Patents by Inventor Satoshi Okada
Satoshi Okada 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: 10812207Abstract: A reception apparatus includes a demodulation circuit configured to demodulate packets obtained with respect to each of multiple PLPs included in a broadcast signal; and a processing circuit configured to process the packets demodulated by the demodulation circuit. The demodulation circuit and the processing circuit are connected with each other via a single interface or interfaces fewer than the number of the PLPs. The demodulation circuit adds identification information to a specific packet among the packets obtained with respect to each of the PLP, the identification information identifying the PLP to which each of the packets belongs. The processing circuit identifies the PLP to which belongs each of the packets input from the demodulation circuit via the single interface or the interfaces fewer than the number of the PLPs, based on the identification information obtained from the specific packet.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Okada, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Takeshi Ohno
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Patent number: 10785525Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus and a data processing method that enable clock synchronization in a more suitable manner. The reception apparatus receives a digital broadcast signal of an IP transmission method that includes time information and a stream of content. The time information includes a seconds field and a nanoseconds field. The reception apparatus then generates a processing clock synchronized with the time information on the basis of the time information included in the digital broadcast signal, and processes the stream included in the digital broadcast signal on the basis of the processing clock. The present technology can be applied to, for example, television receivers conforming to the IP transmission method.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Lachlan Bruce Michael, Yuichi Hirayama, Satoshi Okada
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Patent number: 10758954Abstract: A method for immobilizing arsenic includes adding calcium arsenate to a glass-forming material containing iron, silica, and alkaline components so that an iron/silica weight ratio is in a range of 0.5 to 0.9 and an amount of alkaline components is in a range of 14 wt % to 26 wt %, and thereby incorporating the arsenic into a glass solidified body. For example, the method for immobilizing arsenic may include: adding an alkaline solution and an oxidizing agent to a copper-arsenic-containing substance, and thereby carrying out an oxidizing leaching; separating a leach residue by solid-liquid separation; adding calcium hydroxide to a recovered alkaline arsenate solution to generate calcium arsenate; and adding the glass-forming material to the recovered calcium arsenate so that the iron/silica weight ratio and the amount of alkaline components are in the above-mentioned ranges, and thereby incorporating the arsenic into the glass solidified body.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Atsuhiro Nabei, Rinato Miruvariefu, Satoshi Okada
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Publication number: 20200246369Abstract: The present invention provides a novel antisense oligonucleotide and a composition for preventing or treating glycogen storage disease type Ia. The present invention provides an antisense oligonucleotide which hybridizes with a pre-mRNA sequence derived from a region including at least one of a base at position 42911000, a base at position 42911004, and a base at position 42911005 in a base sequence of human chromosome 17 of GRCh38/hg38 and has activity to inhibit aberrant splicing of pre-mRNA of c.648G>T variant G6PC.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Go TAJIMA, Satoshi OKADA, Myyuki TSUMURA
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Patent number: 10718616Abstract: A patrol route setting apparatus includes a cell divider, a probability distribution setter, a random number generator, a destination setter, a route setter, and a probability distribution updating unit. The cell divider divides map information into cells. The probability distribution setter sets, for each cell, a probability distribution of a presence probability of a capturing target in the cell. The destination setter that sets, as a destination, any, of the cells, that has a greatest first value, of the presence probability, corresponding to a random number generated by the random number generator, on the basis of the probability distributions. The probability distribution updating unit updates, on the basis of presence information of the capturing target acquired by an information acquiring unit, the probability distributions of the presence probability of the capturing target, when the movable body travels along the traveling route to the destination set by the route setter.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoaki Itabashi, Satoshi Okada, Tsunahiro Sato, Satoshi Hoshino, Takeshi Katsumoto
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Publication number: 20200200956Abstract: An optical filter includes: an absorption layer including a first near-infrared absorbing dye (D1), a second near-infrared absorbing dye (D2), and a transparent resin; and a reflection layer including a dielectric multilayer film. The dye (D1) and the dye (D2) are squarylium compounds satisfying following (1) to (3). (1) The dye (D1) has a maximum absorption wavelength ?max(D1) within a range of 680 to 730 nm, and the difference between a wavelength at which a transmittance is 80% on the shorter wavelength side than ?max(D1) when the concentration is adjusted such that a transmittance at ?max(D1) is 10%, and ?max(D1) is 100 nm or less. (2) The dye (D2) has a maximum absorption wavelength ?max(D2) within a range of 720 to 770 nm. (3) A value obtained by subtracting ?max(D1) from ?max(D2) is 30 nm or more and 85 nm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiko Shiono, Nanako Nishimoto, Sayuri Yamada, Hiroki Hotaka, Satoshi Okada, Keigo Matsuura
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Publication number: 20200169346Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that permit efficient transfer of time and other information. The transmission device generates a physical layer frame having preambles and a payload that includes, in the preamble, time information representing time of a given position in a stream of physical layer frames and transmits the physical layer frame. The reception device receives the physical layer frame and performs processes using time information. The present technology is applicable, for example, to IP packet broadcasting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Lachlan Bruce MICHAEL, Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI, Satoshi OKADA
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Publication number: 20200148884Abstract: A near infrared absorbing dye includes a croconium-based compound shown in formula (AI). In formula (AI), ring Z is either an optionally substituted 6-membered ring including no heteroatom or an optionally substituted 5-membered ring including 0 to 3 heteroatoms in the ring, R1 and R2, R2 and R3, and R1 and a carbon atom or heteroatom as a part of ring Z may be linked to each other to respectively form a heteroring A, a heteroring B, and a heteroring C together with a nitrogen atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Shigeki HATTORI, Satoshi Okada
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Publication number: 20200145715Abstract: The present technology relates to a demodulation device, a processing device, a reception device, and a data processing method for more flexibly coping with change in transmission method. Provided is a demodulation device including a demodulation unit configured to demodulate a first transmission packet obtained from a broadcast signal, and an output unit configured to output a divided packet via a predetermined interface, the divided packet being obtained by dividing the first transmission packet that is a variable-length packet used in a first transmission method into a packet length according to a second transmission packet that is a fixed-length packet used in a second transmission method and arranging the first transmission packet in a payload, and adding a header including information for restoring the first transmission packet to the payload. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a demodulation IC incorporated in a television receiver or a set top box.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLITIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi OKADA, Yiuichi HIRAYAMA, Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 10644864Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing device that enables TLV transmission, a signal processing method, and a program. The signal processing device includes: a demodulation processing unit that performs a demodulation process; a processing unit that performs a demux process; and a data signal line, a clock signal line, a sync signal line, and a valid signal line that are provided between the demodulation processing unit and the processing unit. A variable-length packet is transmitted between the demodulation processing unit and the processing unit through the data signal line, the clock signal line, the sync signal line, and the valid signal line. The variable-length packet is an Internet Protocol (IP) packet. The present technology can be applied to receivers that receive and process TLV streams.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Okada, Yuichi Hirayama, Takashi Horiguti, Lachlan Bruce Michael
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Patent number: 10637594Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception device, a transmission device, and a data processing method with which it becomes possible to operate digital television broadcasting more flexibly. A reception device receives a broadcast signal transmitted by frequency division multiplexing (FDM) and processes, on the basis of control information existence information that is information included in first control information, which is acquired from the broadcast signal and is control information in a physical layer, and that indicates existence/non-existence of second control information that is control information in an upper layer of the physical layer, the second control information transmitted in each hierarchy. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a receiver that can receive digital television broadcasting.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Takahashi, Satoshi Okada, Lachlan Bruce Michael
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Patent number: 10631043Abstract: Communication reception that enables reception of a packet which may not contain an error without invalidating the same is disclosed. In one example, an information analyzing unit analyzes a data string and frame/slot information, and supplies TMCC information, slot header information, and data length information to a packet length indicating unit and a packet dividing unit. The packet length indicating unit defines the packet length in advance, and indicates the defined packet length to the packet dividing unit. The packet dividing unit performs packet division on the basis of the packet length obtained from the TMCC information, the slot header information, the data length information and the like from the information analyzing unit, and the packet length defined by the packet length indicating unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hirofumi Maruyama, Noriaki Ooishi, Yuichi Hirayama, Satoshi Okada
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Patent number: 10623535Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and a signal processing method that enable to accurately specify a boundary between packets. A signal processing apparatus includes a block information acquisition unit which specifies a block length from a transmission parameter, attached to a block, of a multiplexed stream including the series of blocks, a packet information acquisition unit which analyzes the block and acquires a packet parameter, a pattern information acquisition unit which analyzes the block and acquires specific pattern position information, and a packet division unit which specifies a boundary between the packets included in the block on the basis of the block length, the packet parameter, and the specific pattern position information. The present technology is capable of being applied to, for example, a signal processing apparatus that processes a broadcast wave.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriaki Ooishi, Satoshi Okada
