Patents by Inventor Tomoya OHARA

Tomoya OHARA 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: 20220369389
    Abstract: In a case of using a different frequency band that is different from a frequency band including one or a plurality of frequency ranges, a terminal sets an initial access channel configured with a smaller number of resource blocks than in a case of using the frequency band. The terminal transmits an initial access signal via the set initial access channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kurita, Hiroki Harada, Tomoya Ohara, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20220368480
    Abstract: In a case of using a different frequency band that is different from a frequency band including one or a plurality of frequency ranges, a terminal sets a duration of an initial access channel to which a gap in a time direction is added. The terminal transmits an initial access signal via the set initial access channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kurita, Hiroki Harada, Tomoya Ohara, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20220361248
    Abstract: A terminal includes a receiver that receives an index specifying configuration information for transmitting a random access preamble; and a controller that configures, in response to the receiver receiving additional information that specifies a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble, the time domain resource specified by the additional information, the time domain resource being configured by replacing a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble included in the configuration information specified by the index with the time domain resource specified by the additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Hiroki Harada, Tomoya Ohara
  • Publication number: 20220346151
    Abstract: A terminal includes a reception unit that receives, from a base station, a set including a plurality of first resources that include at least a synchronization signal and optionally further include a broadcast channel, a control unit that determines which of the first resources included in the set is to be used based on a reception quality controlled for each of the first resources, and a communication unit that executes a random access procedure with the base station based on information included in the determined first resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO,INC.
    Inventors: Daiki Takeda, Tomoya Ohara, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20220346156
    Abstract: A terminal includes a receiving unit that receives information indicating a relationship between configuration periodicity of transmission occasions for a random access preamble for transmission of a MessageA and configuration periodicity of transmission occasions for a physical uplink shared channel in a two step random access procedure; and a control unit that selects, based on the information indicating the relationship, a transmission occasion for the random access preamble and a transmission occasion for the physical uplink shared channel for the transmission of the MessageA in the two step random access procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Tomoya Ohara
  • Patent number: 11483873
    Abstract: User equipment for receiving an instruction to perform a random access procedure from a base station apparatus is provided. The user equipment includes a receiver configured to receive, from the base station apparatus, information specifying available random access channel transmission occasions associated with a synchronization block, a controller configured to identify a random access channel transmission occasion based on the information, and a transmitter configured to transmit a random access preamble by using the identified random access channel transmission occasion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Hideaki Takahashi, Hiroki Harada, Tomoya Ohara
  • Publication number: 20220338272
    Abstract: A terminal includes a receiver that receives an index that specifies configuration information for transmitting a random access preamble; and a controller that configures, when the receiver receives additional information that specifies a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble and the index falls within a specific numerical range, the time domain resource specified by the additional information, the time domain resource being configured by replacing a time domain resource for transmitting the random access preamble included in the configuration information specified by the index with the time domain resource specified by the additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Hedeaki Takahashi, Akihito Hanaki, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20220338246
    Abstract: A terminal including: a control unit configured to determine a position of a PUSCH resource to be used in a first step in a two step random access procedure based on a relative position with respect to a position of a preamble resource; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a message of the first step using the preamble resource and the PUSCH resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Tomoya Ohara
  • Patent number: 11463990
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, user equipment includes a reception unit configured to detect a synchronization signal or a physical broadcast channel from a base station; a resource selection unit configured to select, from resources determined based on configuration information for preamble transmission, a resource for transmitting a preamble according to the detected synchronization signal or the detected physical broadcast channel based on a mapping rule, with a period determined based on at least one of a period of a synchronization signal burst set that is a duration during which the synchronization signal or the physical broadcast channel can be transmitted and a period of a resource available for transmission of the preamble; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the preamble to the base station on the selected resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Tomoya Ohara
  • Patent number: 11463926
    Abstract: A user equipment has a reception unit configured to receive from a base station apparatus a measurement configuration including an event that sets a condition for sending a measurement report, a control unit configured to perform a measurement based on the measurement configuration, and a transmission unit configured to send to the base station apparatus, when the condition for sending a measurement report is met, a measurement report based on a result of the performed measurement, wherein the control unit determines, based on the result of the performed measurement, a period with which a measurement is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20220295573
    Abstract: A terminal includes a receiving unit that receives information indicating mapping relation between transmission occasions for a random access preamble and transmission occasions for a physical uplink shared channel for a MessageA transmission in a two step random access procedure; and a control unit that selects, based on the mapping relation, a transmission occasion for the physical uplink shared channel for the MessageA transmission in the two step random access procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Tomoya Ohara
  • Patent number: 11445551
    Abstract: A base station apparatus that communicates with a user apparatus is provided. The base station apparatus includes: a setting unit configured to arrange in a radio frame one or more blocks and information, the one or more blocks including information used for initial access, the information specifying resources that are associated with the blocks and are used for transmitting preambles; a transmission unit configured to transmit the radio frame to the user apparatus; and a reception unit configured to receive the preambles from the user apparatus via the resources. The information specifying the resource is set based on locations of the blocks arranged in the radio frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Hiroki Harada
  • Patent number: 11445554
    Abstract: User equipment communicates with a base station apparatus, and the user equipment includes a receiver that receives, from the base station apparatus, one or more blocks, wherein each of the one or more blocks includes information used for initial access and the information used for the initial access is associated with a beam transmitted from the base station apparatus; a controller that specifies a resource for transmitting a preamble based on the information included in the one or more blocks; a transmitter that transmits the preamble to the base station apparatus using the specified resource, wherein the information included in each of the one or more blocks includes a set for specifying a plurality of resources and preambles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Hiroki Harada
  • Patent number: 11432330
    Abstract: A user apparatus in a radio communication system that includes a base station and the user apparatus includes a transmission unit that transmits a random access preamble with the use of a beam out of a plurality of beams; and a counter retaining unit that has, for each beam, a counter that indicates the number of times of power ramping performed in transmission of a random access preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Hiroki Harada
  • Patent number: 11432323
    Abstract: Disclosed is user equipment for communicating with a base station via a radio frame. The user equipment includes a receiving unit that receives an index relating to a RACH configuration table indicating allocation of RACH resources in the radio frame from the base station; a control unit that identifies an available RACH resource based on a plurality of different RACH configuration tables and the index; and a transmitting unit that transmits a preamble to the base station using the identified available RACH resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20220272664
    Abstract: A terminal includes a reception unit that receives, from a base station, a first set including a plurality of resources that include at least a synchronization signal and optionally further include a broadcast channel and a second set including a plurality of resources that include at least a synchronization signal added to the first set in a frequency domain and optionally further include a broadcast channel, a control unit that assumes a Quasi co location (QCL) identical to a QCL assumed for the first set when receiving the second set, and a communication unit that executes a random access procedure with the base station based on information included in the resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Daiki Takeda, Tomoya Ohara, Hiroki Harada
  • Patent number: 11419144
    Abstract: A user apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus. The user apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive, from the base station apparatus, a plurality of blocks and an indication including information specifying a part of resources used for contention-free random access, a control unit configured to identify resources used for contention-free random access based on information specifying resources that are associated with the blocks and are used for random access, and based on the information specifying a part of resources used for contention-free random access, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a preamble to the base station apparatus using the identified resources used for contention-free random access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Hiroki Harada
  • Publication number: 20220256517
    Abstract: A terminal is disclosed that includes a processor, coupled to a transceiver, that monitors a PDCCH (Physical downlink control channel) candidate in a first search space during a random access procedure. The transceiver receives a random access response or a PDSCH (Physical downlink shared channel) for contention resolution from a base station, based on information included in the PDCCH candidate. The transceiver receives a PDSCH or transmits an uplink signal based on information included in a PDCCH candidate monitored in the first search space, until a second search space of a type other than the first search space is configured after the random access procedure is completed. In other aspects, a base station, a communication method, and an apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoya Ohara, Horoki Harada
  • Patent number: 11405960
    Abstract: User equipment for communicating with a base station via a radio frame includes a receiver to receive, from the base station, information indicating a downlink region or an uplink region, and information on a RACH configuration table indicating allocation of RACH resources associated with a time domain; a control unit to identify an available RACH resource, based on the information indicating a downlink region or an uplink region, and the information on the RACH configuration table; and a transmitter to transmit a preamble to the base station using the identified available RACH resource. The information indicating the downlink region or the uplink region includes an unknown region used for one of downlink and uplink, and availability of the RACH resource in the unknown region is explicitly or implicitly identified in case where the information on the RACH configuration table indicates that the RACH resource is allocated to the unknown region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventor: Tomoya Ohara
  • Patent number: 11388686
    Abstract: Measurement is efficiently performed while suppressing an increase in an overhead. A user terminal according to the present invention includes: a reception section that receives frequency information indicating a plurality of frequencies in a single component carrier; and a control section that, when a signal block including a synchronization signal and a broadcast signal is transmitted at each of the plurality of frequencies, controls measurement at the plurality of frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Tomoya Ohara, Daisuke Murayama, Satoshi Nagata