IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,523,322
Granted Patent B2
US 11,523,322 · App. 17/118,626 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Control apparatus and program

Inventor: Masaru Otaka (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
H04W36/24H04W36/0072H04W36/38H04W36/03
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Patent No.
US 11,523,322
App. No.
17/118,626
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a control apparatus including a connection control unit configured to control communication connection with a mobile station, and a handover control unit configured to carry out, in a case where the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type, control over handover of the mobile station to a cell in a frequency band that is predetermined as a frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type.

Claims (37)

1. A control apparatus comprising:

a connection control unit configured to control communication connection with a mobile station; and

a handover control unit configured to carry out, in a case where the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type, control over handover of the mobile station to a cell in a frequency band that is predetermined as a frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type,

wherein as a result of the control apparatus carrying out the handover of the mobile station to the cell in the frequency band that is predetermined as the frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type, only mobile stations of the predetermined type are present in the cell in the frequency band that is predetermined as the frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type, and

wherein mobile stations having types other than the predetermined type are not present in the cell in the frequency band that is predetermined as the frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type.

2. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the handover control unit is configured to carry out, in a case where the mobile station is a vehicle, control over the handover of the mobile station to a cell in a frequency band that is predetermined as a frequency band corresponding to the vehicle.

3. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine a type of the mobile station based on information received by the connection control unit.

4. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the mobile station is a vehicle based on the information received by the connection control unit; and

the handover control unit is configured to carry out, in a case where the determination unit determines that the mobile station is a vehicle, control over the handover of the mobile station to the cell in the frequency band that is predetermined as the frequency band corresponding to the vehicle.

5. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the determination unit is configured to determine, in a case where the information received by the connection control unit from the mobile station includes data indicating that the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type, that the mobile station is the mobile station of the predetermined type.

6. The control apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the determination unit is configured to determine, in a case where information indicating connection completion which is received by the connection control unit from the mobile station includes data indicating that the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type, that the mobile station is the mobile station of the predetermined type.

7. The control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the information indicating the connection completion is RRC Connection Setup Complete.

8. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the determination unit is configured to determine, in a case where connection request information received by the connection control unit from the mobile station includes data indicating that the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type, that the mobile station is the mobile station of the predetermined type.

9. The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the connection request information is RRC Connection Request.

10. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the determination unit is configured to determine, in a case where Attach Request received by the connection control unit from the mobile station includes data indicating that the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type, that the mobile station is the mobile station of the predetermined type.

11. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the determination unit is configured to determine, in a case where Direct Transfer received by the connection control unit from the mobile station includes data indicating that the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type, that the mobile station is the mobile station of the predetermined type.

12. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:

the connection control unit is configured to receive paging information for calling the mobile station; and

the determination unit is configured to determine, in a case where the paging information includes data indicating that the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type, that the mobile station is the mobile station of the predetermined type.

13. The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type in a predetermined state; and

the handover control unit is configured to carry out, in a case where it is determined that the mobile station is the mobile station of the predetermined type in the predetermined state, control over the handover of the mobile station to a cell in a frequency band that is predetermined as a frequency band corresponding to the predetermined state.

14. The control apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein:

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the mobile station is a remotely-driven vehicle that is set as an object of remote driving; and

the handover control unit is configured to carry out, in a case where it is determined that the mobile station is the remotely-driven vehicle, control over the handover of the mobile station to a cell in a frequency band that is predetermined as a frequency band corresponding to the remote driving.

15. The control apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein:

the determination unit is configured to determine whether the mobile station is a remote driving vehicle configured to remotely drive a vehicle; and

the handover control unit is configured to carry out, in a case where it is determined that the mobile station is the remote driving vehicle configured to remotely drive the vehicle, control over the handover of the mobile station to a cell in a frequency band that is predetermined as a frequency band corresponding to the remote driving.

16. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the handover control unit is configured to send, to the mobile station, wireless resource setting information corresponding to a frequency band that is predetermined as a frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type.

17. The control apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the wireless resource setting information is RRC Connection Reconfiguration.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program for causing a computer to function as:

a connection control unit configured to control communication connection with a mobile station; and

a handover control unit configured to carry out, in a case where the mobile station is a mobile station of a predetermined type, control over handover of the mobile station to a cell in a frequency band that is predetermined as a frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type,

wherein, when the program causes the computer to function as part of a control apparatus comprising the handover control unit configured to carry out control over handover of the mobile station to the cell in the frequency band that is predetermined as the frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type, as a result of the control apparatus carrying out the handover of the mobile station to the cell in the frequency band that is predetermined as the frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type, only mobile stations of the predetermined type are present in the cell in the frequency band that is predetermined as the frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type, and

wherein mobile stations having types other than the predetermined type are not present in the cell in the frequency band that is predetermined as the frequency band corresponding to the mobile station of the predetermined type.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2021
From: OTAKA, MASARU
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055760/0756 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-114430 · Jun 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019023571 · Jun 13, 2019
Related Publication 20210099938A1 · Apr 1, 2021