Patents by Inventor Ryoji Kirihara

Ryoji Kirihara 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).

  • Publication number: 20240430646
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes: a reception unit configured to receive, by a first channel, a group formation request signal from a management device and a group participation request signal from each of leader devices; a mode setting unit configured to set, when the group formation request signal is received, a group formation mode during a first duration determined in advance; a storage configured to receive the group participation request signal and store a radio field strength when receiving the group participation request signal and an identifier of the leader device in an associated manner during the group formation mode; a selection unit configured to select, when the group formation mode is terminated, the leader device the radio field strength of which has a largest value; and a transmission unit configured to transmit, by a second channel, a group participation application signal to the selected leader device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Akimi Iwasaki, Toshinobu Hiromori, Toshitaka Matsuoka, Ryoji Kirihara, Hideaki Shimoda, Takuya Ozawa, Hiroaki Kumashiro