Patents by Inventor Tadashi Shimonabe

Tadashi Shimonabe 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).

  • Patent number: 9510249
    Abstract: A wireless communication system allows a handover operation to a base station communicating through a plurality of frequency bands. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit adapted to perform communication with any of the base stations through a plurality of frequency bands. The communication unit of the base station notifies, when communication through a plurality of frequency bands is possible, a mobile terminal about information directed to identifying a main frequency band from relevant frequency bands in a manner allowing discrimination from one or more frequency bands other than the main frequency band. The communication unit of the mobile terminal determines that, upon receiving information directed to identifying a main frequency band from the second base station during having communication connection with the first base station, that the frequency band identified by the relevant information is a subject of handover towards the second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouki Suzuki, Shinichi Sawada, Tadashi Shimonabe, Shigeto Suzuki, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi, Akio Yoshihara, Shumpei Fuse
  • Patent number: 9215635
    Abstract: During a period of parallel-like radio communication with two or more first base stations, the first base station designates a second base station correlated with one of the two or more first base stations, and temporarily suspends the radio communication in accordance with a first communications standard to issue, to a mobile station, a request of measurement for the designated second base station. The first base station receives a result of the measurement for the designated second base station. The first base station notifies the mobile station of a handover from the first communications standard to a second communications standard, and also notifies the mobile station of a request for starting a coordination mode in which the two or more second base stations including the designated second base station establish communication with the mobile station in coordination with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuru Sakamoto, Akira Ohshima, Tadashi Shimonabe, Yuhsuke Takagi, Takashi Naito
  • Publication number: 20150050941
    Abstract: A wireless communication system, a communication method, a base station, and a communication terminal are provided. The wireless communication system includes a base station, and a communication terminal that can communicate with the base station through a plurality of frequency bands. The wireless communication system includes a first notification module provided at one of the base station and communication terminal for notifying the other of the base station and communication terminal of a switching preparation request when a state is detected in which the frequency band used as the main frequency band among the plurality of frequency bands is to be switched, and a second notification module that notifies one of the base station and communication terminal of frequency band switching preparation completion in response to a determination of being in a state in which the frequency band used as the main frequency band is to be switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi Sawada, Tadashi Shimonabe, Shigeto Suzuki, Kouki Suzuki, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi, Shumpei Fuse, Akio Yoshihara
  • Publication number: 20150043550
    Abstract: A radio communication system includes transmission/reception devices which perform communication by dynamically switching a first transmission mode and a second transmission mode having a lower quality than the first transmission mode, wherein the transmission/reception devices have a transmission mode decision means which fixes a transmission mode upon communication to the first transmission mode for a given period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Shigeto Suzuki, Keiji Hikoso, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi, Tadashi Shimonabe, Akira Ohshima
  • Publication number: 20150030000
    Abstract: A wireless communication system allows a handover operation to a base station communicating through a plurality of frequency bands. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit adapted to perform communication with any of the base stations through a plurality of frequency bands. The communication unit of the base station notifies, when communication through a plurality of frequency bands is possible, a mobile terminal about information directed to identifying a main frequency band from relevant frequency bands in a manner allowing discrimination from one or more frequency bands other than the main frequency band. The communication unit of the mobile terminal determines that, upon receiving information directed to identifying a main frequency band from the second base station during having communication connection with the first base station, that the frequency band identified by the relevant information is a subject of handover towards the second base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Kouki Suzuki, Shinichi Sawada, Tadashi Shimonabe, Shigeto Suzuki, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi, Akio Yoshihara, Shumpei Fuse
  • Patent number: 8892161
    Abstract: A radio communication system includes transmission/reception devices which perform communication by dynamically switching a first transmission mode and a second transmission mode having a lower quality than the first transmission mode, wherein the transmission/reception devices have a transmission mode decision means which fixes a transmission mode upon communication to the first transmission mode for a given period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeto Suzuki, Keiji Hikoso, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi, Tadashi Shimonabe, Akira Ohshima
  • Patent number: 8768362
    Abstract: A communication system includes: a determination unit, provided in any one of a first base station, a second base station, and a mobile station, which determines a transmission timing change amount on the basis of reception timing of a signal transmitted between the first or second base station and the mobile station. The mobile station includes a handover execution unit which performs a handover from the first base station to the second base station on the basis of the transmission timing change amount calculated by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadashi Shimonabe, Akira Ohshima, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi
  • Patent number: 8724551
    Abstract: It is possible to complete a re-connection in a short time and prevent instantaneous interruption of communication by including a plurality of base station apparatuses and a mobile station apparatus; the mobile station apparatus includes: a delay difference detecting unit that detects a difference in reception timing between a signal from the base station apparatus with which the mobile station apparatus currently communicates and a signal from the base station apparatus that is a re-connection destination candidate; a transmission timing calculating unit that calculates, based on the difference in reception timing, a transmission timing to the base station apparatus that is the re-connection destination candidate; and a re-connection processing unit that, having detected a disconnection of the communication with the base station apparatus with which the mobile station apparatus currently communicates, uses the transmission timing to start a communication with the base station apparatus that is the re-connect
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Ohshima, Tadashi Shimonabe, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi
  • Patent number: 8437787
    Abstract: A mobile communication device includes antennas, transmitting units, and receiving units. A baseband processing unit of the mobile communication device transmits data signals to a base station device through a receiving unit and an antenna that are selected based on an instruction received from the base station device. The baseband processing unit transmits reference signals to the base station device through the transmitting units and the antennas while preventing transmission frequencies of the reference signals from overlapping one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadashi Shimonabe, Akira Ohshima, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi
  • Publication number: 20130017833
    Abstract: During a period of parallel-like radio communication with two or more first base stations, the first base station designates a second base station correlated with one of the two or more first base stations, and temporarily suspends the radio communication in accordance with a first communications standard to issue, to a mobile station, a request of measurement for the designated second base station. The first base station receives a result of the measurement for the designated second base station. The first base station notifies the mobile station of a handover from the first communications standard to a second communications standard, and also notifies the mobile station of a request for starting a coordination mode in which the two or more second base stations including the designated second base station establish communication with the mobile station in coordination with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuru Sakamoto, Akira Ohshima, Tadashi Shimonabe, Yuhsuke Takagi, Takashi Naito
  • Publication number: 20120218946
    Abstract: It is possible to complete a re-connection in a short time and prevent instantaneous interruption of communication by including a plurality of base station apparatuses and a mobile station apparatus; the mobile station apparatus includes: a delay difference detecting unit that detects a difference in reception timing between a signal from the base station apparatus with which the mobile station apparatus currently communicates and a signal from the base station apparatus that is a re-connection destination candidate; a transmission timing calculating unit that calculates, based on the difference in reception timing, a transmission timing to the base station apparatus that is the re-connection destination candidate; and a re-connection processing unit that, having detected a disconnection of the communication with the base station apparatus with which the mobile station apparatus currently communicates, uses the transmission timing to start a communication with the base station apparatus that is the re-connect
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Akira Ohshima, Tadashi Shimonabe, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi
  • Publication number: 20120100885
    Abstract: A communication system includes: a determination unit, provided in any one of a first base station, a second base station, and a mobile station, which determines a transmission timing change amount on the basis of reception timing of a signal transmitted between the first or second base station and the mobile station. The mobile station includes a handover execution unit which performs a handover from the first base station to the second base station on the basis of the transmission timing change amount calculated by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Tadashi Shimonabe, Akira Ohshima, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi
  • Publication number: 20110081930
    Abstract: A mobile communication device includes antennas, transmitting units, and receiving units. A baseband processing unit of the mobile communication device transmits data signals to a base station device through a receiving unit and an antenna that are selected based on an instruction received from the base station device. The baseband processing unit transmits reference signals to the base station device through the transmitting units and the antennas while preventing transmission frequencies of the reference signals from overlapping one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Tadashi Shimonabe, Akira Ohshima, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi
  • Publication number: 20100310005
    Abstract: A mobile communication device includes a plurality of antennas which transmits and receives a radio signal, and a baseband processor which selects a transmission antenna used for data signal transmission from the plurality of antennas based on an instruction from a base station device and transmits a data signal using the transmission antenna, wherein the baseband processor determines a timing when a reference signal is transmitted using a standby antenna not used for data signal transmission based on the likelihood of the transmission antenna being switched and transmits the reference signal based on the determined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Yuhsuke Takagi, Keiji Hikoso, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Tadashi Shimonabe, Akira Ohshima
  • Publication number: 20100291918
    Abstract: A radio communication system includes transmission/reception devices which perform communication by dynamically switching a first transmission mode and a second transmission mode having a lower quality than the first transmission mode, wherein the transmission/reception devices have a transmission mode decision means which fixes a transmission mode upon communication to the first transmission mode for a given period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Shigeto Suzuki, Keiji Hikoso, Mitsuru Sakamoto, Yuhsuke Takagi, Tadashi Shimonabe, Akira Ohshima