Patents Assigned to Apple
  • SENSING BEAM DETERMINATION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM
    Publication number: 20230130264
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing techniques for a use equipment (UE) to determine, based on a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, a sensing beam to wirelessly communicate with a base station over a channel in an unlicensed spectrum. The UE can receive, using a receiving beam, control information including a TCI state, determine a sensing beam indicated by the TCI state included in the control information, sense a channel occupancy of the channel between the UE and the base station by performing Clear Channel Assessment using the sensing beam. Furthermore, the UE can determine, based on the channel occupancy, whether the channel is free to be utilized for communication by the UE using the sensing beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Huaning NIU, Chunxuan YE, Dawei ZHANG, Haitong SUN, Hong HE, Oghenekome OTERI, Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN, Wei ZENG, Weidong YANG, Yushu ZHANG
  • ACCESSORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING ENVIRONMENT MODEL
    Publication number: 20230127500
    Abstract: Controllers can be used to control the operation of various accessories. A group of accessories can be organized into an accessory network that can facilitate coordinated control of multiple accessories. The accessory network can be organized according to an environment model that can include a hierarchical representation of a physical environment where accessories are present. The environment model can be synchronized across different controllers that have access to the accessories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Burks, Anush G. Nadathur, Srinivas Rama, Kevin P. McLaughlin, Joe Abuan, Harlan Haskins
  • CONTROL CHANNEL AND REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20230128513
    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: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: 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
  • Mapping application with transit mode
    Patent number: 11635302
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a mapping application that displays a transit map including a group of transit lines. The mapping application receives a request to display a transit route in the transit map. The mapping application also, in response to the received request, displays the transit route by modifying portions of transit lines along the route to emphasize the portions of the transit lines while modifying other transit lines not along the route to de-emphasize the transit lines not along the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Justin O'Beirne, Eleanor Cady Wachsman, Nathaniel V. Kelso, Aaron A. Reiner
  • Voltage regulator circuit
    Patent number: 11635778
    Abstract: A voltage regulator circuit is disclosed. The voltage regulator includes a feedback circuit configured to generate a feedback signal based on a voltage level present on a regulated power supply node. A comparison circuit is arranged to generate an error signal based on the feedback signal and a reference voltage level. A compensation circuit is configured to modify the error signal, based on a routing impedance coupled between the regulated supply voltage node and a load circuit, to generate a control circuit. An output circuit of the voltage regulator is configured to source current to the regulated power supply node based on the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjie Jiang, Pablo Moreno-Galbis, Stanley Bo-Ting Wang
  • Device, method, and graphical user interface for adjusting touch activation regions associated with selectable user interface elements
    Patent number: 11635826
    Abstract: A device displays a first selectable user interface (UI) element associated with a first touch activation region. The device detects a change of movement of the display. In response to the change of movement, the device adjusts the first touch activation region to encompass a new area. The new area is at least partially different from the first touch activation region prior to the change of movement and is based on the change of the movement. After detecting the change of movement, the device detects a touch input. In accordance with a determination that the touch input is detected within the adjusted first touch activation region, the device performs a user interface operation associated with the first selectable UI element. In accordance with a determination that the touch input is detected outside the adjusted first touch activation region, the device forgoes performance of the user interface operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Glenn Wolters
  • Self-calibration for implicit beamforming
    Patent number: 11637640
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured to perform self-calibration. The UE includes a first radio configured to perform implicit beamforming and further configured to transmit and receive signals during the calibration procedure. The UE further includes a first plurality of antennas communicatively coupled to the first radio, a second radio configured to transmit and receive signals during the calibration procedure and at least one second antenna communicatively coupled to the second radio. The calibration procedure includes the second radio transmitting a tone signal over the calibration frequency and a first antenna of the first radio receiving the tone signal and a second antenna of the first radio receiving the tone signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Bai, Wassim El-Hassan, Linchao Liao, Ding Nie
  • Handheld electronic device
    Patent number: 11637919
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing member defining a first portion of an exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a first portion of an exterior rear surface of the portable electronic device, at least a portion of an exterior side surface of the portable electronic device, a recess along an interior side of the housing member, and a ledge feature along the interior side of the housing member. The device also includes a top module coupled to the housing member and including a front cover defining a second portion of the exterior front surface of the portable electronic device, a display stack attached to the front cover, and a frame member extending at least partially around a periphery of the display stack and set apart from a surface of the recess by a gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: John J. Baker, Eric W. Bates, Lucy E. Browning, Kodiak Burke, Benjamin S. Bustle, Trent Canales, Tyler B. Cater, Sawyer I. Cohen, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Michael Firka, Kevin M. Froese, Jun Sik Ham, Matthew D. Hill, Hugh J. Jay, Benjamin J. Kallman, Paul U. Leutheuser, Matthew W. Miller, Michael K. Mondry, Donald J. Parr, Benjamin J. Pope, Matthew P. Rao, Griffin Schmitt, Allegra Shum, Christopher R. Xydis, Luman Zhang, Yaocheng Zhang, Zhipeng Zhang, Xiao Ying Zhao
  • Application and system providing indoor searching of a venue
    Patent number: 11635303
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can provide a map application providing a representation of a physical structure of venues (e.g., shopping centers, airports) identified by the application. The application can provide an inside view of the venue, which is accessible by other applications and programs on the user's device. Thus, whether intended or not, search results that are identified by the map application as having an inside view of the venue are also presented on a graphical user interface along with typical search results from the other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan D. Shelby, Megan M. Frost, Jae Woo Chang, Brett L. Lareau, Ryan W. Apuy, Sean P. O'Brien, YunJae Kim
  • Selective peer synchronization with mutual services
    Patent number: 11638229
    Abstract: In some embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with neighboring mobile stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a mechanism for a device to perform selective synchronization (or cluster merging) with one or more neighboring peer devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrie Kurian, Peter N. Heerboth, Yong Liu
  • Device and method for synchronous beam switching
    Patent number: 11637602
    Abstract: Devices for and methods of synchronous beam refinement using a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS) are generally described. In one example embodiment, a UE receives BRRS information indicating switching of a Tx beam. The UE then uses this information to switch an associated Rx beam. In some embodiments, timing information is used to match the switching times. In some embodiments, DCI and CSI-RS operations are used to determine switching for the synchronous beam refinement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wenting Chang, Yuan Zhu, Yushu Zhang, Gang Xiong, Huaning Niu
  • Techniques for anonymized searching of medical providers
    Patent number: 11636163
    Abstract: A server may maintain information about entities such as medical entities. A user device can send search queries to the server to obtain information about a particular medical entity. The server and/or the user device may maintain information relating to the particular medical entity in a manner that a relationship between the particular medical entity and the user device can be obfuscated from the server. By doing so, privacy of a user of the user device can be protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Pennell, Jorge F. Pozas Trevino, Sean R. Moore, Sami Shaio, Sangeeth Sridharan
  • Discontinuous reception (DRX) enhancements in LTE systems
    Patent number: 11638170
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for providing DRX enhancements in LTE systems are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a system control module is provided for controlling communications via a communications interface. A processor is coupled to the system control module and is arranged to implement an inactivity timer and an on-duration timer for determining an active time for monitoring subframes on the physical downlink control channel for control signals, the processor further monitoring subframes after the active time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Youn Hyoung Heo, Yujian Zhang, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Core network design for mission-critical IoT
    Patent number: 11638135
    Abstract: Described is a Logical Network Controller (LNC) operable to communicate with a User Equipment (UE) on a wireless network. The LNC may be operable to process connection request transmissions from the UE requesting a connection with an application service, such as a Mission-Critical Internet-of-Things (MC-IoT) service, to determine a Connection-specific Application Server Instance (CASI) for the application service, and to generate connection response transmissions for the UE carrying a connection-specific source IP address corresponding to the UE and a connection-specific destination IP address corresponding to the CASI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Mamunur Rashid, S. M. Iftekharul Alam, Ching-Yu Liao
  • Interpolation method and apparatus for arithmetic functions
    Patent number: 11636176
    Abstract: An interpolation circuit included in a computer system may receive an operand that includes a plurality of bits occupying respective ones of a plurality of ordered bit positions, and generate multiple conditionally-negated values of respective portions of the operand starting at corresponding bit positions. The interpolation circuit may combine the operand and the plurality of conditionally-negated values to generate an approximation of a result of an arithmetic operation performed on the operand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Athas, Zaid M. Nadeem, Tetiana Parshakova
  • Electronic optical sensing device
    Patent number: 11635786
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing that includes an optically transparent component. First and second light emitters can be positioned in the internal volume defined by the housing. A light detector can be positioned in the internal volume and can be optically isolated from the first and second light emitters within the internal volume. An opaque material can be disposed on the optically transparent component and can be positioned to inhibit light emitted from the second light emitter from reaching the light detector and to allow light emitted from the first light emitter to reach the light detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ueyn L. Block, Devon K. Copeland, Guocheng Shao, Vivek Venugopal
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D984461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Woo Chang, Nathan De Vries, Marcel Van Os
  • Electronic device with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D984471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley William Griffin, Richard D. Lyons, Christopher Daryl Soli
  • Electronic device with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D984472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Lee Coffman, Alan C. Dye, Thalia Jimena Echevarria Fiol, Robert Garcia, III, Stephen O. Lemay, Bon Min, Marcel van Os, Marcos A. Weskamp, Christopher I. Wilson, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with icon
    Patent number: D984476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Lyons, Aled Williams, Christopher I. Wilson