Patents by Inventor Yosuke Bando
Yosuke Bando 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).
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Patent number: 10530772Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus receives first content including first additional information from a first terminal, generates second additional information, adds the second additional information to second content, and transmits the second content to a second terminal. The second additional information includes an authentication code unique to blocks in the second content and the communication apparatus and a signature unique to the authentication code. The communication apparatus generates receipt information and transmits the receipt information to an external apparatus when a transmission source of the first content is verified to be the first terminal based on the first additional information.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Toshiba Memory CorporationInventors: Yosuke Bando, Masahiro Ishiyama
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Patent number: 10278233Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a radio interface unit that sends a data message to a receiver and extracts, when a message sent by the receiver via unicast with an optimized transmission rate is received, rate information indicating the optimized transmission rate of the receiver from the received message, a message processor that generates the data message, in which a multicast identifier indicating a multicast group is a destination, and outputs the data message to the radio interface unit, and a selector that selects, according to the rate information, a data message transmission rate to send the data message.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Yujen Lai, Yosuke Bando, Kenichi Maeda, Masahiro Ishiyama, Ren Sakata, Hiroki Kudo, Takeshi Sakoda
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Patent number: 10187818Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a congestion degree calculating unit and an operation mode setting unit. The congestion degree calculating unit calculates a third congestion degree related to wireless communication based on a first congestion degree of first wireless communication and a second congestion degree of second wireless communication. In the first wireless communication, peer-to-peer communication is performed directly between communication apparatuses, and in the second wireless communication, communication is performed through a wireless communication device. The operation mode setting unit switches an operation mode of the first wireless communication based on the third congestion degree to either of a mode in which the communication apparatus transmits content or a mode in which the communication apparatus receives content.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Bando, Yujen Lai, Youyang Ng, Kenichi Maeda, Takeshi Sakoda, Takaomi Murakami, Yusuke Doi, Masahiro Ishiyama
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Patent number: 10091767Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes an operation mode storage unit that stores a mode in which the communication apparatus operates as a wireless base station or a terminal and a non-volatile memory, wherein a transmission message is output to the outside when the communication apparatus operates as the wireless base station, data included in a received reception message is stored in the non-volatile memory when the communication apparatus operates as the terminal, and when the communication apparatus operates as the wireless base station, after all data transmitted from a first external wireless base station is received, if a communication quality with the first wireless base station is less than a predetermined value, and no message is received from a wireless base station other than the first wireless base station, a channel selection and switching process is performed, and then the operation mode is changed from the terminal to the wireless base station.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Bando, Hiroki Kudo, Masahiro Ishiyama, Kenichi Maeda, Yujen Lai, Hiroto Nakai
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Patent number: 10014980Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication device 1 operating as a publisher calculates parity of a certain size which is capable of being commonly used for each of different data units from data to be sent each time receiving a lost notification from one or more communication device 1 operating as subscribers, the lost notification indicating that one or more data units are lost, and sends the calculated parity to the one or more communication devices 1 operating as the subscribers.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Maeda, Yujen Lai, Yosuke Bando, Hironori Uchikawa, Osamu Torii
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Publication number: 20170257298Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication device 1 operating as a publisher calculates parity of a certain size which is capable of being commonly used for each of different data units from data to be sent each time receiving a lost notification from one or more communication device 1 operating as subscribers, the lost notification indicating that one or more data units are lost, and sends the calculated parity to the one or more communication devices 1 operating as the subscribers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kenichi Maeda, Yujen Lai, Yosuke Bando, Hironori Uchikawa, Osamu Torii
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Publication number: 20170237732Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus receives first content including first additional information from a first terminal, generates second additional information, adds the second additional information to second content, and transmits the second content to a second terminal. The second additional information includes an authentication code unique to blocks in the second content and the communication apparatus and a signature unique to the authentication code. The communication apparatus generates receipt information and transmits the receipt information to an external apparatus when a transmission source of the first content is verified to be the first terminal based on the first additional information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: YOSUKE BANDO, MASAHIRO ISHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20170111819Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a congestion degree calculating unit and an operation mode setting unit. The congestion degree calculating unit calculates a third congestion degree related to wireless communication based on a first congestion degree of first wireless communication and a second congestion degree of second wireless communication. In the first wireless communication, peer-to-peer communication is performed directly between communication apparatuses, and in the second wireless communication, communication is performed through a wireless communication device. The operation mode setting unit switches an operation mode of the first wireless communication based on the third congestion degree to either of a mode in which the communication apparatus transmits content or a mode in which the communication apparatus receives content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yosuke BANDO, Yujen LAI, Youyang NG, Kenichi MAEDA, Takeshi SAKODA, Takaomi MURAKAMI, Yusuke DOI, Masahiro ISHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20170078344Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a radio interface unit that sends a data message to a receiver and extracts, when a message sent by the receiver via unicast with an optimized transmission rate is received, rate information indicating the optimized transmission rate of the receiver from the received message, a message processor that generates the data message, in which a multicast identifier indicating a multicast group is a destination, and outputs the data message to the radio interface unit, and a selector that selects, according to the rate information, a data message transmission rate to send the data message.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yujen Lai, Yosuke Bando, Kenichi Maeda, Masahiro Ishiyama, Ren Sakata, Hiroki Kudo, Takeshi Sakoda
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Publication number: 20170055272Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus includes an operation mode storage unit that stores a mode in which the communication apparatus operates as a wireless base station or a terminal and a non-volatile memory, wherein a transmission message is output to the outside when the communication apparatus operates as the wireless base station, data included in a received reception message is stored in the non-volatile memory when the communication apparatus operates as the terminal, and when the communication apparatus operates as the wireless base station, after all data transmitted from a first external wireless base station is received, if a communication quality with the first wireless base station is less than a predetermined value, and no message is received from a wireless base station other than the first wireless base station, a channel selection and switching process is performed, and then the operation mode is changed from the terminal to the wireless base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yosuke BANDO, Hiroki KUDO, Masahiro ISHIYAMA, Kenichi MAEDA, Yujen LAI, Hiroto NAKAI
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Patent number: 9530499Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores data pieces and search information including entries, where each entry is associated with a search key for specifying one data piece and a real address at which the data piece is stored. Upon reception of a first command, the controller, when the first command specifies a search key, outputs one data piece corresponding to one entry which includes the search key, and when the first command specifies one real address, outputs one data piece corresponding to one entry including the real address.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yosuke Bando, Atsuhiro Kinoshita, Atsushi Kunimatsu
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Publication number: 20150294442Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera system comprises a light amount adjusting unit and a focus adjusting unit. The light amount adjusting unit adjusts a light-amount distribution of light having entered the image pickup optical system. The focus adjusting unit moves the image pickup lens between a first position and a second position to change focus continuously during the exposure time of the image sensor. The first position is located on the object side of the position of the image pickup lens when in focus. The second position is located on the image sensor side of the position of the image pickup lens when in focus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takayuki OGASAHARA, Yosuke BANDO
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Publication number: 20140285681Abstract: A multi-view imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes a plurality of imaging units each including an image sensor and a memory configured to store therein image data taken by the image sensor, the imaging units being daisy-chain connected to each other in order to send the image data, and also includes an interface unit connected to a lowermost imaging unit, the interface unit being configured to output pieces of image data taken by the plurality of imaging units to an outside. The imaging units each add own-stage data to data outputted from an upper-stage imaging unit, and output the resultant data to a lower-stage imaging unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Kazuyo KANOU, Katsuyuki KIMURA, Yosuke BANDO, Kojiro SUZUKI, Hideho ARAKIDA, Fumihiko HYUGA, Kiwamu WATANABE, Hajime MATSUI, Atsushi MOCHIZUKI, Sho KODAMA, Akira MORIYA
