IP Library Granted Patent US 12,463,712
Granted Patent B2
US 12,463,712 · App. 18/266,979 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Relay apparatus and relay method

Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kojima (Musashino, JP); Kiyohiko Itokawa (Musashino, JP); Daisuke Goto (Musashino, JP); Kazumitsu Sakamoto (Musashino, JP)
Assignee: NTT, Inc.
H04B7/18513H04B1/69
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Patent No.
US 12,463,712
App. No.
18/266,979
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A receiving unit receives a signal from a transmission terminal. A capacity specifying unit specifies a channel capacity related to wireless communication with a base station. A data generation unit generates waveform data representing the received signal. A data size of the waveform data increases as the channel capacity increases. A transmission unit transmits the waveform data to the base station.

Claims (16)

1 . A relay device that performs communication while moving, the relay device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a signal from a transmission terminal;

one or more processors configured to perform as:

a capacity specifying unit configured to specify a channel capacity related to wireless communication with a base station; and

a data generation unit configured to generate waveform data representing the received signal such that a data size of the waveform data increases as the channel capacity increases; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the waveform data to the base station.

2 . The relay device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform as:

a spectrum conversion unit configured to convert the signal received from the transmission terminal into a frequency spectrum, wherein

the data generation unit is configured to generate the waveform data by sampling the frequency spectrum such that a sample size of the frequency spectrum increases as the channel capacity increases.

3 . The relay device according to claim 2 , wherein the data generation unit is configured to widen a sampling target frequency band in the frequency spectrum as the channel capacity increases.

4 . The relay device according to claim 2 , wherein the data generation unit is configured to narrow a sampling interval as the channel capacity increases.

5 . A relay method comprising:

receiving a signal from a transmission terminal by a relay device configured to perform communication while moving;

specifying a channel capacity related to wireless communication with a base station by the relay device;

generating, by the relay device, waveform data representing the received signal such that a data size of the waveform data increases as the channel capacity increases; and

transmitting the waveform data to the base station by the relay device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 29, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072958/0012 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2023
From: KOJIMA, YASUYOSHI; ITOKAWA, KIYOHIKO; GOTO, DAISUKE; SAKAMOTO, KAZUMITSU
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063935/0694 →
Continuity (1)
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