Patents by Inventor Shigekazu Harada

Shigekazu Harada 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: 8139940
    Abstract: There is provided a wavelength division multiplexing transmission system and apparatuses used therein, in which a remote apparatus to be newly added to a station apparatus autonomously sets a wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus, thereby avoiding the need for presetting a wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus. The remote apparatus includes wavelength determining means that determines an available wavelength on the basis of an optical signal received from the station apparatus. The wavelength determining means may determine the wavelength of an unreceived optical signal as the available wavelength or may determine the wavelength of a received optical signal as the available wavelength, and may set that wavelength as a transmission and reception wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shigekazu Harada
  • Publication number: 20100142953
    Abstract: There is provided a wavelength division multiplexing transmission system and apparatuses used therein, in which a remote apparatus to be newly added to a station apparatus autonomously sets a wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus, thereby avoiding the need for presetting a wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus. The remote apparatus includes wavelength determining means that determines an available wavelength on the basis of an optical signal received from the station apparatus. The wavelength determining means may determine the wavelength of an unreceived optical signal as the available wavelength or may determine the wavelength of a received optical signal as the available wavelength, and may set that wavelength as a transmission and reception wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventor: Shigekazu Harada
  • Patent number: 7684703
    Abstract: There is provided a wavelength division multiplexing transmission system and apparatuses used therein, in which a remote apparatus to be newly added to a station apparatus autonomously sets a wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus, thereby avoiding the need for presetting a wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus. The remote apparatus includes wavelength determining means that determines an available wavelength on the basis of an optical signal received from the station apparatus. The wavelength determining means may determine the wavelength of an unreceived optical signal as the available wavelength or may determine the wavelength of a received optical signal as the available wavelength, and may set that wavelength as a transmission and reception wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shigekazu Harada
  • Publication number: 20090279897
    Abstract: A transmitter-receiver having a means for automatically determining the status of transmission medium such as optical fiber, and a means for automatically setting and resetting the transmission rate and/or output power according to the status of the transmission medium, a transmission loss and gain measurement method, and a transmitting-receiving system. A transmitter-receiver comprises at least: an output power controller for controlling the output power of a transmitter; an input power measuring section for measuring the strength of input signals; and an information processor for deriving the loss or gain of a path to change the output power of the transmitter and/or the rate of data transmission according to the derived loss or gain of the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Takeuchi, Akio Tajima, Shigekazu Harada, Akihiro Tanaka, Wakako Maeda
  • Patent number: 7609728
    Abstract: Disclosed are the multiplex communication system and the method therefore. A fault detection part of a duplex switching device detects it as generation of fault when recognizable signals are not detected from a connected line within a prescribed time. When the fault detection part detects the generation of fault in the present system line, the line switching part switches the lines from the present line to the standby line to perform communication between a terminal device and another terminal device therethrough. Also, the fault detection part notifies the generation of fault to the other duplex switching device after a prescribed switching protection time has passed from the time of the fault detected by the fault detection part, so the selection of the lines becomes consistent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Arikawa, Ryuuichi Ikematsu, Shigekazu Harada, Hajima Ishikawa, Takahide Sugita, Hidetoshi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 7580634
    Abstract: A transmitter-receiver having a means for automatically determining the status of transmission medium such as optical fiber, and a means for automatically setting and resetting the transmission rate and/or output power according to the status of the transmission medium, a transmission loss and gain measurement method, and a transmitting-receiving system. A transmitter-receiver comprises at least: an output power controller for controlling the output power of a transmitter; an input power measuring section for measuring the strength of input signals; and an information processor for deriving the loss or gain of a path to change the output power of the transmitter and/or the rate of data transmission according to the derived loss or gain of the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Takeuchi, Akio Tajima, Shigekazu Harada, Akihiro Tanaka, Wakako Maeda
  • Patent number: 7372804
    Abstract: Disclosed are the multiplex communication system and the method therefore. A fault detection part of a duplex switching device detects it as generation of fault when recognizable signals are not detected from a connected line within a prescribed time. When the fault detection part detects the generation of fault in the present system line, the line switching part switches the lines from the present line to the standby line to perform communication between a terminal device and another terminal device therethrough. Also, the fault detection part notifies the generation of fault to the other duplex switching device after a prescribed switching protection time has passed from the time of the fault detected by the fault detection part, so the selection of the lines becomes consistent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Arikawa, Ryuuichi Ikematsu, Shigekazu Harada, Hajime Ishikawa, Takahide Sugita, Hidetoshi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 7295779
