公开(公告)号：US10116369B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15288417

申请日：2016-10-07

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Daniel Schneider ,  Andreas Schwager

IPC: H04B7/02 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/32 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W72/00 ,  H04B7/0413

Abstract: A control unit of a communication device provides multicast precoding information from at least first beamforming information descriptive for a first transmission channel and second beamforming information descriptive for a second transmission channel. A precoder unit beamforms at least one signal using the multicast precoding information to obtain at least two precoded signals. A transmitter circuit which is electrically coupled to the precoder unit multicasts transmission signals through the at least first and a second transmission channels, wherein the transmission signals are derived from the precoded signals.

公开(公告)号：US09843357B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US14880687

申请日：2015-10-12

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Andreas Schwager ,  Daniel Schneider

IPC: H04B3/00 ,  H04L25/00 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/32 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L1/06 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04B3/46

CPC classification number: H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/32 ,  H04B3/46 ,  H04B2203/5425 ,  H04B2203/5466 ,  H04L1/0009 ,  H04L1/0618 ,  H04L5/0044

Abstract: A method for transmitting signals over a power line network, wherein within the power line network at least one transmitter and at least one receiver communicate via at least two channels, each channel including a respective feeding port of at least one transmitter and the respective receiving port of the at least one transmitter and transmitter including at least two feeding ports. The method: determines a channel characteristic of each of the channels; applies a feeding port selection criterion based on the channel characteristic; and selects an excluded feeding port among the at least two feeding ports based on the feeding port selection criterion, wherein the excluded feeding port is not used during further communication. A corresponding power line communication modem can implement the method.

公开(公告)号：US09634720B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14320814

申请日：2014-07-01

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Andreas Schwager ,  Martin Fritz

IPC: H04B3/32 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/487

CPC classification number: H04B3/32 ,  H04B3/487 ,  H04B3/54

Abstract: It is described an apparatus for determining a PLC-to-DSL crosstalk estimate. The apparatus comprises a PLC-to-DSL channel estimator which is arranged to receive an input signal, comprising a DSL contribution and a PLC-to-DSL crosstalk contribution, and which is arranged to determine channel state information of a PLC-to-DSL channel responsible for the PLC-to-DSL crosstalk contribution in the input signal. The apparatus further comprises a crosstalk processor which is arranged to determine the PLC-to-DSL crosstalk estimate based on the channel state information and a reconstructed PLC transmit signal.

公开(公告)号：US08817893B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-26

申请号：US14098145

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Dietmar Schill ,  Andreas Schwager ,  Daniel Schneider

IPC: H04B3/00 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04L1/06 ,  H04L25/02

CPC classification number: H04L27/2601 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04B3/542 ,  H04B2203/5408 ,  H04B2203/5425 ,  H04L1/0693 ,  H04L5/0025 ,  H04L5/0058 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L25/0248 ,  H04L27/2646 ,  H04L27/2647

Abstract: A method for transmitting a signal from a transmitter over a channel to a receiver on a Power Line Network, wherein said signal is OFDM-modulated on a set of sub-carriers, is proposed, wherein an OFDM tonemap and an eigenbeamforming encoding matrix are determined based on a channel estimation for each sub-carrier, a tonemap feedback signal and an eigenbeamforming feedback signal are generated, which are descriptive of said OFDM tonemap and said eigenbeamforming encoding matrix, respectively, and transmitted to the transmitter. A corresponding receiver, a transmitter, a power line communication and a power line communication system are described as well.

Abstract translation: 一种用于通过信道将信号从发射机发送到电力线网络上的接收机的方法，其中所述信号在一组子载波上进行OFDM调制，其中确定OFDM子映射和本征波束形成编码矩阵 基于每个子载波的信道估计，生成分别描述所述OFDM tonemap和所述本征波束形成编码矩阵并且发送到发射机的tonemap反馈信号和本征波束形成反馈信号。 还描述了相应的接收机，发射机，电力线通信和电力线通信系统。

公开(公告)号：US10721384B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-21

申请号：US15126341

申请日：2015-03-25

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Andreas Schwager ,  Markus Kamm ,  Dietmar Schill ,  Daniel Schneider

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N13/282 ,  G01S13/86 ,  H04N5/235

Abstract: A camera includes an optical system configured to record images based on light entering the optical system from an optical field of view, a radar system configured to obtain radar information of targets within a radar field of view that is overlapping with the optical field of view, the radar information including one or more of a distance information indicating the distance of targets with respect to the camera, a speed information indicating the speed of targets with respect to the camera and dimension information indicating a dimension of targets, and a control unit configured to control at least one parameter of the optical system based on the obtained radar information.

公开(公告)号：US10701477B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US16361260

申请日：2019-03-22

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Michael Enenkl ,  Thomas Kemp ,  Patrick Putzolu ,  Andreas Schwager

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/28 ,  H04R1/24 ,  H04R1/34 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R9/06

Abstract: A loudspeaker comprising an acoustic waveguide (210), the acoustic waveguide (210) being configured to change its shape in order to change the directivity of sound emitted by the loudspeaker

公开(公告)号：US10670706B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15153933

申请日：2016-05-13

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Andreas Schwager ,  Honghui Yan ,  Norihito Mihota ,  Ralf Boehnke

IPC: G01S13/56 ,  G01S13/08 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01C21/20

Abstract: A detection device for detecting the presence of a living being at a predetermined location within a monitored area comprises an evaluation unit configured to evaluate radar radiation received by a radar unit from an assigned radar area included in said monitored area in response to radar radiation emitted by said radar unit to detect if a living being is present within said radar area and to localize a detected living being within said radar area, and a detection unit configured to correlate the location of a detected living being in said radar area with a set of predetermined locations in said monitored area to detect the presence of a living being at a predetermined location of said monitored area.

公开(公告)号：US20190306649A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16362692

申请日：2019-03-25

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Franck Giron ,  Fabien Cardinaux ,  Thomas Kemp ,  Stefan Uhlich ,  Marc Ferras Font ,  Andreas Schwager ,  Patrick Putzolu

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R3/04 ,  G06F17/11

Abstract: A device for room geometry analysis comprising: a plurality of segments (101-106) built of acoustic metamaterials, each segment (φ, θ) acting as a waveguide with a unique transfer function (B(φ, θ, ω)); and a processor configured to calculate delays (τ(φ, θ)) and respective directions (c(φ, θ)) of mirror sound sources (721-725) by decomposing a sound signal (Ŝ) obtained from a microphone (110) based on the transfer functions (B(φ, θ, ω)) of the segments (101-106) and based on a calibration signal (tsp(t)) emitted by a speaker (420).

公开(公告)号：US20190306616A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16361260

申请日：2019-03-22

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Michael Enenkl ,  Thomas Kemp ,  Patrick Putzolu ,  Andreas Schwager

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  H04R1/34 ,  H04R1/24 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R9/06

Abstract: A loudspeaker comprising an acoustic waveguide (210), the acoustic waveguide (210) being configured to change its shape in order to change the directivity of sound emitted by the loudspeaker

公开(公告)号：US10353066B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15111106

申请日：2015-01-16

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Andreas Schwager ,  Martin Rebert ,  Dietmar Schill

IPC: G01S13/58 ,  G01S13/08 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G03B13/36 ,  G03B13/20

Abstract: A camera includes an optical system configured to record images based on light entering the optical system from an optical field of view, the optical system including a focusing unit configured to focus the optical system on a target in the optical field of view, a radar system configured to obtain distance and speed information of targets within a radar field of view that is overlapping with the optical field of view, the distance and speed information indicating the distance and speed of targets with respect to the camera, and a control unit configured to control the focusing unit to focus the optical system on a target based on a selected distance and/or a selected speed.