal detection unit that demodulates a signal that is transmitted to the terminal apparatus itself, based on first modulation mapping, and demodulates an interference signal based on second modulation mapping, in a case where information relating to a transmit power of the interference signal is included in the downlink control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuya Kato, Tomoki Yoshimura, Osamu Nakamura, Ryota Yamada, Hiromichi Tomeba, Jungo Goto, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10440671
    Abstract: Communication is efficiently performed even when the communication is performed in a high carrier frequency. A terminal apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive assistance information from a primary cell and a plurality of synchronization signals from a secondary cell and to perform synchronization on the basis of the assistance information and the plurality of synchronization signals; and a transmission unit configured to transmit measurement information regarding at least one of the plurality of synchronization signals. The assistance information includes respective pieces of information regarding the plurality of synchronization signals. The assistance information includes an ID of each of the plurality of synchronization signals, and the terminal apparatus transmits the ID as the measurement information regarding the synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Yamada, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Hiromichi Tomeba, Katsuya Kato, Naoki Kusashima
  • Publication number: 20190288794
    Abstract: A coding unit and a radio transmitting unit are included. The coding unit includes a first coding unit, a division unit, and a second coding unit. The first coding unit codes information bits by using first coding. The division unit divides an output from the first coding unit into blocks. The second coding unit performs error correction coding on each of the blocks output by the division unit to generate a coded block. The radio transmitting unit transmits a plurality of the coded blocks at a random transmission timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: RYOTA YAMADA, YASUHIRO HAMAGUCHI, KATSUYA KATO, HIROMICHI TOMEBA
  • Patent number: 10420086
    Abstract: Degradation in reception performance due to interference is reduced while suppressing an increase in the amount of control information. There is provided a terminal device including; a higher layer that determines whether or not to apply NAICS; and a reception unit that receives downlink control information, in which, in a case where, with the higher layer, an indication that the NAICS has to be applied is provided, if the downlink control information is detected in a UE-specific search space, signal detection in compliance with the NAICS is performed, and in which, in the case where, with the higher layer, the indication that the NAICS has to be applied is provided, if the downlink control information is received in a common search space, signal detection in compliance with a linear scheme is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Yamada, Kozue Yokomakura, Katsuya Kato, Hiromichi Tomeba, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Publication number: 20190271843
    Abstract: A display unit is configured to display visual information that is visually recognized and superimposed on an external scene. A detection unit is configured to detect an event possibly causing danger by visually recognizing the visual information. A mounting unit is configured to be mountable on a head of a user and support the display unit and the detection unit. A controller is configured to suppress display of the visual information on the display unit in a case that the event is detected. Embodiments of the present invention can be applied to any of a terminal apparatus, a communication method, or a program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: KATSUYA KATO, YASUHIRO HAMAGUCHI, HIROYUKI KATATA, KOKI SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190221022
    Abstract: A video generation device displays visual information as a result of inputting the movement of a user. The video generation device generates a video of a 3D virtual space, and includes: a movement detection unit configured to calculate a change in at least one of a position, an orientation, or an angle of the video generation device; an avatar data generation unit configured to generate first avatar data and second avatar data that are configured to include avatar coordinates, avatar motion, and model data in the 3D virtual space; an avatar data selection unit configured to select an avatar based on control data for controlling the avatar and data calculated by the movement detection unit; a 3D video generation unit configured to generate the 3D virtual space video based on data of the avatar selected and data calculated by the movement calculation unit; and a video display unit configured to display the video of the 3D virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: KATSUYA KATO, YASUHIRO HAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10284349
    Abstract: Degradation in reception performance due to interference is reduced while suppressing control information from increasing. A higher layer that determines whether or not to apply NAICS and a reception unit that receives Downlink Control Information are included. In a case where, with the higher layer, an indication that the NAICS has to be applied is provided, if a first downlink control information format is received, signal detection in compliance with the NAICS is performed, and, in the case where, with the higher layer, the indication that the NAICS has to be applied is provided, if a second downlink control information format is received, signal detection in compliance with a linear scheme is performed. The first downlink control information format is constituted as at least one downlink control information format that is allocated only to a UE-specific search space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Yamada, Kozue Yokomakura, Katsuya Kato, Hiromichi Tomeba, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Patent number: 10256885
