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US 7,715,841 · App. 10/572,978 · Granted May 11, 2010

Radio communication system base station and mobile station

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Patent No.
US 7,715,841
App. No.
10/572,978
Granted
May 11, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radio communication system includes a base station of a radio communication system A, a base station of a radio communication system B operation in non-synchronized way with the base station, and a mobile station capable of communicating with both of the radio communication system A and the radio communication system B. The base station includes a radio unit for transmitting/receiving a radio wave to/from the mobile station and a system information estimation unit for estimating the system information on the radio communication system B and outputting the system estimation information. The radio unit of the base station reports the system estimation information on the base station to the mobile station. The mobile station receives the system estimation information on the base station in advance so as to perform effective switching without using a cabled connection from the radio communication system A to the radio communication system B via a relay device or the like.

Claims (39)

1. A radio communication system, comprising:

a base station of a first radio communication system;

a base station of a second radio communication system including a cell being in close proximity to or overlapping a cell for communications by the base station of the first radio communication system, and operating asynchronous to the base station of the first radio communication system; and

a mobile station capable of communications with both the first and second radio communication systems, wherein

the mobile station includes:

a radio section that receives a radio wave from each of the first and second radio communication systems; and

a system information estimation section that scans a plurality of radio frequencies to determine a frequency of the radio wave received from the second radio communication system, determines a communication mode of the second radio communication system based on the determined frequency, and transmits the determined communication mode as system estimation information to the base station in the first radio communication system,

the base station of the first radio communication system includes:

a storage section that stores the system estimation information provided by the mobile station, and

wherein the base station of the first radio communication system transmits the system estimation information to the mobile station in the cell, and the mobile station switches from the first radio communication system to the second radio communication system based on the system estimation information.

2. The radio communication system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the mobile station includes a position detection section that detects position information of the mobile station,

the base station of the first radio communication system includes a storage section that stores the system estimation information and the position information transmitted by the mobile station, and

wherein the base station of the first radio communication system transmits the stored system estimation information to the position of the mobile station in the cell, and the mobile station switches from the first radio communication system to the second radio communication system based on the system estimation information.

3. A mobile station capable of communications with both a base station of a first radio communication system, and a base station of a second radio communication system including a cell being in close proximity to or overlapping a cell for communications by the base station of the first radio communication system, and operating asynchronous to the base station of the first radio communication system, comprising:

a radio section that receives a radio wave from each of the first and second radio communication systems; and

a system information estimation section that scans a plurality of radio frequencies to determine a frequency of the radio wave received from the second radio communication system, determines a communication mode of the second radio communication system based on the determined frequency, and transmits the determined communication mode as system estimation information to the base station of the first radio communication system, wherein

the mobile station switches from the first radio communication system to the second radio communication system based on the system estimation information transmitted by the base station of the first radio communication system back to the mobile station.

4. The mobile station according to claim 3 , comprising a position detection section that detects position information of the mobile station, wherein

the mobile station transmits the position information to the base station of the first radio communication system, and the mobile station switches from the first radio communication system to the second radio communication system based on the system estimation information, the system estimation information transmitted by the base station of the first radio communication system to the mobile station in response to receiving the position information.

5. The mobile station according to claim 4 , wherein

the position detection section detects absolute position information.

6. The mobile station according to claim 4 , wherein

the position detection section detects relative position information from the base station.

7. A mobile station capable of communications with both a base station of a first radio communication system, and a base station of a second radio communication system including a cell being in close proximity to or overlapping a cell for communications by the base station of the first radio communication system, and operating asynchronous to the base station of the first radio communication system, comprising

a radio section that receives a radio wave from each of the first and second radio communication systems;

a system information estimation section that scans a plurality of radio frequencies to determine a frequency of the radio wave received from the second radio communication system, determines a communication mode of the second radio communication system based on the determined frequency, and transmits the determined communication mode as system estimation information to the base station of the first radio communication system; and

a storage section that stores the system estimation information, wherein

the mobile station stores the system estimation information in the storage section when no communications are going on with the base station of the first radio communication system, and transmits the system estimation information stored in the storage section to the base station of the first radio communication system when communications with the base station of the second radio communication system are complete, and the mobile station switches from the first radio communication system to the second radio communication system based on the system estimation information transmitted by the base station of the first radio communication system back to the mobile station.

8. The mobile station according to claim 7 , comprising a position detection section that detects position information of the mobile station, wherein

the mobile station stores the system detection information in the storage section when no communications are going on with the base station of the first radio communication system, and transmits the system estimation information and the position information stored in the storage section to the base station of the first radio communication system when communications are through with the base station of the second radio communication system, and the mobile station switches from the first radio communication system to the second radio communication system based on the system estimation information, the system estimation information transmitted by the base station of the first radio communication system to the mobile station in response to receiving the position information.

9. The mobile station according to claim 8 , wherein

the position detection section detects absolute position information.

10. The mobile station according to claim 8 , wherein

the position detection section detects relative position information from the base station.

11. The radio communication system according to claim 2 , wherein

the position detection section detects absolute position information.

12. The radio communication system according to claim 2 , wherein

the position detection section detects relative position information from the base station.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2006
From: HOSOKAWA, YOSHIFUMI; SAITO, NORIAKI; ABE, KATSUAKI; MATSUO, MICHIAKI; SHIMIZU, YOSHITO; SATO, JUNJI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018473/0532 →