Patents by Inventor Shinya Nagata

Shinya Nagata 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: 20240147442
    Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives, in a first band, information related to a second band; and a control section that simultaneously uses a first signal in the first band and a second signal in the second band for at least one of synchronization, measurement, channel estimation, position estimation, and reference signal transmission. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately use resources according to capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Kumagai, Takuma Nakamura, Tomoya Ohara, Daisuke Kurita, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240147429
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a preamble in resources that are selected autonomously by another communication device; and a control unit configured to acquire, based on the preamble, information for receiving a control signal from the another communication device, and, in this communication device, the receiving unit receives the control signal from the another communication device based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Masaya Okamura, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240146593
    Abstract: A terminal comprising: a control unit that applies a target subcarrier spacing lower than a specified subcarrier spacing, in a target frequency band that includes at least a portion of a specified frequency range in which the specified subcarrier spacing is defined as a minimum subcarrier spacing or a frequency band lower than the specified frequency range, wherein a frequency use efficiency of the target subcarrier spacing is higher than the frequency use efficiency of the specified subcarrier spacing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Shinya Kumagai, Naoya Shibaike, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240147388
    Abstract: A communication device has: a receiving unit configured to receive information from another communication device; a control unit configured to determine transmission power based on the information; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a signal, by applying the transmission power to the signal, in autonomously selected resources, to the another communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Masaya Okamura, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240137157
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a reception unit configured to receive a plurality of data items in a resource autonomously selected by another communication device; a control unit configured to multiplex feedback information corresponding to each of the plurality of data items; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the multiplexed feedback information to the another communication device. The control unit determines which feedback information corresponding to each of the plurality of data items is to be multiplexed and multiplexes the feedback information corresponding to each of the plurality of data items, or the control unit multiplexes the feedback information corresponding to each of the plurality of data items, based on information related to multiplexing of the feedback information corresponding to each of the plurality of data items received by the reception unit from the another communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Shinya Kumagai, Yuki Takahashi, Mayuko Okano, Masaya Okamura, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240137156
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a control unit configured to autonomously determine a first resource to be used for transmission; a transmission unit configured to transmit data to another communication device by using the first resource; and a reception unit configured to receive feedback information corresponding to the data by using a second resource that is autonomously or heteronomously determined by the another communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Shinya Kumagai, Yuki Takahashi, Mayuko Okano, Masaya Okamura, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240137922
    Abstract: A communication device has: a control unit configured to autonomously select resources for use for transmission; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a data signal in the selected resources, and information that indicates the selected resources, to another communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Masaya Okamura, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240137172
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a control unit configured to determine an antenna port to apply to a data signal; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to another communication device, information that indicates the determined antenna port, and the data signal that is transmitted, in autonomously selected resources, by using the determined antenna port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Masaya Okamura, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240129088
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to another communication apparatus, a signal requesting transmission of SRS (Sounding reference signal) in a resource autonomously selected; a receiving unit configured to receive the SRS from the another communication apparatus; and a control unit configured to perform measurement by using the SRS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Shinya Kumagai, Yuki Takahashi, Mayuko Okano, Masaya Okamura, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240129836
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a connection request to a first communication device; a reception unit configured to receive connection permission from the first communication device; and a control unit configured to establish a first connection to the first communication device. The control unit controls a communication of a second communication device, and the reception unit receives recommendation information related to installation of the device itself from the first communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Shinya Kumagai, Daisuke Kurita, Yuki Takahashi, Haruhi Echigo, Yuki Hokazono, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240129065
    Abstract: A communication device has: a control unit configured to determine a coding-related parameter to apply to a data signal; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the determined coding-related parameter, and the data signal to which the coding-related parameter is applied, in autonomously selected resources, to another communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Masaya Okamura, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240129777
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive, from another communication apparatus, a signal requesting a CSI (Channel State Information) report and a CSI reference signal, in a resource autonomously selected by the another communication apparatus; a control unit configured to perform measurement by using the CSI reference signal; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the another communication apparatus, a CSI report based on a result of the measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Shinya Kumagai, Yuki Takahashi, Mayuko Okano, Masaya Okamura, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240129838
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a connection request to a first communication device; a reception unit configured to receive a connection permission from the first communication device; and a control unit configured to establish a first connection to the first communication device. The control unit controls a communication of a second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Haruhi Echigo, Yuki Hokazono, Yuki Takahashi, Daisuke Kurita, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240129961
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a connection request to a first communication device; a reception unit configured to receive connection permission from the first communication device; and a control unit configured to establish a first connection to the first communication device. The control unit controls a communication of a second communication device, and the transmission unit transmits information related to control of the second communication device to the first communication device in a case where the connection to the first communication device is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Haruhi Echigo, Yuki Hokazono, Yuki Takahashi, Daisuke Kurita, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240121833
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a connection request to a first communication device; a reception unit configured to receive a connection permission from the first communication device; and a control unit configured to establish a first connection to the first communication device. The control unit controls a communication of a second communication device and performs a communication with the second communication device, and the second communication device performs a communication with a third communication device that includes: a transmission unit that transmits a connection request to the first communication device; a reception unit that receives a connection permission from the first communication device; and a control unit that establishes a first connection with the first communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka, Shinya Kumagai, Daisuke Kurita, Yuki Takahashi, Haruhi Echigo, Yuki Hokazono, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240121818
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a control unit configured to autonomously determine a resource to be used for transmission; a reception unit configured to execute an LBT (Listen before talk) before transmitting a signal by using the resource; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the signal to another communication device by using the resource in a case where the reception unit succeeds in the LBT, wherein the transmission unit determines transmission beamforming to be applied upon transmitting the signal, based on reception beamforming applied to the LBT by the reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Kumagai, Mayuko Okano, Yuki Takahashi, Masaya Okamura, Shohei Yoshioka, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240121815
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a control unit configured to determine a priority to apply to a data signal; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information that indicates the determined priority, and the data signal to which the determined priority is applied, in autonomously selected resources, to another communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Masaya Okamura, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240113801
    Abstract: A communication device has: a receiving unit configured to receive information from another communication device; a control unit configured to determine an MCS (Modulation and Coding Scheme) based on the information; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a signal, to which the MCS is applied, in autonomously selected resources, to the another communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Shinya Kumagai, Shohei Yoshioka, Masaya Okamura, Mayuko Okano, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240098799
    Abstract: A terminal includes a receiver configured to receive system information including information pertaining to random access procedures from the base station; a controller configured to select the resources to be used for random access based on the information pertaining to the random access procedure and a device type of the terminal acting as a reference terminal; and a transmitter configured to transmit a random access preamble to the base station using the selected resource, wherein the device type of the reference terminal is a reduced-function terminal type or an enhanced-coverage terminal type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Kumagai, Haruhi Echigo, Daisuke Kurita, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20240098787
    Abstract: A transmission node includes: a reception unit configured to execute an LBT (Listen before talk) in a time interval immediately before transmitting a signal; a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal in a case where reception power is less than a threshold value in the time interval; and a control unit configured to, in a case where multiple signals are to be transmitted, change control related to the LBT for a signal to be transmitted for a first time and change control related to the LBT for a signal to be transmitted other than for the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Kumagai, Masaya Okamura, Mayuko Okano, Yuki Takahashi, Shohei Yoshioka, Satoshi Nagata