Patents by Inventor Kazukuni Takanohashi
Kazukuni Takanohashi 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).
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Publication number: 20250093525Abstract: A consumption amount in a satellite signal receiver is estimated. The satellite signal receiver includes multiple control blocks including a front-end control block for receiving a satellite signal from a satellite and performing signal processing, a satellite capture control block for capturing the satellite signal, a satellite tracking control block for tracking the satellite signal, and a positioning control block for measuring a position of the satellite signal receiver on the basis of the satellite signal. A consumption information holding unit holds consumption information in which a first consumption amount is estimated in advance for each of the multiple control blocks. A consumption amount estimation unit estimates a second consumption amount in a predetermined period on a basis of the consumption information according to the operation state of each of the multiple control blocks within the predetermined period.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventor: KAZUKUNI TAKANOHASHI
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Patent number: 12105207Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a receiver that acquires its current position by using a signal from a satellite. The receiver includes a reception section, a signal processing section, and a positioning process section. In this receiver, the reception section receives a signal from a predetermined satellite as a reception signal. The signal processing section performs a process of determining whether or not a reception signal received from the reception section includes a specific message. The positioning process section performs a positioning process of acquiring a current position in a case where the reception signal includes a specific message.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tetsuhiro Futami
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Patent number: 11681051Abstract: The presence or absence of a preamble is detected with accuracy in a reception apparatus that receives a signal including a preamble. A reception section receives a subframe including a subframe preamble and a message and a frame including a frame preamble. A processing section performs a process of detecting the presence or absence of the subframe preamble according to whether or not a given relation holds between a reception timing of the subframe preamble and a reception timing of the frame preamble. A message decoding section extracts the message from the subframe and decodes the message in a case where the presence of the subframe preamble is detected.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tetsuhiro Futami, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Hideki Awata, Shinji Inoue, Tsunetomo Nakazato
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Patent number: 11442176Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Mohamed Youssef, Hidetoshi Kawauchi, Katsumi Takaoka, Kazukuni Takanohashi
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Publication number: 20220035046Abstract: The presence or absence of a preamble is detected with accuracy in a reception. apparatus that receives a signal including a preamble. A reception section receives a subframe including a subframe preamble and a message and a frame including a frame preamble. A processing section performs a process of detecting the presence or absence of the subframe preamble according to whether or not a given relation holds between a reception timing of the subframe preamble and a reception timing of the frame preamble. A message decoding section extracts the message from the subframe and decodes the message in a case where the presence of the subframe preamble is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tetsuhiro Futami, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Hideki Awata, Shinji Inoue, Tsunetomo Nakazato
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Publication number: 20210247521Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a receiver that acquires its current position by using a signal from a satellite. The receiver includes a reception section, a signal processing section, and a positioning process section. In this receiver, the reception section receives a signal from a predetermined satellite as a reception signal. The signal processing section performs a process of determining whether or not a reception signal received from the reception section includes a specific message. The positioning process section performs a positioning process of acquiring a current position in a case where the reception signal includes a specific message.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tetsuhiro Futami
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Patent number: 10523061Abstract: A power receiving device of the disclosure includes a power generator, a detector, and a controller. The power generator includes a power receiving element that receives a power signal supplied in a wireless manner from a power feeding device, and generates direct current power on the basis of the power signal. The detector includes a detection element, and drives the detection element and detects an alternating current signal generated in the detection element, during a power receiving period in which the power receiving element receives the power signal. The controller controls the power feeding device on the basis of a detection result of the detector.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Ken Matsui, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tomonori Tsuchiyama, Masayoshi Abe, Osamu Kozakai
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Publication number: 20190235088Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: KATSUYUKI TANAKA, MOHAMED YOUSSEF, HIDETOSHI KAWAUCHI, KATSUMI TAKAOKA, KAZUKUNI TAKANOHASHI
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Patent number: 10082906Abstract: A touch detection circuit includes: a map generation section configured to compare a touch signal corresponding to a proximity state of an external proximity object with each of a plurality of thresholds to generate a plurality of pieces of map data each showing touch regions; a labeling section configured to selectively perform labeling on the touch regions in the plurality of pieces of map data, based on inclusive relationship of the touch regions between the plurality of pieces of map data; and a detection section configured to perform touch detection based on processing results by the labeling section.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Kazukuni Takanohashi
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Patent number: 10069539Abstract: There may be included: a demodulation section configured to perform, based on a modulated signal transmitted from an associated communication device, amplitude change demodulation and phase change demodulation, and configured to select a demodulated signal demodulated with either one of the amplitude change demodulation and the phase change demodulation; and a modulation section configured to modulate magnetic field generated by the associated communication device.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Iida, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Oguchi
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Patent number: 9952721Abstract: A touch panel includes: a touch detection device; a map generation section configured to generate a first data map including a fixed pattern and a data pattern, based on a signal output from the touch detection device according to an information recording medium placed in proximity to the touch detection device; and a data acquisition section configured to identify the fixed pattern, and acquire a data code from the data pattern, based on a result of identifying the fixed pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Haruo Togashi
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Patent number: 9905151Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of first unit pixels, each including: a data input terminal, a data output terminal, a display element, and a waveform shaping section. The display element is configured to perform display based on data inputted to the data input terminal. The first waveform shaping section is provided on a signal path from the data input terminal to the data output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hideyuki Suzuki, Toshiyuki Miyauchi, Yosuke Ueno, Yoshifumi Miyajima, Masayuki Hattori, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Haruo Togashi, Tamotsu Ikeda, Hiizu Ootorii, Sachiya Tanaka
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Patent number: 9811201Abstract: A touch detection circuit includes: a touch detection section configured to detect a plurality of touch points made by one or more users, based on positive data in a touch data map that includes the positive data and negative data; and a determination section configured to detect, based on the negative data in the touch data map, a plurality of negative points, and determine, based on the plurality of negative points, touch points made by same user in the plurality of touch points.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tsugita Komatsu
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Publication number: 20170192603Abstract: A touch detection circuit includes: a map generation section configured to compare a touch signal corresponding to a proximity state of an external proximity object with each of a plurality of thresholds to generate a plurality of pieces of map data each showing touch regions; a labeling section configured to selectively perform labeling on the touch regions in the plurality of pieces of map data, based on inclusive relationship of the touch regions between the plurality of pieces of map data; and a detection section configured to perform touch detection based on processing results by the labeling section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventor: Kazukuni TAKANOHASHI
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Publication number: 20170149287Abstract: A power receiving device of the disclosure includes a power generator, a detector, and a controller. The power generator includes a power receiving element that receives a power signal supplied in a wireless manner from a power feeding device, and generates direct current power on the basis of the power signal. The detector includes a detection element, and drives the detection element and detects an alternating current signal generated in the detection element, during a power receiving period in which the power receiving element receives the power signal. The controller controls the power feeding device on the basis of a detection result of the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Ken Matsui, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tomonori Tsuchiyama, Masayoshi Abe, Osamu Kozakai
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Patent number: 9639200Abstract: A touch detection circuit includes: a map generation section configured to compare a touch signal corresponding to a proximity state of an external proximity object with each of a plurality of thresholds to generate a plurality of pieces of map data each showing touch regions; a labeling section configured to selectively perform labeling on the touch regions in the plurality of pieces of map data, based on inclusive relationship of the touch regions between the plurality of pieces of map data; and a detection section configured to perform touch detection based on processing results by the labeling section.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Kazukuni Takanohashi
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Publication number: 20160334929Abstract: A touch detection circuit includes: a touch detection section configured to detect a plurality of touch points made by one or more users, based on positive data in a touch data map that includes the positive data and negative data; and a determination section configured to detect, based on the negative data in the touch data map, a plurality of negative points, and determine, based on the plurality of negative points, touch points made by same user in the plurality of touch points.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Kazukuni TAKANOHASHI, Tsugita KOMATSU
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Patent number: 9495911Abstract: A display panel includes: a driver section configured to generate a first pixel packet including digital luminance data; a plurality of unit pixels successively connected, each of the unit pixels configured to perform a display operation, based on the digital luminance data of the first pixel packet, and one or more of the unit pixels configured to perform a detection operation of a physical quantity thereof to generate a second pixel packet including digital detection data acquired by the detection operation and then output the second pixel packet to a subsequent one of the unit pixels; and a receiver section configured to receive the second pixel packet.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Hideyuki Suzuki, Kazunori Yasuda, Toshiyuki Miyauchi, Tamotsu Ikeda
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Patent number: 9430110Abstract: A touch detection circuit includes: a touch detection section configured to detect a plurality of touch points made by one or more users, based on positive data in a touch data map that includes the positive data and negative data; and a determination section configured to detect, based on the negative data in the touch data map, a plurality of negative points, and determine, based on the plurality of negative points, touch points made by same user in the plurality of touch points.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tsugita Komatsu
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Patent number: 9424773Abstract: A display panel includes: a display section including a plurality of unit pixels; and a display drive section configured to generate first pixel packets and supply the first pixel packets to the display section, the first pixel packets each including luminance data of a digital signal, the pieces of luminance data determining respective luminances of respective predetermined number of unit pixels of the plurality of unit pixels, and the first pixel packets being equal in number to the predetermined number of unit pixels.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Hideyuki Suzuki, Toshiyuki Miyauchi, Tamotsu Ikeda