Patents Assigned to Apple
  • 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: 12256264
    Abstract: Technology for an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node in an IAB network is disclosed. The IAB node can decode, at a distributed unit (DU) of the IAB node, a first resource request received from one of a user equipment (UE) or a child IAB node, wherein the first resource request is associated with the UE. The IAB node can encode, at a mobile terminal (MT) of the IAB node, a second resource request for transmission to the parent IAB node or the IAB donor triggered by receipt of the first resource request, wherein the second resource request is transmitted prior to a receipt of a protocol data unit (PDU) at the DU of the IAB node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Murali Narasimha, Bharat Shrestha
  • Patent number: 12255846
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device is disclosed. The UE device comprises a processor configured to perform operations comprising receiving a downlink control information (DCI) from a base station. In some embodiments, the DCI comprises an indication to trigger a Type-3 hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) feedback signal. The operations further comprise generating the Type-3 HARQ ACK feedback signal, based on processing the DCI. In some embodiments, the Type-3 HARQ ACK feedback signal comprises one or more HARQ-ACK bits for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) release(s). In some embodiments, each of the one or more HARQ-ACK bits for SPS PDSCH release(s) is adapted to include HARQ-ACK information for an SPS PDSCH release associated with the UE. Further, the operations comprise sending the Type-3 HARQ-ACK feedback signal to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Hong He, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Jie Cui, Manasa Raghavan, Wei Zeng, Yang Tang
  • Patent number: 12256098
    Abstract: A decoding computing device receives a bit stream for compressed 3D volumetric content. The bit stream includes video encoded image frames comprising packed attribute patch images and depth maps for the 3D volumetric content. Instead of generating a mesh having a vertex for each depth value signaled in the depth map, the decoder performs a real-time mesh simplification process to reduce a resolution of the mesh, such that the mesh resolution is reduced without exceeding an error threshold, which may be dynamically determined. Additionally, the decoder may perform a re-meshing of particular regions of the mesh for the 3D volumetric content to avoid cracks or gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Khaled Mammou, Afshin Taghavi Nasrabadi, Maneli Noorkami, Fabrice A. Robinet
  • Patent number: 12254799
    Abstract: A display system of a display includes multiple primary light emitting diodes and multiple secondary light emitting diodes. The multiple primary light emitting diodes may emit light, in which at least a first primary light emitting diode of the multiple primary light emitting diodes is shorted. Moreover, the multiple secondary light emitting diodes may emit light. At least a first secondary light emitting diode of the multiple secondary light emitting diodes is associated with the first primary light emitting diode, and the first secondary light emitting diode may emit light based at least in part on the first primary light emitting diode being shorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Charisoulis, Saif Choudhary, Xia Li, Tore Nauta, Kapil V Sakariya
  • Patent number: 12255782
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for generating device cluster capability information for a cluster of devices in a network environment. Capability information can specify capabilities of the devices in the cluster. A first user device can generate device capabilities for the first user device and obtain device capabilities for other devices in the cluster. The first user device can generate cluster capability information providing an intersection of the first set of device capabilities and device capabilities of the other user devices in the cluster. The first user device can obtain cluster capability information for other clusters in the network environment and receive a request from a service user device to perform a specific task. The first user device can transmit cluster capability information relating to a selected cluster that corresponds with the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Marshall, Jeremy A. Wyld, Jiten L Mehta, Darren Litzinger, John J. Iarocci
  • Patent number: 12256296
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for sidelink connection establishment design to support unicast and groupcast communication for NR V2X in a wireless communication system. The apparatuses and methods include at least generating an announcement of support for a unicast or a groupcast communication for a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) service, generating one or more connection establishment request messages for a secure link establishment to a second UE, to support a V2X communication to enable the V2X service, where the one or more connection establishment request message includes: a first connection establishment request message that is transmitted over a PC5-S interface, and a second connection establishment request message that is transmitted over a PC5-RRC interface. The apparatuses and methods further include at least processing a response message from the second UE that accepts or rejects the connection establishment request message for the secure link establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ansab Ali, Kyeongin Jeong, Sangeetha L. Bangolae, Youn Hyoung Heo
  • Publication number: 20250088825
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for enabling privacy-preserving techniques for discovering the precise location of a device by another device using short range positioning schemes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Siva Ganesh Movva, Katherine K. Ernst, Kerry Nguyen, Michael C. Laster, Alexander R. Hanuska
  • Publication number: 20250085411
    Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques may include at a first time: performing, using a first sensor, a first ranging measurement with a second device to obtain a first distance; and performing, using a second sensor, a first altitude measurement to obtain a first altitude. In addition, the techniques may include at a second time: performing, using the first sensor, a second ranging measurement with the second device to obtain a second distance; and performing, using the second sensor, a second altitude measurement to obtain a second altitude. The techniques may include determining a ranging difference between the first distance and the second distance. Moreover, the techniques may include determining an altitude difference between the first altitude and the second altitude. Also, the techniques may include determining whether the second device is on a different floor of a building than the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Gabrielle A. Belzberg, Alexander J. Wiens, Halil I. Basturk, Stephen Jackson
  • Publication number: 20250085132
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for spatial audio navigation that may, for example, be implemented by mobile multipurpose devices. A spatial audio navigation system provides navigational information in audio form to direct users to target locations. The system uses directionality of audio played through a binaural audio device to provide navigational cues to the user. A current location, target location, and map information may be input to pathfinding algorithms to determine a real world path between the user's current location and the target location. The system may then use directional audio played through a headset to guide the user on the path from the current location to the target location. The system may implement one or more of several different spatial audio navigation methods to direct a user when following a path using spatial audio-based cues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno M. Sommer, Avi Bar-Zeev, Frank Angermann, Stephen E. Pinto, Lilli Ing-Marie Jonsson, Rahul Nair
  • Publication number: 20250089016
    Abstract: In some implementations, techniques may include at a plurality of times while a user of the first portable device is moving with the first portable device: performing ranging at a respective position with a second device to determine a respective distance, thereby determining a plurality of respective distances, where the second device is stationary; obtaining raw measurements from a motion sensor of the first portable device. In addition, the device may include using the raw measurements at the plurality of times to determine relative positions at the plurality of times, the relative position from an initial position. The techniques may include estimating a second position of the second device that optimizes a loss function that includes differences of the respective distances at the relative positions and the actual distance between the relative positions and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gabrielle A. Belzberg, Alexander J. Wiens, Halil Ibrahim Basturk, Benjamin A. Werner, Adam S. Howell, Hui Lin, Jun Kyu Lee, Jack D. Reilly, Behrooz Shahsavari, Hojjat Seyed Mousavi
  • Publication number: 20250087953
    Abstract: An example provides an adapter having a connector with a space-efficient design by incorporating a space-saving rigid-flex structure. The rigid-flex structure can include a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board. The first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board can be joined by a flexible circuit board. The first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board can be at least roughly aligned with each other and the flexible circuit board can convey power and data signals between electronic components on the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board. The flexible circuit board can route signals through a physical 180 degree turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Huang, Aaron N. Miletich, Joshua J. Pong, Min Chul Kim, Kyle M. Zampaglione, Matthew T. Craven
  • Publication number: 20250086009
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses disclosed herein can operate in different performance states that provide different energy performance tradeoffs and, in some embodiments, can dynamically switch between these different performance states. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can estimate specific timeframes that workloads are to be completed. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can identify one or more processes that are being executed to perform the workloads. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can dynamically provision one or more performance states from among these different performance states to execute the process to complete the workloads within the specific timeframes. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can dynamically provision the one or more performance states for the one or more process that optimizes power consumption and/or performance while completing the workloads within the specific timeframes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ronit BANERJEE, Karthic A. PALANIAPPAN, Bryan R. HINCH, John G. DORSEY
  • Patent number: 12250262
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for remotely commanding a mobile device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input identifying a mobile device, presenting to a user one or more remote commands corresponding to the mobile device, receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands, generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command, and transmitting the remote command message to a server for publication in a message topic. Further, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account can be presented to the user, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device. Additionally, the selectable list of mobile devices can include an indication of whether an included mobile device is online.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Slack, Brendan A. McCarthy, Carsten Guenther, Christopher Brooke Sharp
  • Patent number: 12250600
    Abstract: One or more methods for enhancing inter-node handover (HO) signaling for conditional HO (CHO). At least one of the methods include: providing a message that comprises indications of a plurality of potential target cell identifiers that are applicable to a CHO operation; and performing a CHO operation based on the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jaemin Han, Alexander Sirotkin, Bharat Shrestha, Yi Guo
  • Patent number: 12250627
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for conducting multilink communications between a user equipment device (UE) and a wireless access point (AP) over a wireless local area network (WLAN). The UE establishes a connection with an access point through a WLAN, wherein the connection utilizes a plurality of links. The UE transmits an indication to the access point through a first link of the plurality of links, where the indication specifies one or more available links of the plurality of links that are available for the UE to receive downlink (DL) communications from the access point. The UE receives one or more DL communications from the access point through at least one of the one or more available links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jarkko L. Kneckt, Christiaan A. Hartman, Guoqing Li, Jinjing Jiang, Qi Wang, Su Khiong Yong, Tianyu Wu, Yong Liu
  • Patent number: 12250529
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to audio synchronization. An example method includes, at a first device with a communication device: performing an audio timing synchronization process that includes: transmitting, via the communication device, to a second device, a request for the second device to participate in the audio timing synchronization process; subsequent to transmitting the request to the second device, causing an output of an audio tone; subsequent to causing the output of the audio tone, receiving data from the second device based on the audio tone; and adjusting an audio timing synchronization setting of a third device based at least in part on the data received from the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan, Joseph Labarck, Christopher John Sanders, Jarrad A. Stallone, Patrick L Coffman
  • Patent number: 12250565
    Abstract: Some aspects include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for facilitating control messaging for multi-beam communications in 5G wireless communication systems. Nodes of a 5G network may be generate Medium Access Control Control Elements (MAC CEs) to update User Equipment (UE) with different Component Carrier (CC) settings. The MAC CEs may update a list of CCs to reduce messaging overhead and latency. For example, a MAC CE may indicate an update for a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state for a list of CCs. Similarly, a MAC CE may be used to update a spatial relation for a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resource set and/or a SRS resource corresponding to a list of CCs. A MAC CE may also be used to update multiple TCI codepoints having one or two TCI states in a multi-Transmission Reception Point (multi-TRP) scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Jie Cui, Wei Zeng, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: D1066286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Wiita, Robert Boyd, Duy P. Le, Carlos M. Santana
  • Patent number: D1067215
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, 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