IP Library Patent Application 18560795
Patent Application
App. No. 18/560,795

CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM

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App. No.
18/560,795
Abstract

A control apparatus in a communication system including the control apparatus and a mobile base station includes an information acquisition unit that acquires positional information of a specific priority terminal and obstruction sensing information, an obstruction map generation unit that generates an obstruction map based on the obstruction sensing information, a line-of-sight determination unit that determines whether there is a line-of-sight from an antenna of the mobile base station for the specific priority terminal based on the positional information and the obstruction map, and a base station control unit that controls the mobile base station so that the specific priority terminal is positioned at a line-of-sight position from the antenna in a case where communication by the specific priority terminal is not detected for a predetermined time.

Claims (22)

1 . A control apparatus in a communication system including the control apparatus and a mobile base station, the control apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that includes instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to execute a method, said method including:

acquiring positional information of a specific priority terminal and obstruction sensing information;

generating an obstruction map based on the obstruction sensing information;

determining whether there is a line-of-sight from an antenna of the mobile base station for the specific priority terminal based on the positional information and the obstruction map; and

controlling the mobile base station so that the specific priority terminal is positioned at a line-of-sight position from the antenna in a case where communication by the specific priority terminal is not detected for a predetermined time.

2 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the specific priority terminal is a terminal for periodically performing communication at a predetermined communication time interval, and

the predetermined time is a time based on the communication time interval.

3 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the determining includes determining whether there is a line-of-sight from the antenna for the specific priority terminal for each parameter indicating a position and a direction of the antenna of the mobile base station, and storing the determination result to a storage unit, and

the controlling includes controlling the mobile base station using a parameter by which the specific priority terminal arrives at a line-of-sight position from the antenna.

4 . A communication system comprising:

the control apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

the mobile base station.

5 . A control method executed by a computer in a control apparatus in a communication system including the control apparatus and a mobile base station, the method comprising:

acquiring positional information of a specific priority terminal and obstruction sensing information;

generating an obstruction map based on the obstruction sensing information;

determining whether there is a line-of-sight from an antenna of the mobile base station for the specific priority terminal based on the positional information and the obstruction map; and

controlling the mobile base station so that the specific priority terminal is positioned at a line-of-sight position from the antenna in a case where communication by the specific priority terminal is not detected for a predetermined time.

6 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, which when executed, cause a computer including a memory and a processor to execute the method according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 15, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072473/0885 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2023
From: MURAYAMA, DAISUKE; NAKAYAMA, SHOTA
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065557/0266 →