Patents by Inventor Hiroki Harada

Hiroki Harada 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: 20260239444
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a transmission unit configured to perform an uplink transmission in an RRC (Radio Resource Control) inactive state; a control unit configured to expect to receive system information, at least one of: during execution of a data transmission procedure for performing the uplink transmission; before execution of the data transmission procedure; or after execution of the data transmission procedure; and a reception unit configured to receive the system information based on the expectation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko Okano, Shinya Kumagai, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20260239246
    Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives an indication of one or a plurality of candidate cell indices or timing advance group (TAG) IDs for physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission on a physical link downlink control channel (PDCCH), and a control section that controls the PRACH transmission to candidate cell(s) corresponding to the candidate cell index(ices) or the TAG ID(s), based on the indication. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, UL transmission can be appropriately controlled even when the UL transmission can be performed for a plurality of candidate cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mamoru Okumura, Yuki Matsumura, Hiroki Harada, Jing Wang
  • Publication number: 20260238454
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a control unit configured to determine channel bandwidths that are supported in a specific frequency band; and a communication unit configured to perform communications in the specific frequency band by applying the determined channel bandwidths. The control unit determines the channel bandwidths from a certain frequency width range, determines the channel bandwidths that are less than a certain frequency width, or determines the channel bandwidths that exceed a certain frequency width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Naoya Shibaike, Hiroki Harada, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20260239367
    Abstract: This communication device comprises: a control unit that, on the basis of a resource set in a first link between a base station and the communication device, controls a transfer operation in a second link used for transfer between the base station and a terminal with the communication device therebetween; and a communication unit that transfers a signal in the second link according to the control by the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke KURITA, Hiroki HARADA, Weiqi SUN, Jing WANG, Lan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20260239443
    Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives a first downlink control channel (PDCCH) order, a transmitting section that transmits a random access channel (PRACH), based on the first PDCCH order, and a control section that controls, when a random access procedure without monitoring of a response signal (RAR) of the PRACH is configured, at least one of determination of a success or a failure of the PRACH and retransmission of the PRACH, based on whether or not a second PDCCH order or transmission confirmation information is received in certain duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mamoru Okumura, Yuki Matsumura, Hiroki Harada, Jing Wang
  • Publication number: 20260239323
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a control unit configured to control a process of reception of frequency-division multiplexed first shared channel and second shared channel; and a reception unit configured to receive the first shared channel and the second shared channel, based on the process of reception. The terminal has a capability of processing a predetermined bandwidth or less per unit time. The control unit controls the process of reception, based on the predetermined bandwidth, a first bandwidth that is allocated to the first shared channel, and a second bandwidth that is allocated to the second shared channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko Okano, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20260239326
    Abstract: A relay device according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a reception unit which receives, from a base station, control information regarding a beam used by the relay device on a communication link for relaying, between the base station and the relay device, communication between the base station and a terminal; and a control unit which determines, on the basis of the control information, the beam used by the relay device. The control information includes one or both of first beam information regarding a first beam used for signal reception from the base station on the communication link and second beam information regarding a second beam used for signal transmission to the base station on the communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke KURITA, Hiroki HARADA, Weiqi SUN, Jing WANG, Lan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20260231096
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a control unit configured to measure a plurality of indicator values each indicating a line-of-sight state; and a transmission unit configured to select, on the basis of quality related to the indicator values, one or more of the plurality of indicator values measured by the control unit, and to report the selected one or more indicator values to a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kousuke Shima, Dakiki Takeda, Masaya Okamura, Hiroki Harada, Daisuke Kurita, Mayuko Okano
  • Publication number: 20260230803
    Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives information related to an identifier (ID) of a model, and a control section that determines the model corresponding to the ID of the model, based on the information. The information includes the ID of the model and an ID related to an area or a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). According to one aspect of the present disclosure, preferable overhead reduction/channel estimation/resource use can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Haruhi Echigo, Hiroki Harada, Liu Liu, Qiping Pi, Luhua You
  • Publication number: 20260222131
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a reception unit configured to receive a downlink shared channel that carries a random access response from a base station; a control unit configured to determine a resource of an uplink shared channel that carries an Msg3, based on a resource allocation included in the random access response; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the uplink shared channel by using the determined resource of the uplink shared channel to the base station. The control unit expects that a minimum time between a last symbol of the downlink shared channel and a first symbol of the uplink shared channel is to be longer than the minimum time that is expected by a terminal that is not a capability reduced terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko Okano, Shinya Kumaga, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20260223048
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a control unit configured to expect mapping of resources corresponding to reference signals used for positioning to which frequency hopping is applied; and a reception unit configured to receive the reference signals, based on the expected mapping of resources. A first resource and a second resource corresponding to the reference signals are partially overlapped with each other in a frequency domain. The control unit expects a resource to be mapped to the second resource, based on an overlap size between the first resource and the second resource or based on a reference resource and an offset from the reference resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kousuke Shima, Daiki Takeda, Masaya Okamura, Hiroki Harada, Haruhi Echigo
  • Publication number: 20260223046
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a reception unit configured to receive, from a base station, information indicating a plurality of resources in which DL-PRSs (Downlink Positioning Reference Signals) used for a same positioning calculation are allocated; and a control unit configured to measure the DL-PRSs in the plurality of resources to perform positioning. The control unit performs bandwidth aggregation for positioning in a case where the resources are included in different PFLs (Positioning Frequency Layers).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Masaya Okamura, Daiki Takeda, Kousuke Shima, Hiroki Harada, Haruhi Echigo
  • Publication number: 20260222164
    Abstract: A terminal uses a second subcarrier spacing greater than the first subcarrier spacing. The terminal includes a transmitter that transmits predetermined terminal capability information relating to a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring. The terminal further includes a controller that performs the PDCCH monitoring with a number of PDCCH candidates equal to a maximum number of PDCCH candidates in the first subcarrier spacing. The terminal also includes a receiver that receives downlink control information transmitted on the monitored PDCCH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2026
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko Okano, Naoya Shibaike, Hiroki Harada, Yuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12696263
    Abstract: A terminal includes a receiving unit that receives a transport block, and that receives, at a first timing at which a portion of the whole transport block is received, control information on another portion of the transport block to be received at a second timing after the first timing; and a transmitting unit that transmits feedback information on reception of the control information while the receiving unit receives the transport block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Shohei Yoshioka, Shinya Kumagai, Daisuke Kurita, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 12696210
    Abstract: A radio communication node (100 B) configures a number of first symbols to be used for dynamically adjusting transmission timing when performing uplink transmission in a first radio link connected to the upper node, and notifies the upper node thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kurita, Hiroki Harada, Weiqi Sun, Jing Wang, Lan Chen
  • Publication number: 20260214672
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a control unit that executes a random access procedure with a base station; and a transmitting unit that transmits a random access channel and a specific uplink channel that are used in the random access procedure, in which the specific uplink channel explicitly or implicitly indicates a specific element relating to repetitive transmission of a physical uplink control channel in the random access procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei YOSHIOKA, Hiroki HARADA, Satoshi NAGATA, Jing WANG, Luhua YOU
  • Patent number: 12689491
    Abstract: A terminal comprises a control unit that applies a target subcarrier spacing lower than a specific subcarrier spacing in a target frequency band, the target frequency band includes at least a prat of a specific frequency range defined with the specific subcarrier spacing as a minimum subcarrier spacing or a frequency band lower than the specific frequency range, wherein the control unit applies a method different from an initial access method related to the specific subcarrier spacing, for at least a part of an initial access method related to the target subcarrier spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Shinya Kumagai, Naoya Shibaike, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 12684618
    Abstract: A terminal including: a reception unit configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, configuration information of a plurality of search spaces each of which is associated with a control resource set, wherein, between a plurality of control resource sets associated with the plurality of search spaces, values of parameters of a part of a plurality of parameters that each control resource set has are common, and the reception unit monitors a downlink physical control channel using a frequency domain resource designated by all of or a part of the plurality of control resource sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Daisuke Kurita, Satoshi Nagata, Lihui Wang
  • Patent number: 12684363
    Abstract: A channel access procedure is executed in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. A radio base station executes a channel access procedure using a single directional reception beam, and transmits a single synchronization signal block in a channel occupancy time after the channel access procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Shinya Kumagai, Naoya Shibaike, Mayuko Okano
  • Patent number: 12683735
    Abstract: A terminal comprises: a transmission unit that transmits a reference signal used for a purpose other than a measurement related to a radio resource management; and a control unit that assumes the measurement related to the radio resource management is performed using the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Daisuke Kurita, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata, Masaya Okamura, Tomoya Ohara