Patents by Inventor Masaaki Higashida
Masaaki Higashida 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: 8682161Abstract: An optical data transmission system for transmitting optical data in a flight vehicle, including a head end, optical splitter, N units of terminals that process optical data received from the optical splitter to display such as video, plural optical cables connected between the head end and the optical splitter and between the optical splitter and the terminals, and a seat group including N sets of passenger seats that transmit two-way optical data and are placed close to one another. The N units of terminals are placed in association with the respective N sets of seats. The optical splitter is placed in association with the seat group; sends optical data from the head end to the N units of terminals; and reversely unifies N-series optical data, different from one another, from the N units of terminals into one series and sends it to the head end.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masaaki Higashida, Satoshi Ohyama
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Patent number: 8667129Abstract: Provided is a server including: a storage section for pre-storing information on routes between the server and each of a number of terminals; a transmission/reception section for transmitting/receiving messages to/from the number of terminals; a terminal information acquisition section for acquiring information differentiating the terminals and acquiring delay times for transmission between the server and each of the number of terminals; a transmission distance calculation section for calculating respective transmission distances between the server and the number of terminals, based on the transmission delay times acquired by the terminal information acquisition section; and a terminal installation location identifying section for identifying locations where the number of terminals are installed, based on the differentiating information acquired by the terminal information acquisition section, the transmission distances calculated by the transmission distance calculation section, and the route information stoType: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ohyama, Masaaki Higashida
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Patent number: 8565442Abstract: A noise reduction device including a noise detection microphone including a high-frequency noise detection microphone and a low-frequency noise detection microphone for respectively detecting a high-frequency noise and a low-frequency noise generated from a noise source; a noise control unit for generating a control sound signal for cancelling a noise detected by the noise detection microphone in a control center of control space; and a loudspeaker for outputting a control sound based on the control sound signal from the noise controlling unit. The high-frequency noise microphone is disposed in a vicinity of a head portion of a user in a state in which directivity in an opposite direction with respect to the control center is added, and the low-frequency noise detection microphone is disposed outside of a sound-insulating wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Maeda, Masaaki Higashida, Toshihiro Ezaki, Yoshifumi Asao, Hiroyuki Kano
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Patent number: 8477692Abstract: A radio communication system is disclosed. This system includes a wireless base station placed at an upper section of a communicating zone in a mobile unit such as an aircraft, multiple seat-rows arranged along a longitudinal direction in the communicating zone, and wireless terminals placed at each one of seats of the seat rows. Radio communication is done between the wireless base station and the wireless terminals. The wireless base station is placed on the ceiling at the forefront or at the extreme end of the communicating zone relative to the longitudinal direction of the seat rows.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Ezaki, Masaaki Higashida
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Publication number: 20120090011Abstract: A content upload system includes: a content distributing server that is installed in an airplane and distributes audio-video contents into the airplane; and a plurality of content accumulating servers that are installed in a plurality of airports, in which the airplane is parked, and transmit the audio-video contents to the content distributing server through a network. The content distributing server selectively writes audio-video contents that have not been stored in the content distributing server of audio-video contents transmitted from the content accumulating server while the airplane is parked on the airport.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro Ezaki, Masaaki Higashida
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Publication number: 20120050191Abstract: An optical data transmission system for transmitting optical data in a flight vehicle, including a head end, optical splitter, N units of terminals that process optical data received from the optical splitter to display such as video, plural optical cables connected between the head end and the optical splitter and between the optical splitter and the terminals, and a seat group including N sets of passenger seats that transmit two-way optical data and are placed close to one another. The N units of terminals are placed in association with the respective N sets of seats. The optical splitter is placed in association with the seat group; sends optical data from the head end to the N units of terminals; and reversely unifies N-series optical data, different from one another, from the N units of terminals into one series and sends it to the head end.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Masaaki HIGASHIDA, Satoshi OHYAMA
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Publication number: 20110320549Abstract: Provided is a server including: a storage section for pre-storing information on routes between the server and each of a number of terminals; a transmission/reception section for transmitting/receiving messages to/from the number of terminals; a terminal information acquisition section for acquiring information differentiating the terminals and acquiring delay times for transmission between the server and each of the number of terminals; a transmission distance calculation section for calculating respective transmission distances between the server and the number of terminals, based on the transmission delay times acquired by the terminal information acquisition section; and a terminal installation location identifying section for identifying locations where the number of terminals are installed, based on the differentiating information acquired by the terminal information acquisition section, the transmission distances calculated by the transmission distance calculation section, and the route information stoType: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ohyama, Masaaki Higashida
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Patent number: 8085666Abstract: A transmission apparatus for stably transmitting or receiving data of high priority is provided. In the transmission apparatus of the present invention, processing of the priority packet to be transmitted and processed by priority and processing of the non-priority packet are conducted separately. At transmission side, the above-mentioned priority packet is transmitted by priority by making its average transmission interval shorter than its average generation interval, and said non-priority packet is transmitted during the transmit margin period caused by the above-mentioned processing. At receive side, in the layer of processing the receive frame as a layer lower than the layer of processing the priority packet and non-priority packet, the priority packet and the non-priority packet is sorted based on the communication protocol header of the receive packet stored in the receive frame, and processing of the priority packet and that of the non-priority packet are conducted separately.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Masaaki Higashida
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Publication number: 20110176432Abstract: A radio communication system includes radio terminal apparatuses each arranged at a previously determined position, radio base station apparatuses for holding radio communications with these apparatuses, and a communication system controller for communicating with the respective radio terminal apparatus via the respective radio base station apparatuses connected thereto via a LAN.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Seiji Horita, Shotaro Tanaka, Yasuaki Sakanishi, Masaaki Higashida, Tadayuki Inoue, Kenshi Taniguchi, Toshihiro Ezaki
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Publication number: 20110128949Abstract: A radio communication system is disclosed. This system includes a wireless base station placed at an upper section of a communicating zone in a mobile unit such as an aircraft, multiple seat-rows arranged along a longitudinal direction in the communicating zone, and wireless terminals placed at each one of seats of the seat rows. Radio communication is done between the wireless base station and the wireless terminals. The wireless base station is placed on the ceiling at the forefront or at the extreme end of the communicating zone relative to the longitudinal direction of the seat rows.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: Toshihiro Ezaki, Masaaki Higashida
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Patent number: 7814515Abstract: A digital data delivery system that delivers video data of a content and audio data of the same content respectively to a first receiver and a second receiver, which are independent of each other, to reproduce the video data and the audio data at the first and second receivers in such a manner as to secure synchronous reproductions between the two data.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ohyama, Masaaki Higashida
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Publication number: 20100216457Abstract: The present invention is a wireless communication system for establishing wireless communication between a wireless base station installed at the upper part of a communication area in a moving vehicle and a wireless terminal in the communication area, comprising a space surrounded by wall surfaces rising vertically in the communication area, wherein the space has an opening opened by specified width in a plane direction, and the wireless base station is installed in a region extended from the opening of the space by specified width outwardly of the wall surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro Ezaki, Masaaki Higashida
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Publication number: 20100111317Abstract: A noise reduction device, including a microphone for detecting noise, a noise controller for reversing the phase of noise detected by the microphone based on information outputted from the microphone, and a speaker for outputting sound based on information outputted from the noise controller, is arranged at a seat surrounded by a shell portion having a cavity, wherein a speaker is disposed in the cavity of the shell portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshifumi Asao, Hiroyuki Kano, Masaaki Higashida, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Toshihiro Ezaki
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Publication number: 20100104110Abstract: It includes a microphone for detecting noise emitted from a noise source, a noise controller for generating control sound signal to reduce noise detected by the microphone based on information from the microphone, and a speaker for outputting control sound based on control sound signal from the noise controller, wherein a plurality of microphones and speakers are arranged for each seat, and a plurality of microphones are arranged in higher density for each seat in a specific direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshifumi Asao, Hiroyuki Kano, Masaaki Higashida, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Toshihiro Ezaki
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Publication number: 20100080126Abstract: A transmission apparatus for stably transmitting or receiving data of high priority is provided. In the transmission apparatus of the present invention, processing of the priority packet to be transmitted and processed by priority and processing of the non-priority packet are conducted separately. At transmission side, the above-mentioned priority packet is transmitted by priority by making its average transmission interval shorter than its average generation interval, and said non-priority packet is transmitted during the transmit margin period caused by the above-mentioned processing. At receive side, in the layer of processing the receive frame as a layer lower than the layer of processing the priority packet and non-priority packet, the priority packet and the non-priority packet is sorted based on the communication protocol header of the receive packet stored in the receive frame, and processing of the priority packet and that of the non-priority packet are conducted separately.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaaki Higashida
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Publication number: 20100073250Abstract: An antenna device provided in a space such as an aircraft, or the like at least a part of which is surrounded with a metal, and used in a radio communication system based on a MIMO system is disclosed. The radio communication system includes a server provided in a ceiling space of a cabin of the aircraft, a connection cable, a plurality of WAPs, and a plurality of client terminals provided near passenger's seats respectively. The antenna device is used as the antennas of WAPs, and has dipole array antenna including a plurality of antennas. The antenna device capable of ensuring a good communication quality even in any location in the space at least a part of which is surrounded with the metal can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Wataru Noguchi, Hiroyuki Yurugi, Toshihiro Ezaki, Masaaki Higashida
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Patent number: 7680454Abstract: A wireless network system arranges a plurality of access points along the aisles in a vehicle having two or more aisles. The positions of the access points on the first aisle and the positions of the access points on the second aisle are arranged in a zigzag pattern. The distance between neighboring access points is thus great, and there is no signal interference between adjacent access points.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2006Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Keiji Mori, Masaaki Higashida, Yasuaki Sakanishi, Toshihiro Ezaki
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Publication number: 20100014683Abstract: A noise reduction device including a noise detection microphone including a high-frequency noise detection microphone and a low-frequency noise detection microphone for respectively detecting a high-frequency noise and a low-frequency noise generated from a noise source; a noise control unit for generating a control sound signal for cancelling a noise detected by the noise detection microphone in a control center of control space; and a loudspeaker for outputting a control sound based on the control sound signal from the noise controlling unit. The high-frequency noise microphone is disposed in a vicinity of a head portion of a user in a state in which directivity in an opposite direction with respect to the control center is added, and the low-frequency noise detection microphone is disposed outside of a sound-insulating wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Maeda, Masaaki Higashida, Toshihiro Ezaki, Yoshifumi Asao, Hiroyuki Kano
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Wireless transmission system and method for wirelessly transmitting data signals in a flight vehicle
Patent number: 7620364Abstract: Changing the seating configuration when there are wired connections to each seat is difficult. A wireless transmission system and method communicate wirelessly while also preventing interference with the ground communication system. The wireless transmission system wirelessly transmits data signals inside the aircraft, and has an altitude zone identification arrangement for determining in which of N altitude zones the aircraft is flying, access points that can transmit the data signals wirelessly on any one frequency band selected from among M frequency bands, client units for receiving the data signals, and a selection unit for selecting one of the M frequency bands based on the altitude zone in which the aircraft is flying. The altitude zone identification arrangement includes an aircraft altitude detection unit and system control unit, and the selection unit includes the system control unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2006Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masaaki Higashida, Yasuaki Sakanishi, Toshihiro Ezaki -
Patent number: 7606155Abstract: A transmission apparatus for stably transmitting or receiving data of high priority is provided. In the transmission apparatus of the present invention, processing of the priority packet to be transmitted and processed by priority and processing of the non-priority packet are conducted separately. At transmission side, the above-mentioned priority packet is transmitted by priority by making its average transmission interval shorter than its average generation interval, and said non-priority packet is transmitted during the transmit margin period caused by the above-mentioned processing. At receive side, in the layer of processing the receive frame as a layer lower than the layer of processing the priority packet and non-priority packet, the priority packet and the non-priority packet is sorted based on the communication protocol header of the receive packet stored in the receive frame, and processing of the priority packet and that of the non-priority packet are conducted separately.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2002Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Masaaki Higashida