Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Hokao
Tomoaki Hokao 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: 11116029Abstract: A network entity (5) sends, to a mobility management entity (6) or a subscriber server (9), a request message in order to configure the mobility management entity (6) to report a second identifier to be used by a radio access network node (2) for identifying a radio terminal (1). Further, the network entity (5) receives the second identifier from the mobility management entity (6) directly or through the subscriber server (9) and communicates with the radio access network node (2) by using the second identifier. It is thus, for example, possible to allow an MEC server (or an MEC application hosted on the MEC server) and the radio access network (RAN) node to directly exchange therebetween control messages regarding a specific radio terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takanori Iwai, Nobuhiko Itoh, Ling Xu, Kenki Takagi, Toshiyuki Tamura, Tomoaki Hokao, Naoaki Suzuki, Hisashi Futaki, Sadafuku Hayashi, Kazuki Eguchi, Kouichi Kimura, Hiroki Aoki, Hideki Bessho, Yoshinori Watanabe, Tooru Kikuchi
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Patent number: 10798614Abstract: A traffic controller (8) receives, from a traffic monitor (7), a first control message generated in response to an increase in a total transmission rate of a plurality of packet flows sent from a plurality of wireless terminals (1) to a specific external network. The controller (8) determines, based on an evaluation criterion received from a criteria manager (6), one or more packet flows on which traffic shaping is to be imposed. In response to the first control message, the controller (8) controls a base station within a RAN (2) or a packet transfer node within a mobile backhaul (30) to execute the traffic shaping. This, for example, contribute to adjusting traffic that passes through a cellular communication network based on a monitoring result of a total transmission rate of traffic sent from the cellular communication network to the external network.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Watanabe, Tomoaki Hokao, Kenki Takagi, Takanori Iwai
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Publication number: 20190254108Abstract: A network entity (5) sends, to a mobility management entity (6) or a subscriber server (9), a request message in order to configure the mobility management entity (6) to report a second identifier to be used by a radio access network node (2) for identifying a radio terminal (1). Further, the network entity (5) receives the second identifier from the mobility management entity (6) directly or through the subscriber server (9) and communicates with the radio access network node (2) by using the second identifier. It is thus, for example, possible to allow an MEC server (or an MEC application hosted on the MEC server) and the radio access network (RAN) node to directly exchange therebetween control messages regarding a specific radio terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takanori IWAI, Nobuhiko ITOH, Ling XU, Kenki TAKAGI, Toshiyuki TAMURA, Tomoaki HOKAO, Naoaki SUZUKI, Hisashi FUTAKI, Sadafuku HAYASHI, Kazuki EGUCHI, Kouichi KIMURA, Hiroki AOKI, Hideki BESSHO, Yoshinori WATANABE, Tooru KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20190182712Abstract: A traffic controller (8) receives, from a traffic monitor (7), a first control message generated in response to an increase in a total transmission rate of a plurality of packet flows sent from a plurality of wireless terminals (1) to a specific external network. The controller (8) determines, based on an evaluation criterion received from a criteria manager (6), one or more packet flows on which traffic shaping is to be imposed. In response to the first control message, the controller (8) controls a base station within a RAN (2) or a packet transfer node within a mobile backhaul (30) to execute the traffic shaping. This, for example, contribute to adjusting traffic that passes through a cellular communication network based on a monitoring result of a total transmission rate of traffic sent from the cellular communication network to the external network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori WATANABE, Tomoaki HOKAO, Kenki TAKAGI, Takanori IWAI
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Publication number: 20190090229Abstract: An external node (5) receives a transmission history (1301) regarding a first communication event of a first radio terminal (1) from a node (2) located in a radio access network (3). The external node (5) transmits to the node (2) a control request (1302) to control at least one of: a communication module (521) disposed in the node (2) for communicating with the external node (5); a scheduler (503, 903) disposed in the node (2); a data buffer (502, 11) disposed in the node (2) or the first radio terminal (1); and the first radio terminal (1). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to an improvement for adapting packet scheduling to communication performed by an application of a radio terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Takanori IWAI, Ling XU, Takaaki SUZUKI, Yoshinori WATANABE, Tomoaki HOKAO, Tooru KIKUCHI, Hideki BESSHO
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Publication number: 20190075586Abstract: An external node (5) determines a total size of a plurality of data packets to be transmitted in a first communication event of a first radio terminal (1) and a transmission deadline for the plurality of data packets. The external node (5) transmits the determined total size and transmission deadline to a node (2) in a radio access network (3) (201). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to an improvement for adapting packet scheduling to communication performed by an application of a radio terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Ling XU, Takanori IWAI, Takaaki SUZUKI, Tomoaki HOKAO, Yoshinori WATANABE, Tooru KIKUCHI, Hideki BESSHO
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Patent number: 9210658Abstract: An information processing device (100) stores information (hereinafter, referred to as communication network information) in advance, which information indicates whether or not a communication network (200) is compatible with a Fast Dormancy function. Then, the information processing device (100) reads the communication network information of the communication network (200) when a packet communication with an information server (220) is ended, and sets a free procedure of a communication channel based on the communication network information that is read. Then, information processing device (100) frees the communication channel according to the free procedure that is set.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Patent number: 8838062Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal that enables notification of some kind of information regarding an emergency notice to a user when a part of data composing the emergency notice message can be received. The mobile communication terminal operates in compliance with a wireless system of 3GPP standard, and includes a channel evaluation unit 5 or a message evaluation unit 6 that, when a part of a PDU (Protocol Data Unit) is received from a base station among the PDU necessary for generating a Service Data Unit, evaluates at least one of a channel type and a message type of the part of received PDU, and a control unit 7 that notifies the user that the emergency notice is generated when the channel type or the message type evaluated by the channel evaluation unit 5 or the message evaluation unit 6 indicates information regarding the emergency notice.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Publication number: 20140010134Abstract: An information processing device (100) stores information (hereinafter, referred to as communication network information) in advance, which information indicates whether or not a communication network (200) is compatible with a Fast Dormancy function. Then, the information processing device (100) reads the communication network information of the communication network (200) when a packet communication with an information server (220) is ended, and sets a free procedure of a communication channel based on the communication network information that is read. Then, information processing device (100) frees the communication channel according to the free procedure that is set.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Publication number: 20120135702Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal that enables notification of some kind of information regarding an emergency notice to a user when a part of data composing the emergency notice message can be received. The mobile communication terminal operates in compliance with a wireless system of 3GPP standard, and includes a channel evaluation unit 5 or a message evaluation unit 6 that, when a part of a PDU (Protocol Data Unit) is received from a base station among the PDU necessary for generating a Service Data Unit, evaluates at least one of a channel type and a message type of the part of received PDU, and a control unit 7 that notifies the user that the emergency notice is generated when the channel type or the message type evaluated by the channel evaluation unit 5 or the message evaluation unit 6 indicates information regarding the emergency notice.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Patent number: 8040866Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises an antenna, radio unit, signal processing unit, signal analyzer unit, received signal information storage unit, and reception quality storage unit. Signal processing unit comprises a received signal processing unit and notified information processing unit, while the received signal information storage unit comprises a common pilot channel information storage unit and common control channel information storage unit. Received signal processing unit measures the reception quality of a common pilot channel and stores it in the common pilot channel information storage unit. Notified information processing unit extracts transmission power of the common pilot channel and common control channel from report information, and then stores them in the common control channel information storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Publication number: 20100022241Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes: display means for displaying service providing information based on the service information reported from each of the networks on its network selection screen; and selection means for selecting one of the networks in accordance with an instruction from a user according to the service providing information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2007Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Patent number: 7603122Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile communication system capable of effectively utilizing the limited reception resources available to the UEs and thereby performing steady communication for use in the handover control of UEs. A UE, during communication, determines a handover destination cell according to the result of measurement of the CPICH reception level of each of cells: (1) it measures the reception quality of the downlink DPCH of each of the cells and utilizes the result for the selection of the handover destination cell; (2) switches the handover destination cell and searches for a cell needed for obtaining required communication quality; (3) observes the displacement of the CPICH path loss of each of the cells; and (4) observes whether or not the downlink DPCH transmission power is controlled on the basis of the power request from the UE for each of the handover destination cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2005Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Publication number: 20090052403Abstract: A mobile terminal (100) comprises antenna (102), radio unit (104), signal processing unit (110), signal analyzer unit (120), received signal information storage unit (150), and reception quality storage unit (160). Signal processing unit (110) comprises received signal processing unit (112) and notified information processing unit (114), while received signal information storage unit (150) comprises common pilot channel information storage unit (152) and common control channel information storage unit (154). Received signal processing unit (112) measures the reception quality of a common pilot channel and stores it in common pilot channel information storage unit (152). Notified information processing unit (114) extracts transmission power of the common pilot channel and common control channel from report information, and then stores them in common control channel information storage unit (154).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2006Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Patent number: 7272125Abstract: A network station sends a switching instruction to a mobile unit. The mobile unit has two receiving sections and a transmitting section operable in two data formats. Upon receipt of the switching instruction, the first receiving section switches from a first data format to a second data format. The transmitting section sends an acknowledgment signal to the network. The first receiving section and transmitting section then attempt to switch to the second data format. The second receiving section remains in the first data format. The first receiving section then attempts to achieve synchronization. If synchronization is successful, a completion notice is sent back to the network station and the second receiving section is switched from the first data format to the second data format.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Patent number: 7142526Abstract: Mobile communication terminal equipment for a CDMA cellular phone system includes a detection section, memory section, control section, and measurement section. The detection section performs cell detection by detecting the scramble codes of a visiting cell and neighboring cell. The memory section stores scramble codes. The control section controls to write the scramble codes of the visiting cell and neighboring cell, detected by the detection section, into the memory section. The measurement section measures the detection frequencies of the scramble codes and intra-cell stay times. A control method for cell detection in mobile communication terminal equipment for a CDMA cellular phone system and a recording medium recording a program for a control method for cell detection in mobile communication terminal equipment for a CDMA cellular phone system are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2000Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Patent number: 7088974Abstract: A mobile station is disclosed for performing an automatic frequency control based on a correspondence of a frequency error and TCXO control voltage to a base station. A plurality of frequency error measuring units each measure a frequency error between an internal clock signal and a clock signal in a specified base station. A plurality of control voltage calculators, each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of frequency error measuring units, integrate a frequency error measured by the corresponding frequency error measuring unit to produce a control voltage. A control voltage selector selects a control voltage corresponding to a base station currently in communication with the mobile station from among control voltages calculated by the plurality of control voltage calculators. A clock signal generator generates an internal clock signal at a frequency in accordance with the selected control voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Patent number: 7027419Abstract: A transmitting and receiving circuit, a mobile communication terminal device using the same, a control method and a storage medium storing a control program permit interruption of operation of associated functions including a code generator in a time zone where transmission or reception is not performed in discontinuous transmission operation, whereby to prevent wasteful power consumption, and which can be realized with simple construction. The circuit of a mobile communication terminal device of CDMA system has code generating means for generating a multi-bit code necessary for transmission and reception, storing means for storing value of each bit of the code generating means, and control means for writing value of each bit at an arbitrary timing of the code generating means, reading the value of each bit stored in the storage means at an arbitrary timing and setting to each corresponding bit of the code generating means.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2000Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Publication number: 20060040668Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile communication system capable of effectively utilizing the limited reception resources available to the UEs and thereby performing steady communication for use in the handover control of UEs. A UE, during communication, determines a handover destination cell according to the result of measurement of the CPICH reception level of each of cells: (1) it measures the reception quality of the downlink DPCH of each of the cells and utilizes the result for the selection of the handover destination cell; (2) switches the handover destination cell and searches for a cell needed for obtaining required communication quality; (3) observes the displacement of the CPICH path loss of each of the cells; and (4) observes whether or not the downlink DPCH transmission power is controlled on the basis of the power request from the UE for each of the handover destination cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Hokao
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Patent number: 6999765Abstract: A mobile station (MS) has a radio portion (12), a combining portion (15), a data processing portion (16), and a control portion (18). The mobile station (MS) further has a first receiving portion (13), a second receiving portion (14) between the radio portion (12) and the combining portion (15), and a transmitting portion (15). The first receiving portion (13) temporally early rounds a chip offset off while the second receiving portion (14) temporally late rounds the chip offset off.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2003Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Hokao