Patents by Inventor Kengo Oketani

Kengo Oketani has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240089043
    Abstract: A device and method in which a plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences is allocated to a frame, a value of a parameter in the Zadoff-Chu sequence is different among the plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences, and the Zadoff-Chu sequence allocated to the frame is different among a plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kengo OKETANI, Yoshikazu KAKURA
  • Patent number: 11877267
    Abstract: A base station capable of reducing subframe overhead and improving throughput is provided. A base station (10) communicates with terminals (20-0 to 20-3). The base station (10) includes: a controller (12) configured to set, in a variable manner, for each subframe, a cyclic prefix length of a cyclic prefix part to be inserted into the subframe; and a communication unit (11) configured to transmit identification information for identifying the cyclic prefix length set in the subframe by the controller (12) to a terminal to which the subframe has been allocated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kengo Oketani
  • Patent number: 11870714
    Abstract: A device and method in which a plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences is allocated to a frame, a value of a parameter in the Zadoff-Chu sequence is different among the plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences, and the Zadoff-Chu sequence allocated to the frame is different among a plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo Oketani, Yoshikazu Kakura
  • Publication number: 20230254191
    Abstract: In order to allow for accommodating different services having different demands while suppressing interference, a first apparatus of the present invention includes: an information obtaining unit configured to obtain guard band information which indicates a guard band within a frequency band including a first band with a first subcarrier spacing and a second band with a second subcarrier spacing; and a communication processing unit configured to transmit the guard band information to a terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kengo OKETANI
  • Patent number: 11677599
    Abstract: In order to allow for accommodating different services having different demands while suppressing interference, a first apparatus of the present invention includes: an information obtaining unit configured to obtain guard band information which indicates a guard band within a frequency band including a first band with a first subcarrier spacing and a second band with a second subcarrier spacing; and a communication processing unit configured to transmit the guard band information to a terminal apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kengo Oketani
  • Publication number: 20230040491
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to further increase a possibility of a success in a handover. [Solution] A first apparatus of the present invention includes: a first communication processing unit configured to transmit reference signals using beamforming; and a second communication processing unit configured to receive a handover message from a source base station of a handover of a terminal apparatus. The handover message includes beam related information related to a beam. The first communication processing unit is configured to receive an access signal of the terminal apparatus based on the beam related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kengo OKETANI, HisaSHI FUTAKI
  • Patent number: 11516711
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to further increase a possibility of a success in a handover. [Solution] A first apparatus of the present invention includes: a first communication processing unit configured to transmit reference signals using beamforming; and a second communication processing unit configured to receive a handover message from a source base station of a handover of a terminal apparatus. The handover message includes beam related information related to a beam. The first communication processing unit is configured to receive an access signal of the terminal apparatus based on the beam related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo Oketani, Hisashi Futaki
  • Publication number: 20220123884
    Abstract: A device and method in which a plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences is allocated to a frame, a value of a parameter in the Zadoff-Chu sequence is different among the plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences, and the Zadoff-Chu sequence allocated to the frame is different among a plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kengo OKETANI, Yoshikazu KAKURA
  • Patent number: 11218260
    Abstract: A device and method is which plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences is allocated to a frame, a value of a parameter in the Zadoff-Chu sequence is different among the plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences, and the Zadoff-Chu sequence allocated to the frame is different among a plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kengo Oketani, Yoshikazu Kakura
  • Publication number: 20210391962
    Abstract: A device and method is which plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences is allocated to a frame, a value of a parameter in the Zadoff-Chu sequence is different among the plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences, and the Zadoff-Chu sequence allocated to the frame is different among a plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kengo OKETANI, Yoshikazu KAKURA
  • Patent number: 11082175
    Abstract: A device and method in which a plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences is allocated to a frame, a value of a parameter in the Zadoff-Chu sequence is different among the plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences, and the Zadoff-Chu sequence allocated to the frame is different among a plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo Oketani, Yoshikazu Kakura
  • Publication number: 20210235445
    Abstract: A base station capable of reducing subframe overhead and improving throughput is provided. A base station (10) communicates with terminals (20-0 to 20-3). The base station (10) includes: a controller (12) configured to set, in a variable manner, for each subframe, a cyclic prefix length of a cyclic prefix part to be inserted into the subframe; and a communication unit (11) configured to transmit identification information for identifying the cyclic prefix length set in the subframe by the controller (12) to a terminal to which the subframe has been allocated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kengo OKETANI
  • Patent number: 10999836
    Abstract: A base station capable of reducing subframe overhead and improving throughput is provided. A base station (10) communicates with terminals (20-0 to 20-3). The base station (10) includes: a controller (12) configured to set, in a variable manner, for each subframe, a cyclic prefix length of a cyclic prefix part to be inserted into the subframe; and a communication unit (11) configured to transmit identification information for identifying the cyclic prefix length set in the subframe by the controller (12) to a terminal to which the subframe has been allocated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kengo Oketani
  • Publication number: 20210045022
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to further increase a possibility of a success in a handover. [Solution] A first apparatus of the present invention includes: a first communication processing unit configured to transmit reference signals using beamforming; and a second communication processing unit configured to receive a handover message from a source base station of a handover of a terminal apparatus. The handover message includes beam related information related to a beam. The first communication processing unit is configured to receive an access signal of the terminal apparatus based on the beam related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo OKETANI, Hisashi FUTAKI
  • Patent number: 10849027
    Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to further increase a possibility of a success in a handover. [Solution] A first apparatus of the present invention includes: a first communication processing unit configured to transmit reference signals using beamforming; and a second communication processing unit configured to receive a handover message from a source base station of a handover of a terminal apparatus. The handover message includes beam related information related to a beam. The first communication processing unit is configured to receive an access signal of the terminal apparatus based on the beam related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo Oketani, Hisashi Futaki
  • Publication number: 20200052839
    Abstract: A device and method in which a plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences is allocated to a frame, a value of a parameter in the Zadoff-Chu sequence is different among the plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences, and the Zadoff-Chu sequence allocated to the frame is different among a plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kengo OKETANI, Yoshikazu KAKURA
  • Patent number: 10505684
    Abstract: A device and method in which a plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences is allocated to a frame, a value of a parameter in the Zadoff-Chu sequence is different among the plurality of Zadoff-Chu sequences, and the Zadoff-Chu sequence allocated to the frame is different among a plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kengo Oketani, Yoshikazu Kakura
  • Publication number: 20190268198
    Abstract: In order to allow for accommodating different services having different demands while suppressing interference, a first apparatus of the present invention includes: an information obtaining unit configured to obtain guard band information which indicates a guard band within a frequency band including a first band with a first subcarrier spacing and a second band with a second subcarrier spacing; and a communication processing unit configured to transmit the guard band information to a terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kengo OKETANI
  • Patent number: 10397805
    Abstract: In a method for transferring packet data remaining in a first SeNB to a second SeNB via an MeNB, use of a communication line is inefficient. A base station in a communication system that includes a master cell base station, a secondary cell base station, a core network, and a terminal device, wherein: the base station has a reception unit for receiving, from the master cell base station, downlink user data received from the core network by the master cell base station, and a transmission unit for transmitting the downlink user data received to the terminal device; the reception unit receives, from the master cell base station, switching information indicating that the base station from which the master cell base station receives downlink user data is to be switched; and the transmission unit transmits remaining data to the secondary base station when the reception unit has received the switching information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sadafuku Hayashi, Kengo Oketani
  • Patent number: 10374748
    Abstract: A wireless terminal (1) is configured, when a plurality of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) ACK/NACK bits corresponding to a plurality of downlink component carriers (DL CCs) configured in the wireless terminal (1) are transmitted on a single physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) on a single uplink component carrier (UL CC), to change a spreading rate to be applied to time-domain spreading of a plurality of modulation symbols generated from the plurality of HARQ ACK/NACK bits, depending on the number of the plurality of DL CCs or the number of the plurality of HARQ ACK/NACK bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kengo Oketani