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1.

EXPOSURE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19208874
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-15
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Mizuyama, Yoshio

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a panel member that opposes a photoreceptor and has plural light-emitting elements. The panel member has plural element groups, in which the light-emitting elements are arranged in a main scanning direction along a rotation axis of the photoreceptor. Each of the element groups includes: forward order arrangement in which the plural light-emitting elements are arranged such that positions thereof in a sub-scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction are shifted from one end side to the other end side toward one side in the main scanning direction; and reverse order arrangement in which the plural light-emitting elements are arranged such that positions thereof in the sub-scanning direction are shifted from the other end side to the one end side toward the one side in the main scanning direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material
  • G03G 15/043 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material with means for controlling illumination or exposure

2.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19202332
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-08
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHI (Japan)
Inventor Matsumoto, Kazutaka

Abstract

This disclosure provides an image forming apparatus that adjusts density of a virtual latent-image line by causing a laser corrector to correct a plurality of laser beams. The image forming apparatus controls an exposure section and causes a scanning region of a photoreceptor to be irradiated with the plurality of laser beams in a main-scanning direction to form a real latent-image line, determines whether or not a virtual latent-image line is formed between the two real latent-image lines adjacent to each other in a sub-scanning direction, and causes a laser corrector to correct a plurality of laser beams on the basis of the determination result to adjust density of a virtual latent-image line.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/043 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material with means for controlling illumination or exposure
  • G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material

3.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18874230
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-08
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Yokomakura, Kazunari
  • Morimoto, Ryota
  • Wan, Hua

Abstract

Included are a receiver configured to receive a PDSCH and a DCI format indicating reception of the PDSCH, and further a radio resource control layer processing unit that receives a first higher layer parameter, wherein a DMRS for the PDSCH is mapped to one or multiple resource elements, the one or multiple resource elements are determined based on a first index or a second index, a possible value of the first index is not identical to a possible value of the second index, in a case that the first higher layer parameter is not configured, the one or multiple resource elements are determined based on the first index, in a case that the first higher layer parameter is configured, the one or multiple resource elements are determined based on the second index, and the first higher layer parameter is related to a maximum number of DMRS ports for the DMRS.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes

4.

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

      
Application Number 18876845
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-27
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.
  • Sidiya, Ahmed

Abstract

A method of signaling neural network post-loop filter information for video data is disclosed. The method comprising: signaling a neural network post-filter characteristics message; signaling a syntax element specifying a padding type corresponding to the neural network post-filter characteristics message, wherein the syntax element includes a value specifying a wrap-around padding type and a value specifying a fixed padding type; and signaling a syntax element indicating a sample value to be used for padding in a case where the fixed padding type is specified.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 9/00 - Image coding
  • 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
  • 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

5.

PRINT HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19221763
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-29
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Teramoto, Akito
  • Ohkubo, Kenzo
  • Yamamoto, Hiroshi
  • Yamada, Katsuaki

Abstract

A print head 3 includes: a light-emitting element substrate 311 having a plurality of light-emitting elements 31-31 arranged in a line; a lens array 32 that focuses light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting elements 31-31 onto an image carrier (1); and a support member 316 that supports the light-emitting element substrate 311, and a film-like protruding portion 317 protrudes from the support member 316. The support member 316 is provided with a space SP having an opening SPa opened to the outside. The protruding portion 317 is disposed in a state of being bent from the opening SPa of the space SP into the space SP.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern

6.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

      
Application Number 19223352
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-30
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Fujitani, Masaya

Abstract

A controller generates first supplement density data from certain parts of a plurality of density input values and a plurality of pieces of first detection density data by at least one of interpolation and extrapolation of a plurality of pieces of first detection density data, generates second supplement density data from other parts of a plurality of density input values and a plurality of pieces of second detection density data by at least one of interpolation and extrapolation of a plurality of pieces of second detection density data, and generates gradation correction data using the plurality of pieces of first detection density data, the plurality of pieces of second detection density data, the first supplement density data, and the second supplement density data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
  • H04N 1/407 - Control or modification of tonal gradation or of extreme levels, e.g. background level
  • H04N 1/60 - Colour correction or control

7.

EXPOSURE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19208859
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-15
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Mizuyama, Yoshio

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a panel member opposing a photoreceptor and having plural light-emitting elements. The panel member has plural element groups, in which the light-emitting elements are arranged in a main scanning direction along a rotation axis of the photoreceptor. In the element group, the adjacent light-emitting elements in the main scanning direction are disposed such that positions in a sub-scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction are shifted from one end side to the other end side toward one side in the main scanning direction. Density correction is performed to lower density of pixels when the pixels adjacent to each other in the main scanning direction and corresponding to the light-emitting element on one end side arranged at one end in the sub-scanning direction and the light-emitting element on the other end side arranged at the other end in the sub-scanning direction are exposed to light.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/041 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material with variable magnification
  • B41J 2/45 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using arrays of radiation sources using light-emitting diode arrays
  • G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material

8.

METHOD EXECUTED BY MEANS OF USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18877337
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-29
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Chongming
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

The present invention provides a method executed by means of a user equipment, and a user equipment. The method includes the following steps: when a timer associated with a first TAG expires, maintaining an NTA value of the first TAG; for one or more serving cells belonging to the first TAG, the UE determining whether the serving cell also belongs to another TAG at the same time; and if the serving cell also belongs to another TAG and a timer associated with the other TAG is still running, the UE performing no operation; or if the serving cell also belongs to another TAG and a timer associated with the other TAG has stopped running, or if the serving cell belongs to only the first TAG, the UE performing a corresponding operation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04L 1/1812 - Hybrid protocolsHybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ]
  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
  • H04W 76/38 - Connection release triggered by timers

9.

IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19218840
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-27
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ichiu, Rika

Abstract

An image forming system includes a plurality of groups, to each of which one or more image forming apparatuses operating as parent devices and one or more image forming apparatuses operating as child devices belong, and performs image forming using the image forming apparatus belonging to a group of the plurality of groups configured. The image forming system includes a display that displays a basic screen receiving an instruction to operate the image forming apparatus, and one or more controllers that control a screen display of the basic screen. The one or more controllers display on the basic screen a switching key receiving an instruction to switch to the group designated by a user, and output from the child device a print image based on a print job registered in the parent device belonging to the group after switching.

IPC Classes  ?

10.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DECODING OR ENCODING VIDEO DATA

      
Application Number 19233334
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-10
First Publication Date 2025-12-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Teng, Chih-Yu
  • Yang, Yu-Chiao

Abstract

A method of decoding and/or encoding video data is provided. The method includes: receiving the video data; determining a chroma block unit from an image frame of the video data; determining a guiding block vector of the chroma block unit; determining a first chroma relocated block that is indicated by the guiding block vector, of the chroma block unit, that starts from the chroma block unit; determining a first relocated cross-component prediction (CCP) filter based on a first relocated position of the first chroma relocated block, where the first relocated CCP filter is one of a plurality of CCP relocated candidates in a CPP relocated list of the chroma block unit; and reconstructing the chroma block unit based on the CCP relocated list of the chroma block unit. Furthermore, an electronic device and a non-transitory machine-readable medium of an electronic device using the method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
  • 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 19/167 - Position within a video image, e.g. region of interest [ROI]
  • 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

11.

PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 19202165
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-08
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kamihisa, Sho

Abstract

A processing apparatus includes: a controller that controls display of a screen; a display that displays the screen; and a device that requires initial operations for startup thereof. The controller receives input for initial setup of the apparatus via the screen, processes the reception of the input for the initial setup of the apparatus and the initial operations for the device in parallel, and controls display of a completion screen that is displayed at an end of the initial setup of the apparatus depending on the progress of the initial operations.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06K 15/02 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data using printers
  • G06F 3/12 - Digital output to print unit

12.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SETTING METHOD

      
Application Number 19220654
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-28
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Masui, Yuuki

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a display, one or more storages that store a setting item and a setting value in an associated manner; and one or more controllers that acquire a setting value corresponding to the setting item from an external storage apparatus to set the acquired setting value to the setting value stored in the one or more storages. In a case where the setting value corresponding to a specific setting item of the setting item stored in the one or more storages are not yet set, the one or more controllers cause the display to display a setting screen used to set the setting value that is not yet set.

IPC Classes  ?

13.

VIDEO CODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19299667
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-14
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chujoh, Takeshi
  • Ikai, Tomohiro
  • Aono, Tomoko
  • Sasaki, Eiichi
  • Hashimoto, Tomonori

Abstract

In the related art, in some cases the weighted prediction processing is performed even in a case that normal prediction processing is to be performed. A video decoding apparatus includes a weighted prediction processing unit configured to decode a weight coefficient and an offset value from coded data and to generate a prediction image by multiplying an interpolation image by the weight coefficient and adding the offset value to the interpolation image, and a normal prediction processing unit configured to generate a prediction image from the interpolation image. In a case that in the weighted prediction processing unit, a bi-prediction is performed and information of the weight coefficient and the offset value is absent for both a reference list 0 and a reference list 1, the normal prediction processing unit generates a bi-prediction image.

