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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2021
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Vivek Sharma, Basingstoke, GB;
Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri, Basingstoke, GB;
Hideji Wakabayashi, Basingstoke, GB;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for operating a communications device is provided. The communications device is configured to transmit uplink signals to and/or to receive downlink signals from a non-terrestrial infrastructure equipment forming part of a non-terrestrial network, NTN, and to transmit uplink signal to and/or to receive uplink signals from a terrestrial infrastructure equipment forming part of a terrestrial network, TN. The method comprises communicating with the non-terrestrial infrastructure equipment via one of a plurality of spot beams, each of the spot beams providing a first wireless access interface for transmitting the uplink signals to and/or receiving the downlink signals from the non-terrestrial infrastructure equipment within a coverage region formed by the each of the spot beams, and communicating with the terrestrial infrastructure equipment via a second wireless access interface provided by the terrestrial infrastructure equipment.