IP Library Granted Patent US 12,355,508
Granted Patent B2
US 12,355,508 · App. 18/007,631 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Wireless communication system, relay device, communication device, and wireless communication method

Inventors: Daisuke Goto (Musashino, JP); Kiyohiko Itokawa (Musashino, JP); Yasuyoshi Kojima (Musashino, JP); Fumihiro Yamashita (Musashino, JP); Yosuke Fujino (Musashino, JP); Kento Yoshizawa (Musashino, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
H04B7/01H04B7/195
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Patent No.
US 12,355,508
App. No.
18/007,631
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first offset compensator configured to compensate for frequency offsets occurring during communications between a plurality of communication devices and a relay device, wherein when the first offset compensator is provided on the relay device, the first offset compensator gives a statistical frequency offset obtained from a statistic of a plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device to a receiver configured to receive wireless signals transmitted from respective ones of the plurality of communication devices, and when the first offset compensator is provided on each of the plurality of communication devices, the first offset compensator gives a frequency offset occurring during communications between the communication device provided with the first offset compensator and the relay device to a transmitter configured to transmit wireless signals to the relay device.

Claims (28)

1. A wireless communication system that includes a plurality of communication devices and a relay device, which is mobile, the wireless communication system comprising

a first offset compensator configured to compensate for frequency offsets occurring during communications between the plurality of communication devices and the relay device,

wherein when the first offset compensator is provided on the relay device, the first offset compensator gives a statistical frequency offset obtained from a statistic of a plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device to a receiver configured to receive wireless signals transmitted from respective ones of the plurality of communication devices, and

when the first offset compensator is provided on each of the plurality of communication devices, the first offset compensator gives a frequency offset occurring during communications between the communication device provided with the first offset compensator and the relay device to a transmitter configured to transmit wireless signals to the relay device,

wherein when the first offset compensator is provided on the relay device,

the first offset compensator calculates a mean value of the plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device, thereby acquires the statistical frequency offset, gives the acquired statistical frequency offset to the receiver, and thereby changes a frequency band receivable by the receiver,

the receiver receives signals in the frequency band changed by the first offset compensator, and

wherein based on an altitude and an orbit of a moving body provided with the relay device, the first offset compensator estimates a plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device, and acquires the statistical frequency offset using values of the estimated plurality of frequency offsets.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , further comprising a base station device, wherein

the relay device further includes a second offset compensator configured to compensate for frequency offsets occurring during communications between the base station device and the relay device.

3. A relay device in a wireless communication system that includes a plurality of communication devices and the relay device, which is mobile, the relay device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive wireless signals transmitted from respective ones of the plurality of communication devices; and

a first offset compensator configured to compensate for frequency offsets occurring during communications between the plurality of communication devices and the relay device, wherein

the first offset compensator configured gives a statistical frequency offset obtained from a statistic of a plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device to the receiver,

wherein when the first offset compensator is provided on the relay device,

the first offset compensator calculates a mean value of the plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device, thereby acquires the statistical frequency offset, gives the acquired statistical frequency offset to the receiver, and thereby changes a frequency band receivable by the receiver,

the receiver receives signals in the frequency band changed by the first offset compensator, and

wherein based on an altitude and an orbit of a moving body provided with the relay device, the first offset compensator estimates a plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device, and acquires the statistical frequency offset using values of the estimated plurality of frequency offsets.

4. A wireless communication method for a wireless communication system that includes a plurality of communication devices and a relay device, which is mobile, the wireless communication method comprising

an offset compensation step whereby the plurality of communication devices or the relay device compensates for frequency offsets occurring during communications between the plurality of communication devices and the relay device,

wherein when the relay device has the offset compensation step, the offset compensation step gives a statistical frequency offset obtained from a statistic of a plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device to a receiver configured to receive wireless signals transmitted from respective ones of the plurality of communication devices, and

when each of the plurality of communication devices has the offset compensation step, the offset compensation step gives frequency offsets occurring during communications between the communication devices having the offset compensation step and the relay device to a transmitter configured to transmit wireless signals to the relay device,

wherein when the offset compensation step is performed by the relay device,

calculating a mean value of the plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device, thereby acquires the statistical frequency offset,

giving the acquired statistical frequency offset to the receiver, thereby changes a frequency band receivable by the receiver,

receiving signals in the frequency band changed by the first offset compensator,

wherein based on an altitude and an orbit of a moving body provided with the relay device, estimating a plurality of frequency offsets occurring during communications between respective ones of the plurality of communication devices and the relay device, and

acquiring the statistical frequency offset using values of the estimated plurality of frequency offsets.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072996/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2022
From: GOTO, DAISUKE; ITOKAWA, KIYOHIKO; KOJIMA, YASUYOSHI; YAMASHITA, FUMIHIRO; FUJINO, YOSUKE; YOSHIZAWA, KENTO
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061944/0937 →
Continuity (1)
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