Patents by Inventor Yoichi Kushioka

Yoichi Kushioka 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: 11160044
    Abstract: A synchronization signal conversion device comprises a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device acquires, from the received GPS signals, time synchronization information synchronized to a GPS reference time, and wirelessly transmits the time synchronization information at a frequency different from that of the GPS signals. The second communication device receives the radio signals from the first communication device and acquires the time synchronization information, synchronizes internal time information to the GPS reference signal on the basis of the time synchronization information, and generates pseudo-GPS reception signals including satellite information and outputs the signal to a reception-side base station device such that the synchronized internal time information and pre-stored position information are acquired at the base station device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kushioka, Koji Yotsumoto
  • Publication number: 20210258906
    Abstract: A synchronization signal conversion device comprises a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device acquires, from the received GPS signals, time synchronization information synchronized to a GPS reference time, and wirelessly transmits the time synchronization information at a frequency different from that of the GPS signals. The second communication device receives the radio signals from the first communication device and acquires the time synchronization information, synchronizes internal time information to the GPS reference signal on the basis of the time synchronization information, and generates pseudo-GPS reception signals including satellite information and outputs the signal to a reception-side base station device such that the synchronized internal time information and pre-stored position information are acquired at the base station device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Yoichi KUSHIOKA, Koji YOTSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10560133
    Abstract: To provide a device for radio communication using a plurality of antennas, in which: an amplitude/phase adjuster (1) and an amplitude/phase controller (1) control the amplitude and the phase of signals input from at least two antennas such that a directivity, allowing a desired signal to be obtained; an amplitude/phase adjuster (2) and an amplitude/phase controller (2) control the amplitude and the phase of the signals input from the antennas such that an arrival direction of the desired signal becomes a null point and that a directivity, allowing a signal other than the desired signal to be obtained; a signal synthesizer (1) combines the signals; a signal synthesizer (2) combines the signals; and a desired signal generator removes a signal from the signal synthesizer (2) from a signal from the signal synthesizer (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Yotsumoto, Yoichi Kushioka, Mitsuhiro Takashima
  • Patent number: 10469110
    Abstract: In a noise canceller device, interference signal adjustment units adjust delay, phase and amplitude of a signal received by a sub antenna under different conditions to obtain adjustment signals, and subtract the adjustment signals from a signal received by a main antenna to obtain differential signals. An average power calculation unit calculates an average power for each of the differential signals. An optimal condition search unit determines the values of delay, phase and amplitude that result in the minimum average power, and sets the values in an optimal interference signal adjustment unit. The optimal interference signal adjustment unit adjusts the signal received by the sub antenna using optimal values for delay, phase and amplitude to obtain an optimal adjustment signal. A cancellation unit subtracts the optimal adjustment signal from the signal received by the main antenna to remove interference signals, and outputs a desired signal to a host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kushioka, Koji Yotsumoto, Mitsuhiro Takashima
  • Publication number: 20190319651
    Abstract: In a noise canceller device, interference signal adjustment units adjust delay, phase and amplitude of a signal received by a sub antenna under different conditions to obtain adjustment signals, and subtract the adjustment signals from a signal received by a main antenna to obtain differential signals. An average power calculation unit calculates an average power for each of the differential signals. An optimal condition search unit determines the values of delay, phase and amplitude that result in the minimum average power, and sets the values in an optimal interference signal adjustment unit. The optimal interference signal adjustment unit adjusts the signal received by the sub antenna using optimal values for delay, phase and amplitude to obtain an optimal adjustment signal. A cancellation unit subtracts the optimal adjustment signal from the signal received by the main antenna to remove interference signals, and outputs a desired signal to a host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: YOICHI KUSHIOKA, KOJI YOTSUMOTO, MITSUHIRO TAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20180375539
    Abstract: To provide a device for radio communication using a plurality of antennas, in which: an amplitude/phase adjuster (1) and an amplitude/phase controller (1) control the amplitude and the phase of signals input from at least two antennas such that a directivity, allowing a desired signal to be obtained; an amplitude/phase adjuster (2) and an amplitude/phase controller (2) control the amplitude and the phase of the signals input from the antennas such that an arrival direction of the desired signal becomes a null point and that a directivity, allowing a signal other than the desired signal to be obtained; a signal synthesizer (1) combines the signals; a signal synthesizer (2) combines the signals; and a desired signal generator removes a signal from the signal synthesizer (2) from a signal from the signal synthesizer (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Koji YOTSUMOTO, Yoichi KUSHIOKA, Mitsuhiro TAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 10079614
    Abstract: In a noise canceler, interference signals received by sub-antennas 12 are cross-correlated by a first correlation-value calculation unit and the peaks of the interference signals are detected by a first peak detector. Interference signal information is acquired by a first-interference-signal information acquisition unit and the interference signals are synthesized by an interference signal synthesizer. A signal received by a main antenna and the synthesized interference signal are correlated by a second correlation-value calculation unit and the peak of the synthesized interference signal is detected by a second peak detector. The interference signal information is acquired by a second interference-signal-information acquisition unit and an interference signal replica is generated by an interference signal replica generator. The interference signal replica is subtracted by an interference signal removal unit from the signal received by the main antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kushioka, Mitsuhiro Takashima
  • Publication number: 20180145709
    Abstract: In a noise canceler, interference signals received by sub-antennas 12 are cross-correlated by a first correlation-value calculation unit and the peaks of the interference signals are detected by a first peak detector. Interference signal information is acquired by a first-interference-signal information acquisition unit and the interference signals are synthesized by an interference signal synthesizer. A signal received by a main antenna and the synthesized interference signal are correlated by a second correlation-value calculation unit and the peak of the synthesized interference signal is detected by a second peak detector. The interference signal information is acquired by a second interference-signal-information acquisition unit and an interference signal replica is generated by an interference signal replica generator. The interference signal replica is subtracted by an interference signal removal unit from the signal received by the main antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi KUSHIOKA, Mitsuhiro TAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 9871542
    Abstract: A noise canceller device for removing interference signals from other systems and improving communication quality of a desired signal is provided. The noise canceller device comprises a first calculation unit performing cross-correlation processing on interference signals received by sub-antennas, a first peak detection unit detecting peaks of the interference signals, a first information acquisition unit acquiring first interference signal information, a composition unit composing the interference signals, a second calculation unit performing correlation processing between a signal received by a main antenna and the composed interference signal, a second peak detection unit detecting a peak of the composed interference signal, a second information acquisition unit acquiring second interference signal information, an interference signal replica generation unit generating an interference signal replica, and a removal unit subtracting the interference signal replica from the received signal by the main-antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kushioka, Koji Yotsumoto, Mitsuhiro Takashima
  • Publication number: 20160373145
    Abstract: A noise canceller device for removing interference signals from other systems and improving communication quality of a desired signal is provided. The noise canceller device comprises a first calculation unit performing cross-correlation processing on interference signals received by sub-antennas, a first peak detection unit detecting peaks of the interference signals, a first information acquisition unit acquiring first interference signal information, a composition unit composing the interference signals, a second calculation unit performing correlation processing between a signal received by a main antenna and the composed interference signal, a second peak detection unit detecting a peak of the composed interference signal, a second information acquisition unit acquiring second interference signal information, an interference signal replica generation unit generating an interference signal replica, and a removal unit subtracting the interference signal replica from the received signal by the main-antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yoichi KUSHIOKA, Koji YOTSUMOTO, Mitsuhiro TAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 8446202