    Abstract: A channel estimation unit estimates channel state information to or from a base station device. A feedback information generation unit performs a decomposition process for the channel state information and thereby acquires first decomposition information that includes plural singular values and second decomposition information that includes plural right singular vectors respectively associated with the plural singular values. The feedback information generation unit mutually replaces portions of the plural singular values, thereby acquires first replacement information, and further acquires second replacement information based on the first replacement information and the plural right singular vectors. The feedback information generation unit performs a conversion process for the second replacement information and thereby acquires second conversion information. A radio transmission unit notifies the base station device of the second conversion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Yoshimura, Hiromichi Tomeba, Ryota Yamada, Katsuya Kato, Kozue Yokomakura
  • Patent number: 10244520
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus improves throughput while suppressing control information of an interfering signal. The terminal device includes: a higher layer that determines an instruction as to whether to apply NAICS; a receiving unit that receives downlink control information; and a control unit that, in a case where it has been specified on the higher layer that NAICS is applied, determines, on the basis of information that is contained in the downlink control information and indicates whether to perform interference cancellation or suppression, whether to perform interference cancellation or suppression. The receiving unit receives, in a user-specific search space, the downlink control information containing the information indicating whether to perform interference cancellation or suppression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuya Kato, Ryota Yamada, Hiromichi Tomeba, Kozue Yokomakura, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Patent number: 10219226
    Abstract: A reduction in interference improves throughput and increase opportunity for communication by each terminal apparatus. A base station apparatus that communicates with a terminal apparatus transmits information relating to a transmit power for a UE-specific reference signal in a state of being included in downlink control information, in a case of a predetermined transmission mode. A terminal apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus includes a reception unit that receives downlink control information which includes information relating to a transmit power for a UE-specific reference signal, from the base station apparatus, in a case of a predetermined transmission mode, and a reception signal is demodulated based on the downlink control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Yamada, Hiromichi Tomeba, Katsuya Kato, Jungo Goto, Osamu Nakamura, Tomoki Yoshimura, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20190059118
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus reduces power consumption by being connected to a control terminal apparatus. A terminal apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a connection unit that makes connection to a control terminal apparatus including a function of performing radio communication with a base station apparatus and receives a radio parameter from the control terminal apparatus, and a transmission unit that transmits data to the base station apparatus using the radio parameter. Alternatively, a terminal apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a reception unit that receives a radio parameter from a base station apparatus, and a connection unit that makes connection to an end terminal apparatus including a data transmission function and transmits a parameter including the radio parameter to the end terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: KATSUYA KATO, RYOTA YAMADA, YASUHIRO HAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10171196
    Abstract: A terminal device acquires a parameter indispensable in canceling or suppressing an interference signal, cancels or suppresses interference with high precision, and reduces a degradation in reception performance due to the interference. There is provided a first terminal device that communicates with a base station apparatus, including: a higher layer processing unit that determines NAICS information indicating whether or not NAICS has to be used; a reception unit that receives downlink control information which is transmitted from the base station apparatus; and a control unit that changes interpretation of the downlink control information based on a configuration that is determined by the higher layer processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kozue Yokomakura, Ryota Yamada, Katsuya Kato, Hiromichi Tomeba
  • Publication number: 20180351679
    Abstract: A terminal device acquires a parameter indispensable in canceling or suppressing an interference signal, cancels or suppresses interference with high precision, and reduces a degradation in reception performance due to the interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kozue YOKOMAKURA, Ryota YAMADA, Katsuya KATO, Hiromichi TOMEBA