Patents by Inventor Keiichi Mizutani

Keiichi Mizutani 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: 11737077
    Abstract: A transmission device including a time-domain windowing processing circuit to which a transmission symbol is input and in which the transmission symbol is multiplied by a time window. As the time window, a result of pre-convolving an arbitrary filter into an arbitrary time window is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keiichi Mizutani, Hiroshi Harada, Takeshi Matsumura, Yuji Mizutani
  • Patent number: 11700106
    Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus that flexibly switches execution/non-execution of FD. The communication apparatus includes the followings: a resource allocation unit that allocates, to another communication apparatus, reception radio resources in a predetermined frequency channel and allocates transmission radio resources at least partially overlapping the reception radio resources on a time axis; and a notification unit that notifies the other communication apparatus of information regarding the reception radio resources and the transmission radio resources. The resource allocation unit further allocates transmission radio resources at least partially overlapping the reception radio resources on a frequency axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Kimura, Ryo Sawai, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Naoki Kusashima, Hiroshi Harada, Keiichi Mizutani, Takeshi Matsumura, Hiroto Kuriki
  • Publication number: 20230142149
    Abstract: A communication device includes a transmission unit and a notification unit. The transmission unit transmits a second signal (for example, an URLLC signal) that requires low latency severer than a first signal (for example, an eMBB signal). When the transmission unit transmits the second signal (for example, the URLLC signal), the notification unit notifies another communication device (interfering station) that transmits the first signal (for example, the eMBB signal) of a request signal containing information requesting suppression of transmission power of the first signal (for example, the eMBB signal). As a result, it is possible to satisfy a requirement of a communication mode requiring low latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ren SUGAI, Naoki KUSASHIMA, Hiroshi HARADA, Keiichi MIZUTANI, Kyoya TERAMAE
  • Publication number: 20220322472
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a communication unit that, while wirelessly communicating in a first communication mode using a first resource of a predetermined frequency channel, wirelessly communicates in a second communication mode in which a lower delay is required than in the first communication mode using a second resource at least partially overlapping the first resource on a frequency axis and a time axis; and a notification unit that notifies a reception destination in the first communication mode, of the second resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: NAOKI KUSASHIMA, RYOTA KIMURA, RYO SAWAI, KYOYA TERAMAE, KEIICHI MIZUTANI, HIROSHI HARADA
  • Patent number: 11405811
    Abstract: Provided are a communication apparatus that is operated under a wireless communication environment to which a full duplex communication scheme is applied and a communication method. The communication apparatus includes a communication section that performs wireless communication and a control section that controls operation of the communication section and processing of a signal transmitted and received by the communication section. Upon receiving, through a downlink control channel from a base station, designation regarding a resource in which interference is to be measured, the control section conducts, in the designated resource, measurement of interference from another terminal. In addition, the control section further controls transmission of interference information obtained by the measurement to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Ryota Kimura, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Ryo Sawai, Hiroto Kuriki, Keiichi Mizutani, Takeshi Matsumura, Hiroshi Harada
  • Publication number: 20220232481
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a communication unit that is allowed to simultaneously perform data transmission and data reception by using a same band; an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding self-interference generated at a time when the data transmission and the data reception are simultaneously performed by using the same band; and a communication control unit that performs control regarding the data transmission based on information regarding the self-interference or information from another device generated based on the information regarding the self-interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki KUSASHIMA, Ryota KIMURA, Ryo SAWAI, Kyoya TERAMAE, Keiichi MIZUTANI, Hiroshi HARADA
  • Patent number: 11277749
    Abstract: Provided is a communication device in which: a wireless network is formed of at least one sub-tree including a sub-root station; the sub-root station collects request wireless resource allocation information which a child station included in the sub-tree has; request wireless resource allocation information of the sub-root station itself is added to the collected request wireless resource allocation information, and the resultant information is reported to a parent station, the parent station notifies the sub-root station of wireless resource information available in the entire sub-tree; and the sub-root station allocates wireless resources to the sub-root station itself and the child station based on the wireless resource information notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keiichi Mizutani, Hiroshi Harada, Takeshi Matsumura, Takuya Habara
  • Publication number: 20220007381
    Abstract: A transmission device including a time-domain windowing processing circuit to which a transmission symbol is input and in which the transmission symbol is multiplied by a time window. As the time window, a result of pre-convolving an arbitrary filter into an arbitrary time window is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keiichi MIZUTANI, Hiroshi HARADA, Takeshi MATSUMURA, Yuji MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20210067992
    Abstract: Provided are a communication apparatus that is operated under a wireless communication environment to which a full duplex communication scheme is applied and a communication method. The communication apparatus includes a communication section that performs wireless communication and a control section that controls operation of the communication section and processing of a signal transmitted and received by the communication section. Upon receiving, through a downlink control channel from a base station, designation regarding a resource in which interference is to be measured, the control section conducts, in the designated resource, measurement of interference from another terminal. In addition, the control section further controls transmission of interference information obtained by the measurement to the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: NAOKI KUSASHIMA, RYOTA KIMURA, KAZUYUKI SHIMEZAWA, RYO SAWAI, HIROTO KURIKI, KEIICHI MIZUTANI, TAKESHI MATSUMURA, HIROSHI HARADA
  • Publication number: 20210067973
    Abstract: Provided is a communication device in which: a wireless network is formed of at least one sub-tree including a sub-root station; the sub-root station collects request wireless resource allocation information which a child station included in the sub-tree has; request wireless resource allocation information of the sub-root station itself is added to the collected request wireless resource allocation information, and the resultant information is reported to a parent station, the parent station notifies the sub-root station of wireless resource information available in the entire sub-tree; and the sub-root station allocates wireless resources to the sub-root station itself and the child station based on the wireless resource information notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keiichi MIZUTANI, Hiroshi HARADA, Takeshi MATSUMURA, Takuya HABARA
  • Publication number: 20210058219
    Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus that flexibly switches execution/non-execution of FD. The communication apparatus includes the followings: a resource allocation unit that allocates, to another communication apparatus, reception radio resources in a predetermined frequency channel and allocates transmission radio resources at least partially overlapping the reception radio resources on a time axis; and a notification unit that notifies the other communication apparatus of information regarding the reception radio resources and the transmission radio resources. The resource allocation unit further allocates transmission radio resources at least partially overlapping the reception radio resources on a frequency axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: RYOTA KIMURA, RYO SAWAI, KAZUYUKI SHIMEZAWA, NAOKI KUSASHIMA, HIROSHI HARADA, KEIICHI MIZUTANI, TAKESHI MATSUMURA, HIROTO KURIKI
  • Patent number: 10785061
    Abstract: A propagation channel estimation method is provided. In-phase and quadrature components of a propagation channel estimation value in each pilot subcarrier are separated into amplitude and phase components. A propagation channel of a data subcarrier portion existing between pilot subcarriers is estimated by phase/amplitude separation linear interpolating in each separated amplitude and phase component. A reference parameter is produced by linear interpolating a portion between pilot subcarriers on a complex plane. When quadrants on the complex plane of the interpolated phase component estimation value and the reference parameter are different, a phase connecting process to cancel a discontinuity of the phases is executed to the phase component estimation value interpolated by the phase/amplitude separation linear interpolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroshi Harada, Keiichi Mizutani, Kiminobu Makino
  • Publication number: 20200267027
    Abstract: A propagation channel estimation method is provided. In-phase and quadrature components of a propagation channel estimation value in each pilot subcarrier are separated into amplitude and phase components. A propagation channel of a data subcarrier portion existing between pilot subcarriers is estimated by phase/amplitude separation linear interpolating in each separated amplitude and phase component. A reference parameter is produced by linear interpolating a portion between pilot subcarriers on a complex plane. When quadrants on the complex plane of the interpolated phase component estimation value and the reference parameter are different, a phase connecting process to cancel a discontinuity of the phases is executed to the phase component estimation value interpolated by the phase/amplitude separation linear interpolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroshi HARADA, Keiichi MIZUTANI, Kiminobu MAKINO
  • Patent number: 10742454
