IP Library Granted Patent US 11,418,941
Granted Patent B2
US 11,418,941 · App. 17/044,880 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit

Inventors: Hidekazu Tsuboi (Sakai, JP); Shohei Yamada (Sakai, JP); Takako Hori (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
H04W8/08H04W36/32
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Patent No.
US 11,418,941
App. No.
17/044,880
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A technique is provided that is related to a terminal apparatus, a base station apparatus, a communication method, and an integrated circuit which enable efficient communication. A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, a message requesting mobility history information, and a transmitter configured to notify the base station apparatus of the mobility history information, based on the message. The mobility history information includes a list including identifier information (first identifier information) of a cell of a first radio access technology, and a list including identifier information (second identifier information) of a cell of a second radio access technology. The mobility history information includes stay time information of a limited number of entries, each corresponding to a visit by the terminal apparatus in a cell and/or outside a network.

Claims (34)

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, a message requesting mobility history information; and

a transmitter configured to notify the base station apparatus of the mobility history information, based on the message, wherein

the mobility history information includes a list including identifier information of a first cell of a first radio access technology, the first cell being visited in an RRC INACTIVE state, and identifier information of a second cell of a second radio access technology, and

the mobility history information further includes stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the first cell and stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the second cell.

2. A base station apparatus comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit, to a terminal apparatus, a message requesting mobility history information; and

a receiver configured to receive the mobility history information from the terminal apparatus, wherein

the mobility history information includes a list including identifier information of a first cell of a first radio access technology, the first cell being visited in an RRC INACTIVE state, and identifier information of a second cell of a second radio access technology, and

the mobility history information includes stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the first cell and stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the second cell.

3. A communication method applied to a terminal apparatus, the communication method comprising:

receiving, from a base station apparatus, a message requesting mobility history information; and

notifying the base station apparatus of the mobility history information, based on the message, wherein

the mobility history information includes a list including identifier information of a first cell of a first radio access technology, the first cell being visited in an RRC INACTIVE state, and identifier information of a second cell of a second radio access technology, and

the mobility history information includes stay duration information time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the first cell and stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the second cell.

4. A communication method applied to a base station apparatus, the communication method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal apparatus, a message requesting mobility history information; and

receiving the mobility history information from the terminal apparatus, wherein

the mobility history information includes a list including identifier information of a first cell of a first radio access technology, the first cell being visited in an RRC INACTIVE state, and identifier information of a second cell of a second radio access technology, and

the mobility history information includes stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the first cell and stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the second cell.

5. An integrated circuit mounted on a terminal apparatus, the integrated circuit being configured to cause the terminal apparatus to perform:

receiving, from a base station apparatus, a message requesting mobility history information; and

notifying the base station apparatus of the mobility history information, based on the message, wherein

the mobility history information includes a list including identifier information of a first cell of a first radio access technology, the first cell being visited in an RRC INACTIVE state, and identifier information of a second cell of a second radio access technology, and

the mobility history information includes stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the first cell and stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the second cell.

6. An integrated circuit mounted on a base station apparatus, the integrated circuit being configured to cause the base station apparatus to perform:

transmitting, to a terminal apparatus, a message requesting mobility history information; and

receiving the mobility history information from the terminal apparatus, wherein

the mobility history information includes a list including identifier information of a first cell of a first radio access technology, the first cell being visited in an RRC INACTIVE state, and identifier information of a second cell of a second radio access technology, and

the mobility history information includes stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the first cell and stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends in the second cell.

7. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the mobility history information includes stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends outside networks of the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology.

8. The base station apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the mobility history information includes stay duration information of time during which the terminal apparatus spends outside networks of the first radio access technology and the secondradio access technology.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063815/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062389/0715 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2020
From: TSUBOI, HIDEKAZU; YAMADA, SHOHEI; HORI, TAKAKO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053958/0058 →