Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 11982867
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a camera voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to shift a lens and/or an image sensor along multiple axes. The VCM actuator may include a bottom flexure and a top flexure that connect one or more dynamic members to one or more static members. The VCM actuator may include stationary magnets and coils held by dynamic members. In some cases, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor along an optical axis, to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, and/or to tilt the image sensor relative to the orthogonal axis. In some examples, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, to move the lens along the optical axis, and/or to tilt the lens relative to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shashank Sharma, Douglas S. Brodie, Scott W. Miller
  • Patent number: 11985539
    Abstract: Embodiments may relate to identifying, by a baseband processor, an amount of data in a data radio bearer (DRB) buffer of the baseband processor. Embodiments further relate to determining, by the baseband processor based on an indication from an application processor of the electronic device, an amount of data in at least one buffer of the application processor. Embodiments further relate to generating, by the baseband processor based at least in part on the amount of data in the DRB buffer and the amount of data in the at least one buffer of the application processor, a buffer status report (BSR). Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Venkataraman, Martin Kugler, Ralf Itjeshorst, Ahmed Salem, Murtaza Shikari, Srinivasan Nimmala, Tong Liu, Cahya A. Masputra
  • Patent number: 11985733
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Hyung-Nam Choi, Jing Zhu, Marcus Mertens, Christian Hofmann, Sudeep Palat
  • Patent number: 11985659
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for control signaling and reference signal transmission in wireless networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hong He, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11985506
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying personalized workout suggestions based on completed workouts. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to starting an audio-based workout. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about a workout during playback of workout content. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about physical activity of a user relative to a group of users. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to coordinating display of workout content among multiple devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lynne Devine, Joel Angelone, Julie A. Arney, Niharika Milind Bedekar, Jay Blahnik, Gary Ian Butcher, Edward Chao, David Clark, Anthony D'Auria, Michael D. Ford, Eryn Hales, Zheng X. Hong, Molly Pray Wiebe
  • Patent number: 11981181
    Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to managing and using an electronic key. In some embodiments, the electronic key is utilized to cause a vehicle to unlock one or more doors of the vehicle when a computer system that includes the electronic key is positioned within a first threshold distance of the vehicle. In some embodiments, a user interface object associated with the electronic key is displayed in a first position of an accounts user interface when a computer system that includes the electronic key is positioned within a second threshold distance of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Sanders, Mayura Dhananjaya Deshpande, Vitalii Kramar, Thomas John Miller, Marcel Van Os, Trevor W. Young
  • Patent number: 11985462
    Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Daniel R. Bloom, Lee M. Panecki, Phillip Qian, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene A. Whang, David H. Narajowski, Scott Y. Oshita, Dustin A. Hatfield, Zachary G. Segraves, Sean J. Docherty
  • Patent number: 11985652
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing the use of pre-emptive buffer status reports (pre-BSRs) in wireless communications systems implementing integrated access and backhaul (IAB) networks are disclosed herein. In some cases, an IAB node can re-classify the LCGs of one or more incoming data flows according to such pre-BSR usage. This may involve the use of and extended medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC CE) having more LCG bits than previously contemplated, having sub-LCG bits, or that includes further LCG classification information bits. Other embodiments use a priority index for LCGs in an extended pre-BSR MAC CE. The priority index may include one or more of a priority field, a prioritized bit rate (PBR), and/or a bucket size duration (BSD) that is reported to an IAB donor. Other embodiments leverage the provision of additional grants from an IAB node to a child IAB node to reduce unwanted pre-BSR effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sarma V. Vangala, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Murali Narasimha, Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata, Ralf Rossbach, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Patent number: 11983316
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method is performed for selecting a UI element with eye tracking-based attention accumulators. The method includes: while a first UI element is currently selected, detecting a gaze direction directed to a second UI element; in response to detecting the gaze direction directed to the second UI element, decreasing a first attention accumulator value associated with the first UI element and increasing a second attention accumulator value associated with the second UI element; in accordance with a determination that the second attention accumulator value exceeds the first attention accumulator value, deselecting the first UI element and selecting the second UI element; and in accordance with a determination that the second attention accumulator value does not exceed the first attention accumulator value, maintaining selection of the first UI element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Lutter, Bryce L. Schmidtchen
  • Patent number: 11984124
    Abstract: An example process includes: receiving a natural language input having a start time and including first and second portions respectively received from the start time to a first time and from the start time to a second time after the first time; determining an end time of the natural language input; executing, at least partially between the first time and the end time, a first task flow based on the first portion, including: obtaining a first executable object representing a first candidate action; executing, at least partially between the second time and the end time, a second task flow based on the second portion, including: obtaining a second executable object representing a second candidate action; in response to determining the end time, selecting a candidate action from a plurality of candidate actions each represented by a respective executable object; and executing the respective executable object representing the selected candidate action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Antoine R. Raux, John Leach
  • Patent number: 11984896
    Abstract: Clock alignment circuitry may include phase detection circuitry and programmable delay circuitry to facilitate aligning a data signal with a particular state of a clock signal. For example, phase detection circuitry may be disposed at a location of interest to monitor the relative timing of the clock signal and the data signal. Based on the monitored states, the programmable delay circuitry may determine the delay to be applied to the data signal (e.g., prior to propagating through logic operations and transmission to the location of interest) such that the data signal later arrives at the location of interest at a suitable time. Effectively, a programmable delay is added to the delay encountered by the data signal during processing and transmission to the location of interest such that the total delay results in the data signal arriving at the location of interest while the clock signal is in the desired state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Antonio Passamani
  • Patent number: 11985563
    Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for mitigation of secondary cell failures. A user equipment (UE) may establish communication with a macro cellular base station. The UE may perform a signal quality measurement of a small cell base station and compare the signal quality measurement to a threshold. Based on the signal quality measurement exceeding the threshold, the UE may attempt to additionally connect to the small cell base station. In response to a radio link failure of the second base station, the UE may modify the first threshold. In response to subsequent failures to additionally connect to the small cell base station using the modified first threshold, the UE may disable connections to the small cell base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nihar Garg, Ehsan Ahmed Quadri Syed, Karthik Anantharaman, Mohamed L. Haidara, Shashikant Tiwari, Sree Ram Kodali, Sridhar Prakasam, Vijay Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 11985231
    Abstract: Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide attestation for a transient version of an application while reusing the attestation and the cryptographic key on which the attestation is based for the full version of the application should the user obtain the full version of the application prior to the transient version being deleted. As an example, a computing device can detect an upgrade event corresponding to replacing an application clip with the full version of the application, and associate the cryptographic key already stored in a key database with the full version of the application. Associating the existing key with the full version of the application enables the full application to automatically take over the attestation previously provided for the application clip, saving time and resources that would otherwise be used for establishing a new attestation for the full version of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Eric Kar Wai Tong, Hervé Sibert
  • Patent number: 11985536
    Abstract: In some aspects, the present disclosure relates to a method for performing packet flow description (PFD) management, the method including establishing a Quality-of-Service (QoS) flow between a user equipment (UE) and a core network (CN) for a data flow of an application, creating, by the UE, a UE-requested packet flow description (PFD) upon a change in the data flow, sending, from the UE to the CN, a request to the CN for updating a CN PFD to an updated PFD using the UE-requested PFD, receiving, at the UE from the CN, a downlink (DL) packet mapped to the QoS flow using the updated PFD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yingjie Zhao, Longda Xing, Rangakrishna Nallandigal, Jason Ke
  • Patent number: 11985463
    Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Daniel R. Bloom, Jason J. LeBlanc, Phillip Qian
  • Patent number: 11985607
    Abstract: An apparatus of user equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry coupled to a memory, where to configure the UE for dynamic transmit power adjustment, the processing circuitry is to decode baseband configuration information received from a base station. The baseband configuration information including at least a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), resource block (RB) allocation, and carrier assignment for uplink (UL) transmission and downlink (DL) reception. A communication mode is selected based on the baseband configuration information. An additional maximum power reduction (A-MPR) is determined based on the baseband configuration information and the selected communication mode. UL data is encoded for transmission to the base station via the selected communication mode and using transmit power adjusted based on the determined A-MPR. New signaling enhancements between the UE and the network (on a Uu interface) and between two UEs (on a PC5 sidelink interface) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Amith Vikram Chincholi, Anthony Tsangaropoulos, Sumit Verma, Mariam Motamed, Divyaprakash Bhojkumar
  • Patent number: D1026902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 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, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, 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
  • Patent number: D1026944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Thomas Christie, Alden Maxwell Haley, Wyatt R. Mitchell
  • Patent number: D1026945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mani Amini, Taylor Gerard Carrigan, Chanaka Karunamuni, Wan Si Wan, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Patent number: D1026954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Thomas Christie, Patrick Lee Coffman, Anton Davydov, Alan C. Dye, Aurelio Guzmán, Stephen O. Lemay, Wyatt R. Mitchell, Parthiban Mohanraj, Daniel T. Preston, Christopher Daryl Soli