IPC Classes  ?

14.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DECODING VIDEO DATA

      
Application Number 19306292
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-21
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yang, Yu-Chiao
  • Teng, Chih-Yu

Abstract

A method of decoding video data by an electronic device is provided. The electronic device receives the video data and determines a block unit from a current frame included in the video data. The electronic device determines, from multiple candidate lines, a partitioning line for dividing the block unit into a pair of geometric partitions using a geometric partitioning mode and, from multiple candidate modes, two different prediction modes of the block unit to generate two predicted blocks for the pair of the geometric partitions. The electronic device determines a blending width of the partitioning line from multiple candidate widths based on a block size of the block unit and weightedly combining the two predicted blocks along the partitioning line based on the blending width to reconstruct the block unit.

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 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
  • 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 19/196 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the adaptation method, adaptation tool or adaptation type used for the adaptive coding being specially adapted for the computation of encoding parameters, e.g. by averaging previously computed encoding parameters
  • H04N 19/593 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using predictive coding involving spatial prediction techniques

15.

METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18875237
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-20
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chang, Ningjuan
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

According to the present invention, provided is a method performed by a user equipment (UE), including: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message, i.e., a primary secondary cell group cell (PSCell) change command, including reconfiguration with sync for a secondary cell group (SCG); determining whether the RRC message includes an indication of SCG deactivation; and if the RRC message does not include an indication of SCG deactivation, performing a successful PSCell change report (SPCR) determination operation upon successfully completing random access triggered by the reconfiguration with sync for the SCG.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/08 - Reselecting an access point
  • H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections

16.

USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 18876744
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-30
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
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 a first number of one or more RB sets; and control unit configured to determine a second number of one or more sub-channels at least based on a third number of interlaces and a first parameter, the first parameter indicating a fourth number of interlaces to be included in a sub-channel, and to determine a size of a frequency resource assignment field in a SCI format as (X+Y) bits, X bits providing sub-channel allocation, Y bits providing RB set allocation, wherein a value of the X is determined based on the determined second number, a value of the Y is determined based on the first number.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes
  • 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

17.

LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT PANEL, PRINT HEAD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS. AND LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT PANEL MANUFACTURING METHOD

      
Application Number 19191596
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-28
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ueda, Atsushi
  • Piao, Songhuan
  • Teramoto, Akito
  • Yamamoto, Hiroshi
  • Ohkubo, Kenzo

Abstract

A film-like light emitting element panel includes a plurality of light emitting elements arrayed in a line. Positioning portions for positioning the plurality of light emitting elements at a reference positioning position on a positioning target object are provided on both end portions of the light emitting element panel in an array direction along the linear direction of the plurality of light emitting elements, and a virtual straight line connecting centers of the pair of positioning portions respectively provided on the both end portions lies within a width of the plurality of light emitting elements in a width direction orthogonal to the array direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material
  • H10K 59/80 - Constructional details
  • H10K 59/95 - Assemblies of multiple devices comprising at least one organic light-emitting element wherein all light-emitting elements are organic, e.g. assembled OLED displays

18.

USER EQUIPMENTS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TIME-FREQUENCY RESOURCE SET FOR ENHANCED DUPLEX OPERATION

      
Application Number 18877561
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-27
First Publication Date 2025-12-04
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yin, Zhanping

Abstract

A wireless terminal of a cellular telecommunication system comprises processor circuitry and transmitter circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to select between a first resource allocation mode and a second resource allocation mode for determining a radio resource(s) to use for a physical uplink control channel. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the physical uplink control channel using the radio resource(s) of a selected resource allocation mode.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
  • H04L 5/14 - Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
  • H04W 74/00 - Wireless channel access

19.

DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD

      
Application Number 19207627
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-14
First Publication Date 2025-11-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kanda, Takashi
  • Maruhashi, Yuichi

Abstract

A display device according to an embodiment is provided with a display panel, a backlight, and a backlight controller which divides the backlight into a plurality of areas, and controls a light-emission luminance of the backlight for each of the plurality of areas on the basis of an image signal. The backlight controller causes the light-emission luminance of the backlight in a first adjacent illumination area which is adjacent, in a direction in which an image included in the image signal moves, to the image to be changed from a luminance indicated by the image signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/34 - 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 by control of light from an independent source

20.

ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM FOR CODING VIDEO DATA

      
Application Number 19217372
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-23
First Publication Date 2025-11-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yang, Yu-Chiao
  • Lin, Yi-Hao

Abstract

An electronic device for decoding/encoding video data is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: receive the video data; determine a chroma block from an image frame according to the video data; construct, for the chroma block, a candidate list including multiple prediction modes; generate a reordered candidate list based on the candidate list using multiple cost metrics; determine a chroma prediction for the chroma block based on the reordered candidate list; and reconstruct the chroma block based on the chroma prediction. In addition, a non-transitory machine-readable medium for coding video data is also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/88 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using pre-processing or post-processing specially adapted for video compression involving rearrangement of data among different coding units, e.g. shuffling, interleaving, scrambling or permutation of pixel data or permutation of transform coefficient data among different blocks
  • H04N 19/107 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode between spatial and temporal predictive coding, e.g. picture refresh
  • 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 19/186 - 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

21.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING PICTURE INFORMATION IN A SLICE HEADER IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 19292866
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-06
First Publication Date 2025-11-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.
  • Samuelsson, Jonatan
  • Bossen, Frank

Abstract

This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for signaling picture information in a slice header for coded video. According to an aspect of an invention, a first flag syntax element specifying whether a picture header is present in a slice header is parsed; a second flag syntax element, specifying a luma mapping is used for a current slice or a luma mapping with a chroma scaling is not used for a current slice, and a third flag syntax element, specifying whether a scaling information for the current slice is derived, are parsed based on the first flag syntax element.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/463 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process by compressing encoding parameters before transmission
  • H04N 19/157 - Assigned coding mode, i.e. the coding mode being predefined or preselected to be further used for selection of another element or parameter
  • 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 19/174 - 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 slice, e.g. a line of blocks or a group of blocks
  • 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

22.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18874222
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-08
First Publication Date 2025-11-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Yokomakura, Kazunari
  • Morimoto, Ryota
  • Wan, Hua

Abstract

A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a PDCCH to which a DCI format indicating transmission of a PUSCH is mapped, a transmitter configured to transmit the PUSCH, and the transmitter configured to generate a DMRS for the PUSCH and a PTRS for the PUSCH, wherein a first higher layer parameter is related to the maximum number of DMRS ports for the DMRS, in a case that the first higher layer parameter is not configured, a first field in the DCI format is configured to include the first number of bits, in a case that the first higher layer parameter is configured, the first field in the DCI format is configured to include the second number of bits, and a PTRS port for the PTRS is determined based on the first field and one or multiple DMRS ports for the DMRS.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes

23.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number 19206791
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-13
First Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakagawa, Kanji
  • Shibayama, Yuki

Abstract

There is provided an image forming apparatus including an acquisition unit that acquires print data, and one or more controllers that execute storing a print job added with the print data, wherein the one or more controllers execute adding, to an image based on the print data, an image based on tracking information selected by an operation of a user from tracking information related to the storing of the print job and tracking information related to executing the print job and then executes printing the images.

IPC Classes  ?

24.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING SUBPICTURE INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 19288297
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-01
First Publication Date 2025-11-20
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.
  • Samuelsson, Jonatan

Abstract

This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for signaling subpicture information for coded video. In one example, a method of decoding video data comprises: receiving a general constraint information syntax elements; parsing a first syntax element from the general constraint information syntax elements specifying whether a constraint is imposed on the number of slices that being contained in each subpicture; receiving a picture parameter set syntax elements; and parsing a second syntax element from the picture parameter set syntax elements specifying that each subpicture contains one and only one slice, wherein a value of the second syntax element is constrained according to the first syntax element parsed from the general constraint information syntax elements.

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 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
  • 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 19/174 - 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 slice, e.g. a line of blocks or a group of blocks
  • 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

25.

In step with your future.

      
Application Number 243750600
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-11-14
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA also trading as SHARP CORPORATION (Japan)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 07 - Machines and machine tools
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 11 - Environmental control apparatus
  • 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

(1) Electric vacuum cleaners; electric washing machines for industrial purposes; electric washing machines for household purposes; Laundry washing machines incorporating a drying tumbler; dishwashers; electric wax-polishing machines for industrial purposes; electric wax-polishing machines for household purposes; electric food blenders; electric juicers; electric vegetable peelers; electric potato peelers; electric fruit peelers; food cutting machines for commercial use; electrically-powered kitchen appliance for dicing, mincing, slicing and chopping food (2) Television receivers; smartphones; mobile phones; optical disk players; DVD recorders, digital video recorders; portable audio players; video projectors; camcorders; loud speakers; headphones; earphones; microphones; facsimile machines; personal computers; tablet computers; electrostatic copying machines; document printers, computer printers for printing documents; scanners for data processing; hard disk drives; computer display monitors; digital signs; digital signage monitors; electronic interactive whiteboards; electrophoretic displays; electronic paper displays; electric batteries; rechargeable electric batteries; electric accumulators; photovoltaic cells and modules; solar batteries; photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic inverters, electric power converters, photovoltaic solar modules for production of electricity; cash registers (3) Air conditioners; air purifiers; dehumidifiers; humidifiers; electric refrigerators; electric cooking ovens; electrical rice cookers; hair dryers; electric laundry dryers; electric cooking pots; electric coffee makers; electric cooking stoves; electric fans; range hoods; electric radiant heaters for household purposes; electric toasters for household purposes; electric thermo pots; electric blankets for household purposes; electric freezers; electromagnetic induction cookers for household purposes; microwave ovens; heaters, electric, for feeding bottles; electric light fixtures; flashlights; light-emitting diodes lighting apparatus; street lamps; ceiling lights; electric deep fryers; electric roasters; dish drying machines; dish disinfectant apparatus for industrial purposes; electric water heating apparatus; beverage cooling and ice dispensing machines (1) Retail store services and wholesale services featuring electrical machinery and apparatus, namely, electric vacuum cleaners, electric washing machines for industrial purposes, electric washing machines for household purposes, Laundry washing machines incorporating a drying tumbler, dishwashers, electric wax-polishing machines for industrial purposes, electric wax-polishing machines for household purposes, electric food blenders, electric juicers, electric vegetable peelers, electric potato peelers, electric fruit peelers, food cutting machines for commercial use, electrically-powered kitchen appliance for dicing, mincing, slicing and chopping food, Television receivers, smartphones, mobile phones, optical disk players, DVD recorders, digital video recorders, portable audio players, video projectors, camcorders, loud speakers, headphones, earphones, microphones, facsimile machines, personal computers, tablet computers, electrostatic copying machines, document printers, computer printers for printing documents, scanners for data processing, hard disk drives, computer display monitors, digital signs, digital signage monitors, electronic interactive whiteboards, electrophoretic displays, electronic paper displays, electric batteries, rechargeable electric batteries, electric accumulators, photovoltaic cells and modules, solar batteries, photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic inverters, electric power converters, photovoltaic solar modules for production of electricity, cash registers, air conditioners, air purifiers, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, electric refrigerators, electric cooking ovens, electrical rice cookers, hair dryers, electric laundry dryers, electric cooking pots, electric coffee makers, electric cooking stoves, electric fans, range hoods, electric radiant heaters for household purposes, electric toasters for household purposes, electric thermo pots, electric blankets for household purposes, electric freezers, electromagnetic induction cookers for household purposes, microwave ovens, heaters, electric, for feeding bottles, electric light fixtures, flashlights, light-emitting diodes lighting apparatus, street lamps, ceiling lights, electric deep fryers, electric roasters, dish drying machines, dish disinfectant apparatus for industrial purposes, electric water heating apparatus, beverage cooling and ice dispensing machines

26.

FLOW BATTERY CELL AND METAL-AIR FLOW BATTERY CELL

      
Application Number 19194422
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-30
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kitagawa, Tomo
  • Mizuhata, Hirotaka
  • Takenaka, Shinobu
  • Yoshida, Akihito

Abstract

A flow battery cell includes a separator, a negative electrode chamber, and a positive electrode chamber placed opposite the negative electrode chamber across the separator, wherein a flow path width of the positive electrode chamber is smaller than a flow path width of the negative electrode chamber.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 8/026 - CollectorsSeparators, e.g. bipolar separatorsInterconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant characterised by grooves, e.g. their pitch or depth
  • H01M 8/0263 - CollectorsSeparators, e.g. bipolar separatorsInterconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant having meandering or serpentine paths
  • H01M 8/0265 - CollectorsSeparators, e.g. bipolar separatorsInterconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant the reactant or coolant channels having varying cross sections

27.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING A RECONSTRUCTION ERROR IN VIDEO CODING BASED ON A CROSS-COMPONENT CORRELATION

      
Application Number 19272128
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-17
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Misra, Kiran Mukesh
  • Bossen, Frank
  • Segall, Christopher Andrew

Abstract

A method of filtering reconstructed video data is disclosed. The method comprising: inputting reconstructed luma component sample values; deriving a filtered sample value by using cross component filter coefficients and the reconstructed luma component sample values prior to an adaptive loop filtering process; deriving a refinement value for chroma components by using the filtered sample value; and deriving a refined chroma sample value by using a sum of a sample value of chroma components and the refinement value for chroma components.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/117 - Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing
  • H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
  • 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

28.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING PICTURE INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 19273823
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-18
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.
  • Samuelsson, Jonatan

Abstract

This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for signaling picture information for coded video. According to an aspect of an invention, first syntax element specifying an index corresponding to a collocated picture used for temporal motion vector prediction is parsed from a picture header in a case that both (a) first flag indicating whether temporal motion vector predictor can be enabled for a picture associated with the picture header and (b) second flag indicating information associated with reference picture list are equal to 1.

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 19/105 - 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 19/172 - 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 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding

29.

VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, VIDEO CODING APPARATUS, AND ANGULAR MODE DERIVATION APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18870517
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-26
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yasugi, Yukinobu
  • Ikai, Tomohiro
  • Aono, Tomoko

Abstract

In a conventional angular mode derivation, comparison of a magnitude relationship is required multiple times to convert gradients of pixel values into an angular mode, and this hinders parallel processing. A gradient derivation unit configured to derive a first gradient being a gradient of a pixel value included in a gradient derivation target image, and an angular mode derivation unit configured to derive an angular mode, using the first gradient, a second gradient different from the first gradient, and two prescribed tables are included.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
  • 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

30.

IDENTIFYING NEAR FIELD VISIBILITY REGIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19181249
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-16
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Poddar, Hitesh
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

A method for a base station (BS) is provided. The method defines several basic visibility regions (VRs). Each basic VR is associated with a non-overlapping subset of the antenna ports of the BS. The method transmits a first CSI configuration that includes several CSI resource sets to a UE. Each CSI resource set identifies one or more CSI resources for one of the basic VRs. The method receives a set of channel quality measurement reports from the UE, each of which corresponds to a CSI resource set. The method then selects, for the UE, a UE-specific VR based on the set of channel quality measurement reports. The UE-specific VR includes one or more basic VRs. The method then transmits, to the UE, a second CSI configuration that includes a set of CSI resource sets, each of which identifies one or more resources for a basic VR of the UE-specific VR.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

31.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 19190425
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-25
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Goto, Toshiyuki
  • Takemoto, Nobuo

Abstract

A heating cooker includes: a heating and cooking chamber configured to heat an object to be heated; a housing configured to accommodate the heating and cooking chamber; and an electric component arranged between the heating and cooking chamber and the housing, wherein the heating and cooking chamber has a vertical wall that intersects a horizontal direction, the housing has a vertical outer wall facing the vertical wall, the electric component includes a main body portion that is arranged between the vertical outer wall and the vertical wall, and a projecting portion that projects from the main body portion in a first direction from the vertical outer wall toward the vertical wall, and at least a part of the projecting portion is located further in the first direction than an end portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction of the heating and cooking chamber.

IPC Classes  ?

32.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 19191581
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-28
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Sakatsuji, Osamu

Abstract

An information processing device comprises a channel selection determiner that performs determination as to whether or not a channel is selectable; an incrementer that, in a case where a channel, on which the determination is made, is not selectable, increments a counter of the channel determined not to be selectable; and a determiner that, in a case where the counter exceeds a threshold value, determines that a channel, for which the counter exceeds the threshold value, is not receivable.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 5/50 - Tuning indicatorsAutomatic tuning control
  • H04H 60/43 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying broadcast time or space for identifying broadcast space, i.e. broadcast channels, broadcast stations or broadcast areas for identifying broadcast channels

33.

IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PRINTING SYSTEM

      
Application Number 19193028
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-29
First Publication Date 2025-11-13
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nishimura, Michiaki

Abstract

An image forming device includes: a print-job acquirer that acquires a print job to which print data is added; a print-job executor that executes the print job; and a print-job manager that transfers the print data to a transfer destination and deletes the print data when an error occurs during the print job being executed by the print-job executor and that acquires the print data from the transfer destination and causes the print-job executor to re-execute the print job when the error is resolved after the print data is deleted.

IPC Classes  ?

34.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19270330
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-15
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshida, Mayuko
  • Ogino, Kumiko

Abstract

An image processing apparatus including: a job executor; a storage that stores therein history information related to execution of jobs; and a controller that sets a display priority of the history information based on an operation mode of the job executor when calling up the history information.

IPC Classes  ?

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

35.

SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK (SSB) TRANSMISSIONS WITH BEAM REPETITION FOR NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATERS (NCR)

      
Application Number 18879887
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-15
First Publication Date 2025-11-06
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

A network controlled repeater (NCR) is described. The NCR may include receiving circuitry configured to detect and receive system information including synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration from a gNodeB (gNB), receive side information with an NCR SSB forwarding timing from the gNB, and receive side information on SSB repetition configuration. The NCR may also include transmitting circuitry configured to determine NCR beams for each SSB index in the SSB transmission, regenerate the SSB with NCR SSB indexes, and transmit the SSBs in the determined SSB positions with corresponding NCR beams.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/08 - Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery
  • H04W 16/26 - Cell enhancers, e.g. for tunnels or building shadow
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering

36.

SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FORWARDING TIMING AND SSB TRANSMISSION POSITIONS FOR NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATERS (NCR)

      
Application Number 18879899
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-15
First Publication Date 2025-10-30
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

A network controlled repeater (NCR) is described. The NCR may include receiving circuitry configured to detect and receive system information including synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration from a gNodeB (gNB), receive side information with NCR SSB forwarding timing from the gNB, and receive side information on SSB positions for NCR SSB transmissions. The NCR may also include transmitting circuitry configured to determine the SSB positions for NCR SSB transmission, regenerate the SSB with NCR SSB indexes, and transmit the SSBs in the determined SSB positions with corresponding NCR beams, and not transmit in the remaining SSB positions in the synchronization signal (SS) burst set.

IPC Classes  ?

37.

COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, TELECONFERENCE METHOD, TELECONFERENCE SYSTEM, AND SERVER

      
Application Number 19184296
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-21
First Publication Date 2025-10-30
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Osaki, Yosuke

Abstract

A communication terminal that is provided at one site of a plurality of sites between which a teleconference is performed and communicates with another site via an external device comprises: an acquirer that acquires a video at the one site during the teleconference; a determiner that determines whether the video acquired contains a predetermined subject; and an outputter that performs a first output process of outputting a first video portion to the external device when the video is determined to contain the predetermined subject, the first video portion being obtained by removing a portion of the predetermined subject from the video.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 65/403 - Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences
  • H04L 65/401 - Support for services or applications wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference

38.

ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 19169926
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-03
First Publication Date 2025-10-30
Owner
  • Sharp Display Technology Corporation (Japan)
  • SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakazawa, Makoto
  • Ito, Kazuatsu
  • Furukawa, Hiroaki
  • Kubota, Akinori

Abstract

An active matrix substrate includes a substrate, a TFT, a plurality of gate wiring lines, and a plurality of source wiring lines. A light transmitting portion is provided, the TFT, the gate wiring line, and the source wiring line not being disposed at the light transmitting portion. An interlayer film includes a silicon nitride layer formed of silicon nitride and a silicon oxide layer formed of silicon oxide. The interlayer film includes a first portion at the light transmitting portion, the first portion not including the silicon nitride layer.

IPC Classes  ?

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

39.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19091494
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-26
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Iwase, Kazuya

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor drum, and a panel member that faces a photoreceptor drum, and has a plurality of light-emitting elements. The plurality of light-emitting elements includes an image exposure unit that exposes the photoreceptor drum to form an image, and a static eliminator that eliminates static. The static eliminator has a larger area for exposing the photoreceptor drum than the image exposure unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 21/08 - Eliminating residual charges from a reusable imaging member using optical radiation
  • B41J 2/447 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using arrays of radiation sources
  • G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material

40.

RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19254360
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-30
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shirakawa, Atsushi
  • Tomeba, Hiromichi
  • Namba, Hideo
  • Hamaguchi, Yasuhiro

Abstract

A radio communication apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit a first management frame, and a receiver configured to receive a second management fame as a response to the first management frame. The first management frame includes first information indicating either a first operation mode or a second operation mode as a multi-link operation mode, the first management frame also including second information indicating a first link used by the station apparatus in the multi-link operation mode, the first link being one of the multiple links. The first operation mode is the multi-link operation mode in which the station apparatus transmits or receives frames on one of the multiple links. The station apparatus operates in the first operation mode after the receiver receives the second management frame.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/15 - Setup of multiple wireless link connections

41.

IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19254370
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-30
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ikai, Tomohiro
  • Hashimoto, Tomonori

Abstract

There is a problem in that implicit MTS performance is lost in a case that the implict MTS is combined with secondary transform. The present invention provides an image decoding apparatus that can more preferably apply transform by MTS and secondary transform. A video decoding apparatus includes: a second transformer configured to apply transform using a transform matrix to the transform coefficient to modify the transform coefficient in a case that secondary transform is enabled; a first transformer configured to apply separate transform including vertical transform and horizontal transform to the transform coefficient; and an implicit transform configuration unit configured to disable implicit transform in a case that the secondary transform is enabled, an intra subpartition mode is not used, and subblock transform is not used, and configured to derive a horizontal transform type according to a width of a target TU and derive a vertical transform type according to a height of the target TU in a case that the implicit transform is enabled. The first transformer performs transform according to the vertical transform type, and transform according to the horizontal transform type.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding
  • H04N 19/11 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of spatial predictive coding modes
  • H04N 19/122 - Selection of transform size, e.g. 8x8 or 2x4x8 DCTSelection of sub-band transforms of varying structure or type
  • H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
  • 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 19/18 - 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 set of transform coefficients

42.

RECEIVING DEVICE, SIGNALING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING RECOVERY FILE INFORMATION

      
Application Number 19254780
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-30
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A system for retrieving watermark associated recovery data information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 21/435 - Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data or reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
  • H04N 21/235 - Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
  • H04N 21/4722 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or servicesEnd-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content for requesting additional data associated with the content
  • H04N 21/81 - Monomedia components thereof
  • H04N 21/8358 - Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates involving watermark
  • H04N 21/858 - Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object or by creating a hotspot

43.

USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY UE

      
Application Number 18723477
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-23
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kuge, Yoko

Abstract

Provided are, in the 5GS, a method and a communication mechanism for procedures of initial registration of a UE and a periodic or mobility-based registration for implementing management of information about network slice or non-public network function. Furthermore, provided are a method and a communication mechanism for a deregistration procedure after completion of the registration procedure. Furthermore, provided is a method for managing information about network slice in association with each procedure and state transition. Accordingly, provided is, in the 5GS, a communication mechanism for implementing a function related to management of information about network slice or non-public network function.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/02 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions

44.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, OUTPUT APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM IS RECORDED

      
Application Number 19174703
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-09
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Furusawa, Kota

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition processing unit that acquires character image data, and a generation processing unit that generates learning data by executing predetermined augmentation processing on the character image data. In a case where the character image data is a specific character, the generation processing unit generates learning data by executing, on the specific character, augmentation processing different from augmentation processing for character image data other than the specific character.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 10/774 - Generating sets of training patternsBootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
  • G06V 10/24 - Aligning, centring, orientation detection or correction of the image
  • G06V 10/72 - Data preparation, e.g. statistical preprocessing of image or video features
  • G06V 30/146 - Aligning or centering of the image pick-up or image-field
  • G06V 30/244 - Division of the character sequences into groups prior to recognitionSelection of dictionaries using graphical properties, e.g. alphabet type or font
  • G06V 30/414 - Extracting the geometrical structure, e.g. layout treeBlock segmentation, e.g. bounding boxes for graphics or text

45.

DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM

      
Application Number 19253430
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-27
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nishikawa, Tohru
  • Hara, Takashi

Abstract

This display device includes: an operation detector that detects an operation; a display that displays a screen including a first area capable of being scroll-displayed, and a second area; and a display controller that performs a control that displays, in the first area, display elements including a specific display element. The display controller scroll-displays the display elements displayed in the first area when the operation detector detects a scroll operation, and accommodatively displays the specific display element in the second area if, as a result of the scroll-display, the specific display element is scrolled in the direction of the second area and displayed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/0485 - Scrolling or panning
  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof

46.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND AUTHORIZATION METHOD IN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19259358
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-03
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Tomita, Chikako

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a controller, a storage, and an outputter. The controller enables use of a plurality of authorization approaches to perform authorization processing with respect to an authorization server. The storage stores therein connection information for connection to the authorization server. The outputter outputs screen information related to the authorization processing. Upon a user selecting authorization processing based on one authorization approach using the connection information, the controller determines whether or not the authorization server supports the one authorization approach. Upon determining that the authorization server does not support the one authorization approach, the controller restricts execution of the authorization processing based on the one authorization approach, and the outputter outputs a notification prompting the user to select another authorization approach that is different from the one authorization approach.

IPC Classes  ?

47.

JOB PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND JOB PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 19096906
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-04-01
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Yashima, Daiki

Abstract

A job processing device includes an authenticator that authenticates login of a user, an executor that executes a job on the basis of an execution instruction from the user authenticated, and one or more controllers that control output of a deliverable resulting from execution of the job to a portable storage medium. The one or more controllers, when the deliverable is acquired via the portable storage medium and a logged-in user is the same as the user providing the execution instruction of the job, notify the user of a processing status of the job in the executor.

IPC Classes  ?

48.

CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 18856687
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-06-03
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ueno, Masafumi
  • Moriya, Masaaki
  • Shiobara, Naoki
  • Kawai, Masafumi
  • Kazemi, Mohammad Reza
  • Furukawa, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A control device includes: a state acquisition unit configured to acquire first state data regarding a state of a first element included in a first self-light-emitting pixel included in a display panel and configured to emit first color light, and second state data regarding a state of a second element included in a second self-light-emitting pixel included in the display panel and configured to emit second color light longer in wavelength than the first color light; and a compensation processing unit configured to perform first compensation of compensating for a temporal change in the first self-light-emitting pixel based on the first state data, and perform second compensation of compensating for a temporal change in the second self-light-emitting pixel based on the first state data and the second state data.

