Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11615746Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Shih Chang Chang, Shinya Ono
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Patent number: 11614739Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle. In one implementation, the autonomous vehicle is navigated towards a flow of traffic with a first gap between first and second vehicles and a second gap following the second vehicle. A motion plan for directing the autonomous vehicle into the flow of traffic at an interaction zone is generated based on whether an ability of the autonomous vehicle to enter the interaction zone at the second gap exceeds a confidence threshold. The autonomous vehicle is autonomously navigated into the flow of traffic at the first gap when the confidence threshold is exceeded. The motion plan forgoes navigation of the autonomous vehicle into the flow of traffic at the first and second gaps when the ability of the autonomous vehicle to enter the interaction zone at the second gap does not exceed the confidence threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ujjwal Das Gupta, Sandip Aine, Martin Levihn, Trevor P. Barron, Jamie R. Lesser
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Publication number: 20230089319Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for address changing schemes in a wireless communications system. Some embodiments include an access point (AP) that can establish two or more address profiles with a station (STA), establish a schedule for switching from a first address profile to a second address profile, where the first and second address profiles are of the two or more address profiles, and transmit a first data transmission using the first address profile. Some embodiments include switching from the first address profile to the second address profile based on the schedule, and transmitting a second data transmission using the second address profile. The schedule can be based on a randomized time synchronization function (TSF). The AP can establish a joint algorithm with the STA, and use the joint algorithm determine the first and the second address profiles as well as transition times for the schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jarkko L. KNECKT, Aniruddha S. DIWAN, Charles F. DOMINGUEZ, Debashis DASH, Elliot S. BRIGGS, Matthew L. SEMERSKY, Noam GINSBURG, Sidharth R. THAKUR, Veerendra BOODANNAVAR, Welly KASTEN, Nathan A. KRALIAN, Daniel R. BORGES, Oren SHANI, Su Khiong YONG, Yang YU, Yoel BOGER, Yong LIU
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Publication number: 20230090151Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components related to a direct detection and photonics receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bertram R. Gunzelmann, Zdravko Boos
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Publication number: 20230092882Abstract: Techniques are provided for implementing a cell selection procedure to get a user equipment (UE) into service on prioritized RAT after an out-of-service detection. For example, some aspects of this disclosure relate to a method including determining, by a user equipment (UE), whether the UE has a loss of service, and in response to determining that the UE has the loss of service, initiating an initial cell selection (ICS) and starting a timer. The method further includes determining whether a suitable cell is identified during the ICS and determining whether the timer has expired. The method further includes, in response to determining that a suitable cell is not identified during the ICS and the timer has expired, pausing the ICS, and performing an intermediate stored information cell selection (ISICS) to identify a suitable cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Parvez SHEIKH, Prasad P. ASHTEKAR, Bernd H. KEMMER
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Publication number: 20230087707Abstract: The present application relates to scheduling SSB measurements on SSB beams. In an example, a base station can transmit SSBs on SSB beams that form a serving cell. Depending on an SSB measurement on one of the SSB beams, a UE can schedule an additional SSB measurement on this SSB beam only or schedule SSB measurements on the different SSB beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hongbo Yan, Amir Farajidana, Christian Hofmann, Dietmar Gradl
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Publication number: 20230092988Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to a peak power manager that includes a first power estimate accumulator circuit configured to receive one or more power estimates associated with one or more subsystems and to generate a first accumulated power estimate. The peak power manage can further include a first-in first-out (FIFO) storage circuit configured to store a plurality of first accumulated power estimates associated with a plurality of clock cycles corresponding to a moving time interval window. The peak power manager can further include a second power estimate accumulator circuit configured to accumulate the plurality of first accumulated power estimates to generate a second accumulated power estimate and a control circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Preethi Bhargavi SAMA, Richard H. LARSON, Shih-Chieh WEN, Srikanth BALASUBRAMANIAN
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Publication number: 20230089752Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide uplink spatial relation switch delay for an uplink spatial relation switch based at least in part on a pathloss reference signal associated with uplink spatial relation switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Dawei Zhang, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Panagiotis Botsinis, Sameh M. Eldessoki, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang
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Publication number: 20230087807Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for managing coexistence between two wireless communication devices. A method may include obtaining, by a communication device, protocol metadata corresponding to one or more communication protocols individually associated with respective activity identifiers. A request comprising an activity identifier may be received via a communication channel (e.g., a system power management interface). The protocol metadata corresponding to the activity identifier may be utilized to identify at least one of an action or a threshold which may then be performed and/or applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventor: Alon Paycher
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Publication number: 20230092789Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20230089326Abstract: An approach is described that includes receiving a CSI report, where the CSI report includes a channel quality indicator (CQI), a rank indicator (RI), and a precoding matrix indicator (PMI). The approach further includes constructing a precoding matrix based on a linear combination of a plurality of mutually orthogonal digital Fourier transformation (DFT) spatial beams, and determining a number of bits for the PMI of the precoding matrix. The approach also includes determining a space frequency matrix based, at least in part, on the number of bits for the PMI and the precoding matrix, and compressing the space frequency matrix. Finally, the approach includes determining a compressed PMI based, at least in part, on the space frequency matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Victor SERGEEV, Alexei DAVYDOV, Bishwarup MONDAL, Gregory MOROZOV, Dmitry DIKAREV
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Publication number: 20230087891Abstract: Methods and apparatus that can allow an electronic device housed in a protective accessory to communicate with another electronic device, and are readily manufactured. An example can provide a connector assembly that can include a number of top contacts electrically connected to a corresponding number of bottom contacts. The top contacts can be spaced at a first pitch while the bottom contacts can be spaced at a second pitch, the second pitch different than the first pitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Kinney, Mahmoud R. Amini
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Publication number: 20230088057Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide devices, methods, and computer-readable medium for secure frame management. The techniques disclosed herein provide an intelligent method for detecting triggering items in one or more frames of streaming video from an Internet Protocol camera. Upon detection, the camera transmits one or more frames of the video over a network to a computing device. Upon detecting a triggering item in a frame of the video stream, the computing device can begin a streaming session with a server and stream the one or more frames of video and accompanying metadata to the server. The frames, metadata, and associated keys can all be encrypted prior to streaming to the server. For each subsequent segment of video frames that includes the triggering item, the server can append the frames of that segment to the video clip in an encrypted container. Once the triggering item is no longer detected, the streaming session can be closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Anush G. Nadathur, Keith W. Rauenbuehler, Kenneth A. York, Varinder Singh, Nicholas M. Fraioli
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Publication number: 20230086121Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing transmission power control. Some aspects relate to an electronic device including a transceiver configured to communicate with a second electronic device and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to receive an identification information of the second electronic device and receive, from the second electronic device, at least one of a plurality of feedback signals. The plurality of feedback signals includes a first feedback signal generated based on a link quality query from the electronic device and a second feedback signal including an encoded channel status information embedded within an acknowledgment (ACK) frame from the second electronic device. Based on the received identification information and the at least one of the plurality of feedback signals, the processor is configured to adjust transmission power of a signal to be transmitted to the second electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Arun Vijayakumari MAHASENAN, Venkateswara Rao MANEPALLI, Sarvesh Kumar VARATHARAJAN, Yaranama Venkata Ramana DASS
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Publication number: 20230091119Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for high-throughput, low-power signaling.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sabine Roessel, Bernhard Raaf, Bertram R. Gunzelmann, Christian Drewes, Josef Hausner, Matthias Sauer, Zdravko Boos
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Publication number: 20230091575Abstract: Portable ear-worn acoustic devices having a wingtip anchor for improved anchoring for active users and to accommodate a wide range of ear sizes and shapes are provided herein. Such acoustic devices an include an earbud device body and a wingtip anchor that extends from an outer face of the device body. The wingtip anchor can include a base portion and a protruding portion that extends upwards and is angled or curved inwardly so as to engage the upper concha of the ear. The wingtip anchor can be flexible so that engagement of a distal portion of the anchor exerts an inwardly directed spring force on the device body to maintain the earbud device body within the ear. Such acoustic devices can further include a multi-function button that is integrated with the wingtip anchor such that the base portion of the wingtip anchor is a faceplate for the multi-function button.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vijay Karthik Koneru, Robert A. Boyd, Matthew Costello, Duy P. Le, Joseph F. Dembs, Guillaume Raoult, Elvin Chu, Christopher Kuh
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Publication number: 20230085782Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for the reselection of a Radio Access Technology (RAT) for a multi-mode user equipment (UE). A UE can determine that the UE camps on a first RAT for service by a first public land mobile network (PLMN) and that the UE camps on a second RAT for service by a second PLMN, and store information about the first RAT for the first PLMN. The UE can further determine whether there is a trigger event to enable the UE to switch from the second RAT to the first RAT. In response to a determination that there is the trigger event, the UE can determine whether a cell in the first RAT for the first PLMN is available for the UE to camp on to select the available cell in the first RAT to register the UE with the first PLMN.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Deepak DASH, Parvez SHEIKH, Prasad P. ASHTEKAR, Bernd H. KEMMER
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Publication number: 20230087280Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for determining and acknowledging transmission configuration indicator states.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang
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Publication number: 20230086511Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for reporting random access configuration information in wireless networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yuqin Chen, Dawei Zhang, Gurunadha Rao Kota, Haijing Hu, Siddharth Verma
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Publication number: 20230092305Abstract: A video encoding system in which pixel data is decomposed into frequency bands prior to encoding. The frequency bands are organized into blocks that are provided to a block-based encoder that encodes the blocks and passes the encoded blocks to a wireless interface that packetizes the blocks for transmittal over a wireless connection. The encoder may categorize the encoded frequency bands into multiple priority levels, and may tag each frequency block with metadata indicating the frequency band represented in the block, the priority of the frequency band, and timing information. The wireless interface may then transmit or drop packets according to the priority levels of the encoded frequency blocks in the packets and/or according to the timing information of the frequency blocks in the packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sorin C. Cismas, Jim C. Chou, Ling Su, Keangpo R. Ho