Patents by Inventor Tomoharu Kawada

Tomoharu Kawada 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: 7830997
    Abstract: A diversity receiving device includes a processing circuit in which receiving units, AFC and synchronizing units, and demodulating units for a plurality of systems are connected, received signal intensity detecting units 104 and 105 that detect the intensities of output signals of the respective receiving units so as to output reception intensity detection signals, a control unit that determines to select one system as a synthesis pattern of demodulation signals based on a predetermined judgment criterion according to the respective reception intensity detection signals or to select a plurality of systems so as to add demodulation signals and outputs a plurality of clock interruption control signals requesting the interruption of a clock supply to unselected systems and synthesis pattern selection signals designating a synthesis pattern of demodulation signals of the selected system, a plurality of clock supply units that interrupt the clock supply to the AFC and synchronizing units and the demodulating units
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu Kawada, Akifumi Nagao, Yukiyoshi Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 7369488
    Abstract: A packet synthesizing unit packetizes transmit data and thereby creates a transmit packet data, and more specifically, synthesizes the number of the transmit data indicated by a packet-length information from a packet length controlling unit into a transmit packet data. A frame synthesizing unit appends the packet-length information for transmission to a header of the transmit packet data to thereby create a transmit frame. A wireless transmit unit converts the transmit frame into a wireless transmit signal and wirelessly transmits the wireless transmit signal. In the wireless transmission, the packet length controlling unit controls the packet length of the transmit data according to a transmit rate in the wireless transmit unit. The packet length controlling unit reduces the packet length when the transmit rate is relatively high and extends the packet length when the transmit rate is relatively low. This improves the transmission efficiency and communication quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akifumi Nagao, Tomoharu Kawada, Hiroaki Ishii, Keiichiro Wada
  • Publication number: 20070127609
    Abstract: A diversity receiving device includes a processing circuit in which receiving units, AFC and synchronizing units, and demodulating units for a plurality of systems are connected, received signal intensity detecting units 104 and 105 that detect the intensities of output signals of the respective receiving units so as to output reception intensity detection signals, a control unit that determines to select one system as a synthesis pattern of demodulation signals based on a predetermined judgment criterion according to the respective reception intensity detection signals or to select a plurality of systems so as to add demodulation signals and outputs a plurality of clock interruption control signals requesting the interruption of a clock supply to unselected systems and synthesis pattern selection signals designating a synthesis pattern of demodulation signals of the selected system, a plurality of clock supply units that interrupt the clock supply to the AFC and synchronizing units and the demodulating units
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Tomoharu Kawada, Akifumi Nagao, Yukiyoshi Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20070098155
    Abstract: Input data is stored in input buffers provided for respective input channels. An operation channel control section controls an input data selector to allow the data stored in the input buffers to be input into an operation circuit by the block unit in a time-division manner. The operation circuit encrypts (or decrypts) the input data with an encryption key given from an encryption key selector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Yukiyoshi Nagasawa, Tomoharu Kawada
  • Publication number: 20060133544
    Abstract: A diversity receiver comprises: a control section for generating an antenna selection signal such that a plurality of antennas are sequentially selected on a one-by-one basis; a plurality of correlation sections which correspond to the plurality of antennas on a one-to-one basis, each of the correlation sections determining a correlation value between a signal received through a corresponding antenna and a predetermined pattern; and a correlation detector for detecting the predetermined pattern in a signal received through each of the plurality of antennas based on a correlation value determined by a corresponding one of the correlation sections and an average power corresponding to the antenna and outputting a detection result. The control section determines an antenna through which a signal including the predetermined pattern detected by the correlation detector is received as the antenna that is to be subsequently selected based on the detection result of the correlation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Tomoharu Kawada, Tomohiro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20040170152
    Abstract: A packet synthesizing unit packetizes transmit data and thereby creates a transmit packet data, and more specifically, synthesizes the number of the transmit data indicated by a packet-length information from a packet length controlling unit into a transmit packet data. A frame synthesizing unit appends the packet-length information for transmission to a header of the transmit packet data to thereby create a transmit frame. A wireless transmit unit converts the transmit frame into a wireless transmit signal and wirelessly transmits the wireless transmit signal. In the wireless transmission, the packet length controlling unit controls the packet length of the transmit data according to a transmit rate in the wireless transmit unit. The packet length controlling unit reduces the packet length when the transmit rate is relatively high and extends the packet length when the transmit rate is relatively low. This improves the transmission efficiency and communication quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Akifumi Nagao, Tomoharu Kawada, Hiroaki Ishii, Keiichiro Wada
  • Patent number: 5631869
    Abstract: A memory unit includes a plurality of read bit lines, a plurality of read word lines, a plurality of write bit lines, and a plurality of write word lines. An array of memory cells are connected to the read bit lines, the read word lines, the write bit lines, and the write word lines. Each of the memory cells includes at least two input sections, at least two output sections, and a memory element. The output sections are connected to at least two of the read word lines, respectively, and output data from the memory element to one of the read bit lines in response to signals on the read word lines. The input sections are connected to at least two of the write word lines, respectively, and output data from one of the write bit lines into the memory element in response to signals on the write word lines. A plurality of decoders connected to the read word lines decode a read address signal into output signals, respectively, which are fed to the read word lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Ninomiya, Tomoharu Kawada
  • Patent number: 5422857
    Abstract: A memory unit includes a plurality of read bit lines, a plurality of read word lines, a plurality of write bit lines, and a plurality of write word lines. An array of memory cells are connected to the read bit lines, the read word lines, the write bit lines, and the write word lines. Each of the memory cells includes at least two input sections, at least two output sections, and a memory element. The output sections are connected to at least two of the read word lines, respectively, and output data from the memory element to one of the read bit lines in response to signals on the read word lines. The input sections are connected to at least two of the write word lines, respectively, and output data from one of the write bit lines into the memory element in response to signals on the write word lines. A plurality of decoders connected to the read word lines decode a read address signal into output signals, respectively, which are fed to the read word lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Ninomiya, Tomoharu Kawada
  • Patent number: 5349671
    Abstract: A microprocessor system which comprises an arithmetic logic unit for generating flags, a flag update detector for outputting a flag update detecting signal, a status register coupled to the flag update detector and the arithmetic logic unit for receiving the flag update detecting signal and a flag outputted from the arithmetic logic unit, a first address outputting portion coupled to the flag update detector and the status register for receiving the flag update detecting signal, a flag outputted from the status register, a target instruction address, a next instruction address and a branch condition for determining according to the flag received from the status register whether or not the branch condition is met, and for outputting first and second address candidates selected from the target instruction address and the next instruction address according to the flag update signal and to whether or not the branch condition is met, and a second address outputting portion coupled to the first address outputting p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinori Maeda, Tomoharu Kawada, Jiro Miyake