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
  • G09G 3/20 - 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

49.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING REFERENCE PICTURE LIST ENTRY INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18870514
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-24
First Publication Date 2025-10-23
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for signaling reference picture list entry information for coded video. In one example, a method of signaling reference picture list entry information (ref_pic_list_struct( )) for video data comprises signaling a syntax element (abs_delta_poc_st) specifying a value for a variable specifying an absolute delta picture order count for a short term reference picture, wherein the signaled value plus one specifies the value for variable in a case that a corresponding short term reference picture is a first occurring short term reference picture in a reference picture list.

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 19/172 - 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 19/70 - 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

50.

MECHANISM FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF BEAMS ASSOCIATED WITH PREDICTIVE BEAM CONFIGURATIONS

      
Application Number 18632215
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-10
First Publication Date 2025-10-16
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shrivastava, Rudraksh
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

A UE that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media that stores computer-executable instructions for determining quality of beams associated with predictive TCI states and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to store several predictive TCI states received from a BS. Each predictive TCI state states corresponds to a future time instance. The processor is configured to determine, at an occurrence of a time instance, whether the UE has stored a predictive TCI state corresponding to the time instance. The processor is configured to, in case that the UE has stored a predictive TCI state corresponding to the time instance, indicate the predictive TCI state corresponding to the time instance to a lower protocol stack layer of the UE, receive downlink data from the BS through a beam associated with the predictive TCI state, and determine a quality of the beam associated with the TCI state.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 24/08 - Testing using real traffic
  • 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

51.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING A NORMALIZATION TECHNIQUE IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18634922
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-13
First Publication Date 2025-10-16
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ji, Tianying
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A device may be configured to receive a bitstream. The device may decode the bitstream according to a video coding technique. The device may determine a normalization technique from one or more normalization techniques. The device may perform the normalization technique on the decoded bitstream to generate feature data for input into a neural network. Normalizations techniques may include a combination of a linear normalization techniques, scaling down normalization techniques, and logarithmic normalization techniques.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
  • H04N 19/126 - Details of normalisation or weighting functions, e.g. normalisation matrices or variable uniform quantisers

52.

USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

      
Application Number 18870006
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-11
First Publication Date 2025-10-16
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daichiro
  • Sakamoto, Ryunosuke
  • Suzuki, Shoichi

Abstract

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

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/00 - Wireless channel access
  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
  • H04W 76/27 - Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states

53.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONFIGURATION METHOD

      
Application Number 19095946
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-31
First Publication Date 2025-10-16
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Seto, Hideki

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a storage that stores system configuration information, an acquirer that acquires input information generated in a terminal device, and a one or more controllers that perform system configuration processing based on the system configuration information. Based on the input information acquired from the terminal device, the one or more controllers store the system configuration information and performs system configuration processing.

IPC Classes  ?

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

54.

MECHANISM FOR HANDLING PREDICTIVE BEAM CONFIGURATIONS

      
Application Number 18632239
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-10
First Publication Date 2025-10-16
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shrivastava, Rudraksh
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media that stores computer-executable instructions for handling predictive transmission configuration indication (TCI) states and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to receive, from a base station (BS), several predicted TCI states. Each predicted TCI state corresponds to a future time instance from several time instances. The processor is configured to store the predicted TCI states. The processor is configured to select, at the occurrence of a time instance from the several time instances, a predicted stored TCI state that corresponds to the time instance. The processor is configured to indicate the predicted TCI state that corresponds to the time instance to a physical protocol stack layer of the UE.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

55.

CONTROL DEVICE FOR DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD BY CONTROL DEVICE FOR DISPLAY PANEL

      
Application Number 18866175
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-06-27
First Publication Date 2025-10-16
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shiobara, Naoki
  • Ueno, Masafumi
  • Moriya, Masaaki
  • Kawai, Masafumi
  • Kazemi, Mohammad Reza
  • Furakawa, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A control device for a display panel includes a plurality of pixels each including: a self-luminous element; and a transistor that controls a current that flows through the self-luminous element, the control device including: a measuring unit configured to measure a luminescence characteristic of the self-luminous element and an operating characteristic of the transistor; and a correction unit configured to correct an input video signal that enables identifying a video to be displayed on the display panel, based on luminescence data related to the luminescence characteristic and operation data related to the operating characteristic, wherein the measuring unit measures the luminescence characteristic at a frequency that is lower than a frequency at which the measuring unit measures the operating characteristic.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/3233 - 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 with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element
  • G09G 3/00 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes

56.

TRAVELING DEVICE

      
Application Number 19095327
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-31
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ishimura, Ryoji

Abstract

A traveling device includes a first left side wheel, a second left side wheel, a third left side wheel, a first right side wheel, a second right side wheel, a third right side wheel, a first front left side link member, a second front left side link member, a third left side link member, a second rear left side link member, a first rear left side link member, a first front right side link member, a second front right side link member, a third right side link member, a second rear right side link member, and a first rear right side link member. A front left side rotation member is arranged on the second front left side link member, a rear left side rotation member is arranged on the second rear left side link member, a front right side rotation member is arranged on the second front right side link member, and a rear right side rotation member is arranged on the second rear right side link member.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B62D 61/10 - Motor vehicles or trailers, characterised by the arrangement or number of wheels, not otherwise provided for, e.g. four wheels in diamond pattern with more than four wheels
  • B62D 49/06 - Tractors adapted for multi-purpose use

57.

RANDOM ACCESS MSG 3 NARROWBAND PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL TRANSMISSION FOR NARROWBAND PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL WITH ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE

      
Application Number 18627164
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-04
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
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 narrowband physical random access channel (NPRACH) configurations including NPRACH resource configuration, repetition parameters, orthogonal cover code (OCC) multiplexing methods and OCC multiplexing factors. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to receive a narrowband physical downlink control channel (NPDCCH) downlink control information (DCI) format N1 and cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a random access-radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) for random access response (RAR) in an RA response window. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to select an NPRACH resource, randomly select an OCC index for an OCC multiplexing, transmit NPRACH preambles with a configured OCC multiplexing method and a multiplexing factor, determine a narrowband physical uplink shared channel (NPUSCH) resource for msg3, and transmit a msg3 NPUSCH on the determined NPUSCH resource.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

58.

CHANNEL CODING FOR PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARD CHANNEL (PUSCH)

      
Application Number 18627333
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-04
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yin, Zhanping

Abstract

A UE includes computer-readable media storing instructions for coding of PUSCH and a processor. The processor is configured to determine several PUSCH repetitions. The processor selects a first RV sequence that includes a first group of unique RVs. If the UE is not configured to group the PUSCH repetitions, the processor applies a unique RV from the first group of unique RVs to each of the PUSCH repetitions. If the UE is configured to group the PUSCH repetitions, the processor groups the PUSCH repetitions into one or more groups of repetitions, expands the first RV sequence into a second RV sequence by repeating each unique RV of the first RV sequence a number of times in the second RV sequence, and applying a different RV from the second group of RVs to each group of PUSCH repetitions, such that the same RV is assigned to each of the group repetitions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows
  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

59.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING GENERATIVE FACE VIDEO INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18628177
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-05
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A device may be configured to decode video data based on information included in a generative face video information message. In one example, a generative face video information message includes a syntax element specifying an identifying number. In one example, the generative face video information message includes a syntax element specifying an instance count value for the identifier value within a picture unit. In one example, the generative face video information message conditionally includes a syntax element indicating whether a current decoded output picture corresponds to a base picture based on the instance count value.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
  • 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

60.

Systems and methods for performing chroma local illumination compensation derivation based on a quantization parameter in video coding

      
Application Number 18630873
Grant Number 12452438
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-04-09
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
Grant Date 2025-10-21
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Bae, Tae Meon
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A device may perform local illumination compensation. The device may determine whether local illumination compensation is to be performed for a luma component of a video block. The device may determine a value of a chroma local illumination compensation variable based on local illumination compensation being performed for a luma component of a video block and one or more thresholds. The chroma local illumination compensation variable may indicate whether local illumination compensation is to be performed for a chroma component of the video block.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/00 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals
  • H04N 19/124 - Quantisation
  • H04N 19/132 - Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking
  • 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 19/186 - 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 19/463 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process by compressing encoding parameters before transmission
  • 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

61.

TERMINAL APPARATUS AND BASE STATION APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18849709
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-14
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Yokomakura, Kazunari
  • Morimoto, Ryota

Abstract

A terminal apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit an SRS resource to which an nth SRS sequence is mapped, the nth SRS sequence is generated, the nth SRS sequence is determined based on at least an nth cyclic shift, the nth cyclic shift is provided for an nth antenna port, the nth cyclic shift is determined based on at least a maximum number of cyclic shifts for the SRS resource, the n is an integer from 1 to 4, and in a case that the maximum number of cyclic shifts is 6, the first cyclic shift, the second cyclic shift, the third cyclic shift, and the fourth cyclic shift are identical to each other.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

62.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING TEXT DESCRIPTION INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18626180
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-03
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A device may be configured to decode video data based on information included in a text description information message. In one example, a text description information message includes a syntax element indicating a role of the text description information message. In one example, a text description information message includes a syntax element specifying a text description information string having a value which is interpreted as indicated by a role.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/46 - Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process
  • 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

63.

