Patents by Inventor Shinzo Ohkubo
Shinzo Ohkubo 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: 8041340Abstract: A personal information protecting method of this invention protects personal information saved in a software program installed on a mobile terminal or in a module insertable into and removable from the mobile terminal. The software program installed on the mobile terminal or the module inserted in the mobile terminal is locked or unlocked depending on a state of the mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hirobumi Nakayama
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Patent number: 7783311Abstract: A receiving station used in a wireless communication system receives information from one or more transmitting stations. The receiving station comprises a receiving unit (112) configured to receive information containing ID information of a transmitting station, and a data extracting unit (1011) configured to extract the ID information from the received information. Transmit timing sequence acquiring means (2012, 2013 and 2014) of the receiving station estimates a transmit timing sequence (Hs) of the transmitting station based on the extracted ID information. Synchronizing means (2014) of the receiving station brings the receive timing of the receiving station in synchronization with transmit timing of the transmitting station based on the transmit timing sequence.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Kosei Takiishi, Shinzo Ohkubo, Hirohito Suda
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Patent number: 7457230Abstract: A method, device and system for arranging symbols to be sent in the frequency axis and for sending signals to a radio terminal inside an area using one or a plurality of carrier frequency bands, in a radio communication system with a hierarchical cell structure. The method includes detecting by a device at least one carrier frequency band signal pertaining to a transmission system other than that of its own station. A sending-symbol synchronization is detected based on at least one received signal upon detecting the carrier frequency band signal pertaining to the transmission system other than that of its own station. The signal is sent based on the derived symbol sending timing.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2004Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Toru Otsu
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Patent number: 7280833Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enable appropriate switching among a plurality of modes including a cellular communication mode and an RFID information receiving function. A communication system is comprised of an RFID configured to transmit predetermined ID information of its own, a server capable of being connected to a cellular communication network, and an aggregation point for aggregating information from the RFID. In the communication system, the aggregation point, which is comprised of a mobile communication terminal or the like, is provided with an ID receiver for receiving ID information from an RFID, and a cellular communication part for performing cellular communication via the cellular communication network.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Hirohito Suda, Shinzo Ohkubo, Tatsuro Masamura, Toshiaki Tanaka, Mitsuru Murata
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Publication number: 20070232270Abstract: A personal information protecting method of this invention protects personal information saved in a software program installed on a mobile terminal or in a module insertable into and removable from the mobile terminal. The software program installed on the mobile terminal or the module inserted in the mobile terminal is locked or unlocked depending on a state of the mobile terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hirobumi Nakayama
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Publication number: 20070115881Abstract: A data link transmission control method of performing data link transmission control comprises automatic repeat request control for transmission/reception of a packet between a mobile station and a plurality of base stations indicated in FIG. 28, wherein a base station performing the data link transmission control transmits to the mobile station, control base station identification information for identification of the base station performing the data link transmission control, instead of data link transmission control information, and wherein the mobile station identifies the base station performing the data link transmission control, based on the control base station identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, IncInventors: Shinzo OHKUBO, Hitoshi Yoshino, Toru Otsu, Yasushi Yamao
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Publication number: 20070117582Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication system comprising base stations and mobile stations and a method for controlling transmission power in the system where the base station is able to perform multi-point transmission for transmitting the same signal to a plurality of the mobile stations. In the present invention, the mobile station targeted for the multi-point transmission provides the base station of an increase request or a decrease request of the transmission power by respectively transmitting or not transmitting a predetermined signal to the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, IncInventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hitoshi Yoshino, Shiro Kikuchi, Toru Otsu
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Publication number: 20070115914Abstract: A data link transmission control method of performing data link transmission control comprises automatic repeat request control for transmission/reception of a packet between a mobile station and a plurality of base stations indicated in FIG. 11, wherein a first base station stores and makes a copy of packet in which identification information specifying the packet has been added to packet addressed to the mobile station, wherein the first base station delivers the packet copy to a second base station, wherein the second base station stores the delivered packet copy, and wherein one or more base stations comprising the first base station transmit to the mobile station the packet accompanied by the identification information, or the delivered packet copy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, IncInventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hitoshi Yoshino, Toru Otsu, Yasushi Yamao
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Publication number: 20070110064Abstract: In a multicast transmission system in which the same information is transmitted from a base station to a plurality of mobile stations, the mobile station sends a retransmission request signal to the base station when detecting an error in a received multicast signal. The base station judges whether a received signal indicates a retransmission request according to receiving quality of the received signal, and retransmits a multicast signal corresponding to the retransmission request when the received signal indicates the retransmission request. In addition, The base station monitors a receiving state of a multicast signal in the mobile stations, and changes a transmission method to conform to the receiving state according to a result of monitoring, and sends a multicast signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Shinzo OHKUBO, Hirohito Suda
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Patent number: 7203508Abstract: A mobile station is configured to measure receiving qualities of respective signals from a first antenna and a second antenna of a base station (S3, S5), store the results of the measurement, and request the base station to retransmit a signal from an antenna with a higher receiving quality, based on the stored measurement results, when an error is detected in received data thereafter (S10, S11, S12). The base station retransmits the data, using the antenna with the higher receiving quality (i.e., a base station antenna to yield the higher receiving quality at the mobile station) (S15). In another aspect, the mobile station measures a receiving quality of a signal and notifies the base station of the receiving quality. The base station selects a radio channel adapted to a receiving quality on the basis of the measurement result and transmits a signal, using the radio channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2002Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hitoshi Yoshino, Shiro Kikuchi
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Patent number: 7190967Abstract: In a burst signal transmitting/receiving method with transmission availability control, a method is provided for transmitting each burst signal with the transmission unit length appropriate for the transmission path condition at the time. Radio transmission path condition between a transmitting station and a receiving station is measured. A period during which the burst signal is to be transmitted is then determined on the basis of the measured radio transmission path condition. Before transmitted, the length of the burst signal is adjusted such that it is accommodated in such period.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2002Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawai, Shinzo Ohkubo, Toru Otsu
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Patent number: 7190930Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication system comprising base stations and mobile stations and a method for controlling transmission power in the system where the base station is able to perform multi-point transmission for transmitting the same signal to a plurality of the mobile stations. In the present invention, the mobile station targeted for the multi-point transmission provides the base station of an increase request or a decrease request of the transmission power by respectively transmitting or not transmitting a predetermined signal to the base station.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2002Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hitoshi Yoshino, Shiro Kikuchi, Toru Otsu
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Publication number: 20060084475Abstract: A mobile station is configured to measure receiving qualities of respective signals from a first antenna and a second antenna of a base station (S3, S5), store the results of the measurement, and request the base station to retransmit a signal from an antenna with a higher receiving quality, based on the stored measurement results, when an error is detected in received data thereafter (S10, S11, S12). The base station retransmits the data, using the antenna with the higher receiving quality (i.e., a base station antenna to yield the higher receiving quality at the mobile station) (S15). In another aspect, the mobile station measures a receiving quality of a signal and notifies the base station of the receiving quality. The base station selects a radio channel adapted to a receiving quality on the basis of the measurement result and transmits a signal, using the radio channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, IncInventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hitoshi Yoshino, Shiro Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20050247779Abstract: An ID tag for RF transmitting its own tag ID information is disclosed. The ID tag comprises an ID storage for outputting the tag ID information stored therein; an ID concealing unit that conceals the tag ID information based on a certain value relating to time and outputs a concealed ID; a time information concealing unit that conceals the certain value based on a stored tag unique value and outputs concealed information; and a data outputting unit that receives and combines the concealed ID and the concealed information, and outputs combined data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hirohito Suda
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Patent number: 6959199Abstract: In a transmission power control method of the present invention, a value of a received signal quality parameter of a received multicast signal is measured. A parameter signal, indicating the received signal quality parameter value, is transmitted from a plurality of mobile stations to a base station through a radio link. The parameter signals from the mobile stations are received at the base station through the radio link. A power control value of each of the mobile stations is determined based on the received signal quality parameter values of the received parameter signals. The transmission power of the multicast signal, sent to each of the mobile stations, is controlled based on the determined power control value.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hirohito Suda
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Patent number: 6915465Abstract: A received-signal combining method of transmitting a signal, based on a signal having undergone error-correction coding and transmitted from a radio-transmitting station, to a receiving station from a plurality of radio-receiving stations, and generating a reception-information sequence based on the thus-transmitted signal by the receiving station, comprises the steps of: each radio-receiving station rendering error-correction decoding and error detection processing on the signal transmitted from the radio-transmitting station, and transmitting the error-correction-decoding result to the receiving station when no error is detected by the error detection processing; and the receiving station combining the received error-correction-decoding result according to a first algorithm when receiving the error-correction-decoding result from any radio-receiving station, and, thus, generating the reception-information sequence.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2001Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Atsushi Fujiwara, Shinzo Ohkubo, Hirohito Suda
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Publication number: 20050054357Abstract: A receiving station used in a wireless communication system receives information from one or more transmitting stations. The receiving station comprises a receiving unit (112) configured to receive information containing ID information of a transmitting station, and a data extracting unit (1011) configured to extract the ID information from the received information. Transmit timing sequence acquiring means (2012, 2013 and 2014) of the receiving station estimates a transmit timing sequence (Hs) of the transmitting station based on the extracted ID information. Synchronizing means (2014) of the receiving station brings the receive timing of the receiving station in synchronization with transmit timing of the transmitting station based on the transmit timing sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, IncInventors: Kosei Takiishi, Shinzo Ohkubo, Hirohito Suda
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Publication number: 20040258098Abstract: The object of the present invention is to achieve smooth hand-over in the radio communication system with a hierarchical cell structure that executes data transmission using orthogonal carrier frequency bands. In the sending radio station to arrange sending symbols in a frequency axis and send signals using one or a plurality of carrier frequency bands, on detecting there having been received one or more carrier frequency band signals pertaining to a transmission system other than that of its own station (SO1), the symbol synchronization will be detected based on the received signal (SO2), and the signal to be sent, will be sent at the symbol sending timing derived based on the detected symbol synchronization (SO3).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Toru Otsu
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Publication number: 20040171373Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enable appropriate switching among a plurality of modes including a cellular communication mode and an RFID information receiving function. A communication system is comprised of an RFID configured to transmit predetermined ID information of its own, a server capable of being connected to a cellular communication network, and an aggregation point for aggregating information from the RFID. In the communication system, the aggregation point, which is comprised of a mobile communication terminal or the like, is provided with an ID receiver for receiving ID information from an RFID, and a cellular communication part for performing cellular communication via the cellular communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: September 2, 2004Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Hirohito Suda, Shinzo Ohkubo, Tatsuro Masamura, Toshiaki Tanaka, Mitsuru Murata
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Publication number: 20040009784Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication system comprising base stations and mobile stations and a method for controlling transmission power in the system where the base station is able to perform multi-point transmission for transmitting the same signal to a plurality of the mobile stations. In the present invention, the mobile station targeted for the multi-point transmission provides the base station of an increase request or a decrease request of the transmission power by respectively transmitting or not transmitting a predetermined signal to the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Shinzo Ohkubo, Hitoshi Yoshino, Shiro Kikuchi, Toru Otsu