Patents by Inventor Itsuma Tanaka

Itsuma Tanaka 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).

  • Patent number: 10292090
    Abstract: An object is to provide a mobile station, a mobile communication system, and a network device that can realize more appropriate call origination control per service as intended by an operator. An MMTEL function unit (120) of a UE (100), based on ssac-BarringForMMTEL-Voice, upon determining that call origination of a VoLTE call is possible, transmits Bearer Request to an NAS function unit (170). The NAS function unit (170), in accordance with the Bearer Request, transmits Service Request to an RRC function unit (190). The RRC function unit (190), in accordance with the Service Request, based on ac-BarringForMO-Data or Tbarring, transmits RRC Connection Request to a mobile communication network (200) without determining a possibility of call origination of the VoLTE call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueki, Shinya Takeda, Takehiro Ida, Itsuma Tanaka, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Kenichiro Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 10231106
    Abstract: In a communication system 10, an IN-CSE 200 maps and retains a public IP address acquired from an MTC-UE 100 and an UE-ID, and receives an incoming message addressed to the MTC-UE 100 from an AS 40A. The IN-CSE 200, upon receiving the incoming message, sets the public IP address mapped with the retained UE-ID in a destination address, and delivers to a GGSN/PGW 310 an IP packet containing the corresponding UE-ID. The GGSN/PGW 310 identifies a private IP address assigned to the MTC-UE 100, based on the UE-ID included in the IP packet received from the IN-CSE 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Koshimizu, Itsuma Tanaka, Irfan Ali
  • Patent number: 10172056
    Abstract: The invention provides a mobile communication system, a network node, and a mobile communication method, which can cause user equipment of a particular type to attach to a dedicated network regardless of whether or not the user equipment supports a low access priority indicator (LAPI). An MME (60) acquires subscriber information on UE (10) from an HSS (70) based on an attachment request from the UE (10) forwarded by an eNB (50), the subscriber information including availability for the UE (10) to use the dedicated network, and sends the eNB (50) a selection instruction to select the dedicated network based on the acquired subscriber information. When the eNB (50) receives the selection instruction from the MME (60), the eNB (50) determines a dedicated MME (60D) constituting the dedicated network, and transmits the attachment request from the UE (10) to the determined dedicated MME (60D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Daisuke Fujishima, Keisuke Suzuki, Zhen Miao
  • Publication number: 20180176376
    Abstract: A SIP control apparatus is provided. The SIP control apparatus is connected to a management apparatus controlling call processing rules in an IP packet network, and controls an emergency call made by a user apparatus. The SIP control apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to, in the case where an emergency call connection request received from the user apparatus is anonymous, obtain an international mobile subscriber identifier, IMSI, of the user apparatus from the management apparatus; and a selection unit configured to, in the case where the obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining the IMSI of the user apparatus from the management apparatus, select to continue processing the emergency call connection request, and, in the case where the obtaining unit fails to obtain the IMSI of the user apparatus from the management apparatus, select whether to continue or to reject processing the emergency call connection request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Motohiro Abe, Itsuma Tanaka, Shinya Takeda
  • Patent number: 9949199
    Abstract: A user apparatus for use in a mobile communication network that supports a plurality of radio access technologies, including: a reception unit configured, when an origination request transmitted to the mobile communication network from the user apparatus that uses a first radio access technology is rejected, to receive an origination rejection signal including a timer value and an operation instruction from the mobile communication network; and an operation control unit configured to perform inhibition of re-origination based on the timer value included in the origination rejection signal that is received by the reception unit, wherein, in a case where the user apparatus changes a using radio access technology from the first radio access technology to a second radio access technology, the operation control unit determines whether to inhibit re-origination based on the operation instruction included in the origination rejection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Shinya Takeda
  • Patent number: 9839063
    Abstract: A P-CSCF (310) includes a terminating call processing unit (311) which receives SIP INVITE from an S-CSCF. The SIP INVITE includes an identifier of UE, and is relayed in response to acceptance of a terminating call to the UE. The P-CSCF (310) further includes: a restoration execution unit (313) which executes restoration of a subscriber profile linked with the UE based on reception of the SIP INVITE; and an address holding unit (315) which holds an address of a PCRF included in a response received from a DRA along with the execution of the restoration. The restoration execution unit reestablishes a session between the UE and the PCRF based on the held address of the PCRF, and causes the UE to execute re-registration with an IP multimedia subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Masaki Machimoto, Kenta Oonishi, Zhen Miao
  • Patent number: 9769649
    Abstract: To provide restriction control independently from the packet call and the voice call. A mobile station UE according to the present invention is configured to perform SSAC for determining whether or not to permit transmission of an IMS-related originating signal according to a SSAC restriction information broadcasted. IMS function 13 is configured to notify NS function 12 of an originating request containing an identifier indicating the IMS-related originating signal, when determining to permit transmission of the IMS-related originating signal. The NAS function 12 is configured to notify AS function 11 of the originating request containing the identifier indicating the IMS-related originating signal. The AS function 11 is configured not to perform ACB for determining whether or not to permit transmission of the INS-related originating signal, in response to the notified originating request containing the identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Itsuma Tanaka, Keisuke Suzuki, Kenichiro Aoyagi, Hideaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9681281
    Abstract: A UE (20A) includes an application control information holding unit (23) configured to hold application control information at least including identification information of an application (21) to be restricted or permitted to perform communications among the multiple applications (21); a restriction instruction reception unit (24) configured to receive, via a radio base station, a communication restriction instruction to control communications of the application (21) to be restricted or permitted to perform communications among the multiple applications (21); and a restriction instruction notification unit (25) configured to notify an upper layer, which is configured to implement communications with the application (21), of reception of the communication restriction instruction based on the communication restriction instruction received by the restriction instruction reception unit (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Shin-ichi Isobe, Takashi Koshimizu
  • Patent number: 9641668
    Abstract: A user is easily informed of applications to be restricted easily when restriction processing on per application basis is being carried out. A mobile station according to the present invention includes: a storage unit configured to store one or more applications executable on the mobile station; a display unit configured to display an icon for each application on a display; and a determination unit configured to determine an application to be restricted based on SSAC information or ACDC information. The display unit is configured to use different display methods between the icon for the application to be restricted and the icon for the application other than the application to be restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Aoyagi, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Itsuma Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170078949
    Abstract: A user apparatus for use in a mobile communication network that supports a plurality of radio access technologies, including: a reception unit configured, when an origination request transmitted to the mobile communication network from the user apparatus that uses a first radio access technology is rejected, to receive an origination rejection signal including a timer value and an operation instruction from the mobile communication network; and an operation control unit configured to perform inhibition of re-origination based on the timer value included in the origination rejection signal that is received by the reception unit, wherein, in a case where the user apparatus changes a using radio access technology from the first radio access technology to a second radio access technology, the operation control unit determines whether to inhibit re-origination based on the operation instruction included in the origination rejection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Shinya Takeda
  • Patent number: 9596342
    Abstract: A mobile station and a mobile communication method are provided, which are, if being able to output a local ringing tone and a NW-provided ringing tone, capable of continuing a ringing tone outputted before a transition from LTE to 3G by aSRVCC even after the transition is made. A UE (100A) executes continuation processing (aSRVCC) of a 3G voice communication service if the mobile station makes a transition of the connection destination from LTE to 3G during an alert period when the other party in the voice communication service is being alerted. Further, the UE (100A) outputs a NW-provided ringing tone without outputting a local ringing tone based on data stored in the mobile station after making a transition to a second radio access system if aSRVCC is executed during a period when the NW-provided ringing tone is being outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO INC
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Aki Ohashi, Hiromi Himeno, Hideyuki Sakuramoto
  • Publication number: 20170026774
    Abstract: In a communication system 10, an IN-CSE 200 maps and retains a public IP address acquired from an MTC-UE 100 and an UE-ID, and receives an incoming message addressed to the MTC-UE 100 from an AS 40A. The IN-CSE 200, upon receiving the incoming message, sets the public IP address mapped with the retained UE-ID in a destination address, and delivers to a GGSN/PGW 310 an IP packet containing the corresponding UE-ID. The GGSN/PGW 310 identifies a private IP address assigned to the MTC-UE 100, based on the UE-ID included in the IP packet received from the IN-CSE 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Koshimizu, Itsuma Tanaka, Irfan Ali
  • Patent number: 9554364
    Abstract: Provided are a communication system, a mobile station and a communication method that can suppress the increase of processing loads of an IP-CAN accompanying trials made by mobile stations to connect to the IP-CAN via a wireless access network that does not support any services on the IP multimedia core network subsystem (IMS). For example, a UE (100) receives, from an SGSN via the 3G, service non-supporting information indicating that the 3G does not support any services on the IP multimedia subsystem, and, when having received the service non-supporting information, stops the transmission of an Activate PDP Context Request via the 3G.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Takeda, Itsuma Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9538354
    Abstract: The invention provides a mobile communication system, a mobile station, a call control device, and a mobile communication method that are capable of allowing an emergency call, even to which a prefix indicating how to treat the emergency call is added, to break through access control, and applying priority control to the emergency call, as in the case of a normal emergency call without the addition of the prefix. UE (100) separates acquired calling number information into a prefix and a calling number, and sends an MSC (210) an Emergency Setup which includes the prefix and an Emergency Category linked with the calling number. The MSC (210) determines how to treat the emergency call (such as to block notification of a telephone number of a calling party) based on the prefix included in the Emergency Setup, and connects the emergency call to a PSAP (400) corresponding to the Emergency Category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Shinya Takeda
  • Patent number: 9497679
    Abstract: A mobile station and a mobile communication method are provided, which are capable of continuing output of an announcement sound even if a transition is made from LTE to 3G by SRVCC when the announcement sound is being received from a network side in response to a call request to a call-terminating terminal. A UE 100A executes continuation processing (SRVCC) of a 3G voice communication service if the mobile station makes a transition of a connection destination from LTE to 3G. Further, the UE 100A receives the announcement sound via LTE or 3G, and outputs the announcement sound after requesting alerting of the other party and before starting the alerting of the other party. The UE 100A outputs the announcement sound even after making a transition to 3G if the continuation processing of the voice communication service is executed during a period when the announcement sound is being outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Aki Ohashi, Hiromi Himeno, Hideyuki Sakuramoto
  • Patent number: 9480041
    Abstract: Location information of a mobile communication terminal is registered promptly. When the mobile communication terminal receives a first location registration response signal, in which a predefined value indicative of a cause of rejecting the registration of the location information is set, the mobile communication terminal transmits a location registration request signal to a second mobile communication network when there is the second mobile communication network over which the mobile communication terminal can communicate, based on the predefined value. When it is determined that there is not the second mobile communication network or the location registration of the mobile communication terminal in the second mobile communication network is not completed, the mobile communication terminal carries out a first location registration operation of retransmitting the location registration request signal to the first mobile communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Keiji Machida, Itsuma Tanaka, Yuusuke Okazaki, Kazuo Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20160249401
    Abstract: A P-CSCF (310) includes a terminating call processing unit (311) which receives SIP INVITE from an S-CSCF. The SIP INVITE includes an identifier of UE, and is relayed in response to acceptance of a terminating call to the UE. The P-CSCF (310) further includes: a restoration execution unit (313) which executes restoration of a subscriber profile linked with the UE based on reception of the SIP INVITE; and an address holding unit (315) which holds an address of a PCRF included in a response received from a DRA along with the execution of the restoration. The restoration execution unit reestablishes a session between the UE and the PCRF based on the held address of the PCRF, and causes the UE to execute re-registration with an IP multimedia subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Masaki Machimoto, Kenta Oonishi, Zhen Miao
  • Publication number: 20160242106
    Abstract: An object is to provide a mobile station, a mobile communication system, and a network device that can realize more appropriate call origination control per service as intended by an operator. An MMTEL function unit (120) of a UE (100), based on ssac-BarringForMMTEL-Voice, upon determining that call origination of a VoLTE call is possible, transmits Bearer Request to an NAS function unit (170). The NAS function unit (170), in accordance with the Bearer Request, transmits Service Request to an RRC function unit (190). The RRC function unit (190), in accordance with the Service Request, based on ac-BarringForMO-Data or Tbarring, transmits RRC Connection Request to a mobile communication network (200) without determining a possibility of call origination of the VoLTE call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueki, Shinya Takeda, Takehiro Ida, Itsuma Tanaka, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Kenichiro Aoyagi
  • Publication number: 20160227457
    Abstract: The invention provides a mobile communication system, a network node, and a mobile communication method, which can cause user equipment of a particular type to attach to a dedicated network regardless of whether or not the user equipment supports a low access priority indicator (LAPI). An MME (60) acquires subscriber information on UE (10) from an HSS (70) based on an attachment request from the UE (10) forwarded by an eNB (50) the subscriber information including availability for the UE (10) to use the dedicated network, and sends the eNB (50) a selection instruction to select the dedicated network based on the acquired subscriber information. When the eNB (50) receives the selection instruction from the MME (60), the eNB (50) determines a dedicated MME (60D) constituting the dedicated network, and transmits the attachment request from the UE (10) to the determined dedicated MME (60D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Daisuke Fujishima, Keisuke Suzuki, Zhen Miao
  • Publication number: 20160227391
    Abstract: The invention provides a mobile communication system, a mobile station, a call control device, and a mobile communication method that are capable of allowing an emergency call, even to which a prefix indicating how to treat the emergency call is added, to break through access control, and applying priority control to the emergency call, as in the case of a normal emergency call without the addition of the prefix. UE (100) separates acquired calling number information into a prefix and a calling number, and sends an MSC (210) an Emergency Setup which includes the prefix and an Emergency Category linked with the calling number. The MSC (210) determines how to treat the emergency call (such as to block notification of a telephone number of a calling party) based on the prefix included in the Emergency Setup, and connects the emergency call to a PSAP (400) corresponding to the Emergency Category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Itsuma Tanaka, Shinya Takeda