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Publication number: 20130229544Abstract: An image processing device includes: a correspondence point calculating unit, an image deformation unit, an image interpolation unit, and an optional image synthesis unit. The correspondence point calculating unit detects a point of the second image that corresponds to each reference point of the first image. The image deformation unit creates an image by moving pixels from a point in the second image to a corresponding reference point to generate a deformed image that has a viewpoint which is in approximate agreement with the viewpoint of the first image. The image interpolation unit generates an interpolated image, which has interpolated pixel values for points in the region of the deformed image where a corresponding point is not detected. The image synthesis unit generates a synthesized image as a synthesis of the first image and the interpolated image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yosuke BANDO
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Publication number: 20130198445Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores data pieces and search information including entries, where each entry is associated with a search key for specifying one data piece and a real address at which the data piece is stored. Upon reception of a first command, the controller, when the first command specifies a search key, outputs one data piece corresponding to one entry which includes the search key, and when the first command specifies one real address, outputs one data piece corresponding to one entry including the real address.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: Yosuke BANDO, Atsuhiro KINOSHITA, Atsushi KUNIMATSU
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Patent number: 8358865Abstract: An image processing device according to an example of the invention comprises a differentiating section which differentiates input image data to generate gradient image data, a gradient domain deconvolution processing section which applies a deconvolution to the gradient image data, the deconvolution performing deblurring corresponding to a prior distribution of an image gradient of an image to generate deconvolved data, and an integrating section which integrates the deconvolved data to generate deblurred image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yosuke Bando, Tomoyuki Nishida
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Publication number: 20110007975Abstract: According to embodiments, an image display apparatus includes: a face detection processing section configured to detect face areas included in video content to generate face cut-out images including the face areas; a face clustering processing section configured to group a plurality of face cut-out images included in the video content by respective characters of the video content to classify clusters corresponding to the characters; an evaluation section configured to obtain evaluation values by evaluating the plurality of face cut-out images in relation to one or more evaluation items among a plurality of evaluation items corresponding to a plurality of features included in the face cut-out images; and a selection section configured to select face cut-out images in which evaluation values are within a predetermined range from among the plurality of face cut-out images in the clusters as representative face icon images used for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hisashi Kazama, Kei Takizawa, Tomokazu Wakasugi, Yosuke Bando
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Patent number: 7860336Abstract: An image conversion device according to an example of the invention comprises a blur estimating unit which estimates a blur state of input image data, a blur changing unit which changes the blur state estimated by the blur estimating unit into an arbitrary blur state, and an image constructing unit which constructs output image data on the basis of a blur changing result obtained by the blur changing unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yosuke Bando
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Patent number: 7817153Abstract: A rendering apparatus includes a rasterizer, pixel processing units and memories. The rasterizer generates pixels corresponding to graphics. The pixel processing units execute rendering operations for the pixels generated by the rasterizer. The pixels rendered by the same pixel processing unit are positioned substantially equidistantly and isotropically within a rendering area. The memories are provided in association with the respective pixel processing units and store data of the pixels rendered by the associated pixel processing units.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yosuke Bando, Takahiro Saito, Kenichi Mori
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Publication number: 20100259621Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a discontinuity detecting unit configured to detect a discontinuity between frames in stream data and, when detecting a discontinuity, add predetermined discontinuity information and output the image data and header information, a FIFO configured to store the image data and the header information in association with each frame, and a frame-to-be-processed determining unit configured to determine, for continuous frames, elapsed time from the start of the stream on the basis of the PTSs of two continuous frames, determine, for a discontinuous frame, elapsed time based on the PTS and frame rate of a frame preceding or succeeding the point at which a discontinuity exists, and determine a frame to which image processing is to be applied based on the determined elapsed time and time intervals f set for specifying a frame to which the image processing is to be applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yosuke Bando