Patent · US Active

Communication devices and methods

US12396031B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by

3References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Thomas HANDTE · Stuttgart, DE
Dana Ciochina · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 26, 2020
Grant date	Aug 19, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 23, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W74/0825
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A first communication device comprising circuitry configured to exchange data with one or more second communication devices on a first communication channel, and transmit collision information on a second communication channel that is a different channel than the first communication channel, wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit said collision information if there is a collision on the first communication channel or if the first communication channel is occupied by data transmission of a second communication device, said collision information indicating that there is a collision on the first communication channel or that the first communication channel is occupied.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.