Patents by Inventor Takanori Utano

Takanori Utano 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: 8565751
    Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step A of offering a particular service through a second radio data link established between a mobile station and a cell in the second area in a state in which a first radio data link is not established between the mobile station and a cell in the first area and a step B of suspending the offer of the particular service through the second radio data link when the state in which the first radio data link is not established continues for a predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Nakamura, Masafumi Masuda, Takaaki Sato, Takanori Utano
  • Publication number: 20110059742
    Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step A of offering a particular service through a second radio data link established between a mobile station and a cell in the second area in a state in which a first radio data link is not established between the mobile station and a cell in the first area and a step B of suspending the offer of the particular service through the second radio data link when the state in which the first radio data link is not established continues for a predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Yuichiro Nakamura, Masafumi Masuda, Takaaki Sato, Takanori Utano
  • Patent number: 7224676
    Abstract: A mobile station receives a signal based on a TDD method by receiving a signal based on a FDD method to acquire information of the signal based on the TDD method in a mobile communication system. For instance, the mobile station receives a signal based on a CDMA-FDD method. Then, the mobile station acquires information (e.g. information relating to a code, a frequency and a timing) of a signal based on a CDMA-TDD method from the signal based on the CDMA-FDD method. Then, the mobile station receives the signal based on the CDMA-TDD method on the basis of the acquired information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo Inc.
    Inventors: Shinji Uebayashi, Takanori Utano, Toshiyuki Futakata
  • Patent number: 7181166
    Abstract: In a communication channel set up method, the utilization state of a prescribed frequency in the first frequency band that causes interferences to the first communication system when the communication channel of a particular frequency in the second frequency band is used at the second communication system is detected, and if the prescribed frequency in the first frequency band is currently used, the communication channel other than that of the particular frequency is allocated to the second communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoto Shimada, Osamu Nakamura, Shinji Uebayashi, Takanori Utano
  • Publication number: 20040203774
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Rie Nagato, Osamu Nakamura, Takanori Utano
  • Publication number: 20020177414
    Abstract: In a communication channel set up method, the utilization state of a prescribed frequency in the first frequency band that causes interferences to the first communication system when the communication channel of a particular frequency in the second frequency band is used at the second communication system is detected, and if the prescribed frequency in the first frequency band is currently used, the communication channel other than that of the particular frequency is allocated to the second communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoto Shimada, Osamu Nakamura, Shinji Uebayashi, Takanori Utano
  • Publication number: 20020075817
    Abstract: A mobile station receives a signal based on a TDD method by receiving a signal based on a FDD method to acquire information of the signal based on the TDD method in a mobile communication system. For instance, the mobile station receives a signal based on a CDMA-FDD method. Then, the mobile station acquires information (e.g. information relating to a code, a frequency and a timing) of a signal based on a CDMA-TDD method from the signal based on the CDMA-FDD method. Then, the mobile station receives the signal based on the CDMA-TDD method on the basis of the acquired information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Shinji Uebayashi, Takanori Utano, Toshiyuki Futakata
  • Patent number: 5230081
    Abstract: A location method and system for a mobile communication system having a plurality of zones and a plurality of sectors in each zone. The location method and system locate a zone and sector in a zone where a mobile station is located. In the location system a base station associated with each zone transmits a control channel signal and transmits a sector signal for each sector in the zone. Each control signal of a zone differs from control channel signals of other zones. Each sector signal differs from other sector signal and control channel signals. A mobile station controller associated with each mobile station receives the control channel signals, determines which zone the mobile station is in as a location zone based on the received control channel signals, receives sector signals for sectors within the location zone, and determines which sector of the location zone the mobile station is in as a location sector based on the received sector signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamada, Seizo Onoe, Narumi Umeda, Takanori Utano
  • Patent number: 5212822
    Abstract: Respective location registration areas (A, B, C,) in a mobile communication network include a plurality of base station service areas (a.sub.1 -a.sub.n, b.sub.1 -b.sub.n, c.sub.1 -c.sub.n). By partially overlapping the respective location registration areas, each of the respective base station service areas, for instance, (b.sub.23, c.sub.23) belong to a plurality of location registration areas (B, C). The respective base station (b.sub.23, c.sub.23) transmits all the location registration codes (B, C) together with one designated primary location registration area code (B) to be selected by a mobile station. The mobile station begins communication after registering the designated area code. When, during communication, the mobile station moves beyond the location registration area boundary, no registration is updated so long as the mobile station stays within communication with a base station transmitting the designated registered area code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Fukumine, Takanori Utano, Narumi Umeda, Seizo Onoe
  • Patent number: 4144409
    Abstract: A mobile radio communication system utilizes message channels of the same frequencies in separate geographic zones. Also, zones utilizing the same message channels are assigned distinguishing control codes which are transmitted with control signals to prevent control signals related to one zone from interfering with communications with another zone using the same message frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Assignees: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, Nippon Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Utano, Masayuki Sakamoto, Yoshikazu Takayama