Patents by Inventor Koji Akita

Koji Akita 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: 12166534
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor configured to estimate positions of a plurality of wireless devices from a plurality of position candidates based on position candidate information indicating the plurality of position candidates of the wireless devices, first communication information related to communication using a first electromagnetic wave between the plurality of wireless devices, and second communication information related to communication using a second electromagnetic wave between the plurality of wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchida, Takafumi Sakamoto, Koji Akita, Yuki Yonezawa, Yukako Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20240407032
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a communication unit and a processor. The processor determines whether a first wireless device is connected to the wireless communication device. When the processor determines connection of the first wireless device, the processor switches a reception frequency of the communication unit among frequencies, and restart periodic communication with the wireless devices after receiving an advertising signal transmitted from the first wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuta HIRAI, Daisuke UCHIDA, Kentaro TANIGUCHI, Koji AKITA, Yuki YONEZAWA
  • Patent number: 12140928
    Abstract: A system capable of communicating with a terminal includes a processor and a transmitter. The processor is configured to generate a first control signal including a first target position to operate at least part of the terminal and generate a second control signal including a second target position to operate at least part of the terminal after an operation of the at least part of the terminal in accordance with the first target position. The transmitter is configured to transmit the first control signal to the terminal at a first timing and transmit the second control signal to the terminal at a second timing after the first timing. The first target position is farther than a position which the at least part of the terminal is to reach at the second timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoya Tandai, Toshihisa Nabetani, Koji Akita, Miyuki Ogura, Ryoko Matsuo
  • Patent number: 12114282
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor configured to estimate positions where wireless devices communicating each other are located from position candidates based on position candidate information indicating the position candidates of the wireless devices and from first communication information in communication using a first propagation path between the wireless devices to N-th communication information in communication using a N-th propagation path (N: an integer of 2 or more) between the wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchida, Takafumi Sakamoto, Koji Akita
  • Publication number: 20240280991
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire information indicating a position of an antenna that radiates a control signal for controlling a moving vehicle using a radio wave, information indicating a position of an object in a space, and information indicating radio wave transmittance of the object, the radio wave transmittance indicating a degree of transmission of the radio wave through the object, and to evaluate a propagation environment of the radio wave in the space based on the information indicating the position of the antenna, the information indicating the position of the object, and the information indicating the radio wave transmittance of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIDA, Tomoya TANDAI, Koji AKITA
  • Publication number: 20240265759
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, when a control unit is notified of information in at least one second signal received by one of first and second wireless communication units after the control unit provides the second wireless communication unit with a command to transmit a first signal containing first address information and before a waiting time elapses and when the at least one second signal contains second address information assigned to an authentication apparatus having received the first signal, then the control unit provides the first wireless communication unit with a command to transmit a third signal for a connection request with the second address information set in a destination address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko ADACHI, Seiichiro HORIKAWA, Koji AKITA, Ryoko MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20240264330
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire first reception power of a first signal radiated from an antenna when the first signal is received at a first point, acquire second reception power of a second signal radiated from the antenna, the second signal being different from the first signal, when the second signal is received at a second point, and determine, based on a difference between periodicity of the acquired first reception power and periodicity of the acquired second reception power, presence or absence of an object in a space facing the antenna with the second point interposed between the antenna and the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIDA, Tomoya TANDAI, Koji AKITA
  • Patent number: 12040790
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a noise measurement circuitry that measures electromagnetic noise in a surrounding environment, and a controller that controls timing of turning on or off a switching circuit based on the electromagnetic noise measured by the noise measurement circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Okuni, Takafumi Sakamoto, Masaki Nishikawa, Koji Akita
  • Publication number: 20240235752
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a processing device includes a first layer, a second layer, a receiver unit configured to receive first data from the first layer, a processing unit configured to generate second data by changing the first data, and a transmitter unit configured to transmit the second data to the second layer. The first data includes a communication resource allocation request indicating a size of untransmitted. The processing unit is configured to generate the second data by changing the size of the untransmitted data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuki YONEZAWA, Koji AKITA, Kentaro TANIGUCHI, Miyuki OGURA, Tomoya TANDAI
  • Publication number: 20240236981
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a processing device for a base station including a first layer and a second layer, includes a receiver unit configured to receive first data from the first layer, a processing unit configured to generate second data based on the first data, and a transmitter unit configured to transmit the second data to the second layer. The processing unit is configured to determine a transmission cycle of the first data based on a timing at which the first data is received and a plurality of transmission cycle candidates, and cause the transmitter unit to transmit the second data at a timing based on the transmission cycle of the first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuki YONEZAWA, Kentaro TANIGUCHI, Koji AKITA, Miyuki OGURA, Tomoya TANDAI
  • Patent number: 12015396
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in electronic apparatus, controller generates first and second control signals to control first and second controlled unit. First serial converter multiplexes the first and second control signals into first serial signal. First wireless transmitter transmits the first serial signal by first wireless signal in a chronologically continuous manner. First wireless receiver receives the first wireless signal. First parallel converter separates the first and second control signals from the first wireless signal received by first wireless receiver, to output the first control signal to first controlled unit, and to output the second control signal to second controlled unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yukako Tsutsumi, Koji Akita, Hiroyuki Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11995935
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, when a control unit is notified of information in at least one second signal received by one of first and second wireless communication units after the control unit provides the second wireless communication unit with a command to transmit a first signal containing first address information and before a waiting time elapses and when the at least one second signal contains second address information assigned to an authentication apparatus having received the first signal, then the control unit provides the first wireless communication unit with a command to transmit a third signal for a connection request with the second address information set in a destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko Adachi, Seiichiro Horikawa, Koji Akita, Ryoko Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11956067
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless base station includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter transmits a control signal and one or more operation signals to the second wireless communication terminal. The control signal instructs to transmit a signal that requests terminal-to-terminal communication between a first wireless communication terminal and the second wireless communication terminal. The operation signals are used for operating at least a part of the first wireless communication terminal. The receiver is capable of receiving at least one of a response signal or a data signal transmitted from the first wireless communication terminal to the second wireless communication terminal after the operation signals are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryoko Matsuo, Miyuki Ogura, Koji Akita, Tomoya Tandai, Toshihisa Nabetani, Tsuyoshi Kogawa
  • Publication number: 20240098702
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is arranged at an interface between a first layer and a second layer in a base station, and includes a processor and a memory configured to store allocation information indicating a radio resource for a first control signal. The first layer is configured to transmit a physical layer signal to the second layer. The processor is configured to generate a second control signal based on the allocation information, generate a synthesis signal by adding the second control signal to the physical layer signal, and transmit the synthesis signal to the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji AKITA, Yuki YONEZAWA, Tomoya TANDAI
  • Publication number: 20240097806
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processing circuitry configured to estimate a position at which electromagnetic noise occurs based on propagation data in communication between a first wireless device located at a first position and second wireless devices located at second positions, and position information indicating the first position and the second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takafumi SAKAMOTO, Koji AKITA, Yuki YONEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240080119
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processing circuit configured to acquire first data that includes a first position of a mobile object at a time of receiving a first signal from an antenna or a first distance between the mobile object and the antenna, and a first received power of the first signal, acquire second data that includes a second position of the mobile object at a time of receiving a second signal from the antenna or a second distance between the mobile object and the antenna, and a second received power of the second signal, and estimate a propagation environment of a signal in a space facing the antenna with the second position interposed therebetween by comparing the first data with the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIDA, Tomoya TANDAI, Koji AKITA
  • Publication number: 20240072793
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to generate first control information about timing with which a first switching control device performs switching control and second control information about timing with which a second switching control device performs switching control based on location information on the first switching control device and location information on the second switching control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori OKUNI, Takafumi SAKAMOTO, Masaki NISHIKAWA, Koji AKITA
  • Publication number: 20240072797
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a noise measurement circuitry that measures electromagnetic noise in a surrounding environment, and a controller that controls timing of turning on or off a switching circuit based on the electromagnetic noise measured by the noise measurement circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori OKUNI, Takafumi SAKAMOTO, Masaki NISHIKAWA, Koji AKITA
  • Patent number: 11906644
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor configured to estimate positions of wireless devices communicating each other from a plurality of position candidates based on position candidate information indicating the position candidates of the wireless devices and communication information between the plurality of wireless devices located in any of the plurality of position candidates, and determine a first position among the position candidates according to a likelihood of the wireless devices estimated to be located in the position candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchida, Takafumi Sakamoto, Koji Akita
  • Patent number: 11880186
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a transmitter. The processor is configured to generate a first control signal including a first instruction to operate at least part of a terminal with in a first validity and generate a second control signal including a second instruction to operate at least part of the terminal within a second validity period after an operation of the at least part of the terminal in accordance with the first instruction. The transmitter is configured to transmit the first control signal to the terminal at first timing and transmit the second control signal to the terminal at second timing after the first timing. An end of the first validity period is after the second validity timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoya Tandai, Toshihisa Nabetani, Koji Akita, Miyuki Ogura, Ryoko Matsuo