Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080227389 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - A radio communication method including, generating a first transmit RF signal and a second transmit RF signal from a data signal to be transmitted, each of the first and second transmit RF signals having a power spectrum in symmetric shape in the frequency domain, transmitting the first transmit RF signal and the second transmit RF signal at a different time, receiving the first transmit RF signal and the second transmit RF signal to generate a first received RF signal and a second received RF signal, and reproducing the data signal from the first received RF signal and the second received RF signal. | 09-18-2008 |
20080240273 | RADIO TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND RADIO RECEIVING APPARATUS USING OFDM - A radio transmitting apparatus includes an attacher to attach an error-detecting bit to a bit sequence, a coder to perform systematic coding on a bit sequence to which the error-detecting bit is attached to generate an information bit sequence and a parity bit sequence, a first modulator to modulate the information bit sequence to generate a first modulation symbol, a second modulator to modulate the parity bit sequence to generate a second modulation symbol, an allocator to allocate the first modulation symbols to first subcarriers by dispersing the first modulation symbols in the frequency/time direction, and allocate the second modulation symbols to second subcarriers different from the first subcarriers, an modulator to perform OFDM modulation on the first and second modulation symbols by using the first and the second subcarriers to generate an OFDM signal, and a transmitting unit to transmit the OFDM signal. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242233 | RADIO TRANSMITTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RADIO RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A radio transmitting apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of weight sequence sets, which are each assigned to a plurality of transmission blocks sectioned by time axes and frequency axes, by associating the plurality of weight sequence sets with the plurality of transmission blocks, a first selecting unit configured to select one transmission block from the plurality of transmission blocks, a second selecting unit configured to select one weight sequence from one weight sequence set assigned to the one transmission block signal, a converting unit configured to convert a data signal by using the one weight sequence to generate a converted signal, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the converted signal by using the one transmission block. | 10-02-2008 |
20090147875 | RADIO TRANSMITTER AND RADIO RECEIVER - A radio transmitter includes a unit which generates a first instruction to instruct the transmission of a first transmission signal, a unit which generates the first transmission signal based on the first instruction, a unit which generates a second instruction to instruct the transmission of a second transmission signal to be selectively multiplied by an orthogonal code, a unit which generates the second transmission signal based on the second instruction, unit which transmits the first and the second transmission signals, a unit which predicts a collision of the first and second transmission signals, and a unit which stops the first transmission signal while the collision is predicted in a case where the second transmission signal is multiplied by the orthogonal code and which stops the second transmission signal while the collision is predicted in a case where the second transmission signal is not multiplied by the orthogonal code. | 06-11-2009 |
20090239482 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A radio communication apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a first frequency use status of a first frequency band having a first center frequency, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a second frequency use status of a second frequency band having a second center frequency which is a value M/N times (M and N are natural numbers, and M≠N) of the first center frequency, and a decision unit configured to determine whether a harmonic is detected in the first frequency band using the first frequency use status and the second frequency use status, and to decide, if it is determined that the harmonic is detected, a radio communication parameter in the first frequency band so as to use a frequency band used by the harmonic in radio communication. | 09-24-2009 |
20100117649 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - An apparatus including a probe unit and a control/imaging unit, the probe unit including a converter converting a sampled magnetic-resonance signal into a digital signal, a first transmitter converting the digital signal into a first-radio signal, a first receiver receiving a second-radio signal, and performing detection on the second-radio signal to obtain a first-received signal, and a clock-regeneration unit regenerating a clock component from the first-received signal to generate a regenerated-clock signal, the control/imaging unit including a second-receiver receiving the first-radio signal to obtain a second-received signal, a data processor performing data processing on the second-received signal in synchronism with a reference-clock signal to obtain a video signal, and a second transmitter including a modulator modulating a carrier wave using the reference-clock signal, the second transmitter converting the reference-clock signal into the second-radio signal and transmitting the second-radio signal through the second-wireless channel. | 05-13-2010 |
20110101977 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a probe unit and a control/imaging unit. The probe unit includes an probe, an converter, an compressor and a transmitter. The control/imaging unit includes a receiver, an expander and an reconstructor. The probe detects an RF echo signal generated in a subject by a magnetic resonance phenomenon. The converter digitizes the detected signal. The compressor compresses the digitized signal in accordance with a predetermined compression parameter to obtain a compressed signal. The transmitter generates a transmission signal to wirelessly transmit the compressed echo signal and sends the transmission signal to a radio channel. The receiver receives the transmission signal and extracts the compressed signal from the received signal. The expander expands the extracted compressed signal in accordance with the parameter to obtain the RF echo signal. The reconstructor generates a video signal regarding the subject on the basis of the obtained signal. | 05-05-2011 |
