Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11786137Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for measuring one or more physiological signals while the user is engaged in a predetermined activity. Exemplary predetermined activities can include activities such as walking, climbing stairs, biking, and the like. The physiological measurements can include, but are not limited to, heart rate signals. The physiological measurements may be affected by the predetermined activity, so the system may be configured to employ one or more criteria prior to measuring physiological information to minimize the effects. The one or more criteria can include, but are not limited to, an inter-sampling waiting time, continuous motion criteria, predetermined activity criteria, a post-physiological measurement amount of time, and a confidence value. The continuous motion criteria can be based on the type of predetermined activity. For example, walking may have walking state criteria and a step count criteria.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Siyi Deng, Stephen J. Waydo, Jay Blahnik, Lun Dong, Ian R. Shapiro
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Patent number: 11791958Abstract: A method of allocating radio resources includes identifying a first grouping of terminal devices and a second grouping of terminal devices based on reporting information that indicates terminal device positions, selecting first radio resources and second radio resources based on a distance between the first grouping and the second grouping, and assigning the first radio resources to the first grouping and assigning the second radio resources to the second grouping.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Biljana Badic, Markus Dominik Mueck
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Patent number: 11792864Abstract: Physical layer structures and access schemes for use in such networks are described and in particular initial access channel (IACH) structures are proposed. A spectrum efficient downlink (DL) IACH design supports different types of User Equipment (UE) capabilities and different system bandwidths. An IACH includes the synchronization channel (SCH) and broadcast-control channel (BCH). A non-uniform SCH for all system bandwidths is provided, as well as scalable bandwidth BCH depending on system bandwidth. An initial access procedure is provided, as well as an access procedure.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jianglei Ma, Hua Xu, Ming Jia, Sarah Boumendil, Evelyne Le Strat, Hang Zhang, Peiying Zhu, Wen Tong
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Patent number: 11788858Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, computer-readable storage media storing instructions and computer systems for labeling significant locations based on contextual data can be implemented to perform operations that include determining a location of a computing device, and determining a label for the determined location based on contextual data associated with the significant location. The location can be a significant location that has meaning to a user of the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Dal Santo, Hyo Jeong Shin, Krishna M. Behara, Marcos R. Vescovi, Patrick Thomas Dillon, Richard B. Warren, Ronald K. Huang, Xufeng Han
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Patent number: 11790616Abstract: A VR system for vehicles that may implement methods that address problems with vehicles in motion that may result in motion sickness for passengers. The VR system may provide virtual views that match visual cues with the physical motions that a passenger experiences. The VR system may provide immersive VR experiences by replacing the view of the real world with virtual environments. Active vehicle systems and/or vehicle control systems may be integrated with the VR system to provide physical effects with the virtual experiences. The virtual environments may be altered to accommodate a passenger upon determining that the passenger is prone to or is exhibiting signs of motion sickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mark B. Rober, Sawyer I. Cohen, Daniel Kurz, Tobias Holl, Benjamin B. Lyon, Peter Georg Meier, Jeffrey M. Riepling, Holly Gerhard
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Patent number: 11792706Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing uplink transmissions during a dual active protocol stack handover. A wireless device may determine a propagation delay between the wireless device and each of a source cell and a target cell of a dual active protocol stack handover by the wireless device. The wireless device may provide an indication to the source cell of the propagation delay between the wireless device and the source cell, the propagation delay between the wireless device and the target cell, and a propagation delay difference handling capability of the wireless device. The cellular base station that provides the source cell may determine a time division multiplexing pattern for uplink communication for the wireless device during the dual active protocol stack handover based at least in part on the information provided by the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Weidong Yang, Wei Zeng, Yang Tang, Yuchul Kim, Yuqin Chen, Yushu Zhang
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Patent number: 11791908Abstract: A testing system may include a test electronic device having a test antenna disposed in a first signal path of a first antenna array of an electronic device. The test antenna may receive a first signal from the first antenna array. The testing system may also include a reflector disposed in a second signal path of a second antenna array of the electronic device. The reflector may reflect a second signal from the second antenna array to the test antenna. The reflector may include a flat, parabolic, or elliptical curvature that reflects a radio frequency signal emitted by the second antenna array to the test antenna.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Sze Yang Dennis Ng, Jr-Yi Shen, Harish Rajagopalan
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Patent number: 11792641Abstract: Systems and methods of providing UE capability are described. A capability ID is associated with the same Radio Capability information for multiple UEs. If the capability ID is validated at a network node, the UE provides the capability ID to a RAN node, which obtains the capability information from the network node after providing the received capability ID to the RAN node. The capability ID is received in an RRC Setup Complete, Security Mode Complete or Reconfiguration Complete message. The network node, if the Radio Capability information is not available, requests and receives the Radio Capability information and associates it with the capability ID, and marks that the capability ID as not validated until a threshold number of the UEs have provided the same Radio Capability information. The capability ID is based on a UE device type, manufacturer and software version.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sudeep K. Palat, Naveen Palle, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Youn Hyoung Heo, Richard C. Burbidge
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Patent number: 11792307Abstract: Methods and apparatus for efficient data transfer within a user space network stack. Unlike prior art monolithic networking stacks, the exemplary networking stack architecture described hereinafter includes various components that span multiple domains (both in-kernel, and non-kernel). For example, unlike traditional “socket” based communication, disclosed embodiments can transfer data directly between the kernel and user space domains. Direct transfer reduces the per-byte and per-packet costs relative to socket based communication. A user space networking stack is disclosed that enables extensible, cross-platform-capable, user space control of the networking protocol stack functionality. The user space networking stack facilitates tighter integration between the protocol layers (including TLS) and the application or daemon. Exemplary systems can support multiple networking protocol stack instances (including an in-kernel traditional network stack).Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Cahya Adiansyah Masputra, Karan Sanghi, Mingzhe Zhang, Zeh-Chen Liu, Sandeep Nair
