Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Publication number: 20230014343
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for remote interference management (RIM) in wireless networks, including RIM reference signals (RIM-RS) transmitted to assist victim radio access network (RAN) nodes to identify aggressor RAN nodes due to, for example, atmospheric ducting. The RIM-RS is also flexibly configured. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hassan GHOZLAN, Qian LI, Dawei YING, Geng WU
  • Publication number: 20230019339
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for the Embodiments discussed herein may relate to enhancements to radio link monitoring (RLM) for new radio (NR) systems. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Qiming LI, Hua LI, Manasa RAGHAVAN, Jie CUI, Yang TANG
  • Publication number: 20230019065
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a notification that a person is at a particular location. For example, a resident device may receive from a user device an image that shows a face of a first person, the image being captured by a first camera of the user device. The resident device may also receive, from another device having a second camera, a second image showing a portion of a face of a second person, the second camera having a viewable area showing a particular location. The resident device may determine a score indicating a level of similarity between a first set of characteristics associated with the face of the first person and a second set of characteristics associated with the face of a second person. The resident device may then provide to the user device a notification based on determining the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hendrik Dahlkamp, Vinay Sharma, Nitin Gupta, Floris Chabert, Andrew C. Edwards, Mitchell Williams, Jonghoon Jin, Nicholas M. Fraioli, Aravindhan K. Krishnan, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Publication number: 20230013117
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for determining whether to include a bodyprint in a cluster of bodyprints associated with a recognized person. For example, a device performs facial recognition to identify the identity of a first person. The device also identifies and stores physical characteristic information of the first person, the stored information associated with the identity of the first person based on the recognized face. Subsequently, the device receives a second video feed showing an image of a second person whose face is also determined to be recognized by the device. The device then generates a quality score for physical characteristics in the image of the user. The device can then add the image with the physical characteristics to a cluster of images associated with the person if the quality score is above a threshold, or discard the image if not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nitin Gupta, Jingwen Zhu, Jonghoon Jin, Andrew C. Edwards, Floris Chabert, Vinay Sharma, Hendrik Dahlkamp
  • Publication number: 20230013352
    Abstract: Approaches for display of a user input field on a data originating device during a data transfer are disclosed herein. The data originating device can be positioned within a proximity of a data receiving device to initiate a data transfer between the data originating device and the data receiving device. A secure channel may be established between the data originating device and the data receiving device to exchange information related to the user input field in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Andries van den Berg, Sebastien Fontaine, Varun A. Vora
  • Publication number: 20230014837
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a notification that a person is at a particular location. For example, a resident device may receive from a user device an image that shows a face of a first person, the image being captured by a first camera of the user device. The resident device may also receive, from another device having a second camera, a second image showing a portion of a face of a second person, the second camera having a viewable area showing a particular location. The resident device may determine a score indicating a level of similarity between a first set of characteristics associated with the face of the first person and a second set of characteristics associated with the face of a second person. The resident device may then provide to the user device a notification based on determining the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hendrik Dahlkamp, Vinay Sharma, Nitin Gupta, Floris Chabert, Andrew C. Edwards, Mitchell Williams, Jonghoon Jin, Nicholas M. Fraioli, Aravindhan K. Krishnan, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Publication number: 20230018011
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides enhanced financial statements such as credit statements that provide customized payment options to a customer that takes into account the total amount owed by the customer, and past payments made by the customer. The customized payment options are determined with the goal of providing more payment options that encourage financial health, while not overwhelming the customer with too many options or irrelevant options. The customized payment options can be displayed in an interactive user interface for paying a credit statement that can visually inform a user of the benefit of the respective payment options with respect to the impact of the respective payment option on the customer's financial health—at least as it pertains to a credit account for which the statement was issued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Melim, Christine A. Franco, Glen W. Steele, Mischa K. McLachlan, Michael Artemiw, Ashish C. Nagre, David T. Haggerty, Fadi S. Obeid, Katie M. McIndoe, Richard W. Heard, Rima Kakarla, Akila Suresh, Jarad M. Fisher
  • Publication number: 20230014473
    Abstract: A first user device may be used to request provisioning of a secure credential on a second user device. A provisioning system may facilitate the provisioning in a manner that ensures security and privacy of the requesting parties. The provisioning requests may be made using an application on the first user device such as a third-party application or using a web application via a browser. The credential may be added to a digital wallet on the second user device. The credential may be useable by the second user device to perform one or more contactless transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Morgan J. Grainger, Russell Fenenga, Brandon K. Leventhal, Sourabh Dugar
  • Publication number: 20230014939
    Abstract: Approaches for display of a user input field on a data originating device during a data transfer are disclosed herein. The data originating device can be positioned within a proximity of a data receiving device to initiate a data transfer between the data originating device and the data receiving device. A secure channel may be established between the data originating device and the data receiving device to exchange information related to the user input field in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Andries van den Berg, Sebastien Fontaine, Varun A. Vora
  • Publication number: 20230014081
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for radio link monitoring (RLM) for new radio (NR). Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie CUI, Yang TANG, Hua LI, Manasa RAGHAVAN
  • Publication number: 20230015776
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with a fifth generation Evolved Node-B (gNB) on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to determine a first parameter set and a second parameter set for establishing Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) resources. The second circuitry may be operable to process a first part of a PDSCH transmission from a first set of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) layers corresponding with a first Multimedia. Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) configuration based on the first parameter set. The second circuitry may also be operable to process a second part of the PDSCH transmission from a second set of MIMO layers corresponding with a second MBSFN configuration based on the second parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexei DAVYDOV, Gregory V. MOROZOV, Victor SERGEEV, Ajit NIMBALKER, Grigory ERMOLAEV, Dmitry DIKAREV
  • Publication number: 20230015850
    Abstract: Approaches for display of a user input field on a data originating device during a data transfer are disclosed herein. The data originating device can be positioned within a proximity of a data receiving device to initiate a data transfer between the data originating device and the data receiving device. A secure channel may be established between the data originating device and the data receiving device to exchange information related to the user input field in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Andries van den Berg, Sebastien Fontaine, Varun A. Vora
  • Patent number: 11556171
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally identifies a person's face, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the identification. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines a gaze location in a user interface, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally designates a user as being present at a sound-playback device in accordance with a determination that sound-detection criteria and verification criteria have been satisfied. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines whether a person is further or closer than a threshold distance from a display device, and optionally provides a first or second user interface for display on the display device in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally modifies the playing of media content in accordance with a determination that one or more presence criteria are not satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Avi E. Cieplinski, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian Missig, May-Li Khoe, Bianca Cheng Costanzo, Myra Mary Haggerty, Duncan Robert Kerr, Bas Ording, Elbert D. Chen
  • Patent number: 11558758
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and devices for mitigating overheating in a user equipment device (UE). The UE is configured to communicate over each of LTE and 5G NR and may be configured to communicate through 5G NR over each of a Sub-6 GHz and a millimeter Wave (mmW) frequency band. The UE is configured to establish an ENDC connection with an enB and one or more gNBs. The UE implements intelligent transmission modification and cell measurement adjustments to mitigate overheating and reduce battery drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Wen Zhao, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Li Su, Sagar B. Shah, Sriram Subramanian, Vijay Venkataraman, Vishwanth Kamala Govindaraju, Shiva Krishna Narra, Sanjeevi Balasubramanian, Wei Zhang, Madhukar K. Shanbhag, Sandeep K. Sunkesala, Srinivasan Nimmala, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Tarakkumar G. Dhanani, Sree Ram Kodali, Ioannis Pefkianakis, Dhruv Khati, Franco Travostino, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Geoffrey R. Hall
  • Patent number: 11557102
