Patents by Inventor Shoko Shinohara

Shoko Shinohara 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: 11849487
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication system in which, based on a random access scheme, a transmission opportunity (TXOP) acquired by a wireless access point is granted to a wireless station when performing uplink data transmission from the wireless station to the wireless access point and the TXOP acquired by the wireless station is granted to the wireless access point when performing downlink data transmission from the wireless access point to the wireless station, the system includes a scheduling unit for TXOP granting determining one or more wireless stations having a quality of an uplink data transmission lower than a prescribed value as TXOP responders to which the wireless access point grants the TXOP, and determining one or more wireless stations having a quality of a downlink data transmission lower than the prescribed value as TXOP holders which grant the TXOP to the wireless access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Riichi Kudo, Hirantha Sithira Abeysekera, Munehiro Matsui, Shoko Shinohara, Yasushi Takatori, Takeo Ichikawa, Masato Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 11832112
    Abstract: A wireless base station setting position calculation method includes a step S1 for assuming the setting area to be a rectangle, receiving an input of longitudinal and lateral lengths of a setting area and the number of wireless base stations to be set “s”, and determining one or more candidates of a number of divisions “d” of the setting area according to the number of wireless base stations “s”, a step S2 for representing the number of divisions “d” in a division ratio x:y and selecting, for each number of divisions “d”, according to the longitudinal and lateral lengths of the setting area, a division ratio at which diagonal line lengths of divided areas are minimized, a step S3 for performing, for each number of divisions “d”, adjustment of a division pattern until a difference m between the number of divisions “d” and the number of wireless base stations “s” decreases to 0, a step S4 for calculating, for each number of divisions “d”, a sum of the diagonal line lengths of the divided areas and selecting the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Riku Omiya, Toshiro Nakahira, Hirantha Abeysekera, Shoko Shinohara, Takafumi Hayashi, Yasushi Takatori
  • Patent number: 11812279
    Abstract: A method includes a step 1 of performing processing for determining wireless terminal stations that are inside cover areas of existing wireless base stations, and excluding the existing wireless base stations and the wireless terminal stations inside the cover areas from a wireless base station installation area, a step 2 of performing processing for optimizing, with respect to each first wireless terminal station that is outside the cover areas of the existing wireless base stations and has been left in the processing for excluding in the step 1, a combination of the first wireless terminal station and the closest additional wireless base station from which received power is the largest, and optimizing installation positions of additional wireless base stations, a step 3 of determining, with respect to the combinations of the additional wireless base stations and the first wireless terminal stations that were optimized in the step 2, whether wireless terminal stations are inside or outside cover areas of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiro Nakahira, Hirantha Abeysekera, Shoko Shinohara, Yasuhiko Inoue, Koichi Ishihara, Takafumi Hayashi, Daisuke Goto, Yasushi Takatori
  • Publication number: 20230327839
    Abstract: A base station according to an embodiment includes an antenna, a wireless device, a wireless information acquisition unit, a control unit, a directivity setting unit, a directivity control unit, and a communication instruction unit. The antenna has an omni-directional array antenna. The wireless device communicates with one or more terminals in a cover area by using a wireless signal via the antenna. The wireless information acquisition unit acquires wireless information including the position of the terminal and a communication time block. On the basis of the wireless information, the control unit determines a communication execution time block, which is a time block for executing communication with the terminal, and an antenna gain of the antenna for communicating with the terminal. On the basis of the antenna gain, the directivity setting unit sets a directivity pattern of the omni-directional array antenna so as to have directivity in the direction of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuki NAKAMURA, Wataru YAMADA, Yasuhiko INOUE, Shoko SHINOHARA, Yusuke ASAI, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230326311
    Abstract: A wireless system according to an embodiment includes at least one terminal and a base station. The terminal includes a wireless communication module and a first control unit. The wireless communication module transmits and receives data to and from the base station. When motion is detected from an acquired video, the first control unit transmits a frame image, which is a still image extracted from the video, to the base station by using the wireless communication module, and transmits the video to the base station by using the wireless communication module when transmission of the video is requested by the base station as a result of transmitting the frame image. The base station includes a second control unit. The second control unit determines whether or not to request transmission of a video on the basis of a frame image, and requests a terminal to transmit a video when determining to request transmission of a video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuki NAKAMURA, Wataru YAMADA, Yasuhiko INOUE, Shoko SHINOHARA, Yusuke ASAI, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230328776
    Abstract: A wireless communication method in a wireless communication system includes carrier sense processing for determining whether a carrier sense band is in a busy state or an idle state on the basis of a reception state of a reception signal in the carrier sense band before transmitting a transmission signal using a transmission channel. The carrier sense band is set so as to include not only a transmission channel band which is a frequency band of a transmission channel but also an adjacent carrier sense band adjacent to the transmission channel band. When it is determined that the carrier sense band is in an idle state, transmission processing for transmitting a transmission signal by using a transmission channel is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoko SHINOHARA, Yusuke ASAI, Yasushi TAKATORI, Yasuhiko INOUE, Mitsuki NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230224729