    Abstract: Provided is a transmission device of a single carrier frequency-domain equalization scheme having a circuit in which a cyclic prefix (CP) and an overlap margin (OM) are inserted, and a time-domain windowing processing circuit to which is input a transmission symbol into which the CP and the OM have been inserted. The time-domain windowing processing circuit multiplies an arbitrary time-domain window function and suppresses out-of-band emission. In the time-domain windowing processing circuit, a window transition length of the time-domain window function is equal to or larger than a length of the CP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keiichi Mizutani, Hiroshi Harada, Takeshi Matsumura, Yosuke Kodama
  • Publication number: 20200084070
    Abstract: Provided is a transmission device of a single carrier frequency-domain equalization scheme having a circuit in which a cyclic prefix (CP) and an overlap margin (OM) are inserted, and a time-domain windowing processing circuit to which is input a transmission symbol into which the CP and the OM have been inserted. The time-domain windowing processing circuit multiplies an arbitrary time-domain window function and suppresses out-of-band emission. In the time-domain windowing processing circuit, a window transition length of the time-domain window function is equal to or larger than a length of the CP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keiichi MIZUTANI, Hiroshi HARADA, Takeshi MATSUMURA, Yosuke KODAMA
  • Patent number: 10581546
    Abstract: A transmitter using a channel aggregation in which available channels existing in various frequency bands are bound and transmitted and using an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), or a system similar to them as a modulation system. One or a plurality of transmission units are provided in parallel, and one or a plurality of transmission processing units are provided in parallel. The transmission processing unit has an inverse fast Fourier transforming circuit or a discrete inverse Fourier transforming circuit, a GI and overlap margin (OM) insertion circuit, and a time-domain windowing processing unit. The time-domain windowing processing unit multiplies a universal time-domain window function in accordance with a spectrum mask and transport electric power which are required in each channel, thereby suppressing out-of-band radiation electric power every channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keiichi Mizutani, Hiroshi Harada
  • Publication number: 20190013890
    Abstract: A transmitter using a channel aggregation in which available channels existing in various frequency bands are bound and transmitted and using an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), or a system similar to them as a modulation system. One or a plurality of transmission units are provided in parallel, and one or a plurality of transmission processing units are provided in parallel. The transmission processing unit has an inverse fast Fourier transforming circuit or a discrete inverse Fourier transforming circuit, a GI and overlap margin (OM) insertion circuit, and a time-domain windowing processing unit. The time-domain windowing processing unit multiplies a universal time-domain window function in accordance with a spectrum mask and transport electric power which are required in each channel, thereby suppressing out-of-band radiation electric power every channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Keiichi MIZUTANI, Hiroshi HARADA
  • Patent number: 9450800
    Abstract: In order to suppress out-of-band radiation within a range of a spectrum mask regulation without reducing transmission signal power or the like even when a wireless communication is performed in a white space by using OFDM or the like, the present invention is characterized by including an RF circuit characteristic analysis unit, a multipath delay detection unit, a digital filter setting unit, and a transmission power setting unit and further including: a windowing function/windowing duration selection unit configured to select a windowing function and a windowing duration based on the analysis result by the RF circuit characteristic analysis unit, the detection result by the multipath delay detection unit, and the setting by the digital filter setting unit and the transmission power setting unit; a guard interval duration selection unit configured to select a guard interval duration; and a transmission power selection unit configured to select transmission power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ryuhei Funada, Keiichi Mizutani, Hiroshi Harada
  • Publication number: 20150341201
    Abstract: In order to suppress out-of-band radiation within a range of a spectrum mask regulation without reducing transmission signal power or the like even when a wireless communication is performed in a white space by using OFDM or the like, the present invention is characterized by including an RF circuit characteristic analysis unit, a multipath delay detection unit, a digital filter setting unit, and a transmission power setting unit and further including: a windowing function/windowing duration selection unit configured to select a windowing function and a windowing duration based on the analysis result by the RF circuit characteristic analysis unit, the detection result by the multipath delay detection unit, and the setting by the digital filter setting unit and the transmission power setting unit; a guard interval duration selection unit configured to select a guard interval duration; and a transmission power selection unit configured to select transmission power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ryuhei FUNADA, Keiichi MIZUTANI, Hiroshi HARADA
  • Patent number: D304840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Shachihata Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Mizutani, Akira Ohashi