US 12,308,909 B2
Communication apparatus and communication method
Yutaka Murakami, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/347,405.
Application 18/347,405 is a continuation of application No. 17/559,923, filed on Dec. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,742,903.
Application 17/559,923 is a continuation of application No. 17/101,565, filed on Nov. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,245,566, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 17/101,565 is a continuation of application No. 16/676,909, filed on Nov. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,880,147, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/676,909 is a continuation of application No. 16/180,525, filed on Nov. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,516,561, issued on Dec. 24, 2019.
Application 16/180,525 is a continuation of application No. 15/925,438, filed on Mar. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,158,520, issued on Dec. 18, 2018.
Application 15/925,438 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2016/004129, filed on Sep. 12, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 2015-206449 (JP), filed on Oct. 20, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353200 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04B 7/04 (2017.01); H04B 7/0452 (2017.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01); H04J 3/00 (2006.01); H04J 11/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01)
CPC H04B 7/0452 (2013.01) [H04B 7/04 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04B 7/086 (2013.01); H04J 3/00 (2013.01); H04J 11/00 (2013.01); H04J 11/003 (2013.01); H04L 27/262 (2013.01); H04L 27/2662 (2013.01); H04L 27/2675 (2013.01); H04L 27/2692 (2013.01); H04L 27/2626 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
a signal processor which, in operation, generates at least one downlink signal; and
a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the at least one downlink signal to a communication partner apparatus in one of a plurality of resources, wherein the plurality of resources are defined by time-division, frequency-division, or time-and-frequency division of a frame, and wherein a maximum number of downlink signals that can be simultaneously transmitted in a single resource varies depending on a communicable range to which the communication partner apparatus belongs.