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1.

RESOLVING RESOURCE CONTENTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT PERIODIC DATA TRANSMISSIONS

      
Application Number 18880364
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-07
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Park, Kenneth James
  • Yin, Zhanping

Abstract

A method for a terminal device of a New Radio (NR) system is provided. The method includes determining whether contention will exist between transmission of a first periodic data and transmission of a second periodic data in a transmission resource; and when contention will exist between transmission of the first periodic data and transmission of the second periodic data in the transmission resource, selecting one of the first periodic data and the second periodic data for transmission in the transmission resource, and transmitting the selected one of the first periodic data and the second periodic data in the transmission resource.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0816 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] with collision avoidance
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

2.

USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 18876258
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-27
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Suzuki, Shoichi
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke

Abstract

A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving a sidelink (SL) resource pool configuration included in a pre-configuration or from a base station, the SL resource pool configuration indicating a SL resource pool in a SL bandwidth part (BWP), the SL resource pool including multiple resource block (RB) sets in frequency domain, and to receive a first parameter, the first parameter indicating interlaced transmission is configured in the SL resource pool; and control unit configured to determine multiple sub-channels for the SL resource pool, wherein a sub-channel of the multiple sub-channels is determined to be within an RB set of the multiple RB sets, and index(es) of interlace(s) included in a sub-channel is determined at least based on a starting interlace index and a second parameter, the starting interlace index being an starting interlace index of a sub-channel with a lowest sub-channel index, the second parameter indicating a first number of interlace(s) to be included in a sub-channel.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
  • H04W 72/0457 - Variable allocation of band or rate
  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink

3.

VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18876257
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-20
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hashimoto, Tomonori
  • Aono, Tomoko
  • Ikai, Tomohiro
  • Yasugi, Yukinobu

Abstract

Video coding and/or decoding apparatuses that can enhance coding efficiency are provided. A video decoding apparatus includes an MMVD prediction unit configured to obtain a motion vector by adding a difference vector at a prescribed distance and in a prescribed direction to a predicted motion vector of a target block, and a parameter decoder configured to decode an index for indicating a difference vector from an MMVD candidate list, wherein the MMVD prediction unit derives a difference vector at a specific distance and in a specific direction from the prescribed distance and the prescribed direction, performs a search by deriving a template matching cost for the difference vector, and derives the MMVD candidate list by interpolating a difference vector candidate according to the template matching cost, and in the search, only a subset of a first direction is searched at a distance included in a prescribed distance set, and only a subset of a second direction is searched at a distance included in a distance set other than the prescribed distance set.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
  • H04N 19/139 - Analysis of motion vectors, e.g. their magnitude, direction, variance or reliability
  • H04N 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding
  • H04N 19/56 - Motion estimation with initialisation of the vector search, e.g. estimating a good candidate to initiate a search

4.

IMAGE INFORMATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19554811
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-03-03
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kawano, Kyohya

Abstract

An image information system includes a terminal that transmits, to equipment in a local area network, an image display request via an image transfer service provided on an Internet, a tunneling server that establishes a tunnel connection between the local area network and the Internet, and an image generation terminal that is provided in the local area network, converts the image display request received from the terminal via the image transfer service into a request in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol and transmits the request to the equipment, and, on one hand, generates image information based on a response in accordance with the communication protocol received from the equipment and transmits the image information to the terminal via the image transfer service.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof

5.

METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 19168984
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-28
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Luo, Chao
  • Zhao, Yinan
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

Provided in the present invention are a method performed by a user equipment, and a user equipment. The method performed by the user equipment includes: receiving a DCI format 3_0; and performing one or more PSSCH transmissions scheduled by the DCI format 3_0, wherein an RB set with a lowest index allocated to one initial PSSCH transmission of the one or more PSSCH transmissions is indicated by a “lowest index of the RB set allocation to the initial transmission” field in the DCI format 3_0.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

6.

TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19550620
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-26
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Noda, Shoji

Abstract

A transmission apparatus includes a display that displays a selection screen accepting a selection instruction of a destination of a transmission job, and one or more controllers that control enabling and disabling of a confirmation function for the destination selected via the selection screen. When the confirmation function is disabled and the selection instruction of the destination is accepted within a predetermined time after display of the selection screen, the one or more controllers change the confirmation function from disabled to enabled.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
  • H04N 1/32 - Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver

7.

SIDELINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SL-PRS) TYPE CHANGE REQUEST IN A SIDELINK POSITIONING GROUP (SPG)

      
Application Number 19114527
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-06
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Park, Kenneth James
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yin, Zhanping

Abstract

A terminal device to request a change in a type of Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal (SL-PRS) for a Sidelink Positioning Group (SPG) in a New Radio (NR) system includes: one or more non-transitory computer-readable media; and at least one processor configured to execute a set of computer-executable instructions to cause the terminal device to perform operations including: receiving, as a target terminal device associated with the SPG, from an anchor terminal device of the SPG, a first type of SL-PRS for the SPG; transmitting, to the anchor terminal device, a first message including a request to change to a second type of SL-PRS for the SPG, the second type of SL-PRS being different from the first type of SL-PRS; and receiving, from the anchor terminal device, in response to the anchor terminal device determining that the second type of SL-PRS is supported in the SPG, the second type of SL-PRS for the SPG.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink

8.

USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

      
Application Number 18996807
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-14
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke
  • Suzuki, Shoichi

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise a receiver and a transmitter; wherein the transmitter is configured to perform a Type 2 channel access procedure for sensing one or more frequency resources in the one or more time resources indicated by the Resource combinations field included in the SCI format 2-C.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink

9.

METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18714230
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-01
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Zhao, Yinan
  • Luo, Chao
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

Provided in the present invention are a method performed by user equipment and user equipment. The method includes: requesting or triggering, by a higher layer, the user equipment to determine a sidelink resource subset; and determining a set of candidate slots.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04W 28/26 - Resource reservation
  • H04W 72/02 - Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

10.

USER EQUIPMENT (UE)

      
Application Number 18721220
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-27
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chiba, Shuichiro
  • Sugawara, Yasuo
  • Kuge, Yoko

Abstract

In 5GS, for URSP rules to be used in a case that a UE is connected to a VPLMN which is a roaming destination network, which one of a set of URSP rules associated with an HPLMN and a set of URSP rules associated with the VPLMN is selected by the UE or the network, delivered by the network to the UE, and used by the UE has not been specified. A selection method and a communication unit are provided that are used by a UE and a network to transmit and/or receive capability information, and/or identification information indicating a request, and/or the like, and to select and deliver, based on the transmitted and/or received identification information, URSP rules associated with the HPLMN and/or URSP rules associated with the VPLMN as URSP rules to be used by the UE connected to the VPLMN.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/12 - Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery using downlink control channel
  • H04W 48/18 - Selecting a network or a communication service
  • H04W 84/04 - Large scale networksDeep hierarchical networks

11.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19114075
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-08
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Yokomakura, Kazunari
  • Morimoto, Ryota
  • Wan, Hua

Abstract

Included are a receiver configured to receive a PDCCH to which first DCI is mapped, and a transmitter configured to transmit a first uplink physical channel, a transmission of the first uplink physical channel being indicated by the first DCI, wherein a transmission of a second uplink physical channel is indicated, the first uplink physical channel is associated with a first TAG, the second uplink physical channel is associated with a second TAG, the first TAG and the second TAG correspond to one serving cell, the second uplink physical channel is not transmitted in a case that a duration from a first OFDM symbol to a second OFDM symbol is within a predetermined time, the first OFDM symbol being a last OFDM symbol of the first uplink physical channel, the second OFDM symbol being a first OFDM symbol of the second uplink physical channel, and the predetermined time is determined based on some or all of a maximum uplink transmission timing difference, a CP, a UE capability, a frequency range, and a higher layer parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

12.

TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGER AND VENTILATION DEVICE

      
Application Number 19131010
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-25
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ide, Tetsuya
  • Aomori, Shigeru
  • Kanno, Toru
  • Hamada, Hiroka
  • Kamada, Tsuyoshi

Abstract

The total heat exchanger of the disclosure includes a heat exchange element having a three-dimensional shape, a humidity control material provided on the heat exchange element, and a cylindrical heat storage unit so as to communicate one side and another side of the heat exchange element in an air flow direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24F 12/00 - Use of energy recovery systems in air conditioning, ventilation or screening
  • B60H 1/00 - Heating, cooling or ventilating devices
  • F28D 17/02 - Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which a stationary intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is contacted successively by each heat-exchange medium, e.g. using granular particles using rigid bodies, e.g. of porous material
  • F28D 21/00 - Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups
  • F28F 21/08 - Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials of metal

13.

USER EQUIPMENTS AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 19099826
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-01
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Suzuki, Shoichi
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke

Abstract

A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving a sidelink (SL) resource pool configuration, the SL resource pool configuration indicating a SL resource pool wherein the SL resource pool includes a first set of RB sets; receiving, from another UE, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) in one or multiple RB sets in the first set; determining a set of physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resources that are available for a PSFCH transmission with HARQ-ACK information in response to the PSSCH reception, wherein each PSFCH resource in the set comprises of an interlace in any RB set of the one or multiple RB sets in frequency domain, an OFDM symbol in time domain, and a cyclic shift pair index in code domain; and indexing each PSFCH resource in the set based on an RB set index, an interlace index, a cyclic shift pair index.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

14.

USER EQUIPMENT (UE)

      
Application Number 18996949
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-25
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chiba, Shuichiro
  • Sugawara, Yasuo
  • Kuge, Yoko

Abstract

A UE includes a transmission and/or reception unit, a controller, and a storage unit. In a case that the UE operates in a Stand-alone Non-public Network (SNPN) access operation mode, the storage unit stores a first counter, the first counter being an SNPN-specific attempt counter for non-3GPP access, and the first counter being further used in a case of direct connection to the SNPN over the non-3GPP access, and the controller increments the first counter in a case that the transmission and/or reception unit receives first control information over the non-3GPP access, and the first control information being a reject cause value indicating that an N1 mode is not allowed, or that 5GCN connection over the non-3GPP access is not allowed, or temporarily not allowed for the SNPN, or permanently not allowed for the SNPN, and the first control information being further included in a registration reject message that is not integrity protected or a service reject message that is not integrity protected.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 60/00 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registrationTerminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
  • H04W 12/06 - Authentication
  • H04W 84/04 - Large scale networksDeep hierarchical networks

15.

LAMP COVER, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND STORAGE COMPARTMENT

      
Application Number 18714224
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamauchi, Kohei
  • Misumi, Masaru

Abstract

A lamp cover included in a lighting device installed in a storage compartment includes a main body portion including a first surface, a second surface provided on the opposite side from the first surface, and a bent shape portion. The main body portion includes an incident portion provided at the first surface and on which light emitted from an LED, which serves as a light source, is incident, and an emission portion provided on the opposite side from the incident portion with the bent shape portion interposed therebetween and from which light incident from the incident portion is emitted.

IPC Classes  ?

16.

USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

      
Application Number 19101434
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-01
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Hiroki
  • Nogami, Toshizo
  • Yokomakura, Kozue
  • Kitahara, Makoto

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise reception circuitry configured to receive, from a second UE, sidelink control information including a configuration of sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) for a sidelink positioning on physical sidelink control channel; and configured to receive, from the second UE, the SL-PRS based on the configuration of SL-PRS; and measurement circuitry configured to perform a measurement based on the SL-PRS.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports
  • H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

17.

METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, USER EQUIPMENT, AND INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD

      
Application Number 18873747
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-14
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chang, Ningjuan
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method performed by user equipment, user equipment, and an information reporting method. The method performed by user equipment (UE) includes: the UE receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a primary secondary cell group cell (PSCell) change command; the UE performing an RRC reconfiguration procedure for a PSCell change, and performing a PSCell change report (SPCR) determination operation; and the UE determining whether the PSCell change procedure is accompanied by a primary cell (PCell) change, and releasing an SPCR configuration on the basis of a determination result.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements

18.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING PICTURE TYPES OF PICTURES INCLUDED IN CODED VIDEO

      
Application Number 19665429
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-05-01
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.
  • Choi, Byeongdoo

Abstract

This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for signaling a picture type in coded video. According to an aspect of an invention, 4 bits NAL unit type information in a NAL unit header is decoded; and a NAL unit type indicating that a content of a NAL unit is trailing picture is determined.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
  • H04N 19/169 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding
  • H04N 19/184 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being bits, e.g. of the compressed video stream
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

19.

USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND METHOD THEREOF

      
Application Number 18714235
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-11-29
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Xiao, Fangying
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

According to the present invention, provided is a method performed by user equipment (UE) at least capable of performing multi-network association with a first communication network and a second communication network, the method including: when the UE operating in the first communication network needs to leave a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and when a release without response timer is not running, performing at least one of the following operations: initiating transmission of a UE assistance information message including indication information of requesting to leave the RRC connected state, so as to provide multi-network association assistance information; and starting the release without response timer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/27 - Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
  • H04W 88/06 - Terminal devices adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode terminals

20.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)/MACHINE LEARNING (ML) FOR CSI FEEDBACK ENHANCEMENT

      
Application Number 19101715
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-30
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Ying, Kai
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may include receiving circuitry configured to receive on a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a first downlink control information (DCI) format used for indicating a first Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) model with a first index. The UE may also include receiving circuitry configured to receive on a PDCCH a second DCI format used for indicating a second AI/ML model with a second index. The UE may also include processing circuitry configured to perform the first AI/ML model or the second AI/ML model based on the first index and the second index in a case that the first AI/ML model overlaps with the second AI/ML model on a predefined AI/ML model unit(s).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence

21.

LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 19662476
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-04-29
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sakakibara, Yusuke
  • Yamamoto, Masaki

Abstract

A light-emitting element includes: a first electrode having a reflective surface that reflects light; a second electrode that transmits light; and a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the light-emitting layer containing a first light-emitting material that emits first light that has a peak wavelength equal to a first wavelength and a second light-emitting material that emits second light that has a peak wavelength equal to a second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength, wherein the second light has at least one location where intensity is higher in a direction off a normal to the reflective surface than in the normal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10K 50/818 - Reflective anodes, e.g. ITO combined with thick metallic layers
  • H04N 13/30 - Image reproducers
  • H10K 50/115 - OLEDs or polymer light-emitting diodes [PLED] characterised by the electroluminescent [EL] layers comprising active inorganic nanostructures, e.g. luminescent quantum dots
  • H10K 59/00 - Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one organic light-emitting element covered by group
  • H10K 59/80 - Constructional details

22.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19101385
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-31
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Morimoto, Ryota
  • Yokomakura, Kazunari
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Wan, Hua

Abstract

A terminal apparatus includes a reception unit that receives a PDCCH in which DCI for scheduling a PUSCH is mapped, and a transmission unit that transmits the PUSCH, in which the transmission unit transmits capability information of a terminal, and the capability information of the terminal is information for defining support of an uplink codebook subset by the terminal apparatus.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

23.

METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATION FOR CG PUSCH TRANSMISSIONS

      
Application Number 19115578
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-28
First Publication Date 2026-09-10
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Lai, Chia-Hsin

Abstract

A method for configured grant (CG) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a configuration corresponding to a plurality of CG PUSCH occasions; and transmitting, to the BS, one or more CG PUSCHs on one or more CG PUSCH occasions of the plurality of CG PUSCH occasions. Uplink control information (UCI) is multiplexed in each of the one or more CG PUSCHs, and each UCI indicates whether subsequent CG PUSCH occasions are unused or used by the UE.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

24.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 18715533
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-06
First Publication Date 2026-09-03
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ueno, Masafumi
  • Moriya, Masaaki
  • Shiobara, Naoki
  • Kawai, Masafumi
  • Kazemi, Mohammad Reza

Abstract

A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a focused monitoring region setting unit configured to set a focused monitoring region including a group of pixels to be subjected to deterioration monitoring, the deterioration monitoring being configured to measure a decrease amount of a current-voltage characteristic among the plurality of pixels, and a deterioration monitoring control unit configured to perform the deterioration monitoring on the group of pixels included in the focused monitoring region. The focused monitoring region setting unit performs high-speed monitoring to be performed at a higher speed than a speed of the deterioration monitoring, thus obtains a high-speed monitoring measurement value indicating the decrease amount of the current-voltage characteristic of each of the plurality of pixels, and sets a pixel group having the high-speed monitoring measurement value out of an allowable range as the group of pixels to be subjected to the deterioration monitoring.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/3225 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] using an active matrix

25.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD

      
Application Number 19547868
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-24
First Publication Date 2026-09-03
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Konishi, Toshiyuki

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a near field communicator that communicates with a terminal device, a display that displays a guide screen guiding the terminal device to external content, and one or more controllers, in which the one or more controllers display the guide screen including a first guidance display displaying guidance for using the near field communicator as a guide that guides the terminal device to the external content, and a first switching display switching the external content.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 9/451 - Execution arrangements for user interfaces
  • G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code

26.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19554816
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-03-03
First Publication Date 2026-09-03
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nago, Daisuke

Abstract

An image forming apparatus comprising one or a plurality of controllers, when a document cover is opened at start of the job, allows a storage to store the size of the document detected by a document size detector, after completion of the job, in a case where a document cover opening/closing detector detects that the document cover is opened before a predetermined standby time elapses, the document size detector is allowed to detect the size of the document again, and in a case where the document is detected, an unremoved document notification provider is allowed to notify that the document is forgotten to be removed, and , in a case where even after the standby time has elapsed, the document cover opening/closing detector does not detect that the document cover is opened, the unremoved document notification provider is allowed to notify that the document is forgotten to be removed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof

27.

SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND SPEECH RECOGNITION APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19551956
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-27
First Publication Date 2026-09-03
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Aono, Eri
  • Hata, Noriko

Abstract

A speech recognition method includes: an input speech data acquisition step of acquiring input speech data; an adjustment step of adjusting a first threshold based on a predetermined condition; and an identification step of comparing the input speech data or processed input speech data generated by processing the input speech data with registered speech data of speech of registrants registered in advance to calculate similarities for the respective registrants, and identifying which of the registrants registered in advance has made a speech corresponding to the input speech data or the processed input speech data based on the similarities, wherein the identification step includes registering the speaker of the input speech data or the processed input speech data as a new speaker when a largest value of the similarities calculated for the respective registrants is determined to be lower than the first threshold.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10L 17/06 - Decision making techniquesPattern matching strategies
  • G10L 17/02 - Preprocessing operations, e.g. segment selectionPattern representation or modelling, e.g. based on linear discriminant analysis [LDA] or principal componentsFeature selection or extraction
  • G10L 17/04 - Training, enrolment or model building

28.

SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND SPEECH RECOGNITION APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19551966
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-27
First Publication Date 2026-09-03
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hata, Noriko
  • Aono, Eri

Abstract

A speech recognition method comprises an input speech data acquisition step of acquiring input speech data; a determination step of determining whether a running time of the input speech data is longer than a threshold; and an identification step of identifying, through comparison between registered speech data of a speech of registrants registered in advance and the input speech data or processed input speech data generated by processing the input speech data, a speech of a registrant, among the registrants registered in advance, corresponding to the input speech data, wherein when the running time of the input speech data is determined to be shorter than the threshold in the determination step, processing is executed to improve identification in the identification step.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10L 17/06 - Decision making techniquesPattern matching strategies
  • G10L 17/02 - Preprocessing operations, e.g. segment selectionPattern representation or modelling, e.g. based on linear discriminant analysis [LDA] or principal componentsFeature selection or extraction

29.

USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 18846840
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-14
First Publication Date 2026-09-03
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Yamada, Shohei
  • Takahashi, Hiroki

Abstract

A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a master information block (MIB) of a serving cell, the MIB including a first RRC parameter and the second RRC parameter; and determining, whether a subcarrier spacing (SCS) provided by the first RRC parameter corresponds to 15 kHz and/or whether a total number of resource blocks (RBs) indicated by the second RRC parameter for a control resource set (CORESET) is larger than a first value, determining whether the cell is barred or not based on whether the SCS corresponds to 15 kHz and/or whether the total number is larger than the first value.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/02 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 48/16 - DiscoveringProcessing access restriction or access information
  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling

30.

ON-DEMAND SSB TRANSMISSION FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING CELLS

      
Application Number 19155735
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-29
First Publication Date 2026-09-03
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ishii, Atsushi

Abstract

A wireless terminal of a cellular telecommunication system which comprises receiver circuitry processor circuitry, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, from an anchor cell, network energy saving (NES) cell information comprising an identity of a NES cell associated with the anchor cell and NES Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) request configuration information configuring on-demand SSBs to be transmitted by the NES cell. The processor circuitry is configured to generate, based on the NES SSB request configuration information, a request message for the on-demand SSBs. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the request message to the anchor cell.

IPC Classes  ?

31.

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

      
Application Number 19453179
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-20
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nakagawa, Katsuya

Abstract

An information processing system includes a storage to store business processes, and a controller. The controller acquires a message and a file, evaluates the business processes based on the acquired message and/or file, and outputs the business process that is a candidate from among the business processes based on a result of evaluating the business processes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations

32.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19543024
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-18
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ichiu, Rika

Abstract

An image processing apparatus that holds a print job and applies predetermined processing thereto includes an output device and one or more controllers. The output device outputs: a management screen on which a selection command of the predetermined processing to be applied to the print job is accepted; and an individual screen on which input of an individual setting command corresponding to the predetermined processing is accepted. The one or more controllers control output of the individual screen according to the selection command on the management screen.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/12 - Digital output to print unit
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern

33.

MEETING SETTING SYSTEM, MEETING SETTING SERVER, AND MEETING SETTING METHOD

      
Application Number 19545251
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-20
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Tsubosaka, Makoto

Abstract

A meeting setting system that receives setting for a meeting, the meeting setting system includes: a receiver that receives an input; a storage that stores schedule information in which an attendee of a meeting is associated with a time; an updater that updates the schedule information in accordance with a result of the reception by the receiver; a display that provides display related to the schedule information; and a display controller that controls the display provided by the display based on a display priority set for the schedule information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/109 - Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

34.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 19550605
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-26
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Murashige, Shogo

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes: a first insulating film at least including silicon and nitrogen; a second insulating film disposed on an upper-layer side of the first insulating film and at least including silicon and oxygen; a semiconductor portion formed of part of a semiconductor film disposed on the upper-layer side of the second insulating film; a third insulating film disposed on the upper-layer side of the semiconductor film; and a first electrode formed of part of a first transparent electrode film disposed on the upper-layer side relative to the third insulating film, and disposed in such a manner as to at least partially overlap with part of the semiconductor portion in which a first contact hole that connects the semiconductor portion and the first electrode is provided at a position overlapping at least both the semiconductor portion and the first electrode in the third insulating film, and an opening is provided at a position overlapping at least part of the first contact hole in the second insulating film.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10D 86/60 - Integrated devices formed in or on insulating or conducting substrates, e.g. formed in silicon-on-insulator [SOI] substrates or on stainless steel or glass substrates characterised by multiple TFTs wherein the TFTs are in active matrices
  • G02B 27/01 - Head-up displays
  • H10D 86/01 - Manufacture or treatment
  • H10D 86/40 - Integrated devices formed in or on insulating or conducting substrates, e.g. formed in silicon-on-insulator [SOI] substrates or on stainless steel or glass substrates characterised by multiple TFTs

35.

USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 18875778
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-27
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Suzuki, Shoichi
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke

Abstract

A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving a sidelink (SL) resource pool configuration included in a pre-configuration or from a base station, the SL resource pool configuration indicating a SL resource pool in a SL bandwidth part (BWP); and determining a size of a time resource assignment field in a SCI format based on whether the SL resource pool configuration includes a first parameter wherein the first parameter indicates that the time resource assignment field is capable of indicating a contiguous PSSCH transmission and is not capable of indicating a non-contiguous PSSCH transmission in the SL resource pool.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

36.

SIDE INFORMATION ON TDD UL-DL CONFIGURATION FOR NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATERS (NCR)

      
Application Number 18994234
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-03
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Ying, Kai

Abstract

A network controlled repeater (NCR) is described. The NCR may include receiving circuitry configured to receive a cell specific common time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and a side information with an NCR dedicated TDD UL/DL configuration. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to determine DL and UL allocations for an access link of the NCR, wherein the access link is for communications between the NCR and associated UE(s).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/14 - Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex

37.

IDLE MODE CELL MEASUREMENT TRIGGERS FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK

      
Application Number 18994242
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-31
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sugiyama, Edward Masami
  • Yin, Zhanping

Abstract

A wireless terminal is described. The wireless terminal may include circuitry configured to determine an optimal time for performing cell reselection in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) based on a calculation using a satellite elevation angle.

IPC Classes  ?

38.

PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number 19443253
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-08
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Murakami, Yoshinori

Abstract

A processing apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to perform resolution conversion on an input multi-value image; an acquisition unit configured to acquire connected region information in which a plurality of pixels are connected, from a binary image obtained by binarizing a low resolution image after conversion; an extraction unit configured to calculate a pixel count, an edge pixel ratio, and a color pixel ratio for each connected region based on the connected region information; a first determination unit configured to determine, for each connected region, an attribute of the region based on the pixel count, the edge pixel ratio, and the color pixel ratio for the connected region; and a generation unit configured to generate image data by applying predetermined image processing in accordance with the attribute of the region.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06K 15/02 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data using printers

39.

LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT

      
Application Number 19539574
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-13
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Asagi, Hiroaki
  • Kawahira, Yuichi
  • Minoura, Kiyoshi
  • Kanzaki, Yohsuke
  • Makita, Naoki
  • Matsukizono, Hiroshi
  • Tanaka, Kohhei
  • Miyamoto, Tadayoshi
  • Sakai, Akira
  • Satoh, Takashi
  • Noma, Mikihiro

Abstract

A liquid crystal element includes a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules, and a second substrate provided with a first electrode and a second electrode for applying a transverse electrical field to the liquid crystal layer, wherein the second substrate includes an oxide semiconductor layer, the oxide semiconductor layer includes, in a plane, a first region and a second region having a resistance in a plane direction of the oxide semiconductor layer smaller than a resistance of the first region, and the second region constitutes the first electrode.

IPC Classes  ?

40.

COVER OPENING/CLOSING STRUCTURE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19550628
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-26
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Arizono, Takumi

Abstract

A cover opening/closing structure comprises: an opening/closing cover member that covers a main body of an apparatus; and a hinge portion that opens and closes the opening/closing cover member about a turning axis line with respect to the main body, wherein the opening/closing cover member includes a grip portion for lifting up the apparatus, and the hinge portion includes: a first hinge portion that turns the opening/closing cover member about a turning axis line on both sides of the grip portion in a turning axis line direction along the turning axis line with respect to the main body; and a second hinge portion that turns the opening/closing cover member about the turning axis line by the grip portion with respect to the main body.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements

41.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DELETION OF SETTING HISTORY

      
Application Number 19644718
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-04-10
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Kenji
  • Mori, Harunobu

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a storage capable of storing a setting history of a job related to image processing, and a controller that accepts a deletion request of the setting history, in which, when the deletion request of the setting history is accepted, the controller identifies the setting history to be deleted as a deletion target according to whether a user authentication function is effective, and performs deletion control of the identified setting history.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof
  • H04N 1/44 - Secrecy systems

42.

VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, VIDEO CODING APPARATUS, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND VIDEO CODING METHOD

      
Application Number 19650846
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-04-17
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chujoh, Takeshi
  • Ikai, Tomohiro
  • Aono, Tomoko
  • Sasaki, Eiichi
  • Hashimoto, Tomonori
  • Zhou, Tianyang
  • Yasugi, Yukinobu

Abstract

A video decoding apparatus is a video decoding apparatus for deriving a prediction image by using a reference picture included in a reference picture list. The video decoding apparatus includes: a parameter decoder configured to decode (i) one or more reference picture list structures, and (ii) a first flag indicating whether first reference picture list information is present in a slice header whose nal_unit_type is an IDR picture, the one or more reference picture list structures and the first flag being included in a sequence parameter set, and a second flag indicating whether or not second reference picture list information is present in a picture header, the second flag being included in a picture parameter set; and a prediction parameter derivation unit configured to (i) derive the first reference picture list information by using nal_unit_type or the first flag and the second flag in the slice header, or derive the second reference picture list information by using the second flag in the picture header, and (ii) derive the reference picture list, based on the one or more reference picture list structures. In a case that the first reference picture list is not derived, the number of entries of the one or more reference picture list structures is estimated to be 0.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

43.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18875783
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-22
First Publication Date 2026-08-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Yokomakura, Kazunari
  • Morimoto, Ryota
  • Wan, Hua

Abstract

A terminal apparatus includes a generator configured to generate an SRS sequence, a transmitter configured to transmit an SRS resource to which the SRS sequence is mapped, and a radio resource control layer processing unit configured to receive a higher layer parameter. The SRS resource includes at least a first number of OFDM symbols, the SRS sequence is determined based at least on a cyclic shift, the cyclic shift is determined based at least on an initial cyclic shift value, the initial cyclic shift value is determined for every second number of OFDM symbols, the second number of OFDM symbols is determined based on the higher layer parameter, and the second number of OFDM symbols is less than or the same as the first number of OFDM symbols.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received

44.

DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

      
Application Number 19453169
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-20
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nakagawa, Katsuya

Abstract

A display control device includes a communicator that communicates with one or more server devices that share and manage a message and a sharing target, and a controller. In a case where one or more sharing targets are displayed on a display screen in a list, when a message is linked to one of the sharing targets, the controller performs control to display an identifying indication on the sharing target.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
  • H04L 51/18 - Commands or executable codes
  • G06F 3/04817 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance using icons

45.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 19454684
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-21
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakagawa, Takeshi
  • Kitaura, Tomohiro
  • Kitaguchi, Yoshikazu
  • Morimoto, Shigenori
  • Hatsuda, Kenichi
  • Yakabe, Toshiki

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating compartment capable of accommodating a heated object, an airflow generating unit that generates an airflow, one or more suction ports, a plurality of blow-out ports, one or more heat sources, and a switching unit. One or more suction ports suck airflow from the inside of the heating compartment. The plurality of blow-out ports include first blow-out ports and a second blow-out port through which an airflow is blown into the heating compartment. The one or more heat sources heat the airflow. The switching unit switches an airflow pattern inside the heating compartment by selectively selecting an output destination of an airflow sucked through one or more suction ports from a plurality of blow-out ports.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24C 15/32 - Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens

46.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADDITIVELY FABRICATED OBJECT, ADDITIVELY FABRICATED OBJECT, AND MOVABLE JOINT

      
Application Number 19532858
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-06
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Hirakawa, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A method for manufacturing an additively fabricated object, the method comprising using a three-dimensional fabrication apparatus of a fused deposition modeling type to fabricate an additively fabricated object in which a second fabricated object fabricated by a second resin incompatible with a first resin is stacked on a first fabricated object fabricated by the first resin, wherein one or more columnar structures penetrating inside of the first fabricated object are fabricated by the second resin incompatible with the first resin or a third resin compatible with the second resin in fabricating the first fabricated object.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B29C 64/336 - Feeding of two or more materials
  • B29C 64/188 - Processes of additive manufacturing involving additional operations performed on the added layers, e.g. smoothing, grinding or thickness control
  • B33Y 10/00 - Processes of additive manufacturing
  • B33Y 40/20 - Post-treatment, e.g. curing, coating or polishing
  • B33Y 80/00 - Products made by additive manufacturing

47.

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 19535172
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-10
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Fukaya, Tetsuo

Abstract

In a liquid crystal display device, a first substrate includes a display region and a frame region disposed around the display region, a first wiring line, a second wiring line, a picture element electrode electrically connected to the second wiring line via a switching element, and a counter electrode are disposed in the display region, a driver circuit connected to the first wiring line is disposed in the frame region, the second substrate includes a first light blocking member overlapping the driver circuit in a plan view, a color filter layer including a plurality of color filters, and a second light blocking member disposed between the first light blocking member and the color filter layer, the first light blocking member is a light blocking member formed of a metal and is ground-connected, and the first light blocking member and the second light blocking member are electrically independent of each other.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1362 - Active matrix addressed cells
  • G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device

48.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR TOUCH OPERATION AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

      
Application Number 19536557
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-11
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sugiyama, Kohichi
  • Itoh, Motomitsu

Abstract

A display device, includes: a display including a display surface; an infrared light emitting element provided at an outer peripheral portion of the display surface; an infrared light receiving element that is allowed to detect infrared light and a remote control optical signal; a touch operation detector that detects a touch operation on the display surface; a remote control signal detector that detects the remote control optical signal; and a process performer that performs a first process based on detection of the touch operation and performs a second process based on detection of the remote control optical signal, wherein the process performer does not perform the first process even when the touch operation detector detects the touch operation for a predetermined period after the remote control optical signal is detected.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G08C 23/04 - Non-electric signal transmission systems, e.g. optical systems using light waves, e.g. infrared

49.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING NEURAL NETWORK POST-FILTER PARAMETER INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18876847
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-22
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A device may be configured to signal neural network post-filter parameter information according to one or more of the techniques described herein.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
  • H04N 19/42 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by implementation details or hardware specially adapted for video compression or decompression, e.g. dedicated software implementation
  • H04N 19/80 - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation
  • H04N 19/85 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression

50.

CCLM PREDICTION UNIT, VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO CODING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18878972
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-03
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ikai, Tomohiro
  • Fan, Zheming
  • Aono, Tomoko
  • Yasugi, Yukinobu

Abstract

To reduce the amount of memory needed for CCLM prediction. Provided is a CCLM prediction unit for generating a prediction image of a chroma image by using a luma image, the CCLM prediction unit including a CCLM prediction parameter derivation unit configured to derive a CCLM prediction parameter including a first weight, a second weight, and a first offset value by using a reference pixel of a reference image adjacent to a target block and an adjacent pixel to the reference pixel, and a CCLM prediction filter unit configured to generate a chroma prediction image by using two luma pixels including a target pixel of the target block and an adjacent pixel to the target pixel and the CCLM prediction parameter, in which the CCLM prediction filter unit derives a pixel value of a prediction pixel from the sum of a product of the target pixel and the first weight, a product of the adjacent pixel to the target pixel and the second weight, and the first offset value.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
  • H04N 19/182 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a pixel
  • H04N 19/186 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
  • H04N 19/82 - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation involving filtering within a prediction loop

51.

NETWORK ENERGY SAVING CELL INFORMATION

      
Application Number 19156229
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-26
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ishii, Atsushi

Abstract

A wireless terminal of a cellular telecommunication system comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, from an anchor cell, network energy saving, NES, cell information comprising an identity of a NES cell associated with the anchor cell. The NES cell is a cell that refrains from periodically transmitting broadcast signals for energy saving. The processor circuitry is configured to perform, based on the NES cell information, an idle/inactive mode procedure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/02 - Power saving arrangements
  • H04W 76/28 - Discontinuous transmission [DTX]Discontinuous reception [DRX]

52.

ACCESS POINT APPARATUS, STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19162174
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-14
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura, Osamu
  • Yamada, Ryota
  • Namba, Hideo

Abstract

According to the present invention, in order to realize communication in a band in which path loss is large and beamforming is effective, such as a millimeter wave band or a terahertz wave band that is a higher frequency band, a wireless LAN device performs connection of multiple links and a preferred beam direction is searched for between the wireless LAN devices.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 8/22 - Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
  • H04W 72/0457 - Variable allocation of band or rate
  • H04W 74/0808 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA]
  • H04W 88/10 - Access point devices adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

53.

DRIVE CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DRIVE CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE

      
Application Number 19265154
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-10
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Miyamoto, Tadayoshi
  • Makita, Naoki

Abstract

A drive circuit substrate of the disclosure includes a first transistor provided with a first semiconductor layer having an island shape, a first insulating layer provided on the first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode-cum-second counter electrode provided on the first insulating layer so as to overlap the first channel region and a part of the first source region serving as a first counter electrode in a plan view, a first drain electrode electrically connected to the first drain region, a first source electrode electrically connected to the first source region, and a holding capacitor including the first counter electrode and the second counter electrode, and the drive circuit substrate is provided with a plurality of unit drive circuits each including the first transistor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10D 86/40 - Integrated devices formed in or on insulating or conducting substrates, e.g. formed in silicon-on-insulator [SOI] substrates or on stainless steel or glass substrates characterised by multiple TFTs
  • H10D 86/01 - Manufacture or treatment
  • H10D 86/60 - Integrated devices formed in or on insulating or conducting substrates, e.g. formed in silicon-on-insulator [SOI] substrates or on stainless steel or glass substrates characterised by multiple TFTs wherein the TFTs are in active matrices

54.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, AMBIENT IOT TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19469489
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-06
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nogami, Toshizo

Abstract

A terminal apparatus for communicating with an ambient IoT terminal apparatus includes a transmitter, and a receiver. The transmitter transmits a transmission signal via a direct link The receiver receives a reception signal via the direct link. In a case of not transmitting a direct link request for the direct link, the transmitter starts transmission of the transmission signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0816 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] with collision avoidance
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 52/36 - Transmission power control [TPC] using constraints in the total amount of available transmission power with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets

55.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19539556
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-13
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ohya, Mitsunori

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a display, a document conveyor that conveys a document, a reader that reads the document and generates document data including a plurality of pieces of line data, a dirt detector that detects dirt on the reader, based on the generated plurality of pieces of line data, and one or more controllers that cause the document conveyor to stop conveying the document when dirt on the reader is detected, and cause the display to display a page number of the document when the dirt is detected and a dirt position on the reader corresponding to the dirt detected among the generated document data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 1/12 - Scanning arrangements using the sheet-feed movement as the slow scanning component
  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof
  • H04N 1/193 - Simultaneously scanning picture elements on one main scanning line using electrically scanned linear arrays
  • H04N 1/32 - Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver

56.

METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18876844
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-29
First Publication Date 2026-08-20
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Luo, Chao
  • Zhao, Yinan
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

Provided in the present invention are a method performed by user equipment, and user equipment. The method performed by user equipment includes: determining one or more frequency locations within one SL BWP for S-SS/PSBCH block reception, wherein each frequency location corresponds to a center frequency of one subcarrier in one S-SS/PSBCH block, and a bandwidth of the S-SS/PSBCH block is within a bandwidth of a unique RB set within the SL BWP; and receiving the S-SS/PSBCH block in part or all of the one or more frequency locations.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

57.

Tray and rack set for microwave oven

      
Application Number 30009389
Grant Number D1141710
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-06-20
First Publication Date 2026-08-18
Grant Date 2026-08-18
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hosomi, Yusuke
  • Mizuno, Hiroshi
  • Kanehara, Wakana
  • Hessen, William Harry

58.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 19411717
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-12-08
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitaura, Tomohiro
  • Yachi, Mariko
  • Morimoto, Shigenori

Abstract

The heating cooker includes a heating compartment, an imaging device, a moving mechanism, and a posture changing mechanism. The heating compartment has the panel member surrounding the compartment inner space capable of accommodating a heated object, and heats the heated object using an electromagnetic wave. The imaging device is arranged outside the heating compartment, and images the compartment inner space through the opening portion formed in a part of the panel member. The moving mechanism moves the imaging device between the imaging position and the retracted position. The imaging position is a position facing the opening portion and capable of imaging the compartment inner space through the opening portion. The retracted position is a position retreated from the opening portion as compared with the imaging position. The posture changing mechanism changes the posture of the imaging device according to the position of the imaging device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24C 7/08 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
  • F24C 7/02 - Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy using microwaves
  • F24C 15/02 - Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges

59.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 19414629
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-12-10
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitaura, Tomohiro
  • Yachi, Mariko
  • Morimoto, Shigenori

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating compartment, an imaging device, and an optical member. The heating compartment has the panel member surrounding the compartment inner space capable of accommodating a heated object, and heats the heated object using an electromagnetic wave. The imaging device is arranged outside the heating compartment, and images the compartment inner space through the opening portion formed in a part of the panel member. The optical member is provided separately from the imaging device, and is disposed on the compartment inner space side as viewed from the imaging device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H05B 6/64 - Heating using microwaves
  • G03B 17/55 - Details of cameras or camera bodiesAccessories therefor with provision for heating or cooling, e.g. in aircraft
  • H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
  • H04N 23/55 - Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensorsMounting thereof
  • H04N 23/57 - Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices

60.

USER EQUIPMENTS AND METHODS

      
Application Number 19471026
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-04
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke
  • Suzuki, Shoichi

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise a controller, a receiver and a transmitter; wherein if the UE supports the dynamic resource pool sharing for co-channel coexistence for LTE-sidelink and NR-sidelink and if the second candidate single-slot resource overlaps with at least first reserved resource for LTE-sidelink UE, a HARQ feedback enabled/disabled indicator field in a SCI format in the PSSCH transmission is set to ‘disable’.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04L 1/1812 - Hybrid protocolsHybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ]

61.

BASE STATION, USER EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL HANDOVER WITH CONDITIONAL PSCELL ADDITION/CHANGE

      
Application Number 19471058
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-29
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, He-Hsuan
  • Shih, Mei-Ju
  • Lin, Chia-Hung

Abstract

A method performed by a base station (BS) for Conditional Handover (CHO) with Conditional Primary Secondary Cell Group (SCG) Cell (PS-Cell) Addition/Change (CPAC) is provided. The method includes receiving, from a source Master Node (MN), a first message indicating the BS as a candidate target MN for a CHO procedure; transmitting, to a second BS, a second message indicating the second BS as a candidate target Secondary Node (SN) for a CPAC procedure, the second message including a measurement result associated with the second BS; receiving, from the second BS, a first acknowledgement message including a first radio resource configuration corresponding to an SCG and a PSCell; and transmitting, to the source MN, a second acknowledgement message including a second radio resource configuration corresponding to a Master Cell Group (MCG) and a Primary Cell (PCell), the first radio resource configuration, and an execution condition for the CPAC procedure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements
  • H04W 36/36 - Reselection control by user or terminal equipment

62.

TERMINAL APPARATUS AND BASE STATION APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19471082
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-04
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Yokomakura, Kazunari
  • Morimoto, Ryota

Abstract

A receiver configured to receive a first PDCCH to which first DCI is mapped, a second PDCCH to which second DCI is mapped, and a PDSCH scheduled by the first DCI, and a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink channel scheduled by the second DCI are included. First beam information is indicated by a TCI field in the first DCI. The first beam information is applied for the uplink channel. The first PDCCH and the second PDCCH are associated with a first CORESET pool index. A first uplink timing for the uplink channel is determined by a first TAG ID. The first TAG ID is determined based on the TCI field. A codepoint of the TCI field corresponds to the first TAG ID.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

63.

WIRING SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 19533717
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-09
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Honjo, Masatomo

Abstract

A wiring substrate includes a first insulating film having a first insulating portion and a second insulating portion that is smaller in film thickness than is the first insulating portion, a first wire placed over the first insulating portion and composed of part of a first conducting film placed at a higher layer than the first insulating film, a second wire placed over the second insulating portion and composed of part of the first conducting film, and a second insulating film, placed at a high layer than the first conducting film, that has a third insulating portion disposed not to overlap the first wire and to overlap the second wire.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements
  • G02F 1/1335 - Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
  • H10D 86/40 - Integrated devices formed in or on insulating or conducting substrates, e.g. formed in silicon-on-insulator [SOI] substrates or on stainless steel or glass substrates characterised by multiple TFTs
  • H10D 86/60 - Integrated devices formed in or on insulating or conducting substrates, e.g. formed in silicon-on-insulator [SOI] substrates or on stainless steel or glass substrates characterised by multiple TFTs wherein the TFTs are in active matrices

64.

USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS AND METHODS

      
Application Number 19154156
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-13
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitahara, Makoto
  • Nogami, Toshizo
  • Takahashi, Hiroki
  • Yokomakura, Kozue

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise processing circuitry configured to determine multiple PRACH occasions constituting of a set of PRACH occasions at least based on a PRACH preamble ID, and transmission circuitry configured to perform multiple PRACH transmissions in the set of PRACH occasions.

IPC Classes  ?

65.

USER EQUIPMENTS AND METHODS

      
Application Number 19154371
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-06
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke
  • Suzuki, Shoichi

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise a receiver and a transmitter; wherein if the candidate single-slot resource overlaps with at least one reserved resource for LTE-sidelink Antenna unit UE and if the UE supports the dynamic resource pool sharing for co-channel coexistence for LTE-sidelink and NR-sidelink, the first threshold value is set based on L1 priorities of the candidate single-slot resource and the reserved resource.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements
  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
  • H04W 72/563 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria of the wireless resources

66.

USER EQUIPMENT (UE)

      
Application Number 19154982
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-30
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Izumi, Masaki
  • Sugawara, Yasuo

Abstract

At present, extension of a function of ProSe services has been studied. Specifically, switching between interfaces and a method for implementing emergency services via another UE have also been studied. Meanwhile, a behavior of each apparatus in a case of occurrence of an abnormality has not been clarified. A User Equipment (UE) selects an appropriate communication path by using a path selection policy or a path switching policy. The UE indicates whether or not to support emergency services using a relay. The network transmits a PDU session establishment reject message in a case of not supporting the emergency services using the relay.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 60/04 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registrationTerminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration using triggered events
  • H04W 4/90 - Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
  • H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

67.

USER EQUIPMENTS AND METHODS

      
Application Number 19156120
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-09
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Suzuki, Shoichi

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise a receiver and a transmitter; wherein the transmitter is configured to set the second threshold value based on the first threshold value when a number of candidate single-slot resources sources is equal to or larger than a third threshold value used for the resource selection procedure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/02 - Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink

68.

TERMINAL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19156125
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-01
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yokomakura, Kozue
  • Nogami, Toshizo
  • Takahashi, Hiroki
  • Kitahara, Makoto

Abstract

A terminal apparatus for performing sidelink communication with another terminal apparatus includes a radio transmitting unit configured to transmit a PSCCH, a PSSCH, and an SL PRS. An SCI format 1-A of the PSCCH includes a 2nd stage SCI format field, and in a case that the SL-PRS is transmitted, the 2nd stage SCI format field is configured to 11.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink

69.

CELL BARRING HANDLING FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING CELLS

      
Application Number 19156224
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-26
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ishii, Atsushi

Abstract

A wireless terminal of a cellular telecommunication system which comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, from a first cell, a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) comprising an indication indicating that the first cell does not provide system information. The processor circuitry is configured to perform a cell selection/reselection procedure to determine, based on the SSB, whether or not to select/reselect the cell. In a case that the wireless terminal has received, from an anchor cell, network energy saving (NES) cell information indicating that the first cell is an NES cell associated with the anchor cell, the first cell is treated as a candidate for the cell selection/reselection procedure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/02 - Power saving arrangements
  • H04W 48/06 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions based on traffic conditions
  • H04W 48/20 - Selecting an access point

70.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19156602
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-31
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yokomakura, Kozue
  • Nogami, Toshizo
  • Takahashi, Hiroki
  • Kitahara, Makoto

Abstract

A terminal apparatus for communicating with a base station apparatus and performing sidelink communication with another terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus including a radio receiving unit configured to receive a DCI included in a PDCCH from the base station apparatus and a radio transmitting unit configured to transmit a PSCCH, a PSSCH, and an SL PRS. In a case that the DCI is a first DCI format, the first DCI format is used for scheduling of the PSSCH, and in a case that the SL PRS is transmitted, a second DCI format is used, and the second DCI format is different from the first DCI format.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
  • H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

71.

USER EQUIPMENTS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 19471024
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-04
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Suzuki, Shoichi
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke

Abstract

A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes requesting the UE to determine candidate resources, the higher layer being a layer higher than a physical layer of the UE, the candidate resources been used for resource selection for a PSSCH transmission in a sidelink resource pool, and performing, based on whether the higher layer provides a parameter, a determination of the candidate resources in time domain, the parameter indicating a number of consecutive slots, wherein, in a case that the higher layer provides the parameter, a candidate resource is determined to include resources in the number of consecutive slots, and in a case that the higher layer does not provide the parameter, a candidate resource is determined to include resources in a single slot.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

72.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DECODING VIDEO DATA

      
Application Number 19471063
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-29
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chen, Chih-Yuan
  • Yang, Yu-Chiao

Abstract

A method of decoding video data performed by an electronic device is provided. The method receives the video data and determines a block unit from a current frame included in the video data. The method further determines a split line of the block unit and divide the block unit based on the split line to generate geometric partitions. The method then determines, for the block unit, an intra candidate list including more than one of intra template matching prediction (IntraTMP) mode candidates, and intra block copy (IBC) mode candidates and select predicting modes from the intra candidate list. A first one of the predicting modes is a first one of the IntraTMP mode candidates. The method reconstructs the block unit based on the predicting modes. Each of the geometric partitions in the block unit is reconstructed using at least one of the predicting modes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
  • H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
  • H04N 19/136 - Incoming video signal characteristics or properties
  • H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
  • H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques

73.

Paper feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

      
Application Number 19050264
Grant Number 12722919
Status In Force
Filing Date 2025-02-11
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Grant Date 2026-09-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Shibayama, Tsuyoshi

Abstract

A paper feeding apparatus includes: a pickup roller that pulls out, on a one-by-one basis, sheets stacked on a paper feeding cassette; a paper feeding roller that sends, to a conveyance path, a sheet pulled out by the pickup roller; a separation roller that abuts on the paper feeding roller and prevents double feeding of the sheets; a roller arrangement space in which the pickup roller, the paper feeding roller, and the separation roller are arranged; a work space that communicates with the roller arrangement space and is for taking out the pickup roller, the paper feeding roller, or the separation roller; a guide portion that closes the work space so that the sheet can pass through the work space and guides the sheets stacked on the paper feeding cassette to the conveyance path; and a roller cover that is arranged in the guide portion and exposes the work space. The roller cover is arranged slidably in an insertion and removal direction of the paper feeding cassette.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65H 1/26 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with auxiliary supports to facilitate introduction or renewal of the pile
  • B65H 3/68 - Article guides or smoothers, e.g. movable in operation immovable in operation

74.

USER EQUIPMENTS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 19155714
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-09
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Suzuki, Shoichi
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke

Abstract

A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes performing a sidelink (SL) logical channel prioritization procedure; and determining, in the SL logical channel prioritization procedure, a priority order between a first SL CSI reporting Medium Access Control Element (MAC CE) and a second SL CSI reporting MAC CE, the first SL CSI reporting MAC CE carrying channel quality indicator (CQI) and rank indicator (RI) and the second SL CSI reporting MAC CE carrying at least a report quantity other than the CQI and the RI, wherein the second SL CSI reporting MAC CE is prioritized over the first SL CSI reporting MAC CE.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/563 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria of the wireless resources
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink

75.

SYSTEM INFORMATION ACQUISITION FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING CELLS

      
Application Number 19155730
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-26
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ishii, Atsushi

Abstract

A wireless terminal of a cellular telecommunication system which comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, from an anchor cell, network energy saving (NES) cell information comprising: an identity of a NES cell associated with the anchor cell, and essential information. The essential information comprises information required to access the NES cell. The processor circuitry is configured to access the NES cell using the NES information.

IPC Classes  ?

76.

METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR BEAM INDICATION FOR LTM

      
Application Number 19156606
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-06
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Lin, Chia-Hung
  • Shih, Mei-Ju
  • Lin, Wan-Chen

Abstract

A method for beam indication for LTM performed by a UE is provided. The method includes receiving, from a source cell, at least one candidate cell configuration, each of the at least one candidate cell configuration including at least one TCI state list; receiving, from the source cell, a cell switching MAC CE indicating a target cell and activating and indicating at least one TCI state associated with the indicated target cell, the activated and indicated at least one TCI state being included in the at least one TCI state list included in one of the at least one candidate cell configuration, and the one of the at least one candidate cell configuration corresponding to the indicated target cell; and performing, based on the activated and indicated at least one TCI state, UL transmissions to the indicated target cell and DL receptions from the indicated target cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

77.

NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATER (NCR) CONTROL INFORMATION FOR APERIODIC DOWNLINK ACCESS LINK BEAM INDICATION AND BACKHAUL TIMING

      
Application Number 19156609
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-16
First Publication Date 2026-08-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

A network controlled repeater (NCR) is described. The NCR includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a downlink control information (DCI) from a gNodeB (gNB) for an access link aperiodic downlink (DL) beam indication, including at least an access link DL beam index, an access link DL time resource index, and a configurable field on the backhaul time resource indication. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to determine an aperiodic DL time resource on a backhaul link corresponding to the aperiodic DL time resource on the access link. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to receive and buffer a DL signal on the determined aperiodic DL time resource on the backhaul link. The NCR may also include transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the buffered DL signal from the backhaul link on the aperiodic DL time resource with the indicated beam on the access link.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

78.

OPERATION TERMINAL, PROGRAM, AND FAILED COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19460535
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-27
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nagai, Kouichi
  • Kakiuchi, Atsushi
  • Fumihara, Hirotoshi

Abstract

A display control unit is configured to, when a communication unit comes into communication with an air conditioner, display a quick operation instruction icon on a display unit, the quick operation instruction icon being enabled to instruct the air conditioner to execute a quick operation for identifying a failed section. The display control unit displays, upon acquiring information of a failed section identified based on the quick operation, the failed section and an identifying operation instruction icon on the display unit, the identifying operation instruction icon being enabled to instruct the air conditioner to execute an identifying operation for identifying a failed component that is a cause of a failure in the failed section.

IPC Classes  ?

79.

CONTROLLING RETRANSMISSION DELAY OF PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (PRACH) TRANSMISSION

      
Application Number 19044492
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-03
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Baek, Sangkyu

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) selects a first random access channel occasion (RO). The UE initiates a random access (RA) procedure by transmitting, to a base station (BS), an RA preamble in the first RO. The UE receives, from the BS, an RA response (RAR) indicating an uplink for a message 3 (Msg3) is not granted. The UE select a second RO. In a case that the first RO is within a subband full duplex (SBFD) region in time domain, the UE calculates a backoff time as a function of a first scaling factor. In a case that the first RO is within a non-SBFD region in the time domain, the UE calculates the backoff time as a function of a second scaling factor different from the first scaling factor. The UE retransmits, to the BS, the RA preamble in the second RO after a duration of the calculated backoff time.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
  • H04L 1/08 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system

80.

CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER OF PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL (PUSCH) DURING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE

      
Application Number 19044494
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-03
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Baek, Sangkyu

Abstract

A UE selects a random access channel occasion (RO), and transmits, to a BS, a random access (RA) preamble in the RO. The RO is transmitted within either the SBFD region or the non-SBFD region in time domain. The UE receives an RA response, corresponding to the transmitted RA preamble. The UE selects either the SBFD region or the non-SBFD region for transmitting an uplink message via a PUSCH transmission, and determines whether the selected region for the PUSCH transmission is the same as the region within which the RO is transmitted. If the selected region for the PUSCH transmission is the same as the region within which the RO is transmitted, the UE determines a first transmission power for the PUSCH transmission. Otherwise, the UE determines a second, different, transmission power for the PUSCH transmission. The UE transmits the uplink message via the PUSCH at the determined transmission power.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
  • H04L 5/14 - Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
  • H04W 52/14 - Separate analysis of uplink or downlink
  • H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

81.

INTERNET OF THINGS NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK TIME DIVISION DUPLEX SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL POSITIONS IN AN INTERNET OF THINGS NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK DOWNLINK TIMESLOT

      
Application Number 19047428
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-06
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

An internet of things (IoT) non-terrestrial network (NTN) device user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive synchronization signals in an IoT NTN downlink (DL) timeslot and to determine a relative location of at least one synchronization signal within the IoT NTN DL timeslot.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04L 5/14 - Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

82.

USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR CODEBOOK BASED PUSCH TRANSMISSION

      
Application Number 19151439
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-01
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chou, Po-Chun
  • Lin, Chia-Hung
  • Shih, Mei-Ju
  • Lin, Wan-Chen
  • Li, Yen-Hua

Abstract

A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for codebook based Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a PUSCH configuration via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, the PUSCH configuration including a first parameter indicating grouping information for eight transmission antenna ports of the UE; receiving, from the BS, first DCI including a first field and a second field, the first field indicating an 8-port Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resource corresponding to the eight transmission antenna ports, and the second field indicating an index; determining a dedicated table based on the first parameter; determining a first precoding matrix based on the dedicated table and the index; and performing codebook based PUSCH transmission using the first precoding matrix.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

83.

USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION AND METHOD

      
Application Number 19153135
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-12
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Hiroki
  • Nogami, Toshizo
  • Yokomakura, Kozue
  • Kitahara, Makoto

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE comprises reception circuitry configured to receive one or plurality of SSBs; control circuitry configured to select a first SSB from the one or more SSBs based on a first RSRP threshold and configured to determine whether to perform multiple PRACH transmissions based on second RSRP thresholds, wherein each of the second RSRP thresholds is associated with a certain number of multiple PRACH transmissions; and transmission circuitry configured to transmit one or plurality of PRACH transmissions on one or plurality of PRACH occasions which are associated with the first SSB.

IPC Classes  ?

84.

TERMINAL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19154372
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-01-31
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Suzuki, Shoichi

Abstract

Multiple durations or a single duration for a CPE are determined based on whether sidelink transmission is transmission in a reserved resource and whether any reserved resource for another terminal apparatus is present in a slot in which sidelink transmission is performed, the determined duration for the CPE is applied to the sidelink transmission, and the sidelink transmission is performed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes

85.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19154782
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-10-27
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Yokomakura, Kazunari
  • Morimoto, Ryota

Abstract

A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a PDCCH to which DCI is mapped, and a transmitter configured to transmit a first PUCCH scheduled by the DCI and transmit a second PUCCH, wherein a first PUCCH resource for the first PUCCH is indicated by the DCI, a second PUCCH resource for the second PUCCH is configured by a first higher layer parameter, first beam information applied to the first PUCCH is determined based on a value of a first CORESET pool index, second beam information applied to the second PUCCH is determined based on a value of a second CORESET pool index, the value of the first CORESET pool index corresponds to a CORESET for the PDCCH, and the value of the second CORESET pool index is provided for the second PUCCH resource.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling
  • 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
  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows

86.

ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING SENSORS OF A TERMINAL DEVICE

      
Application Number 19155700
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-22
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Park, Kenneth James
  • Ishii, Atsushi
  • Shrivastava, Rudraksh

Abstract

A terminal device of a New Radio (NR) system and a corresponding method are provided. The method includes receiving, by RF reception circuitry of the terminal device, while the terminal device resides in an enabled state, a first command to transition to one of a plurality of disabled states in which the RF reception circuitry is enabled and RF transmission circuitry of the terminal device is disabled. The disabled states include a first disabled state in which one or more sensors of the terminal device are activated and are configured according to a first configuration; a second disabled state in which the one or more sensors are deactivated and are configured according to the first configuration; and a third disabled state in which the one or more sensors are deactivated and are configured according to the factory reset configuration.

IPC Classes  ?

87.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 19437420
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-12-31
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitagawa, Hideki
  • Hara, Yoshihito
  • Maeda, Masaki
  • Nishimura, Jun
  • Hirata, Yoshiharu
  • Hara, Kengo

Abstract

A display device includes a base substrate; a TFT layer provided on the base substrate and including a first metal film, a first inorganic insulating film, a second metal film, a first organic insulating film, a third metal film, and a second organic insulating film that are sequentially stacked; and a light-emitting element layer provided on the TFT layer. The third metal film includes a titanium-based metal film, an aluminum-based metal film, and a titanium-based metal film that are sequentially stacked.

IPC Classes  ?

88.

FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19443248
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-08
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Maeda, Tomohiro

Abstract

A fixing device includes a heater, and the heater includes a heater base material, first electrode portions that are respectively provided at both end portions of a first surface of the heater base material, second electrode portions that are respectively provided at both end portions of a second surface of the heater base material, a first heat generation body that is formed between the two first electrode portions on the first surface, and generates heat by energization, and a second heat generation body that is formed between the two second electrode portions on the second surface, and generates heat by energization. The first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are provided at positions that at least partially overlap with each other in a longitudinal direction as viewed in a thickness direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
  • H05B 3/22 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater non-flexible

89.

AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT DEVICE

      
Application Number 19444369
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-09
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Nakamoto, Atsushi

Abstract

An automatic transport device 1 includes a holder 28 that has a slide surface 28a and holds a transport target object 6 on the slide surface 28a so as to be slidable in a front-rear direction, rails 20x and 20y disposed on the slide surface 28a, a base 22 connected to the rails 20x and 20y so as to be movable in the front-rear direction above the slide surface 28a, a drive motor 24 that slides the base 22 along the rails 20x and 20y, an extendable mechanism 23 that is disposed on the base 22 and is extendable outward from an end portion of the slide surface 28a in the front-rear direction, and a coupler 21 that is disposed at a distal end of the extendable mechanism 23 and coupled to a side surface of the transport target object 6.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65G 1/04 - Storage devices mechanical
  • B66F 9/06 - Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
  • B66F 9/07 - Floor-to-roof stacking devices, e.g. stacker cranes, retrievers
  • B66F 9/18 - Load gripping or retaining means
  • G05D 1/667 - Delivering or retrieving payloads
  • G05D 107/70 - Industrial sites, e.g. warehouses or factories

90.

LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY

      
Application Number 19529648
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-02-04
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Minami, Daisuke
  • Asagi, Hiroaki
  • Minoura, Kiyoshi

Abstract

A liquid crystal element includes: a first substrate, a first weak anchoring horizontal alignment film, a liquid crystal layer containing dual-frequency drive liquid crystal molecules, a second weak anchoring horizontal alignment film, and a second substrate in this order. The liquid crystal element further includes a retardation layer, a comb-teeth electrode is provided on at least one of the first substrate or the second substrate, the dual-frequency drive liquid crystal molecules are twist-aligned, an alignment direction of dual-frequency drive liquid crystal molecules located at a center of the liquid crystal layer in a thickness direction is perpendicular or parallel to an extension direction of the comb-teeth electrode, the retardation layer includes a first quarter-wavelength film and a second quarter-wavelength film, and at least one of the first quarter-wavelength film or the second quarter-wavelength film is a positive A plate or a negative A plate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1343 - Electrodes
  • G02F 1/13363 - Birefringent elements, e.g. for optical compensation
  • G02F 1/139 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering based on orientation effects in which the liquid crystal remains transparent

91.

SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING COLLISIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

      
Application Number 19046354
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-05
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ghanbarinejad, Majid
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Ishii, Atsushi

Abstract

A wireless terminal of a communications system comprises interface circuitry and processor circuitry. The interface circuitry is configured to receive, from a network node over a radio interface, a first configuration comprising an indication of a priority rule for resolving a collision between receiving at least one downlink channel/signal and transmitting at least one uplink channel/signal. The processor circuitry is configured to make determinations, including a first determination that the at least one downlink channel/signal and the at least one uplink channel/signal overlap by at least one symbol and a second determination whether to receive the at least one downlink channel/signal or transmit the at least one uplink channel/signal in accordance with the priority rule. The interface circuitry is further configured to receive the at least one downlink channel/signal or transmit the at least one uplink channel/signal in accordance with the second determination.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/1867 - Arrangements specially adapted for the transmitter end
  • H04L 1/1822 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems involving configuration of automatic repeat request [ARQ] with parallel processes
  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements

92.

SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING TIMING ADVANCE MISMATCH IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

      
Application Number 19046373
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-05
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ghanbarinejad, Majid
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Ishii, Atsushi

Abstract

a wireless terminal of a communications system. In an example embodiment and mode, the wireless terminal comprises interface circuitry and at least one processor. The interface circuitry is configured to receive, from a network node over a radio interface, a latest decoded timing advance, TA, command. The at least one processor is configured to make a determination that an uplink transmission according to the latest decoded timing advance, TA, command would or could result in a timing advance mismatch and/or a downlink-uplink collision on the radio interface, and to generate a timing advance, TA, report message as a result of the determination. The interface circuitry is configured to transmit the timing advance, TA, report message to the network node over the radio interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0816 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] with collision avoidance
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 5/16 - Half-duplex systemsSimplex/duplex switchingTransmission of break signals

93.

INTERNET OF THINGS NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK TIME DIVISION DUPLEX FRAME STRUCTURE AND TIME SLOT DETERMINATION

      
Application Number 19047419
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-06
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

An internet of things (IoT) non-terrestrial network (NTN) device user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to determine an IoT NTN downlink (DL) timeslot within legacy time division duplex (TDD) DL slots. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to determine an IoT NTN uplink (UL) timeslot within legacy TDD UL slots.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/14 - Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

94.

INTERNET OF THINGS NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK TIME DIVISION DUPLEX SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL MAPPING IN INTERNET OF THINGS NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK DOWNLINK TIMESLOTS AND PERIODS

      
Application Number 19047439
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-06
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

An internet of things (IoT) non-terrestrial network (NTN) device user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive synchronization signals in an IoT NTN downlink (DL) timeslot and to determine synchronization signal mapping of the received synchronization signals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 76/40 - Connection management for selective distribution or broadcast

95.

USER EQUIPMENT (UE)

      
Application Number 19145830
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-11-14
First Publication Date 2026-08-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Sugawara, Yasuo

Abstract

Detailed behaviors of a UE and a network are clarified in order to efficiently support temporally restricted NSs. A UE transmits a registration request message including information indicating support for a temporary network slice, receives a registration accept message or a registration reject message including allowed NSSAI or configured NSSAI including S-NSSAI indicating the temporary network slice, and a timer value corresponding to the S-NSSAI, starts a timer using the timer value, stores the S-NSSAI in allowed NSSAI or configured NSSAI in the UE, and, in a case that the timer expires, removes the S-NSSAI from the allowed NSSAI or the configured NSSAI in the UE, and stores the S-NSSAI in rejected NSSAI in the UE.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/18 - Selecting a network or a communication service
  • H04W 48/08 - Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery

96.

AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19444390
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-09
First Publication Date 2026-07-30
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Taka, Kyosuke
  • Yoshinaga, Naoto
  • Matsuoka, Yuuki

Abstract

A storage shelf includes a stock shelf that stores a transport object, and a transfer device that takes in and out the transport object on the stock shelf. An automatic transport device includes a coupler couplable to the storage shelf and switchable between a coupled state being coupled to the storage shelf and a non-coupled state not being coupled to the storage shelf, an electric power supplier that supplies electric power to the transfer device via the coupler when the coupler is in the coupled state, and a traveler that causes the automatic transport device to travel.

IPC Classes  ?

97.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19453561
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-20
First Publication Date 2026-07-30
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Tomita, Chikako

Abstract

The present disclosure includes: a communicator capable of communicating with an other device via an established communication channel; and a controller. When receiving a request to establish a session from the other device via the communication channel, the controller generates session information for identifying the session according to a state of the communication channel, through which the request is received, and transmits the generated session information to the other device via the communicator. When the session information is received from the other device via the communicator, and the state of the communication channel, through which the session information is received, does not conform to a state of the communication channel corresponding to the session information, the controller invalidates the session based on the session information.

IPC Classes  ?

98.

LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 19456090
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-22
First Publication Date 2026-07-30
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Masuda, Takeshi

Abstract

A lighting device includes a light source having a light emitting surface through which light exits toward a surface of a light supplied object, and a concave mirror disposed on a lateral side of the light supplied object and opposite the light emitting surface of the light source. The concave mirror has a reflection surface that reflects the light from the light source to be directed along the surface of the light supplied object.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02F 1/1335 - Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
  • G02F 1/1333 - Constructional arrangements

99.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19456139
Status Pending
Filing Date 2026-01-22
First Publication Date 2026-07-30
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Taguchi, Takahiro
  • Yoshikawa, Kouta
  • Itagaki, Yuusuke

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device that includes a switching member capable of switching between a pressurization state in which a pressurization member is pressurized against a rotatable fixing member and a pressurization-release state, and an access member. The switching member is movable between an open/closed-state pressurization possible position where the pressurization member is capable of being in the pressurization state regardless of opening/closing of the access member, and an open-state pressurization-release possible position where the pressurization member is capable of being in the pressurization-release state when the access member is open but is not capable of being in the pressurization-release state when the access member is closed. The switching member is further movable to an open/closed-state pressure-release possible position at which the pressurization member is capable of being in the pressurization-release state regardless of opening/closing of the access member.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
  • G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements

100.

DETERMINING THE ACCURACY OF REFERENCE SIGNAL MEASUREMENT REDUCTION CONFIGURATIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS

      
Application Number 19041686
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-30
First Publication Date 2026-07-30
Owner SHARP KABUSHI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Baek, Sangkyu
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Park, Kenneth
  • Shrivastava, Rudraksh

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) receives, from a network, a first configuration for reference signal (RS) measurement reduction. The UE receives, from the network, a second configuration for determining the accuracy of the first configuration. The second configuration identifies a first time occasion to start determining the accuracy of the first configuration. The UE predicts values of a set of one or more RS occasions that start at the first time occasion. The UE performs measurement of values of the set of RS occasions starting at the first time occasion. The UE determines the accuracy of the first configuration based on the comparison of the predicted values of the set of RS occasions and the measured values of the set of RS occasions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling
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