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device automatically updates the orientation of a virtual object in a three-dimensional environment based on a viewpoint of a user in the three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, an electronic device automatically updates the orientation of a virtual object in a three-dimensional environment based on viewpoints of a plurality of users in the three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, the electronic device modifies an appearance of a real object that is between a virtual object and the viewpoint of a user in a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, the electronic device automatically selects a location for a user in a three-dimensional environment that includes one or more virtual objects and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexis Henri Palangie, Peter D. Anton, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher D. Mckenzie, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Dorian D. Dargan, Shih-Sang Chiu, Jonathan Perron, Tong Chen
  • Patent number: 11557909
    Abstract: A system includes a first bus, a second bus, a first battery that includes a first plurality of cells, and a second battery that includes a second plurality of cells, wherein the second battery is connected to the second bus. A first converter connects the high-voltage battery to the first bus. A second converter connects the first bus to the second bus. A controller is configured to control operation of the first converter and the second converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Philip W. Juang, Christopher D. Laws, Brandon Pierquet, Giridhar N. Murching, William A. Braff
  • Patent number: 11558838
    Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and methods for communication are generally described herein. The UE may be configured for carrier aggregation using a primary component carrier (CC) and a secondary CC. The UE may attempt to detect a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) from another UE on the primary CC. The UE may, if the SLSS from the other UE is detected: determine, based on the detected SLSS, a common time synchronization for the primary CC and the secondary CC for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) sidelink transmissions in accordance with the carrier aggregation. The UE may, if the SLSS from the other UE is not detected: transmit an SLSS to enable determination of the common time synchronization for the primary CC and the secondary CC by the other UE. The SLSS may be transmitted on the primary CC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexey Khoryaev, Mikhail Shilov, Andrey Chervyakov, Sergey Panteleev, Dmitry Belov, Pavel Dyakov, Kyeongin Jeong
  • Patent number: 11555982
    Abstract: Optoelectronic apparatus includes a projector, which includes an emitter array, including emitters configured to emit respective beams of optical radiation, and projection optics having an entrance face and an exit face and configured to receive the beams of the optical radiation through the entrance face and to project the beams through the exit face. An optical window is positioned adjacent to the exit face and is configured to transmit the optical radiation emitted by the emitter array toward a scene. A detector array includes multiple optical detector elements, which are configured to detect a part of the optical radiation that is reflected back into the apparatus by the optical window. A controller is coupled to monitor a spatial distribution of the optical radiation reflected by the optical window and sensed by the detector array, so as to detect and adjust for a positional deviation of the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Neil McKinnon
  • Patent number: 11558790
    Abstract: User equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry coupled to memory. To configure the UE for performing multiple signal quality measurements in a 5G network, the processing circuitry is to encode configuration signaling for transmission to a base station. The configuration signaling indicates the UE supports multiple measurement gap (MG) patterns in parallel. RRC signaling responsive to the configuration signaling is decoded. The RRC signaling comprising configuration information to configure the UE for multiple measurement gaps in parallel and provides SMTC for synchronization signal transmissions within the multiple measurement gaps. A plurality of SSBs is decoded using periodicity and duration information of the synchronization signal transmissions included in the SMTC, the plurality of SSBs received during the multiple measurement gaps. Multiple signal quality measurements are encoded for transmission to the base station, the multiple signal quality measurements based on the plurality of SSBs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Candy Yiu
  • Patent number: 11556216
    Abstract: This relates to touch sensor panels/touch screens including touch electrodes in a bar-and-stripe pattern. The bar-and-stripe pattern can improve touch signal levels for touch detection and improve uniformity of touch signal as objects move across the touch sensor panel/touch screen. Touch electrodes in a bar-and-stripe pattern can be formed from metal mesh in one or more layers of metal mesh. In some examples, “stripes” can be formed from groups of touch electrode segments in a first layer of metal mesh and can be interconnected by bridges formed in a second layer of metal mesh, different from the first layer of metal mesh, in the active area of the touch screen. Multiple stripes can be interconnected in the border area and/or in the active area to form a row touch electrode. In some examples, “bars” may also include bridges in the second layer of metal mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Blondin, Xiaoqi Zhou