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Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha patent applications on February 13th, 2025

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Patent Applications by Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha on February 13th, 2025

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha: 27 patent applications

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha has applied for patents in the areas of H04W24/10 (4), H04W76/27 (3), H04W72/231 (3), H04L5/00 (3), H04W36/00 (3) H04B7/0626 (2), H04W24/02 (2), H04W24/10 (2), G03G15/2039 (1), H04W48/04 (1)

With keywords such as: message, configured, information, terminal, unit, radio, circuitry, csi, state, and provided in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha

20250053122. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): NAOKI KODAMA of Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): G03G15/20, G03G15/00

CPC Code(s): G03G15/2039



Abstract: an image forming apparatus comprises one or more controllers, a display, a detachable fixing unit, and a temperature measurer that measures a temperature of the fixing unit or in the vicinity thereof, wherein the one or more controllers display, on the display, prediction information related to finishing of a cooling operation of cooling the mounted fixing unit, based on a measurement result by the temperature measurer.


20250053125. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Kazuhisa Kubota of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): G03G15/20, G03G15/00

CPC Code(s): G03G15/2064



Abstract: an image forming apparatus includes one or more controllers; a display; and a fixing unit. the fixing unit is attachable to and detachable from the image forming apparatus. when the fixing unit is replaced to an other fixing unit, the one or more controllers display, on the display, a fixing unit designation request that requests an input for designating the other fixing unit.


20250054443. DISPLAY DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Masahiro MITANI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Kohzoh NAKAMURA of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): G09G3/3233

CPC Code(s): G09G3/3233



Abstract: in a display device including organic el elements oled, a p-channel switching transistor t is connected at a conductive terminal to a channel region of a p-channel drive transistor t. when holes are trapped in trap levels within the channel region of the drive transistor t while the display device presents a white display image, this configuration enables the holes to be extracted through the switching transistor t to an initialization line vini. consequently, a drive current flows through the drive transistor t in accordance with a data voltage, resulting in no perceptible afterimage even when a gray display image is presented during an immediately subsequent frame.


20250055527. CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION PROCESSING IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Tomoki Yoshimura of Camas WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Zhanping Yin of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Rudraksh Shrivastava of Erligheim (DE) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Atsushi Ishii of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04B7/06, H04W24/10, H04W72/231

CPC Code(s): H04B7/0626



Abstract: a user equipment (ue) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions for processing channel state information (csi) and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media is provided. the processor is configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to cause the ue to receive first information from a base station (bs) regarding a plurality of occasions to transmit a csi report at each of the plurality of occasions; receive second information from the bs to identify one or more durations during which the ue determines whether to forgo processing the csi for the csi report; process the csi for first occasions of the plurality of occasions that are not within the one or more durations; and forgo processing the csi for second occasions of the plurality of occasions that are within the one or more durations.


20250055529. METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Xiaojun MA of Shanghai (CN) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Renmao LIU of Shanghai (CN) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04B7/06, H04L5/00

CPC Code(s): H04B7/0626



Abstract: provided in the present invention are a method performed by user equipment, and user equipment. the method performed by user equipment includes: the user equipment determining, according to a group number of a csi-rs resource set, the number of bits of a csi-rs resource availability indication in paging early indication (pei)-dci information; and determining csi-rs resource availability according to bits of the csi-rs resource availability indication in the pei-dci information, the bits corresponding to the determined number of bits, a radio resource control (rrc) state of the user equipment being idle state or inactive state.


20250055951. MANAGEMENT DEVICE, TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND TASK MANAGEMENT METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): MASANORI HAMAMOTO of Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Makoto SEKIYA of Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04N1/00

CPC Code(s): H04N1/0096



Abstract: a management device capable of communicating with a device to be managed that performs a task includes a storage that stores a task list used to manage the task, and a controller. the controller acquires the task to be performed in the device to be managed and information regarding the device to be managed, generates a task group in a case that no task group is present to which the acquired task belongs, and registers the acquired task in the task list in a case that a task group is present to which the acquired task belongs, and the task for the device to be managed is not present in the task group.


20250056026. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING PICTURE TYPES OF PICTURES INCLUDED IN CODED VIDEO_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Sachin G. DESHPANDE of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Byeongdoo CHOI of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04N19/44, H04N19/169, H04N19/184, H04N19/70

CPC Code(s): H04N19/44



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


20250056039. VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): TAKESHI CHUJOH of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, TOMOHIRO IKAI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, TOMOKI AONO of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, EIICHI SASAKI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, TOMONORI HASHIMOTO of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, TIANYANG ZHOU of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, YUKINOBU YASUGI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04N19/577, H04N19/105, H04N19/159, H04N19/176, H04N19/46, H04N19/59

CPC Code(s): H04N19/577



Abstract: an apparatus includes an inter prediction unit configured to decode multiple reference picture list structures and to select one reference picture list structure from the multiple reference picture list structures on a per picture basis or on a per slice basis, wherein in the multiple reference picture list structures, the number of all reference pictures is one or more.


20250056047. VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO CODING APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): TOMOHIRO IKAI of Sakai City, Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, TOMONORI HASHIMOTO of Sakai City, Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, TOMOKO AONO of Sakai City, Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04N19/61

CPC Code(s): H04N19/61



Abstract: a video coding/decoding apparatus that can enhance coding efficiency using non-separable transform is provided. a video decoding apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a prediction image generation unit configured to generate a prediction image, and an inverse non-separable transform processing unit configured to perform inverse non-separable transform. the non-separable transform processing unit does not change a specific frequency component of a transform coefficient.


20250056205. METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): FANGYING XIAO of Shanghai (CN) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Renmao LIU of Shanghai (CN) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W8/18, H04W76/38

CPC Code(s): H04W8/186



Abstract: the present invention provides a method performed by user equipment, and user equipment. the method is performed when user equipment (ue) at least having dual rx/tx capabilities is configured with both a master cell group (mcg) and a secondary cell group (scg) by a network, and includes the following steps: the ue including, in a request message, instruction information used to instruct the network to deactivate or release the scg, the instruction information being used to request the network to deactivate or release the scg for a multi-universal subscriber identity module (musim) purpose, and the instruction information being included in a ue assistance information message.


20250056248. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING FUNCTIONALITY OR FEATURE (RE)CONFIGURATION IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Rudraksh SHRIVASTAVA of Erligheim (DE) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Tomoki YOSHIMURA of Camas WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Zhanping YIN of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Atsushi ISHII of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W24/02, H04L41/16

CPC Code(s): H04W24/02



Abstract: a wireless terminal which communicates over a radio interface with a radio access network comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. the receiver circuitry is configured to receive, over the radio interface from the radio access network, at least a first message which concerns implementation of an artificial intelligence/machine learning (ai/ml) functionality for the wireless terminal. the processor circuitry is configured to determine at least a potential delay associated with implementation of the artificial intelligence/machine learning (ai/ml) functionality at the wireless terminal. the processor circuitry is optionally further configured to generate at least a second message configured to notify the radio access network of the at least potential delay, in which case the wireless terminal further comprises transmitter circuitry configured to transmit the second message to the radio access network over the radio interface.


20250056249. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING FUNCTIONALITY OR FEATURE (RE)CONFIGURATION IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Rudraksh SHRIVASTAVA of Erligheim (DE) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Tomoki YOSHIMURA of Camas WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Zhanping YIN of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Atsushi ISHII of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W24/02, H04L41/16

CPC Code(s): H04W24/02



Abstract: a wireless terminal which communicates over a radio interface with a radio access network comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. the receiver circuitry is configured to receive, over the radio interface from the radio access network, at least a first message which concerns implementation of an artificial intelligence/machine learning (ai/ml) functionality/feature for the wireless terminal. the processor circuitry is configured: to make a determination that the reception of the first message requires one of the following: an update of an existing model for the artificial intelligence/machine learning (ai/ml) functionality/feature; a download of a new model for the artificial intelligence/machine learning (ai/ml) functionality/feature for a particular functionality or feature; and to make a determination that a pause maybe necessary to implement the artificial intelligence/machine learning (ai/ml) functionality/feature. in an example optional implementation, the processor circuitry may also be further configured to generate a pause notification message.


