# US 9,521,511 B2 · Radio communication system, user equipment device, base station device, and management device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,521,511 B2 - Document ID: US9521511B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/348,387 - Filed: 2012-09-27 - Published: 2014-08-14 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2011-09-30 - Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Applicants: Shinsuke Uga; Miho Maeda; Mitsuru Mochizuki - Inventors: Shinsuke Uga; Miho Maeda; Mitsuru Mochizuki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521511B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management - H04W 64/003: {locating network equipment} - H04B 7/15507: {Relay station based processing for cell extension or control of coverage area, (network planning with network coordinated processing with regard to cell extension H04W16/26; network topologies using dedicated repeater stations H04W84/047; terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from an other terminal H04W88/04)} - H04W 84/005: {Moving wireless networks} - H04W 84/047: {using dedicated repeater stations} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A radio communication system capable of, in a case where a base station device is movable, easily estimating the location of a base station device and easily estimating the location of a user equipment device using the estimation results, and also provide a user equipment device, a base station device, and a management device included in the radio communication system. In addition to an E-SMLC for UE for use in location estimation of a target UE, an E-SMLC for eNB for use in location estimation of an eNB is provided. The E-SMLC for eNB estimates location information of an eNB in an E-UTRAN and performs a process, such as the management of moving of a target eNode B_s and a target eNode B_uu based on the estimated location information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A radio communication system comprising: a movable user equipment device; a base station device configured to perform radio communication with said user equipment device; and a management device, wherein said base station device is movable, at least any one of said user equipment device, said base station device, and said management device includes a location estimation processing unit that performs a measurement and a calculation for estimating base station location information being information regarding a location of said base station device, to thereby estimate said base station location information, said management device is configured to perform at least one process of radio communication control in communication between said user equipment device and said base station device, control of a communication call, management of moving of said user equipment device, management of said radio communication system, and management of location information of the devices constituting said radio communication system, and said management device performs said process based on said base station location information estimated by said location estimation processing unit, said management device manages said base station devices through classification into any of two types of (a) a fixed base station device that is installed in a fixed manner and is operated while being fixed, and (b) a movable base station device that is movably installed and is operated while being fixed, and said location estimation processing unit estimates said base station location information based on the classification by said management device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of said management devices, wherein each of said management devices is configured to transmit and receive, to and from other management device, said base station location information estimated by said location estimation processing unit, and performs said process based on said base station location information received from the other management device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein at least any one of said user equipment device, said base station device, and said management device includes an equipment location estimation unit that estimates equipment location information being information regarding a location of said user equipment device, and said equipment location estimation unit estimates said equipment location information based on said base station location information estimated by said location estimation processing unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein at least any one of said user equipment device, said base station device, and said management device includes an equipment location estimation unit that estimates equipment location information being information regarding a location of said user equipment device, and said location estimation processing unit estimates said base station location information based on a plurality of pieces of said equipment location information estimated by said equipment location estimation unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The radio communication system according to claim 4, wherein upon said user equipment device starting communication with a base station device having said base station location information that is to be estimated, said equipment location estimation unit transmits said equipment location information of said user equipment device to said location estimation processing unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein at least any one of said user equipment device, said base station device, and said management device includes an equipment location estimation unit that estimates equipment location information being information regarding a location of said user equipment device, and said location estimation processing unit estimates said base station location information based on a plurality of pieces of said equipment location information estimated by said equipment location estimation unit and a plurality of pieces of time information regarding times when said pieces of equipment location information have been respectively estimated. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The radio communication system according to claim 6, wherein upon said user equipment device starting communication with a base station device having said base station location information that is to be estimated, said equipment location estimation unit transmits said equipment location information of said user equipment device to said location estimation processing unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein said base station device includes said location estimation processing unit, and said location estimation processing unit continuously or intermittently performs said measurement on the own base station device, to thereby estimate said base station location information based on measurement results thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein said base station device is installed in a mobile structure being a movable structure to be movable together with said mobile structure, and said location estimation processing unit obtains mobile structure location information regarding a location of said mobile structure from said mobile structure or a mobile structure management system that manages said mobile structure, to thereby estimate said base station location information based on said mobile structure location information obtained. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein said management device manages said base station devices through classification into any of three types of (a) the fixed base station device that is installed in the fixed manner and is operated while being fixed, (b) the movable base station device that is movably installed and is operated while being fixed, and (c) a mobile base station device that is movably installed and is operated while moving. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein: said user equipment device includes the location estimation processing unit that performs the measurement and the calculation for estimating base station location information, being information regarding a location of said base station device, to thereby estimate said base station location information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein: said management device is configured to perform radio communication control in communication between said user equipment device and said base station device, and said management device is also configured to perform control of the communication call. ### Claim 13 A user equipment device included in a radio communication system comprising a movable user equipment device, a base station device configured to perform radio communication with said user equipment device, and a management device, said radio communication system being a radio communication system in which said management device is configured to perform at least one process of radio communication control in communication between said user equipment device and said base station device, control of a communication call, management of moving of said user equipment device, management of said radio communication system, and management of location information of the devices constituting said radio communication system, and said management device performs said process based on base station location information, being information regarding a location of said base station device, estimated by a location estimation processing unit that performs a measurement and a calculation for estimating said base station location information, wherein: said management device manages said base station devices through classification into any of two types of (a) a fixed base station device that is installed in a fixed manner and is operated while being fixed, and (b) a movable base station device that is movably installed and is operated while being fixed, said user equipment device comprises said location estimation processing unit, said location estimation processing unit estimates said base station location information based on the classification by said management device, and said user equipment device provides said management device or said base station device with information obtained by said location estimation processing unit. ### Claim 14 A base station device included in a radio communication system comprising a movable user equipment device, a base station device configured to perform radio communication with said user equipment device, and a management device, said radio communication system being a radio communication system in which said management device is configured to perform at least one process of radio communication control in communication between said user equipment device and said base station device, control of a communication call, management of moving of said user equipment device, management of said radio communication system, and management of location information of the devices constituting said radio communication system, and said management device performs said process based on base station location information, being information regarding a location of said base station device, estimated by location estimation processing unit that performs a measurement and a calculation for estimating said base station location information, to thereby estimate said base station location information, wherein said base station device is movably installed, said location estimation processing unit, said base station device provides said management device with said base station location information estimated by said location estimation processing unit said management device manages said base station devices through classification into any of two types of (a) a fixed base station device that is installed in a fixed manner and is operated while being fixed, and (b) a movable base station device that is movably installed and is operated while being fixed, and said location estimation processing unit estimates said base station location information based on the classification by said management device. ### Claim 15 A management device included in a radio communication system comprising a movable user equipment device, a base station device configured to perform radio communication with said user equipment device, and a management device, said management device comprising a location estimation processing unit that performs a calculation for estimating base station location information being information regarding a location of said base station device, to thereby estimate said base station location information, wherein said management device is configured to perform at least one process of radio communication control in communication between said user equipment device and said base station device, control of a communication call, management of moving of said user equipment device, management of said radio communication system, and management of location information of the devices constituting said radio communication system, and performs said process based on said base station location information estimated by said location estimation processing unit, said management device manages said base station devices through classification into any of two types of (a) a fixed base station device that is installed in a fixed manner and is operated while being fixed, and (b) a movable base station device that is movably installed and is operated while being fixed, and said location estimation processing unit estimates said base station location information based on the classification by said management device.