Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Morihiro

Yoshifumi Morihiro 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: 8977272
    Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a first radio control device that manages a first cell, a second radio control device that manages a second cell, and a third radio control device. The second cell is set as a handover destination cell of the first cell. The third radio control device manages the second cell as a redundant configuration of the second radio control device. The third radio control device notifies the first radio control device of the third radio control device managing the second cell as the redundant configuration of the second radio control device. The first radio control device sets so that the third radio control device manages the second cell as the redundant configuration of the second radio control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Kouji Makino, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Narumi Umeda, Masato Hiraki, Shinsuke Sawamukai
  • Patent number: 8849284
    Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: when a gateway apparatus (S-GW) is switched from a first state where downlink data is transmitted to a first radio access apparatus to a second state where the downlink data is transmitted to a second radio access apparatus, transferring, from the first radio access apparatus to the second radio access apparatus, the downlink data which is received from the gateway apparatus and to which specific information is added; and transmitting, from the second radio access apparatus to a mobile station (UE), transfer downlink data which is transferred from the first radio access apparatus and to which the specific information is added, before new downlink data transmitted from the gateway apparatus (S-GW).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Minami Ishii, Keisuke Suzuki, Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro
  • Publication number: 20130344922
    Abstract: Provided is a network device capable of achieving low power consumption of a call control card and suppressing a failure of the call control card. A network device 20 includes a selection unit 23 that selects a call control card, for which a power supply is to be disconnected, from a plurality of call control cards, and a power saving control unit 24 that disconnects the power supply of the call control card selected by the selection unit 23. The power saving control unit 24 reduces a margin set in a call control cards not selected by the selection unit 23 in response to the disconnection of the power supply of the call control card selected by the selection unit 23 to thereby increase the number of operational connection calls set in the call control card not selected by the selection unit 23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Narumi Umeda, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Masato Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20130337816
    Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a first radio control device that manages a first cell, a second radio control device that manages a second cell, and a third radio control device. The second cell is set as a handover destination cell of the first cell. The third radio control device manages the second cell as a redundant configuration of the second radio control device. The third radio control device notifies the first radio control device of the third radio control device managing the second cell as the redundant configuration of the second radio control device. The first radio control device sets so that the third radio control device manages the second cell as the redundant configuration of the second radio control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC
    Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Kouji Makino, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Narumi Umeda, Masato Hiraki, Shinsuke Sawamukai
  • Patent number: 8532662
    Abstract: A second communication system starts transmission of direct data received from a core network apparatus without waiting to receive an end marker when the end marker indicating the last forwarding data forwarded from the first communication system is not received within an end marker waiting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino, Midori Mori
  • Publication number: 20130231117
    Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: when a gateway apparatus (S-GW) is switched from a first state where downlink data is transmitted to a first radio access apparatus to a second state where the downlink data is transmitted to a second radio access apparatus, transferring, from the first radio access apparatus to the second radio access apparatus, the downlink data which is received from the gateway apparatus and to which specific information is added; and transmitting, from the second radio access apparatus to a mobile station (UE), transfer downlink data which is transferred from the first radio access apparatus and to which the specific information is added, before new downlink data transmitted from the gateway apparatus (S-GW).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Minami Ishii, Keisuke Suzuki, Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro
  • Patent number: 8520637
    Abstract: A mobile communication system having a first communication system and a second communication system forwards forwarding data from the first communication system to the second communication system when switching from the first communication system to the second communication system is determined, the forwarding data being a data that the first communication system has already received from a core network device. A network device transmitting direct data to a mobile communication terminal via the second communication system is configured to count the number of switching times that the switching from the first communication system to the second communication system has been determined, for every user. The network device is configured to count the number of successful reception times that information identifying a user has been received via a forwarding path of the forwarding data, for every user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino
  • Patent number: 8514706
    Abstract: A radio network controller activates a signal transmission suppression timer to suppress transmission of a congestion signal, when a new radio base station is added as a radio base station with which the radio terminal is to communicate, and suspends the transmission of the congestion signal to the radio base stations until the signal transmission suppression timer expires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino
  • Patent number: 8442534
    Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: when a gateway apparatus (S-GW) is switched from a first state where downlink data is transmitted to a first radio access apparatus to a second state where the downlink data is transmitted to a second radio access apparatus, transferring, from the first radio access apparatus to the second radio access apparatus, the downlink data which is received from the gateway apparatus and to which specific information is added; and transmitting, from the second radio access apparatus to a mobile station (UE), transfer downlink data which is transferred from the first radio access apparatus and to which the specific information is added, before new downlink data transmitted from the gateway apparatus (S-GW).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Minami Ishii, Keisuke Suzuki, Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro
  • Publication number: 20130072194
    Abstract: A second communication system starts transmission of direct data received from a core network apparatus without waiting to receive an end marker when the end marker indicating the last forwarding data forwarded from the first communication system is not received within an end marker waiting period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino, Midori Mori
  • Publication number: 20110317658
