MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, SWITCHING STATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD

• US 20130115970A1
• Filed: 04/26/2011
• Published: 05/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Hapsari, Wuri Andarmawanti, Umesh, Anil, Iwamura, Mikio, Takahashi, Hideaki
• Application Number:
  US13/643,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20130115970A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports

Abstract

A mobile terminal apparatus for acquiring positional information includes a determination unit configured to determine in acquisition of the positional information whether a measurement condition for measurement of radio quality measurement and investigation of a network is set to the mobile terminal apparatus, a measurement control unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the measurement condition is set, control to perform the measurement of the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network, a report information generation unit configured to generate report information including a measurement result of the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network and the positional information, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the report information generated by the report information generation unit to the network.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal apparatus for acquiring positional information, comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine in acquisition of the positional information whether a measurement condition for measurement of radio quality measurement and investigation of a network is set to the mobile terminal apparatus;

a measurement control unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the measurement condition is set, control to perform the measurement of the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network;

a report information generation unit configured to generate report information including a measurement result of the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network and the positional information; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the report information generated by the report information generation unit to the network.

2. The mobile terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a memory unit configured to store the report information generated by the report information generation unit,

wherein the transmitting unit transmits the report information stored in the memory unit to the network.

3. Abase station apparatus for use in a mobile communication method for causing a target mobile terminal apparatus to measure and report desired radio quality, comprising:

an activation signal reception unit configured to receive an activation signal to be transmitted by a positional information pertaining node for providing a positional information service, the activation signal indicating that a positioning procedure has been activated;

a measurement initiation signal reception unit configured to receive a signal from a switching station apparatus to cause measurement of radio quality measurement and investigation of a network to be initiated; and

a transmitting unit configured to, if the activation signal reception unit receives the activation signal and if the measurement initiation signal reception unit receives the signal to cause the measurement to be initiated, transmit a signal to indicate the target mobile terminal apparatus to measure and report the desired radio quality based on a measurement and report method of the desired radio quality.

4. The base station apparatus as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

a positional information acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information to be transmitted by the positional information pertaining node;

a measurement result acquisition unit configured to acquire a measurement result of the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network to be transmitted by the mobile terminal apparatus;

a report information generation unit configured to generate report information including positional information acquired by the positional information acquisition unit and a measurement result to be transmitted by the mobile terminal apparatus, the measurement result corresponding to the positional information among measurement results acquired by the measurement result acquisition unit; and

a report information transmitting unit configured to transmit the report information generated by the report information generation unit to an upper node.

5. A switching station apparatus for use in a mobile communication method for causing a target mobile terminal apparatus to measure and report desired radio quality, comprising:

an activation detection unit configured to detect that a positioning procedure has been activated; and

a measurement initiation signal transmitting unit configured to, if the activation detection unit detects that the positioning procedure has been activated, transmit a measurement initiation signal to a base station apparatus, the measurement initiation signal causing the target mobile terminal apparatus to initiate measurement of radio quality measurement and investigation of a network,

wherein the base station apparatus transmits the measurement initiation signal to the target mobile terminal apparatus to cause the target mobile terminal apparatus to measure and report the desired radio quality based on a measurement and report method of the desired radio quality, and the target mobile terminal apparatus performs the measurement of the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network in accordance with the measurement initiation signal.

6. The switching station apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

a memory unit configured to store a radio quality measurement and investigation policy of the network; and

an indication unit configured to transmit the radio quality measurement and investigation policy of the network stored in the memory unit to the target mobile terminal apparatus via the base station apparatus,

wherein the base station apparatus converts the radio quality measurement and investigation policy of the network into a measurement condition for measurement of the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network and transmits the measurement condition to the target mobile terminal apparatus.

7. A mobile communication method in a mobile terminal apparatus for acquiring positional information, comprising the steps of:

determining in acquisition of the positional information whether a measurement condition for measurement of radio quality measurement and investigation of a network is set to the mobile terminal apparatus;

if the step of determining determines that the measurement condition is set, controlling to perform the measurement in the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network;

generating report information including a measurement result of the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network and the positional information; and

transmitting the report information generated by the step of generating to the network.

8. A mobile communication method for causing a target mobile terminal apparatus to measure and report desired radio quality, comprising steps of:

a base station apparatus receiving an activation signal to be transmitted by a positional information pertaining node for providing a positional information service, the activation signal indicating that a positioning procedure has been activated;

the base station apparatus receiving a measurement initiation signal for measurement of radio quality measurement and investigation of a network from a switching station apparatus; and

the base station apparatus, if the activation signal is received at the step of receiving the activation signal and if the measurement initiation signal is received at the step of receiving the measurement initiation signal, transmitting a signal to indicate the target mobile terminal apparatus to measure and report the desired radio quality based on a measurement and report method of the desired radio quality.

9. A mobile communication method for causing a target mobile terminal apparatus to measure and report desired radio quality, comprising the steps of:

a switching station apparatus detecting that a positioning procedure has been activated;

the switching station apparatus, if it is detected at the step of detecting that the positioning procedure has been activated, transmitting a measurement initiation signal to a base station apparatus, the measurement initiation signal causing the target mobile terminal apparatus to initiate measurement of radio quality measurement and investigation of a network;

the base station apparatus transmitting the measurement initiation signal to the target mobile terminal apparatus to cause the target mobile terminal apparatus to measure and report the desired radio quality based on a measurement and report method of the desired radio quality; and

the target mobile terminal apparatus performing the measurement of the radio quality measurement and investigation of the network in accordance with the measurement initiation signal.