Abstract: Provided is a base station device including: a scheme selection unit that selects a scheme of HO from a first scheme not using an NRT and a second scheme using the NRT; and an HO control unit that, when the first scheme is selected, causes the UE to measure system information of an HO candidate cell, receives an ECGI, and controls HO by using cell information of the HO candidate cell received from a core network by using the ECGI, and, when the second scheme is selected and the PCI of the HO candidate cell is included in the NRT, controls the HO by using cell information corresponding to the PCI, and when the PCI is not included, causes the UE to measure the system information of the HO candidate cell, receives the ECGI, controls the HO by using the cell information of the HO candidate cell.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2023
Date of Patent:
January 30, 2024
Assignee:
SoftBank Corp.
Inventors:
Akihiro Baba, Mizuki Funakoshi, Yonghong Tan
Abstract: An avatar display device includes: an obtaining part that obtains captured image data of a person; a second obtaining part that obtains, from the captured image data, depth data or image data of the person; a generating part that composes a 3D model in accordance with the depth data or image data to generate an avatar; and a display part that displays, in an image display area of an information communication device, the avatar that is caused to follow a motion of the person.
Abstract: In a drone-type radio relay apparatus, it is provided of an antenna system capable of suppressing an inclination of an antenna due to a strong wind during a stationary flight (hovering). The antenna system is provided with a long-shaped antenna 110 connected to a relay station via a cable, and an antenna guide mechanism that is fixed to a body of a drone and guides the antenna so as to be movable in an up-down direction of a basic attitude of the drone.
Abstract: It is prevented of degradation of communication quality caused by estimation errors of plural path differences between plural antennas for feeder link (FL antennas) incorporated in an aerial-staying type communication relay apparatus and plural gateway (GW) stations.
Abstract: A device for communication including a gimbal and a communication unit being rotatably supported by the gimbal and having a communication port for optical wireless communication and an imaging unit for capturing an image in a direction in which the communication port executes optical wireless communication is provided. In addition, a communication device including the device for communication and a communication executing unit for executing optical wireless communication using the communication port is provided.
Abstract: In accordance with increasing communication demand, means for efficiently providing mass downstream communication at a low cost are desired. Accordingly, a communication system providing supplemental downlink as well as multicast communication comprising a display control device for causing a display unit to display a video, and a communication terminal having an image capturing unit for directly capturing the video displayed by the display unit or capturing a video projected or reflected on a wall surface or the like is provided, wherein the display control device includes a video acquiring unit, a region identification unit, a video generating unit, and a display control unit, and the communication terminal includes a region identification unit, a decoding unit, and a mechanism for communicating a control signal for supplemental downlink by the above-described optical communication using means other than optical communication (means such as WiFi, mobile data communication or the like).
Abstract: It is provided of a system capable of estimating a current position of a terminal apparatus, even if a terminal apparatus for mobile communication is in a condition of non-receiving or inability to receive GNSS signals. A radio relay apparatus, in which a relay station mounted on a drone, transmits radio waves from a directional antenna toward the ground while flying in an upper airspace above a target area on the ground, and transmits position information on its own apparatus obtained based on the GNSS signal, to an information processing apparatus. The terminal apparatus measures a reception power or a reception quality of radio waves transmitted from the radio relay apparatus, and transmits reception measurement information regarding the measurement result of the reception power or the reception quality, to the information processing apparatus.
Abstract: It is provided of a system capable of estimating a current position of a terminal apparatus, even if a terminal apparatus for mobile communication is in a condition of non-receiving or inability to receive GNSS signals. A radio relay apparatus, in which a relay station mounted on a drone, transmits radio waves from a directional antenna toward the ground while flying in an upper airspace above a target area on the ground, and transmits position information on its own apparatus obtained based on the GNSS signal, to an information processing apparatus. The terminal apparatus measures a reception power or a reception quality of radio waves transmitted from the radio relay apparatus, and transmits reception measurement information regarding the measurement result of the reception power or the reception quality, to the information processing apparatus.
Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an acceptance unit that accepts processing results of a plurality of processing targets including ground truth processing targets associated with ground truth processing results every time an operator completes processing on part of the processing targets; and a calculation unit that, when processing targets associated with the processing results accepted by the acceptance unit are the ground truth processing targets, calculates an evaluation value indicating an evaluation on the operator based on comparison between the processing results accepted by the acceptance unit and the ground truth processing results.
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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 12, 2018
Date of Patent:
October 3, 2023
Assignees:
SOFTBANK CORP., TBCASOFT, INC.
Inventors:
Takeshi Fukuizumi, Takahiro Asao, Katsuyoshi Noguchi, Masayoshi Yanase, Miki Fukazawa, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Ling Wu, Yuan-Shiang Chang, William Wu, Brian M Chan, Chiahsin Li, Huan-Yi Lin
Abstract: A vehicle antenna system having high transmission and reception efficiency is provided. A vehicle antenna system includes an antenna that is attached to a vehicle and is capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves of a predetermined frequency band. The antenna is attached to the vehicle in such a way that an elevation angle of the antenna with respect to a horizontal plane becomes large in a predetermined angle range in accordance with the height of a communication frequency band.
Abstract: An avatar display device includes: an obtaining part that obtains captured image data of a person; a second obtaining part that obtains, from the captured image data, depth data or image data of the person; a generating part that composes a 3D model in accordance with the depth data or image data to generate an avatar; and a display part that displays, in an image display area of an information communication device, the avatar that is caused to follow a motion of the person.
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.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 28, 2021
Publication date:
May 4, 2023
Applicants:
SoftBank Corp., NEURALX INC.
Inventors:
Yuko ISHIWAKA, Michael EASTMAN, Sho KAKAZU, Masaki NAKADA
Abstract: An electronic device may include: an acquisition section configured to acquire captured image data of a hand of an operator; a presumption section configured to presume, in accordance with the captured image data, skeleton data corresponding to the hand; and a determination section configured to determine, in accordance with the skeleton data, a cursor position for operating the electronic device.
Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a soma-related information storage unit in which two or more pieces of soma-related information having a soma identifier are stored; a connection information storage unit in which one or more pieces of connection information for specifying connection between two or more somas are stored; an information transfer unit that acquires soma identifiers of one or more somas that accept information based on accepted input information; an output information acquiring unit that acquires output information, which is information that is output, using the information accepted by each soma identified with the one or more soma identifiers acquired by the information transfer unit; an information output unit that outputs the output information; and a growth unit that performs soma generation processing for generating soma-related information and accumulating the information in the soma-related information storage unit.
Abstract: An estimation program according to the application concerned causes a computer to execute an obtaining step and an estimating step. The obtaining step includes obtaining behavior information which indicates the behavior exhibited by a specific fish species having a predetermined physical abnormality. The estimating step includes estimating, based on the behavior information obtained at the obtaining step and based on state information indicating the state of the target fish for processing, behavioral features of the target fish for processing that are attributable to the predetermined physical abnormality seen in the target fish for processing.
Abstract: Provided is a two-dimensional phased array antenna having a simple configuration capable of reducing the number of control systems and the number of control input ports for phase control of antenna elements.
Abstract: Provided is a system including: a management unit configured to manage a plurality of battery packs connected in parallel, in which the management unit is configured to control the plurality of battery packs to cause the plurality of battery packs to be discharged alternately so that a discharge rate of each of the plurality of battery packs becomes higher than the discharge rate in a case of discharging all of the plurality of battery packs. The plurality of battery packs include a plurality of left-hand side battery packs and a plurality of right-hand side battery packs, and the management unit is configured to manage the plurality of battery packs to cause at least one of the plurality of battery packs in each of the plurality of left-hand side battery packs and the plurality of right-hand side battery packs to be discharged at a time in order.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 5, 2022
Publication date:
February 9, 2023
Applicant:
SoftBank Corp.
Inventors:
Takaya SAITO, Yoshiki TAKAYANAGI, Koji NISHIYAMA
Abstract: In accordance with increasing communication demand, means for efficiently providing mass downstream communication at a low cost are desired. Accordingly, a communication system providing supplemental downlink as well as multicast communication comprising a display control device for causing a display unit to display a video, and a communication terminal having an image capturing unit for directly capturing the video displayed by the display unit or capturing a video projected or reflected on a wall surface or the like is provided, wherein the display control device includes a video acquiring unit, a region identification unit, a video generating unit, and a display control unit, and the communication terminal includes a region identification unit, a decoding unit, and a mechanism for communicating a control signal for supplemental downlink by the above-described optical communication using means other than optical communication (means such as WiFi, mobile data communication or the like).
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods operable in a balloon network. The method can include determining that a balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area. An area profile of the legally-defined geographic area may identify geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include determining that the balloon contains at least some of the geographically-restricted data. The method can also include determining that the balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include removing the geographically-restricted data from the memory of the balloon.