Patents by Inventor Kentaro Itagaki

Kentaro Itagaki 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: 20100316031
    Abstract: Communication terminal 1 receives an MCC (Mobile Country Code) from a wireless base station located in one country and a wireless base station located in another country adjacent to the one country, using first communication unit 108A. Communication terminal 1 obtains from storage unit 105 setting data on a wireless LAN, which is commonly associated with the countries indicated by the received MCCs. Second communication unit 108B carries out wireless LAN communication using the obtained setting data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Sasao, Jun Hashimoto, Hisashi Takeshita, Kentaro Itagaki
  • Publication number: 20100120439
    Abstract: An object is to urge a communication terminal connecting (or belonging) to a mobile terminal, to carry out a handover. A cell phone 1 has a relay unit 15 for relaying data transmitted between a digital camera 5 and a network, and a relay controller 17 for controlling the relay unit 15, based on a location state in a wireless LAN 3 derived based on a reception situation of a beacon from a base station 3a of the wireless LAN 3 different from a mobile communication network 2. The relay controller 17 cancels a connection to the digital camera 5 when the mobile terminal is located inside an area of the wireless LAN 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun HASHIMOTO, Hisashi Takeshita, Kentaro Itagaki, Nobuaki Sasao
  • Publication number: 20100118762
    Abstract: An object is to realize execution of an access point function while keeping power consumption low. A cell phone 1 has a relay unit 16 for relaying data transmitted between a digital camera 5 and a network, and a relay controller 17 for changing an operation state of the relay unit 16, based on a location state in a mobile communication network 2 derived based on a reception situation of a signal from a base station 2a of the mobile communication network 2, and a location information in a wireless LAN 3 derived based on a reception situation of a signal from a base station 3a of the wireless LAN 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun HASHIMOTO, Hisashi Takeshita, Kentaro Itagaki, Nobuaki Sasao