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Sony patents method for building private 5G networks based on user location

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Sony describes a system where a device requests the creation of a temporary, private mobile network tailored to a specific user's location and needs. The system automatically sets up a base station and a core network instance to handle the connection without using the public internet.

Why it mattersThis could allow companies or individuals to create secure, low-latency mobile connections on demand, potentially improving performance for specific tasks like remote control or data transfer.

In the filing’s own words

An information processing device of the present disclosure includes a network interface and a processor. The processor transmits a private network construction request to another information processing device, and receives a private network construction completion notification from the another information processing device via the network interface. The another information processing device can generate a core network instance. The construction request is a construction request of a private network including a base station determined on the basis of location information of a UE and a request condition of the UE, and a core network instance of a core network that provides a network service via the base station.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An information processing device comprising: a network interface; and a processor that transmits a private network construction request to another information processing device, and receives a construction completion notification of the private network from the another information processing device via the network interface, wherein the another information processing device is capable of generating a core network instance, and the construction request is a construction request of the private network including a base station determined on a basis of location information of a UE and a request condition of the UE, and the core network instance of a core network that provides a network service via the base station

Facts

Company: Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
Official title: INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
Publication number: US20260333063A1
Application number: 19109575
Filed: Aug 23, 2023
Published: Oct 22, 2026
Inventors: 3
Claims: 14

Classified under

H04W 16/18 Electricity & electronicsH04W 64/00 Electricity & electronics

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