Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Publication number: 20230090971
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are provided for exiting conditional handovers and for estimating a user equipment mobility state. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Candy YIU, Ansab ALI
  • Publication number: 20230093120
    Abstract: The present application relates to synchronization signal transmission using multiple beams. In an example, a network node may support M beams covering M areas. However, only K<M beams may be used at any time for transmission of synchronization signals. Accordingly, the network node cycles through the K beams allocated to synchronization signal transmission, whereby a synchronization signal is transmitted on K spatially-multiplexed and simultaneously-active beams to reach K coverage areas during a first time period, then next K coverage areas during a second time period, and so on until all of the M coverage areas are reached to restart the cycle. A UE is located in only one coverage area, and would see the synchronization signal beam once during a period of time equal to the time needed to cycle through the M coverage areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Idan Bar-Sade, Ajay Panchal, Christian W. Mucke, Lakshmi Iyer, Matthew N. Ettus, Sree Ram Kodali
  • Publication number: 20230092927
    Abstract: A method of generating a calibration factor is described. In an example, the method may include establishing a wireless communication connection with a fitness machine. The method may also include obtaining first machine data from the fitness machine. The first machine data may specify a type of the fitness machine. The method may also include initiating a workout session on the wearable computer based on the first machine data. During the workout session, the method may also include obtaining sensor data, obtaining second machine data, and determining the calibration factor based on the second machine data and the sensor data. The method may also include generating a workout session summary based on the calibration factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Blahnik, Meghna Lav, Aidan O`Loan, Jorge Morinigo, Gordon Scott, Siji Rachel Tom, Kevin Sheridan, Craig Dooley, Chen Ganir, Catherine B. B. Morrison, Kevin M. Lynch
  • Publication number: 20230088030
    Abstract: Embodiments describe an eartip including an eartip body having an attachment end and an interfacing end opposite from the attachment end. The eartip body can include an inner eartip body having a sidewall extending between the interfacing end and the attachment end, the sidewall defining a channel and having a first thickness near the attachment end and a second thickness different from the first thickness at the interfacing end. The eartip can also include an attachment structure coupled to the inner eartip body at the attachment end, the attachment structure having an inner surface and an outer surface. The attachment structure can include an upper region interfacing with the sidewall and defining discrete through-holes, a lower region below the upper region where the inner surface defines a plurality of recesses positioned around the lower region, and a mesh extending across the channel and into the upper region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sean T. McIntosh, Jason C. Della Rosa, Samuel G. Parker, Benjamin A. Cousins, Ethan L. Huwe
  • Publication number: 20230085657
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for address changing schemes for a multi-link device in a wireless communications system. Some embodiments include a privacy enhanced (PE) access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) that includes one or more affiliated APs operating on different links. The PE AP MLD can generate a first randomized OTA MLD address based at least on the MLD address of the PE AP MLD for a first affiliated PE AP (PE AP1). The PE AP MLD can transmit a first data transmission using the first OTA MLD address where the first data transmission includes an encrypted aggregated MAC service data unit (A-MSDU) subframe that includes the MLD address. The PE AP MLD can correlate the MLD address of the PE AP MPL with multiple addresses comprising: the first OTA MLD, a unique MLD address, and a Media Access Control (MAC) service access point (SAP) MLD address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20230088498
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for a satellite device that can be associated with a user account of a minor aged (e.g., child or adolescent) user that does not have a smartphone that can be used as a companion device to the satellite device. The satellite device can be configured to be used as a primary device, without reliance upon a paired smartphone. Certain information can be synchronized with the satellite device via the association with the family account. During initial configuration, a set of cryptographic keys can be generated to associate the account of the satellite device with the set of accounts in the family. The satellite device can then access calendars, media, or other data that is shared with user accounts within a family of user accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitry V. Belov, Justin K. Bennett, David S. Clark, Kalyan C. Gopavarapu, David G. Knipp, Robert F. Lee, Sudhakar N. Mambakkam, Nagarjuna Thottempudi, Tyler D. Hawkins, Reed E. Olsen, Paul W. Salzman
  • Patent number: 11611475
    Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate EC (Edge Computing) in connection with 5GC (Fifth Generation Core Network) system architecture. Various embodiments can facilitate one or more of: (1) providing the location of one or more UPFs (User Plane Functions) associated with at least one AS (Application Server) to a non-3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) EC management system; (2) providing the location of at least one AS associated with one or more UPFs to a 3GPP management system; and/or (3) establishing a relation between one or more UPFs and at least one AS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Yizhi Yao
  • Patent number: 11609878
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system on a chip (SOC) comprises a semiconductor die on which circuitry is formed, wherein the circuitry comprises a memory controller circuit and a plurality of networks formed from a plurality of individual network component circuits. The memory controller includes a PIO message control circuit that is configured to receive PIO messages addressed to individual network component circuits and determine whether to send the PIO messages to the individual network component circuits based on determine whether previous PIO messages are pending for the individual network component circuits. The PIO message control circuit is configured to delay a first PIO message at the PIO message control circuit in response to determining that previous PIO message is pending for the addressee of the first PIO message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Kolor, Oren Bar, Ilya Granovsky
  • Patent number: 11611132
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a battery that includes a battery cap with one or more cut-out sections. The battery cap may be used to at least partially cover a circuit board that is proximate an end of a battery cell. In various examples, the cut-out sections may be configured to accommodate one or more cell tabs of the battery that protrude above the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Wilson, Charles H. Laird
  • Patent number: 11609678
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents media items from different media applications in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates browsing of media from different media applications based on category of media (e.g., movies, television shows, etc.). In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates setup of a unified media browsing application that presents media items from different media applications in a unified media browsing user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays multiple episodes of a collection of episodic content (e.g., a television series) in a user interface for the collection of episodic content. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays representations of, and provides access to, live-event media items accessible on the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander W. Johnston, Dennis S. Park, Tito Lloyd Balsamo, Jonathan Lochhead, Yesmeen El-Shafey, Graham R. Clarke, Peter D. Anton, Jennifer L. C. Folse, William M. Bachman, Stephen O. Lemay, Gregg Suzuki, Alan C. Dye, Jeff Tan-Ang
  • Patent number: 11609603
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing. The housing may be characterized by a vertical axis and may have housing structures such as cylindrical housing structures with a cylindrical surface. A speaker may be mounted in the housing to provide sound through openings in the housing structures. A visual output device may be mounted in the housing to provide light through openings in the housing structures. The visual output device may include an electrophoretic display, a light-emitting diode display, or other display with an array of pixels that display images or may include other components for emitting light. During operation, voice commands may be received by a microphone in the device and action taken based on the commands and other information. The action taken may include playing sound with the speaker and providing visual output with the visual output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Jie Gu
  • Patent number: 11610065
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. For example, a first message is received, wherein a semantic representation of the first message is obtained. In accordance with a determination that the semantic representation of the first message is within a predefined distance of a stored semantic representation, one or more stored reply message representations within the predefined distance of the semantic representation of the first message are identified. The one or more stored reply message representations may correspond to one or more messages previously sent, by a user of the electronic device, in response to a previously received second message. The second message may be semantically similar to the first message. One or more reply messages are provided based on the one or more identified reply message representations, wherein the one or more reply message suggestions are provided as suggested responses to the first message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Seth J. Hildick-Smith, Darwin Vickers, Muuo Wambua
  • Patent number: 11611742
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: generating a merge candidate list of a current block; selecting one merge candidate from merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; and performing motion compensation of the current block on the basis of motion information of the selected merge candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 11609640
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device provides efficient user interfaces for searching for and/or entering emojis into a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Karan Misra, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Patent number: 11610397
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of generating a plane hypothesis is performed by a device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and a scene camera. The method includes obtaining an image of a scene including a plurality of pixels. The method includes obtaining a plurality of points of a point cloud based on the image of the scene. The method includes obtaining an object classification set based on the image of the scene. Each element of the object classification set includes a plurality of pixels respectively associated with a corresponding object in the scene. The method includes detecting a plane within the scene by identifying a subset of the plurality of points of the point cloud that correspond to a particular element of the object classification set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Ulbricht, Angela Blechschmidt, Mohammad Haris Baig, Tanmay Batra, Eshan Verma, Amit Kumar KC
  • Patent number: 11611715
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method is performed at a device with a processor, non-transitory memory, and an event camera including pixel sensors distributed across an area. The method includes converting an event stream from a pixel sensor over a first time period into event frames by dividing the first time period into sub-periods, and binning pixel events of the event stream, where each of the sub-periods is associated with a frame sub-period identifier. The method further includes addressing the pixel sensors by sub-dividing the area into tiles, where each of the tiles includes a grouping of the pixel sensors, and a tile address of a particular pixel sensor is a combination of a tile identifier and a position locator of the particular pixel sensor. The method further includes encoding the pixel events as a function of a tile address, a frame sub-period identifier, and a brightness indicator value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Aleksandr M. Movshovich
  • Patent number: 11609898
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for ensuring consistent metadata across computing devices. In one example, a user device of a plurality of user devices receives a manifest that includes first metadata associated with a file system update of a file system of the user device. The user device generates second metadata of the file system based on performing the file system update. The user device then generates a dictionary based on comparing metadata records of the first metadata with metadata records of the second metadata. The dictionary may indicate a difference between at least one metadata record of the first metadata and at least one metadata record of the second metadata. The user device then updates the second metadata of the file system to match the first metadata based at least in part on the difference indicated by the dictionary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Meha N. Desai, Eric B. Tamura
  • Patent number: 11611376
    Abstract: In NR, a gNB utilizes multiple antennas and beam forming techniques for downlink transmissions to UEs. Described herein are methods and apparatus by which a UE measures the quality of multiple directional beams received from a gNB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hua Li, Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang, Manasa Raghavan
  • Patent number: D981143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Gorman, Manuel Reza, Federico F. Tio, Kevin Fenton Smeds, Edmond Kuan
  • Patent number: D981264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniele De Iuliis, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Joe Sung Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer