Patents by Inventor Koichi Tsunekawa

Koichi Tsunekawa 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: 9240869
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system, a terminal device and a base station device communicate using frequency bands selected from among a plurality of frequency bands. The base station device selects a frequency band used for a downlink and a frequency band used for an uplink as frequency bands used for communication with the terminal device from among the plurality of frequency bands, selects an association between the frequency band used for the downlink and the frequency band used for the uplink among the selected frequency bands, and transmits information indicating the selected frequency bands and information indicating the association containing identification information of the association using a signal specific to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Ishikura, Koichi Tsunekawa, Toshiaki Kameno, Yoshio Konno, Keiji Hikoso
  • Patent number: 9215698
    Abstract: According to a control method of a wireless communication system in which wireless communication between a base station (12) and a communication terminal (11) is carried out by use of a plurality of discontinuous frequency bands, in a case where an onlyUL-CC having no existing corresponding DL-CC is present (S21), a communication quality of a DL-CC in a frequency band including the onlyUL-CC is measured as a communication quality of a DL-CC corresponding to the onlyUL-CC (S22) for the purpose of accurate control of the onlyUL-CC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Ishikura, Koichi Tsunekawa, Akira Ohsima, Toshiaki Kameno, Yoshio Konno
  • Patent number: 9113372
    Abstract: A CA decision part selects a component carrier to be used for communication with a terminal apparatus from component carriers used for communication by a plurality of base station apparatuses. A CA set notification part notifies a sub-base station apparatus of carrier aggregation information indicating the component carrier selected by the CA decision part. A transmission unit of a main base station apparatus allocates a signal, which is obtained by modulating a part of data to be transmitted to the terminal apparatus, on a first component carrier selected by the CA decision part, and transmits the signal. A transmission unit of the sub-base station apparatus allocates a signal, which is obtained by modulating a part of the data to be transmitted to the terminal apparatus, on a second component carrier indicated by notified carrier aggregation information, and transmits the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kameno, Koichi Tsunekawa, Katsutoshi Ishikura, Yoshio Konno
  • Patent number: 8897799
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives a signal indicating a frequency band having the highest priority of selection among a plurality of frequency bands; and a transmitting unit that transmits data in parallel, using the frequency band having the highest priority of selection and a frequency band having a priority of selection lower than that of the frequency band having the highest priority of selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Tsunekawa, Toshiaki Kameno, Katsutoshi Ishikura, Yoshio Konno
  • Patent number: 8804648
    Abstract: A mobile station apparatus can stably communicate with a base station apparatus even when interference occurs due to a signal from another apparatus in a part of a frequency band used for communication. A second base station apparatus communicates with the mobile station apparatus using a common frequency band, which is all or part of a frequency band to be used for communication by the first base station apparatus, and a dedicated frequency band to be unused by the first base station apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Tsunekawa
  • Patent number: 8687537
    Abstract: A communication system includes a reception device and at least one transmission device. The transmission device includes: a signal transmission unit which transmits at least one unicast signals and a multicast signal to the reception device. The reception device includes: a plurality of signal reception units which receive at least one the unicast signals and the multicast signal from the transmission device; a first control unit which receives the unicast signals from the transmission device using all of the plurality of signal reception units when only the unicast signals are received; and a second control unit which receives the unicast signals from the transmission device using some of the plurality of signal reception units, and simultaneously receives the multicast signal from the transmission device using another signal reception unit of the plurality of signal reception units, when the unicast signals and the multicast signal are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Tsunekawa, Katsutoshi Ishikura, Toshiaki Kameno, Yoshio Konno
  • Patent number: 8655264
    Abstract: A communication system includes a unicast base station device, a multicast base station device, and a mobile station device. Before receiving information concerning a multicast service, the mobile station device transmits, to a position register server, identification information identifying a reception area in which a multicast service is provided. When receiving incoming call information indicating that information concerning a unicast service has been received, the multicast base station device transmits the incoming call information to the mobile station device. The mobile station device receives the incoming call information even while receiving the information concerning the multicast service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kameno, Koichi Tsunekawa, Katsutoshi Ishikura, Yoshio Konno