RANDOM ACCESS RESPONSE FOR NARROWBAND PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL PREAMBLES WITH ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE MULTIPLEXING

      
Application Number 18627066
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-04
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
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 narrowband physical random access channel (NPRACH) configurations including NPRACH resource configuration, repetition parameters, orthogonal cover code (OCC) multiplexing methods and OCC multiplexing factors. The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive a narrowband physical downlink control channel (NPDCCH) downlink control information (DCI) format N1 and cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a random access-radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) for random access response (RAR) in an RA response window. The receiving circuitry is also configured to determine an OCC index indicated in the NPDCCH or the RAR, and compare the determined OCC index with a selected OCC index. Transmitting circuitry is configured to select an NPRACH resource, randomly select an OCC index for an OCC multiplexing and transmit NPRACH preambles.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

64.

HANDLING UPLINK TRANSMISSION COLLISIONS IN TIME DOMAIN

      
Application Number 18627327
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-04-04
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yin, Zhanping

Abstract

A UE that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media that stores computer-executable instructions for handling uplink transmission collisions in time domain and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to determine several physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetitions for an uplink (UL) PUSCH transmission of the UE. The processor is configured to group the PUSCH repetitions into one or more groups, each group having two or more PUSCH repetitions that carry UL data for the PUSCH transmission. The processor is configured to determine whether at least one PUSCH repetition in a first group of two or more PUSCH repetitions overlaps with a UL physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in the time domain. The processor is configured to stop the UL PUSCH transmission of at least the first group of PUSCH repetitions after determining that the at least one PUSCH repetition overlaps, at least partially, with the UL PUCCH.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0808 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA]
  • H04L 1/08 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system
  • H04W 72/20 - Control channels or signalling for resource management
  • H04W 72/563 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria of the wireless resources

65.

CONTROL UNIT FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 18865544
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-17
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kazemi, Mohammad Reza
  • Ueno, Masafumi
  • Moriya, Masaaki
  • Kawai, Masafumi
  • Shiobara, Naoki
  • Furukawa, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A control unit for a display device includes a display panel including a plurality of self-luminous elements, the control unit including a displacement control unit configured to, while causing to displace a position in the display panel where an image is displayed on the display panel, stop the displacement of the position of the image in the display panel when a viewing signal is received that indicates that a viewer is likely to be watching the display panel.

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

66.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING GENERATIVE FACE VIDEO MATRICES INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 19040626
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-29
First Publication Date 2025-10-09
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A device may be configured to decode video data based on information included in a generative face video information message. In one example, a generative face video information message includes a flag indicating whether coordinate information of keypoints is present in the generative face video information message. In one example, the generative face video information message conditionally includes a flag indicating whether a number of matrices for a matrix type is equal to an indicated number of keypoints. In one example, a value of the flag indicating whether a number of matrices for a matrix type is equal to the indicated number of keypoints may be inferred when not present.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
  • H04N 19/20 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using video object coding
  • 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

67.

CONTROL DEVICE FOR DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DISPLAY PANEL

      
Application Number 18863086
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-10
First Publication Date 2025-10-02
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ueno, Masafumi
  • Moriya, Masaaki
  • Shiobara, Naoki
  • Kawai, Masafumi
  • Kazemi, Mohammad Reza
  • Furukawa, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A control device includes: an accumulation unit that accumulates an influence quantity indicating an influence of display of a red self-light-emitting pixel corresponding to a blue self-light-emitting pixel calculated based on a display amount related to the blue self-light-emitting pixel arranged within a predetermined range with respect to the red self-light-emitting pixel; and a compensation processing unit that generates a correction video signal by compensating for an input video signal relative to a temporal change of the red self-light-emitting pixel based on the influence quantity related to the red self-light-emitting pixel.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/3233 - 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 with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element

68.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING PICTURE INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 19236262
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-12
First Publication Date 2025-10-02
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Samuelsson, Jonatan
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for signaling picture information for coded video. A method for the techniques comprises: receiving a slice header syntax structure; determining whether the slice header syntax structure includes a picture header syntax structure; and in a case where the slice header syntax structure includes the picture header syntax structure, parsing a first syntax element specifying a picture parameter set identifier from the picture header syntax structure and parsing a second syntax element specifying a picture order count from the picture header syntax structure.

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 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder

69.

TONER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME

      
Application Number 19053700
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-14
First Publication Date 2025-10-02
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Hirano, Yuki

Abstract

A toner has the following constitution. The toner particle contains an inorganic fine particle having a mean particle size in a range from 10 nm to 60 nm. The inorganic fine particle is at least one selected from the group consisting of strontium titanate, silica coated with alumina, titania, and the like. When layers having depths of 0 nm to 10 nm, 10 nm to 100 nm, and 100 nm or more from the surface of the toner particle are defined as toner layers A to C, respectively, an abundance ratio of the inorganic fine particle is the highest in the toner layer B. At the interface (toner layer B) in the electronic image of the toner particle cross section, an interface α having a small abundance ratio of the inorganic fine particle and an interface β having a large abundance ratio of the inorganic fine particle are present, and the length of both interfaces is 2 μm or more. The abundance ratio of the inorganic fine particle in the interface α is 15% or less with respect to the interface β.

IPC Classes  ?

70.

COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHODS WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

      
Application Number 18622785
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-29
First Publication Date 2025-10-02
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Poddar, Hitesh
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yin, Zhanping

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes transmitting circuitry configured to configure a codebook comprising a plurality of candidate precoders. The transmitting circuitry is further configured to transmit one of the plurality of candidate precoders to a base station (gNB) using a channel state information (CSI) report.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 17/336 - Signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR]
  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections

71.

COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHODS WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

      
Application Number 18622844
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-29
First Publication Date 2025-10-02
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Poddar, Hitesh
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yin, Zhanping

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes transmitting circuitry configured to configure a far-field codebook comprising a plurality of far-field candidate precoders. The transmitting circuitry is further configured to configure a near-field codebook comprising a plurality of near-field candidate precoders. The transmitting circuitry is yet further configured to select a codebook and transmit using the selected codebook.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting

72.

ENHANCED CELL RESELECTION PROCEDURE FOR SOFT CELL IDENTITY CHANGE ON VEHICLE MOUNTED RELAY

      
Application Number 18861564
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-27
First Publication Date 2025-10-02
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ishii, Atsushi

Abstract

A wireless terminal of a cellular telecommunication system communicates with a serving cell served by a mobile base station relay. The wireless terminal comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, from the serving cell, neighboring cell information comprising a cell identity of a neighboring cell and an indication associated with the cell identity of the neighboring cell. The indication associated with the cell identity of the neighboring cell indicates whether or not the serving cell will be replaced by the neighboring cell. The processor circuitry is configured to perform, based on the neighboring cell information, a cell reselection procedure. During the cell reselection procedure (1) one or more measurements to find the neighboring cell are performed based on the indication; and (2) a decision whether or not to reselect the neighboring cell is made based on the indication.

IPC Classes  ?

73.

PEN-ON-PAPER

      
Serial Number 99420468
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-30
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sharp Corporation (Japan)
NICE Classes  ? 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

Touch screens; Liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors; Electronic interactive whiteboards

74.

DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD FOR ADDITIONAL DISPLAY

      
Application Number 19060959
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-24
First Publication Date 2025-09-25
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yoshida, Mayuko

Abstract

A display device includes: a display that displays an operation screen including an object; and a controller that controls display of an additional display corresponding to the object, based on a user operation on the object, wherein the controller changes a display mode of the additional display in accordance with a positional relationship between an arrangement position of the object on the operation screen and a position of the user operation on the object.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/04845 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
  • G06F 3/04855 - Interaction with scrollbars

75.

ARTICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ARTICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON ARTICLE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

      
Application Number 19062271
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-25
First Publication Date 2025-09-25
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nguyenquang, Thinh
  • Yamauchi, Hiroshi
  • Kurimoto, Eiji

Abstract

The management server includes an acquisition processing circuit that acquires an individual picking processing time when each of a plurality of articles is arranged at each of a plurality of arrangement positions, a prediction processing circuit that acquires picking prediction information of the article, an evaluation processing circuit that evaluates a combination picking processing time corresponding to a plurality of arrangement position combinations based on the individual picking processing time and the picking prediction information, and a determination processing circuit that determines one arrangement position combination from the plurality of arrangement position combinations based on the combination picking processing time.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
  • G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
  • G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

76.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ENCRYPTION SETTING METHOD IN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19081157
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-17
First Publication Date 2025-09-25
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Koujiro, Takuya

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes: an encryptor that encrypts data; one or more controllers that control receiving of encryption setting for the data; and a display, wherein the one or more controllers display, on the display, one of a setting screen that receives the encryption setting or a confirmation screen with a content notifying that the data is already encrypted, in accordance with an encryption status of the data by the encryptor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/62 - Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data

77.

AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE

      
Application Number 19050453
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-11
First Publication Date 2025-09-25
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Shiomi, Takeshi

Abstract

An auxiliary power supply circuit connected to a switching circuit in which a high-withstand-voltage transistor and a low-withstand-voltage transistor are connected in series includes a rectification element and an auxiliary power supply capacitor. A connection node between the high-withstand-voltage transistor and the low-withstand-voltage transistor is connected to an anode of the rectification element. A cathode of the rectification element is connected to a positive electrode of the auxiliary power supply capacitor. A negative electrode of the auxiliary power supply capacitor is connected to a reference terminal of the low-withstand-voltage transistor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02M 3/155 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output without intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
  • H02M 1/00 - Details of apparatus for conversion
  • H02M 1/36 - Means for starting or stopping converters
  • H02M 1/44 - Circuits or arrangements for compensating for electromagnetic interference in converters or inverters

78.

TONER AND TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER CONTAINING SAME

      
Application Number 19052512
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-13
First Publication Date 2025-09-25
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kikawa, Keiichi

Abstract

A toner containing at least toner core particles and an external additive component externally added to the surface of the toner core particle, wherein the external additive component contains at least titanium oxide particles, zinc oxide particles, and an external additive, wherein the titanium oxide particles and the zinc oxide particles have average primary particle sizes of from 75 to 200 nm and from 80 to 300 nm, respectively, and wherein, when external addition rates of the titanium oxide particles and the zinc oxide particles with respect to the toner core particles are defined as A mass % and B mass %, respectively, the toner satisfies relationships of formula (1): 0.5≤A/B≤2.0; and formula (2): 7≤(A+B)≤12.

IPC Classes  ?

79.

STORAGE SHELF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, STORAGE SHELF MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING STORAGE SHELF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

      
Application Number 19062259
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-25
First Publication Date 2025-09-25
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nguyenquang, Thinh
  • Yamakawa, Akihiro
  • Kurimoto, Eiji

Abstract

A management server includes an acquisition processing circuit that acquires an individual delivery processing time when each of a plurality of storage shelves are arranged at each of a plurality of arrangement positions, a prediction processing circuit that acquires delivery prediction information of the storage shelf, an evaluation processing circuit that evaluates combination delivery processing times corresponding to a plurality of arrangement position combinations, based on the individual delivery processing time and the delivery prediction information, and a determination processing circuit that determines one arrangement position combination, from among the plurality of arrangement position combinations, based on the combination delivery processing time.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
  • G06Q 10/083 - Shipping

80.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19074663
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-10
First Publication Date 2025-09-25
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Minami, Masanori

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes one or more processors, an operation acceptor, and a memory. The memory stores a first conversion table and a second conversion table for converting input image data including a first color value into output image data including black and a second color value. The one or more processors perform conversion based on the first conversion table when no instruction for color balance adjustment is input from the operation acceptor. The one or more processors perform conversion based on the second conversion table when an instruction for color balance adjustment is input from the operation acceptor.

IPC Classes  ?

81.

IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

      
Application Number 19073375
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-07
First Publication Date 2025-09-18
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Fukumoto, Shohei

Abstract

An image forming device includes: a photoreceptor drum; a developer that forms a toner image on the photoreceptor drum; a development-power supplier that supplies the developer with a developing bias; an image sensor that detects a density of a toner image; an environment sensor that detects a temperature and humidity; a replenisher that replenishes the developer with toner; and a controller that causes image-quality adjustment that changes the developing bias to be performed. The controller includes a storage that holds a replenishment condition in which timing at which the replenisher replenishes the toner is set, a correction value for the replenishment condition, and an ideal bias, and the controller corrects a correction value used until the next image-quality adjustment based on a bias difference that is a difference between an adjustment bias and the ideal bias, and a last correction value set in the last image-quality adjustment.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern

82.

REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME

      
Application Number 19083418
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-18
First Publication Date 2025-09-18
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shang, Jin
  • Matsuura, Yuji
  • Goto, Fumitoshi

Abstract

The present invention provides a refrigeration cycle device, and the refrigeration cycle device includes a refrigeration cycle portion comprising a compressor, a first indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, and a first expansion valve, a discharge portion of the compressor being capable of discharging a compressed refrigerant; an outdoor device housing including a chassis and configured for accommodating the outdoor heat exchanger; and an anti-freeze pipe arranged on the chassis, and the refrigerant discharged from the discharge portion flowing into the anti-freeze pipe without passing through the first indoor heat exchanger. The present invention further provides an air conditioner having the refrigeration cycle device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F25B 47/00 - Arrangements for preventing or removing deposits or corrosion, not provided for in another subclass
  • F25B 41/20 - Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves
  • F25B 49/02 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for compression type machines, plants or systems

83.

METHOD RELATED TO INTER-CELL BEAM OPERATION, USER EQUIPMENT, AND NETWORK DEVICE

      
Application Number 18861328
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-28
First Publication Date 2025-09-18
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shih, Mei-Ju
  • Lin, Chia-Hung
  • Lin, Wan-Chen
  • Chen, Hung-Chen

Abstract

A method, a user equipment (UE), and a network device for an inter-cell beam operation are provided. The UE receives a radio resource control (RRC) message from a first cell and applies at least one of a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) configuration, a reference signal (RS) configuration associated with the TCI configuration, and a first value of control resource set (CORESET) pool indices to perform a transmission or a reception with a second cell. The RRC message includes first information including at least one of the TCI configuration, the RS configuration associated with the TCI configuration, and the first value of the CORESET pool indices. The first information is associated with the second cell having a second physical cell identity (PCI) that is different from a first PCI of the first cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

84.

METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATION, FOR COMMUNICATING BASED ON AN INDICATED TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATE

      
Application Number 18861331
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-27
First Publication Date 2025-09-18
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Lin, Wan-Chen
  • Shih, Mei-Ju
  • Lin, Chia-Hung

Abstract

A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for communicating based on an indicated Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state is provided. The method receives, from a base station (BS), a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration for configuring multiple Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) fields. The method receives, from the BS, a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) activating at least one TCI state associated with the multiple TCI fields. The method receives, from the BS, a downlink control information (DCI) message including multiple DCI fields that is associated with the received RRC configuration and that indicates at least one first TCI state among the activated at least one TCI state. The method performs, based on the indicated at least one first TCI state, at least one downlink reception or at least one uplink transmission.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 72/12 - Wireless traffic scheduling
  • 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

85.

VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, A VIDEO CODING APPARATUS, AND A COMPUTER-READABLE RECODING MEDIUM

      
Application Number 19221841
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-29
First Publication Date 2025-09-18
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Chujoh, Takeshi
  • Sasaki, Eiichi
  • Hashimoto, Tomonori
  • Aono, Tomoko
  • Ikai, Tomohiro

Abstract

An image decoding apparatus is implemented that can suppress a decrease in coding efficiency in a case that a high compression rate is achieved. The image decoding apparatus includes a parameter decoder, and the parameter decoder decodes a skip flag indicating whether a skip mode is applied, and in a case that the skip flag does not indicate the skip mode, decodes a merge flag indicating whether a merge mode is applied, and in a case that the merge flag does not indicate the merge mode, decodes an MMVD flag indicating whether an MMVD mode is applied.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
  • 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 19/109 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode among a plurality of temporal predictive coding modes
  • H04N 19/139 - Analysis of motion vectors, e.g. their magnitude, direction, variance or reliability
  • 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 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding
  • 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

86.

IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

      
Application Number 19073359
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-07
First Publication Date 2025-09-18
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kawanishi, Tomoyuki

Abstract

An image forming device includes: a process unit that includes a photoreceptor drum and forms a toner image on the photoreceptor drum; an intermediate transfer belt having a surface onto which the toner image on the photoreceptor drum is intermediately transferred; an intermediate transfer roller whose position can be manually switched between a first position at which the surface of the intermediate transfer belt is brought into contact with the photoreceptor drum and a second position at which the intermediate transfer belt is separated from the photoreceptor drum; an image density sensor being a sensor that detects the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt, a position of the image density sensor relative to the intermediate transfer belt varying depending on whether the intermediate transfer roller is located at the first position or at the second position; and a controller that determines whether the intermediate transfer roller is located at the first position or at the second position based on a detection value of the image density sensor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
  • G03G 15/01 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies

87.

METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18861933
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-05
First Publication Date 2025-09-18
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Lei
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

The present invention provides a method performed by a user equipment and a user equipment. The method comprises: when a PC5 radio resource control (PC5-RRC) connection is established between UE1 and UE2, or when a PC5-RRC connection is established between UE1 and UE3, performing, by UE1, an operation including at least one of the following operations: applying a configuration of a first SL-RLC; applying a configuration of a second SL-RLC; initiating the configuration of the first SL-RLC; initiating the configuration of the second SL-RLC; and initiating a configuration of a remote UE local ID, wherein if UE1 is a source UE, UE2 is a relay UE and UE3 is a target UE; if UE1 is a target UE, UE2 is a relay UE and UE3 is a source UE; and if UE1 is a relay UE, UE2 is a source UE and UE3 is a target UE.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/14 - Direct-mode setup
  • 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 88/04 - Terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

88.

FACSIMILE APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19051338
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-12
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nasuno, Hiroshi

Abstract

A facsimile apparatus having a fax communication function of transmitting and receiving facsimile image data via an exchange and a modem, and a telephone call function of switching to an external telephone. The facsimile apparatus includes: a first terminal to which a facsimile line cable should be connected; a second terminal to which the external telephone should be connected; a line voltage detection sensor which is connected to the first terminal and detects a line voltage of the exchange; a selector switch which makes a switch as to whether the second terminal should be further connected to the line voltage detection sensor; and a controller. The controller controls the selector switch and determines, based on a first line voltage detected by the line voltage detection sensor, and a second line voltage detected by the line voltage detection sensor, a connection state of the facsimile line cable.

IPC Classes  ?

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

89.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD

      
Application Number 19070830
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-05
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Watabe, Tatsuya

Abstract

An information processing apparatus, comprises: a communicator that connects to a network to transmit and receive communication data; a detector that detects a change in configuration of the network from the communication data received by the communicator; a determiner that determines, from the communication data, whether a Spanning Tree Protocol is applied to the network; and a display that displays a message to a user, based on a result of the determination made by the determiner.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/02 - Power saving arrangements
  • H04L 43/045 - Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation for graphical visualisation of monitoring data

90.

USER EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 18858930
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-25
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Suzuki, Shoichi

Abstract

A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving, from another UE, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) with interlaced transmission, the PSSCH being allocated with one or more resource block (RB) sets and one or more interlaces in frequency domain; and determining, a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource for a HARQ feedback transmission in response to the reception of the PSSCH, wherein the PSFCH resource in frequency domain corresponds to an interlace and an RB set and is determined by using a lowest RB set index amongst the one or more RB sets and a lowest interlace index amongst the one or more interlaces.

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
  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

91.

USER EQUIPMENT (UE)

      
Application Number 18859250
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-20
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kuge, Yoko

Abstract

A communication mechanism for realizing a function related to management of information about network slices or a non-public network function is provided in 5GS. Provided are, in the 5GS, a method and a communication mechanism for procedures of initial registration of a UE and a periodic or mobility-based registration for implementing management of information about network slice or non-public network function. Furthermore, provided are a method and a communication mechanism after completion of the registration procedure and for a UE configuration update procedure. Furthermore, provided is a method for managing information about network slice in association with each procedure and state transition.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 60/04 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registrationTerminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration using triggered events
  • H04W 48/18 - Selecting a network or a communication service
  • H04W 84/04 - Large scale networksDeep hierarchical networks

92.

METHOD EXECUTED BY USER EQUIPMENT AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18862854
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-04
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Chongming
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

The present invention provides a method executed by a user equipment, and a user equipment. The method comprises the following steps: upper layers of a remote UE requesting transmission of a PC5-S message or requesting a sidelink SRB for transmitting the PC5-S message, the upper layers being an RRC layer or above, and the PC5-S message being a message based on a PC5 signaling protocol stack; on the basis of the request, the RRC layer of the remote UE establishing a corresponding PDCP entity, RLC entity, and sidelink logical channel for the transmission of the PC5-S message; and the remote UE determining whether the SRB is used for a remote UE of a sidelink layer 2 relay architecture, or is used for a PC5-S message between end-to-end remote UEs in a relay scenario, and if it is determined so, then the remote UE applying an SRAP configuration, wherein the application of the SRAP configuration at least comprises establishing an SRAP entity.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/14 - Direct-mode setup
  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections
  • H04W 88/04 - Terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
  • H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

93.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 19217044
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-05-23
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Koujiro, Takuya

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes: a job executor which executes a job according to a mode; a storage which stores, as history information, a setting history of the job; a display which allows a reception image, which receives an instruction to call the history information that has been stored, to be displayed; and a controller which performs, during execution of the job, display control of the reception image according to the mode.

IPC Classes  ?

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

94.

DOCUMENT CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19055760
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-18
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kusuda, Masakatsu

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a document conveyance apparatus includes: an opening-and-closing cover; a driving roller and a driven roller; a driven roller holding member which rotatably holds the driven roller, and causes the driven roller to contact or be separated from the driving roller in conjunction with opening and closing of the opening-and-closing cover; and a pressure-contact spring which applies, to the driven roller holding member, a biasing force in a direction of pressing the driven roller against the driving roller. The opening-and-closing cover is provided with a side wall and a holding rib, and the driven roller holding member is provided with a first surface and a second surface. When the opening-and-closing cover is opened, the side wall contacts the first surface to bias the opening-and-closing cover in a closing direction, and the holding rib contacts the second surface to bias the same in an opening direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern

95.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19072065
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-06
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ueda, Atsushi
  • Teramoto, Akito

Abstract

An image forming apparatus including an image carrier, a long print head including a board and a lens array, and a tilt adjuster that adjusts a tilt of the print head, further includes a positioning mechanism that positions the print head relative to the image carrier to maintain a constant distance d between the print head and the image carrier, regardless of the tilt of the print head about a swing axis β caused by the tilt adjuster.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/043 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material with means for controlling illumination or exposure
  • G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material

96.

METHOD RELATED TO SIDELINK OPERATION IN UNLICENSED BANDS, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number 18861330
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-28
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Wang, Hai-Han
  • Tseng, Yung-Lan

Abstract

A method, a user equipment (UE), and a base station for a sidelink operation in unlicensed bands are provided. A UE receives an RRC message, receives a PSSCH in an unlicensed channel, and attempts to transmit a feedback message in a first PSFCH in response to receiving the PSSCH. In a case that the first channel access procedure is not successful, the UE further attempts to transmit the feedback message in a second PSFCH. The RRC message includes a minimum gap between the earliest slot of multiple logical slots of the PSFCHs and a logical slot of the PSSCH, and the logical slots of PSFCHs are assigned for the PSSCH. The UE performs a first channel access procedure in the unlicensed channel before the first PSFCH. The UE performs a second channel access procedure in the unlicensed channel before the second PSFCH.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0808 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA]
  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink

97.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 19021795
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-15
First Publication Date 2025-09-11
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shinohara, Yu
  • Takemoto, Nobuo

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating and cooking chamber, a housing, a drawer body, a rack portion, and a pinion. A second opening is formed in a front wall of a housing. A drawer body can be pulled out along a second direction with respect to the heating and cooking chamber. A rack portion is inserted into a second opening and moves along the second direction together with the drawer body. A pinion rotates about an axis along a first direction and meshes with a rack tooth portion. The rack tooth portion is disposed at an end portion in a third direction of the rack portion. The rack portion includes a first wall portion disposed further on one side in the first direction than the rack tooth portion. An end portion on one side in the third direction of the first wall portion is positioned further on one side in the third direction than an end portion on one side in the third direction of the rack tooth portion.

IPC Classes  ?

98.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER REPLENISHMENT CONTROL METHOD IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 19064971
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-27
First Publication Date 2025-09-04
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Fukumoto, Shohei

Abstract

According to the image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure, when at least one of accumulation necessary replenishment times of two types of toner becomes equal to or greater than a toner replenishment threshold, replenishment of the one toner is performed. The replenishment of this one toner is performed for the accumulation necessary replenishment time of the one toner with a continuous replenishment allowable time as an upper limit. Thereafter, according to the accumulation necessary replenishment time of the other toner and the current accumulation necessary replenishment time of the one toner, the replenishment of the other toner is performed, the replenishment of the one toner is resumed, or the replenishment of both toners is brought into a stop state.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern

99.

FIXING DEVICE OF IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

      
Application Number 19063543
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-02-26
First Publication Date 2025-09-04
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yamana, Shinji

Abstract

A fixing device includes a contact thermistor that comes into contact with a fixing belt and a thermopile that does not come into contact with the fixing belt, and a control microcomputer that compares a detection result of the contact thermistor with a detection result of the thermopile in initial operation under a predetermined condition, and corrects the detection result of the thermopile. The control microcomputer initializes a correction value to be used for correction when the correction value exceeds a maximum value determined in advance.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat

100.

MECHANISM FOR GENERATING PREDICTIVE BEAM CONFIGURATIONS

      
Application Number 18586462
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-02-24
First Publication Date 2025-08-28
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shrivastava, Rudraksh
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media that stores computer-executable instructions for receiving predictive beam configurations from a base station (BS) and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to receive, from the BS, a configuration that configures the UE with several predicted transmission configuration indication (TCI) states divided into a plurality of subsets of predicted TCI states. Each subset of the predicted TCI states is associated with a different reference signal resource. The processor is configured to detect a first beam associated with a first predicted TCI state in a first subset of predicted TCI states. The processor is configured to receive downlink (DL) data from the BS through the detected first beam.

IPC Classes  ?

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