Sony patents method to predict how long devices need radio spectrum
Sony has filed a patent for a system that helps manage radio spectrum sharing. The device predicts the shortest time a user needs access to the spectrum based on past usage data and sends this information to the spectrum manager. This allows the manager to adjust how often it checks if the device is still active, known as heartbeat requests.
In the filing’s own words
The present disclosure relates to a device, a method and a medium in a spectrum sharing system. There is provided an electronic device comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive a spectrum request from a spectrum request system; send heartbeat interval information to the spectrum request system, the heartbeat interval information indicating a heartbeat interval at which the spectrum request system sends heartbeat requests, and the heartbeat interval information being shortest spectrum occupation time predicted based on spectrum usage data of the spectrum request system.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An electronic device comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive a spectrum request from a spectrum request system; send heartbeat interval information to the spectrum request system, the heartbeat interval information indicating a heartbeat interval at which the spectrum request system sends heartbeat requests, and the heartbeat interval information being shortest spectrum occupation time predicted based on spectrum usage data of the spectrum request system.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (SONY GROUP CORPORATION)
- Official title
- DEVICE, METHOD AND MEDIUM IN SPECTRUM SHARING SYSTEM
- Publication number
- US20260313385A1
- Application number
- 19483141
- Filed
- Aug 28, 2023
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04W 16/14 Electricity & electronicsG06Q 40/055 Physics & computingH04L 41/16 Electricity & electronicsH04L 43/10 Electricity & electronicsG06Q 2220/10 Physics & computingMore from Sony in Networks & wireless
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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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