20250056280. CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION PROCESSING IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Tomoki Yoshimura of Camas WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Zhanping Yin of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Rudraksh Shrivastava of Erligheim (DE) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Atsushi Ishii of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W24/10

CPC Code(s): H04W24/10



Abstract: a user equipment (ue) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions for processing channel state information (csi) and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media is provided. the processor is configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to cause the ue to receive information from a base station (bs) regarding a plurality of occasions to transmit a csi report at each of the plurality of occasions; transmit, to the bs, the csi report at first occasions of the plurality of occasions; transmit a message to the bs regarding one or more durations to forgo processing the csi for the csi report; and forgo processing the csi for second occasions of the plurality of occasions that are within the one or more durations.


20250056293. METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): PO-CHUN CHOU of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, YUNG-LAN TSENG of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, TZU-WEN CHANG of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, TZU-YUEH TSENG of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W24/10, H04W52/02, H04W72/232

CPC Code(s): H04W24/10



Abstract: a method for a user equipment (ue) for enhancement in network energy saving (nes) is provided. the method receives, from a base station (bs), a radio resource control (rrc) message including a trigger state list and a channel state information (csi) report configuration that includes one or more csi report sub-configurations. the method receives, from the bs, a downlink control information (dci) format indicating a trigger state in the trigger state list. the trigger state is associated with the csi report configuration and indicates a subset of csi report sub-configurations in the one or more csi report sub-configurations. the method then applies the subset of csi report sub-configurations to perform a csi reporting procedure on a physical uplink shared channel (pusch).


20250056344. UE SWITCHING PROCESS WITH SUSPENSION AND SUBSEQUENT RESUMPTION FOLLOWING A HANDOVER FAILURE_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Kenneth James Park of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, EDWARD MASAMI SUGIYAMA of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W36/00, H04W76/27

CPC Code(s): H04W36/0079



Abstract: a method for a user equipment (ue) is provided. the method includes the ue maintaining a radio resource control (rrc) connection with a first base station (bs) of a first network while receiving transmissions from a second bs of a second network during at least one time period specified in a switch gap configuration. the ue receives an rrc reconfiguration message from the first bs that includes a first command and a second command. the first command instructs the ue to begin a handover procedure from the first bs to a third bs. the second command controls usage of the switch gap configuration by the ue following a failure of the handover procedure. the ue initiates the handover procedure according to the first command. the ue may suspend reception of transmissions from the second bs following reestablishment of the rrc connection after the handover failure based on the second command.


20250056348. PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE FOR LAYER 1 /LAYER 2-TRIGGERED MOBILITY IN WIRELESS NETWORKS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): MEI-JU SHIH of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, CHIA- HUNG LIN of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, HE-HSUAN LIU of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, PO-CHUN CHOU of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W36/04, H04W36/00, H04W56/00, H04W72/231

CPC Code(s): H04W36/04



Abstract: a method for performing an ra procedure for ltm is provided. the method receives a pdcch order for initiating the ra procedure for an ltm candidate cell. the pdcch order indicates that an index of a preamble is not “0.” the pdcch order includes a first dci field indicating that a transmission of the preamble is an initial transmission or a re-transmission and a second dci field indicating the ltm candidate cell. the method increments a power ramping counter by 1 when the first dci field indicates the re-transmission and the pdcch order indicates an ssb for the re-transmission of the preamble. the ssb is the same as an ssb used in a previous transmission of the preamble. the method sets, based on the incremented power ramping counter, a power parameter. the method re-transmits, to the ltm candidate cell, the preamble based on at least the set power parameter.


20250056364. METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MOBILITY MANAGEMENT_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): He-Hsuan Liu of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Mei-Ju Shih of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Yen-Hua Li of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W36/32, H04W36/00, H04W36/36, H04W76/30

CPC Code(s): H04W36/324



Abstract: methods and apparatuses for mobility management are provided. the method includes receiving, from a network, a first conditional configuration for a candidate target primary cell (pcell). the first conditional configuration indicates an execution condition. the method determines whether the execution condition is satisfied and in response to determining that the execution condition is satisfied, applies the first conditional configuration to switch to the candidate target pcell. the method then, after switching to the candidate target pcell, determines whether to release a second conditional configuration, which has been stored at the ue prior to switching to the candidate target pcell, based on whether the second conditional configuration is associated with the first conditional configuration.


20250056378. VALIDITY INFORMATION HANDLING FOR CLOSED ACCESS GROUP IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Atsushi ISHII of Vancouver WA (US) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W48/04, H04W36/08, H04W48/16

CPC Code(s): H04W48/04



Abstract: a wireless terminal communicates with a radio access network over a radio interface and comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. the receiver circuitry is configured to receive an allowed closed access group (cag) identity (cag-id). the allowed cag-id is associated with validity information, the validity information further comprising a condition for the allowed cag-id to be valid. the receiver circuitry is also configured to receive, from a cell of the radio access network, system information comprising one or more cag-ids supported on the cell. the processor circuitry is configured to impose a limitation not to consider the cell as a candidate for cell selection/reselection, in a case where the allowed cag-id is one of the one or more cag-ids but is invalid based on the validity information, and to terminate the limitation upon a change of the condition. methods of operating such wireless terminal are also provided.


20250056410. TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Kyosuke INOUE of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Shohei YAMADA of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Hidekazu TSUBOI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Takuma KAWANO of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04L5/00, H04W76/27

CPC Code(s): H04W52/0235



Abstract: in a case that a processing unit of a terminal apparatus determines that an scg is to enter an activated state, the processing unit activates the scg based on the signalling, and determines which bwp is used to perform rlm, based on the fact that the signalling communicated from the base station apparatus includes or does not include information indicating a bwp to be activated in the activated state of the scg.


20250056459. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING TIMING ALIGNMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): CHIE-MING CHOU of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Tzu-Wen Chang of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Chun-Yen Hsu of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Chia-Hung Lin of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Yung-Lan Tseng of Taipei (TW) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W56/00, H04L1/1812, H04W24/10, H04W72/21, H04W72/231, H04W76/28

CPC Code(s): H04W56/0045



Abstract: a method performed by a user equipment (ue) for handling timing alignment is provided. the method receives, from a base station (bs), a first radio resource control (rrc) message for configuring a time alignment timer (tat). the method receives, from the bs, a second rrc message for configuring at least one of a cell discontinuous transmission (dtx) operation or a cell discontinuous reception (drx) operation. in a case that at least one of the cell dtx operation or the cell drx operation is configured and the tat expires, the method considers the ue to be uplink synchronized with the bs and forgoes performing a procedure for handling an out-of-sync condition related to the expiration of the tat.


20250056461. USER EQUIPMENT (UE)_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): YASUO SUGAWARA of Sakai City, Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W60/00, H04W48/08

CPC Code(s): H04W60/00



Abstract: by introducing a concept such as an equivalent snpn, mobility can be improved, service continuity can be improved, nssai can be appropriately managed, and an equivalent snpn list can be appropriately managed. in a registration procedure, a ue transmits a registration request message to start a timer t3510, and in a case that the ue receives a registration reject message without integrity protection including a 5gmm cause value indicating an illegal ue, the ue stops the timer t3510 in operation and deletes an equivalent snpn list stored in the ue.


20250056503. TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Kyosuke INOUE of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Shohei YAMADA of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Hidekazu TSUBOI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Takuma KAWANO of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W72/04

CPC Code(s): H04W72/04



Abstract: in a case of determining that an scg is to enter a deactivated state, a processing unit of a terminal apparatus deactivates the scg and suspends configured uplink grants of grant type 1 associated with a pscell of the scg, and in a case of determining that the scg is to enter an activated state, the processing unit activates the scg and (re)initializes the suspended configured uplink grants of grant type 1 associated with the pscell of the scg.


20250056532. USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS AND METHODS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Wataru OUCHI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Toshizo NOGAMI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Tomoki YOSHIMURA of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Takahisa FUKUI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Huifa LIN of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Ryota MORIMOTO of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Shoichi SUZUKI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W72/1268, H04W72/232

CPC Code(s): H04W72/1268



Abstract: a user equipment (ue) is described. the ue may comprise high-layer processing circuitry configured to acquire at least a first rrc parameter for indicating whether an available slot-based counting is enabled or not, reception circuitry configured to receive a dci format for scheduling of a pusch and transmission circuitry configured to transmit the pusch in multiple slots scheduled by the dci format.


