Patents Assigned to Apple
-
Publication number: 20250080197Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for discovering and establishing highly directional wireless communication link through other devices with established highly directional communication link to an access point. Devices with established link to the access point may exchange beam information (BI) or geometry or location indication (GI) between the AP and devices seeking to be connected to the AP. The exchange of BI and GI may expedite link establishment between the AP and devices without connection to the AP.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Biljana Badic, Norman Goris, Jan K. Ellenbeck, Stefan Meyer, Christian Drewes, Mikhail Wilhelm
-
Publication number: 20250076912Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system having a power supply circuit, a first regulator circuit, a second regulator circuit, and a load circuit. The power supply circuit outputs a power supply voltage. The first regulator circuit receives the power supply voltage and outputs a first regulated voltage based on the power supply voltage. The second regulator circuit receives the first regulated voltage and outputs a second regulated voltage based on the first regulated voltage. The load circuit receives the second regulated voltage and sends power requirement information (e.g., load current information) to one or more of the power supply circuit, the first regulator circuit, and the second regulator circuit. Based on the power requirement information, one or more of the power supply voltage, the first regulated voltage, and the second regulated voltage is adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jay B. FLETCHER, Shawn SEARLES, Hao ZHOU, Sanjay PANT
-
Patent number: 12244540Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to aperiodic sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the collision of the triggered SRS resource sets (such as, the SRS resource set being triggered too early or the triggered SRS resource sets being overlapped in time and/or frequency domain) may be well handled, and the configuring and updating procedures for SRS resource may be more flexible.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wei Zeng, Yushu Zhang
-
Patent number: 12245177Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing downlink transmission and interlace uplink transmission. For example, some aspects of this disclosure relate to a base station including a transceiver configured to communicate over a wireless network with a user equipment (UE) and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor divides a plurality of candidate Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) positions in a time window into a plurality of groups and communicates, using the transceiver, information associated with the plurality of groups of candidate SSB positions to the UE. The processor further performs a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure. In response to the LBT procedure being successful, the processor determines a first group of the plurality of groups and transmits, using the transceiver, one or more SSBs on one or more candidate SSB positions of the first group to the UE.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hong He, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Pengkai Zhao, Wei Zeng, Wei Zhang, Weidong Yang, Yang Tang, Yuchul Kim, Yushu Zhang, Zhibin Wu
-
Patent number: 12242308Abstract: Computing devices, input devices, keyboard assemblies, and related systems include a set of conductive traces or leads configured to transfer a capacitive load from an appendage of a user or another capacitive load source from a remote location, such as on a keycap of the keyboard, to a conductive portion or electrode on the keyboard that is positioned near a touch-sensitive interface of a computing device. The capacitive load is thereby transferable through the conductive traces or leads to the touch-sensitive interface without having to directly apply the load, such as by touching a finger to the interface. This can reduce or eliminate the need for on-screen controls or keyboard interface elements in a touch screen device without having to use a more expensive and energy-draining wired or wireless connection between the computing device and a keyboard case or accessory for the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Adam T. Garelli, Senem E. Emgin, Terrence L. Van Ausdall, Antonio Clarke
-
Patent number: 12243575Abstract: In an embodiment, a memory system may include at least two types of DRAM, which differ in at least one characteristic. For example, one DRAM type may be a high density DRAM, while another DRAM type may have lower density but may also have lower latency and higher bandwidth than the first DRAM type. DRAM of the first type may be on one or more first integrated circuits and DRAM of the second type may be on one or more second integrated circuits. In an embodiment, the first and second integrated circuits may be coupled together in a stack. The second integrated circuit may include a physical layer circuit to couple to other circuitry (e.g., an integrated circuit having a memory controller, such as a system on a chip (SOC)), and the physical layer circuit may be shared by the DRAM in the first integrated circuits.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sukalpa Biswas, Farid Nemati
-
Patent number: 12243955Abstract: A micro light emitting diode (LED) and a method of forming an array of micro LEDs for transfer to a receiving substrate are described. The micro LED structure may include a micro p-n diode and a metallization layer, with the metallization layer between the micro p-n diode and a bonding layer. A conformal dielectric barrier layer may span sidewalls of the micro p-n diode. The micro LED structure and micro LED array may be picked up and transferred to a receiving substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andreas Bibl, John A. Higginson, Hung-Fai Stephen Law, Hsin-Hua Hu
