Patents by Inventor Wataru Tachiwa

Wataru Tachiwa 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: 20230327500
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus comprises: transmission unit configured to perform wireless power transmission to a power reception apparatus; first communication unit configured to perform communication via a first communication method; and second communication unit configured to perform communication via a second communication method, wherein, in a case where the transmission unit stops wireless power transmission to the power reception apparatus in a state in which the second communication unit and the power reception apparatus are connected based on information transmitted and received between the first communication unit and the power reception apparatus, the second communication unit performs communication to connect the second communication unit and the power reception apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: WATARU TACHIWA, TAKAHIRO SHICHINO
  • Publication number: 20230097511
    Abstract: A power receiving apparatus outputs power wirelessly received from the power transmitting apparatus to a load, and performs processing for updating a parameter used by the power transmitting apparatus for detecting an object different from the power receiving apparatus based on a change in a voltage applied to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20230082647
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus performs detection processing for detecting an object different from a power receiving apparatus, and performs processing for a parameter used in the detection processing based on a voltage change of a voltage applied to a transmitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: WATARU TACHIWA
  • Patent number: 11581759
    Abstract: A power reception apparatus performs device authentication on a power transmission apparatus, and performs control to request first power of the power transmission apparatus in a case where the power transmission apparatus fails the device authentication and to request second power higher than the first power of the power transmission apparatus in a case where the power transmission apparatus successfully passes the device authentication. In addition, the power reception apparatus sets a setting to permit requesting the second power of a power transmission apparatus which does not have a function for responding to the device authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Patent number: 11431207
    Abstract: In a case where a power reception apparatus 101 is capable of communicating with a power transmission apparatus 102 using a second communication unit 207 configured to perform communication faster than communication performed by a first communication unit 206, the power reception apparatus 101 performs authentication on the power transmission apparatus 102 using the second communication unit 207. In a case where the power reception apparatus 101 is incapable of communicating with the power transmission apparatus 102 using the second communication unit 207, the power reception apparatus 101 performs the authentication on the power transmission apparatus 102 using a communication unit configured to perform communication slower than the communication performed by the second communication unit 207.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20220181917
    Abstract: A power receiving apparatus 101 transmits information representing three or more received powers used in calculating a parameter used in a detection processing by a transmitting apparatus 102. At that time, a relationship P1<P2<P3 is satisfied, where P1 is a first received power which information transmitted an n-th time represents (n is an integer of one or greater), P2 is a second received power which information transmitted an n+1-th time represents, and P3 is a third received power which information transmitted an n+2-th time represents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20210242725
    Abstract: In a case where a power reception apparatus 101 is capable of communicating with a power transmission apparatus 102 using a second communication unit 207 configured to perform communication faster than communication performed by a first communication unit 206, the power reception apparatus 101 performs authentication on the power transmission apparatus 102 using the second communication unit 207. In a case where the power reception apparatus 101 is incapable of communicating with the power transmission apparatus 102 using the second communication unit 207, the power reception apparatus 101 performs the authentication on the power transmission apparatus 102 using a communication unit configured to perform communication slower than the communication performed by the second communication unit 207.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20210175756
    Abstract: A power receiving apparatus comprises a power receiving unit for wirelessly receiving power from a power transmitting apparatus, and a communication unit for communicating with the power transmitting apparatus. The power receiving apparatus determines, on the basis of foreign object existence information obtained from the power transmitting apparatus via the communication unit, one state from at least three states including a first state in which a foreign object exists in a power-transmittal range of the power transmitting apparatus, a second state in which a foreign object possibly exists in the power-transmittal range, and a third state in which a foreign object does not exist in the power-transmittal range. The power receiving apparatus performs a first notification when the first state is determined and perform a second notification different from the first notification, when the second state is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20200366136
    Abstract: A power reception apparatus performs device authentication on a power transmission apparatus, and performs control to request first power of the power transmission apparatus in a case where the power transmission apparatus fails the device authentication and to request second power higher than the first power of the power transmission apparatus in a case where the power transmission apparatus successfully passes the device authentication. In addition, the power reception apparatus sets a setting to permit requesting the second power of a power transmission apparatus which does not have a function for responding to the device authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Patent number: 10481842
    Abstract: A communication apparatus, which has a first communication function for executing communication based on a Neighbor Awareness Network (NAN) and a second communication function for executing communication by a wireless LAN by sharing at least a part of a communication circuit with the first communication function, searches a printer by determining whether a value of a Service ID or a value of Service Info of a NAN Attribute included in a Publish message received by the first communication function is a value indicating a print service, and transmits print data to a printer discovered by the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20190306337
    Abstract: A communication apparatus changes information to be included in an advertising packet based on reception of a predetermined signal conforming to Bluetooth® Low Energy standard from another communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20190305594
    Abstract: A power reception device includes power reception unit configured to receive wirelessly power from a power transmission device, and display control unit configured to cause information indicating a battery remaining amount of a different power reception device to be displayed on a display unit of the power reception device in a case where power is received by the power reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Patent number: 10356794
    Abstract: In a communication system including a first apparatus and a second apparatus, the first apparatus transmits to the second apparatus a signal that requests information for connecting to a network. Then, in response to receiving the signal from the first apparatus, the second apparatus determines whether or not another apparatus connectable to the network is present within a communicable range of the second apparatus, and when determining that the other apparatus is present in the communicable range, the second apparatus notifies the first apparatus of information for connecting to the other apparatus. The first apparatus receives from the second apparatus the information for connecting to the other apparatus, and connects to the other apparatus and to the network, based on the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Patent number: 10264434
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs communication conforming to Transport Discovery Service specifications based on Bluetooth low energy and a second communication unit that performs communication based on a non-Bluetooth low energy communication method, wherein, in a case where the communication apparatus is in a state in which communication with another communication apparatus based on non-Bluetooth low energy communication method is not performed, the first communication unit does not transmit an advertising packet or transmits an advertising packet in which a value of Transport State Bits is set to “Temporarily Unavailable”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20190065126
    Abstract: A communication apparatus, which has a first communication function for executing communication based on a Neighbor Awareness Network (NAN) and a second communication function for executing communication by a wireless LAN by sharing at least a part of a communication circuit with the first communication function, searches a printer by determining whether a value of a Service ID or a value of Service Info of a NAN Attribute included in a Publish message received by the first communication function is a value indicating a print service, and transmits print data to a printer discovered by the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Patent number: 10079516
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a power transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit power to a power reception apparatus, a detection unit configured to detect an object present in a range of the power transmission apparatus where the power is transmitted based on an intermittent power transmission, and an authentication unit configured to authenticate whether the object detected by the detection unit is the power reception apparatus that receives the power, wherein the authentication unit authenticates the object detected as being present in the range where the power is transmitted at each of a plurality of times of the power transmission for detection during a predetermined period, and wherein the power transmission unit transmits the power to the power reception apparatus that has been successfully authenticated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Patent number: 10063112
    Abstract: In a case where a notification signal is received from a second power reception apparatus different from a first power reception apparatus while power transmission is performed to the first power reception apparatus, power transmission to the second power reception apparatus is performed according to a result of negotiation with the second power reception apparatus if a power reception value corresponding to information included in the notification signal received from the second power reception apparatus is a sufficient value. The second power reception apparatus is not targeted for the power transmission if the power reception value corresponding to the information included in the notification signal received from the second power reception apparatus is not a sufficient value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20180242303
    Abstract: In a communication system including a first apparatus and a second apparatus, the first apparatus transmits to the second apparatus a signal that requests information for connecting to a network. Then, in response to receiving the signal from the first apparatus, the second apparatus determines whether or not another apparatus connectable to the network is present within a communicable range of the second apparatus, and when determining that the other apparatus is present in the communicable range, the second apparatus notifies the first apparatus of information for connecting to the other apparatus. The first apparatus receives from the second apparatus the information for connecting to the other apparatus, and connects to the other apparatus and to the network, based on the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Patent number: 9949270
    Abstract: In a communication system including a first apparatus and a second apparatus, the first apparatus transmits to the second apparatus a signal that requests information for connecting to a network. Then, in response to receiving the signal from the first apparatus, the second apparatus determines whether or not another apparatus connectable to the network is present within a communicable range of the second apparatus, and when determining that the other apparatus is present in the communicable range, the second apparatus notifies the first apparatus of information for connecting to the other apparatus. The first apparatus receives from the second apparatus the information for connecting to the other apparatus, and connects to the other apparatus and to the network, based on the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa
  • Publication number: 20180084372
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs communication conforming to Transport Discovery Service specifications based on Bluetooth low energy and a second communication unit that performs communication based on a non-Bluetooth low energy communication method, wherein, in a case where the communication apparatus is in a state in which communication with another communication apparatus based on non-Bluetooth low energy communication method is not performed, the first communication unit does not transmit an advertising packet or transmits an advertising packet in which a value of Transport State Bits is set to “Temporarily Unavailable”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Wataru Tachiwa