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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2009
Hiromasa Fujii, Yokosuka, JP;
Hitoshi Yoshino, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiromasa Fujii, Yokosuka, JP;
Hitoshi Yoshino, Yokosuka, JP;
NTT Docomo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A radio communication apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a cognitive signal including system information of each of a plurality of systems; a metric unit configured to prepare metric information indicating relationship degree between the radio communication apparatus and a communication system to which the radio communication apparatus does not belong; a condition determination unit configured to determine whether a restriction should be imposed on transmission by the radio communication apparatus based on the system information and the metric information; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal using predetermined radio resources when transmission by the radio communication apparatus is not prohibited.