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Sony patents phone feature that tells cell towers how long data waits

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Sony describes a method where a phone calculates the longest time data packets wait in its internal memory before being sent. The device then shares this timing information with the cell tower it is connected to.

Why it mattersThis could help cell networks manage data flow more efficiently by knowing exactly how long a device holds onto information before transmitting it.

In the filing’s own words

A terminal device includes circuitry that circuitry configured to determine a maximum residence time of packets stored in a packet buffer of the terminal device, and that transmits residence information, including the maximum residence time, to a base station device with which the terminal device communicates.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A terminal device, comprising: circuitry configured to determine a maximum residence time of packets stored in a packet buffer of the terminal device, and transmit residence information, including the maximum residence time, to a base station device with which the terminal device communicates.

Facts

Company
Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
Official title
TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
Publication number
US20260323624A1
Application number
19473821
Filed
Apr 16, 2024
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 72/1221 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/10 Electricity & electronicsH04W 28/0278 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/21 Electricity & electronics
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