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).

  • Publication number: 20180076992
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives N pieces of first data transmitted by N terminals in a multiplexed manner; generates combined data by combining a piece of second data with one of the N pieces of first data; decodes the N pieces of first data by using N decode processors selected from among M decode processors where M is an integer larger than N; and decodes the combined data by using a first decode processor, among the M decode processors, other than the N decode processors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Kentaro TANIGUCHI, Ryoko MATSUO, Tsuguhide AOKI
  • Publication number: 20180054785
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a first frame and a second frame with multiplexing and a receiver that receives a third frame sent in response to the first frame and a forth frame sent in response to the second frame, wherein a first receipt completion timing at which the third frame is fully received by the receiver and a second receipt completion timing at which the forth frame is fully received by the receiver are synchronized by controlling at least one of first content of the first frame, a first transmission method by which the first frame is sent, second content of the second frame and a second transmission method by which the second frame is sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Kiyoshi TOSHIMITSU, Tomoko ADACHI, Ryoko MATSUO, Tatsuma HIRANO
  • Patent number: 9887732
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless device includes a receiver configured to receive a first beacon signal via a first channel; and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to: analyze the first beacon signal to obtain channel information for specifying a second channel, change an operation channel of the receiver from the first channel to the second channel, and change, in a case of not receiving a second beacon signal via the second channel during a predetermined period of time, the operation channel of the receiver from the second channel to the first channel. The receiver is further configured to receive a third beacon signal via the first channel after the operation channel is changed from the second channel to the first channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryoko Matsuo, Toshihisa Nabetani, Toshiyuki Nakanishi, Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9826492
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a first frame and a second frame with multiplexing and a receiver that receives a third frame sent in response to the first frame and a forth frame sent in response to the second frame, wherein a first receipt completion timing at which the third frame is fully received by the receiver and a second receipt completion timing at which the forth frame is fully received by the receiver are synchronized by controlling at least one of first content of the first frame, a first transmission method by which the first frame is sent, second content of the second frame and a second transmission method by which the second frame is sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nabetani, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tomoko Adachi, Ryoko Matsuo, Tatsuma Hirano
  • Publication number: 20170290093
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus which can simultaneously conduct communication on at least two frequency channels is described. The apparatus includes a communication unit which refers to a connection management table to determine a communication system which can be used by a wireless communication terminal using an identifier of the wireless communication terminal, and conducts communication with the wireless communication terminal on a second frequency channel using the communication system, when a request from the wireless communication terminal to change the first frequency channel to the second frequency channel is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko ADACHI, Toshihisa NABETANI, Kiyoshi TOSHIMITSU, Tatsuma HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20170273092
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a receiver configured to receive a first frame from a first terminal and a second frame from a second terminal; and controlling circuitry configured to obtain quality information of a first channel with the first terminal based on the first frame and quality information of a second channel with the second terminal based on the second frame, and determine a transmission rate applied to the first terminal and a transmission rate applied to the second terminal in spatially multiplexed transmission, based on the quality information of the first channel, the quality information of the second channel and interference amount information being indicative of an amount of interference depending on an execution condition of the spatially multiplexed transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Haruka OBATA
  • Publication number: 20170251392
    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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Toshihisa NABETANI
  • Patent number: 9728975
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, there is provided a controller that performs communication with a plurality of power supply units each of which outputs electric power to a load. The controller includes a receiving unit, a control information generating unit and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives operation information from the power supply units by radio, the operation information being information on electric power output to the load from the power supply units, respectively. The control information generating unit generates control information to control the power supply units based on the operation information. The transmitting unit transmits the control information to the power supply units by radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi Ueno, Tetsuro Itakura, Takafumi Sakamoto, Toshihisa Nabetani
  • Patent number: 9713152
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus which can simultaneously conduct communication on at least two frequency channels is described. The apparatus includes a communication unit which refers to a connection management table to determine a communication system which can be used by a wireless communication terminal using an identifier of the wireless communication terminal, and conducts communication with the wireless communication terminal on a second frequency channel using the communication system, when a request from the wireless communication terminal to change the first frequency channel to the second frequency channel is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko Adachi, Toshihisa Nabetani, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tatsuma Hirano
