Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Reduced PDCCH monitoring by a user equipment
    Patent number: 12075446
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). The UE reports, to a base station, a reduced PDCCH monitoring capability for at least one group of search space sets (SSS) of a PDCCH, receives, from the base station, a reduced monitoring capability (MO) configuration, wherein the base station determines the reduced MO configuration based on the reported reduced PDCCH monitoring capability and monitors the PDCCH based on the reduced MO configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hong He, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang
  • User equipment capability information for carrier grouping in dual connectivity
    Patent number: 12075524
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to configure a UE for dual connectivity. In an example, a network node requests the UE to indicate the capability it supports for the dual connectivity. This request can implicitly or explicitly indicate that the UE should report carrier grouping information. In response, this information is sent by the UE, and the network node can configure an MCG and an SCG for the UE based on the reported carrier grouping information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Yuqin Chen
  • Portable electronic device having a haptic button assembly
    Patent number: 12073710
    Abstract: A haptic button assembly may be used for detecting inputs and providing haptic outputs at an electronic device. The haptic outputs may be provided in response to detected inputs or in response to other conditions at the electronic device. The haptic button assembly may define an input surface along an exterior of the electronic device. Inputs may be provided to the input surface of the haptic button assembly. An input may include a touch input on or along the input surface and/or a force input directed substantially perpendicularly to the input surface. The haptic button assembly may provide a haptic output by moving an input member of the haptic button assembly laterally (e.g., substantially parallel to the input surface).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jared P. Ostdiek, Jesse P. Harris, Richard H. Koch
  • Coupling structures for electronic device housings
    Patent number: 12074363
    Abstract: A housing for an electronic device is disclosed. The housing comprises a first component and a second component separated from the first component by a gap. The housing also includes a first molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and defining at least a portion of an interlock feature, and a second molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and mechanically engaging the interlock feature. The first component, the second component, and the second molded element form a portion of an exterior surface of the housing. A method of forming the housing is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Hill, Michael B. Wittenberg, Shane Bustle, Duy P. Le
  • Scheduling a user equipment as part of a group
    Patent number: 12075402
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may be scheduled as part of a group of UEs. The UE receives a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) associated with the group of UEs that includes the UE. The UE receives a signal from one of a cell on which the UE is currently camped or a cell to which the UE is currently connected, the signal scrambled by the RNTI and including control information. The UE decodes the signal using the RNTI and performs an operation in response to the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong Sun, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang
  • Device, method, and graphical user interface for enabling conversation persistence across two or more instances of a digital assistant
    Patent number: 12073147
    Abstract: An electronic device with one or more processors and memory includes a procedure for enabling conversation persistence across two or more instances of a digital assistant. In some embodiments, the device displays a first dialogue in a first instance of a digital assistant user interface. In response to a request to display a user interface different from the digital assistant user interface, the device displays the user interface different from the digital assistant user interface. In response to a request to invoke the digital assistant, the device displays a second instance of the digital assistant user interface, including displaying a second dialogue in the second instance of the digital assistant user interface, where the first dialogue remains available for display in the second instance of the digital assistant user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Carson, Daniel Keen, Evan Dibiase, Harry J. Saddler, Marco Iacono, Stephen O. Lemay, Donald W. Pitschel, Thomas R. Gruber
  • Cell reselection for new radio—unlicensed
    Patent number: 12075301
    Abstract: The present application relates to wireless devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for two-stage cell reselection in New Radio (NR) systems operating on unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, a user equipment may be perform a pre-check of a public land mobile network associated with a target cell prior to cell reselection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Rui Huang, Zhibin Yu, Jie Cui
  • Touch sensor panel with staggered touch electrodes
    Patent number: 12073051
    Abstract: A touch sensor panel comprises a plurality of touch electrodes in a two-dimensional array, the plurality of touch electrodes including first and second touch electrodes disposed along a first axis. The first and second touch electrodes can each include one or more first protrusions along a first side and one or more second protrusions along a second side, opposite the first side. The one or more first protrusions along the first side can be offset along a second axis, orthogonal to the first axis, from the one or more second protrusions along the second side. The first and second touch electrodes can tessellate such that the one or more first protrusions along the first side of the first touch electrode interlock with the one or more second protrusions along the second side of the second touch electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Emmanuelle J. Merced-Grafals, Matthew D. Hollands
  • TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR DETERMINATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    Publication number: 20240283575
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for determining and acknowledging transmission configuration indicator states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang
  • TECHNOLOGIES FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SET DISCARDING
    Publication number: 20240284253
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for dynamic control of protocol data unit set discarding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ping-Heng Kuo, Ralf Rossbach, Sudeep Manithara Vamanan
  • RELAXATION CRITERION FOR UE POWER SAVING
    Publication number: 20240284234
    Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) includes: determining that a first set of criteria is met for relaxing an evaluation; in response to the determining that the first set of criteria is met, entering a relaxation mode in which the evaluation is performed by the UE using a relaxed evaluation period, the relaxed evaluation period longer than a normal evaluation period with which the evaluation is not relaxed; determining that a second set of criteria is met for not relaxing the evaluation; and in response to the determining that the second set of criteria is met, exiting the relaxation mode to perform the evaluation using the normal evaluation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Dawei Zhang, Jie Cui, Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Sigen Ye, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang
  • ELECTRIC SHIELDING STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20240283301
    Abstract: Wireless power transmitting devices according to embodiments of the present technology may include a contact surface configured to support one or more wireless power receiving devices. The wireless power transmitting devices may include a plurality of coils. The wireless power transmitting devices may also include a shield positioned between the plurality of coils and the contact surface. The shield may include one or more shield members, each shield member axially aligned with a separate coil of the plurality of coils, and may include a multilayer structure exhibiting various conductivities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andro Radchenko, Vaneet Pathak, Martin Schauer, Cheung-Wei Lam, Rahul A. Sabnani
  • TECHNOLOGIES FOR UNIFIED TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATE FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMIT-RECEIVE POINT OPERATION
    Publication number: 20240284539
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for unified transmission configuration indicator state for multiple-transmit-receive point operation in wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong Sun, Ankit Bhamri, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Wei Zeng
  • Dynamic Types For Activity Continuation Between Electronic Devices
    Publication number: 20240284154
    Abstract: described embodiments transfer an activity from a source electronic device to a companion electronic device. The source electronic device receives activity information describing an activity performed in a first application at the source electronic device, determines an activity identifier for the activity information, and broadcasts an activity advertisement comprising the activity identifier. Upon receiving the activity advertisement, the companion electronic device determines whether a second application that is associated with the first application is available at the companion electronic device. If the second application is available, the companion electronic device requests extended activity data from the source electronic device. The source electronic device responds by sending extended activity data from the first application to the companion electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Linn, Keith Stattenfield, Alexander J. Dunn
  • ENHANCEMENT IN CONFIGURED GRANT TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20240284446
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for enhancement in configured grant transmission. An embodiment operates by receiving a configured grant (CG) configuration message configuring a plurality of CG physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission occasions (TOs) within a CG period. Next, the embodiment receives an information element indicating a time division duplexing (TDD) uplink-downlink (UL-DL) slot configuration. The embodiment then determines whether a particular CG PUSCH TO of the plurality of CG PUSCH TOs overlaps with a DL slot indicated by the TDD UL-DL slot configuration. Finally, in response to a determination that the particular CG PUSCH TO overlaps with the DL slot, the embodiment skips utilizing the particular CG PUSCH TO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong YANG, Dawei ZHANG, Wei ZENG, Chunxuan YE, Hong HE, Haitong SUN, Huaning NIU
  • TECHNOLOGIES FOR ASSOCIATING TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATES WITH UPLINK AND DOWNLINK CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20240284434
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for unified transmission configuration indicator state for multiple-transmit-receive point operation in wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hong He, Ankit Bhamri, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: D1040153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1040165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thalia Jimena Echevarria Fiol, Dylan Ross Edwards, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1040172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Evashevski, Fernando Augusto Teixeira da Cunha Albuquerque
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1040174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Mark Willoughby Luxton