  • Publication number: 20130208615
    Abstract: According to a control method of a wireless communication system in which wireless communication between a base station (12) and a communication terminal (11) is carried out by use of a plurality of discontinuous frequency bands, in a case where an onlyUL-CC having no existing corresponding DL-CC is present (S21), a communication quality of a DL-CC in a frequency band including the onlyUL-CC is measured as a communication quality of a DL-CC corresponding to the onlyUL-CC (S22) for the purpose of accurate control of the onlyUL-CC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Ishikura, Koichi Tsunekawa, Akira Ohsima, Toshiaki Kameno, Yoshio Konno
  • Publication number: 20130003711
    Abstract: A CC-ID information storing unit stores CC-ID information, for every frequency band of a monitoring CC, in which frequency band information and CC-ID are associated. A resource information acquiring unit converts CC-ID extracted from control information into frequency band information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshio Konno, Koichi Tsunekawa, Toshiaki Kameno, Katsutoshi Ishikura
  • Publication number: 20120322486
    Abstract: A CA decision part selects a component carrier to be used for communication with a terminal apparatus from component carriers used for communication by a plurality of base station apparatuses. A CA set notification part notifies a sub-base station apparatus of carrier aggregation information indicating the component carrier selected by the CA decision part. A transmission unit of a main base station apparatus allocates a signal, which is obtained by modulating a part of data to be transmitted to the terminal apparatus, on a first component carrier selected by the CA decision part, and transmits the signal. A transmission unit of the sub-base station apparatus allocates a signal, which is obtained by modulating a part of the data to be transmitted to the terminal apparatus, on a second component carrier indicated by notified carrier aggregation information, and transmits the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kameno, Koichi Tsunekawa, Katsutoshi Ishikura, Yoshio Konno
  • Publication number: 20120281602
    Abstract: A mobile station apparatus can stably communicate with a base station apparatus even when interference occurs due to a signal from another apparatus in a part of a frequency band used for communication. A second base station apparatus communicates with the mobile station apparatus using a common frequency band, which is all or part of a frequency band to be used for communication by the first base station apparatus, and a dedicated frequency band to be unused by the first base station apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventor: Koichi Tsunekawa
  • Publication number: 20120263130
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system, a terminal device and a base station device communicate using frequency bands selected from among a plurality of frequency bands. The base station device selects a frequency band used for a downlink and a frequency band used for an uplink as frequency bands used for communication with the terminal device from among the plurality of frequency bands, selects an association between the frequency band used for the downlink and the frequency band used for the uplink among the selected frequency bands, and transmits information indicating the selected frequency bands and information indicating the association containing identification information of the association using a signal specific to the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Ishikura, Koichi Tsunekawa, Toshiaki Kameno, Yoshio Konno, Keiji Hikoso
  • Publication number: 20120157143
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives a signal indicating a frequency band having the highest priority of selection among a plurality of frequency bands; and a transmitting unit that transmits data in parallel, using the frequency band having the highest priority of selection and a frequency band having a priority of selection lower than that of the frequency band having the highest priority of selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Tsunekawa, Toshiaki Kameno, Katsutoshi Ishikura, Yoshio Konno
  • Publication number: 20120083271
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes: a storing unit configured to store recording medium identification information that identifies a recording medium that is detachable; a network communication unit that is connectable to a communication network; a reading unit configured to read the recording medium identification information stored in the recording medium; a recording medium identification information registering unit configured to write, to the storing unit, the recording medium identification information read by the recording unit; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a communication terminal device attached with the recording medium, and to receive a recording medium identification information from the communication terminal device; and a communication control unit configured to at least control the network communication unit to transmit to the communication network, a signal from the communication terminal device, or to control the wireless communication unit to