20250056579. COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, BASE STATION, TERMINAL PROGRAM, BASE PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Kohei MICHIGAMI of Sakai City, Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Takahisa TANAKA of Sakai City, Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, YUHSUKE TAKAGI of Sakai City, Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Tadashi AOKI of Sakai City, Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, HIROKAZU KOBAYASHI of Sakai City, Osaka (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W72/30, H04W4/90

CPC Code(s): H04W72/30



Abstract: a communication terminal includes a terminal communicator configured to perform radio communication with a base station, and a terminal controller configured to control the terminal communicator. the terminal controller causes the terminal communicator to transmit a first message of the radio communication to the base station without including, in the first message, specific terminal information indicating that the communication terminal is a specific communication terminal use of which is possibly restricted by the base station, receives a second message as a response to the first message from the base station via the terminal communicator, includes the specific terminal information in a subsequent message that is a third message or is a message subsequent to the third message as a response to the second message, and causes the terminal communicator to transmit the subsequent message to the base station.


20250056620. USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): Liqing LIU of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Shohei YAMADA of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki TAKAHASHI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W74/0833, H04L5/00

CPC Code(s): H04W74/0833



Abstract: a method by a user equipment (ue) is described. the method includes receiving, from a base station, system information including a first initial downlink (dl) bwp configuration and a second initial dl bwp configuration for a pcell; determining for which one or more of multiple common search space (css) sets the ue monitors pdcch; determining, between a first dl bwp provided by the first initial dl bwp configuration and a second dl bwp provided by the second initial dl bwp configuration, which of the first dl bwp and the second dl bwp is an initial dl bwp based on for which the one or more of the multiple css sets the ue monitors pdcch, wherein at least one of the multiple css sets corresponds to a css set for receiving sib1 message, and at least another one of the multiple css sets corresponds to a css set for random access procedure.


20250056649. METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): LEI LIU of Shanghai (CN) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, RENMAO LIU of Shanghai (CN) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H04W76/27, H04W76/18, H04W88/04

CPC Code(s): H04W76/27



Abstract: the present invention provides a method performed by user equipment, and user equipment. the method includes: when a relay ue satisfies at least one of the following conditions, transmitting, by the relay ue, a notification message to a connected remote ue; and/or receiving, by the remote ue, the notification message transmitted by the relay ue, and when the remote ue is an l2 u2n remote ue in an rrc connected state, and an indication type carried in the notification message satisfies a specified condition, performing, by the remote ue, at least one of the following operations: performing a behavior of entering an rrc idle state; and initiating relay selection, wherein the conditions include: the relay ue is not triggered by the reception of an rrc release message to enter the rrc idle state; integrity protection of an rrc re-establishment message fails; an upper layer requests to enter the rrc idle state or requests to release an rrc connection; and rrc connection resumption fails.


20250056965. DISPLAY DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(sharp kabushiki kaisha)

Inventor(s): TOHRU OKABE of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, SHINSUKE SAIDA of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, RYOSUKE GUNJI of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, SHINJI ICHIKAWA of Sakai City (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, HIROHARU JINMURA of Yonago-shi (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, AKIRA INOUE of Yonago-shi (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA of Yonago-shi (JP) for sharp kabushiki kaisha

IPC Code(s): H10K50/844, G06F1/16, G09F9/30, H10K50/15, H10K50/16, H10K50/17, H10K50/84, H10K59/12, H10K59/121, H10K77/10, H10K102/00

CPC Code(s): H10K50/844



Abstract: a display device includes: a base substrate; a thin-film transistor layer provided on the base substrate, a light-emitting element layer provided on the thin-film transistor layer, and a sealing film provided on the light-emitting element. each of light-emitting elements includes: a first electrode; a functional layer, and a second electrode stacked on top of another in a stated order. the display device includes: a display region; a frame region; and a non-display region. the non-display region includes a through hole. the display device includes a separation wall shaped into a frame and provided to the non-display region along an edge of the through hole. the separation wall includes: a first resin layer, and a first metal layer provided on the first resin layer. the first metal layer includes a first protrusion shaped into a canopy, and protruding from the first resin layer toward the display region.


Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha patent applications on February 13th, 2025