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: 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: 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230409005
    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: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoya TANDAI, Toshihisa NABETANI, Koji AKITA, Miyuki OGURA, Ryoko MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20230212444
    Abstract: Provided are a two-component curable adhesive which can be aged at room temperature and has favorable adhesiveness to various base materials, a laminate in which the adhesiveness between a base material and an adhesive is excellent even when aged at room temperature, and a packaging material including the laminate. The two-component curable adhesive includes a polyisocyanate composition (X) including a polyisocyanate compound (A) and a polyol composition (Y) including a polyol (B), in which a viscosity of the polyol composition at 50° C. is 20 mPa·s or more and 180 mPa·s or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki Tomita, Takao Honma, Koji Akita
  • Publication number: 20230199769
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor located in an interface which divides layers of a base station. The processor is configured to receive a first message transmitted from a first layer which is one of a next lower layer and a next upper layer, interpret the first message and transmit an interpreted message to a second layer which is the other layer, generate a second message based on 3 v the interpreted message, transmit the second message to the second layer, and control timing of transmitting the second message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuki YONEZAWA, Koji AKITA, Daisuke UCHIDA, Tomoya TANDAI, Miyuki OGURA
  • Publication number: 20230198425
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control apparatus includes a gate signal generation circuit, a transmitter, a receiver, and an error processing circuit. The gate signal generation circuit is configured to generate a gate signal to switch a state of a gate circuit. The transmitter is configured to transmit the generated gate signal. The receiver is configured to receive the transmitted gate signal. The error processing circuit is configured to process an error in the received gate signal and to output the gate signal to the gate circuit. A process delay by the error processing circuit is greater than a sampling period of the gate signal switching the state of the gate circuit and is equal to or less than a time to retain the state of the gate circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Koji AKITA, Yukako TSUTSUMI
  • Patent number: 11616519
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a receiver and a signal addition circuit. The receiver receives a reception signal of a first frequency band. The signal addition circuit is configured to input the reception signal and a calibration signal of a second frequency band which is different from the first frequency band to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Koji Akita
  • Publication number: 20230045297
    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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIDA, Takafumi SAKAMOTO, Koji AKITA
  • Publication number: 20230034995
    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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke UCHIDA, Takafumi SAKAMOTO, Koji AKITA
  • Patent number: 11564189
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus controls an operation of a control target device. The electronic apparatus is configured to generate a first timing signal, to delay the first timing signal by a first time and to generate a second timing signal for defining a transmission timing of control data related to control of the operation of the control target device, to transmit a data signal including the control data based on the second timing signal, to receive the data signal and to generate a third timing signal for a notification of reception of the data signal, and, to generate a fourth timing signal indicating a control timing of the control target device based on the control data, based on the third timing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Koji Akita, Yukako Tsutumi
  • Publication number: 20220376874
    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: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko ADACHI, Seiichiro HORIKAWA, Koji AKITA, Ryoko MATSUO
  • Patent number: 11452171
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a transmitter and a processor. The transmitter transmits a signal to a first electronic apparatus with one of patterns including at least a first pattern which is a first order and which uses first to n-th frequency bands in first to n-th periods and a second pattern which is a second order different from the first order and which uses the first to n-th frequency bands in the first to n-th periods, where n is an integer greater than or equal to two. The processor switches a pattern to be used among the patterns in accordance with a communication situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchida, Koji Akita, Takafumi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11443578
    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: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko Adachi, Seiichiro Horikawa, Koji Akita, Ryoko Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11411313
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises first and second array antennas, and first and second wireless communication devices. An orientation of the first array antenna is different from an orientation of the second array antenna. A frequency band of the second wireless communication device is lower than a frequency band of the first wireless communication device. An electromagnetic wave power of the second wireless communication device is larger than an electromagnetic wave power of the first wireless communication device. A size or distance of antenna elements of the second array antenna is larger than a size or distance of antenna elements of the first array antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Koji Akita, Toshihisa Nabetani