Patents by Inventor Akihito Hanaki
Akihito Hanaki 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).
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Patent number: 11974340Abstract: UE (200) executes dual connectivity in which it simultaneously connects to a radio base station and other radio base station. The UE (200) includes a transmitting unit (210) that transmits to the radio base station and the other radio base station uplink transmission related information indicating an uplink transmission state, and a control unit (230) that controls transmission or stop of transmission of the uplink transmission related information of a predetermined type.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki
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Patent number: 11936441Abstract: A FrontHaul Multiplexer (FHM) for relaying communications between a signal processing device and a plurality of radio devices includes a storage unit that stores a table in which device identification information of each of the plurality of radio devices is associated with beam identification information assigned to the radio device; a scheduling information reception unit that receives, from the signal processing device, scheduling information of a user terminal performing radio communications with the plurality of radio devices; a determination unit that acquires from the table the device identification information associated with the beam identification information of uplink included in the scheduling information and then determines from the acquired device identification information the radio device in charge of the user terminal; and a transmission unit that transmits to the signal processing device an uplink signal transmitted from the determined radio device.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Takashi Kosugi, Tatsuro Yajima, Takuto Arai, Yuta Sagae, Akihito Hanaki, Hidekazu Shimodaira, Masahiro Fujii, Yoshiaki Ofuji
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Publication number: 20240090054Abstract: A terminal includes a communication unit configured to perform communication to which dual connectivity is applied with a base station, a receiving unit configured to receive signaling indicating whether terminal-triggered secondary cell group activation or deactivation is enabled from the base station, a transmitting unit configured to transmit a response to the signaling to the base station, and a control unit configured to perform the secondary cell group activation or deactivation based on the signaling.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Kouhei Harada, Akihito Hanaki, Masato Taniguchi
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Patent number: 11758545Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, a first base station for communicating with user equipment together with a second base station according to dual connectivity includes a data storage unit configured to store data to be transmitted from the first base station to the user equipment; a reception unit configured to receive from the second base station information indicating whether data to be transmitted from the second base station to the user equipment exist; and a state control unit configured to, when information indicating that data to be transmitted from the second base station to the user equipment exist is received, prevent the user equipment from releasing a radio resource or transitioning to a discontinuous reception state, even if the amount of to-be-transmitted data stored in the data storage unit is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh, Tooru Uchino, Akihito Hanaki, Hiroshi Ou
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Patent number: 11742929Abstract: A user equipment includes a transmission unit that transmits, to a base station, information indicating a specific band combination supported by the user equipment for carrier aggregation and combinations of maximum numbers of Multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) layers to be applied to respective component carriers of frequency bands included in the specific band combination, the combinations of the maximum numbers of MIMO layers being supported by the user equipment; and a control unit that applies a default value as the maximum numbers of MIMO layers to be applied, by the user equipment, to the respective component carriers of the frequency bands included in the specific band combination, when a signal indicating the maximum numbers of MIMO layers to be applied, by the base station, to the respective component carriers of the frequency bands included in the specific band combination is not received from the base station.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Hidekazu Shimodaira
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Publication number: 20230232212Abstract: A terminal includes a receiving unit that receives, from a base station, a message that requests a report on terminal capability; a control unit that includes information for reporting a parameter for a codebook per band and information for reporting a parameter for a codebook per band combination in a message for reporting the terminal capability, the information for reporting the parameter for the codebook per band and the information for reporting the parameter for the codebook per band combination being included based on information for specifying a type of a codebook included in the message that requests the report on the terminal capability; and a transmitting unit that transmits the message for reporting the terminal capability to the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki
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Publication number: 20230137982Abstract: A base station apparatus, that is a first base station apparatus, is disclosed including a reception unit configured to receive, from a terminal, a configuration number of component carriers for a second base station apparatus among the first base station apparatus and the second base station apparatus that are used for dual connectivity; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the configuration number to the second base station apparatus. In other aspects, a terminal, a transmission method performed by a first base station apparatus, and a transmission method performed by a terminal are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki
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Publication number: 20230113031Abstract: A terminal includes a transmitting unit that transmits a signaling message including information indicating a context to be established with a base station when there is one device corresponding to a transmission source address of the context to be established with the base station, the one device being connected to the terminal; and a control unit that attaches, to data, a compressed header corresponding to the context, when the data received from the one device is to be transmitted after transmitting the signaling message, wherein the transmitting unit transmits, to the base station, the data to which the compressed header is attached, the data not including a context identifier for identifying the context.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Kouhei Harada, Akihito Hanaki, Hideaki Takahashi
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Publication number: 20220394460Abstract: A terminal includes: a receiving unit that receives a message requesting a report of a terminal capability, from a base station; a control unit that includes, in a message reporting the terminal capability, a terminal capability that is related to measurement using a reference signal for acquiring information regarding a channel state, for each band combinations that are selected from a plurality of bands that are terminal capability report targets included in the message requesting the report of the terminal capability; and a transmitting unit that transmits the message reporting the terminal capability to the base station. A range of a target time domain is specified for the terminal capability related to the measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Yuki Matsumura
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Patent number: 11503606Abstract: Disclosed is a second base station device communicating with a first base station device. The second base station device includes a receiver configured to receive, from the first base station device, information for limiting radio resource allocation; a controller configured to allocate a radio resource based on the received information for limiting radio resource allocation; and a transmitter configured to transmit information for limiting radio resource allocation to the first base station device. The information for limiting radio resource allocation includes information indicating at least one of a frequency domain and a time domain indicating a location of a radio resource.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh, Hiromasa Umeda, Yousuke Sano, Akihito Hanaki
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Publication number: 20220361248Abstract: A terminal includes a receiver that receives an index specifying configuration information for transmitting a random access preamble; and a controller that configures, in response to the receiver receiving additional information that specifies a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble, the time domain resource specified by the additional information, the time domain resource being configured by replacing a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble included in the configuration information specified by the index with the time domain resource specified by the additional information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Hiroki Harada, Tomoya Ohara
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Publication number: 20220338272Abstract: A terminal includes a receiver that receives an index that specifies configuration information for transmitting a random access preamble; and a controller that configures, when the receiver receives additional information that specifies a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble and the index falls within a specific numerical range, the time domain resource specified by the additional information, the time domain resource being configured by replacing a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble included in the configuration information specified by the index with the time domain resource specified by the additional information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Hedeaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Hiroki Harada
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Publication number: 20220304048Abstract: A terminal including: a reception unit configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, information instructing not to perform a random access procedure even when an event that triggers the random access procedure occurs; and a control unit configured to determine not to perform the random access procedure when the event occurs based on the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Kouhei Harada, Akihito Hanaki
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Publication number: 20220295331Abstract: A terminal includes a reception unit that receives, from a base station, a message for requesting to report a terminal capability, a control unit that configures information for reporting a parameter associated with a codebook based on information for indicating a range of the parameter associated with the codebook included in the message for requesting the report of the terminal capability, and that includes, in a message for reporting the terminal capability, the information for reporting the parameter associated with the codebook, and a transmission unit that transmits the message for reporting the terminal capability to the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki
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Publication number: 20220210852Abstract: A UE determines whether or not a gNB different from an eNB to which the UE is connected retains related information indicating a situation of the UE. The UE transmits a connection request with the gNB to the gNB even in a case where the gNB does not retain the related information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki
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Publication number: 20220201570Abstract: A user apparatus is provided. The user apparatus includes a control unit configured to determine, when a predetermined operation is triggered in a case of a predetermined-condition-based handover having been configured, which of an operation of the predetermined-condition-based handover or the predetermined operation is to be given priority. The control unit stops or suspends an operation that has not been given the priority.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Naoya Murata, Tooru Uchino, Akihito Hanaki
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Publication number: 20220182983Abstract: A user equipment includes a receiving unit configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, information designating a Bandwidth Part (BWP) of a cell, a control unit configured to configure a BWP to be activated, based on a parameter dedicated to the user equipment included in the information, when: the cell is a Special Cell (SpCell) and a configuration by a Radio Resource Control (RRC) is executed; or the cell is a Secondary Cell (SCell) and a Media Access Control (MAC) layer is activated, and a communication unit configured to communicate with the base station apparatus by using the BWP to be activated, wherein the parameter is configured in information for designating the BWP of the cell, irrespective of the number of BWPs configured for the cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki
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Publication number: 20220183096Abstract: A user equipment is disclosed including a transmitting unit; a receiving unit; and a control unit. The control unit starts connection to a second node different from a first node to which the user equipment is connected, in response to transmission, to the second node, of a connection request to the second node by the transmitting unit, or reception of the connection request from the second node by the receiving unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Hiroshi Ou, Naoya Murata
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Publication number: 20220103240Abstract: A user equipment includes a transmission unit that transmits, to a base station, information indicating a specific band combination supported by the user equipment for carrier aggregation and combinations of maximum numbers of Multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) layers to be applied to respective component carriers of frequency bands included in the specific band combination, the combinations of the maximum numbers of MIMO layers being supported by the user equipment; and a control unit that applies a default value as the maximum numbers of MIMO layers to be applied, by the user equipment, to the respective component carriers of the frequency bands included in the specific band combination, when a signal indicating the maximum numbers of MIMO layers to be applied, by the base station, to the respective component carriers of the frequency bands included in the specific band combination is not received from the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Hidekazu Shimodaira
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Patent number: 11246058Abstract: UE (200) performs Asymmetric ROHC that applies header compression in a packet data convergence protocol layer to either an uplink or a downlink. The UE (200) includes a data transmitting-receiving unit (220) that receives from eNB a support notification indicating that the Asymmetric ROHC is supported and a capability notifying unit (240) that notifies, when the data transmitting-receiving unit (220) receives the support notification, the eNB of information to be used for setting the Asymmetric ROHC by including a profile of the Asymmetric ROHC in capability information of the UE (200).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki