MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647086556 A) filed by Koninklijke Philips N. V. on July 15, 2026, for Multiple Relay Usage Management.
Inventors include Chun, Sungduck; Park, Kyungmin; Dinan, Esmael Hejazi; Normann, Henrik Andreas Number; and Talebi Fard, Peyman.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: This invention relates to a method comprising: sending, by a first wireless relay device to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first message indicating capability of multihop relaying of the first wireless relay device; receiving, by the first wireless relay device from the AMF, a second message: authorizing multihop relaying of a service; and indicating a relay service code (RSC) for the service; receiving, by the first wireless relay device from a second wireless relay device, a sidelink announcement message comprising: an indication indicating support for multihop relaying; and the RSC; and sending, by the first wireless relay device to the second wireless relay device and based on the second message, a sidelink connection request message requesting multihop relaying for the RSC.
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