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Granted Patent B2
US 12,537,640 · App. 18/007,293 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Terminal, base station, and communication method

Inventors: Akihiko Nishio (Osaka, JP); Hidetoshi Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
H04L5/0048H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 12,537,640
App. No.
18/007,293
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention improves transmission efficiency in wireless communication. In the present invention, a terminal comprises a reception circuit for receiving control information for adjusting an uplink transmission frequency, and a control circuit for controlling the transmission frequency on the basis of the control information.

Claims (39)

1 . A terminal, comprising:

reception circuitry, which, in operation, receives control information for adjusting a transmission frequency of transmission in an uplink; and

control circuitry, which, in operation, performs a control on the transmission frequency based on the control information, wherein,

the control information is different between a first-type terminal and a second-type terminal, the first type-terminal being a terminal that supports Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) functionality, and the second type-terminal being a terminal that does not support GNSS functionality,

the control information includes first information common to a plurality of terminals and second information specific to each of the plurality of terminals,

the first-type terminal performs the control based on the first information, and

the second-type terminal performs the control based on the first information and the second information.

2 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein

the control circuitry performs the control on a frequency obtained based on a downlink signal.

3 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein

the control circuitry performs the control on a frequency obtained from an external device different from a base station.

4 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein

in the second-type terminal,

the control circuitry determines a transmission frequency of a random access signal based on the first information, and determines a transmission frequency of transmission performed after transmission of the random access signal, based on the first information and the second information.

5 . The terminal according to claim 4 , wherein

a transmission resource of the random access signal is different between the first-type terminal and the second-type terminal.

6 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein

the uplink is a link between the terminal and a satellite or a link via the satellite.

7 . A base station, comprising:

transmission circuitry, which, in operation, transmits control information for adjusting a transmission frequency of transmission in an uplink; and

reception circuitry, which, in operation, receives an uplink signal at the transmission frequency determined by a control based on the control information, wherein,

the control information is different between a first-type terminal and a second-type terminal, the first type-terminal being a terminal that supports Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) functionality, and the second type-terminal being a terminal that does not support GNSS functionality,

the control information includes first information common to a plurality of terminals and second information specific to each of the plurality of terminals,

the first-type terminal performs the control based on the first information, and

the second-type terminal performs the control based on the first information and the second information.

8 . A communication method, comprising steps performed by a terminal of:

receiving control information for adjusting a transmission frequency of transmission in an uplink; and

performing a control on the transmission frequency based on the control information, wherein,

the control information is different between a first-type terminal and a second-type terminal, the first type-terminal being a terminal that supports Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) functionality, and the second type-terminal being a terminal that does not support GNSS functionality,

the control information includes first information common to a plurality of terminals and second information specific to each of the plurality of terminals,

the first-type terminal performs the control based on the first information, and

the second-type terminal performs the control based on the first information and the second information.

9 . A communication method, comprising steps performed by a base station of:

transmitting control information for adjusting a transmission frequency of transmission in an uplink; and

receiving an uplink signal at the transmission frequency determined by control based on the control information, wherein,

the control information is different between a first-type terminal and a second-type terminal, the first type-terminal being a terminal that supports Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) functionality, and the second type-terminal being a terminal that does not support GNSS functionality,

the control information includes first information common to a plurality of terminals and second information specific to each of the plurality of terminals,

the first-type terminal performs the control based on the first information, and

the second-type terminal performs the control based on the first information and the second information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: NISHIO, AKIHIKO; SUZUKI, HIDETOSHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-134073 · Aug 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230224112A1 · Jul 13, 2023
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