    Abstract: A power limiting circuit includes: a maximum value prediction filter section (MVPFS) interpolating data of one branched digital input signal; a maximum value detection section detecting maximum value of an output of the MVPFS and a time detection position thereof every constant period; a threshold subtraction section subtracting a threshold from detected maximum value and outputting a peak signal (zero when the subtraction result is negative); a coefficient selection section weighting the peak signal according to time detection position; a complex filter section limiting the weighted peak signal within a band of the input signal; a filter coefficient calculation section calculating filter coefficients of the complex filter section; a delay adjustment section delaying another of the branched input signals by a time period required for calculating the band-limited peak signal; and a subtraction section subtracting the band-limited peak signal from the other of the branched input signals subjected to delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Sato, Kimihiko Kono, Yoshiaki Doi, Yoichi Kushioka
  • Patent number: 8189712
    Abstract: A communications device for generating a Zadoff-Chu sequence includes a storage unit storing real and imaginary part values of exp{?j·(2?/N)·(m/2)} for the Zadoff-Chu sequence of the sequence length N, wherein m is an integer (0?m<(N+1)/2); a parameter acquisition unit acquiring a sequence number u, data number k, cyclic shift amount ? and cyclic shift number Ncs; a phase position detecting unit detecting a phase position of the Zadoff-Chu sequence with acquired parameters; and a sequence determination unit determining m to read a real and an imaginary part value in the storage unit based on the phase position and determining a plus/minus sign of each of the real and the imaginary part value. The device further includes a sequence acquisition unit acquiring the Zadoff-Chu sequence by using the real and the imaginary part values according to m determined by the sequence determination unit and the signs thereof determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventor: Yoichi Kushioka
  • Publication number: 20110227628
    Abstract: A power limiting circuit includes: a maximum value prediction filter section (MVPFS) interpolating data of one branched digital input signal; a maximum value detection section detecting maximum value of an output of the MVPFS and a time detection position thereof every constant period; a threshold subtraction section subtracting a threshold from detected maximum value and outputting a peak signal (zero when the subtraction result is negative); a coefficient selection section weighting the peak signal according to time detection position; a complex filter section limiting the weighted peak signal within a band of the input signal; a filter coefficient calculation section calculating filter coefficients of the complex filter section; a delay adjustment section delaying another of the branched input signals by a time period required for calculating the band-limited peak signal; and a subtraction section subtracting the band-limited peak signal from the other of the branched input signals subjected to delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Sato, Kimihiko Kono, Yoshiaki Doi, Yoichi Kushioka
  • Publication number: 20090080550
    Abstract: A communications device for generating a Zadoff-Chu sequence includes a storage unit storing real and imaginary part values of exp{?j·(2?/N)·(m/2)} for the Zadoff-Chu sequence of the sequence length N, wherein m is an integer (0?m<(N+1)/2); a parameter acquisition unit acquiring a sequence number u, data number k, cyclic shift amount ? and cyclic shift number Ncs; a phase position detecting unit detecting a phase position of the Zadoff-Chu sequence with acquired parameters; and a sequence determination unit determining m to read a real and an imaginary part value in the storage unit based on the phase position and determining a plus/minus sign of each of the real and the imaginary part value. The device further includes a sequence acquisition unit acquiring the Zadoff-Chu sequence by using the real and the imaginary part values according to m determined by the sequence determination unit and the signs thereof determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
    Inventor: Yoichi Kushioka
  • Publication number: 20060222056
    Abstract: A base station device capable of easily conducting large-scale searches for a number of channels by execution of software is provided. A first filtering section filters reception data to which FFT has been applied by multiplying the reception data by rectangular wave window. A second FFT section applies FFT to respective codes stored in a code storage section. A multiplication section calculates correlation values by multiplying the reception data after FFT by the codes after FFT. A second filtering section filters the calculated correlation values by multiplying the correlation values by Hamming window. An averaging section averages the filtered data. An IFFT section applies IFFT to the averaged data to produce a delay profile. A path search section searches respective paths of the channels based on delay profiles produced for each of the different channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Koji Yotsumoto, Yoichi Kushioka