Patents by Inventor Leonardo LANANTE

Leonardo LANANTE 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: 11832313
    Abstract: A wireless LAN system according to the present disclosure includes: a wireless LAN base station (AP); and a plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA) that perform uplink multi-user communication with the wireless LAN base station (AP). The wireless LAN base station (AP) transmits a trigger frame to allocate a predetermined resource unit, the trigger frame including a terminal ID that specifies a wireless LAN terminal (STA) before association among the plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA), to the plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA). The wireless LAN terminal before the association (STA) selects, when the terminal ID that specifies the wireless LAN terminal before the association (STA) is included in the trigger frame, the predetermined resource unit and transmits uplink data to the wireless LAN base station (AP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo Lanante, Yuhei Nagao, Hiroshi Ochi
  • Patent number: 11812466
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) and a terminal (STA) that belong to a BSS. The AP and the STA adaptively disable OBSS_PD-based SR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo Lanante, Yuhei Nagao, Hiroshi Ochi
  • Publication number: 20230284262
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) belonging to a certain BSS and a terminal (STA) belonging to the AP. The STA updates an NAV used for virtual carrier sense according to whether the AP and the STA are permitted to use OBSS_PD-based SR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI
  • Patent number: 11700636
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) belonging to a certain BSS and a terminal (STA) belonging to the AP. The STA updates an NAV used for virtual carrier sense according to whether the AP and the STA are permitted to use OBSS_PD-based SR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo Lanante, Yuhei Nagao, Hiroshi Ochi
  • Publication number: 20220141794
    Abstract: A terminal (10) includes an Initiator functional unit (13) for acquiring information to be used for estimating position information of the terminal by performing frame exchange with a neighboring Responder terminal, a Responder functional unit (14) for providing the information to be used for estimating the position information of the Initiator terminal by performing the frame exchange with a neighboring Initiator terminal, and a control unit (12) for controlling the Initiator functional unit (13) and the Responder functional unit (14). The control unit (12) estimates the position information of the terminal (10) based on the information acquired by controlling the terminal (10) to function as the Initiator terminal using the Initiator functional unit (13) and by controlling the terminal (10) to exchange frames with the neighboring Responder terminal, and then controls the terminal (10) to function as the Responder terminal using the Responder functional unit (14) and the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI, Tatsumi UWAI
  • Publication number: 20210219338
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) and a terminal (STA) that belong to a BSS. The AP and the STA adaptively disable OBSS_PD-based SR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI
  • Publication number: 20210153243
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) belonging to a certain BSS and a terminal (STA) belonging to the AP. The STA updates an NAV used for virtual carrier sense according to whether the AP and the STA are permitted to use OBSS_PD-based SR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI
  • Patent number: 10986664
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) and a terminal (STA) that belong to a BSS. The AP and the STA adaptively disable OBSS_PD-based SR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo Lanante, Yuhei Nagao, Hiroshi Ochi
  • Publication number: 20210076415
    Abstract: A wireless LAN system according to the present disclosure includes: a wireless LAN base station (AP); and a plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA) that perform uplink multi-user communication with the wireless LAN base station (AP). The wireless LAN base station (AP) transmits a trigger frame to allocate a predetermined resource unit, the trigger frame including a terminal ID that specifies a wireless LAN terminal (STA) before association among the plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA), to the plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA). The wireless LAN terminal before the association (STA) selects, when the terminal ID that specifies the wireless LAN terminal before the association (STA) is included in the trigger frame, the predetermined resource unit and transmits uplink data to the wireless LAN base station (AP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo Lanante, Yuhei Nagao, Hiroshi Ochi
  • Patent number: 10939465
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) belonging to a certain BSS and a terminal (STA) belonging to the AP. The STA updates an NAV used for virtual carrier sense according to whether the AP and the STA are permitted to use OBSS_PD-based SR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo Lanante, Yuhei Nagao, Hiroshi Ochi
  • Publication number: 20210029665
    Abstract: A terminal (10) includes an Initiator functional unit (13) for acquiring information to be used for estimating position information of the terminal by performing frame exchange with a neighboring Responder terminal, a Responder functional unit (14) for providing the information to be used for estimating the position information of the Initiator terminal by performing the frame exchange with a neighboring Initiator terminal, and a control unit (12) for controlling the Initiator functional unit (13) and the Responder functional unit (14). The control unit (12) estimates the position information of the terminal (10) based on the information acquired by controlling the terminal (10) to function as the Initiator terminal using the Initiator functional unit (13) and by controlling the terminal (10) to exchange frames with the neighboring Responder terminal, and then controls the terminal (10) to function as the Responder terminal using the Responder functional unit (14) and the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI, Tatsumi UWAI
  • Patent number: 10880930
    Abstract: A wireless LAN system according to the present disclosure includes: a wireless LAN base station (AP); and a plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA) that perform uplink multi-user communication with the wireless LAN base station (AP). The wireless LAN base station (AP) transmits a trigger frame to allocate a predetermined resource unit, the trigger frame including a terminal ID that specifies a wireless LAN terminal (STA) before association among the plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA), to the plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA). The wireless LAN terminal before the association (STA) selects, when the terminal ID that specifies the wireless LAN terminal before the association (STA) is included in the trigger frame, the predetermined resource unit and transmits uplink data to the wireless LAN base station (AP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo Lanante, Yuhei Nagao, Hiroshi Ochi
  • Patent number: 10798740
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) and a terminal (STA) that belong to a BSS. The STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax switches, under an environment where the AP and the STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax enable OBSS_PD-based SR, an NAV used for virtual carrier sense according to whether only the STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax is present as the STA or both the STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax and the STA incompatible with IEEE 802.11ax are present as the STAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo Lanante, Yuhei Nagao, Hiroshi Ochi
  • Patent number: 10772138
    Abstract: A wireless LAN system according to the present disclosure includes a wireless LAN base station (AP), and a plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA) which perform uplink multi-user communication with the wireless LAN base station (AP). An AID indicating an associated wireless LAN terminal (STA) includes a specific bit generated by using a BCB. The wireless LAN base station (AP) and an unassociated wireless LAN terminal (STA) generate a UAID which indicates the unassociated wireless LAN terminal (STA) to include the specific bit or a processed bit obtained by processing the specific bit, and use a bit to be distinguished from the AID as a bit other than the specific bit of the UAID when the specific bit is included in the UAID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo Lanante, Yuhei Nagao, Hiroshi Ochi
  • Publication number: 20200008237
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) belonging to a certain BSS and a terminal (STA) belonging to the AP. The STA updates an NAV used for virtual carrier sense according to whether the AP and the STA are permitted to use OBSS_PD-based SR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI
  • Publication number: 20190335502
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) and a terminal (STA) that belong to a BSS. The STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax switches, under an environment where the AP and the STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax enable OBSS_PD-based SR, an NAV used for virtual carrier sense according to whether only the STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax is present as the STA or both the STA compatible with IEEE 802.11ax and the STA incompatible with IEEE 802.11ax are present as the STAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI
  • Publication number: 20190335498
    Abstract: A wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes an access point (AP) and a terminal (STA) that belong to a BSS. The AP and the STA adaptively disable OBSS_PD-based SR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI
  • Publication number: 20190281640
    Abstract: A wireless LAN system according to the present disclosure includes a wireless LAN base station (AP), and a plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA) which perform uplink multi-user communication with the wireless LAN base station (AP). An AID indicating an associated wireless LAN terminal (STA) includes a specific bit generated by using a BCB. The wireless LAN base station (AP) and an unassociated wireless LAN terminal (STA) generate a UAID which indicates the unassociated wireless LAN terminal (STA) to include the specific bit or a processed bit obtained by processing the specific bit, and use a bit to be distinguished from the AID as a bit other than the specific bit of the UAID when the specific bit is included in the UAID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI
  • Publication number: 20190053275
    Abstract: A wireless LAN system according to the present disclosure includes: a wireless LAN base station (AP); and a plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA) that perform uplink multi-user communication with the wireless LAN base station (AP). The wireless LAN base station (AP) transmits a trigger frame to allocate a predetermined resource unit, the trigger frame including a terminal ID that specifies a wireless LAN terminal (STA) before association among the plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA), to the plurality of wireless LAN terminals (STA). The wireless LAN terminal before the association (STA) selects, when the terminal ID that specifies the wireless LAN terminal before the association (STA) is included in the trigger frame, the predetermined resource unit and transmits uplink data to the wireless LAN base station (AP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Leonardo LANANTE, Yuhei NAGAO, Hiroshi OCHI