公开(公告)号：WO2021262400A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：PCT/US2021/035182

申请日：2021-06-01

Applicant: SOFTBANK, CORP.

Inventor： BARRITT, Brian ,  HENIWOLF, Paul ,  KLINE, Erik

IPC: H04W40/20 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04B7/18504 ,  H04B7/1851 ,  H04L47/17 ,  H04L47/33 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L61/609

Abstract: A method for managing nodes of a network includes receiving 702 location information from each of a plurality of nodes in a network, where at least one node is moving relative to another node of the network. The method then includes converting 704 the received location information for each node into a corresponding network address 500. The corresponding network address is based on a hierarchical cell-based partitioning scheme. The method further includes identifying 706 a target region for a given node of the network based on a plurality of routing paths. The target region encompasses two or more nodes in the network that are next hops for the given node and that have a common segment in the corresponding network addresses. The method then includes sending 708 forwarding rules to one or more nodes in the network. The forwarding rules includes the common segment to identify the next hops for the given node.

公开(公告)号：WO2021202111A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：PCT/US2021/022936

申请日：2021-03-18

Applicant: SOFTBANK, CORP.

Inventor： ANANTH, Sharath ,  HENINWOLF, Paul ,  SCOTT, Simon

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q9/28 ,  H01Q1/1292 ,  H01Q1/185 ,  H01Q3/247 ,  H04B7/18504

Abstract: A method and an antenna system are provided for a high-altitude platform (HAP) (102, 200, 400, 603) configured to move in a pattern (604) in the stratosphere to provide coverage to a region of interest and compensate for HAP movement relative to the region of interest. HAP movement is monitored (905). When it is determined that the HAP has moved relative to the region of interest (910) and, based on the relative movement, a first one of a plurality of antennas in the HAP is no longer able to cover a selected portion of the region of interest (915), an antenna array switching circuit in the HAP is used to adjust beams transmitted by the antennas by switching to a second one of the plurality of antennas to cover the selected portion of the region of interest, such that the communication services provided to the region of interest are not interrupted due to the movement of the HAP (920).

公开(公告)号：WO2023074786A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：PCT/JP2022/040119

申请日：2022-10-27

Applicant: SOFTBANK CORP. ,  NEURALX INC.

Inventor： ISHIWAKA, Yuko ,  EASTMAN, Michael ,  KAKAZU, Sho ,  NAKADA, Masaki

IPC: G06T13/40

Abstract: An information processing method implemented by a computer. The information processing method includes the step of acquiring an internal parameter value regarding a biological characteristic of fish, an external parameter value regarding a surrounding environment characteristic of the fish, and a shoaling parameter value regarding a shoaling characteristic that is a behavior of one fish with respect to other fish, and the step of generating a simulation image including a behavior of each fish in a fish school based on the internal parameter value, the external parameter value, and the shoaling parameter value that are acquired in the step of acquiring.

公开(公告)号：WO2022107393A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-27

申请号：PCT/JP2021/027243

申请日：2021-07-20

Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ,  SOFTBANK CORP.

Inventor： ZHENG Changxi ,  XU Ruilin ,  WU Rundi ,  VONDRICK Carl ,  ISHIWAKA Yuko

IPC: G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/0216 ,  G10L21/0232 ,  G10L21/0308 ,  G10L15/04 ,  G10L15/16 ,  G10L15/20

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, device, and other implementations, including a method that includes receiving an audio signal representation, detecting in the received audio signal representation, using a first learning model, one or more silent intervals with reduced foreground sound levels, determining based on the detected one or more silent intervals an estimated full noise profile corresponding to the audio signal representation, and generating with a second learning model, based on the received audio signal representation and on the determined estimated full noise profile, a resultant audio signal representation with a reduced noise level.

公开(公告)号：WO2022030618A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-10

申请号：PCT/JP2021/029290

申请日：2021-08-06

Applicant: SOFTBANK CORP.

Inventor： ANANTH Sharath ,  HENINWOLF Paul ,  PLATEAU Jean-Laurent

IPC: H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q15/00 ,  H01Q19/17 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H01Q3/44 ,  H01Q1/12

Abstract: An antenna for wireless communication includes a spherical reflector and one or more feeds. The spherical reflector includes an inner portion made of material that reflects radiofrequency (RF) beams, and an outer portion positioned on an edge of the inner portion, the outer portion being made of metamaterials that can be controlled to be reflective of or transparent to RF beams. The one or more feeds are configured to form one or more RF beams reflected off the spherical reflector. In some implementations, the antenna includes one or more processors configured to form one or more RF beams using the one or more feeds, and control at least a part of the outer portion of the spherical reflector to reflect an RF beam of the one or more RF beams or be transparent to the RF beam based on the one or more RF beam.

公开(公告)号：WO2021242370A2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：PCT/US2021/023244

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: SOFTBANK, CORP.

Inventor： ANANTH, Sharath ,  BEHROOZI, Cyrus ,  NEVIN, Morris

IPC: H01Q3/26 ,  H04B7/185

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for nulling a radio frequency (RF) beam for a high- altitude platform (HAP). A transmitter (425) generates an RF signal (602). A primary antenna system (410) generates an RF beam based on the RF signal (604). One or more processors (304) determine a result indicating whether to modify the RF beam. When the result indicates to modify the RF beam (606), a detachable nulling subassembly (415) generates nulling signals based on the RF signal to modify the RF beam generated by the primary antenna system (610).

公开(公告)号：WO2021203114A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：PCT/US2021/070177

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: SOFTBANK, CORP.

Inventor： ANANTH, Sharath ,  STAUFFER, Erik ,  WANG, Jibing

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04B10/118 ,  H04W84/06 ,  H04W92/20 ,  H04B7/18504 ,  H04B7/1853 ,  H04B7/18541 ,  H04B7/18558 ,  H04L45/22 ,  H04L45/28 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W24/04 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W40/22 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/085

Abstract: A high-altitude platform (HAP) node (500) provides communication service during an emergency. The HAP node uses a first network (705) to provide communication services (805) for handling calls initiated by at least one user equipment (UE). The HAP node detects that an emergency disruption has occurred that prevents the use of the first network (810). In response to detecting the occurrence of the emergency disruption, a mobile terminal (MT) in the HAP node (515) searches for a second network (720) able to accept emergency calls (815). The HAP node determines whether the second network will handle all calls initiated by the at least one UE or only emergency calls generated by the at least one UE (820). The HAP node handles the calls based on the determining and through the use of the second network.

公开(公告)号：WO2019014399A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：PCT/US2018/041717

申请日：2018-07-12

Applicant: SOFTBANK CORP. ,  TBCASOFT, INC.

Inventor： FUKUIZUMI, Takeshi ,  ASAO, Takahiro ,  NOGUCHI, Katsuyoshi ,  YANASE, Masayoshi ,  FUKAZAWA, Miki ,  YAMAGUCHI, Daisuke ,  WU, Ling ,  CHANG, Yuan-Shiang ,  WU, William ,  CHAN, Brian M ,  LI, Chiahsin ,  LIN, Huan-Yi

IPC: G06Q20/36 ,  G06Q20/04 ,  G06Q20/08 ,  G06Q20/38 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: The described embodiments concern one or more methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer readable mediums storing processor-executable process steps to authenticate mobile subscribers for using a foreign application when they are outside of their home telecom carrier's mobile network zone ("foreign zone"). A mobile subscriber can be authenticated through data roaming service, voice roaming service, and/or WiFi service. After cross network authentication, a mobile subscriber can use the foreign application to provide the same or similar services in a foreign zone, such as foreign country, through the home services in connection with the subscriber's home telecom carrier in a similar manner like he/she can use in his/her home zone, such as home country.

公开(公告)号：WO2022080079A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：PCT/JP2021/033998

申请日：2021-09-15

Applicant: SOFTBANK CORP.

Inventor： ZHANG Jin

IPC: H04W16/22 ,  H04W24/06 ,  H04W28/00 ,  H04W72/00

Abstract: The technology relates to simulating a dynamic hybrid network. A method for simulating a dynamic hybrid network includes modeling a transmission supply of a mesh network of moving stations on aerial vehicles in flight at each time step in a time series, modeling capacity demand as a function of user distribution data and user behavior data, and computing an aggregate network metric for the dynamic hybrid network including throughput. A method for optimizing throughput of a dynamic hybrid network includes modeling a dynamic hybrid network, including a transmission supply of a mesh network of moving stations, modeling capacity demand as a function of user distribution data and user behavior data, and computing an aggregate network metric; then providing feedback to a controller and causing a change to a station in the network to increase throughput.

公开(公告)号：WO2021168485A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-26

申请号：PCT/US2021/070176

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: SOFTBANK, CORP.

Inventor： ANANTH, Sharath ,  BARRITT, Brian ,  NUGGEHALLI, Pavan ,  GULIA, Nidhi

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04W84/06 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W48/08

Abstract: A method for establishing a communication link between a high-altitude platform (HAP) node (114) and a user equipment (UE) (152) includes transmitting (502), by one or more processors (310) of the HAP node (114), a first indication of location information in a first System Information Block (SIB) to a geographic region and transmitting (504), by the one or more processors (310), a second indication of location information in a second SIB to the UE in the geographic region. The communication link between the HAP node and the UE may be established (506) by the one or more processors (310) according to the first indication of location information and the second indication of location information.