    Abstract: A mobile communication system having a first communication system and a second communication system forwards forwarding data from the first communication system to the second communication system when switching from the first communication system to the second communication system is determined, the forwarding data being a data that the first communication system has already received from a core network device. A network device transmitting direct data to a mobile communication terminal via the second communication system is configured to count the number of switching times that the switching from the first communication system to the second communication system has been determined, for every user. The network device is configured to count the number of successful reception times that information identifying a user has been received via a forwarding path of the forwarding data, for every user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroto TOOYAMA, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino
  • Publication number: 20110317604
    Abstract: A network apparatus having a plurality of call control cards, comprising: a selection unit configured to select at least one call control card from among the plurality of call control cards, when the number of connected calls controlled by the whole of the plurality of call control cards is less than a first threshold value; and a power saving control unit configured to cause the call control card selected by the selection unit to shift to a cutoff ready state in which allocation of a new call is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Shinsuke Sawamukai, Naoto Shimada, Narumi Umeda
  • Publication number: 20110306308
    Abstract: A radio network controller 300 includes an RLC reset detection unit configured to detect a transmission disabling event during which transmission of data units to the mobile station via the radio link control layer is disabled, a list acquisition unit 309 configured to acquire a reception status list L1 allowing identification of a reception unconfirmed data unit which is a data having no confirmation of reception by a mobile station and a transmission control unit 311 configured to select the reception unconfirmed data unit on the basis of the reception status list L1 and to transmit the reception unconfirmed data unit thus selected and a data unit not yet transmitted to the mobile station, to the mobile station after the transmission disabling event is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroto TOOYAMA, Kouji Makino, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Takahiro Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20110269495
    Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: when a gateway apparatus (S-GW) is switched from a first state where downlink data is transmitted to a first radio access apparatus to a second state where the downlink data is transmitted to a second radio access apparatus, transferring, from the first radio access apparatus to the second radio access apparatus, the downlink data which is received from the gateway apparatus and to which specific information is added; and transmitting, from the second radio access apparatus to a mobile station (UE), transfer downlink data which is transferred from the first radio access apparatus and to which the specific information is added, before new downlink data transmitted from the gateway apparatus (S-GW).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Minami Ishii, Keisuke Suzuki, Hiroto Tooyama, Yoshifumi Morihiro
  • Publication number: 20110242977
    Abstract: A radio network controller activates a signal transmission suppression timer to suppress transmission of a congestion signal, when a new radio base station is added as a radio base station with which the radio terminal is to communicate, and suspends the transmission of the congestion signal to the radio base stations until the signal transmission suppression timer expires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroto TOOYAMA, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kouji Makino
  • Patent number: 7539174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile communication system in which data is transmitted and received through a wireless transmission line between a mobile station device and a network-side device. A receiving-side device includes a retransmission request transmitter configured to transmit, to a transmitting-side device, a retransmission request for requesting retransmission processing on each data unit of the data, when a reception error is detected in the data unit. The transmitting-side device includes a retransmission time storage configured to store a retransmission time at which the retransmission processing is performed on the data unit; and a retransmission controller configured to control so as not to perform the retransmission processing on the data unit related to a received retransmission request, when the retransmission time of the data unit is stored and a difference between the retransmission time and a current time is shorter than a retransmission prohibition period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Hosaka, Yasuhiro Kato, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kiyotatsu Suto, Masashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050201354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile communication system in which data is transmitted and received through a wireless transmission line between a mobile station device and a network-side device. A receiving-side device includes a retransmission request transmitter configured to transmit, to a transmitting-side device, a retransmission request for requesting retransmission processing on each data unit of the data, when a reception error is detected in the data unit. The transmitting-side device includes a retransmission time storage configured to store a retransmission time at which the retransmission processing is performed on the data unit; and a retransmission controller configured to control so as not to perform the retransmission processing on the data unit related to a received retransmission request, when the retransmission time of the data unit is stored and a difference between the retransmission time and a current time is shorter than a retransmission prohibition period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: NTT DoCoMo, Inc
    Inventors: Koji Hosaka, Yasuhiro Kato, Yoshifumi Morihiro, Kiyotatsu Suto, Masashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050002422
    Abstract: In order to suppress decrease in the number of receptible mobile stations in an entire mobile communication system due to oppression on the power resource at a base station by simple control without any large change in the scale of apparatus, an information rate control method in a mobile communication system comprising a base station and a mobile station located in a cell established by the base station and configured to implement radio communication between the base station and the mobile station, is provided as follows. The information rate control method has a step for the mobile station to measure a reception quality of a signal from the base station at a start of radio communication (S51); a step of calculating a reference quality as a reference for determination of an information rate in accordance with the reception quality, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Morihiro, Takahiro Hayashi, Yoshihiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20040248584
    Abstract: A mobile communication system 1 to which the present invention is applied changes appropriately the information rate at which communication between a mobile station and a base station is performed, according to the number of DHO branches of the mobile station. Thus, overload on power resources at the base station can be prevented and decreases in capacity of the base station and decreases in communication efficiency of the entire mobile communication system 1 can be prevented. The number of DHO branches is managed by radio communication control apparatuses 20, 30 and therefore the effects of the present invention can be obtained with little modification to the hardware resources of an existing mobile communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Morihiro, Takehiro Hayashi, Mikio Iwamura, Yoshihiro Ishikawa