Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 12254244
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that determines two-dimensional (2D) floorplans based on image data and refines the 2D floorplans using various user interface controls. For example, an example process may include obtaining a floorplan that is generated based on a sequence of images of a physical environment, identify a type of an object depicted in the floorplan, identify a context of the object depicted in the floorplan, and modify the floorplan based on the type and the context of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Da Veiga, Afshin Dehghan, Amit Jain
  • Patent number: 12253896
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for power management includes at least one processor configured to, detect first gesture state associated with motion of a device, the first gesture state being associated with meeting a first threshold of device motion, and set, in response to detecting the first gesture state, the device to a first power state. The at least one processor is further configured to detect, subsequent to detecting the first gesture state, a second gesture state associated with motion of the device, the second gesture state being associated with meeting a second threshold of device motion, and set, in response to detecting the second gesture state, the device to a second power state. The at least one processor is further configured to update, based on setting the device to the second power state, image data on a display of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Giovanni M. Agnoli, Chendi Zhang, Jacob Z. Weiss, Yiqiang Nie, Brent W. Schorsch
  • Patent number: 12256454
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is connected to a wireless network and operates in a carrier aggregation (CA) state that includes a first connection to a primary cell and a second connection to a secondary cell. The UE determines a beam failure has occurred for one of the first connection or the second connection and initiates a beam failure recovery (BFR) operation. The BFR operation includes transmitting, to the primary cell, a BFR Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Chunhai Yao, Clive E. Rodgers, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Haitong Sun, Wei Zeng, Yuqin Chen, Yushu Zhang, Zhibin Wu
  • Patent number: 12254579
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that create a 3D video that includes determining first adjustments (e.g., first transforms) to video frames (e.g., one or more RGB images and depth images per frame) to align content in a coordinate system to remove the effects of capturing camera motion. Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that playback a 3D video and includes determining second adjustments (e.g., second transforms) to remove the effects of movement of a viewing electronic device relative to a viewing environment during playback of the 3D video. Some implementations distinguish static content and moving content of the video frames to playback only moving objects or facilitate concurrent playback of multiple spatially related 3D videos. The 3D video may include images, audio, or 3D video of a video-capture-device user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Pease, Alexandre Da Veiga, Benjamin H. Boesel, David H. Huang, Jonathan Perron, Shih-Sang Chiu, Spencer H. Ray
  • Patent number: 12255770
    Abstract: A base station serving a user equipment (UE) may signal a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state change for more than one control resource set (CORESET). The base station has one or more processors configured to configure, for the UE, a group of control resource sets (CORESETs), the CORESET group including a plurality of CORESETs, signal, to the UE, the CORESET group including the plurality of CORESETs and indicate, to the UE, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state change for one or more of the plurality of CORESETs in the CORESET group via a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    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
  • Patent number: 12254127
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, an exemplary process for controlling representations of virtual objects based on respective user contexts that each correspond to different respective locations in a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Burns, Nathan Gitter, Alexis H. Palangie, Pol Pla I. Conesa, David M. Schattel
  • Patent number: 12253611
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for ephemeris signaling in wireless networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pavan Nuggehalli, Fangli Xu, Alexander Sirotkin, Chunxuan Ye, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Ralf Rossbach, Sarma V. Vangala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Patent number: 12256400
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for communicating in a wireless network based on a prioritization status. User equipment can receive a first signal that includes an indicator. The UE can determine a prioritization status for a second signal based on the prioritization indicator. The UE can communicate, with one or more radio access networks (RANs) of a network, the second signal, where the timeline of the second signal can be out of order respective of other signals communicated by the UE and the wireless network. The second signal can include data transmitted by an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) service. The UE can communicate the second signal out of order with respect to one or more additional signals. The UE, based on the indicator, can communicate hybrid automated repeat request (HARQ) feedback before a HARQ feedback timeline of a non-urgent transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Toufiqul Islam, Debdeep Chatterjee, Sergey Panteleev, Fatemeh Hamidi-Sepehr, Gang Xiong
  • Patent number: 12254887
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant to provide extension of digital assistant services are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors, receiving, from a first user, a first speech input representing a user request. The method further includes obtaining an identity of the first user; and in accordance with the user identity, providing a representation of the user request to at least one of a second electronic device or a third electronic device. The method further includes receiving, based on a determination of whether the second electronic device or the third electronic device, or both, is to provide the response to the first electronic device, the response to the user request from the second electronic device or the third electronic device. The method further includes providing a representation of the response to the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yoon Kim, Charles Srisuwananukorn, David A. Carson, Thomas R. Gruber, Justin G. Binder
  • Patent number: 12251204
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a blood pressure measurement device that includes a strap configured to couple the blood pressure measurement device to a user, an air pump coupled to the strap and having a housing defining a surface facing the user, and an inflatable chamber positioned on the surface of the air pump and fluidly coupled to the air pump. The inflatable chamber can be positioned between the air pump and the user when the blood pressure measurement device is worn by the user and expand towards the user when inflated. The blood pressure measurement device can also include a pressure sensing chamber coupled to the inflatable chamber and positioned between the inflatable chamber and the user when the blood pressure measurement device is worn by the user. The pressure sensing chamber can include a liquid volume and a pressure sensing device configured to detect a pressure of the liquid volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Caleb C. Han, Patrick E. O'Brien, Tongbi T. Jiang
  • Patent number: 12256357
    Abstract: Devices and associated methods for operating a dual-subscriber identity module (SIM) dual-standby (DSDS) user equipment device (UE) configured with a first SIM and a second SIM. The UE transmits a connection request message to a base station over a first network using the first SIM, where the connection request message includes one or more capability indications of the UE. The UE receives a connection accept message from the base station, where the connection accept message includes one or more network capability indications corresponding to respective UE capability indications of the one or more UE capability indications. The UE performs communications with the base station according to the one or more network capability indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Sarma V. Vangala, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu, Longda Xing, Rama Diwakara Rao Noolu, Birgit Breining
  • Patent number: 12255733
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a user equipment (UE) in a cellular communications network receives a first Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) corresponding to a first cell of the cellular communications network, and a second SSB corresponding to a second cell of the cellular communications network. The UE clarifies a first cell identifier (ID) of the first cell. The UE clarifies a second cell ID of the second cell. The UE determines an SSB measurement accuracy value using the first cell ID and the second cell ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hua Li, Yang Tang, Jie Cui, Qiming Li, Zhibin Yu
  • Patent number: 12256254
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for hybrid measurement gap operation. A network-side device may provide a hybrid measurement gap (MG) configuration to a wireless device, the hybrid measurement gap (MG) configuration scheduling measurement operation of the wireless device in accordance with hybrid measurement gap patterns. The wireless device may receive the hybrid measurement gap (MG) configuration, and thus perform measurement operation based on the hybrid measurement gap patterns as scheduled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Qiming Li, Yang Tang, Dawei Zhang, Jie Cui, Huaning Niu, Xiang Chen, Manasa Raghavan
  • Patent number: 12256070
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention includes: a step for dividing the current picture into a plurality of tiles; a step for decoding division information indicating a slice defining method; and a step for determining a first slice on the basis of the division information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12253831
    Abstract: Wearable electronic devices, such as watches, can include a watch body and a band device that can be used together or independently of one another. The band device can provide continual operation of its functions even in the absence of the watch body. The assembly of the watch body and the band device can provide secure engagement, communication, and power sharing. Accordingly, neither the watch body nor the band device need to independently include components that provide every function that will be desired by the user. Instead, functions that are desired on a continual or long-term basis can be provided by the band device, and functions that are desired on an intermittent or short-term basis can be provided by the watch body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Ershov, Travis J. McQueen
  • Patent number: 12256237
    Abstract: A first next generation Node B (gNB) is configured to establish a first backhaul communication link with a second gNB as a parent gNB, schedule at least one of a third gNB or a UE for a UL transmission to the first gNB using UL beam management parameters and UL transmission parameters, indicate to the second gNB first beam management parameters for the second gNB to use for transmitting a DL transmission to the first gNB on the first backhaul link and first DL transmission parameters for the DL transmission so that the DL transmission will be received simultaneously with the UL transmission and when the first beam management parameters and the first DL transmission parameters are determined to be used by the second gNB, receiving the DL transmission from the second gNB simultaneously with the UL transmission from the at least one of the third gNB or the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Sarma V. Vangala, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12256205
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for electronic audio devices. In some examples, the operating mode of the device changes to various states of sound transparency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Chance Graham, Patrick L. Coffman, Thomas S. Hulbert, Cyrus Daniel Irani, Daniel Max Strongwater
  • Patent number: 12256436
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) implementing power control for a 2-step random access channel (RACH) procedure is provided. The UE determines a first transmission power of a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble to be used during a 2-step RACH procedure. The UE determines a second transmission power of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission to be used during the 2-step RACH procedure based on the first transmission power of the PRACH preamble. The UE then performs the 2-step RACH procedure based on the first transmission power of the PRACH preamble and the second transmission power of the PUSCH transmission. The UE switches to a 4-step RACH procedure from the 2-step RACH procedure based on a determination that the PRACH preamble was successfully detected and the PUSCH transmission was falsely detected, and performs the 4-step RACH procedure based on the first transmission power of the PRACH preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Gang Xiong, Hong He, Sergey Sosnin
  • Patent number: D1067216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brunner, Christopher Kuh, Achille Biteau
  • Patent number: D1067234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer