IP Library Granted Patent US 11,252,785
Granted Patent B2
US 11,252,785 · App. 16/498,671 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Communication apparatus and communication method

Inventor: Yuichi Morioka (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04W84/12H04B7/2606H04W72/042H04W72/0446H04W74/0808
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Patent No.
US 11,252,785
App. No.
16/498,671
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication apparatus and a communication method for performing wireless data transmission using multiple channels are provided. The communication apparatus operating as a base station includes: a communication section that transmits and receives a wireless signal; and a control section that controls a channel used by a subordinate wireless terminal, the control section designates a first transmission scheme to a first wireless terminal that uses a specific primary channel, and designates a second transmission scheme different from the first transmission scheme to a second wireless terminal that uses a non-primary channel that does not include the primary channel. The second transmission scheme has a lower data rate or higher transmission power than that of the first transmission scheme.

Claims (34)

1. A communication apparatus, comprising: circuitry configured to:

designate a first transmission scheme to a first wireless terminal, wherein the communication apparatus is a base station, and

the first wireless terminal is associated with a specific primary channel; and

designate a second transmission scheme, different from the first transmission scheme, to a second wireless terminal,

wherein the second wireless terminal is associated with a non-primary channel, and

the second transmission scheme includes a transmission power higher than a transmission power of the first transmission scheme,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to: set a specific random latency value associated with the non-primary channel; and transmit a specific frame to the second wireless terminal based on the set specific random latency value, wherein the specific frame includes information associated with the transmission power of the second wireless terminal.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to designate the second transmission scheme to the second wireless terminal based on a specific frame, and the second wireless terminal is induced, based on the specific frame, to transmit a signal.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit, to the second wireless terminal, a specific frame that includes information associated with the transmission power of the second wireless terminal, and the second wireless terminal is induced to transmit a signal.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control a specific channel associated with the second wireless terminal, the specific channel is one of the specific primary channel or the non primary channel, the specific channel is controlled based on a notification of a detected interference amount per channel, and the notification of the detected interference amount per channel is received from the second wireless terminal.

5. A communication method:

in a communication apparatus that is a base station:

designating a first transmission scheme to a first wireless terminal, wherein the first wireless terminal is associated with a specific primary channel; and

designating a second transmission scheme, different from the first transmission scheme, to a second wireless terminal,

wherein the second wireless terminal is associated with a non-primary channel, and

the second transmission scheme includes a transmission power higher than a transmission power of the first transmission scheme,

wherein the method is further configured to: set a specific random latency value associated with the non-primary channel; and transmit a specific frame to the second wireless terminal based on the set specific random latency value, wherein the specific frame includes information associated with the transmission power of the second wireless terminal.

6. A communication apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to:

execute signal transmission based on:

a first transmission scheme associated with a specific primary channel, rand a second transmission scheme, different from the first transmission scheme, associated with a non-primary channel,

wherein the communication apparatus is subordinate to a base station, and

the second transmission scheme includes a transmission power higher than a transmission power of the first transmission scheme,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to: receive a specific frame from the base station based on a specific random latency value predefined by the base station, wherein the specific random latency value is associated with the non-primary channel, wherein the specific frame includes information associated with the transmission power of the communication apparatus.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to: receive a specific frame from the base station, and control, based on the received specific frame, a specific channel and a specific transmission scheme to execute the signal transmission, wherein the specific channel corresponds to one of the specific primary channel or the non-primary channel, and the specific transmission scheme corresponds to one of a transmission scheme associated with the specific primary channel or a transmission scheme associated with the non-primary channel.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to: receive a specific frame from the base station, wherein the specific frame includes information associated with one of the transmission power of the first transmission scheme or the transmission power of the second transmission scheme; and transmit a signal based on the received specific frame.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to: detect an interference amount of at least one of the specific primary channel and the non-primary channel; and transmit a notification of the detected interference amount to the base station.

10. A communication method, comprising:

in a communication apparatus that is subordinate to a base station:

executing a first signal transmission by a first transmission scheme, wherein the first transmission scheme is associated with a specific primary channel; and

executing a second signal transmission by a second transmission scheme different from the first transmission scheme,

wherein the second transmission scheme is associated with a non-primary channel, and

the second transmission scheme includes a transmission power higher than a transmission power of the first transmission scheme,

wherein the method is further configured to: receive a specific frame from the base station based on a specific random latency value predefined by the base station, wherein the specific random latency value is associated with the non-primary channel, wherein the specific frame includes information associated with the transmission power of the communication apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2019
From: MORIOKA, YUICHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-091724 · May 2, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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