Patents by Inventor Satoshi Hiyama

Satoshi Hiyama 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: 7519025
    Abstract: Use of finite wireless resources is minimized when paging is performed to an MN, even if a location manager does not retain correct location area information for the reason that a mobile router (MR), which performs location update (LU) on behalf of mobile nodes (MNs) existing in the space in a moving body, does not send an LU signal because it is active, for example. A flag indicating whether an MR#1 is dormant or active is retained in a location manager LM#1. When paging is performed to an MN#2 which is in a master-slave relationship with the MR#1, the LM#1 refers to the flag to determine the state of the MR#1. When the MR#1 is active, the LM#1 inquires of a routing manager RM#1 about routing address information for the MR#1 and performs paging using the information. Thus, it is possible to perform paging to the MN#2 which is in a master-salve relationship with the MR#1, without the MR#1, which is moving in an active state, sending an LU signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiyama, Toshihiro Suzuki, Masashi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7500015
    Abstract: To always guarantee QoS for packet transfer and to achieve continuity of QoS guaranteed paths for upstream and downstream packet transfers between a mobile communications terminal and remote terminal, a transit router TR is used to detect any change of visitor location address reported via an existing QoS guaranteed path used for packet transfer and to newly set up a QoS guaranteed path according to the results of detection. Packets are transferred via existing QoS guaranteed paths until the transit router TR completes setup of a QoS guaranteed path. The mobile communications terminal and remote terminal are notified that the setup of the QoS guaranteed path is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiyama, Kenji Ishii
  • Publication number: 20080280342
    Abstract: There is provided a molecular communication system capable of transmitting an information molecule in which predetermined information is encoded to a target destination under good controllability. The molecular communication system includes a molecular transmitter for transmitting the information molecule with prescribed information encoded, a molecular receiver for receiving the information molecule, and a molecule transmission channel extending between the molecular transmitter and the molecular receiver. The molecule transmission channel defines a transmission path formed of macromolecular (or polymer) materials, along which carrier molecules are circulating in a prescribed direction. The information molecule output from the molecular transmitter is loaded on the carrier molecule and carried to the molecular receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiyama, Yuki Moritani, Tatsuya Suda
  • Publication number: 20080207888
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing a nucleotide-labeled microtubule includes causing a microtubule which is stabilized after polymerization to react with a chemical crosslinking agent which has succinimide and maleimide and nucleotides which have a thiolated 3? end or 5? end to synthesize a microtubule-chemical crosslinking agent-nucleotide complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicants: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Satoshi HIYAMA, Yuki MORITANI, Tatsuya SUDA, Kazuo Sutoh
  • Patent number: 7352750
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes; a first wireless interface configured to perform communication through a public mobile communication network; a second wireless interface configured to perform direct communication with another mobile terminal; an update information transmitter unit configured to transmit update information including identification information and communication state information of the mobile terminal, to a control device in the public mobile communication network through the first wireless interface at a predetermined timing; a route maintaining unit configured to receive a packet transfer route generated by the control device of the public mobile communication network based on the update information through the first wireless interface, and to maintain the packet transfer route; and a packet transmitter unit configured to transmit a packet to another mobile terminal through the second wireless interface based on the packet transfer route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Igarashi, Satoshi Hiyama, Yuki Moritani
  • Publication number: 20080061947
    Abstract: A disclosed molecular communication system includes a molecular transmitter configured to transmit an information molecule in which prescribed information is encoded, a molecular receiver configured to receive the information molecule, and a molecular capsule configured to carry the information molecule from the molecular transmitter to the molecular receiver. Each of the molecular transmitter, the molecular receiver, and the molecular capsule has an artificial cell membrane in which at least one kind of molecular switch is embedded, the molecular switch being responsive to an external input signal so as to control association and separation between the molecular transmitter and the molecular capsule, and association and separation between the molecular capsule and the molecular receiver, upon application of the external input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicants: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., NAT'L UNIV. CORP. NARA INST. OF SCIENCE AND TECH.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiyama, Yuki Moritani, Tatsuya Suda, Junichi Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20080013483
    Abstract: A mobile communications system for transferring packets to a mobile communications terminal according to address information of the mobile communications terminal is disclosed. The mobile communications terminal is located in a moving network connected to a given node in a core network. The address information of the mobile communications terminal includes common information related to the given node to which the moving network is connected, and individual information which is unrelated to the given node to which the moving network is connected and is unchanged when the given node to which the moving network is connected is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Toshihiro SUZUKI, Ken Igarashi, Satoshi Hiyama, Hiroshi Kawakami, Shoichi Hirata
  • Patent number: 7302262
    Abstract: A mobile communications control method of this invention controls mobile communication by a mobile terminal in a network in which a plurality of wireless systems are available. In the mobile communications control method, the mobile terminal performs location registration with a wireless system selected from among the wireless systems, based on at least one of a status of the network, a status of the mobile terminal, location information of the mobile terminal, a frequency of incoming call reception of the mobile terminal, and service area information of the wireless systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yugo Watanabe, Masashi Yamashita, Satoshi Hiyama, Shoichi Hirata
  • Publication number: 20070254020
    Abstract: A molecular communication system includes a molecular transmitter (20) configured to transmit an information molecules (15) onto which prescribed information is encoded; a molecular receiver (30) configured to receive the information molecule, a molecule propagation channel (40) extending from the molecular transmitter to the molecular receiver, and a molecular capsule (10) configured to encapsulate the information molecules to be transmitted from the molecular transmitter to the molecular receiver, wherein the surfaces of the molecular transmitter, the molecular receiver, and the molecular capsule have lipid bilayer membrane structure, and wherein the system further includes encapsulation means for applying a first chemical substance to the molecular transmitter, or to the molecular transmitter and the molecular capsule to encapsulate the information molecules into the molecular capsule, and decapsulation means for applying a second chemical substance to the molecular capsule and the molecular receiver to ta
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Moritani, Satoshi Hiyama, Tatsuya Suda
  • Publication number: 20070213898
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle including an inertia force sensor for detecting an inertia force generated in the vehicle and a cooperative control unit connected to the inertia force sensor and connected also to a braking/driving force control unit and a steering control unit so that bidirectional communication is allowed, for deciding and outputting controlled variables or controlled correction variables of the braking/driving force control unit and the steering control unit according to the inertia force detected by the inertia force sensor and according to controlled conditions of the braking/driving force control unit and the steering control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Saito, Akira Nakamuta, Masahiko Niki, Satoshi Hiyama, Masato Yuda, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20070105556
    Abstract: Time required for location registration is reduced and concentration of location update signals caused when a group moves is prevented. Each mobile node and a mobile router sends a location update request to a local location manager near to the area in which it exists, so that time required for location registration can be reduced, and it is possible to prevent pressure on wireless resources and temporary increase in communication traffic within a mobile network, which may be caused by concentration of location update signals when a group moves as in the case of a train with a lot of passengers having mobile nodes. Thereby, even if location registration is not correctly performed by a mobile router, which sends a location update request on behalf of mobile nodes existing in the space of a moving body, due to the communication condition or a failure, it can be dealt with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiyama, Toshihiro Suzuki, Masashi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7155974
    Abstract: An inertia sensor unit having a detecting element, a signal processor being constituted as an element separate from the detecting element, for at least amplifying signals output from the detecting element, and an inertia sensor mounted to a detection object for detecting acceleration or angular velocity of the detection object as an inertial force of the detection object to output electrical signals changing according to the inertial force, includes: a first temperature detecting element for detecting the temperature of the signal processor, a second temperature detecting element for detecting the temperature of the detecting element directly or indirectly, and a correcting processor for correcting the signals output from the inertia sensor based on the result detected by the first temperature detecting element and the second temperature detecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Saito, Akira Nakamuta, Ichiro Ueno, Fumiki Sato, Satoshi Hiyama
  • Patent number: 7142879
    Abstract: A mobile communication network system is provided in which when a radio system is selected from plural types of radio systems as a radio system for use in paging, the optimum radio system for the mobile terminal to be paged can be selected. When it is selected, traffic does not concentrate on a specific radio system, or no excess delay occurs when the mobile terminal starts communications. When the mobile communications network system performs paging as a paging notification to a mobile terminal through any one of various radio systems under a communications environment in which radio waves of various radio systems having different communication systems are used, a radio system is selected from a plurality of radio systems depending on the application used in the communications of the paging requested mobile terminal and a paging operation is performed through the selected radio system when a paging request is issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yugo Watanabe, Satoshi Hiyama, Shoichi Hirata
  • Patent number: 7058410
    Abstract: A location register 13 stores as location information of a relay device 21 to area identification information of a location registration area where relay device 21 is currently located and stores as location information of one or a plurality of mobile communication terminals 7 transported in a moving object 2, relay device identification information of relay device 21 to thereby subordinate one or more of a plurality of mobile communication terminals 7 to relay device 21. In the case that a master/slave relationship should be discontinued with some of a plurality of mobile communication terminals 7, relay device 21 transmits, to location register 13, a dependency registration removal request specifying the part of a plurality of mobile communication terminals 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiyama, Koji Sasada
