Patents by Inventor Makoto Shibutani
Makoto Shibutani 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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Patent number: 9819415Abstract: An interference cancellation device includes: an interference signal generation unit including a buffer circuit that accumulates a first digital signal, delays the first digital signal, and outputs the first digital signal as a second digital signal and a digital signal processing circuit that processes the second digital signal in such a way as to have the same optical characteristic change as a reflected light whose optical characteristic changes according to the characteristic of an optical fiber transmission path, wherein the reflected light is a light reflected at a reflection point of the path when a transmission signal light modulated by the first digital signal is transmitted through the path, and outputs the second digital signal as an interference signal; and a subtraction unit that subtracts the interference signal from a third digital signal obtained by converting a reception signal light into an electric signal and outputting the result.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Makoto Shibutani
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Publication number: 20170085321Abstract: An interference cancellation device includes: an interference signal generation unit including a buffer circuit that accumulates a first digital signal, delays the first digital signal, and outputs the first digital signal as a second digital signal and a digital signal processing circuit that processes the second digital signal in such a way as to have the same optical characteristic change as a reflected light whose optical characteristic changes according to the characteristic of an optical fiber transmission path, wherein the reflected light is a light reflected at a reflection point of the path when a transmission signal light modulated by the first digital signal is transmitted through the path, and outputs the second digital signal as an interference signal; and a subtraction unit that subtracts the interference signal from a third digital signal obtained by converting a reception signal light into an electric signal and outputting the result.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Makoto SHIBUTANI
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Patent number: 9419724Abstract: A coherent optical receiver according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes a coherent optical receiving part performing coherent detection by inputting and mixing local oscillation light and main signal light received through a transmission line with a signal applied at a transmitting side, outputting the signal applied to the main signal light as an electric signal, and regenerating and outputting an original signal on the basis of the electric signal; and a local oscillation optical frequency control part receiving channel information on a transmission line adjacent to the main signal light, and outputting the local oscillation light after changing a frequency of the local oscillation light depending on the presence or absence of adjacent channel signal light of other signal light in an adjacent channel.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Shibutani
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Patent number: 9124372Abstract: An optical transmission system 1 includes an optical transmitter 10 and an optical receiver 200. The optical transmitter 10 includes, a multiplexed code sequence generation unit 90a arranged to multiplex a code included in the transmission code sequence to be time shifted, and an optical transmission unit 90b that converts a multiplexed code sequence into a light signal and transmit it. The optical receiver 200 includes, an optical reception unit 240 that receives and converts the light signal transmitted from the optical transmitter 10 into a code sequence, and a transmission code sequence regeneration unit 380 that regenerates the transmission code sequence by identifying a code based on a value of a plurality of codes each corresponding to one another included in the code sequence.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Makoto Shibutani
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Publication number: 20150244467Abstract: An optical transmission device includes a division unit that divides transmission data into a plurality of data and outputs the plurality of data, a frequency conversion unit that shifts a frequency band of the divided transmission data so that the frequency bands of the divided transmission data do not overlap each other and outputs the divided transmission data whose frequency band is shifted as a modulation signal, and an optical modulation unit that modulates an optical carrier with a signal in which the modulation signals are added and outputs the modulated optical carrier as a signal light.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventor: Makoto SHIBUTANI
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Patent number: 8989603Abstract: A coherent optical receiver according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a coherent optical receiving unit, a first waveform equalizing circuit compensating waveform distortion caused by characteristics of the coherent optical receiving unit and compensating chromatic dispersion in a predetermined range to an input signal, a second waveform equalizing circuit compensating chromatic dispersion of the input signal, and a controller monitoring a chromatic dispersion amount of the input signal and controlling a compensation coefficient regarding the chromatic dispersion compensation performed by each of the first waveform equalizing circuit and the second waveform equalizing circuit depending on the chromatic dispersion amount to be compensated.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Makoto Shibutani
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Publication number: 20140270809Abstract: A coherent optical receiver according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes a coherent optical receiving part performing coherent detection by inputting and mixing local oscillation light and main signal light received through a transmission line with a signal applied at a transmitting side, outputting the signal applied to the main signal light as an electric signal, and regenerating and outputting an original signal on the basis of the electric signal; and a local oscillation optical frequency control part receiving channel information on a transmission line adjacent to the main signal light, and outputting the local oscillation light after changing a frequency of the local oscillation light depending on the presence or absence of adjacent channel signal light of other signal light in an adjacent channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventor: Makoto SHIBUTANI
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Publication number: 20140112664Abstract: An optical transmission system 1 includes an optical transmitter 10 and an optical receiver 200. The optical transmitter 10 includes, a multiplexed code sequence generation unit 90a arranged to multiplex a code included in the transmission code sequence to be time shifted, and an optical transmission unit 90b that converts a multiplexed code sequence into a light signal and transmit it. The optical receiver 200 includes, an optical reception unit 240 that receives and converts the light signal transmitted from the optical transmitter 10 into a code sequence, and a transmission code sequence regeneration unit 380 that regenerates the transmission code sequence by identifying a code based on a value of a plurality of codes each corresponding to one another included in the code sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Makoto SHIBUTANI
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Patent number: 8098990Abstract: A network system and method include a wireless base station integrated at a central office of a service provider. The wireless base station is configured to provide portable and fixed services to customers. A passive optical network is coupled to the wireless base station at the central office to provide a link to extend an antenna for wireless operations of the wireless base station to a remote site such that a wireless signal from the wireless base station is transmitted in parallel with a passive fiber network signal through the link.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignees: NEC Laboratories America, Inc., NEC CorporationInventors: Junqiang Hu, Ting Wang, Dayou Qian, Yuanqiu Luo, Yoshihiko Suemura, Makoto Shibutani
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Publication number: 20110286746Abstract: A method for transponder optical channel selection of optical signals from a transponder aggregator includes choosing wavelength division multiplexing channels to be dropped from a transponder aggregator receiving optical input signals, splitting all dropped wavelength division multiplexing channels into at least one transponder having a coherent receiver and transmitter, and tuning a local oscillator laser of the coherent receiver to a wavelength of one of the all dropped wavelength division multiplexing channels for selecting one of the all dropped wavelength division multiplexing channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Philip Nan Ji, Yoshiaki Aono, Jianjun Yu, Ting Wang, Tsutomu Tajima, Makoto Shibutani
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Patent number: 7894374Abstract: A node that configures a spanning tree over a network to which a plurality of nodes are connected generates a tree after a cost change using another LAN while continuing to operate the tree that existed before the change, and switches the tree that is used for forwarding after the new tree has been stable.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Enomoto, Masaki Umayabashi, Youichi Hidaka, Atsushi Iwata, Makoto Shibutani
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Patent number: 7855981Abstract: A node that configures a spanning tree over a network to which a plurality of nodes are connected generates a tree after a cost change using another LAN while continuing to operate the tree that existed before the change, and switches the tree that is used for forwarding after the new tree has been stable.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Enomoto, Masaki Umayabashi, Youichi Hidaka, Atsushi Iwata, Makoto Shibutani
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Patent number: 7783705Abstract: A node to relay the Ethernet frame provided with means to insert, in the relay process of the frame, two or more VLAN tags into the frame at a time and to remove the inserted VLAN tags wherein a TTL area to show the frame survival time is provided in the VLAN tag to be inserted to the frame so that whether the survival time has been elapsed or not is checked by the value in the TTL area and the frame after elapse of the survival time is discarded without being relayed.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2003Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Youichi Hidaka, Makoto Shibutani, Atsushi Iwata, Masaki Umayabashi, Nobuyuki Enomoto
