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).

  • Publication number: 20220014236
    Abstract: An FHM for relaying communications between a signal processing device and a plurality of radio devices comprises: 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: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Kosugi, Tatsuro Yajima, Takuto Arai, Yuta Sagae, Akihito Hanaki, Hidekazu Shimodaira, Masahiro Fujii, Yoshiaki Ofuji
  • Publication number: 20210235527
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki
  • Publication number: 20210068103
    Abstract: A base station apparatus is a second base station apparatus for communicating with a first base station apparatus, the second base station apparatus including a receiving unit that receives, from the first base station apparatus, resource coordination information used to allocate a radio resource; a control unit that allocates a radio resource based on the resource coordination information; and a transmitting unit that transmits resource coordination information to the first base station apparatus, wherein the resource coordination information includes information indicative of at least one of a frequency domain and a time domain indicating a location of the radio resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh, Akihito Hanaki
  • Patent number: 10893530
    Abstract: Priority control is performed using FPIs. A radio base station eNB according to the present invention includes: a bearer management unit 12 configured to manage FPIs assigned to data flows received from a core network device S-GW via an S1 bearer; and a priority control unit 13 configured to perform priority control over the data flows received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, in which the bearer management unit 12 establishes a radio bearer with a mobile station UE for each of the FPIs, and the priority control unit 13 transfers each data flow received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, to the radio bearer corresponding to the FPI assigned to the data flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari
  • Publication number: 20200396740
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh, Hiromasa Umeda, Yousuke Sano, Akihito Hanaki
  • Publication number: 20200389263
    Abstract: A communication apparatus used as a first communication apparatus in a radio communication system including the first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, comprising a communication unit configured to receive a retransmitted packet addressed to a user equipment from the second communication apparatus, and to transmit the retransmitted packet to the user equipment, the communication unit transmitting delivery status information including a sequence number of the retransmitted packet to the second communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh, Tooru Uchino, Akihito Hanaki, Hiroshi Ou
  • Publication number: 20200374893
    Abstract: A first communication apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive information about uplink quality of user equipment from a second communication apparatus, when the user equipment communicates with both the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus; and a control unit configured to control uplink data transmission by the user equipment based on the information about uplink quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tooru Uchino, Akihito Hanaki, Naoya Murata
  • Publication number: 20200236658
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh, Tooru Uchino, Akihito Hanaki, Hiroshi Ou
  • Publication number: 20200022023
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki
  • Patent number: 10172036
    Abstract: There is provided user equipment for communicating with a base station in a mobile communication system including the base station and the user equipment, the user equipment including a PDCP layer processor provided with a storage unit that receives and stores a plurality of acknowledgement signals to be transmitted to the base station; and an RLC layer processor that transmits, to the PDCP layer processor, a signal transmission grant signal that indicates that transmission of an uplink signal is allowed, wherein, upon receiving the signal transmission grant signal, the PDCP layer processor transmits, to the RLC layer processor, an acknowledgement signal that is received most recently among the plurality of acknowledgement signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Tooru Uchino, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Akihito Hanaki
  • Patent number: 10171544
    Abstract: When a packet in which a “Static part” is changed is detected in a session established in a bearer, it is possible to prevent the packet from being discarded. A radio base station (eNB) according to the present invention includes a communication control unit (13) configured to control communication via a session (an RTP session or an RTCP session) with a mobile station (UE). The communication control unit (13) is configured such that, when a change in a “Static part” in a header of a received packet is detected, even if adding a new session to transmit the packet makes the number of sessions established in a bearer (#1) exceed a capability of the radio base station (eNB) or the mobile station (UE), the communication control unit (13) transmits the packet via the new session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Akihito Hanaki
  • Publication number: 20180132133
    Abstract: There is provided user equipment for communicating with a base station in a mobile communication system including the base station and the user equipment, the user equipment including a PDCP layer processor provided with a storage unit that receives and stores a plurality of acknowledgement signals to be transmitted to the base station; and an RLC layer processor that transmits, to the PDCP layer processor, a signal transmission grant signal that indicates that transmission of an uplink signal is allowed, wherein, upon receiving the signal transmission grant signal, the PDCP layer processor transmits, to the RLC layer processor, an acknowledgement signal that is received most recently among the plurality of acknowledgement signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Tooru Uchino, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Akihito Hanaki
  • Publication number: 20180054828
    Abstract: Priority control is performed using FPIs. A radio base station eNB according to the present invention includes: a bearer management unit 12 configured to manage FPIs assigned to data flows received from a core network device S-GW via an S1 bearer; and a priority control unit 13 configured to perform priority control over the data flows received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, in which the bearer management unit 12 establishes a radio bearer with a mobile station UE for each of the FPIs, and the priority control unit 13 transfers each data flow received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, to the radio bearer corresponding to the FPI assigned to the data flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari
  • Patent number: 9839044
    Abstract: Priority control is performed using FPIs. A radio base station eNB according to the present invention includes: a bearer management unit 12 configured to manage FPIs assigned to data flows received from a core network device S-GW via an S1 bearer; and a priority control unit 13 configured to perform priority control over the data flows received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, in which the bearer management unit 12 establishes a radio bearer with a mobile station UE for each of the FPIs, and the priority control unit 13 transfers each data flow received from the core network device S-GW via the S1 bearer, to the radio bearer corresponding to the FPI assigned to the data flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari
  • Patent number: 9825806
    Abstract: In a state where a mobile station UE is communicating with a radio base station S-eNB supporting “extended PDCP-SN,” the mobile terminal continues communications even if it performs a reconnection procedure with a radio base station T-eNB not supporting “extended PDCP-SN.” A mobile communication method according to the invention includes the steps of, when detecting RLF in the bearer in the above-described state, the mobile station UE resetting setting of “extended PDCP-SN” and establishing a bearer using “conventional PDCP-SN” by performing a reconnection procedure with a radio base station T-eNB not supporting “extended PDCP-SN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Shogo Yabuki
  • Patent number: 9813937
    Abstract: An object is to perform a priority control that is more elaborate than that is performed by using a QCI. In a mobile communication system according to the present invention, a mobility management node MME notifies a radio base station eNB, in an “Initial Context Setup procedure” or an “E-RAB Setup Procedure”, following pieces of information in an associated form: an “E-RAB ID” of an E-RAB to be established between a gateway device S-GW and a mobile station UE; one QCI that is assigned to the E-RAB; and one FPI that is assigned to data flow transmitted on the E-RAB. A radio base station eNB establishes, in response to the notification, one S1 bearer corresponding to the E-RAB between the gateway device S-GW and the radio base station and one DRB corresponding to the E-RAB between the mobile station UE and the radio base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Tooru Uchino, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Akihito Hanaki
  • Patent number: 9788338
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to perform appropriate priority control even when tethering is performed. A radio base station eNB of the present invention includes an instruction unit 12 configured to give an instruction to a priority call terminal UE#1 to transmit data through a mobile network when a transmission rate of data from the priority call terminal UE#1 falls below a predetermined threshold value in a state where a low priority call bearer is established between the radio base station eNB and a WiFi router 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari
  • Publication number: 20170251395
    Abstract: An object is to perform a priority control that is more elaborate than that is performed by using a QCI. In a mobile communication system according to the present invention, a mobility management node MME notifies a radio base station eNB, in an “Initial Context Setup procedure” or an “E-RAB Setup Procedure”, following pieces of information in an associated form: an “E-RAB ID” of an E-RAB to be established between a gateway device S-GW and a mobile station UE; one QCI that is assigned to the E-RAB; and one FPI that is assigned to data flow transmitted on the E-RAB. A radio base station eNB establishes, in response to the notification, one S1 bearer corresponding to the E-RAB between the gateway device S-GW and the radio base station and one DRB corresponding to the E-RAB between the mobile station UE and the radio base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Tooru Uchino, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Akihito Hanaki
  • Patent number: 9681475
    Abstract: An object is to perform a priority control that is more elaborate than that is performed by using a QCI. In a mobile communication system according to the present invention, a mobility management node MME notifies a radio base station eNB, in an “Initial Context Setup procedure” or an “E-RAB Setup Procedure”, following pieces of information in an associated form: an “E-RAB ID” of an E-RAB to be established between a gateway device S-GW and a mobile station UE; one QCI that is assigned to the E-RAB; and one FPI that is assigned to data flow transmitted on the E-RAB. A radio base station eNB establishes, in response to the notification, one S1 bearer corresponding to the E-RAB between the gateway device S-GW and the radio base station and one DRB corresponding to the E-RAB between the mobile station UE and the radio base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Tooru Uchino, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Akihito Hanaki
  • Patent number: 9591530
    Abstract: Even when handover processing to a radio base station T-eNB not supporting “extended PDCP-SN” is performed on a mobile station UE communicating with a radio base station S-eNB supporting “extended PDCP-SN,” the communications are continued. A mobile communication method according to the invention includes the steps of: causing a radio base station S-eNB to determine to perform handover processing of a mobile station UE to a radio base station T-eNB not supporting “extended PDCP-SN” in a state where a first bearer using “extended PDCP-SN” is established with the mobile station UE, and causing the radio base station S-eNB to create “RRC connection reconfiguration” which instructs deletion of the first bearer and addition of a second bearer using “conventional PDCP-SN” and to transmit “RRC connection reconfiguration” to the mobile station UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Shogo Yabuki