It is provided of a communication relay apparatus of aerial-floating type (HAPS) capable of appropriately performing a division into subareas used for an area optimization in dynamic area control that can respond to a change in distribution of terminal apparatuses in a service area configured with plural cells formed toward the ground, depending on a status of the service area. The communication relay apparatus of aerial-floating type (HAPS) estimates positions of plural terminal apparatuses positioned in a service area, divides the service area into plural subareas including plural cells, optimizes plural kinds of antenna parameters of an antenna for service link for each of the subareas, based on an estimation result of positions of plural terminal apparatuses, and applies, to the antenna for service link, optimal values of the plural kinds of antenna parameters after completing the optimization of each subarea for all of the plural subareas. The service area is divided into plural subareas so that an interdependence between the subareas is reduced.
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In a HetNet configuration in which plural small-sized second cells are disposed in a first cell, an amount of signal processing for suppressing interference from other cells with respect to a reception signal on an uplink line of a base station of any one of the cells is reduced. An interference suppression apparatus creates a first propagation-path response matrix including a plurality of first propagation-path responses from terminals of plural second cells to a first base station, creates a second propagation-path response matrix including a plurality of second propagation-path responses from terminals of plural second cells to plural second base stations, calculates plural reception weights based on the first propagation-path response matrix and an inverse matrix of the second propagation-path response matrix, and suppresses interference to an uplink of the first base station, based on a reception signal of the first base station, reception signals of the plural second base stations and the plural reception weights. The interference suppression apparatus sets to zero a second propagation-path response having an electric power of magnitude equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value or less than the threshold value among the plurality of the second propagation-path responses included in the second propagation-path response matrix before calculating the inverse matrix.
Provided is a system including: a first flying object and a second flying object each configured to be capable of establishing a wireless communication link with a ground communication device arranged on ground, in which, when replacing the first flying object which has established a wireless communication link with the ground communication device using a first circularly polarized wave with the second flying object, the first flying object cuts the wireless communication link with the ground communication device after the second flying object has established a wireless communication link with the ground communication device using a second circularly polarized wave opposite to the first circularly polarized wave.
Provided is a power generation system including a photovoltaic unit arranged in a flight vehicle which provides a wireless communication service to a user terminal in a communication area formed over a ground, an electric storage unit which is connected to the photovoltaic unit and stores electric power generated by the photovoltaic unit, and a power conditioner which converts the electric power generated by the photovoltaic unit. The electric storage unit is connected, for example, in parallel to connection between the photovoltaic unit and the power conditioner, and the electric power stored in the electric storage unit is supplied to the power conditioner.
A terminal device (10) capable of radio communication with a plurality of base station devices (50) includes: an acceptance unit (11) that accepts an enquiry about capability information of the terminal device (10) from one base station device among the plurality of base station devices (50); a notification unit (13) that, when the terminal device (10) can communicate with the plurality of base station devices (50) located at different positions, notifies the one base station device of availability information indicating that a plurality of MIMO methods with different maximum numbers of layers which are available to the terminal device can be used, as the capability information, based on the enquiry; and a receiving unit (15) that receives a radio signal transmitted from the one base station device by using a MIMO method which is set based on the capability information. Consequently, it is possible to provide a radio communication technology for enhancing utilization efficiency of radio communication resources between the terminal device (10) and the base station device(s) (50).
This invention enables flexible connection with a wide variety of core networks even without changing, for example, equipment and/or operating systems related to existing base stations. This invention serves as at least one of (i) an interface via which a base station and a first core network are connected with each other and (ii) an interface via which a terminal device connected with the first core network via the base station and the first core network are connected with each other, and includes: a first stateful communication section (51) carrying out communication with the base station according to a stateful protocol; and a stateless communication section (52) carrying out communication with the first core network according to a stateless protocol.
A communication system includes a controller; and an SR gateway which converts an SRv6-compliant packet received from an IP network into a GTP-U-compliant packet, wherein the controller includes an advertisement unit which advertises route information of the UE including slice identification information which allows identification of a slice corresponding to the UE and an address of a gNB to which the UE is connected to the SR gateway; and the SR gateway includes a route table which receives the route information of the UE and registers a route destined for the UE.
Provided is a communication system including: a controller; and an SR gateway which converts an SRv6-compliant packet received from an IP network into a GTP-U-compliant packet. The SR gateway includes a notification unit which notifies the controller, and a router connected to an IP network, of a route including an IP prefix including an address of a reachable gNB in NLRI and an SID of the SR gateway in a BGP attribute, and the controller includes a storage unit which stores an IP prefix including the address of the gNB, and a SID of the SR gateway, in association with each other, and an advertisement unit which searches the storage unit by using, as a key, an address of a gNB included in a UE session information in SMF notified when UE is attached, and when a match is found, advertises route information of the UE to the router.
There is provided a rotary connector including: a case; and a rotor, in which the rotor has a plurality of conductive ring portions, each of which includes a core wire ring, a first GND ring, a second GND ring, a first core wire barrier, and a second core wire barrier, and a plurality of channel barriers arranged respectively between the plurality of conductive ring portions, the case has a plurality of connector portions, each of which includes a connector, a core wire brush having one end side connected to the connector and another end side in contact with the core wire ring, a first GND brush having one end side connected to the connector and another end side in contact with the first GND ring, and a second GND brush having one end side connected to the connector and another end side in contact with the second GND ring.
A vehicle (101) includes: a plurality of sensors (S); an acquisition section (11) that acquires detection data from the plurality of sensors (S); a prediction section (12) that uses a trained model (31) to predict a future state of the vehicle (101) on the basis of detection data (D1) and that outputs a prediction result for the future state as prediction data (D2); and a communication section (2) that transmits, to a server 102, usage information which is based on either the detection data (D1) or the prediction data (D2), after transmitting the usage information, the communication section (2) transmitting subsequent usage information on the basis of a determination result indicating whether it is possible to transmit the subsequent usage information.
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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
An information processing apparatus includes: a motor neuron firing pattern (MNFP) storage unit in which one or more MNFPs, each being information for specifying one or more firing nodes at each of two or more points in time, are stored in association with movement determination information; an MNFP determining unit that applies input information to a neural network (NN), thereby acquiring, in a time series, one or more firing nodes among the two or more nodes included in the NN, and sequentially determines one or more MNFPs corresponding to the one or more time-series firing nodes, from the MNFP storage unit; a movement determining unit that sequentially acquires movement determination information respectively corresponding to the one or more MNFPs determined by the MNFP determining unit; and a moving unit that moves a movable object sequentially using the one or more pieces of movement determination information.
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COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT, BASE STATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Provided is a communication system, comprising: a mobile object; and a first base station, wherein the mobile object and the first base station performs mobile communication in such a manner that a product of an antenna gain of a communication antenna on a transmitting end and an antenna gain of a communication antenna on a receiving end in mobile communication using a radio wave with a frequency in a terahertz band between the mobile object and the first base station is proportional to a cosecant raised to a power of two of an elevation/depression angle of the radio wave in a propagation direction.
Provided is a communication control apparatus which is mounted on a flight vehicle and forms, by using a phased array antenna, a wireless communication area on a ground to provide a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the wireless communication area, the communication control apparatus including: a position information acquisition unit which acquires position information including an altitude of the flight vehicle; a calculation unit which calculates a number of transmission beams output by the phased array antenna, a tilt angle of each beam, and a number of antenna elements used to output each transmission beam, based on the altitude of the flight vehicle; a communication control unit which controls the phased array antenna to output transmission beams according to a result of calculation by the calculation unit.
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes: a photoelectric conversion element which converts light energy of incident light into electric energy; a first wavelength conversion layer disposed in contact with a light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion element; and a second wavelength conversion layer disposed on a side of a surface of the first wavelength conversion layer opposite to a surface in contact with the photoelectric conversion element. The first wavelength conversion layer contains a first wavelength conversion material which converts a wavelength of light in a first wavelength region. The second wavelength conversion layer contains a second wavelength conversion material that converts a wavelength of light in a second wavelength region. An upper limit value of the first wavelength region is different from that of the second wavelength region, and/or a lower limit value of the first wavelength region is different from that of the second wavelength region.
It is to prevent a deterioration of communication quality due to an instantaneous increase in a propagation spatial correlation between plural feeder links between plural antennas for feeder link (FL antennas) incorporated in an aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) and plural gateway (GW) stations. The aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) comprises a feeder-link communication section that transmits and receives relay signals different from each other at a same frequency in the feeder links between the communication relay apparatus and plural GW stations that are time-synchronized with each other, an interference suppression section that suppresses interferences between the plural feeder links formed between the communication relay apparatus and the plural GW stations, means for obtaining correlation index values (SINRs, singular values or eigenvalues) indicating respective degrees of propagation spatial correlation of the plural feeder links, and means for changing a mutual positional relationship between the plural antennas for feeder link, based on a comparison result between the correlation index values and a predetermined threshold value.
It is to provide an aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) that can perform a dynamic area control capable of adapting to a change of distribution of terminal apparatuses in a service area configured with plural cells formed toward the ground, and that can suppress an increase in time required for area optimization. The aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) estimates positions of plural terminal apparatuses located in a service area, divides the service area into plural (M) subareas including plural cells, optimizes plural (L) kinds of antenna parameters of antenna for service link based on estimation results of the positions of plural terminal apparatuses for each of the subareas, and applies, to the antenna for service link, optimum values of the plural (L) kinds of antenna parameters after the optimization for each of the subareas is completed for all of the plural (M) subareas.
A reflection apparatus which reflects a radio wave includes a first device including first units each including a first base body having a first surface and a second surface provided along an emission direction of the reflected wave, a first element provided on the first surface, and a second element provided on the second surface to be shifted in position from the first element in the emission direction, and a second device including second units each including a second base body having a third surface and a fourth surface provided along the emission direction, a third element provided on the third surface, and a fourth element provided on the fourth surface, and the first device is provided separated from the second device, and a relative positional relationship between the first device and the second device in a direction along the second surface is adjustable.
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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
Provided is an information processing apparatus, comprising: a learning execution unit that generates a neural network which has a visual pathway layer generated by executing learning based on a configuration of a visual pathway in a visual cortex and which takes an image as input and provides information related to an object included in the image as output; and a storage unit that stores the neural network generated by the learning execution unit. Provided is an information processing method executed by a computer, the information processing method comprising; executing learning to generate a neural network which has a visual pathway layer generated by executing learning based on a configuration of a visual pathway in a visual cortex and which takes an image as input and provides information related to an object included in the image as output; and storing the neural network generated by the learning execution unit.
In a digital twin system including a vehicle and a server that generates a digital twin of the vehicle, a reduction in volume of communication traffic between the vehicle and the server is achieved without a decrease in accuracy of the digital twin. A vehicle (101) includes: a plurality of sensors (S); an acquisition section (11) that acquires detection data from the respective plurality of sensors; and a communication section (2) that transmits at least some of the acquired detection data to a server (102) which predicts a future state of the vehicle by input of the detection data, and that receives, from the server, a behavioral indication based on prediction, after transmitting the detection data, the communication section transmitting subsequent detection data on the basis of a determination result indicating whether it is possible to transmit the subsequent detection data.
According to the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided that is implemented by a computer and that includes generating a simulation image (SI) that serves as input data (TID) by computer graphics the input data, generating label information based on parameter information that is used for a simulation, and generating ground truth (TOD) that includes the simulation image (SI) and the label information.
Provided is a communication system capable of highly confidential and highly secure communication between an access point (AP) apparatus and a communication terminal even when constructing an open network environment of wireless connection. The communication system comprises an AP apparatus that uses radio waves in the terahertz band, a base station of a mobile communication network, and a server. When a connection request is made from the communication terminal to the AP apparatus, and when information of the connection request is received from the communication terminal via the base station, the server issues a common encryption key used for communication between the AP apparatus and the communication terminal, transmits the common encryption key to the communication terminal via the base station, and transmits the common encryption key to the communication terminal via the mobile communication network or another communication network. Each of the AP apparatus and the communication terminal receives the common encryption key from the server, and starts communication using the common encryption key.
There is provided a system including a plurality of switching units connected in parallel to a bus to which a power generation unit and a load are connected, each of the plurality of switching units switching ON/OFF of a connection of a battery pack to the bus; a plurality of battery packs individually connected to each of the plurality of switching units, each of the plurality of battery packs being identical to the battery pack; and a management unit which manages the plurality of switching units such that the plurality of battery packs are alternately discharged so that a discharging rate of each of the plurality of battery packs is increased compared to when all of the plurality of battery packs are discharged.
Provided is an authentication device comprising: a data acquisition unit that acquires spherical data including a video of a person taken by a fisheye camera; and an authentication performing unit that performs facial recognition performed by a spherical convolutional neural network on the spherical data. Provided is an authentication device comprising: a data acquisition unit that acquires spherical data including a video of a person taken by a fisheye camera; and an authentication performing unit that performs facial recognition performed by a convolutional neural network on a sub-image after extracting, from the spherical data, the sub-image of a portion of a face of the person, adjusting an orientation of the face of the person in the sub-image, and applying, on the sub-image, a distortion correction process that corrects distortion generated by the fisheye camera.
A stack including a plurality of stacked sheet materials is provided. Each of the plurality of sheet materials has a support layer including a resin material and a first metal layer and a second metal layer formed on both faces of the support layer. In a part of the plurality of sheet materials, the plurality of first metal layers and the plurality of second metal layers included in the plurality of sheet materials are integrated.
A system includes a risk area identification unit which identifies a risk area external to a movable object; a retention control unit which performs control to retain positional information of two points of the risk area; and a determination unit which determines whether a first area identified from positional information of the two points that has already been retained through control by the retention control unit matches a second area identified from positional information of two points of a new risk area, when the risk area identification unit identifies the new risk area; wherein the retention control unit performs control to update positional information of the two points that has already been retained with the positional information of the two points of the new risk area when the determination unit determines that the first area matches the second area.
