Patents by Inventor Sadaki Futagi

Sadaki Futagi 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: 11395295
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless communication base station device and a division number determination method that improves the frequency diversity effect while maintaining channel estimation accuracy regardless of the number of divisions in the frequency domain of a transmission signal from a wireless communication terminal device. A determination unit determines the number of divisions in the frequency domain of a transmission signal from a wireless communication terminal device. Here, the determination unit increases the number of divisions in the frequency domain of the transmission signal from the wireless communication terminal device as the number of pilot blocks included in the transmission signal increases. In addition, a scheduling unit schedules allocation to the frequency resources of the divided transmission signal according to the number of divisions determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ogawa, Seigo Nakao, Daichi Imamura, Akihiko Nishio, Masayuki Hoshino, Katsuhiko Hiramatsu, Kenichi Miyoshi, Yasuaki Yuda, Sadaki Futagi, Takashi Iwai
  • Patent number: 11330618
    Abstract: Communication apparatuses and methods reduce the amount of signaling while maintaining a high scheduling gain. A determination unit stores a correspondence between the number of code words and the number of clusters to reduce the maximum value for the number of clusters allocated to each terminal as the number of code words increases, and thus determines the maximum value for the number of clusters based on the number of code words acquired. Based on the number of code words for a transmission signal from a terminal, an estimated value for the reception quality that is output by an estimation unit, and the maximum value for the number of clusters that is output by the determination unit, a scheduling unit schedules the allocation of the transmission signal transmitted by each terminal to a transmission band frequency (frequency resource) so as not to exceed the maximum value for the number of clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ogawa, Akihiko Nishio, Daichi Imamura, Seigo Nakao, Masayuki Hoshino, Takashi Iwai, Sadaki Futagi
  • Publication number: 20220110127
    Abstract: A scheduling apparatus and a scheduling method, wherein the amount of signaling for frequency resource allocation information can be reduced while maintaining system throughput performance. In a base station apparatus, a scheduling section allocates frequency resources to frequency allocation target terminals based on set frequency allocation units, and a frequency allocation parameter setting section adjusts the set frequency allocation units set in the scheduling section based on cluster numbers. Due to this, in each cluster number, frequency resources can be allocated based on the most suitable frequency allocation units with respect to the signaling bit number. As a result, the amount of signaling for frequency resource allocation information can be reduced. Further, system throughput can be maintained by making the cluster number, which is a parameter having little effect on system throughput, a setting parameter for frequency allocation units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi Iwai, Sadaki Futagi, Daichi Imamura, Akihiko Nishio, Seigo Nakao, Yoshihiko Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20220069940
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus comprises a spreading unit and a transmitting unit. The spreading unit spreads an ACK/NACK signal or a CQI signal with a sequence defined by one of a plurality of cyclic shift values. The transmitting unit transmits the ACK/NACK signal or the CQI signal. In each symbol that forms the ACK/NACK signal or the CQI signal, the spreading unit uses one of first cyclic shift values, which form a portion of the plurality of the cyclic shift values and which are adjacent to each other, for the ACK/NACK signal, and uses one of second cyclic shift values, which are not within the portion of the plurality of the cyclic shift values, for the CQI signal. At least one cyclic shift value that is cyclically subsequent to the first cyclic shift values or the second cyclic shift values is not used for either the ACK/NACK signal or the CQI signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Sadaki FUTAGI, Seigo NAKAO, Daichi IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220052776
    Abstract: Provided is a sequence allocation method capable of reducing inter-cell interference of a reference signal when a ZC sequence is used as the reference signal in a mobile communication system. In the sequence allocation method, R×M sequences specified by a ZC sequence number r (r=1 to R) and a cyclic shift sequence number m (m=1 to M) are divided into a plurality of sequence groups X (X=1 to R) in accordance with the transmission band width of the reference signal, so that the ZC sequence is allocated to each cell in each sequence group unit. When it is assumed that R=9 and M=6, the number of sequences is 54. Each of the sequence groups is formed by two sequences. Accordingly, the number of sequence groups is 27. The 27 types of sequence groups are allocated to each cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshihiko OGAWA, Daichi IMAMURA, Sadaki FUTAGI, Tomofumi TAKATA
