SONY Patent for Wireless Communication Device and Method

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted SONY GROUP CORPORATION a patent for a wireless communication device and method designed to improve system throughput. The patent, US12587332B2, focuses on coordinated transmission and threshold information exchange between communication devices.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a new patent, US12587332B2, to SONY GROUP CORPORATION for a communication device and method. The patent, effective March 24, 2026, aims to enhance system throughput by enabling communication devices to exchange information for coordinated transmission and sharing of threshold data. This technology is particularly applicable to wireless local area network (WLAN) systems.

This patent grant represents a new intellectual property asset for SONY. While it does not impose new regulatory obligations on other entities, it signifies an advancement in wireless communication technology that may influence future industry standards or product development. Compliance officers in the technology sector should be aware of this patent as it pertains to networking and communication protocols.

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Communication device and communication method

Grant US12587332B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventors

Kosuke Aio, Ken Tanaka

Abstract

The present technology relates to a communication device and a communication method that allow an improvement in system throughput. Provided is a communication device including a control unit configured to perform control to exchange, with a first another communication device by means of wireless communication, first information that is used when a plurality of communication devices executes coordinated transmission to share, with the first another communication device, threshold information regarding a sounding time on the basis of the first information. The present technology can be applied to communication devices that constitute a wireless LAN system, for example.