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Publication number: 20100027994Abstract: A method includes generating an optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM signal with in-phase and quadrature-phase components; varying an RF carrier according to the in-phase and quadrature-phase components; and modulating a phase of a lightwave carrier according to the varied RF carrier to generate an optical OFDM signal with equalized amplitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Lei Xu, Yutaka Yano, Ting Wang, Junqiang Hu, Makoto Shibutani
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Patent number: 7646789Abstract: In a communication system in which a plurality of communication terminals sequentially transfer data to a server during the respective transmission permissible periods assigned to the respective communication terminals, the communication terminal transfers a preamble for synchronization to the server at a time of starting the transmission permissible period, converts a data frame for every 8 bits into every 10 bit-code, and transmits to the server, the signal string with a code indicating the head added there, during the transmission permissible period, and turns a communication to the server into a zero signal state, during a period other than the transmission permissible period, while the server establishes a synchronization by reading the preamble for synchronization inserted into the signal string received from each of the communication terminals, converts a portion of the zero signal state of the signal string into a predetermined special code string, and inversely transforms the received signal string iType: GrantFiled: January 28, 2003Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Masaki Umayabashi, Satomi Shioiri, Kazuo Takagi, Makoto Shibutani
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Publication number: 20090022498Abstract: In the transmitting apparatus, phase modulation means phase-modulates a signal light from a signal source based on data. Polarization modulation means polarization-modulates the signal light which is phase-modulated by the phase modulation means so that the polarization directions of temporally adjacent unit data are orthogonal to each other. In the receiving apparatus, interference means causes the signal light transmitted from the transmitting apparatus to interfere with a signal light such that the signal light is delayed by an even number of unit data. Intensity detecting means detects the intensity of the signal light obtained by interference by the interference means to detect data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Inventor: MAKOTO SHIBUTANI
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Publication number: 20080159174Abstract: A node that configures a spanning tree over a network to which a plurality of nodes are connected generates a tree after a cost change using another LAN while continuing to operate the tree that existed before the change, and switches the tree that is used for forwarding after the new tree has been stable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuyuki Enomoto, Masaki Umayabashi, Youichi Hidaka, Atsushi Iwata, Makoto Shibutani
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Publication number: 20080063397Abstract: A network system and method include a wireless base station integrated at a central office of a service provider. The wireless base station is configured to provide portable and fixed services to customers. A passive optical network is coupled to the wireless base station at the central office to provide a link to extend an antenna for wireless operations of the wireless base station to a remote site such that a wireless signal from the wireless base station is transmitted in parallel with a passive fiber network signal through the link.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: JUNQIANG Hu, Ting Wang, Dayou Qian, Yuanqiu Luo, Yoshihiko Suemura, Makoto Shibutani
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Patent number: 7200155Abstract: A communication system includes a server and a plurality of terminals. The server repeatedly assigns transmission periods to the terminals in a regular order, each of the terminals being permitted as a current terminal to transmit data stored in a buffer thereof to the server during an assigned transmission period assigned thereto by the server as a current transmission period. The communication system includes: a transmission controller provided in each of the terminals for transmitting a release request notification to the server in a case where the terminal finishes data transmission before the end of the assigned transmission period assigned to the terminal, and a transmission period assigning portion provided in the server for assigning a next transmission period following the current transmission period to a next terminal different from the current terminal, in response to the release request notification.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2002Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Masaki Umayabashi, Kazuo Takagi, Makoto Shibutani
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Publication number: 20040093422Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus comprises a resistor formed in a driver to connect a driving device to a transmission line connecting the driver to a receiver. The resistor has resistance considerably larger than on-state resistance of the driving device on condition that the resistor matches output impedance of the driver with impedance of the transmission line. The transmission line has length decided so that a reflected wave from a receiver-side end of the transmission line reaches the driver while a driving signal supplied to the driver has a logical high or low level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2002Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Masaki Umayabashi, Kazuo Takagi, Makoto Shibutani