Patents by Inventor Yuki Inoue

Yuki Inoue 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: 8688130
    Abstract: A disclosed base station includes a communication unit configured to receive from a mobile station a first report signal including base station specification information specifying a base station, reception quality information indicating reception quality of a signal received from the specified base station, and change request information requesting to change communication quality between the mobile station and the specified base station; and an automatic area control unit configured to determine whether the base station is specified by the base station specification information, to obtain location information indicating the location of the mobile station if the base station is specified by the base station specification information, and to change at least one base station parameter based on the reception quality information and the location information to change the reception quality at the location of the mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Keizo Cho, Shinichi Mori, Hiroyuki Hosono, Akira Ishii, Kei Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8588835
    Abstract: A disclosed base station apparatus for a mobile communication system includes a collection unit collecting measured data from one or more user equipment terminals with respect to each direction of arrival, the measured data including at least quality information of a downlink signal, a conversion unit converting the measured data into an evaluation value in accordance with a predetermined evaluation function, a deriving unit deriving a weight update amount determining directivity based on an angular distribution of the plural evaluation values, and a transmission unit transmitting a downlink signal weighted based on the weight update amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Keizo Cho
  • Publication number: 20130012225
    Abstract: A disclosed base station includes a communication unit configured to receive from a mobile station a first report signal including base station specification information specifying a base station, reception quality information indicating reception quality of a signal received from the specified base station, and change request information requesting to change communication quality between the mobile station and the specified base station; and an automatic area control unit configured to determine whether the base station is specified by the base station specification information, to obtain location information indicating the location of the mobile station if the base station is specified by the base station specification information, and to change at least one base station parameter based on the reception quality information and the location information to change the reception quality at the location of the mobile station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Keizo Cho, Shinichi Mori, Hiroyuki Hosono, Akira Ishii, Kei Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8301152
    Abstract: A disclosed base station includes a communication unit configured to receive from a mobile station a first report signal including base station specification information specifying a base station, reception quality information indicating reception quality of a signal received from the specified base station, and change request information requesting to change communication quality between the mobile station and the specified base station; and an automatic area control unit configured to determine whether the base station is specified by the base station specification information, to obtain location information indicating the location of the mobile station if the base station is specified by the base station specification information, and to change at least one base station parameter based on the reception quality information and the location information to change the reception quality at the location of the mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Keizo Cho, Shinichi Mori, Hiroyuki Hosono, Akira Ishii, Kei Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8211242
    Abstract: A substrate processing method includes covering, in advance, the surface of a substrate with water, holding the substrate generally horizontally with the surface facing upward and rotating it in a horizontal plane, and blowing to the substrate top surface drying gas flow that is thin in area in comparison with the substrate surface, in which the water is removed from the substrate top surface by the rotation in the horizontal plane while blowing the drying gas flow, a substrate processing apparatus for implementing the above method, and a control program for use with the above method and apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Akira Fukunaga, Takahiro Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20120046001
    Abstract: An antenna equipment includes an array antenna including a plurality of antenna elements configured to be grouped into at least one group according to each of N communication types, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, a selecting part selecting one of the N communication types, a transmitting part modulating outgoing data to generate an outgoing signal for antenna element or antenna elements belonging to each group for the selected communication type, and a receiving part demodulating an incoming signal from antenna element or antenna elements belonging to each group for the selected communication type to generate incoming data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki INOUE, Keizo Cho
  • Publication number: 20100311456
    Abstract: A disclosed base station apparatus for a mobile communication system includes a collection unit collecting measured data from one or more user equipment terminals with respect to each direction of arrival, the measured data including at least quality information of a downlink signal, a conversion unit converting the measured data into an evaluation value in accordance with a predetermined evaluation function, a deriving unit deriving a weight update amount determining directivity based on an angular distribution of the plural evaluation values, and a transmission unit transmitting a downlink signal weighted based on the weight update amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Keizo Cho
  • Publication number: 20100268406
    Abstract: An EVSE controller generates a pilot signal and sends the pilot signal to a vehicle. A resistance circuit is connected to a control pilot line through which the pilot signal is transmitted, and is configured to be capable of reducing the potential of the pilot signal to a prescribed potential in accordance with a state of the vehicle. A pull-down resistance and a switch are serially connected between the control pilot line and a ground line. A CPU turns on the switch when sensing an abnormality in the pilot signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota JIdosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Ito, Ryuichi Kamaga, Yuki Inoue, Masahiro Karami
  • Publication number: 20100241299
    Abstract: An electrical charging apparatus includes: an electrical charging control ECU that makes a determination about motion of a hybrid vehicle; and a charging-purpose plug which engages with the hybrid vehicle if the amount of movement of the vehicle is less than a predetermined value, and which releases the engagement with the hybrid vehicle if the amount of movement of the vehicle is greater than or equal to the predetermined value. According to the invention, even if the vehicle moves while being charged, the dragging of the charging cable is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Ito, Yuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 7739037
    Abstract: A map update system includes: a navigation apparatus that provides guidance from a current position to a destination having been set based upon map data stored therein and downloads various types of information requested by a user; and a providing apparatus that provides the various types of information to be downloaded at the navigation apparatus, and: the providing apparatus transmits the various types of information and update information related to an update of map data to the navigation apparatus in response to a download request transmitted from the navigation apparatus; and the navigation apparatus issues a notice related to the update of the map data based upon the update information transmitted from the providing apparatus, while downloading the various types of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignees: Xanavi Informatics Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Sumizawa, Takashi Nomura, Mituteru Satou, Yuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20100136985
    Abstract: A disclosed base station includes a communication unit configured to receive from a mobile station a first report signal including base station specification information specifying a base station, reception quality information indicating reception quality of a signal received from the specified base station, and change request information requesting to change communication quality between the mobile station and the specified base station; and an automatic area control unit configured to determine whether the base station is specified by the base station specification information, to obtain location information indicating the location of the mobile station if the base station is specified by the base station specification information, and to change at least one base station parameter based on the reception quality information and the location information to change the reception quality at the location of the mobile station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Keizo Cho, Shinichi Mori, Hiroyuki Hosono, Akira Ishii, Kei Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20100128620
    Abstract: A mobile communications system is disclosed. The mobile communications system includes a unit which causes a mobile station apparatus residing within a communication area of an arbitrary base station apparatus to measure a propagation state of a wireless signal from a surrounding base station apparatus and which collects the measurement results; and a unit which obtains location information of the mobile station apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Keizo Cho, Shinichi Mori, Hiroyuki Hosono, Akira Ishii, Kei Igarashi
  • Patent number: 7578886
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method is provided for performing a chemical liquid process, a cleaning process, a drying process, or the like while rotating a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer or a liquid crystal substrate. A substrate holding apparatus is provided for holding and rotating a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate while supplying a fluid to the substrate includes a substrate holder for holding and rotating the substrate, and a holder suction unit for sucking the fluid from the substrate holder. The substrate holding apparatus includes a plurality of rollers which are brought into contact with an edge portion of a substrate so as to hold and rotate the substrate, and at least one moving mechanism for moving the rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Kaoru Yamada, Takayuki Saito, Sumio Yabe, Kenya Ito, Masayuki Kamezawa, Masaya Seki, Ichiro Katakabe, Yuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 7578887
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a substrate through successive steps including spin-drying the substrate with a single processing facility while preventing the substrate from being contaminated by a substrate processing liquid, etc. The apparatus for processing a substrate includes a substrate holder for holding and rotating a substrate, a scattering prevention cup for circumferentially surrounding the substrate held by the substrate holder to prevent a substrate processing liquid supplied to the substrate from being scattered around, and a scattering prevention cup cleaner for cleaning an inner wall surface of the scattering prevention cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Kajita, Ichiro Katakabe, Haruko Ono, Yuki Inoue, Sachiko Takeda
  • Publication number: 20080314870
    Abstract: This invention provides a substrate processing method including a step of covering in advance the surface of a substrate W with water (28), a step of holding the substrate W generally horizontally with the surface facing upward and rotating it in a horizontal plane (10), and a step of blowing to the substrate top surface drying gas flow that is thin in area in comparison with the substrate W surface (30, 40), in which the water is removed from the substrate top surface by the rotation in the horizontal plane while blowing the drying gas flow, a substrate processing apparatus for implementing the above method, and a control program for use with the above method and apparatus. With this invention, it is possible to dry a cleaned substrate without locally leaving water droplets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Akira Fukunaga, Takahiro Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20060234503
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method for performing a chemical liquid process, a cleaning process, a drying process, or the like while rotating a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer or a liquid crystal substrate. The present invention also relates to a substrate holding apparatus for holding and rotating a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus (1) for processing a substrate (W) while supplying a fluid to the substrate (W) includes a substrate holder (11) for holding and rotating the substrate (W), and a holder suction unit (24) for sucking the fluid from the substrate holder (11). The substrate holding apparatus includes a plurality of rollers (20) which are brought into contact with an edge portion of a substrate (W) so as to hold and rotate the substrate (W), and at least one moving mechanism (303a) for moving the rollers (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Kaoru Yamada, Takayuki Saito, Sumio Yabe, Kenya Ito, Masayuki Kamezawa, Masaya Seki, Ichiro Katakabe, Yuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20060122768
    Abstract: A map update system includes: a navigation apparatus that provides guidance from a current position to a destination having been set based upon map data stored therein and downloads various types of information requested by a user; and a providing apparatus that provides the various types of information to be downloaded at the navigation apparatus, and: the providing apparatus transmits the various types of information and update information related to an update of map data to the navigation apparatus in response to a download request transmitted from the navigation apparatus; and the navigation apparatus issues a notice related to the update of the map data based upon the update information transmitted from the providing apparatus, while downloading the various types of information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicants: Xanavi Informatics Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Sumizawa, Takashi Nomura, Mituteru Satou, Yuki Inoue
  • Patent number: D624954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Yoshikawa, Shigeyuki Takao, Yuki Inoue
  • Patent number: D691655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sakura Color Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Masahiro Yasunaga
  • Patent number: D706348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sakura Color Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Inoue, Masahiro Yasunaga