Patents by Inventor Ryota Yamada

Ryota Yamada 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: 11483784
    Abstract: A base station apparatus provided with a function of performing communication using multiple beams implements appropriate beamforming while reducing interference power, thereby communication quality becomes stable and frequency efficiency or throughput is improved. The base station apparatus according to the present invention is a base station apparatus for communicating with a terminal apparatus, the base station apparatus including: a transmitter configured to transmit a synchronization signal block including a synchronization signal in a prescribed transmission window; and a controller configured to configure a size of the prescribed transmission window in which the synchronization signal block is transmitted, in which the transmitter notifies the terminal apparatus of information associated with QCL between two of the synchronization signal blocks transmitted in the prescribed transmission window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiromichi Tomeba, Ryota Yamada, Hideo Nanba, Atsushi Shirakawa
  • Publication number: 20220326686
    Abstract: A robotic collection system includes: a working robot configured to autonomously travel on a field to collect target objects on the field; and a management controller configured to manage a work schedule of the working robot. The management controller includes a processor. The processor obtains information about an amount of the target objects on the field, and changes an existing work schedule based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: YAMABIKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota YAMADA, Hidenori HIRAKI, Yoshiharu KOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11439874
    Abstract: Provided is a ball collecting drum, which is configured to roll on a surface to collect a plurality of balls on the surface. The ball collecting drum includes: a plurality of discs; an annular multi-row groove including annular grooves formed between adjacent discs of the plurality of discs. Ball pockets formed, on an outer periphery of the plurality of discs in the annular groove formed between the adjacent plurality of discs have elasticity to allow entry and exit of a ball, and are continuously formed in each of the annular grooves. Each of the ball pockets has a size so that only one ball is allowed to be held therein. The ball pockets formed in the adjacent annular grooves are formed at positions deviated from each other in a circumferential direction of the annular grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: YAMABIKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nakano, Ryota Yamada
  • Publication number: 20220280842
    Abstract: There is provided a dispersed object collection apparatus including an electric machine configured to run by itself along a set running route is an activity area. The machine is caused to start from a collection place and run by itself is a set working area to accommodate dispersed objects dispersed in the working area into an accommodation section provided in or outside the machine and collect the dispersed objects is the collection place. The working area is set as a closed region along outer edges of the dispersed objects in an aggregation region in which a plurality of dispersed objects are close together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: YAMABIKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiharu KOSHIKAWA, EIKI INABA, KENJI NAKANO, YOICHI FUSE, RYOTA YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11383520
    Abstract: In a state where a liquid container is mounted in a liquid ejection device, the position of a handle is maintained at a predetermined position. A device main body that ejections a liquid and a liquid container that contains liquid are provided, the liquid container is attachable to and detachable from the device main body in a direction orthogonal to a width direction, the device main body has a first fitting portion, the liquid container has a handle that rotates around an axis that extends in the width direction, and the handle has a second fitting portion that fits to the first fitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryota Yamada
  • Publication number: 20220201672
    Abstract: A terminal device and a communication method are provided. The terminal device includes a receiver for receiving sounding reference signal (SRS) setting information and setting information for signals having a spatial correlation set to a SRS, and a transmitter for transmitting the SRS. The SRS setting information includes information indicating the spatial correlation to the SRS. The receiver, when receiving the signals having the spatial correlation set to the SRS, sets a first spatial domain reception filter and a second spatial domain reception filter. The transmitter, when transmitting the SRS, sets a first spatial domain transmission filter and a second spatial domain transmission filter. The first spatial domain reception filter and the first spatial domain transmission filter are set with beam correspondence. The second spatial domain reception filter and the second spatial domain transmission filter are set with beam correspondence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: HIROMICHI TOMEBA, RYOTA YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11368959
    Abstract: The present invention provides a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method, which are capable of throughput improvement. A base station apparatus that communicates with a terminal apparatus, includes a higher layer processing unit that configures a CSI process that is a configuration relating to reporting of a channel state information (CSI), for the terminal apparatus for which a prescribed transmission mode is configured, in which the CSI process includes a configuration of a CSI reference signal and a configuration relating to two different code books.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Yamada, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Hiromichi Tomeba
  • Patent number: 11329761
    Abstract: Provided are a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method that achieve a radio access network capable of being flexibly compatible with various requirements. The base station apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus for communicating with the terminal apparatus, the base station apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to generate a transmit signal based on a frame format in which a radio parameter is configurable, and the radio parameter configured in the frame format is configured based on a radio medium through which the transmission unit transmits the transmit signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiromichi Tomeba, Ryota Yamada
  • Patent number: 11323156
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus and a communication method are provided. The terminal apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a receiver and a measurement unit. The receiver is configured to receive downlink signals and configuration information in a first component carrier and a second component carrier. The measurement unit is configured to calculate Channel State Information (CSI) of the first component carrier and the second component carrier. In a case that spatial Quasi-coloration (QCL) for reception parameters is configured between the first component carrier and the second component carrier in the configuration information, the CSI of the first component carrier and the CSI of the second component carrier are calculated with a same reception parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Hideo Namba, Ryota Yamada, Hiromichi Tomeba, Atsushi Shirakawa
  • Patent number: 11324025
    Abstract: Repeated transmission in a slot is efficiently performed with less control information. In a case that a parameter related to frequency hopping is configured to intra-slot hopping, a slot is divided into a first section and a second section and at least one demodulation reference signal is mapped to each of the first section and the second section. In a case that a parameter related to PUSCH repetition in a slot is enabled, a first section and a second section are generated according to a criterion identical to a criterion used in a case that information related to the frequency hopping is enabled, at least one demodulation reference signal is mapped to the first section and the second section, two PUSCHs generated from a same transport block are generated, and the two generated PUSCHs are mapped to the first section and the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Osamu Nakamura, Ryota Yamada
  • Patent number: 11310760
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus, a location server, and methods for performing positioning measurement are provided. A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a PRS configuration from a location server; receive a first PRS resource from a serving cell and a second PRS resource from a neighboring cell based on the PRS resource configuration; and a position measuring unit configured to determine a RSTD based the reception timing(s) of the first PRS resource and/or second PRS resource; wherein the first PRS resource and the second PRS resource are configured with a first subcarrier spacing and a second subcarrier spacing respectively; the first PRS resource and the second PRS resource are configured with their corresponding QCL information for determining their corresponding spatial receiving filter for receiving the first PRS resource and the second PRS resource by the terminal apparatus respectively; the first QCL information is different from the second QCL information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Ryota Yamada, Hiromichi Tomeba
  • Patent number: 11304065
    Abstract: A base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method are provided that achieve a radio access network in which beam sweeping is appropriately performed in an environment in which a plurality of frame formats are used in a multiplexed fashion. The terminal apparatus according to the present invention includes an antenna unit configured to have a plurality of beam patterns configurable, a receiver configured to acquire information for indicating at least one of a plurality of frame configurations, and a beam sweeping unit configured to perform beam sweeping based on a prescribed frame configuration in a case that the information for indicating the one of the plurality of frame configurations indicates the prescribed frame configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiromichi Tomeba, Ryota Yamada
  • Patent number: 11290990
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus according to an aspect of the present embodiment acquires multiple pieces of sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set configuration information indicating a configuration of multiple SRS resources, transmits an SRS and an uplink shared channel (PUSCH) based on the multiple SRS resources, acquires information (SRI) indicating one of the multiple SRS resources included in a piece of SRS resource set configuration information of the multiple pieces of SRS resource set configuration information, from control information (DCI) transmitted via a downlink control information channel (PDCCH), and acquires, from the DCI, information indicating whether only one of the multiple pieces of SRS resource set configuration information is associated with the PUSCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiromichi Tomeba, Ryota Yamada, Hideo Namba, Atsushi Shirakawa
  • Patent number: 11290997
    Abstract: A base station apparatus according to the present invention includes a transmitter configured to transmit a downlink signal by using a first component carrier and a second component carrier, and a receiver configured to receive an uplink signal transmitted by the terminal apparatus by using at least the second component carrier. The transmitter transmits spatial relation information in the uplink signal, the spatial relation information is information indicating a spatial domain transmission filter for transmitting the uplink signal, and the spatial relation information in the second component carrier includes information indicating the first component carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiromichi Tomeba, Ryota Yamada, Hideo Namba, Atsushi Shirakawa
  • Patent number: 11283565
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a higher layer processing unit configured to configure multiple channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources and assistance information; a transmitter configured to transmit CSI-RSs by using the multiple CSI-RS resources; and a receiver configured to receive, from the terminal apparatus, information (CRI) indicating one CSI-RS resource of the multiple CSI-RS resources. The assistance information is information for assisting the terminal apparatus in cancelling or suppressing neighbor cell interference, and one or more of the assistance information is configured for the CRI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: FG Innovation Company Limited, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryota Yamada, Hiromichi Tomeba
  • Publication number: 20220078055
    Abstract: Provided are communication apparatus and a communication method that allow for secure communication even in a case that an eavesdropper has multiple antennas. An apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit a constant amplitude signal from three or more transmit antennas; a controller configured to control a phase of the constant amplitude signal, based on channel information and a target symbol; and a modulation unit configured to generate a modulation symbol from bits. The target symbol is generated by multiplying the modulation symbol by an amplitude coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: ATSUSHI SHIRAKAWA, RYOTA YAMADA, YASUHIRO HAMAGUCHI, KAZUHIKO FUKAWA
  • Patent number: 11270322
    Abstract: A sensor management unit transmits first sensing data obtained by a first sensor monitoring a target to an external device external to the sensor management unit. The sensor management unit includes a processor, and a memory storing a program. The memory stores obtaining condition information that defines obtaining conditions for obtaining a plurality of candidate items of metadata to be associated with the first sensing data. The program causes the processor to implement obtaining at least one of the candidate items of metadata in accordance with the obtaining conditions and transmitting, to the external device, the obtained first sensing data and the obtained metadata in a manner associated with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Oda, Tetsuji Yamato, Takeshi Naito, Sangryul Lee, Ryota Yamada, Shuichi Misumi
  • Publication number: 20220060297
    Abstract: To provide a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method capable of improving a frequency efficiency or throughput by suppressing an overhead associated with feedback from the terminal apparatus in a case that the base station apparatus acquires highly accurate CSI. A terminal apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a receiver configured to receive at least one NZP CSI-RS, and a transmitter configured to transmit a signal including at least one piece of CSI. The at least one piece of CSI includes at least an RI and a PMI, the receiver acquires a first value for configuring the number of vectors indicated by the PMI, and in a case that a value of the RI exceeds a prescribed value, the number of vectors is configured by a second value being a value equal to or less than the first value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: HIROMICHI TOMEBA, RYOTA YAMADA
  • Patent number: D951824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Participant Assistive Products
    Inventors: David Edward Calver, George James King, Jr., Ryota Yamada
  • Patent number: D961464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Participant Assistive Products
    Inventors: David Edward Calver, George James King, Jr., Ryota Yamada