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus according to an embodiment includes a radio communication unit (1011), a radio information acquisition unit (1013), and a transmission condition setting unit (104). The radio communication unit transmits a radio signal. The radio information acquisition unit continuously acquires radio information containing received signal strength in the radio communication unit. The transmission condition setting unit sets a transmission time slot for transmitting the radio signal in the radio communication unit and an index value of a modulation and error correction coding rate in the radio communication unit in accordance with the radio information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuki NAKAMURA, Wataru YAMADA, Yasuhiko INOUE, Shoko SHINOHARA, Yusuke ASA, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230199598
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first radio communication unit (1011) that transmits a radio signal by using a first channel, a second radio communication unit (1021) that transmits a radio signal by using a second channel different from the first channel, a first radio information acquisition unit (1013) that acquires first radio information containing received signal strength in the first radio communication unit and usage of the first channel, a second radio information acquisition unit (1023) that acquires second radio information containing received signal strength in the second radio communication unit and usage of the second channel, a determination unit (104) that determines whether to switch between the first radio communication unit and the second radio communication unit in accordance with the first radio information and the second radio information, and a switching unit (105) that switches between the first radio communication unit and the second radio communi
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuki NAKAMURA, Wataru YAMADA, Yasuhiko INOUE, Shoko SHINOHARA, Yusuke ASAI, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230142888
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system including a plurality of base stations to which one or more terminal stations are connectable, and a base station control device which controls each of the base stations, the base station control device includes an information collection unit configured to collect connection information regarding the terminal stations connected to the base stations from each of the base stations, a list generation unit configured to generate a white list indicating the terminal stations which are allowed to be connected to the base stations for each of the base stations based on the connection information, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the white list generated by the list generation unit to each of the base stations, and each of the base stations includes a reception unit configured to receive the white list transmitted by the transmission unit, and a setting unit configured to perform setting so as to allow or inhibit connection of each of the terminal stations to the base
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Hirantha ABEYSEKERA, Toshiro NAKAHIRA, Shoko SHINOHARA, Koichi ISHIHARA, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230137745
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a wireless base station that performs wireless communication with a wireless terminal; and a wireless communication control station that is communicably connected to the wireless base station. The wireless communication control station includes a determination unit that determines a requirement that is prioritized among multiple types of requirements in wireless communication, a setting unit that sets the information indicating the parameter to be used for communication control by the wireless base station, and a transmission unit that transmits the information set by the setting unit to the wireless base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Shoko SHINOHARA, Hirantha ABEYSEKERA, Toshiro NAKAHIRA, Koichi ISHIHARA, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230121752
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system including a plurality of base stations to which terminal stations are connectable, and a monitoring station which monitors each of the base stations, the monitoring station includes an information collection unit configured to collect wireless environment information including a plurality of information items indicating wireless environments around the base stations and the terminal stations, from each of the base stations, a defect detection unit configured to detect whether or not one or more defects occur based on a combination of the information items, and a defect determination unit configured to determine estimated occurrence probabilities of the defects detected by the defect detection unit based on a combination of the information items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiro NAKAHIRA, Hirantha ABEYSEKERA, Shoko SHINOHARA, Koichi ISHIHARA, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230113366
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system including a plurality of base stations to which terminal stations are connectable, and a base station control device which controls each of the base stations, the base station control device includes an information collection unit configured to collect wireless environment information indicating wireless environments around the base stations and the terminal stations from each of the base stations, and a policy calculation unit configured to calculate policy for connecting the base stations and the terminal stations based on the wireless environment information collected by the information collection unit, each of the base stations includes a reception unit configured to receive the policy calculated by the policy calculation unit, a transition destination calculation unit configured to calculate a transition destination to which a terminal station left unaccommodated is to be connected based on the policy received by the reception unit, and a transmission unit configured to
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Hirantha ABEYSEKERA, Toshiro NAKAHIRA, Shoko SHINOHARA, Koichi ISHIHARA, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230080036
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication system in which, based on a random access scheme, a transmission opportunity (TXOP) acquired by a wireless access point is granted to a wireless station when performing uplink data transmission from the wireless station to the wireless access point and the TXOP acquired by the wireless station is granted to the wireless access point when performing downlink data transmission from the wireless access point to the wireless station, the system includes a scheduling unit for TXOP granting determining one or more wireless stations having a quality of an uplink data transmission lower than a prescribed value as TXOP responders to which the wireless access point grants the TXOP, and determining one or more wireless stations having a quality of a downlink data transmission lower than the prescribed value as TXOP holders which grant the TXOP to the wireless access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Riichi KUDO, Hirantha Sithira ABEYSEKERA, Munehiro MATSUI, Shoko SHINOHARA, Yasushi TAKATORI, Takeo ICHIKAWA, Masato MIZOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230061186
    Abstract: A base station (10) according to an embodiment includes a data processing unit (101) and a wireless signal processing unit (103). The data processing unit (101) generates a MAC frame. The MAC frame includes input data and an identification bit (CB). The identification bit (CB) indicates that data is extended broadcast data. The wireless signal processing unit (103) converts the MAC frame into a wireless signal to distribute the wireless signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko INOUE, Shoko SHINOHARA, Akira KISHIDA, Kengo NAGATA, Yusuke ASAI, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230034313
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system including an intermediate processing device which performs processing between a plurality of base stations to which terminal stations are connectable and a base station control device which controls each of the base stations, the intermediate processing device includes an information collection unit configured to collect wireless environment information which includes information regarding the terminal stations connected to the base stations and which indicates wireless environments around the base stations and the terminal stations, from each of the base stations, a first conversion unit configured to convert the wireless environment information collected by the information collection unit into first information which is equally processable by the base station control device without distinction for each of the base stations, a transmission unit configured to transmit the first information to the base station control device, a reception unit configured to receive a parameter
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirantha ABEYSEKERA, Toshiro NAKAHIRA, Shoko SHINOHARA, Koichi ISHIHARA, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230035101
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system including a plurality of base stations to which terminal stations are connectable, and a monitoring station which monitors each of the base stations, the monitoring station includes an information collection unit configured to collect wireless environment information including a plurality of information items indicating wireless environments around the base stations and the terminal stations, from each of the base stations, a point calculation unit configured to calculate a total point of points to be respectively provided to a plurality of defect items determined in advance in a case where a determination condition determined in advance for each of the information items is satisfied, and a defect detection unit configured to detect whether or not a defect listed as one or more of the defect items occurs based on the total point calculated by the point calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiro NAKAHIRA, Hirantha ABEYSEKERA, Shoko SHINOHARA, Koichi ISHIHARA, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230035896
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system including a plurality of base stations to which terminal stations are connectable and a base station control device which controls each of the base stations, the base station control device includes an information collection unit configured to collect wireless environment information indicating wireless environments around the base stations and the terminal stations from each of the base stations, a parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a parameter for correcting radio wave interference relationship among the base stations based on the wireless environment information collected by the information collection unit and priority set in advance for each of the base stations, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the parameter calculated by the parameter calculation unit to each of the base stations, and each of the base stations includes a reception unit configured to receive the parameter transmitted by the transmission unit, and a setting unit configured t
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirantha ABEYSEKERA, Toshiro NAKAHIRA, Shoko SHINOHARA, Koichi ISHIHARA, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Publication number: 20230031578
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus (14) according to an embodiment includes a data processing unit (105) and a wireless communication unit (104). The data processing unit (105) converts input data. The wireless communication unit (104) receives the data converted by the data processing unit (105) and wirelessly transmits the input data to an access point. The data processing unit (105) converts, when a remaining amount input from a battery (12) is in a first state, the input data with a first setting and outputs the converted data to the wireless communication unit (104). The data processing unit (105) converts, when the remaining amount of the battery (12) is in a second state different from the first state, the input data with a second setting and outputs the converted data to the wireless communication unit (104). A capacity per unit time of the data after conversion is different between the first setting and the second setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiko INOUE, Shoko SHINOHARA, Kengo NAGATA, Yusuke ASAI, Akira KISHIDA, Yasushi TAKATORI
  • Patent number: 11523439
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication system in which, based on a random access scheme, a transmission opportunity (TXOP) acquired by a wireless access point is granted to a wireless station when performing uplink data transmission from the wireless station to the wireless access point and the TXOP acquired by the wireless station is granted to the wireless access point when performing downlink data transmission from the wireless access point to the wireless station, the system includes a scheduling unit for TXOP granting determining one or more wireless stations having a quality of an uplink data transmission lower than a prescribed value as TXOP responders to which the wireless access point grants the TXOP, and determining one or more wireless stations having a quality of a downlink data transmission lower than the prescribed value as TXOP holders which grant the TXOP to the wireless access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Riichi Kudo, Hirantha Sithira Abeysekera, Munehiro Matsui, Shoko Shinohara, Yasushi Takatori, Takeo Ichikawa, Masato Mizoguchi
  • Publication number: 20220386378
    Abstract: A format that includes a BSSID of a transmitting station within a preamble of the frame is an HE format, and a format that does not include a BSSID within the preamble but includes a BSSID in a MAC header is a Non-HE format; and a wireless station in the BSS includes a control part which checks a format of a frame received at a predetermined receiver sensitivity or above, and continues demodulation of the received frame if the format is HE format and the BSSID in the received frame is consistent with its own BSS, and stops the demodulation of the received frame if the HE format and the BSSID in the received frame is not consistent with its own BSS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoko SHINOHARA, Yasuhiko INOUE, Junichi IWATANI, Masato MIZOGUCHI