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1.

CONTROL DEVICE, COMPENSATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 18893993
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-24
First Publication Date 2025-01-09
Owner
  • MEIJI UNIVERSITY (Japan)
  • SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Ryu, Shiro

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 10/2569 - Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion due to polarisation mode dispersion [PMD]
  • H04B 10/079 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems; Arrangements for fault measurement of transmission systems using an in-service signal using measurements of the data signal
  • H04B 10/2507 - Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion

2.

TERMINAL APPAPATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18896709
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-25
First Publication Date 2025-01-09
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Uemura, Katsunari

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
  • H04W 28/02 - Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control
  • H04W 52/24 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
  • H04W 80/02 - Data link layer protocols

3.

MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2024021647
Publication Number 2024/262424
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-14
Publication Date 2024-12-26
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fujii Teruya
  • Fujii Takafumi

Abstract

The present invention improves frequency utilization efficiency, prevents a decrease in the communication capacity of a terminal, and reduces interference in an upstream line and a downstream line of a service link of each base station in a mobile communication system provided with a ground base station and an airborne relay type base station having an antenna provided to a flying object or the like (such as a UAV, an HAPS, or a communication satellite) in the sky. The airborne relay type base station and the ground base station each carry out radio communication of the service link with the terminal by means of time division duplexing (TDD) using the same frequency. The airborne relay type base station and the ground base station employ opposite transmission timings and reception timings for the TDD radio communication in the service link. The ground base station estimates the direction of the service link antenna of a relay communication station and performs control to direct the null of the directional beam of the service link antenna of the ground base station to the estimated direction of the service link antenna of the relay communication station.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 16/26 - Cell enhancers, e.g. for tunnels or building shadow
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

4.

SYSTEM FOR RELAYING COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE, AND GATEWAY STATION

      
Application Number JP2024021656
Publication Number 2024/262426
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-14
Publication Date 2024-12-26
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Tawada Motoshi

Abstract

Provided is a system capable of increasing the capacity of a feeder link in an LoS environment between a GW station and a relay station that is mounted to a communication relay device in the sky. This system comprises: a communication relay device in which a relay station of a non-reproduction relay system is mounted to a flying body or a floating body located in the sky; and a gateway station on the ground or on the sea, the gateway station performing feeder link communication with the communication relay device. The system relays communication between a user device and a base station device. The gateway station performs, via a feeder link array antenna, feeder link wireless communication to the relay station by means of a MIMO transmission method using a feeder link frequency in a first frequency band. The relay station performs, via the feeder link array antenna, feeder link wireless communication to the gateway station by means of the MIMO transmission method using the feeder link frequency in the first frequency band.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/185 - Space-based or airborne stations
  • B64U 10/25 - Fixed-wing aircraft
  • B64U 10/30 - Lighter-than-air aircraft, e.g. aerostatic aircraft
  • B64U 101/20 - UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for use as communications relays, e.g. high altitude platforms

5.

CONTROL DEVICE, COMPENSATION DEVICE, OPTICAL RECEPTION DEVICE, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023023210
Publication Number 2024/261987
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-06-22
Publication Date 2024-12-26
Owner
  • MEIJI UNIVERSITY (Japan)
  • SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Ryu Shiro

Abstract

Provided is a control device for controlling operation of a compensation device for using digital signal processing using a finite impulse response filter to compensate birefringence and/or polarization mode dispersion applied on signal light propagated through an optical transmission path, the control device comprising: a detection signal reception unit that receives a detection signal, which is a signal indicating a detection result of a detection device that optically detects polarization fluctuation in the optical transmission path; and a setting unit that determines, on the basis of a detection result of the detection device, a setting related to 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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 10/2507 - Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion

6.

CALL SYSTEM USING DRONE-MOUNTED SPEAKER

      
Application Number JP2024021650
Publication Number 2024/262425
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-14
Publication Date 2024-12-26
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Fujii Teruya

Abstract

The present invention provides a system capable of greatly reducing the noise of the rotor blades of a drone, when calling, by using audio, from a speaker mounted on the drone, and thus allowing the audio from the speaker to be easily heard on the ground. This system comprises: a separation support member that supports the speaker below a drone body so as to be separated from the drone body by a prescribed separation distance; and a drone separation mounting part that has a speaker, a power supply, and a wireless device that receives an audio signal or audio data from the outside. The separation support member separates and supports the drone separation mounting part, at a position separated by a prescribed separation distance below the drone part. The speaker outputs audio on the basis of the audio signal or the audio data received by the wireless device. The drone body part may be provided with an electric winch capable of winding a separation support member which comprises a string or a cable and to which a speaker is attached to a lower end part.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B64U 20/80 - Arrangement of on-board electronics, e.g. avionics systems or wiring
  • B64U 10/13 - Flying platforms
  • B64U 101/55 - UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for medical use
  • B64U 101/67 - UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for transporting goods other than weapons the UAVs comprising tethers for lowering the goods

7.

CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL UNIT, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2024021661
Publication Number 2024/257853
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-14
Publication Date 2024-12-19
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Kawai Yuto

Abstract

The present invention provides a control system provided with: a control device that controls a plurality of base stations disposed in a RAN; and a control unit that is installed in one base station among the plurality of base stations and that controls the one base station. The control device has: a prediction unit that predicts the state of the RAN at a prediction timing after the lapse of a transmission time, which is a time until data arrives at the one base station from the control device, from a generation start timing at which the generation of a control message for controlling the one base station is started; a generation unit that generates the control message on the basis of the predicted state of the RAN; and a transmission unit that transmits the control message to the one base station. The control unit has: a reception unit that receives the control message from the control device; an acquisition unit that acquires the state of the RAN at a reception timing at which the reception unit has received the control message; and a processing unit that executes processing related to the control of the one base station on the basis of the control message and the state of the RAN acquired by the acquisition unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 88/12 - Access point controller devices
  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
  • H04W 28/18 - Negotiating wireless communication parameters
  • H04W 92/12 - Interfaces between hierarchically different network devices between access points and access point controllers

8.

DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2024020404
Publication Number 2024/257656
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-06-04
Publication Date 2024-12-19
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Ishiwaka Yuko

Abstract

Provided is a data processing device comprising: a moving image data acquisition unit that acquires moving image data in which an object is captured; and a data generation unit that converts time-series motion information of the object in the moving image data into a still image element, and generates still image data including the element of the still image obtained through the conversion. The data generation unit may generate the still image data in which the time-series movement information of the object in the moving image data is represented by at least one of a pixel value, a feature vector, and an edge.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 10/40 - Extraction of image or video features
  • A01K 61/90 - Sorting, grading, counting or marking live aquatic animals, e.g. sex determination

9.

MUP

      
Application Number 1825104
Status Registered
Filing Date 2024-06-28
Registration Date 2024-06-28
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 38 - Telecommunications services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Telecommunication services; mobile telephone communication; communications by computer terminals; providing information in the field of telecommunications; broadcasting of television programs via the Internet; providing user access to global computer networks; rental of access time to a computer database. Computer programming; research in the field of telecommunications technology; designing of machines, apparatus, instruments [including their parts] or communication systems composed of such machines, apparatus and instruments; technological advice relating to computers, automobiles and industrial machines; rental of computers; providing computer programs on data networks; technological analysis and evaluation of computer systems; monitoring of communication network systems by remote access; rental of memory space for websites; rental of memory space on servers for sharing electronic data on the internet; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; server hosting; conducting technical project studies; rental of computer programs; rental of measuring apparatus; information technology engineering; information technology [IT] consulting services; design and development of computer networks; providing technical information about computers, computer software and computer networks.

10.

Miscellaneous Design

      
Application Number 1825105
Status Registered
Filing Date 2024-06-28
Registration Date 2024-06-28
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 38 - Telecommunications services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Telecommunication services; mobile telephone communication; communications by computer terminals; providing information in the field of telecommunications; broadcasting of television programs via the Internet; providing user access to global computer networks; rental of access time to a computer database. Computer programming; research in the field of telecommunications technology; designing of machines, apparatus, instruments [including their parts] or communication systems composed of such machines, apparatus and instruments; technological advice relating to computers, automobiles and industrial machines; rental of computers; providing computer programs on data networks; technological analysis and evaluation of computer systems; monitoring of communication network systems by remote access; rental of memory space for websites; rental of memory space on servers for sharing electronic data on the internet; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; server hosting; conducting technical project studies; rental of computer programs; rental of measuring apparatus; information technology engineering; information technology [IT] consulting services; design and development of computer networks; providing technical information about computers, computer software and computer networks.

11.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 18795132
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-08-05
First Publication Date 2024-11-28
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tsutsui, Tatsushi
  • Maehara, Shoichi
  • Harada, Satoshi
  • Sugasawa, Takuya

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G05D 1/606 - Compensating for or utilising external environmental conditions, e.g. wind or water currents (station keeping G05D 1/611)
  • G05D 1/644 - Optimisation of travel parameters, e.g. of energy consumption, journey time or distance
  • G05D 105/40 - for communications, e.g. wireless network relays
  • G05D 109/20 - Aircraft, e.g. drones
  • H04W 16/26 - Cell enhancers, e.g. for tunnels or building shadow
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

12.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023018659
Publication Number 2024/236816
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-05-18
Publication Date 2024-11-21
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Ishiwaka, Yuko

Abstract

[Problem] To address the issue that a process for a person or the like to self-establish cannot be simulated. [SOLUTION] This information processing device 1 comprises: an information reception unit 121 that receives self-information; a feature acquisition unit 131 that acquires one or more pieces of self-feature information from the self-information; a transfer unit 132 that determines one or more node identifiers paired with a start point condition in which the one or more pieces of self-feature information match, is connected by an edge to an ignited node identified by each of the one or more node identifiers, and determines a node identifier of a node that receives one or more pieces of self-feature information and is ignited on the basis of an ignition condition corresponding to the node; a pattern acquisition unit 133 that acquires a self-ignition pattern including the one or more node identifiers determined by the transmission unit 132; a self-accumulation unit 134 that acquires and accumulates the self-pattern information by using the self-ignition pattern; and an output processing unit 137 that performs processing using the self-pattern information. The information processing device 1 can be used to simulate a process of self-establishment.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/004 - Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning

13.

SYSTEM, PGW, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, SMF, AND METHOD

      
Application Number JP2024017238
Publication Number 2024/237164
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-09
Publication Date 2024-11-21
Owner
  • SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
  • BBSAKURA NETWORKS, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sasaki Hideyuki
  • Kusakabe Yuya

Abstract

Provided is a system comprising a first packet data network gateway (PGW), a second PGW that is disposed in a network having an autonomous system number (ASN) different from the ASN of a network in which the first PGW is disposed, and to which the same IP address as the IP address assigned to the first PGW is assigned, a first storage unit corresponding to the first PGW, and a second storage unit corresponding to the second PGW, wherein: the first PGW includes a request receiving unit that receives a session generation request for a communication terminal from a serving gateway (SGW), a session information generating unit that generates session information for the communication terminal in response to the request receiving unit receiving the session generation request, and a registering unit that registers the session information in the first storage unit; and the system further comprises a session information synchronization unit that synchronizes the session information between the first storage unit and the second storage unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/10 - Connection setup
  • H04L 12/66 - Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
  • H04L 45/02 - Topology update or discovery
  • H04L 45/741 - Routing in networks with a plurality of addressing schemes, e.g. with both IPv4 and IPv6
  • H04W 76/12 - Setup of transport tunnels
  • H04W 92/24 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between backbone network devices

14.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18780517
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-23
First Publication Date 2024-11-14
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Terada, Yusuke

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

15.

POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND SWITCHING CIRCUIT

      
Application Number JP2024009760
Publication Number 2024/224858
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-13
Publication Date 2024-10-31
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirakawa Takashi
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Ota Yoshichika

Abstract

Provided is a power supply system which as a whole is capable of supplying increased amounts of power to devices of interest. This power supply system comprises: a plurality of DC power sources including an environmental power generation device and a power reception device for wireless power transmission; and a switching circuit. The switching circuit has a plurality of input units to which the plurality of DC power sources are connected, and a plurality of output units that output DC powers to a plurality of objects to be supplied with power. The switching circuit switches the connection state between the plurality of input units and the plurality of output units. The power supply system may include one or a plurality of power reception devices for wireless power transmissions, and one or a plurality of environmental power generation devices. The plurality of DC power sources may include one or a plurality of photovoltaic devices. The environmental power generation device may be at least one of a thermal power generation device, a vibration power generation device, and a radio wave power generation device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 1/00 - Circuit arrangements for dc mains or dc distribution networks
  • H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves

16.

POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2024009989
Publication Number 2024/224862
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-14
Publication Date 2024-10-31
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirakawa Takashi
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Ota Yoshichika

Abstract

Provided is a power supply system capable of supplying power to a plurality of objects-of-power supply while satisfying the electrical characteristics required by each of the objects-of-power supply. The power supply system comprises: a rectenna array unit including a plurality of rectifier circuits connected to a receiving antenna device for wireless power transmission; and a plurality of DC-DC converters, each having an input unit connected to the rectenna array unit. The plurality of DC-DC converters may each have an output unit to which mutually different objects-of-power supply are connected. The power supply system comprises: a connection circuit that converts a plurality of DC power outputs from the rectenna array unit into single DC power and outputs the DC power. The plurality of DC-DC converters may be connected to the rectenna array unit via the connection circuit. The power supply system may comprise a switching unit that switches a DC-DC converter connected to the rectenna array unit or the connection circuit and may comprise a control unit that controls the switching of the DC-DC converters.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/27 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves characterised by the type of receiving antennas, e.g. rectennas
  • H01Q 21/06 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart

17.

DC POWER OUTPUT DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2024009997
Publication Number 2024/224863
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-14
Publication Date 2024-10-31
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirakawa Takashi
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Ota Yoshichika

Abstract

Provided is a DC power output device in which, when an input to DC power supply circuits connected in parallel attenuates, the breakage of the DC power supply circuits can be avoided. This DC power output device comprises: a plurality of DC power supply circuits; a protection circuit having a plurality of protection elements that can be selectively connected between the positive output part and negative output part of a DC power supply circuit among all or some of the plurality of DC power supply circuits; and a connection circuit having an input unit to which the plurality of DC powers output from the protection circuit are input and an output unit which outputs one or more DC powers to be supplied to one or more power supply targets.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 1/00 - Circuit arrangements for dc mains or dc distribution networks
  • H01Q 21/06 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
  • H02H 7/12 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from norm for rectifiers for static converters or rectifiers
  • H02H 7/125 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from norm for rectifiers for static converters or rectifiers for rectifiers
  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves

18.

LAMINATE, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, BATTERY, AND FLYING BODY

      
Application Number JP2024009441
Publication Number 2024/209888
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-11
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Miyakawa Shuntaro
  • Saito Takaya
  • Sakata Taisei
  • Takayanagi Yoshiki

Abstract

Provide is a laminate comprising a plurality of sheet materials that are laminated upon each other. In the laminate, each of the plurality of sheet materials has a support layer including a thermoplastic resin material, and a first metal layer and a second metal layer formed on both surfaces of the support layer. In a portion 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, and the plurality of first metal layers and the plurality of second metal layers each include an uneven region in which each metal layer has a bellows-like shape or a wrinkled shape.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/66 - Selection of materials
  • H01M 50/109 - Primary casings, jackets or wrappings of a single cell or a single battery characterised by their shape or physical structure of button or coin shape
  • H01M 50/533 - Electrode connections inside a battery casing characterised by the shape of the leads or tabs
  • H01M 50/534 - Electrode connections inside a battery casing characterised by the material of the leads or tabs
  • H01M 50/536 - Electrode connections inside a battery casing characterised by the method of fixing the leads to the electrodes, e.g. by welding

19.

METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POSITION OF DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD, BASE STATION, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2024009752
Publication Number 2024/209898
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-13
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Hirakawa Takashi
  • Ota Yoshichika

Abstract

Provided is a method with which it is possible for the position of a target device for wireless power transmission or the like to be estimated accurately. In this method, an image including one or a plurality of first target devices located in a line-of-sight environment from an antenna device of a base station is captured, and the positions of the first target devices relative to the position of the antenna device of the base station are estimated by image analysis of the captured image. The position of a second target device having a short-range wireless communication function relative to the position of the antenna device of the base station may be estimated on the basis of an estimation result of the position of the second target device estimated on the basis of the result of short-range wireless communication between each of the plurality of first target devices and the second target device, and the estimation result of the position of the second target device. Power may be transmitted to the first target device via a beam formed toward the first target device on the basis of the estimation result of the position of the first target device, or power may be transmitted to the second target device via a beam formed toward the second target device on the basis of the estimation result of the position of the second target device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
  • H02J 50/90 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 84/10 - Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks

20.

System, base station, terminal apparatus, method and program for performing communication and wireless power transfer

      
Application Number 18698052
Grant Number 12113368
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-08-31
First Publication Date 2024-10-08
Grant Date 2024-10-08
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hasegawa, Naoki
  • Nakamoto, Yuta
  • Hirakawa, Takashi
  • Ota, Yoshichika

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04J 3/00 - Time-division multiplex systems
  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
  • H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
  • H04L 27/00 - Modulated-carrier systems
  • H04L 27/36 - Modulator circuits; Transmitter circuits
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

21.

Communication relay apparatus, remote control apparatus, system, area control method and program

      
Application Number 18554206
Grant Number 12166566
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-03-17
First Publication Date 2024-10-03
Grant Date 2024-12-10
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takabatake, Wataru
  • Shibata, Yohei
  • Hoshino, Kenji

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/185 - Space-based or airborne stations
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04B 7/204 - Multiple access
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering

22.

SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023044050
Publication Number 2024/202269
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-08
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suda Kazuto
  • Ishiwaka Yuko
  • Owada Minoru

Abstract

Provided is a system comprising a plurality of bottom nodes and an origin node having an origin storage unit for storing a plurality of pieces of target-related data, wherein each of the plurality of bottom nodes has: a bottom storage unit for storing target-related data received from the origin node; and a service provision unit that, when target-related data corresponding to a provision target to which a service is to be provided is stored in the bottom storage unit, provides a service in which the target-related data is used to the provision target, and when target-related data corresponding to the provision target is not stored in the bottom storage unit and is stored in the origin node, provides a service in which the target-related data stored in the origin node is provided to the provision target and stores the target-related data in the bottom storage unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 67/2885 - Hierarchically arranged intermediate devices, e.g. for hierarchical caching
  • G06F 16/28 - Databases characterised by their database models, e.g. relational or object models
  • G06F 21/32 - User authentication using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints

23.

CONTROL APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2024010601
Publication Number 2024/203555
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-18
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Maekawa Naoki
  • Inai Makoto
  • Imamura Toshio
  • Kitamura Toshihide
  • Tanaka Tomoya

Abstract

Provided is a control apparatus comprising: a weather prediction data acquisition unit that acquires weather prediction data in which, for each among a plurality of wireless devices installed on the ground, the weather between one wireless device from among the plurality of wireless devices and a wireless device which is among the plurality of wireless devices and with which the one wireless device can establish an optical wireless communication connection is predicted; a communication-related information reception unit that receives, from each among the plurality of wireless devices, communication-related information related to communication of said wireless device; a switching determination unit that determines, on the basis of the weather prediction data pertaining to the weather between the one wireless device and a wireless device which is among the plurality of wireless devices and with which the one wireless device has established an optical wireless communication connection, whether to switch the optical wireless communication connection destination of the one wireless device; and a connection destination selection unit that, in accordance with the determination made by the switching determination unit with respect to switching the optical wireless communication connection destination of the one wireless device, selects an optical wireless communication connection destination of the one wireless device on the basis of the weather prediction data and communication-related information of each among the plurality of wireless devices.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 40/34 - Modification of an existing route
  • H04B 10/112 - Line-of-sight transmission over an extended range
  • H04W 40/12 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing based on transmission quality or channel quality
  • H04W 92/20 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between access points

24.

FISH TANK SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023043981
Publication Number 2024/202265
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-08
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishiwaka, Yuko
  • Tone, Tadayuki

Abstract

A fish tank system (1) includes a fish tank (2) provided with one or more sound output devices (10) or one or more illumination devices (70) and a control device (100, 200), wherein the control device (100, 200) comprises a control unit (130, 230) that controls the output of sound that is generated by the one or more sound output devices (10) that induces a behavior based on a habit of a fish present in the fish tank or that controls the illumination of light by the one or more illumination devices (70) that induces a behavior based on a habit of the fish present in the fish tank.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A01K 61/90 - Sorting, grading, counting or marking live aquatic animals, e.g. sex determination
  • A01K 15/02 - Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals
  • A01K 63/06 - Arrangements for heating or lighting in, or attached to, receptacles for live fish
  • A01M 29/06 - Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus using visual means, e.g. scarecrows, moving elements, specific shapes, patterns or the like
  • A01M 29/10 - Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus using visual means, e.g. scarecrows, moving elements, specific shapes, patterns or the like using light sources, e.g. lasers or flashing lights
  • A01M 29/16 - Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus using sound waves

25.

SYSTEM THAT PERFORMS COMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION, WIRELESS PROCESSING DEVICE, AND ANTENNA SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2024009613
Publication Number 2024/203294
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-12
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Hirakawa Takashi

Abstract

Provided is an antenna system capable of expanding an area where wireless power transmission from a base station (10) is possible to bring it close to communicable area. This antenna system comprises: a first array antenna (110) that is commonly used for communication and wireless power transmission; and a plurality of second array antennas (510) that is used exclusively for wireless power transmission and that is dispersedly arranged apart from the first array antenna in an area (10A) centered on the first array antenna. The antenna system further includes: a plurality of first wireless signal processing units (1320) respectively connected to the plurality of antenna elements (1101) of the first array antenna; and a plurality of second wireless signal processing units (5110) provided respectively to the plurality of the second array antennas and respectively connected to a plurality of antenna elements (5101) of the second array antennas.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/23 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves characterised by the type of transmitting antennas, e.g. directional array antennas or Yagi antennas
  • H02J 50/40 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
  • H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
  • H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering

26.

SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH WIDE-AREA CELL BASE STATION AND TERRESTRIAL CELL BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2024009624
Publication Number 2024/203298
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-12
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishikawa Tsutomu
  • Tashiro Koji
  • Hoshino Kenji
  • Nagate Atsushi

Abstract

Provided is a system capable of reducing residual interference when a directional beam null is formed toward an antenna of a terrestrial cell base station from a midair relay communication station forming a wide-area cell. A wide-area cell base station and a terrestrial cell base station perform service link communication in the same frequency band by means of radio frames temporally synchronized with each other. The wide-area cell base station determines null scheduling related to allocation of a null on a time axis and a frequency axis on the basis of information related to the terrestrial cell base station, and transmits information of the null scheduling to the terrestrial cell base station. The terrestrial cell base station estimates interference, from the wide-area cell and with respect to a user terminal device present in its own cell, on the basis of the null scheduling information received from the wide-area cell base station. The terrestrial cell base station then determines user scheduling related to allocation of the user terminal device on the time axis and the frequency axis, and performs communication with the user terminal device present in its own cell.

IPC Classes  ?

27.

Wireless-power transfer apparatus, wireless-power transfer system, method and program

      
Application Number 18706413
Grant Number 12107436
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-10-21
First Publication Date 2024-10-01
Grant Date 2024-10-01
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamoto, Yuta
  • Hasegawa, Naoki
  • Lin, Hoyu
  • Fujii, Takafumi
  • Takeuchi, Sachiko
  • Ota, Yoshichika

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/40 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
  • H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
  • H02J 50/90 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
  • H04B 7/0408 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity
  • H04B 7/0452 - Multi-user MIMO systems
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H01Q 3/36 - 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 distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the phase by electrical means with variable phase-shifters

28.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023011158
Publication Number 2024/195034
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-22
Publication Date 2024-09-26
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Ishiwaka, Yuko

Abstract

[PROBLEM] The processing of sound information in the brain cannot be imitated. [SOLUTION] The above-mentioned problem can be solved by an information processing device 1 that, in association with node information constituting neural network information, stores firing conditions related to feature information of sound information, stores a frequency condition for the transmission of a signal to a node, and stores output management information including output information and an output condition using an ignition pattern. The information processing device 1 comprises: a transmission unit 133 that determines a node corresponding to a firing condition matching the feature information of received sound information, and determines a node to be fired, which is a node connected by an edge to said node and at which feature information is transferred; and a frequency acquisition unit 132 that acquires frequency information for the transmission of a signal to the node. The output information corresponding to the firing pattern which includes the node determined by the transmission unit 133 is output. The transmission unit 133 determines a corresponding node matching the frequency condition, and determines the node at which feature information is transferred, the node being connected by an edge to the corresponding node.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology

29.

BASE STATION, SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR FORMING NULL FOR ANTENNA DIRECTIONALITY

      
Application Number JP2024006978
Publication Number 2024/185567
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-27
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tashiro Koji
  • Hoshino Kenji
  • Nagate Atsushi

Abstract

The present invention provides a base station that uses a codebook to perform beamforming control, wherein it is possible to achieve major interference reduction effects such as null-forming that forms a null in an antenna directionality pattern in the direction of an interfered object. The base station: determines, on the basis of the codebook, a plurality of codebook subsets that group respective sets of a plurality of precoding weight matrices that correspond to a plurality of mutually orthogonal beams; selects, from the plurality of codebook subsets, a codebook subset that comprises a set of a plurality of precoding weight matrices that correspond to a plurality of mutually orthogonal beams that include an interference beam that maximizes the gain in the direction of the interfered object; and performs beamforming control that suspends use of the pluralities of beams that correspond to unselected codebook subsets that are not the selected codebook subset and suspends use of the interference beam of the plurality of beams that correspond to the selected codebook subset.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering

30.

MITIGATION OF DEGRADATION OF INTERFERENCE-REDUCTION PERFORMANCE IN PROCESSING DELAY WHEN SWITCHING ANTENNAS IN HAPS MULTI-FEEDER LINKS

      
Application Number 18016463
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-07-07
First Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Fujii, Takafumi

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/185 - Space-based or airborne stations
  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

31.

WIDE AREA CELL BASE STATION, SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR FORMING ANTENNA DIRECTIVITY NULL

      
Application Number JP2024006982
Publication Number 2024/185569
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-27
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tashiro Koji
  • Hoshino Kenji
  • Nagate Atsushi

Abstract

The present invention provides a base station that communicates with a terminal via a relay communication station in the sky that uses a codebook to perform beamforming control, wherein a significant interference reduction effect is obtained, such as null forming in which a null in the antenna directivity pattern is formed toward an interference-receiving target. The base station, on the basis of at least one of the position of the relay communication station in the sky and the attitude thereof, selects, from among a plurality of codebook subsets, a codebook subset constituted by a set of a plurality of precoding weight matrices corresponding to a plurality of mutually orthogonal beams that include an interference beam which maximizes a gain in the direction of the interference-receiving target, and, in beamforming control, stops the use of a plurality of beams corresponding to unselected codebook subsets other than the selected codebook subset and stops the use of the interference beam among the plurality of beams corresponding to the selected codebook subset.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04B 7/185 - Space-based or airborne stations
  • H04B 7/0413 - MIMO systems
  • H04B 7/0452 - Multi-user MIMO systems
  • H04W 16/26 - Cell enhancers, e.g. for tunnels or building shadow
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

32.

DETECTION DEVICE AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2024007623
Publication Number 2024/181546
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-29
Publication Date 2024-09-06
Owner
  • SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
  • NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Japan)
Inventor
  • Imai Hiromichi
  • Gotoh Shinpei

Abstract

Provided is a detection device comprising a laser control unit for performing control so as to emit laser at the sea surface, an image acquisition unit for acquiring a sea surface image obtained by imaging the sea surface, and a detection unit for detecting marine life using scattered light due to scattering of the laser included in the sea surface image. Provided is a detection device comprising a radio wave control unit for performing control so as to emit radio waves at the sea surface, a radio wave information acquisition unit for acquiring information regarding reflected radio waves produced by reflection of the radio waves, and a detection unit for detecting marine life using the permittivity of the reflected radio waves.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01V 8/10 - Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers
  • G01S 13/04 - Systems determining presence of a target
  • G01V 3/12 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with electromagnetic waves

33.

AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number 18662878
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-05-13
First Publication Date 2024-09-05
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishiwaka, Yuko
  • Suda, Kazuto

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/32 - User authentication using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints

34.

Radio relay system

      
Application Number 18555565
Grant Number 12192688
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-12
First Publication Date 2024-08-15
Grant Date 2025-01-07
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Fujii, Teruya

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04Q 11/00 - Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems

35.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 18642728
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-22
First Publication Date 2024-08-15
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Maekawa, Naoki

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

36.

ROUTE DETERMINATION SYSTEM AVD ROUTE DETERMINATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18022563
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-01
First Publication Date 2024-08-15
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Asanuma, Kunimitsu
  • Shimada, Akitoshi
  • Yasuraoka, Suguru

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations
  • G01S 19/40 - Correcting position, velocity or attitude
  • G01S 19/43 - Determining position using long or short baseline interferometry

37.

SYSTEM, INTER-BASE STATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023043539
Publication Number 2024/166511
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-05
Publication Date 2024-08-15
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kaneda Takuya
  • Fujii Teruya

Abstract

Provided is a system capable of suppressing uplink interference within and between HetNets in which one or a plurality of small-sized second cells are disposed in a first cell, in a configuration in which a plurality of HetNets are disposed in a cellular manner. The system comprises: a plurality of first-stage interference suppression devices that suppress uplink interference signals from a terminal located in a second cell to an uplink reception signal of a first base station of a first cell of a HetNet in each of a plurality of HetNets; and second-stage interference suppression devices that suppress uplink interference signals from a terminal located in a first cell in another HetNet to an uplink reception signal of a first base station of a first cell of one HetNet in each of the plurality of HetNets after the interference signal is suppressed by the first-stage interference suppression devices.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
  • H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
  • H04W 16/32 - Hierarchical cell structures
  • H04W 88/08 - Access point devices
  • H04W 92/20 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between access points

38.

SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH WIDE-AREA CELL BASE STATION AND TERRESTRIAL CELL BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2024004129
Publication Number 2024/166948
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-07
Publication Date 2024-08-15
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tashiro Koji
  • Ishikawa Tsutomu
  • Hoshino Kenji
  • Nagate Atsushi

Abstract

Provided is a system capable of reducing residual interference when a directional beam null is formed toward the antenna of a terrestrial cell base station from a midair relay communication station forming a wide-area cell. A wide-area cell base station and one or a plurality of terrestrial cell base stations perform service link communications in the same frequency band by means of radio frames temporally synchronized with each other. The wide-area cell base station determines a null-forming scheme in accordance with uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) statuses of the service link communications that are synchronously performed in radio frames of a wide-area cell and a terrestrial cell, and controls beam forming by a service link antenna of a relay communication station so as to form a null toward the inside of the cover area of the terrestrial cell base station on the basis of the null-forming scheme.

IPC Classes  ?

39.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING INSTALLATION POSITION OF RADIO-WAVE REFLECTING MEMBER

      
Application Number 18562881
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-23
First Publication Date 2024-08-08
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Lin, Hoyu
  • Sato, Akihiro
  • Omote, Hideki

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters

40.

CONTROL DEVICE, PROGRAM, SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 18638594
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-17
First Publication Date 2024-08-08
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Inai, Makoto

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

41.

LASER DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, SYSTEM, AND METHOD

      
Application Number 18607593
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-18
First Publication Date 2024-08-08
Owner
  • SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
  • KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tajika, Akihiko
  • Wani, Fumio

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02S 50/00 - Monitoring or testing of PV systems, e.g. load balancing or fault identification
  • G05D 25/02 - Control of light, e.g. intensity, colour or phase characterised by the use of electric means
  • H02S 10/40 - Mobile PV generator systems

42.

COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, PROGRAM, FLYING BODY, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2024001980
Publication Number 2024/157996
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-24
Publication Date 2024-08-02
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Sai Jutatsu

Abstract

Provided is a communication control device which is mounted on a flying body, which forms a wireless communication area on the ground using phased array antennas, and which provides wireless communication services to a user terminal within the wireless communication area, the communication control device comprising: a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information including the altitude of the flying body; a calculation unit that calculates, on the basis of the altitude of the flying body, the number of transmission beams by the phased array antennas, the swing angle of each beam, and the number of antenna elements to be used in the output of the transmission beams; and a communication control unit that controls the phased array antennas so as to output the transmission beams in accordance with the results of the calculations by the calculation unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04W 16/26 - Cell enhancers, e.g. for tunnels or building shadow
  • H04W 52/18 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

43.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, HANDOVER CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18018284
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-07-28
First Publication Date 2024-08-01
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nishimaki, Takuya
  • Nabatame, Sho
  • Konishi, Mitsukuni

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements
  • H04W 36/30 - Reselection being triggered by specific parameters by measured or perceived connection quality data

44.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023043980
Publication Number 2024/150569
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-08
Publication Date 2024-07-18
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Ishiwaka, Yuko

Abstract

An information processing device (100) is equipped with: an acquisition unit (131) that acquires stomach information indicating the size of the stomach of fish in a fish preserve and water temperature information indicating the water temperature of the fish preserve; and a feeding control unit (133) that generates control information to control the feeding operation by a feeding device (10) for the fish in the fish preserve on the basis of the stomach information and water temperature information.

IPC Classes  ?

45.

FEEDING DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2023045076
Publication Number 2024/143002
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-15
Publication Date 2024-07-04
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishiwaka, Yuko
  • Yasui, Gaku
  • Tone, Tadayuki
  • Yoshida, Tomohiro

Abstract

A feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a driving part, a driven part, a support column part, a rotary part, a feeding box, and an opening part. The driving part is disposed above water level at a breeding farm where fish are bred. The driven part is disposed in the water at the breeding farm. The support column part connects the driving part and the driven part. The rotary part is endless and is stretched around the driving part and the driven part, the rotary part rotating between the drive part and the driven part due to drive force from the driving part. The feeding box is an openable/closable box body that accommodates fish feed, the feeding box being attached to the rotary part and moving in a reciprocating manner between the driving part and the driven part in association with rotation of the rotary part. The opening part is provided to the support column part at a discretionary position in the water, the opening part opening the feeding box moving from the driving part toward the driven part in order to feed the fish.

IPC Classes  ?

46.

XR MALL GENERATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR XR MALL GENERATION DEVICE, AND XR MALL GENERATION PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18563261
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-03
First Publication Date 2024-07-04
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Akiyama, Naohiro
  • Endo, Yoshihiro
  • Mizuno, Yuta
  • Takano, Daisuke
  • Mamiya, Junichiro

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

47.

POWER FEED MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, SYSTEM, FLIGHT VEHICLE, AND METHOD

      
Application Number 18607584
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-18
First Publication Date 2024-07-04
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tajika, Akihiko
  • Katsuya, Taichi

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B64U 50/35 - In-flight charging by wireless transmission, e.g. by induction
  • B60L 53/12 - Inductive energy transfer
  • B60L 53/62 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
  • H02J 50/40 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices

48.

INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023042251
Publication Number 2024/142701
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-11-24
Publication Date 2024-07-04
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishiwaka, Yuko
  • Ogawa, Shun
  • Tone, Tadayuki
  • Yoshida, Tomohiro

Abstract

This information processing program causes a computer to execute: an acquiring procedure for acquiring an image including a shoal of fish, the image including an indistinct region, which is a region in which individual fish included in the shoal cannot be visually identified, and a shadow region corresponding to a shadow of the shoal corresponding to the indistinct region; and an estimating procedure for estimating information relating to the volume of spaces between the fish contained in the shoal corresponding to the indistinct region, and estimating the number of fish contained in the shoal corresponding to the indistinct region on the basis of the information relating to the volume of the spaces between the fish.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 7/60 - Analysis of geometric attributes
  • G06V 10/77 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using data integration or data reduction, e.g. principal component analysis [PCA] or independent component analysis [ICA] or self-organising maps [SOM]; Blind source separation
  • G06V 10/774 - Generating sets of training patterns; Bootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
  • G06V 20/05 - Underwater scenes

49.

RESIDUAL FEED RECOVERY DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2023044942
Publication Number 2024/142988
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-14
Publication Date 2024-07-04
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishiwaka, Yuko
  • Yoshida, Tomohiro
  • Tone, Tadayuki
  • Yasui, Gaku

Abstract

A residual feed recovery device according to the embodiments comprises a collection part and a recovery part. The collection part narrows toward the bottom and is to be installed at the bottom of a corf that is provided in water. The recovery part is to pass through the corf, recovers feed collected by the collection part, and can be attached to and removed from the collection part. The recovery part has an opening through which feed enters from the collection part. The recovery part comprises a check valve. The check valve keeps recovered feed from exiting to the collection part through the opening.

IPC Classes  ?

50.

ROTARY CONNECTOR

      
Application Number JP2023046598
Publication Number 2024/143342
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-26
Publication Date 2024-07-04
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yanagimoto Noritomo
  • Yagihashi Hideyuki
  • Watanabe Tomoya

Abstract

Provided is a rotary connector that comprises: a case; and a rotating body. The rotating body has: a plurality of conductive ring sections each including 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 that are respectively disposed between adjacent conductive ring sections. The case has a plurality of connector sections each including: a connector; a core wire brush having one end connected to the connector and the other end contacting the core wire ring; a first GND brush having one end connected to the connector and the other end contacting the first GND ring; and a second GND brush having one end connected to the connector and the other end contacting the second GND ring. The first core wire barrier and the second core wire barrier have a shape that hinders radio waves leaking from the core wire brush, which is in contact with the core wire ring between the first and second core wire barriers, from reaching another channel.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 39/00 - Rotary current collectors, distributors or interrupters

51.

FLYING OWL DESIGN

      
Application Number 236498300
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-06-28
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 38 - Telecommunications services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

(1) Telecommunication services; mobile telephone communication; communications by computer terminals; providing information in the field of telecommunications; broadcasting of television programs via the Internet; providing user access to global computer networks; rental of access time to a computer database. (2) Computer programming; research in the field of telecommunications technology; designing of machines, apparatus, instruments [including their parts] or communication systems composed of such machines, apparatus and instruments; technological advice relating to computers, automobiles and industrial machines; rental of computers; providing computer programs on data networks; technological analysis and evaluation of computer systems; monitoring of communication network systems by remote access; rental of memory space for websites; rental of memory space on servers for sharing electronic data on the internet; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; server hosting; conducting technical project studies; rental of computer programs; rental of measuring apparatus; information technology engineering; information technology [IT] consulting services; design and development of computer networks; providing technical information about computers, computer software and computer networks.

52.

Miscellaneous Design

      
Serial Number 79410878
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-06-28
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 38 - Telecommunications services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Telecommunication services; mobile telephone communication; communications by computer terminals; providing information in the field of telecommunications; broadcasting of television programs via the Internet; providing user access to global computer networks; rental of access time to a computer database. Computer programming; research in the field of telecommunications technology; designing of machines, apparatus, instruments [including their parts] or communication systems composed of such machines, apparatus and instruments; technological advice relating to computers, automobiles and industrial machines; rental of computers; providing computer programs on data networks; technological analysis and evaluation of computer systems; monitoring of communication network systems by remote access; rental of memory space for websites; rental of memory space on servers for sharing electronic data on the internet; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable operating software for accessing and using a cloud computing network; server hosting; conducting technical project studies; rental of computer programs; rental of measuring apparatus; information technology engineering; information technology [IT] consulting services; design and development of computer networks; providing technical information about computers, computer software and computer networks.

53.

DETECTION DEVICE, OPTICAL RECEPTION DEVICE, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND DETECTION METHOD

      
Application Number 18589426
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-28
First Publication Date 2024-06-27
Owner
  • MEIJI UNIVERSITY (Japan)
  • SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Ryu, Shiro

Abstract

A detection device for detecting polarization fluctuation of signal light having propagated through an optical transmission line includes: a differential phase information acquisition unit which acquires information indicating a differential phase of input light as an evaluation target at each of one or more time points; and a determination unit which determines whether the differential phase at at least some of the one or more time points satisfies a predetermined condition.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 10/079 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems; Arrangements for fault measurement of transmission systems using an in-service signal using measurements of the data signal
  • H04J 14/02 - Wavelength-division multiplex systems

54.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 18600745
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-10
First Publication Date 2024-06-27
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Matsushima, Satoru

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 45/00 - Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
  • H04L 45/745 - Address table lookup; Address filtering

55.

INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023045564
Publication Number 2024/135700
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-19
Publication Date 2024-06-27
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Ishiwaka, Yuko

Abstract

An information processing program according to the present application causes a computer to perform: a first generation step for generating, by means of machine learning based an actual images, which are images capturing a prescribed fish subject to estimation and having an evaluation value for the prescribed fish imparted thereto, image data in which the prescribed fish having a feature corresponding to the evaluation value is reproduced; a second generation step for generating, on the basis of the image data, computer graphics (CG) images in which the prescribed fish is reproduced by means of computer graphics; and an estimation step for estimating the evaluation value for the prescribed fish appearing in an input image, on the basis of a model that been trained using, as training data, pairs formed of the CG images and the evaluation values suggested by the feature of the prescribed fish reproduced in the CG images.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 10/774 - Generating sets of training patterns; Bootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
  • G06Q 50/02 - Agriculture; Fishing; Mining
  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis
  • G06T 15/50 - Lighting effects
  • G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
  • G06V 10/77 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using data integration or data reduction, e.g. principal component analysis [PCA] or independent component analysis [ICA] or self-organising maps [SOM]; Blind source separation
  • G06V 20/05 - Underwater scenes

56.

ANTENNA APPARATUS, SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18595447
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-05
First Publication Date 2024-06-20
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Tsuchiya, Takahiro

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systems; Multi-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 systems; Multi-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 systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
  • H04B 7/145 - Passive relay systems

57.

AI-RAN ALLIANCE

      
Application Number 1795094
Status Registered
Filing Date 2024-03-11
Registration Date 2024-03-11
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 38 - Telecommunications services
  • 41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Marketing research or analysis; providing information concerning commercial sales; compilation of information into computer databases; business administration for material search on the Internet using artificial intelligence program, and providing information concerning the search results thereof; consultancy concerning business management on radio information transmission and operations of computer network; business management or administration of operation concerning radio information transmission and computer network; consultancy and providing information concerning business management accompanied by introduction of Artificial Intelligence; advertising services relating to Artificial Intelligence (AI) related products and services; providing consumer information concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI) related products and services for assistance of business of others; business management by operation of computer system, and consultancy and providing information thereof; business advisory or consultancy, and providing information thereof accompanied by introduction of IT (Information Technology) or IT (Information Technology) related system construction. Telecommunication, other than broadcasting; broadcasting; news agency services; rental of telecommunication equipment including telephones and facsimile apparatus; communications by mobile telephones, telex, computer terminals, telegrams, telephone and facsimile; provision of communication lines to telecommunications carriers. Arranging, conducting and organization of seminars; providing electronic publications; providing videos from the internet, not downloadable; providing digital music from the Internet, not downloadable; educational services relating to the field of computers, computer network and information security, and providing information thereof; educational services relating to the field of IT (Information Technology), and providing information thereof. Providing information using the Internet concerning designing of machines, apparatus, instruments [including their parts] or systems composed of such machines, apparatus and instruments; computer software design, computer programming, or maintenance of computer software; provision of Internet search engines; maintenance of network system; providing information concerning updating of computer programs; technological advice requiring high-level expertise and technique, or experience for appropriate operation depending on use of computers and computer programs; research and development services relating to computer software; providing technological information using Internet home pages and electronic bulletin boards; remote surveillance of computer systems, and providing information and advisory thereof; remote surveillance of websites; rental of server memory space on the Internet; providing electronic memory space on the Internet; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software; analysis of computer systems for communication network; design and development of wireless networks; testing or research on machines, apparatus and instruments; research in the field of artificial intelligence; technology consultation in the field of artificial intelligence; technological advice relating to computers for radio communication requiring high-level expertise and technique, or experience; research in the field of edge computing; research on information processing technologies; testing or research on communication systems; providing computer programs on data networks.

58.

SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD

      
Application Number 18595428
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-05
First Publication Date 2024-06-20
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Saito, Takaya
  • Takayanagi, Yoshiki
  • Miyakawa, Shuntaro

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

59.

SYSTEM FOR PROPAGATION CHANNEL ESTIMATION BY INTER-BASE STATION COOPERATION

      
Application Number JP2023043542
Publication Number 2024/128078
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-05
Publication Date 2024-06-20
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fujii Takafumi
  • Fujii Teruya

Abstract

Provided is a system that minimizes interference generated between a plurality of base stations in a mobile communication system. In this system, a plurality of base stations each have: an antenna part; a transmitter; a first receiver that processes a reception signal received through the antenna part; at least one second receiver that processes a reception signal which resulted from reception through antenna parts of one or more peripheral base stations and which is transferred by signal transfer means; and an estimation unit that estimates propagation channel information h between a host cell terminal and the plurality of base stations on the basis of a reception result on a base station-specific signal (pilot signal, for example) from the host cell terminal received by the first receiver and of a reception result on the base station-specific signal from the host cell terminal received by the second receiver.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
  • H04B 7/0413 - MIMO systems
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 92/20 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between access points

60.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, GATEWAY, CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number 18583799
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-21
First Publication Date 2024-06-13
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Matsushima, Satoru

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 45/00 - Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
  • H04L 45/02 - Topology update or discovery
  • H04L 45/76 - Routing in software-defined topologies, e.g. routing between virtual machines

61.

RELAY APPARATUS, RELAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number 18553516
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-03-31
First Publication Date 2024-06-13
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Iida, Motoki
  • Kishi, Takaki
  • Kato, Yasumasa

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

62.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, GLOBAL CONTROLLER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number 18583823
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-21
First Publication Date 2024-06-13
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsushima, Satoru
  • Horiba, Katsuhiro

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 8/26 - Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
  • H04L 61/5007 - Internet protocol [IP] addresses
  • H04L 101/659 - Internet protocol version 6 [IPv6] addresses
  • H04W 60/00 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration

63.

POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND FLIGHT VEHICLE

      
Application Number JP2023040773
Publication Number 2024/116809
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-11-13
Publication Date 2024-06-06
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okada Kohei
  • Ueda Marika

Abstract

Provided is a power generation system comprising: a photovoltaic power generation unit disposed in a flight vehicle that provides wireless communication services to a user terminal within a communication area formed on the ground; a power storage unit connected to the photovoltaic power generation unit for storing power generated by the photovoltaic power generation unit; and a power conditioner for converting the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation unit. The power storage unit is connected, for example, in parallel with respect to the connection between the photovoltaic power generation unit and the power conditioner, and the power stored in the power storage unit is supplied to the power conditioner.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 7/35 - Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering with light sensitive cells
  • B64C 39/02 - Aircraft not otherwise provided for characterised by special use
  • B64D 27/24 - Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plant using steam, electricity, or spring force
  • H02J 3/32 - Arrangements for balancing the load in a network by storage of energy using batteries with converting means
  • H02J 3/38 - Arrangements for parallelly feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers

64.

NN GROWTH DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NEURAL NETWORK INFORMATION PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2022042235
Publication Number 2024/105733
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-11-14
Publication Date 2024-05-23
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Ishiwaka, Yuko

Abstract

[Problem] Conventionally, the simulation of brain growth has not been possible. [Solution] It is possible to simulate brain growth using an NN growth device 1 comprising: an overall score acquisition unit 135 which acquires an overall score that is based on one or more pieces of image feature information from image information and one or more pieces of audio feature information from audio information; a firing node determination unit 136 which determines one or more node identifiers to pair with an initial firing condition that is satisfied by the one or more pieces of image feature information and the one or more pieces of audio feature information, and determines the node identifier of a node that will fire, said node being a node which is linked by edges to the nodes identified by the one or more node identifiers and to which at least one type of information among the one or more pieces of image feature information and the one or more pieces of audio feature information is passed; and a growth unit 138 which carries out a growth process which, on the basis of difference information for the overall score and a reference score, causes the growth of edge information for one or more edges which connect to the nodes identified by one or more node identifiers among the one or more node identifiers that were determined.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 3/082 - Learning methods modifying the architecture, e.g. adding, deleting or silencing nodes or connections

65.

IMAGING SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023031050
Publication Number 2024/105963
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-28
Publication Date 2024-05-23
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishiwaka, Yuko
  • Yasui, Gaku
  • Yoshida, Tomohiro
  • Tone, Tadayuki
  • Ito, Tadaaki

Abstract

This imaging system comprises a subject device provided with: a plate group that is formed of a plurality of plates arranged at positions opposite to an imaging light source; and a support member that supports the plate group. The plate group is formed of a plurality of plates arranged in a planar shape and includes at least one rotary plate rotatable about one edge used as a rotary axis. The support member pivotally supports the one edge of the rotary plate corresponding to the rotary axis.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 23/56 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof provided with illuminating means
  • G03B 15/00 - Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor
  • G03B 15/02 - Illuminating scene
  • G03B 17/56 - Accessories
  • H04N 5/222 - Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment

66.

BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18279248
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-08
First Publication Date 2024-05-23
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Fujii, Teruya

Abstract

It is to provide a base station and a radio communication system that are capable of obtaining 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, in case that a terminal apparatus is used in the upper-airspace area. A base station 20A of a mobile communication is provided with an antenna 26, a radio communication section 23 for forming a lower first cell 100A and a second cell 200A above the first cell, which are capable of using a same frequency band, and performing a radio communication via the antenna to and from a terminal apparatus 30A in the first cell and a terminal apparatus 40A in the second cell, and a resource assignment section for assigning a radio resource of the same frequency band to a communication with the terminal apparatus in any one cell of the first cell and the second cell in a same time period, and not assigning the radio resource of the same frequency band to communication with the terminal apparatus in an other cell. When the radio resource of the same frequency band is assigned to the terminal apparatus in the second cell, a transmission power control for reducing a transmission power is applied to the terminal apparatus to which the radio resource of the same frequency band is assigned.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • 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

67.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023033865
Publication Number 2024/100995
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-19
Publication Date 2024-05-16
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishiwaka Yuko
  • Suda Kazuto

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device comprising: a learning execution unit that generates a neural network that has a visual pathway layer generated by executing learning based on the structure of a visual pathway of the visual cortex, and that receives an image as an input and outputs information relating to an object included in the image; and a storage unit that stores the neural network generated by the learning execution unit. Also provided is an information processing method that is executed by a computer and that comprises: a learning execution stage for generating a neural network that has a visual pathway layer generated by executing learning based on the structure of a visual pathway of the visual cortex, that receives an image as an input and outputs information relating to an object included in the image; and a storage stage for storing the neural network generated in the learning execution stage.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions

68.

INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18418388
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-22
First Publication Date 2024-05-16
Owner
  • SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
  • NeuralX Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ishiwaka, Yuko
  • Nakada, Masaki

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 10/774 - Generating sets of training patterns; Bootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
  • A01K 61/95 - Sorting, grading, counting or marking live aquatic animals, e.g. sex determination specially adapted for fish
  • G06T 11/00 - 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
  • G06T 15/20 - Perspective computation
  • G06V 40/10 - Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands

69.

INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023031274
Publication Number 2024/095584
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-29
Publication Date 2024-05-10
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Ishiwaka, Yuko

Abstract

This information processing program causes a computer to execute: an acquisition procedure for acquiring a plurality of images captured in a plurality of different directions by a plurality of image-capturing devices that capture, in the plurality of different directions, images of a fish preserve in which a plurality of fish are present; and an estimation procedure for estimating, for each of the captured images, first fish position information that indicates the position in the fish preserve of each fish in each of the captured images on the basis of the distance to each fish in each of the captured images from the image-capturing device corresponding to each of the captured images acquired in the acquisition procedure, aggregating a plurality of the pieces of first fish position information corresponding to the positions in a prescribed range from a prescribed position in the fish preserve into second fish position information that indicates the position of one fish, and estimates information pertaining to the plurality of fish on the basis of the second fish position information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
  • A01K 61/90 - Sorting, grading, counting or marking live aquatic animals, e.g. sex determination
  • G06M 11/00 - Counting of objects distributed at random, e.g. on a surface

70.

AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023033892
Publication Number 2024/095627
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-19
Publication Date 2024-05-10
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suda Kazuto
  • Ishiwaka Yuko
  • Ogawa Shun

Abstract

Provided is an authentication device comprising: a data acquisition unit which acquires spherical data including an image of a person captured by a fisheye camera; and an authentication execution unit which executes face authentication for the spherical data by means of a spherical convolutional neural network. Provided is an authentication device comprising: a data acquisition unit which acquires spherical data including an image of a person captured by a fisheye camera; and an authentication execution unit which extracts a partial image of the face of the person from the spherical data, adjusts the direction of the face of the person in the partial face, executes a distortion correction process for correcting a distortion in the partial image due to the fisheye camera, and then executes the face authentication for the partial image by means of a convolutional neural network.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks

71.

SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINAL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, CONTROL APPARATUS, BASE STATION, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING CONTROL IN INTER-TERMINAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION

      
Application Number 18549421
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-16
First Publication Date 2024-05-09
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor Mikami, Manabu

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

72.

PROCEDURE EXECUTION CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023024582
Publication Number 2024/089943
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-07-03
Publication Date 2024-05-02
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Horiba, Katsuhiro
  • Shima, Keiichi
  • Watanabe, Hiroki
  • Hasegawa, Tomoya
  • Murata, Tatsuro
  • Kanaya, Tomoaki

Abstract

The present invention makes it possible to reduce congestion in a core network, and enables more efficient resource distribution and more flexible operational management. The present invention comprises: a step (S171) for, upon being requested to start system procedures from terminals communicating via a core network, generating instances of a program that causes a computer to execute processing necessary from the start to the completion of the system procedures; a step (S172) for allocating, to the instances, resources related to a memory and a processor of the computer; and a step (S195) for, upon completion of the system procedures, writing processing results to a database. The instances corresponding to the respective system procedures are generated in accordance with the respective terminals.

IPC Classes  ?

73.

PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND FLYING OBJECT

      
Application Number JP2023035377
Publication Number 2024/090127
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-28
Publication Date 2024-05-02
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ueda Marika
  • Kiyama Seiichi

Abstract

This photoelectric conversion device (112) comprises: a photoelectric conversion element (240) that converts light energy of incident light into electrical energy; a first wavelength conversion layer (234) that is disposed in contact with a light-receiving surface (242) of the photoelectric conversion element (240); and a second wavelength conversion layer (232) that is disposed on the side of a surface of the first wavelength conversion layer (234) that is on the opposite side from the surface that is in contact with the photoelectric conversion element (240). The first wavelength conversion layer (234) includes a first wavelength conversion material (274) that converts the wavelength of light in a first wavelength region. The second wavelength conversion layer (232) includes a second wavelength conversion material (272) that converts the wavelength of light in a second wavelength region. The upper limit value of the first wavelength region differs from the upper limit value of the second wavelength region, and/or the lower limit value of the first wavelength region differs from the lower limit value of the second wavelength region.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 31/055 - Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means where light is absorbed and re-emitted at a different wavelength by the optical element directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. by using luminescent material, fluorescent concentrators or up-conversion arrangements
  • B64U 50/31 - Supply or distribution of electrical power generated by photovoltaics

74.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023024580
Publication Number 2024/089942
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-07-03
Publication Date 2024-05-02
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Horiba, Katsuhiro
  • Shima, Keiichi
  • Watanabe, Hiroki
  • Hasegawa, Tomoya
  • Murata, Tatsuro
  • Kanaya, Tomoaki
  • Nishino, Hirotaka
  • Hirai, Ryoji

Abstract

This invention makes it possible to flexibly connect to a wide variety of core networks without changing, for example, any equipment and/or operating systems related to existing base stations. This information processing device comprises: a first stateful communication unit (51) that functions as at least one of an interface for connecting a base station to a first core network and an interface for connecting a terminal device, which is to be connected to the first core network via the base station, to the first core network, and that communicates with the base station by using a stateful protocol; and a stateless communication unit (52) that communicates with the first core network by using a stateless protocol.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 92/12 - Interfaces between hierarchically different network devices between access points and access point controllers
  • H04W 88/16 - Gateway arrangements

75.

MANUFACTURING METHOD, PROGRAM, MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, MULTILAYER COLLECTOR, BATTERY, MOVING BODY, AND FLIGHT VEHICLE

      
Application Number 18540870
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-15
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Saito, Takaya
  • Takayanagi, Yoshiki
  • Miyakawa, Shuntaro

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 4/66 - Selection of materials
  • H01M 50/54 - Connection of several leads or tabs of plate-like electrode stacks, e.g. electrode pole straps or bridges

76.

Footprint fixation control limited to specific channels considering movement and rotation of HAPS

      
Application Number 18546111
Grant Number 11968024
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-01-12
First Publication Date 2024-04-18
Grant Date 2024-04-23
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tashiro, Koji
  • Hoshino, Kenji
  • Nagate, Atsushi

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/185 - Space-based or airborne stations
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

77.

SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023030617
Publication Number 2024/080006
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-24
Publication Date 2024-04-18
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Saito Takaya
  • Takayanagi Yoshiki

Abstract

Provided is a system comprising: a plurality of switching units connected in parallel with a bus to which power generation units and loads are connected and each switching between connection and disconnection of battery packs to and from the bus; the plurality of battery packs connected to the respective plurality of switching units; and a management unit that manages the plurality of switching units to cause the plurality of battery packs to alternately discharge so that the discharge rate of each of the plurality of battery packs becomes higher in comparison with the case in which all of the plurality of battery packs are discharged. At least any of the plurality of switching units has a discharge FET and a charge FET which are capable of switching among a discharge state in which current flows from the connected battery packs to the bus, a charge state in which current flows from the bus to the battery packs, and a disconnection state in which current does not flow between the bus and the battery packs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 7/34 - Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering
  • B64D 27/24 - Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plant using steam, electricity, or spring force
  • H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
  • H02J 7/35 - Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering with light sensitive cells

78.

TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2022036524
Publication Number 2024/069883
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-09-29
Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tabata, Fumie
  • Uemura, Katsunari

Abstract

A base station device according to the present invention is a non-terrestrial base station device (50) that is capable of communicating with a terminal device (10) and referring to area management information including area information for one or more areas based on cells formed by the base station device (50), the base station device comprising: a reception unit (53) that receives area information for an area determined on the basis of the location of a terminal device, the area including the location; and a control unit (51) that determines the correctness of area information determined on the basis of the received area information and the area management information. This makes it possible to provide a wireless communication technology in which signaling overhead can be reduced in communications using non-terrestrial-based networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/04 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction or speed
  • H04W 60/00 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
  • H04W 76/10 - Connection setup
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

79.

ANTENNA DEVICE, POWER RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023005378
Publication Number 2024/070003
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ota Yoshichika
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Hirakawa Takashi

Abstract

Provided is an antenna device with which a high antenna gain and a broad directional angle range can be realized. The antenna device comprises: a plurality of antenna units, each having disposed therein a plurality of antenna elements at intervals of at least 0.5 times the wavelength of a radio wave to be received; and a connection circuit having a plurality of connection paths that are connected at different path lengths to the plurality of antenna units so that the angular directions of directional beams of the plurality of antenna units are different from each other. The plurality of antenna elements may be disposed at intervals of at least one time the wavelength of the radio wave to be received so that the antenna units have a plurality of directional beams. The path lengths of the plurality of connection paths may be set so that the angular directions of the plurality of directional beams are different between the plurality of antenna units.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01Q 25/00 - Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns
  • H01Q 21/06 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
  • H01Q 21/08 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along, or adjacent to, a rectilinear path

80.

WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, POWER RECEPTION SYSTEM, POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POWER RECEPTION DEVICE, AND SPACE SOLAR POWER GENERATION SATELLITE

      
Application Number JP2023005518
Publication Number 2024/070004
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Hirakawa Takashi

Abstract

Provided is a system that makes it possible to stably wirelessly transmit power from a power transmission device positioned at a high altitude to a power reception device. The system comprises: a plurality of power transmission devices 100 that are mounted on floating bodies 10 positioned at predetermined altitudes and transmit transmission signals for wireless power transmission via an electromagnetic wave having a predetermined frequency; and one or a plurality of power reception devices 20 that combine a plurality of reception signals in phase, said reception signals being obtained by receiving the plurality of transmission signals transmitted from the plurality of power transmission devices, and output the power. The frequency of the electromagnetic wave may be less than or equal to 300 [GHz], and the electromagnetic wave may be a microwave. The electromagnetic wave may have a beam shape formed so as to have a directivity directed to the power reception device from the power transmission device. The floating bodies may be HAPSs positioned in the stratosphere, balloons, or drones. The power reception device may be positioned on the ground, on the sea, or on a lake, or may be positioned in a space having a lower altitude than the power transmission device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/40 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
  • H02J 50/50 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using additional energy repeaters between transmitting devices and receiving devices
  • H04B 7/185 - Space-based or airborne stations

81.

METHOD FOR GENERATING CIRCUIT CONNECTION PATTERN, PROGRAM, DC ELECTRIC POWER OUTPUT DEVICE, WIRELESS ELECTRIC POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM, AND SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023005531
Publication Number 2024/070005
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirakawa Takashi
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Ota Yoshichika

Abstract

Provided is a method with which it is possible to reduce the amount of time required to optimize a circuit connection pattern for connecting a plurality of DC electric power supply circuits. In a circuit model in which a plurality of DC electric power supply circuits, a positive-side output terminal, and a negative-side output terminal are respectively considered as nodes, a main connection series-connected node group is determined, said main connection series-connected node group having the positive-side output terminal node, nodes comprising part of the plurality of DC electric power supply circuits, and the negative-side output terminal node serially connected in that order, and an auxiliary connection series-connected node group is determined, said auxiliary connection series-connected node group comprising nodes of a plurality of DC electric power supply circuits that are connected in parallel to the main connection series-connected node group. The determination of the auxiliary connection series-connected node group is repeated until the sum of the number of nodes in the main connection series-connected node group and the number of nodes in the auxiliary connection series-connected node group becomes equal to the total number of nodes of the plurality of DC electric power supply circuits, the main connection series-connected node group and the auxiliary connection series-connected node group that have been determined are connected, and a circuit connection pattern is generated.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 1/00 - Circuit arrangements for dc mains or dc distribution networks
  • H01Q 21/06 - Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
  • H02J 50/27 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves characterised by the type of receiving antennas, e.g. rectennas

82.

SYSTEM THAT PERFORMS COMMUNICATION AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION, BASE STATION, WIRELESS PROCESSING DEVICE, AND ANTENNA SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023005291
Publication Number 2024/062646
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-15
Publication Date 2024-03-28
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Hirakawa Takashi
  • Takagi Yuki

Abstract

Provided is a base station antenna system that can amplify downlink wireless power transmission dummy signals and communication signals, and uplink communication signals with individual amplifiers suitable for the respective signals. The antenna system comprises: an array antenna having a plurality of antenna elements; and a plurality of wireless signal processing units that are respectively connected to the plurality of antenna elements, amplify a plurality of high-frequency signals of downlink wireless power transmission dummy signals, downlink communication signals, and uplink communication signals by means of different amplifiers, and multiplex and transmit/receive the plurality of high-frequency signals via the antenna elements.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0413 - MIMO systems
  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
  • H04B 1/04 - Circuits
  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes

83.

SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR MEASURING CHARACTERISTICS OF RECTIFIER CIRCUIT FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION

      
Application Number JP2023005370
Publication Number 2024/062647
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-03-28
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hirakawa Takashi
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Ota Yoshichika

Abstract

Provided is a system that can measure the characteristics of a rectifier circuit installed in a power receiving-side device for wireless power transmission during high power input when a power transmission wave signal is input, without damaging the rectifier circuit. The system comprises: a storage unit that stores a mapping from characteristics when a measurement modulated wave is input to characteristics when a power transmission wave is input, which is determined on the basis of the characteristics when the power transmission wave is input assuming a case where a power transmission wave signal used for wireless power transmission is input to a rectifier circuit and the characteristics when the measurement modulated wave is input assuming a case where a measurement modulation wave signal with lower power than the power transmission wave is input to the rectifier circuit; an input unit that generates a measurement modulated wave signal and inputs the generated measurement modulated wave signal to the rectifier circuit; a measurement unit that measures DC characteristics of an output signal output from the rectifier circuit into which the measurement modulated wave signal is input; and an estimation unit that estimates characteristics of the rectifier circuit when the power transmission wave signal is input on the basis of the DC characteristics of the output signal and the mapping.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves

84.

AI-RAN

      
Application Number 1782281
Status Registered
Filing Date 2024-02-20
Registration Date 2024-02-20
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

Telecommunication, other than broadcasting; broadcasting services; news agency services; rental of telecommunication equipment including telephones and facsimile apparatus; communications by mobile telephones, telex, computer terminals, telegrams, telephone and facsimile; provision of communication lines to telecommunications carriers.

85.

SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION, BASE STATION, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023005195
Publication Number 2024/062645
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-15
Publication Date 2024-03-28
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Takagi Yuki
  • Hirakawa Takashi
  • Ota Yoshichika

Abstract

Provided is a system in which the efficiency of a power amplifier for amplifying a wireless power transmission signal in a base station can be improved. In this invention, the base station generates a transmission signal including a dummy signal for wireless power transmission using radio resources not used for communication among a plurality of radio resources, and amplifies the transmission signal including a dummy signal for wireless power transmission using the power amplifier and transmits same to a terminal device. The terminal device receives the transmission signal including a wireless power transmission signal transmitted from the base station and outputs electric power of a reception signal, which is the received transmission signal including a wireless power transmission signal. The dummy signal for wireless power transmission is a modulation signal having a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) lower than a communication signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
  • H02J 50/40 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
  • H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
  • H04B 1/04 - Circuits
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

86.

LINKING MECHANISM

      
Application Number JP2023031047
Publication Number 2024/062847
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-28
Publication Date 2024-03-28
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yasui, Gaku
  • Ishiwaka, Yuko
  • Tone, Tadayuki
  • Yoshida, Tomohiro
  • Ito, Tadaaki

Abstract

A linking mechanism according to the present invention includes: a first rod-shaped member; a second rod-shaped member having a hole formed in the outer periphery thereof; and a linking member of which one end is fixed to the first rod-shaped member, and which has a protrusion formed on the other end, the protrusion being for insertion into the hole of the second rod-shaped member. When an end section of the first rod-shaped member and an end section of the second rod-shaped member are in an abutting state, the protrusion of the linking member is inserted into the hole of the second rod-shaped member.

IPC Classes  ?

  • E04G 7/20 - Stiff scaffolding clamps for connecting scaffold members of common shape for ends of members only, e.g. for connecting members in end-to-end relation
  • F16B 7/04 - Clamping or clipping connections
  • F16B 7/20 - Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections using bayonet connections

87.

Apparatus, method and program for predicting attenuation of electromagnetic waves

      
Application Number 18546437
Grant Number 12081284
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-01-28
First Publication Date 2024-03-21
Grant Date 2024-09-03
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Shoma
  • Omote, Hideki
  • Sato, Akihiro
  • Kimura, Sho
  • Lin, Hoyu

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 17/373 - Predicting channel quality parameters
  • G01W 1/10 - Devices for predicting weather conditions
  • G01W 1/14 - Rainfall or precipitation gauges
  • H04B 17/309 - Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
  • H04B 17/391 - Modelling the propagation channel

88.

SYSTEM, BASE STATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM EXECUTING WIRELESS ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION

      
Application Number JP2023005183
Publication Number 2024/057576
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-15
Publication Date 2024-03-21
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Hasegawa Naoki
  • Takagi Yuki
  • Hirakawa Takashi
  • Ota Yoshichika

Abstract

The present invention provides a system that can appropriately control wireless electric power transmission to a terminal device on the basis of feedback information from the terminal device. A base station acquires feedback information from a terminal device of a power supply target via an uplink of mobile communication, generates a transmission signal including a signal for wireless electric power transmission and a control signal for beamforming for the wireless electric power transmission for an antenna of the base station on the basis of control information generated on the basis of the feedback information, controls a beam for the wireless electric power transmission of the antenna on the basis of the control signal, and transmits the transmission signal including the signal for the wireless electric power transmission to the terminal device via the beam for the wireless electric power transmission of the antenna. The terminal device receives the transmission signal including the signal for the wireless electric power transmission transmitted from the base station and outputs electric power of a reception signal obtained by receiving the transmission signal including the signal for the wireless electric power transmission.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
  • H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
  • H02J 50/40 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 72/20 - Control channels or signalling for resource management
  • H04W 84/18 - Self-organising networks, e.g. ad hoc networks or sensor networks

89.

VIDEO TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18516976
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-22
First Publication Date 2024-03-14
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Akiyama, Naohiro
  • Endo, Yoshihiro
  • Sayama, Kazuhiko
  • Mamiya, Junichiro

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/2743 - Video hosting of uploaded data from client
  • H04N 21/61 - Network physical structure; Signal processing
  • H04N 21/647 - Control signaling between network components and server or clients; Network 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 bet

90.

SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION, BASE STATION, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023005283
Publication Number 2024/053130
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-15
Publication Date 2024-03-14
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takagi Yuki
  • Nakamoto Yuta
  • Hasegawa Naoki

Abstract

Provided is a system with which it is possible to reduce the amount of electric power consumed by a wireless processing unit in a base station and to increase the output of a signal for wireless power transmission (WPT). In a base station in the present invention, a wireless resource for communication and a wireless resource for WPT are allocated to mutually different periods of the plurality of wireless resources. The base station generates a transmission signal that includes a communication signal for which the wireless resource for communication is used and a dummy signal for WPT for which the wireless resource for WPT is used. The base station transmits the communication signal and the dummy signal for WPT that are included in the transmission signal to a terminal device while individually amplifying the two signals using a first power amplifier and a second power amplifier, which are mutually different from one another. The terminal device receives the WPT-signal-including transmission signal that was transmitted from the base station and outputs electric power of a reception signal obtained by receiving the WPT-signal-including transmission signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

91.

TERMINAL DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2022032443
Publication Number 2024/047709
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-08-29
Publication Date 2024-03-07
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Fushiki, Masashi

Abstract

Provided is a terminal device (10) that is capable of wirelessly communicating with a plurality of base station devices (50), the terminal device (10) comprising: a reception unit (11) that receives an inquiry from one base station device among the plurality of base station devices (50); and a notification unit (15) that, when the terminal device (10) is capable of communicating with the plurality of base station devices (50) arranged at different positions, notifies the one base station device, on the basis of the inquiry, regarding interference information relating to interference between wireless signals when the terminal device (10) transmits a wireless signal to each of the plurality of base station devices (50) arranged at different positions. This makes it possible to provide wireless communication technology for improving the usage efficiency of wireless communication resources between the terminal device (10) and the base station devices (50).

IPC Classes  ?

92.

NN GROWTH DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEURAL NETWORK INFORMATION, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2022032797
Publication Number 2024/047804
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-08-31
Publication Date 2024-03-07
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Ishiwaka, Yuko

Abstract

[Problem] It has not beem possible to simulate growth of the brain of an infant. [Solution] The growth of the brain of an infant can be simulated by an NN growth device 1 comprising: a start point storage unit 111 that stores one or more pieces of firing start point information including an information identifier for feature information of image information and one or more node identifiers; a goal storage unit 112 that stores goal information which identifies a goal corresponding to each of two or more states; a state determination unit 131 that determines one state using received sound information; a feature acquisition unit 132 that acquires feature information from received image information; a firing node determination unit 133 that determines, from the start point storage unit 111, a node identifier corresponding to each piece of feature information, and determines the node identifier of a node that fires and is linked to nodes identified by the node identifiers; and a growth unit 134 that acquires goal information forming a pair with the one state, and performs processing for growing edge information or node information corresponding to the one or more node identifiers determined by the firing node determination unit 133.

IPC Classes  ?

93.

TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2022031762
Publication Number 2024/042620
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-08-23
Publication Date 2024-02-29
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Kihara, Kenichi

Abstract

Provided is a wireless communication technology that enables compliance with domestic laws and regulations and the like. This terminal device 10 comprises: a reception unit 12 that receives, from a base station 50, broadcast information including both NS information dedicated to discrimination of authorized state/unauthorized state and authentication request information corresponding to a predetermined frequency band constituting a band; a storage unit 13 that stores authorized-state information specifying an authorized frequency band; and a determination unit 14 that determines, on the basis of the result of a comparison of the NS information and the authentication request information with the authorized-state information, whether or not the terminal can access the base station.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/08 - Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery

94.

INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION DEVICE, SYSTEM, INTER-BASE STATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number JP2023028871
Publication Number 2024/043072
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-08
Publication Date 2024-02-29
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kaneda Takuya
  • Fujii Teruya

Abstract

In a HetNet configuration in which a plurality of small-sized second cells are disposed in a first cell, the present invention reduces a signal processing amount for suppressing interference to an uplink reception signal of a base station in any one cell from another cell. This interference suppression device: creates a first propagation path response matrix including a plurality of first propagation path responses to a first base station from terminals in the plurality of second cells; creates a second propagation path response matrix including a plurality of second propagation path responses to a plurality of second base stations from terminals in the plurality of second cells; calculates a plurality of reception weights on the basis of the first propagation response matrix and an inverse matrix to the second propagation response matrix; and suppresses interference to the uplink of the first base station on the basis of reception signals of the first base station, reception signals of the plurality of second base stations, and the plurality of reception weights. The interference suppression device sets, to 0, the second propagation response, which has power of which the magnitude is equal to or smaller than a prescribed threshold or smaller than the threshold, among the plurality of second propagation responses included in the second propagation response matrix before calculating the inverse matrix.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/022 - Site diversity; Macro-diversity
  • H04B 1/10 - Means associated with receiver for limiting or suppressing noise or interference
  • H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
  • H04W 16/32 - Hierarchical cell structures
  • H04W 24/04 - Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
  • H04W 28/18 - Negotiating wireless communication parameters

95.

REFLECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023029607
Publication Number 2024/043155
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-16
Publication Date 2024-02-29
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Lin Hoyu
  • Kuse Ryuji
  • Fukusako Takeshi

Abstract

This reflection device for reflecting radio waves comprises a first device and a second device provided in a radiating direction of reflected waves. The first device has a plurality of first units each of which includes: a first base part having a first surface and a second surface that are provided in the radiating direction of reflected waves; a first element provided on the first surface; and a second element provided, on the second surface, at a position that is offset relative to the position of the first element in the radiating direction of reflected waves. The second device has a plurality of second units each of which includes: a second base part having a third surface and a fourth surface that are provided in the radiating direction of reflected waves; a third element provided on the third surface; and a fourth element provided on the fourth surface. The first device is provided to be spaced from the second device. The relative positional relationship between the first device and the second device can be adjusted in the direction along the second surface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01Q 19/10 - 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 using reflecting surfaces
  • H01Q 15/14 - Reflecting surfaces; Equivalent structures

96.

AI-RAN

      
Serial Number 98414657
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-21
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

Telecommunication, other than broadcasting, namely, telecommunications services for providing multiple-user access to a global computer network and transmission of voice, data, graphics, images, audio and video by means of telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, and the Internet; broadcasting of programs via the Internet; news agency services, namely, transmission of news items to news reporting agencies; rental of telecommunication equipment including telephones and facsimile apparatus; communications by mobile telephones, telex, computer terminals, telegrams, telephone and facsimile; provision of communication lines to telecommunications carriers

97.

AI-RAN ALLIANCE

      
Serial Number 98414759
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-21
Owner SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 38 - Telecommunications services
  • 41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Marketing research or analysis; providing information concerning commercial sales; compilation of information into computer databases; consultancy concerning business management on radio information transmission and operations of computer network; business management operation concerning radio information transmission and computer network operation; consultancy and providing information concerning business management featuring the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI); advertising services relating to Artificial Intelligence (AI) related products and services; providing consumer information concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI) related products and services for assistance of business of others; business management, consultancy and providing business information, all concerning operation of computer system; business advisory or consultancy, and providing business information thereof, all concerning introduction of Information Technology (IT) or Information Technology (IT) related system construction Telecommunication, other than broadcasting, namely, telecommunications services for providing multiple-user access to a global computer network and transmission of voice, data, graphics, images, audio and video by means of telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, and the Internet; broadcasting of programs via the Internet; news agency services, namely, transmission of news items to news reporting agencies; rental of telecommunication equipment including telephones and facsimile apparatus; communications by mobile telephones, telex, computer terminals, telegrams, telephone and facsimile; provision of communication lines to telecommunications carriers Providing non-downloadable electronic publications in the nature of articles about AI, telecommunications technology, and cutting-edge technology in the telecommunications industry; providing videos from the Internet, not downloadable about AI, telecommunications technology, and cutting-edge technology in the telecommunications industry; educational and instruction services, namely, providing webinars and in-person lectures relating to the field of computers, computer network and information security; educational and instruction services, namely, providing webinars and in-person lectures relating to the field of Information Technology (IT) Providing information concerning design of machines, devices or apparatus, including parts thereof using the Internet; design, preparation and maintenance of computer program; provision of Internet search engines; maintenance of network system; providing information concerning updating of computer programs; technological advice relating to the operation of computers and computer programs; research and development services relating to computer software; providing information using home pages and electronic bulletin boards about information technology and communication technology; remote surveillance of computer systems, and providing information and consultancy thereof; remote surveillance of websites; rental of server memory space on the Internet; providing electronic memory space on the Internet; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for use in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and communication technology; analysis of computer systems for communication network; design and development of wireless networks; testing or research on machines, apparatus and instruments; research on Artificial Intelligence; technical advice relating to the field of Artificial Intelligence; technological advice relating to operation of computers for radio communication; research in the field of edge computing; research on information processing technologies; testing or research on communication systems in the field of telecommunications; testing or research on communication systems in the field of telecommunications; provision of internet search services using Artificial Intelligence (AI) program and providing information concerning the search results thereof

98.

MASSIVE MIMO FOR HAPS BASED ON ANGLE INFORMATION ON USER APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18264778
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-12
First Publication Date 2024-02-15
Owner Softbank Corp. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tashiro, Koji
  • Konishi, Mitsukuni
  • Hoshino, Kenji
  • Ota, Yoshichika
  • Nagate, Atsushi

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0452 - Multi-user MIMO systems
  • H04B 7/185 - Space-based or airborne stations
  • H04W 72/541 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on quality criteria using the level of interference

99.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 17875426
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-07-28
First Publication Date 2024-02-08
Owner
  • SoftBank Corp. (Japan)
  • NeuralX Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ishiwaka, Yuko
  • Nakada, Masaki

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A01K 61/95 - Sorting, grading, counting or marking live aquatic animals, e.g. sex determination specially adapted for fish
  • A01K 61/10 - Culture of aquatic animals of fish

100.

TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2022032582
Publication Number 2024/029095
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-08-30
Publication Date 2024-02-08
Owner SOFTBANK CORP. (Japan)
Inventor Uemura, Katsunari

Abstract

Provided is a terminal device able to carry out suitable management that includes unused cell settings. Also provided is a base station device and a wireless communication method. The terminal device (10) carries out wireless communication with the base station device (50) and comprises: a reception unit (11) that receives, from the base station device (50), cell setting information pertaining to cell settings, and group information indicating a cell setting group; an execution unit (12) that executes a mobility control that is based on L1/L2 signaling; and a management unit (13) that manages a plurality of the cell settings on the basis of the group information and the type of mobility control executed by the execution unit (12).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 8/22 - Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
  • H04W 36/08 - Reselecting an access point
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