Sony was granted a patent for selecting cells in wireless networks.

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  "company": {
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        "label": "Wireless communication networks"
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    "detail": "In October 2026 Sony patented mobile-network access technology for connecting devices to suitable public or private cellular cells.",
    "summary": "Sony was granted a patent for selecting cells in wireless networks.",
    "event_at": "2026-10-20",
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        "status": "unresolved",
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      },
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        "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lars-nord-171524"
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    "tech_area": "wireless / cellular",
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    "grant_date": "2026-10-20",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12772124",
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    "patent_title": "Communications device, infrastructure equipment, core network element and methods",
    "patent_number": "US12772124",
    "uspto_assignee": "SONY GROUP CORPORATION",
    "patent_abstract": "A method of selecting a cell in a wireless communications network by a communications device, the method comprising receiving system information associated with a candidate cell, the system information comprising a logical portion indication indicating one or more logical portion identities corresponding to respective logical portions of the wireless communications network which can be accessed in the candidate cell, determining that the candidate cell is a non-public cell to which access is restricted, determining that the communications device is not permitted to access any of the logical portions identified in the logical portion indication, and in response to determining that the communications device is not permitted to access any of the logical portions identified in the logical portion indication, selecting as a new serving cell a cell different from the candidate cell.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A method that lets a device read a cell’s access information and choose whether it can connect to that part of the network.",
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"sony.com","limit":20}'