  • Publication number: 20060083243
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes; a first wireless interface configured to perform communication through a public mobile communication network; a second wireless interface configured to perform direct communication with another mobile terminal; an update information transmitter unit configured to transmit update information including identification information and communication state information of the mobile terminal, to a control device in the public mobile communication network through the first wireless interface at a predetermined timing; a route maintaining unit configured to receive a packet transfer route generated by the control device of the public mobile communication network based on the update information through the first wireless interface, and to maintain the packet transfer route; and a packet transmitter unit configured to transmit a packet to another mobile terminal through the second wireless interface based on the packet transfer route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Igarashi, Satoshi Hiyama, Yuki Moritani
  • Publication number: 20050183501
    Abstract: An inertia sensor unit having a detecting element, a signal processor being constituted as an element separate from the detecting element, for at least amplifying signals output from the detecting element, and an inertia sensor mounted to a detection object for detecting acceleration or angular velocity of the detection object as an inertial force of the detection object to output electrical signals changing according to the inertial force, includes: a first temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the signal processor, a second temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the detecting element directly or indirectly, and a correcting means for correcting the signals output from the inertia sensor based on the result detected by the first temperature detecting means and the second temperature detecting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Saito, Akira Nakamuta, Ichiro Ueno, Fumiki Sato, Satoshi Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20040258011
    Abstract: Use of finite wireless resources is minimized when paging is performed to an MN, even if a location manager does not retain correct location area information for the reason that a mobile router (MR), which performs location update (LU) on behalf of mobile nodes (MNs) existing in the space in a moving body, does not send an LU signal because it is active, for example. A flag indicating whether an MR#1 is dormant or active is retained in a location manager LM#1. When paging is performed to an MN#2 which is in a master-slave relationship with the MR#1, the LM#1 refers to the flag to determine the state of the MR#1. When the MR#1 is active, the LM#1 inquires of a routing manager RM#1 about routing address information for the MR#1 and performs paging using the information. Thus, it is possible to perform paging to the MN#2 which is in a master-salve relationship with the MR#1, without the MR#1, which is moving in an active state, sending an LU signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiyama, Toshihiro Suzuki, Masashi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20040248574
    Abstract: A mobile communication network system is provided in which when a radio system is selected from plural types of radio systems as a radio system for use in paging, the optimum radio system for the mobile terminal to be paged can be selected. When it is selected, traffic does not concentrate on a specific radio system, or no excess delay occurs when the mobile terminal starts communications. When the mobile communications network system performs paging as a paging notification to a mobile terminal through any one of various radio systems under a communications environment in which radio waves of various radio systems having different communication systems are used, a radio system is selected from a plurality of radio systems depending on the application used in the communications of the paging requested mobile terminal and a paging operation is performed through the selected radio system when a paging request is issued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yugo Watanabe, Satoshi Hiyama, Shoichi Hirata
  • Publication number: 20040235496
    Abstract: Time required for location registration is reduced and concentration of location update signals caused when a group moves is prevented. Each mobile node and a mobile router sends a location update request to a local location manager near to the area in which it exists, so that time required for location registration can be reduced, and it is possible to prevent pressure on wireless resources and temporary increase in communication traffic within a mobile network, which may be caused by concentration of location update signals when a group moves as in the case of a train with a lot of passengers having mobile nodes. Thereby, even if location registration is not correctly performed by a mobile router, which sends a location update request on behalf of mobile nodes existing in the space of a moving body, due to the communication condition or a failure, it can be dealt with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hiyama, Toshihiro Suzuki, Masashi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20040203777
    Abstract: A mobile communications control method of this invention controls mobile communication by a mobile terminal in a network in which a plurality of wireless systems are available. In the mobile communications control method, the mobile terminal performs location registration with a wireless system selected from among the wireless systems, based on at least one of a status of the network, a status of the mobile terminal, location information of the mobile terminal, a frequency of incoming call reception of the mobile terminal, and service area information of the wireless systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yugo Watanabe, Masashi Yamashita, Satoshi Hiyama, Shoichi Hirata