Patents by Inventor Rie Nagato
Rie Nagato 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).
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Patent number: 8996010Abstract: A radio controller 100 includes a transmission power acquisition unit 111 configured to acquire a neighboring cell transmission power value that is a transmission power value of a radio signal transmitted from a base station forming the neighboring cell, an offset determination unit 115 configured to determine a power offset of the neighboring cell to be added to the predetermined transmission power value, based on a difference between the predetermined transmission power value and the neighboring cell transmission power value acquired by the transmission power acquisition unit, and an offset notification unit 117 configured to notify the power offset determined by the offset determination unit to the mobile station.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki Hosono, Rie Nagato, Takeshi Terayama, Takeshi Okamoto
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Base station and mobile communication method to change a transmission power of communication channel
Patent number: 8583124Abstract: A femto base station according to the present invention includes: a downlink perch channel signal transmission power controller unit configured to change a transmission power of a downlink perch channel signal when a first condition is satisfied; and an uplink reception sensitivity controller unit configured to change an uplink reception sensitivity when a second condition is satisfied after the first condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Yoshihiro Ishikawa -
Publication number: 20130143567Abstract: A radio controller 100 includes a transmission power acquisition unit 111 configured to acquire a neighboring cell transmission power value that is a transmission power value of a radio signal transmitted from a base station forming the neighboring cell, an offset determination unit 115 configured to determine a power offset of the neighboring cell to be added to the predetermined transmission power value, based on a difference between the predetermined transmission power value and the neighboring cell transmission power value acquired by the transmission power acquisition unit, and an offset notification unit 117 configured to notify the power offset determined by the offset determination unit to the mobile station.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki Hosono, Rie Nagato, Takeshi Terayama, Takeshi Okamoto
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Patent number: 8055202Abstract: A measuring apparatus for measuring service quality in an area in a communication system, in which a plurality of base stations use one frequency band for transmitting downlink signals, includes: a receiver configured to receive constant power signals that are the downlink signals transmitted by the base stations through constant power channels in which transmission powers are constant; a reception power measuring unit configured to measure reception powers of the constant power signals transmitted by the respective base stations; a reception power selector configured to select a reception power which is a base for measurement of the quality in the area, out of the reception powers measured by the reception power measuring unit; and an area quality measuring unit configured to measure the quality in the area on the basis of the reception power selected by the reception power selector, and a total of the reception powers not selected by the reception power selector.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2007Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Yoshihiro Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20090318182Abstract: A femto base station according to the present invention includes: a downlink perch channel signal transmission power controller unit configured to change a transmission power of a downlink perch channel signal when a first condition is satisfied; and an uplink reception sensitivity controller unit configured to change an uplink reception sensitivity when a second condition is satisfied after the first condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, IncInventors: Rie NAGATO, Yoshihiro Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7483704Abstract: A base station comprises: an interference quantity measurement unit configured to measure an interference quantity toward a frequency band used in a communication system in which the base station is provided; an allowable interference quantity calculation unit configured to calculate an allowable interference quantity toward the frequency band, which is allowed to maintain a determined number of terminal equipments connecting lines with the base station, based on the measured interference quantity and the determined number of the terminal equipments; a reception unit configured to receive a request of connecting the line transmitted by the terminal equipment; and an acceptance control unit configured to control an acceptance of the request for connecting the line by comparing the measured interference quantity with the allowable interference quantity.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2003Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Naoto Shimada, Rie Nagato, Osamu Nakamura
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Patent number: 7388832Abstract: A call-admission controller is disclosed that allocates, out of shared resources in a communications system, resources required for communication in multiple calls of different priorities. The controller includes an impact-judging unit configured to make a judgment of, when having detected a low-priority call, the impact of the low priority call on the communications system, and a low-priority call admission-determining unit configured to make, based on the impact of which the judgment is made, a determination of whether to admit the low-priority call.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2004Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Yoshihiro Ishikawa, Kazunori Obata, Seizo Onoe
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Publication number: 20070243829Abstract: A measuring apparatus for measuring service quality in an area in a communication system, in which a plurality of base stations use one frequency band for transmitting downlink signals, includes: a receiver configured to receive constant power signals that are the downlink signals transmitted by the base stations through constant power channels in which transmission powers are constant; a reception power measuring unit configured to measure reception powers of the constant power signals transmitted by the respective base stations; a reception power selector configured to select a reception power which is a base for measurement of the quality in the area, out of the reception powers measured by the reception power measuring unit; and an area quality measuring unit configured to measure the quality in the area on the basis of the reception power selected by the reception power selector, and a total of the reception powers not selected by the reception power selector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie NAGATO, Yoshihiro Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7162248Abstract: A mobile communication system is provided that employs a data communication control method that includes a radio control apparatus that communicates with a mobile station that performs VOX control using a first frequency band area and a second frequency band area. Receiving a request for data transmission to the mobile station, the radio control apparatus determines whether radio wave transmission and reception are being performed with the mobile station in a communication operation using the first frequency band area. The radio control apparatus then determines a transmission time for data transmission in a communication operation using the second frequency band area, based on a communication pattern of the mobile station that is a data transmission destination designated by the request for data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2003Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Naoto Shimada, Osamu Nakamura
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Patent number: 7155233Abstract: A communication channel allocation method allocates a communication channel to communications between a mobile terminal device and a second radio base station using a second frequency band which is close to a first frequency band used by a first radio base station, by detecting a first distance between the second radio base station and the first radio base station, detecting a second distance between the second radio base station and the mobile terminal device when the first distance is less than a first threshold, and allocating a communication channel of a frequency far from the first frequency band in the second frequency band to the communications between the second radio base station and the mobile terminal device when the second distance is less than a second threshold.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: NTT Docomo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Shinji Uebayashi, Takayuki Ishiguro, Osamu Nakamura
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Patent number: 6961577Abstract: A communication channel allocation method allocates a communication channel to communications between a mobile terminal device and a second radio base station using a second frequency band which is close to a first frequency band used by a first radio base station, by detecting a first distance between the second radio base station and the first radio base station, detecting a second distance between the second radio base station and the mobile terminal device when the first distance is less than a first threshold, and allocating a communication channel of a frequency far from the first frequency band in the second frequency band to the communications between the second radio base station and the mobile terminal device when the second distance is less than a second threshold.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2002Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Shinji Uebayashi, Takayuki Ishiguro, Osamu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20050148336Abstract: A communication channel allocation method allocates a communication channel to communications between a mobile terminal device and a second radio base station using a second frequency band which is close to a first frequency band used by a first radio base station, by detecting a first distance between the second radio base station and the first radio base station, detecting a second distance between the second radio base station and the mobile terminal device when the first distance is less than a first threshold, and allocating a communication channel of a frequency far from the first frequency band in the second frequency band to the communications between the second radio base station and the mobile terminal device when the second distance is less than a second threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2005Publication date: July 7, 2005Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, IncInventors: Rie Nagato, Shinji Uebayashi, Takayuki Ishiguro, Osamu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20040213153Abstract: A call-admission controller is disclosed that allocates, out of shared resources in a communications system, resources required for communication in multiple calls of different priorities. The controller includes an impact-judging unit configured to make a judgment of, when having detected a low-priority call, the impact of the low priority call on the communications system, and a low-priority call admission-determining unit configured to make, based on the impact of which the judgment is made, a determination of whether to admit the low-priority call.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Yoshihiro Ishikawa, Kazunori Obata, Seizo Onoe
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Publication number: 20040203774Abstract: There is provided a radio station and a radio network controller performing communication by CDMA, able to change transmission speed in response to the propagation environment, and carry on communications without communication quality degradation. The radio station comprises a signal quality reception unit for receiving information of quality of the signals having been transmitted by the radio station, received by a party thereof, and sent to the radio station by the party, in which the information is measured from the received signals by the party, and a code multiplicity determination unit configured to determine a code multiplicity of signals transmitted from the radio station to the party based on the received information of signal quality. The radio station transmits the signals to the party using the determined code multiplicity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Osamu Nakamura, Takanori Utano
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Publication number: 20040203960Abstract: A mobile communication system is provided that employs a data communication control method that includes a radio control apparatus that communicates with a mobile station that performs VOX control using a first frequency band area and a second frequency band area. Receiving a request for data transmission to the mobile station, the radio control apparatus determines whether radio wave transmission and reception are being performed with the mobile station in a communication operation using the first frequency band area. The radio control apparatus then determines a transmission time for data transmission in a communication operation using the second frequency band area, based on a communication pattern of the mobile station that is a data transmission destination designated by the request for data transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Naoto Shimada, Osamu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20030190892Abstract: A base station comprises: an interference quantity measurement unit configured to measure an interference quantity toward a frequency band used in a communication system in which the base station is provided; an allowable interference quantity calculation unit configured to calculate an allowable interference quantity toward the frequency band, which is allowed to maintain a determined number of terminal equipments connecting lines with the base station, based on the measured interference quantity and the determined number of the terminal equipments; a reception unit configured to receive a request of connecting the line transmitted by the terminal equipment; and an acceptance control unit configured to control an acceptance of the request for connecting the line by comparing the measured interference quantity with the allowable interference quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, IncInventors: Naoto Shimada, Rie Nagato, Osamu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20020177444Abstract: A communication channel allocation method allocates a communication channel to communications between a mobile terminal device and a second radio base station using a second frequency band which is close to a first frequency band used by a first radio base station, by detecting a first distance between the second radio base station and the first radio base station, detecting a second distance between the second radio base station and the mobile terminal device when the first distance is less than a first threshold, and allocating a communication channel of a frequency far from the first frequency band in the second frequency band to the communications between the second radio base station and the mobile terminal device when the second distance is less than a second threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2002Publication date: November 28, 2002Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Rie Nagato, Shinji Uebayashi, Takayuki Ishiguro, Osamu Nakamura