Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 12126193
    Abstract: A magnetic alignment system can include a primary annular magnetic alignment component and a secondary annular magnetic alignment component. The primary alignment component can include an inner annular region having a first magnetic orientation, an outer annular region having a second magnetic orientation opposite to the first magnetic orientation, and a non-magnetized central annular region disposed between the primary inner annular region and the primary outer annular region. The secondary alignment component can have a magnetic orientation with a radial component. Additional features, such as a rotational magnetic alignment component and/or an NFC coil and circuitry can be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Ruben F. Larsson, Aaron A. Oro, Timothy J. Rasmussen, Christopher S. Graham, Eric S. Jol, James C. Wu, Demetrios B. Karanikos, Miranda L. Daly, Paul J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 12124673
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a user interface of a content application in a three-dimensional environment with or without virtual lighting effects applied to the three-dimensional environment depending on whether the user interface is in a mode that does not include virtual lighting or a mode that includes virtual lighting. In some embodiments, an electronic device updates display of interactive user interface elements in response to detecting a respective pose of a respective portion of a user of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matan Stauber, Jonathan R. Dascola, Lorena S. Pazmino, Poyan Pourshian, Ichha Arora
  • Patent number: 12126796
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: generating a merge candidate list of a current block; selecting one merge candidate from merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; and performing motion compensation of the current block on the basis of motion information of the selected merge candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12124224
    Abstract: A watch body includes a housing at least partially defining an interior of the watch body. A retaining feature is formed in or extends from the housing. A watch crown is retained by the retaining feature and is operable to be rotated by a user. The watch crown has a surface facing the housing. The watch crown is entirely external to the interior of the watch body. An electromagnetic radiation source is disposed within the housing and is operable to emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation toward the surface. A sensor is disposed within the housing and is operable to characterize a movement of the watch crown based at least in part on a portion of the beam of electromagnetic radiation that impinges on the surface and is redirected by the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Mark T. Winkler, Mehmet Mutlu, David D. Dashevsky
  • Patent number: 12126491
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer-readable media associated with F1 interface arrangement configuration within a network that implements virtualized NodeBs are disclosed herein. In embodiments, one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, in response to execution by one or more processors, cause a centralized unit (CU) of an access node to generate a CU configuration update message, the CU configuration update message to include an indication of a transport network layer (TNL) address of the CU for which a TNL association between the CU and a distributed unit (DU) of the access node is to be added or removed, and cause the CU configuration update message to be transmitted to the DU. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander Sirotkin
  • Patent number: 12127176
    Abstract: A reduced capacity (redcap) device may perform initial uplink communications, including transmitting a redcap physical uplink control channel (R-PUCCH), over an initial uplink bandwidth part (BWP) shared with a second device, the initial uplink BWP having a bandwidth (BW) larger than a maximum BW supported by the redcap device and smaller than or equal to a maximum BW supported by the second device. Frequency hopping operation for the redcap device may be supported for the R-PUCCH transmission through frequency division multiplexing and/or time division multiplexing settings for the resources used for the R-PUCCH transmission, and for PUCCH transmission by the second device. Restrictions may be implemented to create a gap for redcap devices to perform RF retuning between a physical RACH transmission and a subsequent physical control channel (e.g. PDCCH) monitoring for random access reception when the frequency gap is larger than the maximum BW supported by the redcap device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hong He, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Jie Cui, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang, Chunhai Yao
  • Patent number: 12127099
    Abstract: A base station may restrict access by a user equipment (UE). The base station broadcasts access restrictions to one or more UE within a cell coverage area of the base station, wherein the access restrictions include one or more predetermined criteria that must be satisfied for a UE to be allowed to camp on the base station. The base station performs a random access channel (RACH) procedure to allow the UE to camp on the base station when the UE satisfies the one or more predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Hong He, Sarma V. Vangala, Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Wei Zeng, Yuqin Chen
  • Patent number: 12127237
    Abstract: Techniques for measuring CSI (Channel State Information) based on beamformed CSI-RS having reduced overhead are discussed. One example embodiment configured to be employed in a UE (User Equipment) comprises a memory; and one or more processors configured to: process higher layer signaling indicating one or more CSI-RS resources associated with a plurality of REs (Resource Elements) comprising a RE for each CSI-RS resource for each of one or more CSI-RS APs (Antenna Ports) in each of a plurality of continuous PRBs (physical resource blocks); process additional higher layer signaling comprising one or more CSI-RS parameters that indicate a subset of the plurality of REs associated with a beamformed CSI-RS transmission; decode one or more CSI-RSs from the indicated subset; and measure one or more CSI parameters based on the decoded one or more CSI-RSs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexei Davydov, Gregory V. Morozov, Victor Sergeev
  • Patent number: 12126657
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for securely routing network traffic data. A kernel routine in a computing device obtains content metadata from the network traffic data associated with an application. The kernel routine can evaluate the content metadata and determine whether security and privacy policies should be applied to the network traffic data associated with the content metadata. The kernel routine can automatically create or identify tags for the content metadata based on intent and context information that is determined by the kernel routine. The tags can be associated with particular security and privacy policies, such as anonymization and encryption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Pauly, Nishchaie Khanna, Ahmed M. Bashir
  • Publication number: 20240349374
    Abstract: Some embodiments include utilizing a multilink media access control (MAC) address structure to support multilink devices (MLDs) that can operate concurrently in more than one link such as extremely high throughput (EHT) access points (APs) and EHT stations (STA), where the multilink MAC address structure is compatible with legacy devices. An EHT AP can utilize a multilink basic service set (BSS) identification (BSSID) MAC address to communicate with an EHT STA identified by a multilink MAC address. Values of the multilink BSSID and the multilink MAC address of the EHT STA are independent of which of the multiple links are used in the communication. In addition, to utilizing a multilink BSSID, the EHT AP can also support unique link-specific MAC addresses to concurrently support legacy and MLD stations. The EHT STA can also utilize unique link-specific MAC addresses that can be different than the EHT AP's link-specific MAC addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jarkko L. KNECKT, Gaurav JAIN, Yong LIU, Jinjing JIANG, Tianyu WU, Su Khiong YONG, Guoqing LI, Charles F. DOMINGUEZ
  • Publication number: 20240345647
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently transferring data between devices. In various embodiments, a host computing device receives parallel data, encodes the parallel data as a count of pulses as serial data, and conveys the serial data to a peripheral device. The peripheral device decodes the received serial data to determine the parallel data, which is sent to processing logic. The devices send the encoded pluses on a bidirectional line, so the pulses are capable of being sent in both directions. The devices send the encoded pulses on the bidirectional line using a non-zero base voltage level. The devices are capable of using a voltage headroom when conveying encoded pulses between one another. Therefore, a full voltage swing between a ground reference voltage level and a power supply voltage level is not used when conveying the encoded pulses, which reduces power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Hollabaugh
  • Publication number: 20240348960
    Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Daniel R. Bloom, Lee M. Panecki, Phillip Qian, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene A. Whang, David H. Narajowski, Scott Y. Oshita, Dustin A. Hatfield, Zachary G. Segraves, Sean J. Docherty
  • Publication number: 20240348402
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for physical uplink shared channel transmissions with repetitions on different transmit beams with phase tracking reference signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Wei Zeng, Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Chunxuan Ye, Sigen Ye, Weidong Yang, Huaning Niu
  • Publication number: 20240349076
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide uplink spatial relation switch delay for an uplink spatial relation switch based at least in part on a pathloss reference signal associated with uplink spatial relation switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Dawei Zhang, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Panagiotis Botsinis, Sameh M. Eldessoki, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240348961
    Abstract: Embodiments describe an eartip including an eartip body having an attachment end and an interfacing end opposite from the attachment end. The eartip body can include an inner eartip body having a sidewall extending between the interfacing end and the attachment end, the sidewall defining a channel and having a first thickness near the attachment end and a second thickness different from the first thickness at the interfacing end. The eartip can also include an attachment structure coupled to the inner eartip body at the attachment end, the attachment structure having an inner surface and an outer surface. The attachment structure can include an upper region interfacing with the sidewall and defining discrete through-holes, a lower region below the upper region where the inner surface defines a plurality of recesses positioned around the lower region, and a mesh extending across the channel and into the upper region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sean T. McIntosh, Jason C. Della Rosa, Samuel G. Parker, Benjamin A. Cousins, Ethan L. Huwe
  • Publication number: 20240349275
    Abstract: Techniques for flexible hybrid automatic repeat request selection by a user equipment are provided. An example method includes a user equipment (UE) processing a plurality of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) opportunities associated with a configured grant (CG) cycle. The UE can apply a first logical channel prioritization (LCP) setting when processing a first PUSCH opportunity of the plurality of PUSCH opportunities. The UE can evaluate whether a condition for switching from the first LCP to a second LCP of the plurality of PUSCH opportunities has been met. The UE can, based on the evaluation, apply a second LCP setting when processing the second PUSCH opportunity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ping-Heng Kuo, Fangli Xu, Ralf Rossbach, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Zhibin Wu, Peng Cheng, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy
  • Publication number: 20240345635
    Abstract: An internal component and external interface arrangement for a cylindrical compact computing system is described that includes at least a structural heat sink having triangular shape disposed within a cylindrical volume defined by a cylindrical housing. A computing engine having a generally triangular shape is described having internal components that include a graphics processing unit (GPU) board, a central processing unit (CPU) board, an input/output (V/O) interface board, an interconnect board, and a power supply unit (PSU).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Brett W. Degner, Caitlin Elizabeth Kalinowski, Richard D. Kosoglow, Joshua D. Banko, David H. Narajowski, Jonathan L. Berk, Michael E. Leclerc, Michael D. McBroom, Asif Iqbal, Paul S. Michelsen, Mark K. Sin, Paul A. Baker, Harold L. Sontag, Wai Ching Yuen, Matthew P. Casebolt, Kevin S. Fetterman, Alexander C. Calkins, Daniel L. McBroom
  • Publication number: 20240344839
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a mapping application that provides a variety of UI elements for allowing a user to specify a location (e.g., for viewing or serving as route destinations). In some embodiments, these location-input UI elements appear in succession on a sequence of pages, according to a hierarchy that has the UI elements that require less user interaction appear on earlier pages in the sequence than the UI elements that require more user interaction. In some embodiments, the location-input UI elements that successively appear in the mapping application include (1) selectable predicted-destination notifications, (2) a list of selectable predicted destinations, (3) a selectable voice-based search affordance, and (4) a keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bradford A. Moore, Joshua C. Weinberg, Jorge Fino, Mark B. Larus, Sarah G. Barbour
  • Publication number: 20240349042
    Abstract: Portable electronic devices can be used to perform tracking functionality through the exchange of proximity messages. Based on the payload in these messages, a mobile device can detect whether a portable electronic device is likely performing unwanted tracking. The mobile device user may wish to identify an account that is associated with the portable device. In response to a request from the mobile device, the portable electronic device can provide a partial identifier that can be used to determine an associated account. The portable electronic device can also provide information that the mobile device can use to locate disablement instructions that can show how to stop the portable device from performing tracking functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Detwiler, Brent M. Ledvina, Chen Ganir, Emmanuel Lalande, Michael C. Laster, Siva Ganesh Movva, Ernst T. Erdmann, Yannick L. Sierra
  • Patent number: D1047978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Ott, Robert Boyd, Duy P. Le, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Matthew Phillip Casebolt, Matthew Vincent Costello, James Swasey, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh, Robert Brunner