Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 12052788
    Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate reduced frequency of triggering a RLF (Radio Link Failure) timer and/or a false RLF procedure via employing one or more mechanisms for associating BFR (Beam Failure Recovery) and RLF. A first mechanism that can be employed in various embodiments can perform one or more RLF-related actions (e.g., stopping a T310 timer, resetting a N310 counter) upon BFR success. A second mechanism that can be employed in various embodiments can comprise revising one or more RLF parameters (e.g., N310, N311, T310, Out-of-sync threshold, in-sync threshold, etc.) based on the presence of a strong BFR mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lili Wei, Qian Li, Dawei Ying, Daewon Lee, Yushu Zhang, Geng Wu
  • Publication number: 20240251271
    Abstract: Some aspects relate to apparatuses and methods for a wireless system implementing mechanisms to transmit a measurement report using physical layer (L1) carrying a sounding reference signal (SRS) reference signal received power (SRS-RSRP) measurement to provide an indication of cross link interference (CLI) between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE. The first UE can determine a channel state information (CSI) configuration received from the base station; and configure, based on the CSI configuration, a channel measurement resource (CMR) to include a SRS received from the second UE. The first UE can measure the SRS to obtain a SRS-RSRP measurement, generate a measurement report having the SRS-RSRP measurement, and transmit the measurement report to the base station using L1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong SUN, Dawei ZHANG, Wei ZENG, Hong HE, Oghenekome OTERI, Chunxuan YE, Ankit BHAMRI, Manasa RAGHAVAN, Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN
  • Publication number: 20240251239
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatuses, systems, and methods for technologies for non-seamless wireless local area access offload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek G. Gupta, Haijing Hu, Shu Guo
  • Publication number: 20240251307
    Abstract: Provided is a method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a communication network comprising a radio access network, one or more messages comprising configuration information of at least one network slice and of at least one frequency, wherein the radio access network is associated with a plurality of base stations (BSs) providing a plurality of cells, wherein the configuration information indicates for each of the at least one frequency which one or more slices of the at least one network slice are supported; and selecting, based on the configuration information, a cell from the plurality of cells for camping on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuqin Chen, Alexander Sirotkin, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Pavan Nuggehalli, Ralf Rossbach, Sarma Vangala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Vijay Venkataraman, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20240251281
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for serving data traffic on an access stratum (AS) radio bearer (RB) using independently configured bearer flows. Having their own resource sets, bearer flows remove the dependency of processing and transmission, and retransmission among different traffic flows assigned to the same AS RB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Amr Abdelrahman Yousef Abdelrahman Mostafa, Christian Hofmann, Panagiotis Botsinis, Sameh M. Eldessoki, Tarik Tabet
  • Publication number: 20240251412
    Abstract: Provided is a method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station (BS), one or more messages comprising: configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, wherein the plurality of cells are to be associated with a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising: a first PUCCH group comprising an active serving cell, and a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell to be activated; and performing operations during activation of the PUCCH secondary cell based on at least one of a capability of the UE or timing advance group (TAG) configurations in the configuration parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang
  • Publication number: 20240251369
    Abstract: Some aspects relate to apparatuses and methods for a wireless system supporting two timing advances in a serving cell for a user equipment (UE) communicating with two different transmission reception points (TRPs). The UE can determine that a first timing advance (TA) group (TAG) and a second TAG are configured for a serving cell based on a configuration received from the base station; and further determine a first TA adjustment value based on a first timing advance command (TAC) and a second TA adjustment value based on a second TAC. The UE can select a TAC from the first TAC or the second TAC to be applied to an uplink transmission. The UE can further select, based the selected TAC, a TAG from the first TAG or the second TAG; and transmit the uplink transmission according to the selected TAC with the selected TAG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong SUN, Xiang CHEN, Wei ZENG, Hong HE, Ankit BHAMRI, Dawei ZHANG, Huaning NIU, Oghenekome OTERI
  • Publication number: 20240248866
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing the connection assignments of a plurality of accessory devices to one or more hub devices. In one example, a user device acting as a leader device receives an assignment request from an accessory device. The user device may obtain information corresponding to hub attributes from the one or more hub devices. The user device may also obtain accessory traits from the accessory device. The user device can compare the accessory traits with the hub attributes to determine a connection score for each hub device. The user device can then assign the accessory device to the hub device with the highest connection score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jared S. Grubb, Robert M. Stewart, Gabriel Sanchez, Zaka ur Rehman Ashraf, David J. Chandler
  • Publication number: 20240249324
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device may obtain an original digital media asset published to a server device along with a distributed ledger that tracks ownership of the original digital media asset. The computing device may generate a customized digital media asset that replaces the original digital media asset, and modify the distributed ledger to indicate the customization or modification of the original digital media asset and identify the customized digital media asset and the ownership thereof. The computing device may publish the customized digital media asset to a server device for distribution. Upon transfer of ownership of the customized digital media asset to a new owner, the distributed ledger may be modified to indicate the new ownership of the customized digital media asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew W. Gaddis, Jeremy J. Templier
  • Publication number: 20240251311