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Patent number: 10615951Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission apparatus, a reception apparatus, and a data processing method capable of efficiently transmitting time information with high accuracy. The transmission apparatus generates a physical layer frame including the time information and transmits the physical layer frame. The reception apparatus receives the physical layer frame from the transmission apparatus and performs predetermined processing on the basis of the time information included in the physical layer frame. Time information indicating a certain time is included at a head of the physical layer frame. The present technology can be applied to digital television broadcasting using the IP system.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Okada, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Lachlan Bruce Michael
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Patent number: 10582272Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing device and a data processing method capable of appropriately processing a stream. NPs included in a division stream of a predetermined channel acquired by dividing an input stream configured by a plurality of packets into division streams of a plurality of channels are eliminated, and a NP-eliminated stream including DNP representing the number of eliminated NPs is generated. Then, a stream including the NP-eliminated stream and signaling as a size identifier representing a size of the DNP or a stream including the NP-eliminated stream and a buffer capacity of a buffer storing the NP-eliminated stream and signaling as read start time from the buffer so as to generate a NP-inserted stream acquired by inserting NPs corresponding to a number represented by the DNP into the NP-eliminated stream is generated.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Okada, Takashi Yokokawa, Naoki Yoshimochi, Makiko Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10574375Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that permit efficient transfer of time and other information. The transmission device generates a physical layer frame having preambles and a payload that includes, in the preamble, time information representing time of a given position in a stream of physical layer frames and transmits the physical layer frame. The reception device receives the physical layer frame and performs processes using time information. The present technology is applicable, for example, to IP packet broadcasting.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Lachlan Bruce Michael, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Satoshi Okada
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Publication number: 20200044761Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that permit efficient transfer of time and other information. The transmission device generates a physical layer frame having preambles and a payload that includes, in the preamble, time information representing time of a given position in a stream of physical layer frames and transmits the physical layer frame. The reception device receives the physical layer frame and performs processes using time information. The present technology is applicable, for example, to IP packet broadcasting.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Lachlan Bruce MICHAEL, Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI, Satoshi OKADA
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Publication number: 20200028604Abstract: This technology relates to a reception apparatus and a data processing method for easily implementing circuits on the receiving side. There is provided a reception apparatus including: a demodulation section configured to demodulate packets obtained with respect to each of multiple PLPs included in a broadcast signal; and a processing section configured to process the packets demodulated by the demodulation section. The demodulation section and the processing section are connected with each other via a single interface or interfaces fewer than the number of the PLPs. The demodulation section adds identification information to a specific packet among the packets obtained with respect to each of the PLP, the identification information identifying the PLP to which each of the packets belongs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi OKADA, Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI, Takeshi OHNO
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Publication number: 20200009278Abstract: A method for producing a sterilized oxygen-absorbing multilayer body is provided. The method may include: irradiating with radiation an oxygen-absorbing multilayer body comprising at least an oxygen-absorbing layer containing a transition metal catalyst and a thermoplastic resin (a) having a tetralin ring as a structural unit and a layer containing a thermoplastic resin (b); and heating the oxygen-absorbing multilayer body which has been irradiated with radiation in the sterilizing step at a temperature of the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin (a) minus 20° C. or more and lower than the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin (a) for 50 hours or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Fumihiro ITO, Satoshi OKADA
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Patent number: 10504374Abstract: A travel path setting apparatus includes an information acquiring unit, a memory, a predictable scenario creating unit, and a path searching unit. The information acquiring unit acquires surrounding information on a surrounding situation of a movable body. The memory stores a probability model related to the surrounding situation of the movable body. The predictable scenario creating unit creates, on a basis of the surrounding information and the probability model, a plurality of predictable scenarios for each of a plurality of predetermined times in future. The predictable scenarios are each the surrounding situation of the movable body that is predicted for corresponding one of the predetermined times. The path searching unit searches for and sets the travel path on a basis of the predictable scenarios created by the predictable scenario creating unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoaki Itabashi, Satoshi Okada, Akihiro Yamane