Patents by Inventor Teruaki Toeda

Teruaki Toeda 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: 11963251
    Abstract: A network node that is a second network node connected to a user device and a first network node includes: a control unit that acquires information regarding a layer which is terminated at the user device and the second network node; and a transmission unit that transmits the information regarding the layer to the first network node. The layer is not terminated at the user device and the first network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh
  • Patent number: 11856616
    Abstract: A UE (200) performs a random access procedure with a gNB (100). The UE (200) transmits to a network via a radio base station at least one of a synchronization signal block used for performing the random access procedure, a reception quality in the synchronization signal block, a group of random access preambles, and number of times for which power ramping was performed in the random access procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Teruaki Toeda, Tooru Uchino
  • Patent number: 11825538
    Abstract: In a radio communication system, a split bearer that passes from a core network to a secondary cell group and branches from gNB 100B included in the secondary cell group to eNB 100A included in a master cell group is set, and data is transmitted to a user equipment via thus set split bearer. The gNB 100B transmits, to the eNB 100A, Use of SCG Radio Resource that indicates whether to configure a split bearer that uses a radio resource between the user equipment and the gNB 100B. The eNB 100A sets the split bearer based on the received Use of SCG Radio Resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh, Hideaki Takahashi, Tooru Uchino, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari
  • Patent number: 11758545
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, a first base station for communicating with user equipment together with a second base station according to dual connectivity includes a data storage unit configured to store data to be transmitted from the first base station to the user equipment; a reception unit configured to receive from the second base station information indicating whether data to be transmitted from the second base station to the user equipment exist; and a state control unit configured to, when information indicating that data to be transmitted from the second base station to the user equipment exist is received, prevent the user equipment from releasing a radio resource or transitioning to a discontinuous reception state, even if the amount of to-be-transmitted data stored in the data storage unit is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh, Tooru Uchino, Akihito Hanaki, Hiroshi Ou
  • Patent number: 11672049
    Abstract: A central unit (210) holds a plurality of parameters for controlling radio communication. A distributed unit (260) also holds a plurality of parameters for controlling the radio communication. A radio base station manages the parameters to be held by the central unit (210) and the distributed unit (260). The radio base station causes a coordination necessary parameter, which is a parameter for which a coordination is necessary between the plurality of the parameters, to be held in only one of the central unit (210) and the distributed unit (260).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tooru Uchino, Anil Umesh
  • Patent number: 11627634
    Abstract: When RRC connection release in a radio resource control layer reaches UE (200A), gNB-DU (110) transmits UE CONTEXT RELEASE COMPLETE of the UE (200A) to gNB-CU (120). The gNB-CU (120) releases a context allocated to the UE (200A) based on the UE CONTEXT RELEASE COMPLETE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tooru Uchino, Kenji Kai
  • Publication number: 20230052093
    Abstract: A base station includes a receiving unit that receives terminal capability from a terminal before a security procedure, and a control unit that eliminates the terminal capability acquired before the security procedure in response to a release of a terminal context related to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tianyang Min, Hideaki Takahashi, Alf Zugenmaier
  • Publication number: 20230014196
    Abstract: A base station includes a receiving unit that receives a terminal capability from a terminal before a security procedure, and a transmitting unit that transmits, to other nodes, a message that does not include the terminal capability acquired before the security procedure or transmits, to other nodes, the terminal capability together with an information element indicating that the terminal capability acquired before the security procedure is invalid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tianyang Min, Hideaki Takahashi, Alf Zugenmaier
  • Patent number: 11546798
    Abstract: A network node in a wireless communication system comprising a user equipment and a plurality of network nodes, comprises: a reception unit for receiving from another network node or a user equipment a protocol data unit related to packet transmission that has a possibility of a plurality of data lengths with respect to sequence numbers; an acquiring unit for acquiring a sequence number of the protocol data unit related to packet transmission; and a notification unit for carrying out, based on the sequence number as acquired, notification related to packet transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tooru Uchino, Hiroshi Ou, Makoto Miyagoshi
  • Publication number: 20220394528
    Abstract: An eNB (100A) performs dual connectivity with a UE (200). The eNB (100A) receives configuration information of measurement performed by the UE (200) from a gNB (100B) that performs the dual connectivity, and transmits a message including the configuration information to the UE (200). Here, the eNB (100A) receives the configuration information included in a message related to configuration of the gNB (100B), the message being transmitted from the gNB (100B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tianyang Min
  • Publication number: 20220386402
    Abstract: An eNB (100A) performs dual connectivity with a UE (200). The eNB (100A) receives a report that the UE (200) has from the UE (200) during the dual connectivity, and transmits, to the UE (200), a message including designation information that designates at least one of a first radio access technology or a second radio access technology as a transmission target of the report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tianyang Min, Anil Umesh
  • Patent number: 11516081
    Abstract: A communication device is disclosed including a communication unit configured to receive a message including an SCG configuration, wherein the communication unit transmits a message, which does not include the SCG configuration, to another communication device and causes the another communication device to perform full configuration. In other aspects, another communication device and a communication method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Kenji Kai
  • Publication number: 20220369114
    Abstract: A base station includes a communication unit configured to perform communication with a plurality of terminals through one or more cells, and a control unit configured to perform measurement of the number of active terminals in layer 2 measurement, wherein the control unit measures the number of the active terminals for each cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tianyang Min
  • Patent number: 11503606
    Abstract: Disclosed is a second base station device communicating with a first base station device. The second base station device includes a receiver configured to receive, from the first base station device, information for limiting radio resource allocation; a controller configured to allocate a radio resource based on the received information for limiting radio resource allocation; and a transmitter configured to transmit information for limiting radio resource allocation to the first base station device. The information for limiting radio resource allocation includes information indicating at least one of a frequency domain and a time domain indicating a location of a radio resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Anil Umesh, Hiromasa Umeda, Yousuke Sano, Akihito Hanaki
  • Publication number: 20220217769
    Abstract: A user equipment performs a random access procedure for recovery of a beam failure with a radio base station. The user equipment transmits to a network beam failure related information indicating a state of execution of the random access procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Teruaki Toeda, Kazuki Takeda
  • Publication number: 20220217663
    Abstract: A terminal is disclosed including a transmitting unit that transmits a request signal for requesting a radio base station to transmit a reference time, to the radio base station; and a receiving unit that receives a radio resource control message from the radio base station according to the transmission of the request signal, the radio resource control message including a reference system frame number and the reference time associated with the reference system frame number. In other aspects, radio base stations, a radio communication method, and a radio communication system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tooru Uchino, Tianyang Min
  • Publication number: 20220217664
    Abstract: A radio base station is disclosed including a first communication device that supports a cell; and a second communication device that is connected to the first communication device and controls the first communication device, wherein the second communication device transmits system information including a reference system frame number and a reference time associated with the reference system frame number to the first communication device, and the first communication device broadcasts the system information. In other aspects, a radio communication method and a radio communication system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tianyang Min
  • Publication number: 20220210693
    Abstract: A gNB-CU includes a transmitting unit that transmits a data unit of a protocol layer that handles packet data to a gNB-DU, a receiving unit that receives a data unit of the protocol layer from the gNB-DU, and a control unit that controls a discard timer of a data unit transmitted to the gNB-DU. The control unit determines an amount of delay between the gNB-CU and the gNB-DU and applies a timer value corresponding to the determined amount of delay to the discard timer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tooru Uchino
  • Publication number: 20220200733
    Abstract: A radio base station is disclosed including a first communication device that supports a cell; and a second communication device that is connected to the first communication device and controls the first communication device, wherein the second communication device transmits a radio resource control message including a reference system frame number and a reference time associated with the reference system frame number, to a terminal through the first communication device, and the first communication device transmits an acknowledgment to the transmission of the radio resource control message, to the second communication device. In other aspects, a radio communication method and a radio communication system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Teruaki Toeda, Tooru Uchino, Tianyang Min
  • Publication number: 20220149920
    Abstract: A user equipment performs dual connectivity of connecting to a first radio base station and a second radio base station. Moreover, the user equipment transmits to a network failure information indicating a state of failure occurred in a secondary cell set by the first radio base station or the second radio base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Teruaki Toeda