Patents by Inventor Yuichi Morioko

Yuichi Morioko 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).

  • User equipment and method of searching for a cell
    Patent number: 9369950
    Abstract: A user equipment comprises a wireless interface for communication with a cellular communication network. The user equipment is configured to detect a device-to-device signal received from a further user equipment at the wireless interface. The user equipment is configured to search for a cell of the cellular communication network to camp on based on the device-to-device signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Berggren, Lars Nord, Brian Alexander Martin, Yuichi Morioko
  • Methods and Devices for Securing Radio Resources for an LTE-U Data Transmission
    Publication number: 20160007207
    Abstract: A method for securing radio resources for a Long Term Evolution-unlicensed, LTE-U, data transmission is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a plurality of bits in an unlicensed frequency band which are inserted before the LTE-U data transmission. Related communication devices, methods by devices, and systems are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kåre Agardh, Rickard Ljung, Yuichi Morioko
  • Methods and Devices for Allocating a Radio Resource for an LTE-U Data Transmission
    Publication number: 20160007322
    Abstract: A method for allocating a radio resource for a Long Term Evolution-unlicensed, LTE-U, data transmission of a communication device in an unlicensed frequency band is disclosed. The method includes the communication device determining a time gap duration until a start time of a subframe. The communication device selects a resource allocation transmission from a plurality of resource allocation transmissions as a function of the determined time gap duration. Related communication devices, methods by devices, and systems are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kåre Agardh, Rickard Ljung, Yuichi Morioko
  • User Equipment and Method of Searching for a Cell
    Publication number: 20150358894
    Abstract: A user equipment comprises a wireless interface for communication with a cellular communication network. The user equipment is configured to detect a device-to-device signal received from a further user equipment at the wireless interface. The user equipment is configured to search for a cell of the cellular communication network to camp on based on the device-to-device signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Anders Berggren, Lars Nord, Brian Alexander Martin, Yuichi Morioko