  • Publication number: 20170171886
    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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Hiroki MORI
  • Publication number: 20170134138
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of first frames by multiplexing, the plurality of first frames each belonging to any one of a plurality of groups; and a receiver configured to receive, at timing not temporally overlapping among the groups, a plurality of second frames which are multiplexed, the plurality of second frames each indicating acknowledgement on the first frame belonging to each group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Narendar Madhavan, Toshihisa Nabetani, Haruka Obata, Tsuguhide Aoki
  • Publication number: 20170118730
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a first frame and a second frame with multiplexing and a receiver that receives a third frame sent in response to the first frame and a forth frame sent in response to the second frame, wherein a first receipt completion timing at which the third frame is fully received by the receiver and a second receipt completion timing at which the forth frame is fully received by the receiver are synchronized by controlling at least one of first content of the first frame, a first transmission method by which the first frame is sent, second content of the second frame and a second transmission method by which the second frame is sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Kiyoshi TOSHIMITSU, Tomoko ADACHI, Ryoko MATSUO, Tatsuma HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20170111890
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes: controlling circuitry configured to selectively switch an operating channel between a first channel and a second channel; and a transmitter configured to transmit a first beacon signal through the first channel at a first cycle and transmit a second beacon signal through the second channel at a second cycle. A first period during which transmission/reception of a signal is possible and a second period during which transmission/reception of a signal is not performed are set for the second channel within a transmission interval of second beacon signals. The controlling circuitry switches the operating channel from the second channel to the first channel during the second period. The transmitter transmits the first beacon signal through the first channel during the second period. The controlling circuitry switches the operating channel from the first channel to the second channel by an end of the second period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ryoko MATSUO, Toshiyuki NAKANISHI, Toshihisa NABETANI, Hirokazu TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170111096
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a transmitter configured to multiplex and transmit a plurality of first frames; a receiver configured to receive a plurality of second frames that represent acknowledgement responses to the plurality of first frames and are multiplexed and transmitted; and controlling circuitry. The first information necessary for transmission of the plurality of second frames is set in the plurality of first frames. The controlling circuitry is configured to separate the plurality of second frames based on the first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Toshihisa NABETANI
  • Publication number: 20170105220
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a first communicator configured to receive a first identification information when a distance from a first communication device becomes a first distance or shorter, the first identification information identifying another communication device; and a second communicator configured to receive a second identification information, the second identification information identifying the other communication device. The second communicator is configured to transmit a wireless signal in response to a result of comparison of the first identification information and the second identification information, the wireless signal being transmitted for connecting to a wireless network formed by either one of the device itself and the other communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki NAKANISHI, Ryoko MATSUO, Toshihisa NABETANI, Hirokazu TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170070992
    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: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryoko MATSUO, Toshiyuki NAKANISHI, Toshihisa NABETANI, Hirokazu TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20170070267
    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: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nabetani, Ryoko Matsuo, Tomoko Adachi, Tsuguhide Aoki
  • Patent number: 9565644
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a first frame and a second frame with multiplexing and a receiver that receives a third frame sent in response to the first frame and a forth frame sent in response to the second frame, wherein a first receipt completion timing at which the third frame is fully received by the receiver and a second receipt completion timing at which the forth frame is fully received by the receiver are synchronized by controlling at least one of first content of the first frame, a first transmission method by which the first frame is sent, second content of the second frame and a second transmission method by which the second frame is sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nabetani, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tomoko Adachi, Ryoko Matsuo, Tatsuma Hirano
  • Publication number: 20170026162
    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: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Tsuguhide AOKI, Takayuki NISHIO, Masahiro MORIKURA, Koji YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170006359
    Abstract: A wireless communication device according to one embodiment includes a receiver, processing circuitry and a transmitter. The receiver receives a first signal obtained by a first sensor. The processing circuitry compares first sensing information included in the first signal with second sensing information obtained by a second sensor so as to determine whether or not the first sensing information and the second sensing information are obtained from a same target object. In addition, the transmitter transmits a wireless connection signal, when it is determined that the first sensing information and the second sensing information are obtained from the same target object. The wireless connection signal is a signal to connect one of an own device and an other communication device which has transmitted the first signal to a wireless network formed by the other of the own device and the other communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshihisa NABETANI, Ryoko MATSUO, Toshiyuki NAKANISHI, Hirokazu TANAKA