Patents by Inventor Syuichi Sekine

Syuichi Sekine 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: 7590400
    Abstract: In a radio apparatus, the band of a loop filter of a synthesizer in a blank channel searching state is narrower than the band in a communicating state. In addition, a radio wave environment is measured. A characteristic necessary for the radio apparatus is determined corresponding to the measured-radio wave environment. The power is controlled corresponding to the performance of the radio apparatus. Thus, the power consumption is decreased. In addition, the efficiency of the output power is improved. In the radio apparatus, the current consumption of a power amplifier PA is measured. A matching circuit (LNA or MIX) of the antenna is adjusted with the measured result so as to decrease an antenna loss. In the radio apparatus, a DC offset is removed from the transmitted power and the reflected wave. When the DC offset is removed using an AC coupling capacitor, the deterioration of the frequency characteristic of the receiving portion is compensated with a capacitor in a digital signal process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shoji Otaka, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Hiroshi Yoshida, Syuichi Sekine, Hiroyuki Kayano, Tadahiko Maeda
  • Patent number: 7502407
    Abstract: A wireless communication system which transmits and receives a signal by using a plurality of wireless apparatuses, comprising: a first wireless apparatus group having a plurality of transmitting apparatuses, each transmitting a wireless signal based on a first control signal, said first wireless apparatus group forming a first ad-hoc network between said transmitting apparatuses; and a second wireless apparatus group having a plurality of destination apparatuses, each receiving the wireless signal transmitted from said first wireless apparatus group, said second wireless apparatus group transmitting and receiving the wireless signal received by said destination apparatuses based on a second control signal, and said second wireless apparatus group forming a second ad-hoc network between said destination apparatuses different from said first ad-hoc network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ren Sakata, Syuichi Sekine, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Tomoko Adachi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tsuguhide Aoki
  • Patent number: 7489954
    Abstract: One of objects of a wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention is to realize stable communication regardless of received signal strength indication and information amount. The wireless communication apparatus for communicating in an autonomous distributed wireless network includes a detection unit which generates a detection signal by detecting a first wireless signal from a first wireless apparatus; a wireless circuit which receives a second wireless signal relating to said first wireless signal, transmitted from a second wireless apparatus which received said first wireless signal; a signal estimation unit which estimates said detection signal and the received second wireless signal; a signal selector which selects either said detection signal or the received second wireless signal, based on an estimation result of said signal estimation unit; and a demodulator which demodulates the signal selected by said signal selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Syuichi Sekine, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tomoko Adachi, Tsuguhide Aoki, Ren Sakata, Ryoko Matsuo
  • Patent number: 7386329
    Abstract: One of objects of a wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention is to realize stable communication regardless of received signal strength indication and information amount. The wireless communication apparatus for communicating in an autonomous distributed wireless network includes a detection unit which generates a detection signal by detecting a first wireless signal from a first wireless apparatus; a wireless circuit which receives a second wireless signal relating to said first wireless signal, transmitted from a second wireless apparatus which received said first wireless signal; a signal estimation unit which estimates said detection signal and the received second wireless signal; a signal selector which selects either said detection signal or the received second wireless signal, based on an estimation result of said signal estimation unit; and a demodulator which demodulates the signal selected by said signal selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Syuichi Sekine, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tomoko Adachi, Tsuguhide Aoki, Ren Sakata, Ryoko Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20080049665
    Abstract: A wireless communication system which transmits and receives a signal by using a plurality of wireless apparatuses, comprising: a first wireless apparatus group having a plurality of transmitting apparatuses, each transmitting a wireless signal based on a first control signal, said first wireless apparatus group forming a first ad-hoc network between said transmitting apparatuses; and a second wireless apparatus group having a plurality of destination apparatuses, each receiving the wireless signal transmitted from said first wireless apparatus group, said second wireless apparatus group transmitting and receiving the wireless signal received by said destination apparatuses based on a second control signal, and said second wireless apparatus group forming a second ad-hoc network between said destination apparatuses different from said first ad-hoc network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ren Sakata, Syuichi Sekine, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Tomoko Adachi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tsuguhide Aoki
  • Publication number: 20080032757
    Abstract: One of objects of a wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention is to realize stable communication regardless of received signal strength indication and information amount. The wireless communication apparatus for communicating in an autonomous distributed wireless network includes a detection unit which generates a detection signal by detecting a first wireless signal from a first wireless apparatus; a wireless circuit which receives a second wireless signal relating to said first wireless signal, transmitted from a second wireless apparatus which received said first wireless signal; a signal estimation unit which estimates said detection signal and the received second wireless signal; a signal selector which selects either said detection signal or the received second wireless signal, based on an estimation result of said signal estimation unit; and a demodulator which demodulates the signal selected by said signal selector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Syuichi SEKINE, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tomoko Adachi, Tsuguhide Aoki, Ren Sakata, Ryoko Matsuo
  • Patent number: 7319714
    Abstract: A wireless communication system which transmits and receives a signal by using a plurality of wireless apparatuses, comprising: a first wireless apparatus group having a plurality of transmitting apparatuses, each transmitting a wireless signal based on a first control signal, said first wireless apparatus group forming a first ad-hoc network between said transmitting apparatuses; and a second wireless apparatus group having a plurality of destination apparatuses, each receiving the wireless signal transmitted from said first wireless apparatus group, said second wireless apparatus group transmitting and receiving the wireless signal received by said destination apparatuses based on a second control signal, and said second wireless apparatus group forming a second ad-hoc network between said destination apparatuses different from said first ad-hoc network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ren Sakata, Syuichi Sekine, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Tomoko Adachi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tsuguhide Aoki
  • Publication number: 20070111673
    Abstract: In a radio apparatus, the band of a loop filter of a synthesizer in a blank channel searching state is narrower than the band in a communicating state. In addition, a radio wave environment is measured. A characteristic necessary for the radio apparatus is determined corresponding to the measured-radio wave environment. The power is controlled corresponding to the performance of the radio apparatus. Thus, the power consumption is decreased. In addition, the efficiency of the output power is improved. In the radio apparatus, the current consumption of a power amplifier PA is measured. A matching circuit (LNA or MIX) of the antenna is adjusted with the measured result so as to decrease an antenna loss. In the radio apparatus, a DC offset is removed from the transmitted power and the reflected wave. When the DC offset is removed using an AC coupling capacitor, the deterioration of the frequency characteristic of the receiving portion is compensated with a capacitor in a digital signal process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shoji OTAKA, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Hiroshi Yoshida, Syuichi Sekine, Hiroyuki Kayano, Tadahiko Maeda
  • Patent number: 7194262
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication system, a wireless communication system, comprising: one or more wireless base station; and a plurality of wireless terminals capable of communicating with said wireless base station by wireless, two or more of said wireless terminals capable of communicating with each other by wireless thereby forming a wireless terminal group; wherein said wireless base station has a representative determination unit configured to determine at least one wireless terminal belonging to said wireless terminal group as a representative terminal; and said representative terminal receives first frames transmitted from other wireless terminals belonging to said wireless terminal group, and transmits the received first frames to said wireless base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsuguhide Aoki, Tomoko Adachi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Syuichi Sekine, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Ren Sakata
  • Patent number: 7184738
    Abstract: In a radio apparatus, the band of a loop filter of a synthesizer in a blank channel searching state is narrower than the band in a communicating state. In addition, a radio wave environment is measured. A characteristic necessary for the radio apparatus is determined corresponding to the measured-radio wave environment. The power is controlled corresponding to the performance of the radio apparatus. Thus, the power consumption is decreased. In addition, the efficiency of the output power is improved. In the radio apparatus, the current consumption of a power amplifier PA is measured. A matching circuit (LNA or MIX) of the antenna is adjusted with the measured result so as to decrease an antenna loss. In the radio apparatus, a DC offset is removed from the transmitted power and the reflected wave. When the DC offset is removed using an AC coupling capacitor, the deterioration of the frequency characteristic of the receiving portion is compensated with a capacitor in a digital signal process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shoji Otaka, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Hiroshi Yoshida, Syuichi Sekine, Hiroyuki Kayano, Tadahiko Maeda
  • Patent number: 7079878
    Abstract: A portable radio terminal comprises a housing, a radio circuit included in the housing, a matching circuit mounted on the top of the housing at a position which is offset from the longitudinal center line of the housing, a load connected to the tip of the matching circuit, and a linear antenna connected to the load. This portable radio terminal further comprises load changing means for changing the value of the load. The matching circuit may comprise a meander matching element, a zigzag-shaped matching element, a helical matching element, a conical matching element, a rectangular helical matching element or a pyramid helical matching element which are formed so as to a predetermined shape, such as a meander shape, a zigzag shape, a helical shape, a conical shape, a rectangular helical shape or pyramid helical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Noriaki Odachi, Syuichi Sekine
  • Patent number: 6911944
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus is constituted by first, second, third, and fourth wire antenna elements and a connection element. The sum of the lengths of the first, second, and fourth wire antenna elements is ¼ the wavelength corresponding to a series-resonance frequency of the first, second, and fourth wire antenna elements. The sum of the lengths of the second, third, and fourth wire antenna elements is ½ the wavelength corresponding to a parallel-resonance frequency of the second, third, and fourth wire antenna elements. The sum of the lengths of the first and third wire antenna elements is ¼ the wavelength corresponding to a series-resonance frequency of the first and third wire antenna elements. The parallel-resonance frequency is higher than the series-resonance frequency of the first, second, and fourth wire antenna elements and lower than the series-resonance frequency of the first and third wire antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Syuichi Sekine, Takayoshi Ito, Yasushi Murakami, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20050042994
    Abstract: In a radio apparatus, the band of a loop filter of a synthesizer in a blank channel searching state is narrower than the band in a communicating state. In addition, a radio wave environment is measured. A characteristic necessary for the radio apparatus is determined corresponding to the measured-radio wave environment. The power is controlled corresponding to the performance of the radio apparatus. Thus, the power consumption is decreased. In addition, the efficiency of the output power is improved. In the radio apparatus, the current consumption of a power amplifier PA is measured. A matching circuit (LNA or MIX) of the antenna is adjusted with the measured result so as to decrease an antenna loss. In the radio apparatus, a DC offset is removed from the transmitted power and the reflected wave. When the DC offset is removed using an AC coupling capacitor, the deterioration of the frequency characteristic of the receiving portion is compensated with a capacitor in a digital signal process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shoji Otaka, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Hiroshi Yoshida, Syuichi Sekine, Hiroyuki Kayano, Tadahiko Maeda
  • Patent number: 6816712
    Abstract: In a radio apparatus, the band of a loop filter of a synthesizer in a blank channel searching state is narrower than the band in a communicating state. In addition, a radio wave environment is measured. A characteristic necessary for the radio apparatus is determined corresponding to the measured radio wave environment. The power is controlled corresponding to the performance of the radio apparatus. Thus, the power consumption is decreased. In addition, the efficiency of the output power is improved. In the radio apparatus, the current consumption of a power amplifier PA is measured. A matching circuit (LNA or MIX) of the antenna is adjusted with the measured result so as to decrease an antenna loss. In the radio apparatus, a DC offset is removed from the transmitted power and the reflected wave. When the DC offset is removed using an AC coupling capacitor, the deterioration of the frequency characteristic of the receiving portion is compensated with a capacitor in a digital signal process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shoji Otaka, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Hiroshi Yoshida, Syuichi Sekine, Hiroyuki Kayano, Tadahiko Maeda
  • Publication number: 20040152497
    Abstract: A portable radio terminal comprises a housing, a radio circuit included in the housing, a matching circuit mounted on the top of the housing at a position which is offset from the longitudinal center line of the housing, a load connected to the tip of the matching circuit, and a linear antenna connected to the load. This portable radio terminal further comprises load changing means for changing the value of the load. The matching circuit may comprise a meander matching element, a zigzag-shaped matching element, a helical matching element, a conical matching element, a rectangular helical matching element or a pyramid helical matching element which are formed so as to a predetermined shape, such as a meander shape, a zigzag shape, a helical shape, a conical shape, a rectangular helical shape or pyramid helical shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Noriaki Odachi, Syuichi Sekine
  • Publication number: 20040080458
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus is constituted by first, second, third, and fourth wire antenna elements and a connection element. The sum of the lengths of the first, second, and fourth wire antenna elements is ¼ the wavelength corresponding to a series-resonance frequency of the first, second, and fourth wire antenna elements. The sum of the lengths of the second, third, and fourth wire antenna elements is ½ the wavelength corresponding to a parallel-resonance frequency of the second, third, and fourth wire antenna elements. The sum of the lengths of the first and third wire antenna elements is ¼ the wavelength corresponding to a series-resonance frequency of the first and third wire antenna elements. The parallel-resonance frequency is higher than the series-resonance frequency of the first, second, and fourth wire antenna elements and lower than the series-resonance frequency of the first and third wire antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Syuichi Sekine, Takayoshi Ito, Yasushi Murakami, Hiroki Shoki
  • Patent number: 6701167
    Abstract: A portable radio terminal comprises a housing, a radio circuit included in the housing, a matching circuit mounted on the top of the housing at a position which is offset from the longitudinal center line of the housing, a load connected to the tip of the matching circuit, and a linear antenna connected to the load. This portable radio terminal further comprises load changing means for changing the value of the load. The matching circuit may comprise a meander matching element, a zigzag-shaped matching element, a helical matching element, a conical matching element, a rectangular helical matching element or a pyramid helical matching element which are formed so as to a predetermined shape, such as a meander shape, a zigzag shape, a helical shape, a conical shape, a rectangular helical shape or pyramid helical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Noriaki Odachi, Syuichi Sekine
  • Patent number: 6683575
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus is constituted by first, second, third, and fourth wire antenna elements and a connection element. The sum of the lengths of the first, second, and fourth wire antenna elements is ¼ the wavelength corresponding to a series-resonance frequency of the first, second, and fourth wire antenna elements. The sum of the lengths of the second, third, and fourth wire antenna elements is ½ the wavelength corresponding to a parallel-resonance frequency of the second, third, and fourth wire antenna elements. The sum of the lengths of the first and third wire antenna elements is ¼ the wavelength corresponding to a series-resonance frequency of the first and third wire antenna elements. The parallel-resonance frequency is higher than the series-resonance frequency of the first, second, and fourth wire antenna elements and lower than the series-resonance frequency of the first and third wire antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Syuichi Sekine, Takayoshi Ito, Yasushi Murakami, Hiroki Shoki
  • Publication number: 20030236082
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication system, a wireless communication system, comprising: one or more wireless base station; and a plurality of wireless terminals capable of communicating with said wireless base station by wireless, two or more of said wireless terminals capable of communicating with each other by wireless thereby forming a wireless terminal group; wherein said wireless base station has a representative determination unit configured to determine at least one wireless terminal belonging to said wireless terminal group as a representative terminal; and said representative terminal receives first frames transmitted from other wireless terminals belonging to said wireless terminal group, and transmits the received first frames to said wireless base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuguhide Aoki, Tomoko Adachi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Syuichi Sekine, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Ren Sakata
  • Publication number: 20030236069
    Abstract: A wireless communication system which transmits and receives a signal by using a plurality of wireless apparatuses, comprising: a first wireless apparatus group having a plurality of transmitting apparatuses, each transmitting a wireless signal based on a first control signal, said first wireless apparatus group forming a first ad-hoc network between said transmitting apparatuses; and a second wireless apparatus group having a plurality of destination apparatuses, each receiving the wireless signal transmitted from said first wireless apparatus group, said second wireless apparatus group transmitting and receiving the wireless signal received by said destination apparatuses based on a second control signal, and said second wireless apparatus group forming a second ad-hoc network between said destination apparatuses different from said first ad-hoc network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ren Sakata, Syuichi Sekine, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Tomoko Adachi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tsuguhide Aoki