-
Patent number: 12242064Abstract: A display system includes a controller and a head-mounted display. The head-mounted display includes a display, a head support coupled to the display for supporting the display on a head of a user to be viewed by the user, and sensors coupled to the head support for sensing an environment from the head-mounted display unit in low light. The sensors include one or more of an infrared sensor for sensing the environment with infrared electromagnetic radiation, or a depth sensor for sensing distances to objects of the environment, and also include an ultrasonic sensor for sensing the environment with ultrasonic sound waves. The controller determines graphical content according to the sensing of the environment with the one or more of the infrared sensor or the depth sensor and with the ultrasonic sensor, and operates the display to provide the graphical content concurrent with the sensing of the environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Killian J. Poore, Trevor J. Ness, Stephen E. Dey, Fletcher R. Rothkopf
-
Patent number: 12242070Abstract: A method includes sensing a plurality of light superposition characteristic values associated with ambient light from a physical environment. The ambient light emanates from the physical environment towards one side of a translucent display. The plurality of light superposition characteristic values quantifies interactions with the ambient light. The method includes determining a plurality of display correction values associated with the electronic device based on a function of the plurality of light superposition characteristic values and predetermined display characteristics of a computer-generated reality (CGR) object. The method includes changing one or more display operating parameters associated with the electronic device in accordance with the plurality of display correction values in order to satisfy the predetermined display characteristics of the CGR object within a performance threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Anselm Grundhoefer, Michael J. Rockwell
-
Patent number: 12244683Abstract: A serial data receiver circuit included in a computer system may include a front-end circuit, a sample circuit that includes multiple analog-to-digital converter circuits, and a recovery circuit. The sample circuit may sample a serial data stream at different times that correspond to even-numbered and odd-numbered symbols in the serial data stream. The recovery circuit may use different coefficients to process the respective samples of the even-numbered and odd-numbered symbols in order to recover the data symbols encoded in the serial data stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ryan D. Bartling, Jafar Savoj
-
Patent number: 12245191Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing mechanisms for downlink control information between an electronic device (for example, a UE) and a network for cell detection and measurement. For example, some aspects relate to an electronic device including a transceiver and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor monitors one or more paging occasions within a discontinuous repetition cycle (DRX) and can make a determination of one or more paging occasions within the DRX to not monitor. Each paging occasion may include a transmission by the network of downlink control information for one or more paging messages.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hong He, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yang Tang, Yuchul Kim, Yushu Zhang
-
Patent number: 12245065Abstract: Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for measuring and/or reporting UE-to-UE crosslink interference (CLI). Techniques of realizing efficient L3 CLI RSSI and SRS-RSRP reporting and triggering mechanisms are disclosed. The disclosed apparatuses and methods can configure a measurement object to include a cross-link sounding reference signal (SRS) resource or a cross-link received signal strength indicator (RSSI) resource. A level of cross-link interference (CLI) between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE based is determined, at least in part, on the configured measurement object. Then, in response to occurrence of a predetermined event, a report is generated that includes the level of CLI. The measurement object is configured to include a resource configuration parameters for a cross-link interference received signal strength indicator (CLI-RSSI) measurement and sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configurations for a cross-link SRS reference signal received power (SRS-RSRP) measurement.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Honglei Miao
-
Patent number: 12242705Abstract: Exemplary processes are described, including processes to move and/or resize user interface elements in a computer-generated reality environment.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Aaron Mackay Burns, Alexis H. Palangie, Pol Pla I Conesa, David M. Schattel
-
Patent number: 12244916Abstract: Portable electronic devices having I/O assemblies that can include optical and audio components are described. An exemplary I/O assembly can include a first camera module and a second camera module that can be carried within a camera module housing. A flex connector can carry a strobe that can be positioned between the first camera module and the second camera module. A trim can enclose the first camera, the second camera and the strobe and optically isolates the optical components. An exemplary portable electronic device can include a side wall retainer that defines its perimeter, a front cover glass and a rear cover glass that cooperate to form an enclosure. The I/O assembly can be secured to the enclosure both from inside and outside of the rear cover glass. I/O assembly can also include an audio transducer that can record sound when the camera module are recording videos.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Daniel W. Jarvis, Michael D. Quinones
-
Patent number: 12242706Abstract: A three-dimensional preview of content can be generated and presented at an electronic device in a three-dimensional environment. The three-dimensional preview of content can be presented concurrently with a two-dimensional representation of the content in a content generation environment presented in the three-dimensional environment. While the three-dimensional preview of content is presented in the three-dimensional environment, one or more affordances can be provided for interacting with the one or more computer-generated virtual objects of the three-dimensional preview. The one or more affordances may be displayed with the three-dimensional preview of content in the three-dimensional environment. The three-dimensional preview of content may be presented on a three-dimensional tray and the one or more affordances may be presented in a control bar or other grouping of controls outside the perimeter of the tray and/or along the perimeter of the tray.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David A. Lipton, Ryan S. Burgoyne, Michelle Chua, Zachary Z. Becker, Karen N. Wong, Eric G. Thivierge, Mahdi Nabiyouni, Eric Chiu, Tyler L. Casella
-
Patent number: 12244032Abstract: Battery systems according to embodiments of the present technology may include a battery including a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal accessible along a first surface of the battery. The battery may define a recessed portion of the battery along the first surface of the battery between the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal. The battery systems may include a module electrically coupled with the battery. The module may include a circuit board. The module may include a first conductive tab extending from a second surface of the circuit board opposite the first surface of the circuit board. The first conductive tab may be electrically coupling the module with the first electrode terminal. The module may include a second conductive tab extending from the second surface of the circuit board. The second conductive tab may be electrically coupling the module with the second electrode terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hirotsugu Oba, Brian K. Shiu, Michael P. Zhang, Xiao Liu, Christopher R. Pasma, Steven M. Labovitz, Katharine R. Chemelewski, Erik D. Gillow, Joshua Walter, Junhua Liu, Michael H. Tsai, Stephan P. Abdo
-
Patent number: 12245301Abstract: Extending cellular telecommunication service from a first UE to another device. The first UE may register for cellular telecommunication service with a cellular network using a first cellular service account, using a cellular communication link via a cellular radio. A second device may be discovered and a communication link may be established between the first UE and the second device. The second device may be registered to use cellular telecommunication capability provided by the first UE. Communications between the second device and the cellular network may be conveyed via the communication link between the first UE and the second device and the cellular communication link. Conveying communications between the second device and the cellular network may provide use of the first cellular service account for cellular telecommunication service to the second device.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Kapil Chhabra
-
Patent number: 12245209Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing downlink and uplink scheduling in communication above 52.6 GHz. For example, some aspects of this disclosure relate to a base station. The base station includes a transceiver configured to communicate over a wireless network with a user equipment (UE) and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor determines that the communication between the base station and the UE is in a frequency range above 52.6 GHz. In response to the determination, the processor disables a frequency main resource assignment (FDRA), modifies a Resource Block Group (RBG) size, or modifies a Resource Indication Value (RIV) determination. The processor generates a Downlink Channel Indicator (DCI) based at least on one or more of the disabled FDRA, the modified RBG size, or the modified RIV determination. The processor transmits, using the transceiver, the DCI to the UE.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Hong He, Sigen Ye, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang, Wei Zeng
-
Patent number: 12245026Abstract: A computing device may receive, from an electronic device and via a wireless connection, a request to securely transmit user information using a secure data exchange module of the computing device. The computing device may configure the secure data exchange module for conducting a secure transmission of the user information and transmit a notification to the electronic device. The computing device may provide a user interface on the computing device for conducting the secure transmission of the user information. The computing device may receive and/or send, via the secure data exchange module, the user information. The computing device may transmit, via the wireless connection, the user information to the electronic device. The computing device may receive, from the electronic device, confirmation of a successful processing of the user information. The computing device may provide an indication of the confirmation of the successful processing of the user information.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Olivier Martin de la Bastide, Frank Andries van den Berg, Jean-Christophe A. Raynon
-
Patent number: D1065220Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: James Halsey Brasure, William D. Carpenter, Anton Davydov, Fernando Garcia, Mark David Majdanski, Emmet Ray Smith