Patents by Inventor Toshihisa Nabetani

Toshihisa Nabetani 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: 10609186
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a receiver configured to receive a plurality of first frames transmitted by spatial multiplexing; and a transmitter configured to transmit a second frame containing check results indicating whether the first frames are successfully received and first information specifying at least one communication device. The receiver is configured to receive a plurality of third frames transmitted by spatial multiplexing from a communication device having transmitted the first frame the check result of which represents failure and the communication device specified in the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nabetani, Ryoko Matsuo, Tomoko Adachi, Tsuguhide Aoki
  • Publication number: 20200077441
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive, from a first wireless apparatus, a first physical frame including a destination address receivable by a second wireless apparatus different from the electronic apparatus. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the first wireless apparatus, a first response frame including first information regarding the first physical frame, if the first physical frame is successfully received. A transmission period of the first response frame at least partially overlaps with a transmission period of a second response frame including second information regarding the first physical frame received by the second wireless apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Narendar MADHAVAN, Masahiro SEKIYA, Toshihisa NABETANI, Kensuke NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 10531450
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication processing device mounted in a wireless communication device which uses a first channel and a second channel, includes controlling circuitry. The circuitry is configured to control to transmit, through the first channel, a first announcement signal including channel information of the second channel and control to transmit, through the second channel, a second announcement signal when slot allocation of a target communication device in the second channel is determined to be changed, the second announcement signal including a notification of the change in the slot allocation of the target communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryoko Matsuo, Toshihisa Nabetani, Toshiyuki Nakanishi, Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10523407
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives a first frame in a predetermined frequency band. The transmitter transmits a second frame in the predetermined frequency band at a same time as receipt of the first frame. The transmitter transmits control information that controls a transmission timing of a third frame that is a response frame to the second frame. The transmitter transmits a fourth frame that is a response frame to the first frame, at a timing according to the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nabetani, Masahiro Sekiya, Narendar Madhavan
  • Patent number: 10523398
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes controller circuitry, transmitter circuitry, and receiver circuitry. The controller circuitry is configured to judge whether a payload for a first packet comprises retransmission data; set a first PHY header for the first packet, when the payload does not comprise the retransmission data; set a second PHY header for the first packet, when the payload includes the retransmission data, wherein the second PHY header comprises an amount of information larger than an amount of information of the first PHY header; and generate the first packet comprising the payload and either one of the first PHY header or the second PHY header set for the first packet. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the first packet. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive an ACK signal or a NACK signal for the first packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kentaro Taniguchi, Toshihisa Nabetani, Ryota Sekiya
  • Patent number: 10439788
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a communicator and controlling circuitry. The communicator is configured to simultaneously communicate a first frame and a second frame, and after the first frame and the second frame are communicated, communicate a third frame indicating acknowledgement of the first frame and a fourth frame indicating acknowledgement of the second frame. The controlling circuitry is configured to control to prevent the third frame and the fourth frame from being simultaneously communicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nabetani, Tsuguhide Aoki, Takayuki Nishio, Masahiro Morikura, Koji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190296886
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a transmitter circuitry and a receiver circuitry. The transmitter circuitry is configured to; transmit a first frame to a first terminal, and transmit a second frame to a second terminal when a first period elapsed after transmission of the first frame. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a third frame including acknowledgement information of the first frame from the first terminal when the first period elapsed after transmission of the first frame. A duration of the second frame is set as equal to or greater than a difference between a duration of the third frame and a duration of the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masahiro SEKIYA, Toshihisa NABETANI, Narendar MADHAVAN
  • Publication number: 20190281578
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus mounted on a moving object, includes at least one variable directivity antenna; controlling circuitry configured to acquire a traveling position of the moving object and determine an antenna pattern for the variable directivity antenna based on a location of a ground apparatus to be a communication target and the acquired traveling position; and a communication circuit configured to transmit positional information including the traveling position or receive control information from the ground apparatus via the variable directivity antenna for which the determined antenna pattern is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Toshihisa NABETANI
  • Publication number: 20190222268
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a receiver configured to receive a plurality of first frames which are transmitted by multiplexing; and a transmitter configured to transmit a second frame containing check results indicating whether the plurality of first frames are successfully received and first information specifying at least one wireless communication device. The receiver is configured to receive a plurality of third frames transmitted by multiplexing in response to the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Ryoko MATSUO, Tomoko ADACHI, Tsuguhide AOKI
  • Publication number: 20190182362
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a receiver configured to receive a plurality of first frames transmitted by spatial multiplexing; and a transmitter configured to transmit a second frame containing check results indicating whether the first frames are successfully received and first information specifying at least one communication device. The receiver is configured to receive a plurality of third frames transmitted by spatial multiplexing from a communication device having transmitted the first frame the check result of which represents failure and the communication device specified in the first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Ryoko MATSUO, Tomoko ADACHI, Tsuguhige AOKI
  • Patent number: 10321481
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: controlling circuitry configured to determine parameter information on a backoff time of carrier sensing performed according to CSMA/CA (carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance) on basis of a number of other wireless communication devices which have established connections with the wireless communication device; and a transmitter configured to transmit a first frame which instructs to transmit a response frame according to the parameter information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nabetani, Hiroki Mori
  • Publication number: 20190174544
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: controlling circuitry configured to set at least one of: a first transmission prohibition period for a first network to which the wireless communication device belongs; or a second transmission prohibition period for a second network, and to determine, when a first frame addressed to another device is received in a case that the first transmission prohibition period is not set and the second transmission prohibition period is set, a state of a wireless medium based on comparing a reception level of the first frame with a threshold defined corresponding to one of the first network and the second network, to which a sender of the first frame belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryoko Matsuo, Tomoya Tandai, Toshihisa Nabetani
  • Publication number: 20190174488
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a transmitter configured to transmit a beacon signal including first information to specify a first wireless communication device to be reassigned a slot and a start timing to allow use of a reassigned slot, and transmit, after transmission of the first information, a first signal including second information to specify the reassigned slot the first signal being a signal different from the beacon signal and a receiver configured to receive a signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryoko Matsuo, Toshiyuki Nakanishi, Toshihisa Nabetani, Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10291299
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a receiver configured to receive a plurality of first frames which are transmitted by multiplexing; and a transmitter configured to transmit a second frame containing check results indicating whether the plurality of first frames are successfully received and first information specifying at least one wireless communication device. The receiver is configured to receive a plurality of third frames transmitted by multiplexing in response to the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nabetani, Ryoko Matsuo, Tomoko Adachi, Tsuguhide Aoki
  • Patent number: 10257321
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a receiver configured to receive a plurality of first frames transmitted by spatial multiplexing; and a transmitter configured to transmit a second frame containing check results indicating whether the first frames are successfully received and first information specifying at least one communication device. The receiver is configured to receive a plurality of third frames transmitted by spatial multiplexing from a communication device having transmitted the first frame the check result of which represents failure and the communication device specified in the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nabetani, Ryoko Matsuo, Tomoko Adachi, Tsuguhide Aoki
  • Patent number: 10257735
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a transmitter configured to transmit a first frame, the first frame being a frame for channel estimation; a receiver configured to receive a second frame, the second frame including channel information; and controlling circuitry. The transmitter is configured to transmit a third frame by beamforming based on the channel information. The controlling circuitry is configured to measure a communication quality of a channel based on a response frame to the third frame and control a transmission timing of the first frame based on the communication quality and a transmission rate of the third frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Toshihisa Nabetani
  • Patent number: 10244557
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: controlling circuitry configured to set at least one of: a first transmission prohibition period for a first network to which the wireless communication device belongs; or a second transmission prohibition period for a second network, and to determine, when a first frame addressed to another device is received in a case that the first transmission prohibition period is not set and the second transmission prohibition period is set, a state of a wireless medium based on comparing a reception level of the first frame with a threshold defined corresponding to one of the first network and the second network, to which a sender of the first frame belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryoko Matsuo, Tomoya Tandai, Toshihisa Nabetani
  • Publication number: 20190089515
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a first frame in a first frequency band within a first period from a first apparatus; and a transmitter configured to transmit a second frame in the first frequency band within the first period to a second apparatus. A transmission power of the second frame depends on both a reception quality required by the second apparatus to receive the second frame and an amount of interference from the first apparatus to the second apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Narendar MADHAVAN, Toshihisa NABETANI, Tsuguhide AOKI
  • Publication number: 20190089519
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives a first frame in a predetermined frequency band. The transmitter transmits a second frame in the predetermined frequency band at a same time as receipt of the first frame. The transmitter transmits control information that controls a transmission timing of a third frame that is a response frame to the second frame. The transmitter transmits a fourth frame that is a response frame to the first frame, at a timing according to the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Masahiro SEKIYA, Narendar MADHAVAN
  • Patent number: 10231231
    Abstract: One of a plurality of radio terminals that transmit radio signals to a radio base station under a space multiplexing scheme, including a receiving unit that receives an access right request signal with respect to the radio base station from an other radio terminal, a prevention unit that prevents transmission of radio signals when receiving radio signals directed to an other radio terminal, a cancellation unit that cancels the prevention of transmission when receiving an access right assignment signal during the prevention of transmission and a transmitting unit that transmits a data signal to the radio base station according to the assignment signal, wherein radio signals are transmitted to the radio base station simultaneously with the other radio terminals and under the space multiplexing scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryoko Matsuo, Tatsuma Hirano, Toshihisa Nabetani, Tomoko Adachi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu