Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 12069754Abstract: A method for unicast communication over sidelink includes transmitting a direct communication request message from a source user equipment (UE) to one or more destination UEs. A direct communication response is received at the source UE from at least one of the one or more destination UEs, with the response including context information and a destination sidelink ID for the at least one UE. The context information of the at least one UE is stored in association with an ID pair comprising the destination sidelink ID and a source sidelink ID.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sangeetha L. Bangolae, Ansab Ali, Kyeongin Jeong, Youn Hyoung Heo
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Patent number: 12068981Abstract: Supporting high speed train (HST) schemes at a user equipment (UE) may include, in response to being within range of a transmission and reception point (TRP) of a plurality of TRPs associated with an HST, decoding a communication received from a network. The communication may include an HST scheme configuration. The HST scheme configuration may include an HST-single frequency network (HST-SFN) without network pre-compensation scheme and an HST-SFN with network pre-compensation scheme. At least one of a channel restriction and an environmental restriction associated with the HST scheme configuration may be identified. Based on the at least one of the channel restriction and the environmental restriction, the HST scheme configuration may be applied.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Haitong Sun, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Jie Cui, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
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Patent number: 12069431Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology provide for joint processing of signals from acoustic microphones and signals from vibration sensors that directly or remotely sense vibrations of the source of the sound itself. The vibration sensors may include remote vibration sensors such as a light-based microphone, which may be implemented as an optical microphone. Joint processing of the signals may include detecting a sound from the source in the signals from the acoustic microphone by selecting a portion of the signals from the acoustic microphone based on the signals from the vibration sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Jonathan D. Sheaffer
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Patent number: 12067769Abstract: The subject technology provides object recognition systems and methods that can be used to identify objects of interest in an image. An image such as live preview may be generated by a display component of the electronic device and an object of interest may be detected in the image. The detected object of interest may be classified using a classification model. Subsequent to classification, a confidence level in identifying the object of interest may be determined. In response to determining that the confidence level does not meet a confidence level threshold for identifying the object of interest, a request for a user input is generated. Based on the user input, the object of interest is identified using an object recognition model.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lukas A. Bossard, Matthias Dantone, Samuel F. Dodge
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Patent number: 12068861Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for determining and acknowledging transmission configuration indicator states.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple IncInventors: Yushu Zhang, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang
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Patent number: 12069571Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate configuration of a User Equipment (UE) with two or more Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configurations. A first set of techniques can facilitate configuration of the UE with independent DRX configurations for Frequency Range 1 (FR1) and for Frequency Range 2 (FR2). A second set of techniques can facilitate configuration of the UE with independent DRX configurations for a first set of one or more Component Carriers (CCs) associated with a first frequency band of a supported band combination and for a second set of one or more CCs associated with a second frequency band of the supported band combination. Various embodiments can employ techniques of one or more of the first set of techniques or the second set of techniques.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Haitong Sun, Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Dawei Zhang, Zhibin Wu, Fangli Xu, Hong He
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Patent number: 12069708Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate one or more enhancements to beam management for a User Equipment (UE) operating in a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode. A first set of techniques relates to enhancements to transmission of Scheduling Request(s) (SR(s)) by UEs operating in DRX mode. A second set of techniques relates to enhancements to beam failure detection and recovery by UEs operating in DRX mode. A third set of techniques relates to enhancements to beam measurement and reporting by UEs operating in DRX mode. Various embodiments can employ one or more techniques of the first set of techniques, the second set of techniques, and/or the third set of techniques.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Haitong Sun, Li Su, Yushu Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng
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Patent number: 12067398Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to load value prediction. In some embodiments, a processor includes learning table circuitry that is shared for both address and value prediction. Loads may be trained for value prediction when they are eligible for both value and address prediction. Entries in the learning table may be promoted to an address prediction table or a load value prediction table for prediction, e.g., when they reach a threshold confidence level in the training table. In some embodiments, the learning table stores a hash of a predicted load value and control circuitry uses a probing load to retrieve the actual predicted load value for the value prediction table.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yuan C. Chou, Debasish Chandra, Mridul Agarwal, Haoyan Jia
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Patent number: 12068989Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to signaling between a user equipment (UE) and a cell over the unlicensed spectrum. The UE may receive a signal broadcast by a cell of the network over a channel in the unlicensed spectrum. The signal includes a set of channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) each corresponding to a set of synchronization signal blocks (SSB) and is transmitted during a discovery reference signal (DRS) window. The UE may then determine a location of the set of CSI-RS within the DRS window and perform an operation based on the set of CSI-RS.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hong He, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Oghenekome Oteri, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
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Patent number: 12069513Abstract: A host device establishes a wireless communication link with a client device, and implements a wired communication standard on the link to transfer a first data stream. To increase data throughput while complying with the standard, the host device replaces synchronizing information in a packet to be sent during a first synchronizing frame with configuration information indicating that packet exchange data of a second data stream is to be sent or received during a second synchronizing frame. The host device sends or receives the packet exchange data of the second data stream to or from the client device during the second synchronizing frame via the wireless communication link. The host device may send or receive the packet exchange data of the second data stream during delays or idle periods between sending and/or receiving packets of the first data stream via the wireless communication link according to the wired communication standard.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza, Venkatesh Rajendran, Derek Fujio Iwamoto
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Patent number: 12069716Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE). The UE obtains a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell (SCell) activation command from a primary cell (PCell) or primary secondary-cell-group cell (PSCell). The PUCCH SCell activation command is used for an PUCCH SCell activation of a target PUCCH SCell for the UE. The UE performs PUCCH SCell activation operations associated with a valid timing advance (TA) and the PUCCH SCell activation command. TA is considered to be a valid TA when the TA meets a preset criterion. The UE generates a channel state information (CSI) report for transmission to at least one of the PCell, PSCell and the target PUCCH SCell. The CSI report indicates that the PUCCH SCell activation is completed.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jie Cui, Qiming Li, Yang Tang, Manasa Raghavan, Xiang Chen, Huaning Niu, Dawei Zhang, Hong He
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Patent number: 12067105Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for managing permissions associated with the control of a host device that are provided to a group of wireless devices. The host device is configured to pair with a first wireless device. In response to pairing with the first wireless device, the host device grants a first level of permissions for controlling the host device to the first wireless device. Subsequently, the host device can receive a second request from a second wireless device to pair with the host device. In response to pairing with the second wireless device, the host device can grant a second level of permissions for controlling the host device to second wireless device, where the second level of permissions is distinct from the first level of permissions.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bob Bradley, William M. Bumgarner, Vijay Sundaram, Marc J. Krochmal
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Patent number: 12067229Abstract: An electronic device detects a contact on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device, including a first portion of a gesture made with the contact, a second portion of the gesture that follows the first portion, and lift-off of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface during or after the second portion of the gesture. In response to detecting the second portion of the gesture, if a modifier input was detected while detecting the first portion of the gesture made with the contact, the electronic device performs a first operation and generates a first tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface. If the modifier input was not detected while detecting the first portion of the gesture, the electronic device performs a second operation different from the first operation and generates a second tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the second tactile output is different from the first tactile output.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian K. Missig, Avi E. Cieplinski, B. Michael Victor
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Physical downlink control channel transmission and reception techniques for dynamic spectrum sharing
Patent number: 12068990Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to perform rate matching for reference signals under certain conditions. The UE receives information associated with a downlink reference signal for a first radio access technology (RAT), wherein the first RAT is different than a currently camped second RAT, identifies reference signal occasions for the downlink reference signal and receives downlink control information from the second RAT via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Haitong Sun, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Hossam K. Shokr, Huaning Niu, Niranjan N. Ratnakar, Oghenekome Oteri, Sami M. Almalfouh, Wei Zeng, Wei Zhang, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang -
Patent number: 12066344Abstract: Described herein are techniques to enable a mobile device to perform multi-source estimation of an altitude for a location. A baseline altitude may be determined at ground level for a location and used to calibrate a barometric pressure sensor on the mobile device. The calibrated barometric pressure sensor can then estimate changes in altitude relative to ground level based on detected pressure differentials, allowing a relative altitude to ground to be determined. Baseline calibration for the barometric sensor calibration can be performed to determine an ambient ground-level barometric pressure.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lei Wang, William J. Bencze, Kumar Gaurav Chhokra, Fatemeh Ghafoori, Stephen P. Jackson, Cheng Jia, Yi-Wen Liao, Glenn D. Macgougan, Isaac T. Miller, Alexandru Popovici, Christina Selle, Aditya Narain Srivastava, Richard Warren, Michael P. Dal Santo, Pejman Lotfali Kazemi
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Patent number: 12066867Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate with fastened bent edges. The flexible substrate may have an active region that includes an array of light-emitting elements such as organic light-emitting diodes. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may include portions of the inactive regions and portions of the active region. The bent edges may be wrapped to conform to the shape of an internal support structure. The bent edges may be fastened to the support structure with fastening members that attach a housing member or an internal clamp to the support structure. The bent edges may be secured between the housing member or the internal clamp and the support structure. The fastening members may be engaged in openings in the support structure and may pass through or alongside the bent edges.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John Raff, Scott A. Myers, Christopher Stringer
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Patent number: 12068996Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs, for providing uplink control information to an access node. In one aspect, the method can include actions of determining, by a UE, a time-domain orthogonal cover code (OCC) for a PUCCH message of a UE to multiplex the PUCCH transmission with one or more PUCCH messages from one or more other UEs, and encoding, by the UE, the PUCCH message for transmission by the UE using the OCC.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Avik Sengupta, Alexei Davydov, Sameer Pawar, Guotong Wang, Gregory Morozov
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Patent number: 12066869Abstract: An accessory device designed to receive and carry a portable electronic device is disclosed. The accessory device may include a first section having multiple segments configurable in different manners to form at least two different support angles, thereby supporting the portable electronic device in at least two different angles. Further, the accessory device may include an additional second section rotationally coupled to the first section. The second section may include one or more input mechanisms (e.g., keyboard, trackpad), as well as a magnetic assembly that magnetically couples with a device magnet (or device magnets) in the portable electronic device. The magnetic assembly defines a pivot point, or fulcrum, that allows the portable electronic device to rotate from the first angle to the second angle, or vice versa. The pivot point (defined by the magnetic assembly) removes the need for multiple, additional rows of magnets.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Dylan L. Vassberg
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Patent number: 12065067Abstract: A support surface includes a table top, moving portions, base portions, and sensors. The moving portions are configured to move the table top in multiple degrees of freedom. Each moving portion is configured to move the table top in a degree of freedom and prevent movement of the table top in other degrees of freedom. The base portions are coupled to the moving portions and are configured to support the moving portions. The sensors are configured to receive a user input and communicate the user input to the moving portions so that the moving portions move the table top based upon the user input.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Athena Y. Huang, Tyson B. Manullang, Kurt R. Stiehl
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Patent number: 12069469Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for head dimension estimation for spatial audio applications. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining, using one or more processors of an audio headset worn on a user's head, acceleration samples and rotation rate samples over a specified time window while the user rotates their head, the acceleration samples and rotation rate samples measured using motion sensors in the headset; determining a function that relates the acceleration samples to the rotation rate samples; comparing the function to a plurality of reference functions, where each reference function corresponds to a different head dimension in a nominal range of head dimensions; and estimating a dimension of the user's head based on the comparing.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ozhan Turgut, Halil Ibrahim Basturk, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Adam S. Howell, Hung A. Pham