Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 12041550Abstract: A technique for power saving, comprising establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a wireless system, entering an RRC connected mode based on the established RRC connection, receiving, from the wireless system, configuration information indicating a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle time, a DRX on time period, and an offset time, determining an enhanced wake-up signal (EWUS) monitoring occasion for a DRX cycle based on the offset time and the DRX on time period, monitoring, during a first DRX cycle, for an EWUS during the EWUS monitoring occasion associated with the first DRX cycle, receiving, from the wireless system, the EWUS during the EWUS monitoring occasion, determining that the EWUS indicates that the wireless device skip one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions, and skipping monitoring for the EWUS based on the indicated skipped one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Fangli Xu, Adesh Kumar, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Sarma V. Vangala, Sigen Ye, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Wei Zeng, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
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User equipment based packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) duplication activation and deactivation
Patent number: 12041487Abstract: A process for execution by user equipment (UE) for activation or deactivation of a Radio Link Control (RLC) entity for Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) duplication includes identifying a set of RLC entities that are configured by a Radio Resource Control (RRC) for communication using PDCP. The process includes, for each RLC entity of the set of RLC entities: determining a network configured offset value; determining a channel condition value; and determining an RLC entity level value based on a combination of the network configured offset value and the channel condition value. The process includes comparing the RLC entity level value for each RLC entity to a threshold value; and based on comparing the RLC entity level value to the threshold value, selecting a subset of RLC entities for PDCP duplication; and activating or deactivating PDCP duplication for the selected subset of RLC entities.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yujian Zhang, Junaid Ansari, Marta Martinez Tarradell -
Patent number: 12039368Abstract: Disclosed techniques relate to distributing graphics work based on priority. In some embodiments, circuitry implements a plurality of tracking slots for sets of graphics work. A set of graphics processor sub-units may each implement multiple distributed hardware slots. Control circuitry may attempt to assign a first set of graphics work having a first priority to a graphics processor sub-unit that is currently executing graphics work having an equal or higher priority than the first priority, where the first set of graphics work is from a first tracking slot. The control circuitry may, in response to a failure of the attempt, generate a signal to graphics software that indicates the failure, wherein the signal indicates the first tracking slot. Disclosed techniques may reduce or avoid problems relating to higher priority work being scheduled behind lower priority work.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Bowman, Fergus W. MacGarry, Kutty Banerjee, Pratik Chandresh Shah
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Patent number: 12041383Abstract: Devices, methods, and non-transitory program storage devices are disclosed herein to perform intelligent determinations of non-linear (i.e., dynamic) image recording rates for the production of improved timelapse videos. The techniques described herein may be especially applicable to timelapse videos captured over long durations of time and/or with varying amounts of device motion/scene content change over the course of the captured video (e.g., when a user is walking, exercising, driving, etc. during the video's capture). By smoothly varying the image recording rate of the timelapse video in accordance with multi-temporal scale estimates of scene content change, the quality of the produced timelapse video may be improved (e.g., fewer long stretches of the video with too little action, as well as fewer stretches of the video where there is so much rapid action in the timelapse video that it is difficult for a viewer to perceive what is happening in the video).Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christophe Seyve, Xuemei Zhang
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Patent number: 12041051Abstract: A service client on a device can generate an access control identifier using a server seeded and client-specific secret. The device can generate a blinded access control identifier (ACI) using a randomness factor as part of a request message for a blinded ACI signature including authentication data. The device can transmit the request message to a verification server and upon verification receive a blinded ACI signature message that can subsequently be unblinded using the randomness factor to obtain the ACI signature. The device may send the ACI and the ACI signature to a verification server and after verifying the signature receive a service token. The device may transmit the service token to a service provider server requesting access to the service. When a rate associated with the service token is below a threshold rate, the device can access the service provided by the service provider service.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel Chu, Fabio Sozzani, Ying Chen, Betim Deva, Mufaddal Y. Khumri
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Patent number: 12041544Abstract: A method for power saving, comprising: establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a wireless device, transmitting, to the wireless device, configuration information indicating a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle time, a DRX on time period, and an offset time, transmitting an enhanced wake-up signal (EWUS) monitoring occasion for a DRX cycle, the EWUS monitoring occasion based on the offset time and the DRX on time period, determining that the wireless device can skip monitoring one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions, transmitting, during a first DRX cycle, a EWUS for the wireless device during the EWUS monitoring occasion associated with the first DRX cycle, the EWUS indicating that the wireless device can skip the one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions, and skipping transmitting the EWUS to the wireless device during the one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Fangli Xu, Adesh Kumar, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Sarma V. Vangala, Sigen Ye, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Wei Zeng, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
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Patent number: 12039659Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes: obtaining a representation for a volumetric region and obtaining SR content with a first set of dimensions; adapting the SR content by modifying one or more dimensions of the SR content from the first set of dimensions to a second set of dimensions based on one or more portions of the representation of the volumetric region; and causing presentation of the adapted SR content with the second set of dimensions via the display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Ian M. Richter, Maxime Meilland, Patrick W. O'Keefe
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Patent number: 12041600Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for balancing time resource allocation between cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and intelligent transport systems (ITSG5)/dedicated short range communication (DSRC). For example, some embodiments are directed to an electronic device including radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to monitor, using the radio front end circuitry, a channel for a time period and determine, based on the monitoring the channel, an average channel occupancy level (COL) of the channel over the time period. The processor circuitry can further be configured to compare the average COL to one or more thresholds and change a resource share of long-term evolution (LTE) cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) intervals based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Leonardo Gomes Baltar
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Patent number: 12039225Abstract: A content management system and/or client device can enable a user to initiate a quick play mode where a content category and content medium are selected for the user. A client device and/or a content management system can select a content medium for a user based on one or more factors, such as the content category. Certain content categories of content can be preferably delivered in certain content mediums. In some embodiments, a content management system and/or client device can select a content medium for a user based on contextual data gathered from the user. Contextual data can be data describing the user's current state and/or environment. For example, contextual data can include data such as the time of day, geographic location, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, Arvind S. Shenoy, Daniel Cartoon, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Mark Levy
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Patent number: 12041394Abstract: An imaging system including a front aperture, two or more refractive lens elements mounted in a lens barrel, and a photosensor. One or more of the components of the imaging system (e.g., the aperture, lenses, lens groups, and/or photosensor) are tilted with respect to each other and/or with respect to a center (or mechanical) axis of the imaging system to compensate for effects including but not limited to keystone distortion, resolution non-uniformity, and gradient blur that result from tilt of an object in the field of view of the camera with respect to the center axis of the camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kenichi Saito, Yoshikazu Shinohara, Pierre-Jean Parodi-Keravec
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Patent number: 12041587Abstract: Embodiments of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor, IAB node, and methods of communication are generally described herein. An IAB network may comprise a plurality of IAB nodes to operate as relays between the IAB donor and one or more User Equipment (UE). The IAB donor may, for each of the IAB nodes, allocate a plurality of subframes to the IAB node. Each allocated subframe may have a subframe type that is one of: a downlink subframe, an uplink subframe, a flexible subframe or a not available subframe. The IAB donor may transmit, from a central unit (CU) of the IAB donor to a distributed unit (DU) an IAB node over an F1 interface, a resource coordination request message that indicates the subframe types of the plurality of subframes.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexander Sirotkin, Qian Li, Lili Wei, Dawei Ying, Geng Wu, Jaemin Han, Murali Narasimha, Youn Hyoung Heo, Sudeep K Palat
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Patent number: 12041288Abstract: In accordance with some implementations, a method includes: displaying a visual representation of a media object according to a first resource utilization value; while displaying the visual representation of the media object, determining an engagement score that characterizes a level of user engagement with respect to the media object; in accordance with a determination that the engagement score is greater than a threshold value, maintaining display of the visual representation of the media object according to the first resource utilization value; and in accordance with a determination that the engagement score is less than the threshold value: ceasing display of the visual representation of the media object according to the first resource utilization value; and playing, via the speaker, an audio representation of the media object, according to a second resource utilization value different than the first resource utilization value.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Shruti Singhal, Yasser Saby Hafez Rihan, Jonathan Iain Wight, Yinxuan Shi Moore
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Patent number: 12041287Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates processes for subscribing to a content delivery service. For example, the electronic device subscribes to a voice-only subscription to a content delivery service or a voice and non-voice subscription to the content delivery service. In some embodiments, the electronic device accesses content items via a content delivery service.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Cielak, Niraj S. Shah, Daniel J. Tobolic, Andrew J. Leung, Tiffany S. Reese, Drew R. Domm, Evan Mills
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Patent number: 12041526Abstract: Systems and methods for using a relay user equipment (UE) to transport data of interest received from a first remote UE to a second remote UE on a UE to UE relay within a wireless communication system are discussed herein. These methods may be performed at Layer 2 of a protocol stack of the wireless communication system. Data packets sent on the UE to UE relay may include an adaptation header including routing information (e.g., Layer 2 addresses, a bearer-specific index, etc.) for the UE to UE relay. An adaptation layer may accordingly be provided within Layer 2 to decode these adaptation headers. In some cases, a per-bearer approach may be used to map between individual direct bearers of a hop by hop path configuration of the UE to UE relay. Embodiments eschewing the adaptation header and instead using logical channel identifiers (LCIDs) to make routing indications are also described.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Zhibin Wu, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Haitong Sun, Wei Zeng, Yuqin Chen
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Patent number: 12041185Abstract: A first user device may be used to request provisioning of a secure credential on a second user device. A provisioning system may facilitate the provisioning in a manner that ensures security and privacy of the requesting parties. The provisioning requests may be made using an application on the first user device such as a third-party application or using a web application via a browser. The credential may be added to a digital wallet on the second user device. The credential may be useable by the second user device to perform one or more contactless transactions.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Morgan J. Grainger, Russell Fenenga, Brandon K. Leventhal, Sourabh Dugar
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Patent number: 12041568Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprising a processor configured to perform the operations that determines an uplink (UL) slot is described. In exemplary embodiments, the UE receives, from a base station, a scaling factor through a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) signal. The UE may further determines an offset through a second RRC signal. In addition, the UE may receive from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) that includes an indication of an initial time gap. Furthermore, the UE may calculate a new time gap by at least applying the scaling factor to the initial time gap and determine a slot of uplink transmission based on at least the new time gap and the offset.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Oghenekome Oteri, Sarma V. Vangala, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
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Patent number: 12039146Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interfaces associated with physical activities. The user interface displays a scrollable list of affordances associated with physical activities. The affordances may contain physical activity and heart rate information. A user can launch a physical activity tracking function or an interface to change a workout metric using an affordance. Users can also control the music that is played in response to selecting a workout. Further, the interface can be used to compose a reply message to a received message that contains workout information. The interfaces can show a graph that includes heart data when the user's heart rate meets a heart rate alert criteria.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Aled Hywel Williams, Gary Ian Butcher, Taylor G. Carrigan
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Patent number: 12041605Abstract: Determining RRC processing delays for multi-subscriber identify module (MSIM) user equipments (UEs) may include decoding a capabilities message from a UE that indicates the UE is an MSIM UE that includes at least a first SIM and a second SIM. A communication for the first SIM of the UE may be encoded. The communication may be configured to cause the UE to perform a radio resource control (RRC) procedure. A transmission request received from the UE may be decoded. The transmission request may be associated with the RRC procedure. In response to receiving the transmission request, an uplink (UL) gram may be scheduled for the first SIM of the UE.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Srirang A. Lovlekar, Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan, Amr Mostafa, Birgit Breining, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Yuqin Chen
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Patent number: 12041569Abstract: A device of a New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE), a system, a method and a machine-readable medium. The device includes a radio frequency (RF) interface, and a processing circuitry coupled to the RF interface, the processing circuitry to: decode a message from a NR Node B (gNodeB), the message corresponding to a unicast message or to a broadcast message and being received through a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) interface (Uu interface), the message further including reference time information; and determine a reference time from the reference time information, the reference time to be used by higher layers of the UE.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Debdeep Chatterjee, Sergey Panteleev, Fatemeh Hamidi-Sepehr, Toufiqul Islam
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Patent number: 12039672Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can present augmented reality (AR) labels in an AR video stream. For example, the computing device can obtain route information for a route requested by a user and can determine locations along the route for placing candidate AR labels. The computing device can determine the precise location of the computing device using camera depth information obtained in response to the user scanning the local real-world environment with a camera of the computing device. The computing device can select an AR label and/or label placement location for presentation in an AR video stream based on various criteria, including the distance between the candidate AR labels and the precise location of the computing device, priorities assigned to each candidate AR label, and/or whether a clear line of sight exists between the precise location of the computing device and the candidate AR label location.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ting-Yuan Wu, Lukasz J Pasek, Ishan Bhutani, Syed Mohsin Hasan, Isil Uzum Vella, Eugene P Sturm, Razvan Bangu, Paul F Ahrens, Mathew B Ball, Patrick J Coleman, Benjamin R Dreyer, Roy E West, Brian J Andrich, George Magharious