Included are a storage unit which stores position information of a plurality of risk areas which may pose a risk for a vehicle to travel; a rearrangement unit which rearranges the plurality of risk areas in order of proximity to a vehicle which is a transmission destination of the plurality of risk areas; and a transmitting unit which transmits the position information of the plurality of risk areas rearranged by the rearrangement unit to the vehicle. A risk area information transmitting method comprises: storing position information of a plurality of risk areas which may pose a risk for a vehicle to travel; rearranging the plurality of risk areas in order of proximity to a vehicle which is a transmission destination of the plurality of risk areas; and transmitting the position information of the plurality of risk areas rearranged by the rearrangement unit to the vehicle.
A risk area information storage apparatus comprises: a receiving unit which receives position information of a risk area detected by a vehicle, which may pose a risk for the vehicle to travel; a storage unit which stores position information of the risk area in association with link information corresponding to a position of the risk area in map information; and a transmitting unit which transmits to another vehicle position information of the risk area stored by the storage unit in association with link information corresponding to a link along which the another vehicle travels.
There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a model generation unit that generates, by simulating contraction of a plurality of muscle fibers which make up a muscle, a muscle model that simulates a movement of the muscle; and a simulation unit that simulates, by using the muscle model to simulate movements of a plurality of muscles which are included in a human face, a movement of the human face.
There is provided a system including: a first layer agent of a first layer, and a plurality of second layer agents of a second layer which is lower than the first layer, the first layer agent and the plurality of second layer agents being arranged in a network, in which each of the plurality of second layer agents uses collected information to execute learning in cooperation with another second layer agent, and transmit, to the first layer agent, information generated by using a learning result, and the first layer agent executes learning by using the information received from the plurality of second layer agents.
A control device which controls an operation of a compensation device which compensates for birefringence and/or polarization mode dispersion, which is received by signal light having propagated through an optical transmission line, by digital signal processing using a finite impulse response filter includes: a detection signal reception unit which receives a detection signal which is a signal indicating a detection result of a detection device which optically detects polarization fluctuation in the optical transmission line; and a setting unit which decides a setting regarding an update frequency or an update interval of the number of taps of the finite impulse response filter or an update frequency or an update interval of a tap coefficient of the finite impulse response filter, based on the detection result of the detection device.
H04B 10/2569 - Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion due to polarisation mode dispersion [PMD]
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TERMINAL APPAPATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD
A terminal apparatus executing radio communication with a base station apparatus, the terminal apparatus: transmits a first message, including a random access preamble and identification information of the terminal apparatus, for starting a random access procedure to the base station apparatus; receives a second message, including a random access response to the first message, from the base station apparatus; and selects one random access preamble group from among a plurality of random access preamble groups on the basis of a first condition, a second condition, a third condition, and a status of the terminal apparatus, in order to notify the base station apparatus of the status of the terminal apparatus when transmitting the first message. Consequently, even when a 2-step random access procedure is adopted, radio resources for the radio communication between the base station apparatus and the terminal apparatus can be used efficiently.
An information processing apparatus is provided, including: a prediction result obtainment unit which obtains a result of prediction of weather in stratosphere; and a flight path determination unit which determines a flight path of a flight vehicle based on the result of prediction of weather in stratosphere such that the flight vehicle flies through an area in stratosphere that has been predicted to satisfy a predetermined stratospheric path condition, wherein the flight vehicle functions as a stratospheric platform, and forms a wireless communication area by emitting a beam and provides a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the wireless communication area.
There is provided a communication system, comprising: a base station unit that is mounted on a flight vehicle, forms a wireless communication area by radiating a beam to a ground, and communicates wirelessly with a user terminal in the wireless communication area; a processing server unit that is communicatively connected to the base station unit and provides a service to the user terminal in the wireless communication area: a closed-network core unit that provides a mobile communication service of a closed-area network in the wireless communication area formed by the base station unit. The processing server unit may be mounted on the flight vehicle and the closed-network core unit may be arranged in a closed-network core apparatus arranged on the ground.
Provided is a system comprising a base station and a terminal apparatus that communicate with each other by selectively using plural radio resources, which is capable of supplying a power to the terminal apparatus using a communication-unused radio resource between the base station and the terminal apparatus. The base station generates a transmission signal including a dummy signal for wireless power transfer using a communication-unused radio resource that is not used for communication among plural radio resources, and transmits the generated transmission signal to the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus receives the transmission signal including the dummy signal transmitted from the base station, and outputs an electric power of the reception signal as a reception power. A battery may be charged using the reception power.
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An aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) is provided, which can perform a dynamic area control capable of coping with a change of distribution of terminal apparatuses in a service area configured with plural cells formed toward the ground, and that can suppress an increase of time required for area optimization. The aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus (HAPS) estimates positions of plural terminal apparatuses located in a service area, divides plural (L) kinds of antenna parameters of an antenna for service link into plural parameter groups, optimizes the antenna parameters based on estimation results of positions of the plural terminal apparatuses, for each of the parameter groups, and applies, to the antenna for service link, the optimum values of the plural (L) kinds of antenna parameters after completing the optimization for each of the parameter groups.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
Provided is a wireless-power transfer apparatus capable of efficiently supplying a predetermined power for each of plural terminal apparatuses. A wireless-power transfer apparatus comprises a radio processing section for transmitting a signal for wireless power transfer to each of the plural terminal apparatuses via plural beams, by a beamforming for forming the plural beams against the plural terminal apparatuses simultaneously or at staggered times, an information acquisition section for acquiring terminal information including location information of a current location of a terminal apparatus for each of plural terminal apparatuses, and a control section for controlling the beamforming so that a signal for wireless power transfer is received at a predetermined reception power in each of plural terminal apparatuses, based on terminal information of each of plural terminal apparatuses.
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MITIGATION OF DEGRADATION OF INTERFERENCE-REDUCTION PERFORMANCE IN PROCESSING DELAY WHEN SWITCHING ANTENNAS IN HAPS MULTI-FEEDER LINKS
It is to mitigate a deterioration of an interference reduction performance between multi-feeder links due to a weight-calculation processing delay, when a combination of plural antennas for feeder link (FL antenna) incorporated in an aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus and plural gateway (GW) stations changes. With respect to each of plural combination patterns in which combinations of plural FL antennas of relay communication station and the plural GW stations are different from each other, a system calculates and stores a weight corresponding to each of the plural GW stations, selects a calculation result of the weight of the combination pattern corresponding to the changed combination, when the combination of the plural FL antennas and the plural GW stations changes due to at least one of a rotation and movement of the communication relay apparatus, and suppresses an interference between the feeder links when transmitting and receiving signals between the relay communication station and the plural GW stations based on the selected calculation result of the weight of the combination pattern.
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AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Provided is an authentication device which includes an authentication moving picture obtaining unit which obtains authentication moving picture in which a person is captured for authentication and an authentication unit which authenticates the person based on the motions of the facial muscle of the person identified by analyzing the authentication moving picture. Provided is an authentication device which includes an authentication moving picture obtaining unit which obtains authentication moving picture in which a person is captured for authentication while walking and an authentication unit that authenticates the person based on the motions of the body muscles of the person identified by analyzing the authentication moving picture.