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: Koichi Tsunekawa
  • Publication number: 20120077445
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a terminal station apparatus and a base station apparatus which transmits data to the terminal station apparatus using a plurality of component carriers that are communication frequency bands in which wireless communication is performed. The base station apparatus includes: a frequency band determination unit which determines component carriers in which data is transmitted and notifies the terminal station apparatus of the determined component carriers on the basis of radio quality of each of the plurality of component carriers when transmission of the data to the terminal station apparatus is initiated or when the component carriers to be used for transmission of the data to the terminal station apparatus are changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshio Konno, Katsutoshi Ishikura, Toshiaki Kameno, Koichi Tsunekawa
  • Publication number: 20110249607
    Abstract: In MBMS system, a plurality of MBMS areas are geographically arranged to provide multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) to wireless terminals located in the plurality of MBMS areas, the plurality of MBMS areas having cell pattern including single frequency network (SFN) using predetermined frequency band. The plurality of MBMS areas are arranged using different frequency bands to simultaneously provide different MBMSs to wireless terminal located at a given point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Ishikura, Koichi Tsunekawa, Toshiaki Kameno, Yoshio Konno
  • Publication number: 20110217961
    Abstract: A communication system includes a unicast base station device, a multicast base station device, and a mobile station device. Before receiving information concerning a multicast service, the mobile station device transmits, to a position register server, identification information identifying a reception area in which a multicast service is provided. When receiving incoming call information indicating that information concerning a unicast service has been received, the multicast base station device transmits the incoming call information to the mobile station device. The mobile station device receives the incoming call information even while receiving the information concerning the multicast service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kameno, Koichi Tsunekawa, Katsutoshi Ishikura, Yoshio Konno
  • Publication number: 20110116438
    Abstract: A communication system includes a reception device and at least one transmission device. The transmission device includes: a signal transmission unit which transmits at least one unicast signals and a multicast signal to the reception device. The reception device includes: a plurality of signal reception units which receive at least one the unicast signals and the multicast signal from the transmission device; a first control unit which receives the unicast signals from the transmission device using all of the plurality of signal reception units when only the unicast signals are received; and a second control unit which receives the unicast signals from the transmission device using some of the plurality of signal reception units, and simultaneously receives the multicast signal from the transmission device using another signal reception unit of the plurality of signal reception units, when the unicast signals and the multicast signal are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Koichi Tsunekawa, Katsutoshi Ishikura, Toshiaki Kameno, Yoshio Konno
  • Publication number: 20090323515
    Abstract: In an environment with large transmission delays, use of an OFDM transmitter which includes: a pilot/data allocator for allocating pilot/data symbols on OFDM symbols and an OFDM receiver which includes: an antenna for receiving the OFDM signals sent out from the antenna of this OFDM transmitter; a ratio unit for frequency transforming the OFDM signals received as RF signals to baseband signals; a frequency offset estimate for estimating an offset value; and a frequency offset corrector for performing frequency compensation by the amount of the frequency offset, improves data transmission efficiency while reducing interference of data between sub-carriers to prevent degradation of reception characteristics by performing appropriate frequency offset correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Ishikura, Hidenobu Fukumasa, Toshiaki Kameno, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Koichi Tsunekawa
  • Patent number: 5917450
    Abstract: An antenna device having two resonance frequencies wherein two radiating patches are respectively provided on one surface and on the other surface of a dielectric plate which is disposed above a ground plate with a space interposed therebetween. A coupling control capacitor element is connected between these two radiating patches and resonance control capacitor elements are connected between the radiating patches and the ground plate, respectively. Capacitance of the coupling control capacitor element is selected such that a current coupled from one of the two radiating patches to the other and a current supplied from the said one of the radiating patches to the other via the coupling control capacitor element are in opposite phase at the other one of the radiating patches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Tsunekawa, Seiji Hagiwara