IP Library Patent Application 18570197
Patent Application
App. No. 18/570,197

AREA DESIGN AUXILIARY METHOD, AREA DESIGN AUXILIARY DEVICE AND PROGRAM

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App. No.
18/570,197
Abstract

An area design assistance method includes: an evaluation range determination step of determining an evaluation range on a map generated from map information; a mesh creation step of creating a mesh group that divides the evaluation range; a representative point determination step of determining a representative point of the mesh; a visibility decision step of deciding visibility between a base station and the representative point based on an outline of a building included in the evaluation range; and a communication availability decision step of deciding communication availability between the base station and the representative point by using point cloud data in a region corresponding to the map information for the representative point decided as having the visibility by the visibility decision step.

Claims (20)

1 . An area design assistance method comprising:

an evaluation range determination step of determining an evaluation range on a map generated from map information;

a mesh creation step of creating a mesh group that partitions the evaluation range;

a representative point determination step of determining a representative point of the mesh;

a visibility decision step of deciding visibility between a base station and the representative point based on an outline of a building included in the evaluation range; and

a communication availability decision step of deciding communication availability between the base station and the representative point by using point cloud data in a region corresponding to the map information for the representative point decided as having the visibility by the visibility decision step.

2 . The area design assistance method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the communication availability decision step,

it is decided that communication between the base station and the representative point is unavailable when there is a mesh decided as communication unavailable between the base station and the representative point.

3 . The area design assistance method according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the visibility decision step,

the visibility between the base station and the representative point is decided in consideration of reflection on the outline of the building.

4 . An area design assistance device comprising:

an evaluation range determination unit that determines an evaluation range on a map generated from map information;

a mesh creation unit that creates a mesh group that divides the evaluation range;

a representative point determination unit that determines a representative point of the mesh;

a visibility decision unit that decides visibility between a base station and the representative point based on an outline of a building included in the evaluation range; and

a communication availability decision unit that decides communication availability between the base station and the representative point by using point cloud data in a region corresponding to the map information for the representative point decided as having the visibility by the visibility decision unit.

5 . A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as

the area design assistance method according to claim 1 .

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 14, 2023
From: TOSHINAGA, HIDEKI; TSUBOI, HIDEYUKI; GOTO, KAZUTO; KITA, NAOKI
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065869/0118 →