    Abstract: A wavelength division-multiplexing system is provided that uses wavelength grids in conformity with the ITU-T Recommendation G.692 and that is realizable at lower costs. In the system, the wavelengths of signal light beams transmitted from plural optical transmitters are respectively spaced apart in such a manner that multiplexed wavelengths are set at regular intervals within the band range of the optical amplifier 5. The wavelength range of each laser beam covers at least two grids including neighboring grids. The wavelength demultiplexer 3 on the receiving side has the passband passing the wavelengths in a laser wavelength range corresponding to each channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shigekazu Harada, Akio Tajima
  • Publication number: 20060072923
    Abstract: Disclosed are the multiplex communication system and the method therefore. A fault detection part of a duplex switching device detects it as generation of fault when recognizable signals are not detected from a connected line within a prescribed time. When the fault detection part detects the generation of fault in the present system line, the line switching part switches the lines from the present line to the standby line to perform communication between a terminal device and another terminal device therethrough. Also, the fault detection part notifies the generation of fault to the other duplex switching device after a prescribed switching protection time has passed from the time of the fault detected by the fault detection part, so the selection of the lines becomes consistent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Toshiaki Arikawa, Ryuuichi Ikematsu, Shigekazu Harada, Hajime Ishikawa, Takahide Sugita, Hidetoshi Shinoda
  • Publication number: 20050111843
    Abstract: A transmitter-receiver having, a means for automatically determining the status of transmission medium such as optical fiber, and a means for automatically setting and resetting the transmission rate and/or output power according to the status of the transmission medium, a transmission loss and gain measurement method, and a transmitting-receiving system. A transmitter-receiver comprises at least: an output power controller for controlling the output power of a transmitter; an input power measuring section for measuring the strength of input signals; and an information processor for deriving the loss or gain of a path to change the output power of the transmitter and/or the rate of data transmission according to the derived loss or gain of the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Takeshi Takeuchi, Akio Tajima, Shigekazu Harada, Akihiro Tanaka, Wakako Maeda
  • Publication number: 20040179855
    Abstract: There is provided a wavelength division multiplexing transmission system and apparatuses used therein, in which a remote apparatus to be newly added to a station apparatus autonomously sets a wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus, thereby avoiding the need for presetting a wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus. The remote apparatus includes wavelength determining means that determines an available wavelength on the basis of an optical signal received from the station apparatus. The wavelength determining means may determine the wavelength of an unreceived optical signal as the available wavelength or may determine the wavelength of a received optical signal as the available wavelength, and may set that wavelength as a transmission and reception wavelength to be used in the remote apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Shigekazu Harada
  • Publication number: 20030133712
    Abstract: Disclosed are the multiplex communication system and the method therefore. A fault detection part of a duplex switching device detects it as generation of fault when recognizable signals are not detected from a connected line within a prescribed time. When the fault detection part detects the generation of fault in the present system line, the line switching part switches the lines from the present line to the standby line to perform communication between a terminal device and another terminal device therethrough. Also, the fault detection part notifies the generation of fault to the other duplex switching device after a prescribed switching protection time has passed from the time of the fault detected by the fault detection part, so the selection of the lines becomes consistent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Arikawa, Ryuuichi Ikematsu, Shigekazu Harada, Hajime Ishikawa, Takahide Sugita, Hidetoshi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 6574019
    Abstract: A transmission system includes a plurality of remote units in communication with a station unit, wherein communication is with fixed length cells in the upward direction from the remote units to the station unit by a TDMA system, and in the downward direction from the station unit to the remote units by a TDM system. The station unit is adapted to detect whether one of the plurality of remote units is in a standby state and is responsive to a detection of one of the plurality of the remote units being in a standby state to allocate bands of communication from the remote unit in the standby state to a remote unit in a normal state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shigekazu Harada
  • Publication number: 20030067652
    Abstract: A wavelength division-multiplexing system is provided that uses wavelength grids in conformity with the ITU-T Recommendation G.692 and that is realizable at lower costs. In the system, the wavelengths of signal light beams transmitted from plural optical transmitters are respectively spaced apart in such a manner that multiplexed wavelengths are set at regular intervals within the band range of the optical amplifier 5. The wavelength range of each laser beam covers at least two grids including neighboring grids. The wavelength demultiplexer 3 on the receiving side has the passband passing the wavelengths in a laser wavelength range corresponding to each channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigekazu Harada, Akio Tajima
  • Patent number: 5963558
    Abstract: For enabling to obtain automatically a proper identifier of a remote terminal and to assign an identification number to the remote terminal in order to performing supple communication control of a data transmission system wherein upward communication is performed according to a TDMA system and downward communication is performed according to a TDM system making use of cells having fixed length; a local station of the system comprises: a command-cell generation timer (112) for generating a command-cell generation trigger periodically, a command-cell generating unit (113) for generating a command cell to be downward transmitted every time the command-cell generation trigger is supplied by writing an available identification number therein, a window generation timer (111) for enabling a window signal every time the command-cell generation trigger is supplied for inhibiting transmission of upward cells from the remote terminals whereto identification numbers are assigned, a control-data-cell generating/terminatin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shigekazu Harada