Sony patents device that tells network what help a pedestrian needs
Sony describes an electronic device for pedestrians or cyclists that sends a message to a network when a specific event happens. This message includes the user's ID and their preferred type of service, allowing the network to send back a tailored response.
In the filing’s own words
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a communication method and a storage medium. An electronic device for a vulnerable road user (VRU) comprises processing circuitry configured to in response to a trigger event, generate a service request message which includes an identifier uniquely identifying a terminal device and service preference information of the VRU, transmit the service request message to a network-side device, and receive, from the network-side device, a service configuration determined based on the service preference information.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An electronic device for a vulnerable road user (VRU), comprising: processing circuitry configured to in response to a trigger event, generate a service request message which includes an identifier uniquely identifying a terminal device and service preference information of the VRU; transmit the service request message to a network-side device; and receive, from the network-side device, a service configuration determined based on the service preference information.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
- Official title
- ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM
- Publication number
- US20260313323A1
- Application number
- 19118548
- Filed
- Sep 28, 2023
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 22
Classified under
H04W 4/12 Electricity & electronicsH04W 4/40 Electricity & electronicsH04W 4/90 Electricity & electronicsH04W 92/18 Electricity & electronicsMore from Sony in Cars & transport
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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