Patents by Inventor Kazunari Yokomakura

Kazunari Yokomakura 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: 20230224949
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes circuitry configured to determine that a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) with low priority (LP) carrying a LP hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) overlaps with more than one high priority (HP) PUCCHs carrying HP HARQ-ACKs. The circuitry is also configured to, when only radio resource control (RRC) configuration is used for enabling and disabling uplink control information (UCI) with different priorities, allow the LP HARQ-ACK to multiplex with the HP HARQ-ACK of the first overlapping HP PUCCH only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Zhanping Yin, Kai Ying, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Patent number: 11696323
    Abstract: Uplink communication is efficiently performed in non-allocated frequencies. The terminal apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive downlink control information on a PDCCH; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a random access preamble. For a first frame structure type, the downlink control information is used to configure a subframe number of a first uplink subframe in which transmission of the random access preamble is allowed. For a second frame structure type, the downlink control information is used to configure a subframe number of a second uplink subframe in which transmission of the random access preamble is allowed and a symbol number of an uplink symbol in the second uplink subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Yoshimura, Takashi Hayashi, Naoki Kusashima, Shoichi Suzuki, Tatsushi Aiba, Kazunari Yokomakura, Wataru Ouchi, Kimihiko Imamura
  • Publication number: 20230209511
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) for uplink transmission with reduced capability. The DCI includes a time domain resource assignment field The UE also includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a resource allocation based on the DCI with the time domain resource assignment field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, ZHANPING YIN, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230198707
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes higher layer circuitry configured to receive first information for a first frequency band, and second information for a second frequency band. The UE also includes transmission circuitry configured to transmit a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS). Resources of a PTRS in the first frequency band are determined by a first parameter of the first information, and resources of a PTRS in the second frequency band is determined by a second parameter of the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230199891
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) for downlink transmission with reduced capability. The DCI includes a time domain resource assignment field The UE also includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a resource allocation based on the DCI with the time domain resource assignment field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, ZHANPING YIN, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230188286
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Receiving circuitry receives first information including one reference signal resource index or two reference signal resource indices; and second information including a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource. Transmitting circuitry transmits sounding reference signals. In a case that the first information includes one reference signal index, a first SRS is transmitted in a slot, the first SRS being associated with a spatial domain transmission filter corresponding to the reference signal index indicated in the first information. In a case that the first information includes two reference signal indices, a first SRS and a second SRS are transmitted. The first SRS is associated with a spatial domain transmission filter corresponding to a first reference signal index indicated in the first information. The second SRS is associated with a spatial domain transmission filter corresponding to a second reference signal index indicated in the first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230180147
    Abstract: An Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node comprises a set of plural communication circuitries. Each communication circuitry of the set is configured to perform wireless communications with at one or plural other IAB nodes. The IAB node comprises processor circuitry and transmitter circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to obtain, from a configuration command, an indication whether to generate a power report pertaining to all communication circuitries of the set or a subset of the plural communication circuitries, and to generate the power report in accordance with the indication. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the power report to the parent IAB node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230171063
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Receiving circuitry receives first information including a reference signal resource index or a plurality of the reference signal resource indices. The receiving circuitry also receives second information including a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) configuration. Transmitting circuitry transmits a PUSCH. A first spatial domain transmission filter is applied based on a first reference signal resource index. A second spatial domain transmission filter is applied based on the first reference signal resource index or a second reference signal resource index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230171064
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes higher layer circuitry configured to receive first information for a first frequency band, and second information for a second frequency band. The UE also includes reception circuitry configured to receive a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS). Resources of a PTRS in the first frequency band are determined by a first parameter of the first information, and resources of a PTRS in the second frequency band is determined by a second parameter of the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230156708
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Receiving circuitry receives first information including a plurality of the reference signal resource indices. The receiving circuitry also receives second information including a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) configuration. Transmitting circuitry transmits a PUCCH. A first spatial domain transmission filter is applied based on a first reference signal resource index in the plurality of reference signal resource indices. A second spatial domain transmission filter is applied based on a second reference signal resource index in the plurality of reference signal resource indices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventor: KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20230156735
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes processing circuitry configured to determine slot aggregation scheduling for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) based on received slot aggregation configuration signaling. The UE also includes receiving circuitry configured to receive signaling in at least one aggregated slot of the PDSCH based on the slot aggregation scheduling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Patent number: 11622386
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a measurement unit configured to measure a first radio link quality based on at least part of a plurality of reference signals and a second radio link quality based on at least part of the plurality of reference signals in a certain serving cell; and a processing unit configured to trigger a report in a case that the first radio link quality and the second radio link quality satisfy a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: FG Innovation Company Limited, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Takahashi, Shohei Yamada, Hidekazu Tsuboi, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Patent number: 11617117
    Abstract: An Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node that communicates over a radio interface is provided. The IAB node includes: processing circuity configured to perform cell selection or cell reselection based on whether a corresponding cell is associated with an IAB donor or the IAB node. A hop number is defined for each of the IAB donor and the IAB node, where the hop number of the IAB donor is “0”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Jia Sheng, Tatsushi Aiba, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Publication number: 20230071471
    Abstract: A node of an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) network comprises processor circuitry and interface circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to make a determination concerning crosslink interference (CLI) between (a) abeam transmitted from a parent node to the IAB node and (b) a beam transmitted from the IBA node to a child node of the IAB node; and in accordance with the determination, and to generate a command configured to modify a property of the beam transmitted from the parent node to the IAB node. The interface circuitry is configured to transmit the command to a beam controller of the parent node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth PARK, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Patent number: 11582770
    Abstract: The present invention includes a receiver configured to receive first information, the first information including information for configuring whether transform precoding for a physical uplink shared channel is enabled, and a transmitter configured to transmit information indicating a first power headroom level for the physical uplink shared channel with the transform precoding enabled and information indicating a second power headroom level for the physical uplink shared channel with the transform precoding not enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazunari Yokomakura, Shohei Yamada, Hidekazu Tsuboi, Hiroki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230006800
    Abstract: The UE includes reception circuitry configured to receive first information, second information, a first downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and a second DCI on a PDCCH. The UE also includes transmission circuitry configured to transmit a channel state information (CSI) report on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). A CSI request field in the first DCI is configured by the first information. A CSI request field in the second DCI is configured by the second information. The first information includes trigger states for aperiodic CSI reporting for the first DCI. The CSI request field in the second DCI is configured by the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA, KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA
  • Publication number: 20230007680
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). In a case that a number of bits for downlink control information (DCI) used for indicating an index of an uplink antenna port(s) is more than 1 bit, the DMRS for the PUSCH is transmitted using the index of an uplink antenna port(s) indicated by using the DCI used for indicating the index of the uplink antenna port(s). In a case that a number of bits for downlink control information (DCI) used for indicating an index of an uplink antenna port(s) is 0 bit, the DMRS for the PUSCH is transmitted using an index of the uplink antenna port(s) configured by using first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: TATSUSHI AIBA, KAI YING, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Patent number: 11546942
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus transmits one random access preamble in multiple time sections, and changes a transmit beam to be used to transmit the one random access preamble in one of the multiple time sections or each of the multiple time sections, and monitors a random access response to the one random access preamble. The random access response includes first information for identifying any one of the multiple time sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroki Takahashi, Shohei Yamada, Hidekazu Tsuboi, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Publication number: 20220386363
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number (HPN). The HPN indicates one or more configured grant (CG) configurations that are activated and/or released/deactivated. The UE also includes processing circuitry configured to activate and/or release/deactivate one or more CG configurations based on the HPN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: KAI YING, TATSUSHI AIBA, JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20220386331
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a downlink control information (DCI) format used for scheduling of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The UE further includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) transmission which is identified as a high priority. The transmitting circuitry is further configured to perform HARQ-ACK transmission corresponding to the PDSCH scheduled by using a PDCCH for the DCI format which is detected in a common search space associated with a control resource set #0 (a CORESET #0).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: TATSUSHI AIBA, KAI YING, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA