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).

  • Patent number: 12105207
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tetsuhiro Futami
  • Patent number: 11681051
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tetsuhiro Futami, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Hideki Awata, Shinji Inoue, Tsunetomo Nakazato
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220035046
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tetsuhiro Futami, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Hideki Awata, Shinji Inoue, Tsunetomo Nakazato
  • Publication number: 20210247521
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tetsuhiro Futami
  • Patent number: 10523061
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Ken Matsui, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tomonori Tsuchiyama, Masayoshi Abe, Osamu Kozakai
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10082906
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazukuni Takanohashi
  • Patent number: 10069539
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Iida, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Oguchi
  • Patent number: 9952721
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Haruo Togashi
  • Patent number: 9905151
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Suzuki, Toshiyuki Miyauchi, Yosuke Ueno, Yoshifumi Miyajima, Masayuki Hattori, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Haruo Togashi, Tamotsu Ikeda, Hiizu Ootorii, Sachiya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9811201
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tsugita Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20170192603
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Kazukuni TAKANOHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170149287
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Ken Matsui, Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tomonori Tsuchiyama, Masayoshi Abe, Osamu Kozakai
  • Patent number: 9639200
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazukuni Takanohashi
  • Publication number: 20160334929
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Kazukuni TAKANOHASHI, Tsugita KOMATSU
  • Patent number: 9495911
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Hideyuki Suzuki, Kazunori Yasuda, Toshiyuki Miyauchi, Tamotsu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9430110
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Tsugita Komatsu
  • Patent number: 9426008
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a signal processing device including: a correlation signal output unit configured to, about a received signal transmitted from another device, calculate a correlation value between the received signal and a pattern of a waveform of a known signal and output the calculated correlation value as a correlation signal in a time corresponding to one symbol; a known signal determiner configured to determine, based on the correlation signal, whether or not the received signal is modulated by the known signal in a first interval defined when the time corresponding to one symbol is divided into a plurality of intervals; and an identifier configured to identify a series of the symbol based on a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Funamoto, Kazuhiro Oguchi, Kazukuni Takanohashi
  • Patent number: 9424773
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazukuni Takanohashi, Hideyuki Suzuki, Toshiyuki Miyauchi, Tamotsu Ikeda