Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 12120571
    Abstract: Performing a UE-triggered lower layer-based handover may include, based on measurements associated with both a source gNB and a target gNB, determining that a UE-triggered handover utilizing layer 1 or layer 2 is to be performed. First uplink resources configured by the source gNB for a dedicated scheduling request may be determined. The dedicated scheduling request may be generated at the UE to request second uplink resources from the gNB for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) a handover request in a media access control (MAC) control element (CE). The handover request carried by the MAC CE for the source gNB may be generated. In response to the handover request, a handover command from the source gNB associated with performing a handover procedure from the source gNB to the target gNB may be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Chunhai Yao, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Haitong Sun, Wei Zeng
  • Patent number: 12118999
    Abstract: Systems and processes for selectively processing and responding to a spoken user input are provided. In one example, audio input containing a spoken user input can be received at a user device. The spoken user input can be identified from the audio input by identifying start and end-points of the spoken user input. It can be determined whether or not the spoken user input was intended for a virtual assistant based on contextual information. The determination can be made using a rule-based system or a probabilistic system. If it is determined that the spoken user input was intended for the virtual assistant, the spoken user input can be processed and an appropriate response can be generated. If it is instead determined that the spoken user input was not intended for the virtual assistant, the spoken user input can be ignored and/or no response can be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe P. Piernot, Justin G. Binder
  • Patent number: 12119018
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of changing an audio property of an object is performed at a device including one or more processors coupled to non-transitory memory. The method includes displaying, using a display, a representation of a scene including a representation of an object associated with an audio property. The method includes displaying, using the display, in association with the representation of the object, a manipulator indicating a value of the audio property. The method includes receiving, using one or more input devices, a user input interacting with the manipulator. The method includes, in response to receiving the user input, changing the value of the audio property based on the user input and displaying, using the display, the manipulator indicating the changed value of the audio property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Karen Natalie Wong, Adam James Bolton
  • Patent number: 12120624
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive broadcast information from a public land mobile network (PLMN) including at least a PLMN identifier (ID), attempt a registration with the PLMN by sending a registration request to the PLMN, wherein the UE attempts the registration via a base station operated by the PLMN deployed in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) arrangement including a non-terrestrial component configured to provide services to the UE via a service link, receive a message including a cause code indicating the PLMN is not allowed to operate at a current UE location and further including a set of attributes indicating further conditions wherein the registration with the PLMN is not allowed and avoid further registration attempts with the PLMN when the further conditions are met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Gruber, Robert Zaus
  • Patent number: 12120737
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for channel access scheme enhancements for systems operating in unlicensed higher frequency bands. A wireless device may perform channel access detection (CAD) measurements on a channel at a first periodicity, determine a CAD metric based on the CAD measurements at a second periodicity, and select, for the channel, a first channel access scheme from a plurality of channel access schemes based on comparison of the CAD metric to a threshold. The first channel access scheme may include a first set of channel access procedures that may define physical channels and signals to utilize respective channel procedures. In instances when the CAD metric is below the threshold, the first channel access scheme may include accessing a channel using a first listen before talk (LBT) procedure that is less restrictive than a second LTB procedure used when the CAD metric is above the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Yang, Oghenekome Oteri, Sigen Ye, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Jie Cui, Chunxuan Ye, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang, Chunhai Yao, Yushu Zhang, Yang Tang
  • Patent number: 12119895
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a wireless network to enable multiple-transmission reception point (multi-TRP) uplink (UL) time division multiplexed (TDMed) repetition transmission. The network may receive, from a user equipment (UE), beam measurements of downlink reference signals associated with a plurality of UL transmission beams from the UE to the multi-TRP. Based on criteria associated with the beam measurements received from the UE, the network enables the UE for the multi-TRP UL TDMed repetition transmission using the plurality of UL transmission beams. In addition, or in other scenarios, coordination is provided between the network and the UE to improve UL TDMed repetition transmissions when a UE switches between antenna panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Manasa Raghavan, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Qiming Li, Rohit U. Nabar, Xiang Chen, Yakun Sun, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12120564
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for Random Access Channel (RACH) configuration in Layer 1 (L1)/Layer 2 (L2) mobility. A user equipment (UE) may obtain a downlink (DL) Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) list from a first Transmission and Reception Point (TRP). The DL TCI list may include DL beam information, RACH Occasion (RO) information, and initial Bandwidth Part (BWP) information associated with each DL TCI of a plurality of DL TCIs related to the first TRP and multiple TRPs adjacent to the first TRP. The UE may receive a handover command from the first TRP via Downlink Control Information (DCI) in Li or Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) in L2. The handover command indicates a handover from the first TRP to a second TRP of the multiple TRPs for the UE, and includes a specified DL TCI related to the second TRP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang, Haitong Sun, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12120646
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to providing early packet delivery to radio link control. A transport block may be received by a wireless device via wireless communication. The transport block may fail a transport block cyclic redundancy check, but a subset of the code blocks of the transport block may pass code block cyclic redundancy checks. Packet data from the subset of the code blocks that pass code block cyclic redundancy checks may be provided to a radio link control layer of the wireless device, based at least in part on the successful code block cyclic redundancy checks for those code blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sree Ram Kodali, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Haijing Hu, Yuqin Chen, Xu Ou, Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Srinivasan Nimmala
  • Patent number: 12118974
    Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more pose sensors for detecting a pose of a user of the electronic device relative to a first physical environment and is in communication with one or more audio output devices. While a first pose of the user meets first presentation criteria, the electronic device provides audio content at a first simulated spatial location relative to the user. The electronic device detects a change in the pose of the user from the first pose to a second pose. In response to detecting the change in the pose of the user, and in accordance with a determination that the second pose of the user does not meet the first presentation criteria, the electronic device provides audio content at a second simulated spatial location relative to the user that is different from the first simulated spatial location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell R. Lerner, Pedro Mari
  • Patent number: 12119675
    Abstract: Portable electronic devices such as cellular telephones, wristwatch devices, tablet computers, wireless earbuds, and other portable devices use batteries. The batteries in these devices may be charged using a wireless power system. For example, a user may place devices such as tablet computers and cellular telephones on a wireless charging puck or mat to wirelessly charge these devices. Wireless power systems include a power transmitting device and a power receiving device. Coils in the power transmitting and receiving devices are used to transmit and receive wireless power signals. The coupling between the transmitting and receiving coils may affect the wireless charging efficiency and the power produced in the receiving device. Disclosed herein are feedback control schemes to optimize efficiency of wireless power transfer systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiyuan Hu, Alin I. Gherghescu, Arash Mehrabi, Dmitry Berdnikov
  • Patent number: 12118201
    Abstract: An electronic device with a display device displays a user interface that includes content. The electronic device, while displaying the user interface that includes content, detects a first input. The electronic device, in response to detecting the first input, displays an annotation layer over the displayed content. At least a portion of the content is visible through the annotation layer. The electronic device, while displaying the annotation layer, displays a set of markup tools, including a plurality of tools for adding marks to the annotation layer. The electronic device detects a second input selecting a first markup tool of the set of markup tools. The electronic device adds one or more marks on the annotation layer in accordance with one or more additional inputs using the selected first markup tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David C. Graham, Kenneth L. Kocienda, Caelan G. Stack, Christopher P. Foss, Freddy A. Anzures
  • Patent number: 12119451
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell for a lithium ion battery has an anode comprising a silicon-based active material, a cathode comprising a cathode active material, and a capacity compensating electrolyte comprising a linear sulfite-based solvent and a lithium imide salt. A molar ratio of the lithium imide salt to the linear sulfite-based solvent is between 1:5 and 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Yan, Wei Zhou, Peng Lu, Tsuyonobu Hatazawa
  • Patent number: 12116047
    Abstract: A body defines a wheel arch, a wheel assembly is located in the wheel arch, and a panel is located adjacent to the wheel arch and inboard relative to the wheel assembly. An actuator is configured to move the panel between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein the panel is adjacent to the wheel assembly in the extended position and the panel is spaced from the wheel assembly in the retracted position. The actuator is configured to move the panel between the extended position and the retracted position in response to a control signal that is generated based on a sensed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Paul D. Yeomans, Paul D. Kaufhold, Moshe J. Baum
  • Patent number: 12118249
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for addressing bank hotspotting are described. A computing system includes a memory controller with an arbiter for determining how to arbitrate access to one or more memory device(s) for received requests. The arbiter categorizes each request in a manner that helps to ensure fair virtual channel distribution across the banks of the memory device(s). The category system includes bank hotspotting functions to give banks that have more requests more chances to go over banks with fewer requests. The category system is implemented proportionally with more category credits given to banks with higher bank depths within the virtual channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Mathews, Kai Lun Hsiung, Lakshmi Narasimha Murthy Nukala, Shane J. Keil, Thejasvi Magudilu Vijayaraj, Yanzhe Liu, Tao Zhang
  • Patent number: 12120746
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE), or other network component can operate to configure channel occupancy time (COT) sharing in random access procedures involving the unlicensed spectrum. At least some of the messages for the procedures can share a COT by configuring one or more gaps or listen-before-talk (LBT) procedures based on the gap or whether the COT sharing is UE or gNB initiated. Some configurations can depend on a location in the random access procedure that COT sharing is acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos H. Aldana, Salvatore Talarico, Yongjun Kwak, Lopamudra Kundu
  • Patent number: 12120048
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for Remote Interference Management (RIM) in wireless networks, including RIM reference signals (RIM-RS) transmitted to assist victim Radio Access Network (RAN) nodes to identify aggressor RAN nodes due to, for example, atmospheric ducting. The RIM-RS is also bandwidth-flexible in order to enable detection of the RIM-RS by aggressor RAN nodes with different bandwidth configurations. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hassan Ghozlan, Qian Li, Dawei Ying, Geng Wu
  • Patent number: 12120552
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing wireless communications including filtering packets for transmission between a user equipment (UE) and a base station. Techniques for filtering packets, at a lower layer and/or baseband processor, using higher layer information, such as a flow identifier, are disclosed. A device may generate various tables and may use the tables to filter packets efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Kugler, Vijay Venkataraman, Ahmed Soud Salem, Mathias Kohlenz, Sandeep Urgaonkar
  • Patent number: 12120294
    Abstract: A video decoding method according to the present disclosure includes determining a reference sample line for a current block, deriving an intra prediction mode for the current block, and performing intra prediction of the current block based on the reference sample line and the intra prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12119021
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for providing situational awareness for HMD users. Some implementations involve providing a CGR experience to a first user wearing an HMD in a physical environment. Audio data or image data is obtained from a sensor at the physical environment during the CGR experience and an emotional state or direction of attention of a second person other than the first user is detected based on the audio data or image data. A notification or other change is provided in the CGR experience based on detecting the emotional state or direction of attention of the second person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Neal D. Evans, Robert D. Silfvast
  • Patent number: D1046803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer