IP Library Granted Patent US 11,523,329
Granted Patent B2
US 11,523,329 · App. 17/114,682 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Radio terminal and base station

Inventor: Masato Fujishiro (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
H04W48/10H04W48/14H04W72/005H04W88/02H04W88/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,523,329
App. No.
17/114,682
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user equipment, apparatus and method receives a first system information block (SIB) that is broadcast from a first cell and includes information necessary for accessing the first cell, receives a second SIB other than the first SIB from the first cell in response to a request transmitted by the user equipment for the second SIB, receives and stores in memory area information from the first cell, the area information indicating a predetermined area comprising a plurality of cells including the first cell where the second SIB is applicable, and when the user equipment camps on a second cell, receives information from the second cell indicating an area that the second cell belongs to. A determination is made as to whether to transmit a request for the second SIB to the second cell at least based on the stored area information and the information received from the second cell.

Claims (20)

1. A user equipment comprising:

a processor and a memory, the processor configured to

receive a first system information block (SIB) that is broadcast from a first cell and includes information necessary for accessing the first cell,

receive a second SIB other than the first SIB from the first cell in response to a request transmitted by the user equipment for the second SIB,

receive and store in the memory first area information from the first cell, the first area information indicating a first area where the second SIB is applicable, the first area comprising a plurality of cells including the first cell,

when the user equipment camps on a second cell, receive from the second cell second area information indicating a second area to which the second cell belongs, and

determine whether to transmit a request for the second SIB to the second cell at least based on the stored first area information received from the first cell and the second area information received from the second cell.

2. An apparatus for controlling a user equipment, the apparatus comprising:

a processor and a memory, the processor configured to

receive a first system information block (SIB) that is broadcast from a first cell and includes information necessary for accessing the first cell,

receive a second SIB other than the first SIB from the first cell in response to a request transmitted by the user equipment for the second SIB,

receive and store in the memory first area information from the first cell, the first area information indicating a first area where the second SIB is applicable, the first area comprising a plurality of cells including the first cell,

when the user equipment camps on a second cell, receive from the second cell second area information indicating a second area to which the second cell belong, and

determine whether to transmit a request for the second SIB to the second cell at least based on the stored first area information received from the first cell and the second area information received from the second cell.

3. A method used in a user equipment, the method comprising:

receiving a first system information block (SIB) that is broadcast from a first cell and includes information necessary for accessing the first cell,

receiving a second SIB other than the first SIB from the first cell in response to a request transmitted by the user equipment for the second SIB,

receiving and storing in memory first area information from the first cell, the first area information indicating a first area where the second SIB is applicable, the first area comprising a plurality of cells including the first cell,

when the user equipment camps on a second cell, receiving from the second cell second area information indicating a second area to which the second cell belong, and

determining whether to transmit a request for the second SIB to the second cell at least based on the stored first area information received from the first cell and the second area information received from the second cell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2020
From: FUJISHIRO, MASATO
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054573/0108 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-216661 · Nov 4, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16392688 · Apr 24, 2019
Continuation PCTJP2017039615 · Nov 1, 2017
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