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for a network-initiated packet data network connection in communication systems are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre S. Stojanovski, Muthaiah Venkatachalam
  • Patent number: 12047965
    Abstract: A communications system may include user equipment (UE) devices, communications satellites, gateways, and a terrestrial network. The UE devices may receive broadcast signals from the constellation. The UE devices may transmit registration requests to the gateways via the satellites in response to the broadcast signals. The registration requests may include information identifying the geographic locations of the UE devices and may include two-line element (TLE) identifiers. A scheduler on the terrestrial network may receive forward link traffic requests for the UE devices, each with a corresponding priority. The scheduler may also receive satellite information that includes thermal constraints, position information, and power information associated with the satellites. The scheduler may generate forward link traffic grants for the UE devices based on the forward link traffic requests, the thermal constraints, the TLE versions, the geographic locations, and the priorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Sebastian B. Seeber
  • Patent number: 12047181
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to transmit cancelled hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback. The UE generating HARQ feedback for one or more HARQ process corresponding to a component carrier (CC), identifies that a scheduled transmission for the HARQ feedback has been cancelled and retransmits the cancelled HARQ feedback using a type 3 HARQ codebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Yang, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Oghenekome Oteri, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12047914
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for a request and response signaling between first and second user equipment (UE) via a PC5 link for configuring inter-UE coordination. In some embodiments, request signaling entails a first UE identifying a transmit resource pool of the first UE to be sensed or evaluated by the second UE; instructing the second UE to report information indicating a quantity of resources; and instructing the second UE to evaluate the resources to be reported. In other embodiments, response signaling entails a first UE receiving from the second UE a request signal for inter-UE coordination; indicating a set of one or more resources, in which the set is indicated as corresponding to whitelist, blacklist, or collision list; and providing a validity time for resources indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Zhibin Wu, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Yuqin Chen
  • Patent number: 12044875
    Abstract: Light-control panels including layered optical components are described in this application. An example of a light-control panel includes a first glazing layer, a second glazing layer, a third glazing layer, and a fourth glazing layer, a first switchable component extending between the first glazing layer and the second glazing layer, a thermal coating extending between the first glazing layer and the first switchable component, and a second switchable component extending between the third glazing layer and the fourth glazing layer. The second glazing layer and the third glazing layer have an air gap therebetween, such that the air gap forms a space between the second glazing layer and the third glazing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David E. Kingman, Christopher D. Jones, James R. Wilson, Martin Melcher, Peter F. Masschelein
  • Patent number: 12045451
    Abstract: An electronic device, with a touch-sensitive surface, displays a respective control, which is associated with respective contact intensity criteria, used to determine whether or not a function associated with the respective control will be performed. The device detects a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, corresponding to an interaction with the respective control. In accordance with a determination that the gesture does not include a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, the device changes the appearance of the respective control to indicate progress toward meeting the respective contact intensity criteria that is used to determine whether or not a function associated with the respective control will be performed. In response to detecting activation of the control, the device performs the function associated with the respective control in accordance with the detected gesture including a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: May-Li Khoe, Matthew I. Brown, Bianca C. Costanzo, Avi E. Cieplinski, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Julian K. Missig
  • Patent number: 12045449
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing user contributions and activity for shared files and folder. With respect to a document, at least a portion of the document is presented. User input in the form of a request to shift the document in a first direction is received. In response to the request passing a predetermined boundary, indications of content contribution attributable to different users is displayed. With respect to one or more digital files, a user input component is presented and is associated with the one or more digital files. User input is received via the user input component. In response to the received user input, an update activity panel is presented which shows multiple activity attributable to different users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Evan S. Torchin, Allen W. Lucas, Jesse W. Bunch, Joseph J. Stelmach, Markus Hagele, Steffen Ryll
  • Patent number: 12042301
    Abstract: Detecting user contact with one or more electrodes of a physiological signal sensor can be used to ensure physiological signals measured by the physiological signal sensor meet waveform characteristics (e.g., of a clinically accurate physiological signal). In some examples, a mobile and/or wearable device can comprise sensing circuitry, stimulation circuitry, and processing circuitry. The stimulation circuit can drive one or more stimulation signals on one or more electrodes, the resulting signal(s) can be measured (e.g., by the sensing circuitry), and the processing circuitry can determine whether a user is in contact with the electrode(s). Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, mobile and/or wearable device can comprise saturation detection circuitry, and the processing circuitry can determine whether the sensing circuitry is saturated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Shui, Han Bi, Na Huang, Nilay D. Jani
  • Patent number: D1037216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 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, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
  • Patent number: D1037299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Broughton, Cas Lemmens
  • Patent number: D1037313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Taylor Gerard Carrigan, Aled Williams