  • Patent number: 11240806
    Abstract: A scheduling apparatus and a scheduling method, wherein the amount of signaling for frequency resource allocation information can be reduced while maintaining system throughput performance. In a base station apparatus, a scheduling section allocates frequency resources to frequency allocation target terminals based on set frequency allocation units, and a frequency allocation parameter setting section adjusts the set frequency allocation units set in the scheduling section based on cluster numbers. Due to this, in each cluster number, frequency resources can be allocated based on the most suitable frequency allocation units with respect to the signaling bit number. As a result, the amount of signaling for frequency resource allocation information can be reduced. Further, system throughput can be maintained by making the cluster number, which is a parameter having little effect on system throughput, a setting parameter for frequency allocation units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Takashi Iwai, Sadaki Futagi, Daichi Imamura, Akihiko Nishio, Seigo Nakao, Yoshihiko Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11233598
    Abstract: A radio transmitting device and method enables reduction of an increase of CQI memories for the control channel and an improvement of the throughput of the data channel. When multiplex transmission through the control channel and the data channel is carried out and when adaptive modulation is applied to both channels, an MCS selecting section (108) is provided with one CQI table for the data channel and CQI tables for the control channel, and a table selecting MCS determining section (201) selects one of the tables depending on the transmission bandwidth of the terminal and determines the MCS of the control channel while looking up the selected CQI table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1
    Inventors: Sadaki Futagi, Daichi Imamura, Seigo Nakao, Tomofumi Takata
  • Patent number: 11206100
    Abstract: Provided is a radio communication device which can suppress inter-code interference between an ACK/NACK signal and a CQI signal which are code-multiplexed. A diffusion unit (214) diffuses the ACK/NACK signal inputted from a judgment unit (208) by using a ZC sequence. A diffusion unit (219) diffuses the CQI signal by using a cyclic shift ZC sequence. By using a Walsh sequence, a diffusion unit (216) further diffuses the ACK/NACK signal which has been diffused by using the ZC sequence. A control unit (209) controls the diffusion unit (214), the diffusion unit (216), and the diffusion unit (219) so that the minimum value of the difference between the CQI signals from a plurality of mobile stations and a cyclic shift amount of the ACK/NACK signal is not smaller than the minimum value of the difference between the cyclic shift amounts of the ACK/NACK signals from the plurality of mobile stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Optis Wireless Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Sadaki Futagi, Seigo Nakao, Daichi Imamura
  • Patent number: 11190290
    Abstract: Provided is a sequence allocation method capable of reducing inter-cell interference of a reference signal when a ZC sequence is used as the reference signal in a mobile communication system. In the sequence allocation method, R×M sequences specified by a ZC sequence number r (r=1 to R) and a cyclic shift sequence number m (m=1 to M) are divided into a plurality of sequence groups X (X=1 to R) in accordance with the transmission band width of the reference signal, so that the ZC sequence is allocated to each cell in each sequence group unit. When it is assumed that R=9 and M=6, the number of sequences is 54. Each of the sequence groups is formed by two sequences. Accordingly, the number of sequence groups is 27. The 27 types of sequence groups are allocated to each cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ogawa, Daichi Imamura, Sadaki Futagi, Tomofumi Takata
  • Publication number: 20210266984
    Abstract: A sequence allocating method and apparatus wherein in a system where a plurality of different Zadoff-Chu sequences or GCL sequences are allocated to a single cell, the arithmetic amount and circuit scale of a correlating circuit at a receiving end can be reduced. In ST201, a counter (a) and a number (p) of current sequence allocations are initialized, and in ST202, it is determined whether the number (p) of current sequence allocations is coincident with a number (K) of allocations to one cell. In ST203, it is determined whether the number (K) of allocations to the one cell is odd or even. If K is even, in ST204-ST206, sequence numbers (r=a and r=N?a), which are not currently allocated, are combined and then allocated. If K is odd, in ST207-ST212, for sequences that cannot be paired, one of sequence numbers (r=a and r=N?a), which are not currently allocated, is allocated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Daichi Imamura, Takashi Iwai, Kazunori Inogai, Sadaki Futagi, Atsushi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11051313
    Abstract: It is possible to provide a radio communication terminal device and a radio transmission method which can improve reception performance of a CQI and a reference signal. A phase table storage unit stores a phase table which correlates the amount of cyclic shift to complex coefficients {w1, w2} to be multiplied on the reference signal. A complex coefficient multiplication unit reads out a complex coefficient corresponding to the amount of cyclic shift indicated by resource allocation information, from the phase table storage unit and multiplies the read-out complex coefficient on the reference signal so as to change the phase relationship between the reference signals in a slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Tomofumi Takata, Daichi Imamura, Seigo Nakao, Sadaki Futagi, Takashi Iwai, Yoshihiko Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11051345
    Abstract: A user terminal apparatus includes a receiver to receive a control information value belonging to a set of multiple control information values. Each control information value in the set of multiple control information values is associated with a subset of random access sequences from multiple subsets of random access sequences. Different ones of the multiple subsets of random access sequences are associated with different amounts of data. A data processor selects a random access sequence from one of the subset of random access sequences based on the control information value. A transmitter transmits the selected random access sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Optis Wireless Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Daichi Imamura, Sadaki Futagi, Atsushi Matsumoto, Takashi Iwai, Tomofumi Takata
  • Patent number: 11039483
    Abstract: A sequence allocating method and apparatus wherein in a system where a plurality of different Zadoff-Chu sequences or GCL sequences are allocated to a single cell, the arithmetic amount and circuit scale of a correlating circuit at a receiving end can be reduced. In ST201, a counter (a) and a number (p) of current sequence allocations are initialized, and in ST202, it is determined whether the number (p) of current sequence allocations is coincident with a number (K) of allocations to one cell. In ST203, it is determined whether the number (K) of allocations to the one cell is odd or even. If K is even, in ST204-ST206, sequence numbers (r=a and r=N?a), which are not currently allocated, are combined and then allocated. If K is odd, in ST207-ST212, for sequences that cannot be paired, one of sequence numbers (r=a and r=N?a), which are not currently allocated, is allocated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Daichi Imamura, Takashi Iwai, Kazunori Inogai, Sadaki Futagi, Atsushi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20210111850
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless transmitter and a reference signal transmission method that improve channel estimation accuracy. In a terminal, which transmits a reference signal using n (n is a non-negative integer 2 or greater) band blocks (which correspond to clusters here), which are disposed with spaces therebetween in a frequency direction, a reference signal controller switches the reference signal formation method of a reference signal generator between a first formation method and a second formation method based on the number (n) of band blocks. In addition, a threshold value setting unit adjusts a switching threshold value based on the frequency spacing between band blocks. Thus, the reference signal formation method can be selected with good accuracy and, as a result, channel estimation accuracy is further improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi Iwai, Sadaki Futagi, Tomohumi Takata, Daichi Imamura, Yoshihiko Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20210051603
    Abstract: A radio transmitting apparatus determines a first coding rate for transmitting, in a single carrier system, data information based on information for determining the first coding rate, the information for determining the first coding rate being received from a base station; and determines a transmission power for the data information and the control information based on the information for determining the first coding rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Sadaki FUTAGI, Daichi IMAMURA, Atsushi MATSUMOTO, Takashi IWAI
  • Patent number: 10911198
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless transmitter and a reference signal transmission method that improve channel estimation accuracy. In a terminal, which transmits a reference signal using n (n is a non-negative integer 2 or greater) band blocks (which correspond to clusters here), which are disposed with spaces therebetween in a frequency direction, a reference signal controller switches the reference signal formation method of a reference signal generator between a first formation method and a second formation method based on the number (n) of band blocks. In addition, a threshold value setting unit adjusts a switching threshold value based on the frequency spacing between band blocks. Thus, the reference signal formation method can be selected with good accuracy and, as a result, channel estimation accuracy is further improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Takashi Iwai, Sadaki Futagi, Tomohumi Takata, Daichi Imamura, Yoshihiko Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10863448
    Abstract: Provided is a communication device, which is enabled to improve the throughput of a communication system by reducing the difference of a transmission power between an SCCH and an SDCH thereby to satisfy the required quality of a PAPR. In this device, an MCS selection unit (111) of a transmission unit (110) decides, with reference to a CQI lookup table, an MCS pattern (MCS1) of the SDCH, an MCS pattern (MCS2) of the SCCH and information (multiplex information) on multiplex positions on the time axes of those two channels, on the basis of the CQI information. On the basis of the MCS2 and the MCS1, encoding modulation units (112 and 113) perform encoding and modulating operations. According to the multiplex information, a channel multiplexing unit (114) time-division multiplexes the SCCH and the SDCH thereby to generate a transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Optis Wireless Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Sadaki Futagi, Daichi Imamura, Atsushi Matsumoto, Takashi Iwai
  • Publication number: 20200359423
    Abstract: A radio performs random access by receiving control information and grouping a predetermined number of sequences that are generated from a plurality of base sequences into a plurality of groups by partitioning the predetermined number of sequences. At least one of the groups is associated with a first respective range of data amounts and a first respective range of reception qualities. Sequences generated from a common base sequence are arranged in an increasing order of respective cyclic shifts associated with the sequences. A sequence is randomly selected from a plurality of sequences contained in one group of the plurality of groups. A position at which the predetermined number of sequences are partitioned is determined based on the control information. A number of sequences contained in each of the plurality of groups varies in accordance with the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Daichi Imamura, Sadaki Futagi, Atsushi Matsumoto, Takashi Iwai, Tomofumi Takata
  • Publication number: 20200328834
    Abstract: Provided is a sequence allocation method capable of reducing inter-cell interference of a reference signal when a ZC sequence is used as the reference signal in a mobile communication system. In the sequence allocation method, R×M sequences specified by a ZC sequence number r (r=1 to R) and a cyclic shift sequence number m (m=1 to M) are divided into a plurality of sequence groups X (X=1 to R) in accordance with the transmission band width of the reference signal, so that the ZC sequence is allocated to each cell in each sequence group unit. When it is assumed that R=9 and M=6, the number of sequences is 54. Each of the sequence groups is formed by two sequences. Accordingly, the number of sequence groups is 27. The 27 types of sequence groups are allocated to each cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ogawa, Daichi Imamura, Sadaki Futagi, Tomofumi Takata
  • Publication number: 20200305185
    Abstract: Communication apparatuses and methods reduce the amount of signaling while maintaining a high scheduling gain. A determination unit stores a correspondence between the number of code words and the number of clusters to reduce the maximum value for the number of clusters allocated to each terminal as the number of code words increases, and thus determines the maximum value for the number of clusters based on the number of code words acquired. Based on the number of code words for a transmission signal from a terminal, an estimated value for the reception quality that is output by an estimation unit, and the maximum value for the number of clusters that is output by the determination unit, a scheduling unit schedules the allocation of the transmission signal transmitted by each terminal to a transmission band frequency (frequency resource) so as not to exceed the maximum value for the number of clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihiko OGAWA, Akihiko NISHIO, Daichi IMAMURA, Seigo NAKAO, Masayuki HOSHINO, Takashi IWAI, Sadaki FUTAGI