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Patent number: 11791861Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transceiver comprising a transmitter with transformation circuitry configured to transform a frequency-domain transmit symbol from frequency domain to time domain to generate a time-domain transmit signal, a receiver with inverse transformation circuitry configured to transform a time-domain receive signal from time domain to frequency domain to generate a frequency-domain receive symbol, and self-interference cancellation circuitry configured to modify the frequency-domain receive symbol based on at least one frequency-domain transmit symbol and a frequency-domain crosstalk channel estimate of a crosstalk channel between the transmitter and the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andreas Menkhoff, Stefan Fechtel
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Patent number: 11792516Abstract: Various embodiments include flex circuit arrangements for a camera with sensor shift actuation. Some embodiments include a flexure-circuit hybrid structure. Some embodiments include an actuation-module flex circuit hybrid structure. In some embodiments, the hybrid structures may include different portions that share multiple layers of a plurality of stacked layers. In some embodiments, one portion of a hybrid structure may include one or more layers that are different from the layers in another portion of the hybrid structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Himesh Patel, Kai Min, Phillip R. Sommer
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Patent number: 11788851Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays suggested routes based on the characteristics of respective vehicles. In some embodiments, an electronic device receives data for respective vehicles from a source external to the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device anonymizes a vehicle identifier and determines customized suggested routes using the anonymized vehicle identifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yun Jae Kim, Brian J. Andrich, Ting-Yuan Wu, Christopher Y. Tremblay, Sean M. Meiners, Brandon J. Van Ryswyk, Song Yang, Jin'ao Zhong, Kun Chen, Amanda Y. Miyahira
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Publication number: 20230328418Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Daniel R. Bloom, Jason J. LeBlanc, Phillip Qian
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Publication number: 20230328606Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising: performing, based on a command for a handover (HO) with a primary secondary cell (PSCell), an HO of a target primary cell (PCell) and an addition of a target PSCell; and adjusting a radio frequency (RF) for the HO of the target PCell according to a reference signal (RS) occasion for the HO of the target PCell, and an RF for the addition of the target PSCell according to an RS occasion for the addition of the target PSCell.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jie Cui, Qiming Li, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Manasa Raghavan, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang, Zhibin Wu
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Publication number: 20230328373Abstract: Some embodiments include a camera voice coil motor (VCM) actuator that includes an additive coil structure for shifting a lens along one or multiple axes. The additive coil structure may include a base portion configured to couple with a lens carrier and at least partially surround a perimeter of the lens carrier. In various examples, the additive coil structure may include folded portions that individually include a respective coil that is located proximate a respective magnet. According to various embodiments, the additive coil structure may be formed using an additive process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Douglas S. Brodie, Aurelien R. Hubert, Scott W. Miller, Shashank Sharma
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Publication number: 20230320605Abstract: An example technique may include tracking motion of a user wearing the wearable device using at least first sensors of one or more sensors of the wearable device. The technique may also include tracking a physical state of the user using at least second sensors of the one or more sensors of the wearable device. The technique may also include determining whether an application of the wearable device has been launched. The technique may also include determining an action category of the user based at least in part on at least one of the motion of the user, the physical state of the user, or whether the application has been launched. The technique may also include collecting heartrate data of the user. The technique may also include categorizing the heartrate data based at least in part on the determined action category.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christian Schroeder, Divya Padmanabhan, Erno H. Klaassen, Evan R. Doll, Ian R. Shapiro, Jay Kriz Blahnik, Roxanne B. Brittain, Stephen J. Waydo, Joefrey S. Kibuule, Alexa VanHattum
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Publication number: 20230328655Abstract: An approach is described for a dynamic off period of a base station within a wireless communication environment and a process for notifying a UE of the same. In a first scenario, the DCI message is modified with newly-defined values indicative of the different power saving states (i.e., “dynamic off states”) of the base station. These power saving states may defined as suspending one or both of downlink transmission and uplink reception. In another scenario, a new notification message is defined. In either case, the notification signal may also include cell and/or beam specific parameters as well as an application delay that defines a start time of the dynamic off period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sigen YE, Yushu ZHANG, Chunhai YAO, Hong HE, Wei ZENG, Dawei ZHANG, Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN, Oghenekome OTERI, Chunxuan YE
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Patent number: 11785392Abstract: A transducer assembly comprising: a magnet motor assembly comprising a first magnet plate and a second magnet plate arranged along an axis, a first support plate positioned between inward facing surfaces of the first magnet plate and the second magnet plate, a second support plate positioned along an outward facing surface of the first magnet plate to form a first magnetic gap between the first support plate and the second support plate, and a third support plate positioned along an outward facing surface of the second magnet plate to form a second magnetic gap between the first support plate and the third support plate; a voice coil coupled to the magnet motor assembly, wherein the voice coil is positioned around the first support plate and within the first magnetic gap and the second magnetic gap; and a piston coupled to the voice coil, wherein the piston is operable to vibrate in a direction parallel to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rebecca J. Mikolajczyk, Onur I. Ilkorur, David S. Wilkes, Jr., Christopher Wilk, Michael J. Newman
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Patent number: 11785277Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates techniques and user interfaces for transmitting audio using a computer system in accordance with some embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher John Sanders, Dennis S. Park
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Patent number: D1001830Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kevin Will Chen, Andrew Patrick Clymer, Aurelio Guzmán, Aaron Mathew Melim, Jacob Weiss