Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Asano

Hiroaki Asano 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: 20200344701
    Abstract: A wireless system can use a shared frequency mainly used by an existing first wireless system under predetermined sharing conditions, and includes a communication unit performing wireless communication with a terminal accommodated in a communication area, at least one sensor disposed around the communication area and measuring reception power of a signal sent from the inside of the communication area via the communication unit, a memory storing beam data indicating a correspondence relationship between a beam direction of the signal and a measurement result in the sensor, a determination unit determining allowable maximum transmission power of the signal in each beam direction on the basis of the sharing conditions and the beam data, and an allocation unit allocating a radio resource to the terminal on the basis of the allowable maximum transmission power in each beam direction and channel state information reported from the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu KATO, Hideki KANEMOTO, Hiroaki ASANO
  • Patent number: 10805806
    Abstract: A shared frequency management system that manages sharing of frequencies of a shared frequency band mainly used by a first wireless system with a second wireless system, includes an input unit that receives first border information regarding a first border indicating a border of a first region in which a reception level based on transmission of a first wireless signal using the frequencies of the shared frequency band from the first wireless system becomes a defined value, a deriving unit that derives second border information regarding a second border indicating a border of a second region in which a reception level based on transmission of a second wireless signal using the frequencies of the shared frequency band from the second wireless system becomes the defined value, and a permission condition determination unit that determines a sharing permission condition regarding the frequencies of the shared frequency band for the second wireless system on the basis of the first border information and the second
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kato, Hideki Kanemoto, Hiroaki Asano
  • Patent number: 10798721
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless base station device capable of reducing a communication delay time related to communication of a priority call. A wireless base station device includes a processor a memory, and an antenna. The memory stores a wireless resource allocated to a priority call of radio channels for transmission of data with a wireless communication terminal before a priority call is generated under the control of the processor. The processor allocates the wireless resource stored in the memory to a generated priority call. The antenna performs communication of data of the priority call by using the allocated wireless resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sojiro Norita, Osamu Kato, Hiroaki Asano, Yasufumi Ichikawa, Noriyuki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10764765
    Abstract: In order to quickly establish a communication link between a user terminal and an access point, a communication system comprises: a user terminal; an access point configured to transmit and receive user data to and from the user terminal; a cellular base station assisting wireless communication between the user terminal and the access point; and a control server 4. The user terminal comprises a cellular communicator configured to transmit location information of the user terminal to the control server via the cellular base station. The control server comprises a controller configured to generate communication control information; and a network communicator configured to transmit notification information including the communication control information. The access point comprises a beam controller configured to control a beam pattern used for wireless communication between the access point and the user terminal based on the communication control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sojiro Norita, Noriyuki Shimizu, Hiroaki Asano
  • Publication number: 20200260357
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first base station connectable to a backbone network by a wireless backhaul, and a path generator generating a wireless multi-hop path including the first base station and one or more second base stations connected to the first base station by a wireless multi-hop. The first base station reports a measurement result of a line quality of the wireless backhaul and a measurement result of a line quality between the first base station and the second base station disposed around the first base station. The first base station is switched to a first mode connected to the backbone network by the wireless backhaul or to a second mode connected to the second base station by a wireless multi-hop, in response to the path signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu KATO, Hideki KANEMOTO, Hiroaki ASANO
  • Publication number: 20200245151
    Abstract: A shared frequency management system that manages sharing of frequencies of a shared frequency band mainly used by a first wireless system with a second wireless system, includes an input unit that receives first border information regarding a first border indicating a border of a first region in which a reception level based on transmission of a first wireless signal using the frequencies of the shared frequency band from the first wireless system becomes a defined value, a deriving unit that derives second border information regarding a second border indicating a border of a second region in which a reception level based on transmission of a second wireless signal using the frequencies of the shared frequency band from the second wireless system becomes the defined value, and a permission condition determination unit that determines a sharing permission condition regarding the frequencies of the shared frequency band for the second wireless system on the basis of the first border information and the second
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu KATO, Hideki KANEMOTO, Hiroaki ASANO
  • Publication number: 20200236516
    Abstract: A communication charging system includes a first measuring device that measures an amount of communication established by a terminal in utilization of a first communication service using a first communication network and a second measuring device that measures an amount of communication established by the terminal in utilization of a second communication service using a second communication network. The first measuring device transmits information regarding the measured amount of communication in the utilization of the first communication service to the second measuring device. The second measuring device associates with information regarding the terminal and stores the information regarding the amount of communication in the utilization of the first communication service, which has been transmitted from the first measuring device, and information regarding the measured amount of communication in the utilization of the second communication service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu KATO, Hiroaki ASANO, Yasuhiro AOYAMA, Hideki KANEMOTO
  • Patent number: 10716062
    Abstract: A wireless system includes a plurality of base stations including a first base station connected to a backbone network and a plurality of second base stations connected to the first base station by wireless multi-hop, and a server disposed in the backbone network and communicating with the first base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kato, Masahisa Okuda, Noriyuki Shimizu, Hiroaki Asano
  • Publication number: 20200187083
    Abstract: A communication device is provided and includes: a wireless communication device configured to wirelessly communicate with a base station used as a connection destination; a location information acquisition device configured to acquire location information on a location of the communication device; a storage configured to store historical obstruction information for an obstructed location where decrease in communication quality due to obstruction has occurred before; a controller configured to determine, based on the historical obstruction information and the location information, a degree of risk of occurrence of decrease in communication quality due to obstruction for at least one of a current connection destination that is currently used by the communication device and a future connection destination that is expected to be used by the communication device, and control the connection destination based on a result of determination of the degree of risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki SHIMIZU, Hiroaki ASANO, Hideki SHINGU
  • Publication number: 20200187020
    Abstract: Desired communication quality in relay for data transmission is secured, and stable radio communication is realized. An in-facility transmission system is disposed in a facility with a plurality of closed spaces, and includes a master base station that is disposed in a first closed space and performs a radio communication with an external base station provided outside the facility and a first slave base station that is disposed in a second closed space different from the first closed space and performs a radio communication with the master base station. The first closed space and the second closed space are connected to each other through a first radio waveguide capable of reducing a propagation loss of a radio wave in the radio communication between the master base station and the first slave base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki ASANO, Hideki KANEMOTO, Osamu KATO
  • Publication number: 20200162987
    Abstract: In order to properly control a communication bandwidth used for communication without increasing load of a network, a communication device includes a controller configured to control a communication bandwidth used for transmitting application data by using a congestion control algorithm, wherein, when a connection destination is changed, the controller acquires an initial value of the communication bandwidth appropriate for the connection destination based on an initial value table, and starts control of the communication bandwidth by using the initial value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki SHIMIZU, Hiroaki ASANO, Hideki SHINGU, Takeshi MIYAGOSHI
  • Publication number: 20200112904
    Abstract: To shorten time required to measure communication quality levels, a terminal device selects one of a first or second measurement scheme based on an amount of available bandwidth provided by a current cell in which the terminal device is currently present and other information. When the current cell is provides a largest amount of available bandwidth, the terminal device selects the first scheme, and when the current cell provides a smallest amount of available bandwidth, the terminal device selects the second scheme. When the first scheme is selected, the terminal device measures communication quality levels of communication with all peripheral cells, and when the second scheme is selected, the terminal device acquires current location information on the terminal device, and then extracts one or more of the peripheral cells based on current location information and historical communication information, and measures communication quality levels of communication with the extracted peripheral cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsurou SATOU, Hiroaki ASANO, Hideki SHINGU, Noriyuki SHIMIZU, Masaaki YOSHINO
  • Patent number: 10602419
    Abstract: To shorten time required to measure communication quality levels, a terminal device selects one of a or second measurement scheme based on an amount of available bandwidth provided by a current cell in which the terminal device is currently present and other information. When the current cell is provides a largest amount of available bandwidth, the terminal device selects the first scheme, and when the current cell provides a smallest amount of available bandwidth, the terminal device selects the second scheme. When the first scheme is selected, the terminal device measures communication quality levels of communication with all peripheral cells, and when the second scheme is selected, the terminal device acquires current location information on the terminal device, and then extracts one or more of the peripheral cells based on current location information and historical communication information, and measures communication quality levels of communication with the extracted peripheral cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsurou Satou, Hiroaki Asano, Hideki Shingu, Noriyuki Shimizu, Masaaki Yoshino
  • Patent number: 10588067
    Abstract: To allow for selection of a connection-destination suitable for an application when switching from one connection-destination to another, or adding or deleting a connection-destination, a base station apparatus is configured to generate connection-destination candidate information on base station apparatuses as connection-destination candidates connectable to a terminal apparatus, and transmit to the terminal apparatus a connection-destination candidate notification control message including the connection-destination candidate information, and the terminal apparatus selects a new base station apparatus to be used as a new connection-destination based on the connection-destination candidate information and a communication condition required by a user application section, the user application section being configured to perform information processing required by a user concurrently with performing wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki Shimizu, Hiroaki Asano, Yasufumi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20200077397
    Abstract: A base station holds information on uplink radio resources which has been allocated to at least one already connected communication terminal for performing radio communication using a high frequency with the base station, receives a notification of participation in a radio communication system from a new communication terminal, and allocates unallocated uplink radio resources using high frequencies to the new communication terminal based on the information on the uplink radio resources when received the notification of participation. The new communication terminal transmits data to the base station by using the allocated uplink radio resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu KATO, Hiroaki ASANO, Hideki KANEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200067609
    Abstract: A wireless receiver measures a reception parameter while scanning multiple pieces of reception directivity for an interval during which a signal is not transmitted from a wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter transmits a signal while scanning multiple pieces of transmission directivity, and the wireless receives measures a reception parameter relating to reception of the signal and determines k pieces of transmission directivity that correspond to high-ranking k results, respectively, of the measurement that have a great reception parameter. The wireless transmitter forms any transmission directivity and transmits a signal, and the wireless receives measures a reception parameter while scanning M pieces of reception directivity and determines reception directivity that is to be used for data communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu KATO, Hiroaki ASANO, Hideki KANEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200068586
    Abstract: Provided is a communication terminal configured to communicate with base stations, including a memory and a processor. The processor executes a position acquisition task that acquires position information on the communication terminal, an accumulation task that accumulates connection frequency information and discontinuance frequency information that relate to communication with each of the base stations at a position of the communication terminal, a determination task that determines a connection priority for preferentially making a connection to each of the base stations from a position of the communication terminal, based on the connection frequency information and the discontinuance frequency information at the position of the communication terminal, a connection control task that controls a connection to each of one or more base stations, in a descending order of the determined connection priority, and a communication task that performs data communication with the one or more base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu KATO, Hiroaki ASANO, Hideki KANEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190394462
    Abstract: In order to enable efficient utilization of an available bandwidth by properly estimating the available bandwidth under conditions in which the available bandwidth significantly changes upon occurrence of communication path switching, an available bandwidth estimation is performed by estimating a current available bandwidth based on historical communication state information i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi MIYAGOSHI, Masaki SATO, Noriyuki SHIMIZU, Hiroaki ASANO, Hideki SHINGU
  • Patent number: 10470119
    Abstract: For selection of a wireless access point, a terminal apparatus is configured to include a transmitter transmitting terminal information to a communication control apparatus, a receiver receiving access point candidate information from the communication control apparatus, a bandwidth estimator estimating current bandwidth associated with each of the candidate wireless access points included in the access point candidate information, and an access point selector selecting at least one wireless access point for communication from the candidate wireless access points included in the access point candidate information. Terminal information includes information on a communication location where the terminal apparatus communicates with the communication control apparatus and the access point candidate information includes information on candidate wireless access points for the communication location and past bandwidth information acquired associated with each of the candidate wireless access points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Yoshino, Hiroaki Asano, Yasuharu Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20190059004
    Abstract: In order to quickly establish a communication link between a user terminal and an access point, a communication system comprises: a user terminal; an access point configured to transmit and receive user data to and from the user terminal; a cellular base station assisting wireless communication between the user terminal and the access point; and a control server 4. The user terminal comprises a cellular communicator configured to transmit location information of the user terminal to the control server via the cellular base station. The control server comprises a controller configured to generate communication control information; and a network communicator configured to transmit notification information including the communication control information. The access point comprises a beam controller configured to control a beam pattern used for wireless communication between the access point and the user terminal based on the communication control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sojiro NORITA, Noriyuki SHIMIZU, Hiroaki ASANO