Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Publication number: 20230062363
    Abstract: Techniques for ranging for a mobile device with one or more electronic devices using communication circuitry implementing a wireless protocol can include storing a schedule for a plurality of communication sessions. The technique can include broadcasting the advertising packets during a selected number of available time slots of a second time period, the advertising packets including information about the schedule for the plurality of communication sessions. After broadcasting an advertising packet during a selected time slot, the technique can include entering a reduced power state for the communication circuitry until a subsequent advertising packet is sent or a subsequent first time period for communicating the ranging packets as specified by the schedule. The technique can include exiting the reduced power state for the communication circuitry prior to the subsequent first time period. The technique can include transmitting a ranging packet via the wireless protocol according to the schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Robert Golshan, Adwait N. Dongare, Robert W. Brumley
  • Publication number: 20230068265
    Abstract: Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a base station, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to enter a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode. The processor is further configured to measure at least one cell of a set of cells in a sleep period, wherein the sleep period is indicated in a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration message received from the base station. The processor is further configured to receive a UE information request from the base station responsive to entering an RRC connected mode and transmit results of the measurement to the base station responsive to the UE information request to enable faster carrier addition by a network the UE connects to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay VENKATARAMAN, Li SU, Muthukumaran DHANAPAL
  • Publication number: 20230067109
    Abstract: Embodiments include an asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP) system having two or more central processing unit (CPU) clusters of a first core type and a CPU cluster of a second core type. Some embodiments include determining a control effort for an active thread group, and assigning the thread group to a first performance island according to the control effort range of the first performance island. The first performance island can include a first CPU cluster of the first core type, where a second performance island includes a second CPU cluster of the first core type, where the second performance island corresponds to a different control effort range than the first performance island. Some embodiments include assigning the first CPU cluster as a preferred CPU cluster of the first thread group, and transmitting a first signal identifying the first CPU cluster as the preferred CPU cluster assigned to the first thread group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan R. HINCH, John G. DORSEY, Ronit BANERJEE, Kushal DALMIA, Daniel A. CHIMENE, Jaidev P. PATWARDHAN
  • Publication number: 20230067375
    Abstract: The present application relates to acquiring system information. In an example, a network can transmit instances of a same system information on multiple SSB beams. A UE can select a set of the SSB beams for system information acquisition. Soft decoding information, such as LLR, from the decoding of the instances received on the selected SSB beams is combined to decode and acquire the system information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Siri Gowtham, Hongbo Yan
  • Publication number: 20230069750
    Abstract: Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a base station, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to enter a radio resource control (RRC) inactive mode and camp on a first cell. The processor is further configured to detect an out of service (OOS) status and set a RAN-based notification area (RNA) parameter, wherein the UE refrains from discarding an access stratum (AS) inactive context based on the RNA parameter. The processor is further configured to camp on a second cell and transmit a message to the base station to report an RNA update responsive to camping on the second cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Kumar SINGH, Avinash VENUGOPAL, Xiaolin ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20230060887
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing address and parameter modifications for an access point (AP) and/or a station (STA). Some aspects of this disclosure relate to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a transceiver and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to communicate, using the transceiver, with a second electronic device that is associated with the electronic device using a first address and a first parameter of the electronic device. The processor is further configured to determine a second address and a second parameter for the electronic device, where the second address is different from the first address and the second parameter is different from the first parameter. The processor is further configured to communicate with the second electronic device using the second address and the second parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Charles F. DOMINGUEZ, Su Khiong YONG, Yong LIU, Daniel R. BORGES, Elliot S. BRIGGS, Sidharth R. THAKUR, Jarkko L. KNECKT
  • Publication number: 20230066493
    Abstract: Some aspects relate to apparatuses and methods for selecting a receiving beam based on hybrid channel based beamforming and codebook based beamforming. A user equipment (UE) can determine, based on a first measurement related to signal to noise ratio (SNR) and predetermined threshold values, whether the UE is in a low SNR state. If the UE is in a low SRN state, the UE can derive an estimated channel covariance matrix RCH for channels at a set of antenna elements of the UE based on channel based beamforming (CHBF). Afterwards, a set of test beams {0, . . . Ntest?1} is selected based on the channel covariance matrix RCH, and a set of codebook measurement beams is further selected based on the set of test beams. A receiving beam is selected based on a set of measurements performed on the set of codebook measurement beams at the measurement opportunity for codebook based beamforming (CBBF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Franz J. EDER, Adrian Carlos Loch NAVARRO, Andre JANSSEN, Holger NEUHAUS, Kenan KOCAGOEZ
  • Publication number: 20230067433
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20230067545
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to perform CSI-reporting. In an example, a BWP includes “M” subbands and is configured to the UE. The UE can process “Kc” CSI-RS samples to generate “M” subband CSI reports, where “Kc>M.” The UE determines what number of CSI-RS samples to use per subband based on the channel information of the BWP, where this number can vary between the subbands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ghaith N. Hattab, Louay Jalloul, Ismael Gutierrez Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20230068475
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for facilitating frequency hopping for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communications in 5G wireless communication systems. When inter-slot and/or inter-repetition frequency hopping is used, user equipment (UE) may transmit a first portion of symbols in a first slot using a first transmission frequency indicated by a frequency domain resource allocation. The UE may transmit a second portion of symbols in a second slot using a second offset frequency. When intra-repetition frequency hopping is used and the symbols are segmented, the UE may disable the intra-repetition frequency hopping and transmit the segmented portion of symbols using a particular transmission frequency indicated by the frequency domain resource allocation. When intra-repetition frequency hopping is used and the symbols are non-segmented, the UE may apply frequency hopping to divide a portion of symbols for transmission within a repetition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong YANG, Amir FARAJIDANA, Chunhai YAO, Chunxuan YE, Dawei ZHANG, Haitong SUN, Hong HE, Jie CUI, Oghenekome OTERI, Ruoheng LIU, Wei ZENG, Yang TANG, Yuchul KIM, Yushu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230063242
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for determining a capability of a UE for supporting vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication over a PC5 interface, and determining at least a V2X policy and V2X parameters for the UE based on the capability of the UE for supporting V2X communication. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Changhong SHAN
  • Patent number: 11594849
    Abstract: High-speed connectors that save space in an electronic device, are simple to connect, and are readily manufactured. One example can provide a high-speed connector having high-speed connections. The high-speed connections can be integrated with low-speed connections in a board-to-board structure to save space in an electronic device. An example can provide high-speed connections that are simple to connect. The board-to-board structure can include a board-to-board plug, where each high-speed connection includes a high-speed contact having a lateral portion. The lateral portion can include right-angle tabs to guide a central conductor of a coaxial cable. The central conductor of each coaxial cable can be soldered to a corresponding lateral portion. Ground contacts for the board-to-board plug can include crimping portions to connect to an outer shield of each coaxial cable. These high-speed connectors can be readily manufactured by utilizing stamped contacts and molded housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jason S. Sloey, Ibuki Kamei, Timothy B. Ogilvie, Daniel C. Wagman, Eric S. Jol
  • Patent number: 11595093
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving testing and/or calibration efficiency of radio frequency system. In some embodiments, a testing system includes a beamformer radio frequency system, in which the beamformer radio frequency system includes first transceiver circuitry and a first plurality of antennas coupled to the first transceiver circuitry, a beamformee radio frequency system, in which the beamformee radio frequency system includes second transceiver circuitry and a second plurality of antennas coupled to the second transceiver circuitry, one or more wired connections coupled between the first transceiver circuitry of the beamformer radio frequency system and the second transceiver circuitry of the beamformee radio frequency system, in which each of the one or more wired connections bypasses the first plurality of antennas of the first radio frequency system and the second plurality of antennas of the second radio frequency system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mik V H Cohen, Ran Shimon, Shay Gershoni
  • Patent number: 11593797
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to authentication using public key encryption. In one embodiment, a computing device includes a secure circuit, a processor, and memory. The secure circuit is configured to generate a public key pair usable to authenticate a user of the computing device. The memory has program instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to cause the computing device to perform operations including authenticating the user with a server system by sending authentication information supplied by the user. The operations further include, in response to the server system verifying the authentication information, receiving a first token usable to register the public key pair with the server system and sending, to the server system, a request to register the public key pair for authenticating the user. In such an embodiment, the request includes the first token and identifies a public key of the public key pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Libor Sykora, Delfin J. Rojas, Paul J. Sholtz, Erika Misaki, Shiva Krovi, Lawrence Aung, Julien Lerouge
  • Patent number: 11592870
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing at least partially defining an internal volume and an exterior surface of the electronic device. The electronic device can also include a display assembly including a display layer, a substrate disposed below the display layer, and a substantially continuous sheet of conductive material disposed on the substrate, the sheet of conductive material covering substantially an entire surface of the substrate. A transparent cover can overlie the display assembly and can be affixed to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael R. Parker, YoungHoon Kim, Eric T. Chiang, Maegan K. Spencer
  • Patent number: 11593106
    Abstract: Vector sort circuits that can be used to accelerate sorting operations in a vector processor. When a new data element is received, the vector sort circuit can read multiple existing data elements from a vector-sort database in parallel, compare metrics of the existing data elements to a metric of the new data element, and output updated data elements to the vector-sort database based on the metrics. Depending on implementation, the vector-sort database can be maintained in sorted order, or the data elements can have assigned ranks indicating the sort order and the elements need not be stored in sorted order. A vector sort circuit can be incorporated into a vector sort functional unit of a microprocessor, and the instruction set of the microprocessor can include instructions that are executed by the vector sort functional unit using the vector sort circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: On Wa Yeung, Seydou N. Ba
  • Patent number: 11593082
    Abstract: The subject technology provides a portion of the functionality of an application on an electronic device on which the application is not installed. The portion of the functionality of the application is provided by a clip of the application that can be obtained, installed, and launched on the user device, at the time the functionality is desired by a user, and without authenticating information for the user. The clip of the application can provide the user with access to a purchase function, an ordering function, or any other sub-function of the application. When the application itself is installed on the device, the clip of the application can be deleted while preserving access, by the application, to data generated on the device by the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Reza Abbasian, Steven J. Falkenburg, Yongjun Zhang, Charles H. Ying, Nyla Khan, Grant Ritchie, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Patent number: 11593995
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for generating variations of an object. In various implementations, a device includes a display, a non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the display and the non-transitory memory. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a request to populate an environment with variations of an object characterized by at least one visual property. In some implementations, the method includes generating the variations of the object by assigning corresponding values for the at least one visual property based on one or more distribution criterion. In some implementations, the method includes displaying the variations of the object in the setting in order to satisfy a presentation criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Stuart Hari Ferguson, Richard Ignatius Punsal Lozada, James Graham McCarter
  • Patent number: D979581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bas Ording, Raymond Sepulveda
  • Patent number: RE49437
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Craig M. Stanley, Simon K. Porter, John H. Sheerin, Glenn K. Trainer, Jason C. Della Rosa, Ethan L. Huwe, Sean T. McIntosh, Erik L. Wang, Christopher J. Stringer, Molly J. Anderson