IP Library Granted Patent US 12,726,941
Granted Patent B2
US 12,726,941 · App. 18/832,246 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Control apparatus, radio communication system, and control method

Inventors: Daisuke Murayama (Tokyo, JP); Toshiro Nakahira (Tokyo, JP); So Takatani (Tokyo, JP); Takatsune Moriyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT, Inc.
H04W64/006H04W16/18H04W28/0226H04W84/005
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Patent No.
US 12,726,941
App. No.
18/832,246
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control apparatus for controlling movable wireless stations, the control apparatus includes a first calculation unit configured to calculate combination candidates of movement routes of a plurality of movable wireless stations where a distance between the movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or more than a first distance or a maximum distance, a second calculation unit configured to calculate combination candidates of movement timing and movement speed where the distance between the plurality of movable wireless stations becomes equal to or more than a second distance or a maximum distance from the combination candidates of the movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations, and a movement instruction unit configured to instruct the plurality of movable wireless stations to move by using a combination where a movement time or a movement distance of the plurality of movable wireless stations is the minimum or a combination where a movement time or a movement distance of the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or less than a predetermined value among the combination candidates calculated by the first calculation unit or the second calculation unit.

Claims (24)

1 . A control apparatus for controlling movable wireless stations, the control apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

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

calculating combination candidates of movement routes of a plurality of movable wireless stations where a distance between the movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or more than a first distance or a maximum distance;

calculating combination candidates of movement timing and movement speed where the distance between the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or more than a second distance or a maximum distance from the combination candidates of the movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations; and

instructing the plurality of movable wireless stations to move by using a combination where a movement time or a movement distance of the plurality of movable wireless stations is the minimum or a combination where the movement time or the movement distance of the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or less than a predetermined value among the calculated combination candidates.

2 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the calculating of the combination candidates of the movement timing and the movement speed includes calculating the combination candidates of the movement timing and the movement speed of the plurality of movable wireless stations from the combination candidates of the calculated movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations.

3 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the calculating of the combination candidates of the movement timing and the movement speed includes calculating the combination candidates of the movement timing and the movement speed of the plurality of movable wireless stations when there is a plurality of options in the movement timing and the movement speed of the plurality of movable wireless stations.

4 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the calculating of the combination candidates of movement routes includes calculating the combination candidates of the movement routes when there is a plurality of options in the movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations.

5 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first distance and the second distance are predetermined distances so that deterioration in communication quality due to interference between cells of the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

6 . A radio communication system including movable wireless stations and a control apparatus for controlling the movable wireless stations, wherein the control apparatus comprises

a first processor; and

a first memory that includes instructions, which when executed, cause the first processor to execute:

calculating combination candidates of movement routes of a plurality of movable wireless stations where a distance between the movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations to be moved is equal to or more than a first distance or a maximum distance,

calculating combination candidates of movement timing and movement speed where the distance between the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or more than a second distance or a maximum distance from the combination candidates of the movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations, and

instructing the plurality of movable wireless stations to move by using a combination where a movement time or a movement distance of the plurality of movable wireless stations is the minimum or a combination where the movement time or the movement distance of the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or less than a predetermined value among the calculated combination candidates, and the movable wireless station comprises

a second processor; and

a second memory that includes instructions, which when executed, cause the second processor to execute:

moving the movable wireless station in accordance with an instruction from the control apparatus.

7 . A control method executed by a computer for controlling movable wireless stations, the control method comprising:

a first calculation processing of calculating combination candidates of movement routes of a plurality of movable wireless stations where a distance between the movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations to be moved is equal to or more than a first distance or a maximum distance;

a second calculation processing of calculating combination candidates of movement timing and movement speed where a distance between the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or more than a second distance or a maximum distance from the combination candidates of the movement routes of the plurality of movable wireless stations; and

a movement instruction processing of instructing the plurality of movable wireless stations to move by using a combination where a movement time or a movement distance of the plurality of movable wireless stations is the minimum or a combination where the movement time or the movement distance of the plurality of movable wireless stations is equal to or less than a predetermined value among the combination candidates calculated by the first calculation processing or the second calculation processing.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 15, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072490/0664 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2024
From: MURAYAMA, DAISUKE; NAKAHIRA, TOSHIRO; TAKATANI, SO; MORIYAMA, TAKATSUNE
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068055/0350 →
Continuity (1)
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