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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for a communications device which is configurable to transmit or receive data on a sidelink using communication resources of a first frequency range and is configurable to transmit or receive data on a sidelink using communications resources of a second frequency range, the first frequency range being a licensed frequency range, and the second frequency range being an unlicensed frequency range, the method including determining that the communications device is not permitted to transmit the data on a sidelink using communication resources of the first frequency range, determining that the communications device is permitted to transmit the data on a sidelink using communication resources of the second frequency range, and transmitting or receiving data on a sidelink using communication resources of the second frequency range.