20110109316 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, PHASE COMPARATOR, CONTROL UNIT AND COIL UNIT - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a control unit and a coil unit. The control unit generates a first clock signal, generates a data signal to indicate an operating condition, modulates the first clock signal by the data signal to obtain a modulated signal, generates a clock transmission signal including the modulated signal, and emits the clock transmission signal. The coil unit converts the clock transmission signal into an electric signal, detects the modulated signal from the clock transmission signal, generates a second clock signal synchronous with the first clock signal from the modulated signal, detects an MR signal generated in a subject, digitizes, synchronously with the second clock signal, the MR signal, detects the data signal from the detected modulated signal by using of the second clock signal, controls the operating condition of the coil unit to be the operating condition indicated by the data signal. | 05-12-2011 |
20110227571 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a apparatus includes a coil, a clock generator, an echo transmitter, a carrier generator, a clock transmitter, a regenerator, an receiver, a reconstructor, a detector, and a controller. The echo transmitter generates and transmits an echo transmission signal synchronously with a clock signal generated by the clock generator to wirelessly transmit an echo signal output from the col. The carrier generator generates a carrier signal have a frequency within a variable range. The clock transmitter wirelessly transmits a clock transmission signal. The regenerator regenerates the clock signal based on the transmitted clock transmission signal. The receiver extracts the echo signal synchronously with the regenerated clock signal from the transmitted echo transmission signal. The detector detects a frequency of an interference wave. The controller controls the carrier generator to generate the carrier signal having a frequency which comparatively small interference with respect to the detected frequency. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227574 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes first and second clock generators, a pulse generator, transmission and reception coils, pulse and phase detectors, and a corrector. The pulse generator generates an excitation pulse signal based on a clock signal generated by the first clock generator. The reception coil outputs a radio frequency signals corresponding to an excitation pulse transmitted from the transmission coil or an MR echo. The converter digitizes, synchronously with a clock signal generated by the second clock generator, the radio frequency signal, to obtain radio frequency data. The pulse detector detects excitation pulse data corresponding to the excitation pulse from the radio frequency data. The phase detector detects a phase of a pulse indicated by the detected excitation pulse data. The corrector corrects the radio frequency data based on the detected phase, to compensate for a phase offset which occurs in the echo during the digitization. | 09-22-2011 |
20110243269 | TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER - The transmitter includes a first bit generator, a modulator, a second bit generator and a bit converter. The first bit generator generates bits to be transmitted based on the first wireless scheme. The modulator for the first wireless scheme performs at least amplitude modulation of a multiple level on the bits generated by the first bit generator. The second bit generator generates a bit to be transmitted based on the second wireless scheme. The bit converter converts the bit generated by the second bit generator and inputs converted bits to the modulator wherein the bit converter converts the bit generated by the second bit generator so that a signal showing High in the second wireless scheme is modulated to amplitude of a high level in the multiple level in the modulator. | 10-06-2011 |
20120099668 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMITTER, AND RECEIVER FOR MULTI ANTENNA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A transmitter includes first generator to generate pilot source signal by modulating pilot sequence, second generator to generate data source signal with time length longer than that of pilot source signal by modulating data sequence, first cyclic shifter to perform cyclic shift of first shift amount to pilot source signal to generate first pilot signal, second cyclic shifter to performs cyclic shift of second shift amount to data source signal to generate first data signal, third cyclic shifter to perform cyclic shift of third shift amount to pilot source signal to generate second pilot signal, fourth cyclic shifter to perform cyclic shift of fourth shift amount to data source signal to generate second data signal, first transmit antenna to transmit first pilot signal and first data signal, and second transmit antenna to transmit second pilot signal and second data signal. | 04-26-2012 |
20120129463 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes following units. The first timer measures first time intervals. The second timer measures second time intervals. The time interval selection unit selects a second time interval among second time intervals included in each first time interval. The control unit controls the transmitting unit and the receiving unit to operate, during the selected second time interval, in a first operational state in which a transmission of a connection request signal and a wait for reception of a response signal are repeatedly performed, and to operate, during each of the second time intervals other than the selected second time interval, in a second operational state in which a wait for reception of a connection request signal transmitted by another apparatus is performed for a third time interval shorter than each of the second time intervals. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129470 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes a first timer, a generation unit, a transmitter, a receiver and a control unit. The first timer is configured to periodically measure a first time interval. The generation unit is configured to generate a connection request frame. The transmitter is configured to transmit the connection request frame. The receiver is configured to receive a response signal provided in response to the connection request frame. The control unit is configured to control the transmitter and the receiver in such a manner that iterative attempts are made to carry out a transmission of the connection request frame and a wait for reception of the response signal during the first time interval measured by the first timer. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129471 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes a wireless unit and a control unit. The wireless unit is configured to set, for each period, a transmit state including a first period for transmitting a connection request to establish connection or a receive state including a second period for receiving a connection request and to transmit or receive a signal, both lengths of the first period and the second period being equal. The control unit is configured to control the wireless unit to operate in one of a transmit mode, a receive mode and a transceive mode. The control unit causes the wireless unit to operate in the receive mode or the transceive mode before a trigger signal is externally input, and to operate in the transmit mode if the trigger signal is input. | 05-24-2012 |
20120321006 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a wireless transceiver system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a first generator, a second generator, a third generator. The second generator generates fixed data item that has bit values corresponding to the clock signal. The third generator performs OFDM modulation for the fixed data item. The receiver includes a first detector, a second detector, a PLL, a controller. The first detector is configured to detect an envelope that indicates amplitude in a time waveform. The controller is configured to control to operate the PLL from a first time point when the head part is detected to a second time point when a first period is elapsed. | 12-20-2012 |
20130122890 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication device has a first wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an external network, a management information storage configured to store application management information received through the first wireless communication unit, a second wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an external communication device, and a management unit configured to control, based on the application management information stored in the management information storage, information wirelessly transmitted and received between the second wireless communication unit and the external communication device. | 05-16-2013 |
20130129001 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMITTER, AND RECEIVER FOR MULTI ANTENNA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A transmitter includes first generator to generate pilot source signal by modulating pilot sequence, second generator to generate data source signal with time length longer than that of pilot source signal by modulating data sequence, first cyclic shifter to perform cyclic shift of first shift amount to pilot source signal to generate first pilot signal, second cyclic shifter to performs cyclic shift of second shift amount to data source signal to generate first data signal, third cyclic shifter to perform cyclic shift of third shift amount to pilot source signal to generate second pilot signal, fourth cyclic shifter to perform cyclic shift of fourth shift amount to data source signal to generate second data signal, first transmit antenna to transmit first pilot signal and first data signal, and second transmit antenna to transmit second pilot signal and second data signal. | 05-23-2013 |
20130137369 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, POWER TRANSMITTER, AND IC CARD DEVICE - A wireless communication device has a power receiving wireless communication unit configured to receive power and perform wireless communication utilizing the power, a storage unit configured to store a portion of the power, and a first wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication faster and more efficiently than the power receiving wireless communication unit by utilizing the power stored in the storage unit, when amount of the power stored in the storage unit exceeds a first reference level. The power receiving wireless communication unit includes a power receiver configured to receive power and supply a portion of the power to the storage unit, and a second wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication slower and less efficiently than the first wireless communication unit by utilizing the power received by the power receiver. | 05-30-2013 |
20130203360 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication device has a plurality of wireless units each configured to cover a different wireless communication range and be capable of receiving data in the corresponding wireless communication range, a status information generator provided corresponding to the wireless unit utilized to receive data among the plurality of wireless units, in order to generate status information concerning the wireless communication range of the wireless unit utilized to receive the data, and a storage configured to store the status information in association with the data. | 08-08-2013 |
20130210344 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication device has a first wireless unit, a second wireless unit, a storage, a communication judging unit, a threshold value retaining unit configured to retain a threshold value used to judge whether or not to permit a switch from the first wireless unit to the second wireless unit, a remaining volume monitoring unit configured to judge, when the communication judging unit judges that the first wireless unit has disconnected communication, whether volume of remaining unreceived data to be incorporated into the data received by the first wireless unit before the disconnection of communication is smaller than the threshold value retained by the threshold value retaining unit, and a controller configured to start receiving the unreceived data by switching from the first wireless unit to the second wireless unit, when the volume of remaining unreceived data is judged to be small by the remaining volume monitoring unit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130222196 | WIRELESS DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a wireless device includes a circuit board, a semiconductor chip, a sealing resin, a conductive film, and an antenna element. The semiconductor chip includes a transmitting/receiving circuit and is mounted on the circuit board. The sealing resin seals the semiconductor chip. The conductive film covers a first surface portion of the sealing resin. An aperture is formed in a portion of the conductive film that corresponds to a second surface portion of the sealing resin other than the first surface portion, and the second surface portion is included in a side surface of the sealing resin and closest to an antenna terminal connected to the antenna element. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222401 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES - According to the embodiments, a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a power feeder. The semiconductor chip is provided on a substrate, is sealed with a resin, and contains a transmission/reception circuit. The first conductive layer is grounded and covers a first region on a surface of the resin. The second conductive layer is not grounded and covers a second region on the surface of the resin other than the first region. A power feeder electrically connects the semiconductor chip to the second conductive layer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225102 | WIRELESS DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a wireless device includes a board, a semiconductor chip, a radiation element, a sealing resin, a conductive layer, and a first conductive wall. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the board and includes a transmission/reception circuit. The radiation element is formed on the board. The sealing resin seals the semiconductor chip. The conductive layer covers at least a portion of a surface of the sealing resin. The first conductive wall is provided between the semiconductor chip and the radiation element and is connected to the conductive layer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130321126 | WIRELESS DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless device has a first information acquisition part to acquire first information when a first gate is passed through, a second information generator to generate second information by using the first information, a third information acquisition part to acquire third information by a wireless communication using the second information and invalidate the third information after a predetermined time period is elapsed since the third information is acquired, and a service executing part to execute a service by using the third information. An area capable of acquiring the third information by the third information acquisition part is broader than an area capable of acquiring the first information by the first information acquisition part. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326593 | WIRELESS DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless device has a first information acquisition part to acquire first information when the wireless device passes through a first gate, a second information generator to generate second information necessary to acquire data, by using the first information, and a data acquisition part to acquire the data transmitted from a data providing apparatus through wireless communication, by using the second information. | 12-05-2013 |
20140055939 | WIRELESS DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a wireless device includes a circuit board, a semiconductor chip, a nonconductive layer, and a conductive film. The semiconductor chip includes a transmitting/receiving circuit and is mounted on the circuit board. The nonconductive layer is to seal the semiconductor chip. The conductive film is to cover a surface of the nonconductive layer, the conductive film being provided with a plurality of apertures serving as radiating elements. At least one aperture of the plurality of apertures is fed with power. | 02-27-2014 |
20140062657 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, when a control unit is notified of information in at least one second signal received by one of first and second wireless communication units after the control unit provides the second wireless communication unit with a command to transmit a first signal containing first address information and before a waiting time elapses and when the at least one second signal contains second address information assigned to an authentication apparatus having received the first signal, then the control unit provides the first wireless communication unit with a command to transmit a third signal for a connection request with the second address information set in a destination address. | 03-06-2014 |
20140073247 | MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile wireless device has a first communication unit configured to perform proximity wireless communication with a communication device, a certification unit configured to perform a certification process between the mobile wireless device and the communication device via the proximity wireless communication using the first communication unit, a second communication unit configured to perform proximity wireless communication with an extra mobile wireless device, and an operation controller configured to control the extra mobile wireless device via the proximity wireless communication using the second communication unit, after the certification process is normally completed. | 03-13-2014 |
20140073248 | MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile wireless device has a power receiver configured to wirelessly receive power, a first communication unit configured to sequentially perform information transmission, waiting operation, information reception, and internal processing for a certification process, by using the received power, a second communication unit configured to perform wireless communication for data communication during the certification process, by using the received power, and a communication controller configured to control performing the data communication by the second communication unit within a period after the first communication unit starts information transmission for the certification process until the first communication unit completes information reception for the certification process. | 03-13-2014 |
20140158774 | WIRELESS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a wireless device is provided with a semiconductor chip, a substrate, an antenna, and a sealing material. The chip includes a wireless circuit. The substrate has a plurality of terminals arranged on a first surface and the chip arranged on a second surface. The antenna includes a radiation element and is electrically connected to the chip. The sealing material seals the chip and the antenna. A distance between a first wall of the sealing material substantially parallel to the second surface and the radiation element is equal to or more than a distance between a second wall of the sealing material substantially perpendicular to the second surface and the radiation element. | 06-12-2014 |
20140170980 | STATIONARY PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, PORTABLE PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND PROXIMITY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A stationary proximity wireless communication apparatus has an electromagnetic-wave transmitting and receiving part comprising a first indicator that indicates a zone to place a portable proximity wireless communication apparatus and an antenna that is installed in the zone to emit electromagnetic waves having directivity in a direction of a recommended optimum position suitable to place the portable proximity wireless communication apparatus in the zone from a position different from the recommended optimum position, and a wireless communication part configured to perform modulation and demodulation processes of electromagnetic waves transmitted and received at the antenna. | 06-19-2014 |
20140204753 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device has a first wireless communication unit capable of performing wireless communication within a first communication distance, a second wireless communication unit capable of performing wireless communication within a second communication distance greater than the first communication distance, and a controller configured to assign at least a part of the wireless communication performed by the second wireless communication unit to the first wireless communication unit instead of the second wireless communication unit, based on a communication history of the second wireless communication unit stored after the wireless communication using the first wireless communication unit becomes available. | 07-24-2014 |
20140246778 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, WIRELESS DEVICE, AND STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip, and a discrete element part. The first semiconductor chip is arranged on the substrate and includes a first electrode group. The second semiconductor chip is arranged on the substrate and includes a second electrode group, at least one of electrodes included in the second electrode group being connected to at least one of electrodes included in the first electrode group via at least one bonding wire. The discrete element part is arranged on the substrate and under the at least one bonding wire. | 09-04-2014 |
20140246787 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip and a first converter. The first semiconductor chip includes a first surface and a second surface and is mounted on the substrate, the first surface is opposed to the substrate, the second surface is opposed to the first surface. The second semiconductor chip includes a first area and is stacked on the second surface. The first converter is arranged in the first area, the first converter is configured to perform at least one of analog-to-digital conversion and digital-to-analog conversion and arranged in the first area. A part of the first area does not overlap the first semiconductor chip when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the second surface. | 09-04-2014 |
20140301189 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An information providing apparatus has a first communication part to perform communication with a communication apparatus, a main-information storage to store main information to be transmitted to the communication apparatus via the first communication part, a sub-information acquisition part to acquire sub-information reproducible separately from the main information and related to the main information, and a communication controller to control so that the main information and the corresponding sub-information is transmitted from the first communication part to the communication apparatus, when a transmission request for the main information is acquired from the communication apparatus. | 10-09-2014 |
20150063492 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMITTER, AND RECEIVER FOR MULTI ANTENNA WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A transmitter includes first generator to generate pilot source signal by modulating pilot sequence, second generator to generate data source signal with time length longer than that of pilot source signal by modulating data sequence, first cyclic shifter to perform cyclic shift of first shift amount to pilot source signal to generate first pilot signal, second cyclic shifter to performs cyclic shift of second shift amount to data source signal to generate first data signal, third cyclic shifter to perform cyclic shift of third shift amount to pilot source signal to generate second pilot signal, fourth cyclic shifter to perform cyclic shift of fourth shift amount to data source signal to generate second data signal, first transmit antenna to transmit first pilot signal and first data signal, and second transmit antenna to transmit second pilot signal and second data signal. | 03-05-2015 |