Provided is a repeater-type radio relay system that can prevent loop interference of radio waves with the same frequency and does not require a frequency for relaying. The radio relay system is provided with one or more optical fibers for relaying an optical communication between a relay-source radio relay apparatus and a relay-destination radio relay apparatus. The relay-source radio relay apparatus has a network-side communication section for communicating with a mobile-communication network side, and an electro-optical signal conversion section of relay source for converting between an electrical signal in the mobile-communication network side received from the network-side communication section and an optical signal propagating through the optical fiber. The relay-destination radio relay apparatus has a terminal-side communication section for wirelessly communicating with the terminal apparatus side, and an electro-optical signal conversion section of relay destination for converting between an electric signal in the terminal apparatus side received from the terminal-side communication section and an optical signal propagating through the optical fiber.
An information processing device is provided comprising a situation-related information reception unit that receives, for a flight vehicle that functions as a stratospheric platform and forms a wireless communication area by radiating an SL beam from an SL antenna to provide wireless communication service to user terminals within the wireless communication area, situation-related information related to a sky situation above a ground area where the wireless communication service is provided and a deployment determination unit that determines deployment of a mobile object to an area, among the ground area, in which a sky situation meets a predetermined situation condition, based on the situation-related information, in order to establish a feeder link between a gateway mounted on the mobile object and the flight vehicle.
A route determination system according to the present application includes: a terminal device serving as a reference of a route for a mobile object; and a determination apparatus. The terminal device has an obtaining unit that obtains correction information generated on the basis of data received from an artificial satellite, and a calculation unit that calculates position information on the terminal device on the basis of the correction information obtained by the obtaining unit. The determination apparatus has a determination unit that determines a movement route for a mobile object on the basis of the position information calculated by the calculation unit.
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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING INSTALLATION POSITION OF RADIO-WAVE REFLECTING MEMBER
Provided is an information processing apparatus capable of determining an installation position of a radio-wave reflecting member without conducting an expensive field survey, so that radio waves with a predetermined power reach a target reception point located in an area out of line-of-sight, from a transmission point of radio-wave with a high frequency band. The information processing apparatus sets plural radio-wave propagation paths each with one reflection between a radio-wave transmission point in a target area and a target reception point located in an area out of line-of-sight against the radio-wave transmission point, based on map information of the target area, estimates reception characteristics at the target reception point for each of the plural radio-wave propagation paths, and calculates a total value of the reception characteristics by selecting the radio-wave propagation paths in descending order of reception characteristics at the target reception point, and determining an installation position of a radio-wave reflecting member based on a selection result of one or more radio-wave propagation paths selected by a time when the total value becomes higher than a predetermined target quality.
Provided is a control device including: a feeder link determination unit which determines a state of a feeder link established between one flight vehicle, which functions as a stratospheric platform, forms a wireless communication area by emitting a beam, and provides a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the wireless communication area, and one gateway; and a flight vehicle control unit which controls the one flight vehicle such that, when the feeder link determination unit determines that the state of the feeder link satisfies a predetermined switching condition, the one flight vehicle switches a data communication via the one gateway to a data communication via a communication device in the wireless communication area in which the one flight vehicle has established a service link.
There is provided a laser device including: an output unit which outputs laser light; a receiving unit which receives position information indicating a position of a moving object; an image capture unit which captures an image of light from the moving object; and a control unit which controls an output of the laser light such that more of the laser light is radiated to a photovoltaic panel mounted on the moving object, based on the position of the moving object indicated by the position information and a captured image that is captured by the image capture unit.
In an overlay cell configuration in which a second cell, a second cell of a same frequency and a third cell of a different frequency are overlapped at least partially with each other, a concentration of communication traffic on the first cell is prevented. It is obtained of a measurement result (MR) including a measurement result of a reception-quality level measured at the same frequency reported by a mobile station connected to a second base station of the same frequency and a cell identifier of a receiving target cell, it is decided whether to change a value of a parameter for determination used for determining a different-frequency-measurement start that is set in the second base station of the same frequency, based on the measured value of the reception-quality level of the signal from the first cell included in the measurement report (MR), when the measurement report (MR) includes the cell identifier of the first cell, and the value of the parameter for determination is changed based on a result of the deciding.
Provided is a power feed management device including: an installation position information storage unit which stores installation position information indicating an installation position of each of a plurality of power feeding devices, each of which has a function of wirelessly feeding power to a flight vehicle by irradiating, with a beam, a power generation panel mounted on the flight vehicle; an information acquisition unit which acquires flight position information indicating a flight position of the flight vehicle; and a control unit which controls at least one power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices, such that the flight vehicle is wirelessly fed with power from the at least one power feeding device while the flight vehicle is flying, based on the flight position information and the installation position information.
An extended reality (XR) mall generating device includes: an XR mall generating section that generates an XR mall including a plurality of XR stores in each of which a user is capable of experiencing shopping with use of an XR technology; and an XR mall providing section that provides the XR mall to the user.
Provided is a communication system including: a controller; and an SR gateway which converts an SRv6-compliant packet received from an IP network into a GTP-U-compliant packet. The SR gateway includes a notification unit which notifies the controller, and a router connected to an IP network, of a route including an IP prefix including an address of a reachable gNB in NLRI and an SID of the SR gateway in a BGP attribute, and the controller includes a storage unit which stores an IP prefix including the address of the gNB, and a SID of the SR gateway, in association with each other, and an advertisement unit which searches the storage unit by using, as a key, an address of a gNB included in a UE session information in SMF notified when UE is attached, and when a match is found, advertises route information of the UE to the router.
Provided is an antenna apparatus mounted on a movable object, the antenna apparatus including an antenna array including: a plurality of first antennas which are arranged by being shifted by a distance equivalent to an odd multiple of a half period of a maximum fluctuation period of a radio wave having a longest fluctuation period among a plurality of radio waves received from an antenna of a communication partner; and a plurality of second antennas which are respectively arranged by being shifted with respect to the plurality of first antennas by a distance equivalent to an odd multiple of a half period of a minimum fluctuation period of a radio wave having a shortest fluctuation period among the plurality of radio waves.
H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
H01Q 21/06 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04B 7/08 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
Provided is a system comprising: a management unit that manages a plurality of battery packs, which are connected in parallel to a bus to which a power generation unit and a load are connected, to have the plurality of battery packs being alternately discharged so that a voltage difference between a battery pack with a highest voltage and a battery pack with a lowest voltage among the plurality of battery packs is not greater than a voltage threshold.
Provided is a communication system comprising: a controller; an SR gateway, wherein the SR gateway includes: an advertisement unit which advertises, when path information of the IP network and an SID of a VRF are received from the VRF, an SR policy including the information of VRF to an ED of an NLRI and an SID of the SR gateway to the controller, and the controller includes: a matching unit which matches the VRF and the SR gateway; an identification unit which identifies, by referring to a PFCP session, a UPF and a gNB corresponding to the IP network to which the VRF is connected; and an advertisement unit which advertises path information of the UPF and an SID of the SR gateway to a VRF corresponding to the gNB identified by the identification unit.
There is provided a technology relating to making it possible to operate a mobile communications system at lower cost. A relay apparatus includes a processor and a storage unit, wherein the processor is configured to implement the following by executing a program stored in the storage unit: a first communication unit that receives uplink data associated with first identification information from a base station; a division integration unit that determines to transmit the uplink data to the mobile network associated with the first identification information among a plurality of mobile networks; a converter that converts a first parameter, which is included in the uplink data received from the base station, into a second parameter on the basis of the first identification information; and a second communication unit that transmits the uplink data including the second parameter to the mobile network associated with the first identification information.
A communication system is provided that comprises a MEC site that is connected to an SRv6 network arranged between a mobile network and Internet and that has a controller and a plurality of edge hosts; and a GC that manages a plurality of the MEC sites, wherein the controller includes an allocation unit that allocates a prefix to each of the plurality of edge hosts from an IPv6 prefix allocated by the GC; and a reporting unit that reports to the GC an allocation result by the allocation unit, wherein each of the plurality of edge hosts includes a virtual switch unit that advertises to the SRv6 network a prefix allocated by the allocation unit; and a BGP speaker unit.
A base station and a radio communication system obtain a desired communication quality by suppressing an influence of interference between a cell in an upper-airspace area and a cell in a terrestrial area when a terminal apparatus is used in the upper-airspace area. The base station is provided with an antenna, a radio communication section for forming a first cell and a second cell above the first cell and performs radio communication via the antenna to and from terminal apparatuses in the different cells. A radio resource of the same frequency band is assigned to communicate with the terminal apparatus in either the first cell or the second cell in a same time period. When the radio resource is assigned to the terminal apparatus in the second cell, a transmission power control reduces transmission power that is applied to the terminal apparatus to which the radio resource is assigned.
H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04W 52/36 - Transmission power control [TPC] using constraints in the total amount of available transmission power with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets
H04W 72/20 - Control channels or signalling for resource management
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INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
An information processing method according to the application concerned is implemented in a computer; and includes obtaining a two-dimensional simulation image that is formed when a plurality of target subjects present in a three-dimensional simulation space is captured by a virtual camera, and generating the simulation image that visually displays information indicating the degree of overlapping of the plurality of target subjects in the simulation image.
G06V 40/10 - Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestriansBody parts, e.g. hands
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SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINAL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, CONTROL APPARATUS, BASE STATION, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING CONTROL IN INTER-TERMINAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION
A radio-resource assignment control mode for assigning radio resources for an inter-terminal direct communication to plural UEs in a same group is appropriately selected to ensure low latency and highly reliable inter-terminal direct communications in the same group. A radio-resource assignment control mode for assigning the radio resources for the inter-terminal direct communication of the plural UEs 20 belonging to a group can be selected from a first mode in which a base station assigns radio resources for inter-terminal direct communication and a second mode in which any one of plural UEs assigns radio resources for inter-terminal direct communication. A base station 10 confirms whether or not all UEs in a group are located in a cell of the base station 10 and are in a synchronized state in which a radio connection setup with the base station 10 is completed and the synchronization with the base station 10, and transmits resource control information for inter-terminal direct communication including a first mode allowable message allowing an operation in the first mode, to the plural UEs, in case that all UEs in the group are confirmed to be in the synchronized state with the base station 10.
A manufacturing method of a multilayer collector is provided, comprising preparing a resin layer, and a laminate in which collectors including a first metal layer and a second metal layer arranged on both sides of the resin layer are laminated, arranging a tab on one of an upper surface side and a lower surface side of the laminate, and a Sub-tab on another, performing heat compression on a portion to be welded of the tab, the laminate, and the Sub-tab in a laminating direction, to elute resin of the resin layer in the portion to be welded, and performing resistance welding on the portion to be welded.
When there is a movement or attitude change of an upper-airspace staying type communication relay apparatus, it is suppressed of an increase in control signals and disconnection of communication with a terminal apparatus in a cell configuring a service area, and it is reduced of a circuit scale and power consumption of a base-station processing section. The base-station processing section of the communication relay apparatus performs, with respect to a radio resource part for control communication by which a communication is performed with plural terminal apparatuses located in a cell via a single or plural beams for control among downlink and uplink radio resources used for service links, a footprint fixation control for performing a precoding and a postcoding so as to fix a position of a footprint corresponding to the beam for control, based on information on at least one of a position and attitude of the communication relay apparatus, and does not perform the footprint fixation control on the basis of the information on the at least one of the position and attitude, with respect to downlink and uplink radio resource parts other than the radio resource part for control communication.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
59.
Apparatus, method and program for predicting attenuation of electromagnetic waves
An apparatus, method, and program capable of predicting an attenuation of electromagnetic waves in an upper airspace of a target area in consideration of the influence of long-term weather changes in future are provided. An apparatus for predicting an attenuation of electromagnetic waves between a radio apparatus located above a target area and a terrestrial surface is provided with a data acquisition section for acquiring past weather data in the target area, and an estimation section for estimating a weather corresponding to a future target year in the upper airspace of the target area based on the past weather data, and estimating an attenuation of electromagnetic waves based on an estimation result of the weather.
A video transmission apparatus, including: a video data obtaining unit which obtains video data; a video data storing unit which stores the video data obtained by the video data obtaining unit; a reduced video generating unit which generates reduced video of which a data volume is reduced by performing image processing on the video data obtained by the video data obtaining unit; a streaming transmitting unit which transmits the reduced video to a transmission destination by streaming; and a video data transmitting unit which transmits the video data stored in the video data storing unit to a preservation destination of the video data in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied, is provided.
H04N 21/647 - Control signaling between network components and server or clientsNetwork processes for video distribution between server and clients, e.g. controlling the quality of the video stream, by dropping packets, protecting content from unauthorised alteration within the network, monitoring of network load or bridging between two different networks, e.g. between IP and wireless
61.
Massive MIMO for HAPS based on angle information on user apparatus
In an upper-airspace staying type communication relay apparatus that performs an MU-MIMO radio communication with plural terminal apparatuses located in a cell, it is intended to improve the communication quality of the entire cell and enhance the system capacity, while suppressing an increase in overhead in the terminal apparatus and the communication relay apparatus even if the number of terminal apparatuses located in the cell increases. The communication relay apparatus receives an uplink signal from each of plural terminal apparatuses via an array antenna, estimates angle information indicating a direction of the terminal apparatus for each of the plural terminal apparatuses, selects a terminal apparatus to be assigned to each of plural radio resources used for a downlink based on the estimation result of the angle information, calculates a downlink beamforming weight based on the estimation result of the angle information, and transmits a downlink signal to the terminal apparatus via the array antenna based on the beamforming weight corresponding to the terminal apparatus and the radio resources assigned to the terminal apparatus.
An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire individual information indicating a characteristic of behavior of an individual belonging to a group of living organisms to be processed arranged in a virtual space, relative information indicating a characteristic of the behavior relative to the individuals of other individuals located around the individual belonging to the group of living organisms to be processed with respect to the individual, and environmental information indicating a characteristic of an environment around the individual belonging to the group of living organisms to be processed; and a determination unit configured to determine a behavior of an individual belonging to the group of living organisms to be processed on the basis of the individual information, the relative information, and the environmental information acquired by the acquisition unit.
An information processing method according to the application concerned is implemented in a computer; and includes obtaining a two-dimensional simulation image that is formed when a plurality of target subjects present in a three-dimensional simulation space is captured by a virtual camera, and generating the simulation image that visually displays information indicating the degree of overlapping of the plurality of target subjects in the simulation image.
An antenna apparatus is provided. The antenna apparatus includes an antenna array including a first plurality of antennas arranged by being shifted in a lateral direction by a distance of an odd integer multiple of a half period of a period of a level fluctuation depending on an antenna lateral position at a first distance that is predetermined as a distance between the antenna apparatus and an antenna apparatus of a communication partner. An antenna apparatus is provided. The antenna apparatus includes an antenna array including a first plurality of antennas arranged by being shifted in a height direction by a distance of an odd integer multiple of a half period of a period of a level fluctuation depending on an antenna height at a first distance that is predetermined as a distance between the antenna apparatus and an antenna apparatus of a communication partner.
H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
H01Q 21/06 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
In a drone-type radio relay apparatus, it is provided of an antenna system capable of suppressing an inclination of an antenna due to a strong wind during a stationary flight (hovering). The antenna system is provided with a long-shaped antenna 110 connected to a relay station via a cable, and an antenna guide mechanism that is fixed to a body of a drone and guides the antenna so as to be movable in an up-down direction of a basic attitude of the drone.
H01Q 3/02 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical movement of antenna or antenna system as a whole
66.
Communication relay apparatus, system, interference suppression method and program
dji_new obtained by respectively correcting the plural first path differences with plural correction values, calculates and stores reception weights for suppressing interference signals, and applies the plural reception weights to reception signals received via the plural antennas for feeder link, with respect to each of the plural gateway stations.
Provided is a data processing apparatus comprising: a data acquisition unit which acquires determination data used for determining a date and time of exchanging, wherein the determination data includes meteorological data between a flight area of a serving flight vehicle and a takeoff area in which a to-be exchanged flight vehicle which is to replace the serving flight vehicle takes off; a data storage unit which stores the determination data; a proposed schedule acquisition unit which acquires a proposed schedule for exchanging between the serving flight vehicle and the to-be exchanged flight vehicle; a determination unit which determines a date and time of exchanging out of the proposed schedule for exchanging based on the determination data; and a data output unit which outputs output data based on the date and time of exchanging determined by the determination unit.
Provided is a system, comprising: an information-providing device; and a flying object functioning as a stratosphere platform and equipped with a control device radiating a beam to form a wireless communication area to provide wireless communication service to a user terminal in the wireless communication area, wherein the information-providing device irradiates the flying object with a radio wave including a response signal to the beam when a frequency of the beam is a predetermined frequency band, and the control device comprises: a radio wave receiving unit receiving the radio wave; a non-target area judging unit judging whether a non-target area of the wireless communication service exists in the wireless communication area based on the response signal; and a flying object controlling unit controlling the flying object not to irradiate the non-target area with the beam in response to the non-target area judging unit judging that the non-target area exists.
Provided is a control device including: a flight vehicle position information acquisition unit which acquires service flight vehicle position information indicating positions of a plurality of service flight vehicles, each of which functions as a stratosphere platform and is mounted with a communication device which forms a wireless communication area by emitting a beam and provides a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the wireless communication area; an arrangement determination unit which determines arrangement of a relay flight vehicle which relays communication of one service flight vehicle among the plurality of service flight vehicles on a basis of a predetermined condition and the service flight vehicle position information; and a flight vehicle control unit which controls the relay flight vehicle to move according to the arrangement determined by the arrangement determination unit and establish wireless communication connection with the one service flight vehicle.
Provided is a control device which controls a flight vehicle which forms a multi-cell including a plurality of cells on a ground to provide a wireless communication service to user terminals in the multi-cell, the control device including an output control unit which performs control such that in response to a state where a second flight vehicle which is to replace a first flight vehicle controlled by the control device has started forming a plurality of cells to be aligned with a position of each of the plurality of cells formed by the first flight vehicle, each of the plurality of cells formed by the second flight vehicle being in a same frequency band as that of each of the plurality of cells formed by the first flight vehicle, radio wave output of the plurality of cells of the first flight vehicle continuously falls.
It is provided of a system capable of estimating a current position of a terminal apparatus, even if a terminal apparatus for mobile communication is in a condition of non-receiving or inability to receive GNSS signals. A radio relay apparatus, in which a relay station mounted on a drone, transmits radio waves from a directional antenna toward the ground while flying in an upper airspace above a target area on the ground, and transmits position information on its own apparatus obtained based on the GNSS signal, to an information processing apparatus. The terminal apparatus measures a reception power or a reception quality of radio waves transmitted from the radio relay apparatus, and transmits reception measurement information regarding the measurement result of the reception power or the reception quality, to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus estimates the position of the terminal apparatus in the target area, based on the position information from the radio relay apparatus received in a flight time period during which the radio relay apparatus flies in the upper airspace above the target area and the reception measurement information from the terminal apparatus. The information processing apparatus may estimate the position where the reception power or the reception quality from the terminal apparatus is maximum, as the position of the terminal apparatus.
G01S 19/11 - Cooperating elementsInteraction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers providing dedicated supplementary positioning signals wherein the cooperating elements are pseudolites or satellite radio beacon positioning system signal repeaters
H04B 17/27 - MonitoringTesting of receivers for locating or positioning the transmitter
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BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD
Provided is a base station apparatus mounted on a flight vehicle and forming a multi-cell comprising cells on the ground to provide a wireless communication service for a user terminal within the multi-cell, comprising: a location-information acquiring unit that acquires location information of a user terminal served by the multi-cell; a flight-vehicle-related information acquiring unit that acquires flight-vehicle-related information comprising location information and attitude information of the flight vehicle; a terminal identification unit that identifies, among the user terminals, a victim user terminal expected to receive interference from a cell other than a cell serving, based on the location information of the user terminals and the flight-vehicle-related information; and a scheduling control unit that controls, to prevent the interference, scheduling of wireless resources of a first cell being the cell serving the victim user terminal, and a second cell being the cell expected to interfere with the victim user terminal.
Provided is an aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus that can suppress fluctuations in a directivity pattern due to reflection at an antenna-mounting member to which a service link antenna is mounted, stably fix a footprint of a cell, and as a result, prevent deterioration of communication quality. The communication relay apparatus includes an antenna having plural antenna elements that form a cell for performing a radio communication of a service link to and from the terminal apparatus and an antenna-mounting member to which the antenna is mounted, and a layer of radio wave absorber or a layer of frequency-selective electromagnetic shielding member that selectively shields radio waves having a frequency of the service link, which is provided on an outer surface exposed to an outside of the antenna-mounting member. Phases and amplitudes of signals transmitted and received via each of the plural antenna elements of the antenna may be controlled.
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation for use in or on aircraft, missiles, satellites, or balloons
H01Q 3/06 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical movement of antenna or antenna system as a whole for varying one co-ordinate of the orientation over a restricted angle
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H01Q 19/02 - Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic Details
H01Q 21/20 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along, or adjacent to, a curvilinear path
Provided is a control device that controls a power supply flight vehicle, the control device including a control unit which controls the power supply flight vehicle so as to cause a light irradiation unit to radiate light toward a solar cell panel while flying following flight of a power supply target flight vehicle on which the solar cell panel is mounted. Provided is a control method to control a power supply flight vehicle, which is executed by a computer, the control method including controlling the power supply flight vehicle so as to cause a light irradiation unit to radiate light toward a solar cell panel while flying following flight of a power supply target flight vehicle on which the solar cell panel is mounted.
Provided is a base station device including: a scheme selection unit that selects a scheme of HO from a first scheme not using an NRT and a second scheme using the NRT; and an HO control unit that, when the first scheme is selected, causes the UE to measure system information of an HO candidate cell, receives an ECGI, and controls HO by using cell information of the HO candidate cell received from a core network by using the ECGI, and, when the second scheme is selected and the PCI of the HO candidate cell is included in the NRT, controls the HO by using cell information corresponding to the PCI, and when the PCI is not included, causes the UE to measure the system information of the HO candidate cell, receives the ECGI, controls the HO by using the cell information of the HO candidate cell.
There is provided a flight vehicle including: a wing unit; a battery that is arranged in the wing unit; an air intake unit that is formed at a position corresponding to the battery on a front side of the wing unit; a heat sink unit that is arranged for the battery and cools the battery by air which flows in from the air intake unit and that includes a ventilation unit having a shape widening from the front side toward a rear side; and an exhaust unit that is formed at a position corresponding to the battery on the rear side of the wing unit and that exhausts air which flows out from the heat sink unit.
An information processing apparatus includes: an acceptance unit that accepts processing results of a plurality of processing targets including ground truth processing targets associated with ground truth processing results every time an operator completes processing on part of the processing targets; and a calculation unit that, when processing targets associated with the processing results accepted by the acceptance unit are the ground truth processing targets, calculates an evaluation value indicating an evaluation on the operator based on comparison between the processing results accepted by the acceptance unit and the ground truth processing results.
Provided is a base station device which is mounted to a flight vehicle and forms a multi-cell including a plurality of cells on a ground to provide a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the multi-cell, the base station device including a location information acquisition unit which acquires location information of a user terminal present in the multi-cell, a flight vehicle associated information acquisition unit which acquires flight vehicle associated information, an interference estimation unit which estimates an interfered user terminal having a chance of experiencing an interference from a cell other than a cell in which the user terminal is present among a plurality of user terminals and an interference amount, an MCS decision unit which decides an MCS of an uplink to be assigned to the interfered user terminal, and an MCS notification unit which notifies the interfered user terminal of the MCS.
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (USA)
SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
Zheng, Changxi
Xu, Ruilin
Wu, Rundi
Vondrick, Carl
Ishiwaka, Yuko
Abstract
Disclosed are methods, systems, device, and other implementations, including a method that includes receiving an audio signal representation, detecting in the received audio signal representation, using a first learning model, one or more silent intervals with reduced foreground sound levels, determining based on the detected one or more silent intervals an estimated full noise profile corresponding to the audio signal representation, and generating with a second learning model, based on the received audio signal representation and on the determined estimated full noise profile, a resultant audio signal representation with a reduced noise level.
G10L 25/30 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the analysis technique using neural networks
G10L 21/0216 - Noise filtering characterised by the method used for estimating noise
G10L 25/18 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being spectral information of each sub-band
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FLIGHT VEHICLE, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD
Provided is a flight vehicle which has an antenna for forming a wireless communication area by irradiating beam towards a ground to provide a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the wireless communication area, the flight vehicle including an FL communication unit which communicates with a core network on the ground via a feeder link, a UP execution unit which executes a user plane function, and a communication control unit which performs control such that communication between a first user terminal in the wireless communication area and a second user terminal is relayed without intermediation of the core network by the user plane function.
Provided is a control device including a location information reception unit which receives, via a communication device, location information of a user terminal from the terminal in a wireless communication area, a detection device control unit which controls a detection device of a flying object to detect a state of a region including a location indicated by the location information, a detection information reception unit which receives, via the communication device, detection information indicating the state, an unmanned aerial vehicle control unit which controls an unmanned aerial vehicle to capture an image around the location by an image capturing unit of the vehicle based on the detection information, a captured image reception unit which receives a captured image captured by the image capturing unit from the vehicle, and a rescue method decision unit which decides a rescue method of rescuing a user of the terminal based on the image.
G06V 20/17 - Terrestrial scenes taken from planes or by drones
H04M 1/72421 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality for supporting emergency services with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
H04N 23/61 - Control of cameras or camera modules based on recognised objects
H04W 4/021 - Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
B64U 101/30 - UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for imaging, photography or videography
B64U 101/55 - UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for life-saving or rescue operationsUAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for medical use
There is provided a flight vehicle including: a wing unit; a main body unit; a battery that is arranged in the wing unit; a payload that is arranged in the main body unit; a radiator; and a heat pipe that exchanges heat between the battery, the payload, and the radiator and that has a check valve which causes a hydraulic fluid to be circulated to transfer the heat of the battery to the payload and the radiator.
Communication in a non-co-located scenario is controlled appropriately. A user terminal includes: a receiving unit that receives a downlink signal from a plurality of transmission points respectively corresponding to a plurality of cells by using carrier aggregation and/or dual connectivity; a transmission unit that transmits information about support for required conditions when the plurality of transmission points are not co-located; and a control unit that controls the reception of the downlink signal on the basis of whether the plurality of transmission points are co-located or not.
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
H04W 52/36 - Transmission power control [TPC] using constraints in the total amount of available transmission power with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets
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ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, SECONDARY BATTERY AND FLIGHT VEHICLE
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan)
Inventor
Saito, Takaya
Nishiyama, Koji
Takayanagi, Yoshiki
Miyakawa, Shuntaro
Yao, Masaru
Kato, Minami
Ando, Hisanori
Takeichi, Nobuhiko
Abstract
An active material used in a secondary battery includes a heterocyclic chemical compound including one or more pyrazine rings and two or more benzene rings, or a salt or derivative thereof. The heterocyclic chemical compound is preferably a chemical compound in which at least 4 oxygen atoms are bonded to the benzene ring. The active material used in the secondary battery may also include phenazine or a salt or derivative thereof. The phenazines are preferably chemical compounds in which at least 4 oxygen atoms are bonded to a benzene ring included in a phenazine structure.
A vehicle antenna system having high transmission and reception efficiency is provided. A vehicle antenna system includes an antenna that is attached to a vehicle and is capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves of a predetermined frequency band. The antenna is attached to the vehicle in such a way that an elevation angle of the antenna with respect to a horizontal plane becomes large in a predetermined angle range in accordance with the height of a communication frequency band.
A negative electrode material that is used for a negative electrode of a lithium secondary battery containing a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, includes: a first layer that contains lithium metal as a negative electrode active material; and a second layer that is arranged on at least one surface of the first layer. The second layer consists of a compound represented by a general formula MxAy (M is an element selected from a group consisting of Al, In, Mg, Ag, Si, and Sn, and A is an element selected from a group consisting of O, N, P, and F, and 0.3
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
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Data processing device, program, and data processing method for generating animation data representing movement of clothing worn by wearer's body
There is provided a data processing device including: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire animation data in which clothing moves according to a motion of a wearer's body wearing the clothing; and a data update unit configured to update the animation data based on three types of elements having ratios in accordance with a specified type of an emotion. There is provided a data processing method that is executed by a computer, the data processing method including: acquiring animation data in which clothing moves according to a motion of a wearer's body wearing the clothing; and updating the animation data based on three types of elements having ratios in accordance with a specified characteristic of a motion.
An avatar display device includes: an obtaining part that obtains captured image data of a person; a second obtaining part that obtains, from the captured image data, depth data or image data of the person; a generating part that composes a 3D model in accordance with the depth data or image data to generate an avatar; and a display part that displays, in an image display area of an information communication device, the avatar that is caused to follow a motion of the person.
There is provided a data processing apparatus including: a set data recording unit configured to record set data obtained by combining an event representing data which is generated by processing data by a program, with a program which is started when a plurality of events including the event are complete and processes the plurality of events; and a data processing execution unit configured to execute a plurality of programs by a plurality of pieces of set data recorded by the set data recording unit. There is provided a data processing method including: recording set data obtained by combining an event representing data which is generated by processing data by a program, with a program which is started when a plurality of events including the event are complete and processes the plurality of events; and executing a plurality of programs by a plurality of pieces of set data recorded.
In the present application, for a detailed protocol for realizing supplemental downlink communication in the filed patent, particularly, a system is proposed which performs training processing at high speed by using two-dimensionally developed information. In the present application, compared to the filed patent, a two-dimensional pilot symbol can be used in a display unit, further, introduction of a segment for communication band control using a two-dimensional pilot symbol, training processing using a two-dimensional test pattern for establishing a communication path, and a configuration of a communication frame are clarified, and MIMO processing of communication using video information by a plurality of segments is realized to improve a throughput of an existing portable phone.
G06F 11/08 - Error detection or correction by redundancy in data representation, e.g. by using checking codes
H04N 23/69 - Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming
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INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
An information processing system includes at least an information processing device and a storage device. The information processing device includes: a point granting unit configured to store an identifier of a company and an identifier of another company in the storage device in correlation with predetermined numbers of points; an availability information acquiring unit configured to acquire availability information on a date and time at which the use object is available to the user of the other company from a user terminal of the company; a use request acquiring unit configured to acquire a use request for the use object from the user of the other company; and a reservation setting unit configured to set a use reservation of the user of the other company for the use object on the basis of the availability information and the use request.
An information processing method implemented by a computer. The information processing method includes the step of acquiring an internal parameter value regarding a biological characteristic of fish, an external parameter value regarding a surrounding environment characteristic of the fish, and a shoaling parameter value regarding a shoaling characteristic that is a behavior of one fish with respect to other fish, and the step of generating a simulation image including a behavior of each fish in a fish school based on the internal parameter value, the external parameter value, and the shoaling parameter value that are acquired in the step of acquiring.
Information processing system, information processing device, method of controlling information processing device, program that controls information processing device, communication terminal, method of controlling communication terminal, and program that controls communication terminal
An information processing system includes: a gateway connecting facilities of which control performed by an unauthorized user is restricted to a network; an information processing device connected to the facilities via the network; and a communication terminal of the user, in which the information processing device includes: an authority generating unit generating authority information about provisional authority used for controlling facilities relating to a use target among the facilities on the basis of reservation information about a use reservation for the use target in a building; and a communication unit transmitting the authority information to a communication terminal of a user relating to the reservation information, and the communication terminal includes a control request generating unit generating a control request for requesting predetermined control of the facilities relating to the use target on the basis of the provisional authority.
Systems, devices, and methods including a wing panel; a spar disposed in the wing panel, where the spar comprises: an upper cap; a lower cap; a honeycomb core connected between at least a portion of the upper cap and the lower cap; an inner face sheet; and an outer face sheet, where at least a portion of the honeycomb core is disposed between the inner face sheet and the outer face sheet.
There is provided a control device that is configured to control an aircraft which has a battery, and a base station unit for providing a wireless communication service to a user terminal in a communication area formed by using power of the battery to radiate a beam on a ground, and which is configured to use the power of the battery to fly, the control device including: a battery capacity acquisition unit configured to acquire a battery capacity of the battery; and a communication control unit configured to control an amount of communication resources which is allocated to the user terminal by the base station unit based on the battery capacity.
Communication system, display control device, communication terminal, and computer-readable storage medium allowing supplemental downlink with a large capacity utilizing optical communication
In accordance with increasing communication demand, means for efficiently providing mass downstream communication at a low cost are desired. Accordingly, a communication system providing supplemental downlink as well as multicast communication comprising a display control device for causing a display unit to display a video, and a communication terminal having an image capturing unit for directly capturing the video displayed by the display unit or capturing a video projected or reflected on a wall surface or the like is provided, wherein the display control device includes a video acquiring unit, a region identification unit, a video generating unit, and a display control unit, and the communication terminal includes a region identification unit, a decoding unit, and a mechanism for communicating a control signal for supplemental downlink by the above-described optical communication using means other than optical communication (means such as WiFi, mobile data communication or the like).
An electronic device may include: an acquisition section configured to acquire captured image data of a hand of an operator; a presumption section configured to presume, in accordance with the captured image data, skeleton data corresponding to the hand; and a determination section configured to determine, in accordance with the skeleton data, a cursor position for operating the electronic device.
Provided is an information processing system including: a target person information reception unit configured to receive target person information including information related to a state of a target person and a situation in a periphery of the target person from an image capturing apparatus; a target person information analysis unit configured to analyze the target person information; and a notification processing execution unit configured to execute notification processing based on an analysis result obtained by the target person information analysis unit. Provided is an information processing method executed by a computer, including: receiving target person information including information related to a state of a target person and a situation in a periphery of the target person from an image capturing apparatus; analyzing the target person information; and executing notification processing based on an analysis result obtained in the analyzing of the target person information.
G16H 50/80 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
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Phased array antenna, transmission apparatus, radio-power transmission system and radio communication system
2) between the antenna elements adjacent to each other in the second direction, based on three frequency-controllable input signals with respective frequencies different from each other, and supplying the plurality of first mixing signals and the plurality of second mixing signals to the plurality of frequency mixers.
H01Q 3/42 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elementsArrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the phase by electrical means using frequency-mixing
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NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
An estimation program according to the application concerned causes a computer to execute an obtaining step and an estimating step. The obtaining step includes obtaining behavior information which indicates the behavior exhibited by a specific fish species having a predetermined physical abnormality. The estimating step includes estimating, based on the behavior information obtained at the obtaining step and based on state information indicating the state of the target fish for processing, behavioral features of the target fish for processing that are attributable to the predetermined physical abnormality seen in the target fish for processing.
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