Patents by Inventor Mayuko Okano

Mayuko Okano 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: 20260262033
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a communication unit configured to perform an uplink or downlink communication by using a frequency band in which aggregation is performed by carrier aggregation; and a control unit configured to, in a case where scheduling is performed in the aggregation-performed frequency band according to a unit including a plurality of component carriers, expect that a BWP is not configured to be extending across the plurality of component carriers or expect that a BWP is configured to be extending across the plurality of component carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Masaya Okamura, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20260262036
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a reception unit that receives downlink control information; and a control unit that assumes a specific control for aligning a size of the downlink control information, when monitoring of a format of one specific downlink control information that schedules a channel transmitted by two or more carriers is configured, in which the specific downlink control information is one of the downlink control information, and the specific control includes a control for aligning a size of the specific downlink control information that schedules different sets of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko OKANO, Hiroki HARADA, Masaya OKAMURA
  • Patent number: 12726933
    Abstract: A terminal comprises: a reception unit that receives a reference signal used for a purpose other than a measurement related to a position of terminal; and a control unit that performs the measurement related to the position of terminal using the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Daisuke Kurita, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata, Masaya Okamura, Tomoya Ohara
  • Publication number: 20260255349
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a control unit configured to set a virtual component carrier (CC) discontinuous in a frequency domain including a plurality of actual CCs; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit an uplink control channel in the virtual CC, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the uplink control channel in a resource set for the single actual CC or resources respectively set for the plurality of actual CCs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko Okano, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Yuki Takahashi, Masaya Okamura
  • Publication number: 20260255391
    Abstract: A transmission node includes a receiver configured to receive a notification of a resource to be used for transmission; a processor configured to select a control rule for autonomous transmission; and a transmitter configured to transmit a desired signal using at least one of the resource of the notification and the selected control rule. The control rule is a first rule for transmission at any timing or a second rule for transmission in response to receiving a transmission right. In another aspect, a transmission method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2026
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Masaya Okamura, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Yuki Takahashi, Mayuko Okano
  • Patent number: 12720355
    Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a control section that determines, in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, relaxation of at least one of measurement and reporting of channel state information (CSI) on the basis of a given condition, and a transmitting/receiving section that performs at least one of the measurement and reporting to which the relaxation is applied. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately perform relaxation of measurement/reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko Okano, Hiroki Harada, Daisuke Kurita, Tomoya Ohara, Masaya Okamura
  • Patent number: 12720604
    Abstract: A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a control section that determines, based on at least one of terminal identification information, a terminal type, terminal capability information, and information notified from a base station, at least one of a transmission occasion and an index that are available for transmission of a random access preamble; and a transmitting section that transmits the random access preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Masaya Okamura, Hiroki Harada, Daisuke Kurita, Mayuko Okano
  • Publication number: 20260247172
    Abstract: A communication device performs a communication with a first communication network and a second communication network, and a radio communication with a terminal; and performs a specific operation as a radio base station that accommodates the terminal under the control of at least any one of a specific mobile communication network including the first communication network and another mobile communication network other than the specific mobile communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei YOSHIOKA, Mayuko OKANO, Shinya KUMAGAI, Satoshi NAGATA, Tianyang MIN, Atsushi MINOKUCHI, Shunsuke DOJIRI
  • Publication number: 20260247451
    Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives configuration information related to random access associated with a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) ID included in a specific system information block (SIB), and a control section that controls 2-step random access associated with the PLMN ID, based on the configuration information. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, flexible communication operation can be performed among operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Mayuko Okano, Shinya Kumagal
  • Publication number: 20260238042
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a reception unit configured to receive an indication related to resources for energy charge from a base station; a control unit configured to determine resources for receiving wireless energy charge, based on the indication related to the resources for energy charge; and an energy reception unit configured to receive wireless energy charge from an energy charging device by using the determined resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20260239444
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a transmission unit configured to perform an uplink transmission in an RRC (Radio Resource Control) inactive state; a control unit configured to expect to receive system information, at least one of: during execution of a data transmission procedure for performing the uplink transmission; before execution of the data transmission procedure; or after execution of the data transmission procedure; and a reception unit configured to receive the system information based on the expectation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko Okano, Shinya Kumagai, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20260238045
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a communication unit configured to receive, from a base station, an indication related to energy charge; an energy reception unit configured to receive wireless energy charge, based on the indication related to energy charge; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not to perform an operation related to energy charge, based on a connection state with a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20260239068
    Abstract: A communication device performs a communication with a first communication network and a second communication network, and a radio communication with a terminal; and reports configuration information indicating a configuration of a specific communication network to be constructed using a communication unit, to the first communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei YOSHIOKA, Mayuko OKANO, Shinya KUMAGAI, Satoshi NAGATA, Tianyang MIN, Atsushi MINOKUCHI, Shunsuke DOJIRI
  • Publication number: 20260238044
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit, to a base station, information indicating capability related to wireless energy charge; a reception unit configured to receive, from the base station, an indication related to energy charge; and an energy reception unit configured to receive wireless energy charge, based on the indication related to energy charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20260238270
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a reception unit configured to receive an indication related to a beam from a base station; a control unit configured to determine a reception beam related to energy charge, based on the indication related to the beam; and an energy reception unit configured to receive wireless energy charge from an energy charging device by applying the reception beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20260239323
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a control unit configured to control a process of reception of frequency-division multiplexed first shared channel and second shared channel; and a reception unit configured to receive the first shared channel and the second shared channel, based on the process of reception. The terminal has a capability of processing a predetermined bandwidth or less per unit time. The control unit controls the process of reception, based on the predetermined bandwidth, a first bandwidth that is allocated to the first shared channel, and a second bandwidth that is allocated to the second shared channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko Okano, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20260230852
    Abstract: A communication system includes: a first communication network; and a communication device connected to the first communication network, a second communication network and a terminal. The first communication network has a control plane function of the communication device related to a core network, and the communication device has a user plane function of the communication device related to the core network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei YOSHIOKA, Mayuko OKANO, Shinya KUMAGAI, Satoshi NAGATA, Tianyang MIN, Atsushi MINOKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20260231096
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a control unit configured to measure a plurality of indicator values each indicating a line-of-sight state; and a transmission unit configured to select, on the basis of quality related to the indicator values, one or more of the plurality of indicator values measured by the control unit, and to report the selected one or more indicator values to a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kousuke Shima, Dakiki Takeda, Masaya Okamura, Hiroki Harada, Daisuke Kurita, Mayuko Okano
  • Publication number: 20260231260
    Abstract: A communication device performs a communication with a first communication network and a second communication network, and a radio communication with a terminal (UE 200). The communication device performs a specific operation as a radio base station that accommodates a terminal without performing a communication with the first communication network based on whether or not a specific condition concerning the first communication network is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Mayuko Okano, Shinya Kumagai, Satoshi Nagata, Tianyang Min, Atsushi Minokuchi, Shunsuke Dojiri
  • Publication number: 20260222131
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a reception unit configured to receive a downlink shared channel that carries a random access response from a base station; a control unit configured to determine a resource of an uplink shared channel that carries an Msg3, based on a resource allocation included in the random access response; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the uplink shared channel by using the determined resource of the uplink shared channel to the base station. The control unit expects that a minimum time between a last symbol of the downlink shared channel and a first symbol of the uplink shared channel is to be longer than the minimum time that is expected by a terminal that is not a capability reduced terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Mayuko Okano, Shinya Kumaga, Hiroki Harada