IP Library Granted Patent US 12,369,064
Granted Patent B2
US 12,369,064 · App. 18/599,268 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Acquiring interference information using obss and without management device

Inventors: Shigeru Sugaya (Kanagawa, JP); Yuichi Morioka (Kanagawa, JP); Tomoya Yamaura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H04W24/10H04B17/318
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Patent No.
US 12,369,064
App. No.
18/599,268
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A station device including: a reception unit configured to receive a signal transmitted from another network other than a BSS to which the own device belongs; an acquisition unit configured to acquire parameter information regarding the signal; and a reporting unit configured to report the parameter information to an access point device that performs interference control in the BSS.

Claims (51)

1. A station device comprising:

an antenna;

wireless communication circuitry connected to the antenna;

control circuitry; and

a battery configured to supply electric power to the wireless communication circuitry, and the control circuitry,

wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

control the wireless communication circuity to receive a signal transmitted from a network other than a Basic Service Set (BSS) to which the station device belongs;

control to acquire parameter information regarding the signal; and

control the wireless communication circuity to report the parameter information to an access point device,

wherein the other network comprises an Overlap Basic Service Set (OBSS) having a coverage that overlaps with a coverage of the BSS, and

wherein the parameter information includes each of:

detection time information,

modulation and coding scheme (MCS) information,

BSS Color information,

received signal strength indicator (RSSI) information,

wireless local area network (LAN) version information,

frame type information, and

duration information regarding transmission path utilization time.

2. The station device according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter information further includes QoS parameter information.

3. The station device according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter information further includes transmission power information.

4. The station device according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the control circuitry controls the wireless communication circuity to receive a signal transmitted from the BSS, the control circuitry is configured to:

control to acquire a second parameter information regarding the signal transmitted from the BSS; and

control the wireless communication circuity to report the second parameter information to the access point device.

5. The station device according to claim 4 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

control the wireless communication circuity to receive aggregate parameter information generated by the access point device, the aggregate parameter information aggregating the parameter information and the second parameter information; and

control the wireless communication circuity to report the aggregate parameter information to an access point device that belongs to a BSS other than the BSS and performs interference control with the BSS other than the BSS.

6. The station device according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

control to determine that the signal is a not a signal transmitted from the BSS on a basis of the BSS Color information included in the parameter information; and

control the wireless communication circuity to report the parameter information as interference information to the access point device on a basis of the determination.

7. The station device according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to control to acquire the parameter information in a case where the station device is connected to a power supply or in a case where the station device is not moving.

8. An access point device comprising:

an antenna;

wireless communication circuitry connected to the antenna;

control circuitry; and

a network interface which connects the access point device to a wired communication network,

wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

control the wireless communication circuitry to receive, from a station device, parameter information regarding a signal transmitted from a network other than a Basic Service Set (BSS) to which the station device belongs; and

control to perform interference control with the BSS on a basis of the parameter information,

wherein the other network comprises an Overlap Basic Service Set (OBSS) having a coverage that overlaps with a coverage of the BSS, and

wherein the parameter information includes each of:

detection time information,

modulation and coding scheme (MCS) information,

BSS Color information,

received signal strength indicator (RSSI) information,

wireless local area network (LAN) version information,

frame type information, and

duration information regarding transmission path utilization time.

9. The access point device according to claim 8 , wherein the parameter information further includes QoS parameter information.

10. The access point device according to claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

control to generate aggregate parameter information obtained by aggregating the parameter information or the second parameter information; and

control the wireless communication circuitry to report the aggregate parameter information to an access point device that belongs to a BSS other than the BSS and performs interference control with the BSS other than the BSS.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-186401 · Sep 26, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17870859 · Jul 22, 2022
Continuation 16334380
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