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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Takano, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/0808 (2024.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/0808 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01);
Abstract
[Object] To provide a mechanism in which Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) can be efficiently executed using a millimeter-wave band. [Solution] An apparatus including: a processing unit configured to infer, on a basis of a result of LBT related to at least one first unit frequency band included in a group that includes a plurality of unit frequency bands, a result of LBT related to a second unit frequency band other than the first unit frequency band included in the group.