Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11368980Abstract: Technology for an apparatus of a user equipment (UE), operable to perform a random-access procedure using a UE-specific control resource set (CORESET) is disclosed. The UE can decode a 5 message, received from the next generation node B (gNB), to perform a contention free random-access (RA) procedure. The UE can encode a random-access channel (RACH) preamble for transmission to the gNB using one or more UE-specific CORESET. The UE can decode a random-access response (RAR) received from the gNB in response to the RACH preamble transmission using the one or more UE10 specific CORESET.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Yongjun Kwak, Seunghee Han, Gang Xiong, Kyeongin Jeong, Dae Won Lee
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Patent number: 11368566Abstract: Transparent structures for portions of electronic device housings are disclosed. The transparent structures are formed from multiple layers of transparent (optically clear) materials. The multiple layers can include at least an outer glass layer and one or more other transparent layers that can be either glass or polymer layers. The multiple layers can be bonded together with one or more lamination layers. Accordingly, multi-layer transparent structures that are formed from multiple layers bonded together are able to be not only thin but also sufficiently strong and resistant to damage. The multi-layer transparent structures are well suited for use in consumer products, such as consumer electronic devices (e.g., portable electronic devices).Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Derek W. Wright, Justin R. Wodrich, Benjamin M. Rappoport
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Patent number: 11368913Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for estimating baseband power consumption and using the baseband power consumption estimation to select baseband operation features. According to some embodiments, one or more baseband power consumption modifiers occurring during an estimation window may be identified. Baseband power consumption of the wireless device during the estimation window may be estimated based on the identified baseband power consumption modifiers occurring during the estimation window. Baseband data throughput of the wireless device during the estimation window may also be estimated. One or more baseband operation characteristics may be selected based at least in part on the estimated baseband power consumption during the estimation window, possibly in conjunction with the estimated baseband data throughput during the estimation window, current wireless medium conditions, and/or other considerations.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sunny Arora, Rati Agrawal, Sami M. Almalfouh, Xiantao Sun, Johnson O. Sebeni, Wael S. Barakat, Navid Damji, Srinivas Pasupuleti, Raghuveer Mallikarjunan
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Patent number: 11367877Abstract: Energy storage devices, battery cells, and batteries of the present technology may include a first current collector including a material characterized by a maximum corrosion current in an aqueous electrolyte below or about 2 mA/cm2. The batteries may include a cathode material coupled with the first current collector. The batteries may include a second current collector, and may include an anode material coupled with the second current collector. The batteries may also include an aqueous electrolyte characterized by a pH greater than or about 14.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wang Xu, Steven Kaye
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Publication number: 20220191644Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for allowing a mobile device (e.g., a key fob or a consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, watch, or other wearable device) to interact with a vehicle such that a location of the mobile device can be determined by the vehicle, thereby enabling certain functionality of the vehicle. A device may include both RF antenna(s) and magnetic antenna(s) for determining a location of a mobile device relative to the vehicle. Such a hybrid approach can provide various advantages. Existing magnetic coils on a mobile device (e.g., for charging or communication) may be re-used for distance measurements that are supplemented by the RF measurements. Any device antenna may provide measurements to a machine learning model that determines a region in which the mobile device resides, based on training measurements in the regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brent M. Ledvina, Robert W. Brumley, Robert William Mayor, William J. Bencze, Alejandro J. Marquez, Shang-Te Yang, Xu Chen, Indranil S. Sen, Mohit Narang
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Publication number: 20220190902Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for performing beam selection. An embodiment operates by receiving, from a base station, a request for a report for at least one uplink beam. In response, the embodiment generates the report for the at least one uplink beam. The report for the at least one uplink beam can include an indication that a resource corresponding to the at least one uplink beam is available for uplink beam indication. The resource can be a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) resource or a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource. The embodiment transmits the report for the at least one uplink beam to the base station. The embodiment then receives, from the base station, an indication that the at least one uplink beam is selectable for uplink transmission based on the report for the uplink beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yushu ZHANG, Alexei DAVYDOV, Gang XIONG, Guotong WANG
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Publication number: 20220191733Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to indicate assistance information for radio access technologies to support interface selection for New Radio (NR) Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) processes. An upper layer entity exchanges information with lower layer entity while the upper layer can continue to use the existing interface for V2X transmission until it is not able to use the current interface. The upper layer can be a V2X layer and the lower layer can be an Access Stratum (AS) layer. The upper layer can request availability information from the lower layer for other applicable interfaces. The upper layer then instructs the lower layer to provide assistance information for one or more applicable interface(s), depending on whether mapped to the ongoing service. In providing availability information, the lower layer can continuously measure criteria, such as channel conditions, to determine the availability of relevant interfaces and indicate the availability information to the upper layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ansab ALI, Kyeongin JEONG, Sangeetha L. BANGOLAE, Youn Hyoung HEO
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Publication number: 20220191934Abstract: Techniques are provided for implementing backhaul communications for an integrated access and backhaul node (IAB) operating in a wireless network. For example, an IAB node determines a first random access channel (RACH) configuration for a child node in the wireless network that is served by the IAB node. The IAB transmits a RACH configuration request message including the first RACH configuration to a parent IAB node, and receives, from the parent IAB node, a second RACH configuration complete message that includes a second RACH configuration that is based on the first RACH configuration for the child node. The IAB then performs backhaul communication with the parent IAB node using the second RACH configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventor: Honglei MIAO
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Publication number: 20220191756Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for redirecting a user equipment (UE) to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (UTRA) absolute radio frequency number (EARFCN) of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications service terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) band with a band number greater than sixty four. For example, some embodiments are directed to an electronic device including radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to generate a channel release message and transmit, using the radio front end circuitry, the channel release message to the UE. The channel release message is configured to redirect the UE to the EARFCN of the EUTRAN band with the band number greater than sixty four.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Sudeep Manithara VAMANAN, Seau Sian LIM
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Publication number: 20220187963Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, generating reminders based on information from applications. For example, triggering events such as other users and/or locations can be used to configure reminders. Additionally, in some examples, reminders can be generated based at least in part on user interaction with an application, where state information can be saved and associated with the reminders.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventor: Bicrumjit S. Bhullar
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Publication number: 20220190886Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for a signaling mechanism for user equipment (UE) assistance feedback in a wireless communication system. At least a radio frequency integrated circuit can be configured to receive a first configuration signal, and transmit a first message comprising a UE assistance feedback, generated based on the first configuration signal, in an uplink (UL) channel. The first message can contain an index of a profile with information on a service requirement, a traffic characteristic, or a combination thereof of a network. A processor, coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit, can be configured to generate the UE assistance feedback based on the first configuration signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Toufiqul ISLAM, Hong HE, Gregory ERMOLAEV
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Publication number: 20220191356Abstract: Various embodiments include a chassis for a multi-camera system and techniques for forming such a chassis. The chassis may comprise multiple chassis portions that define cavities for mounting cameras. Some embodiments include a chassis portion comprising an integrated shield can-chassis that may be formed as a single component. According to some embodiments, subtractive manufacturing may be used to form one or more features of the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Scott W. Miller, Brian A. Argyres, Lindsay M. Alanen, Matthew D. Hill, Nicholas D. Smyth, Shujun Tang
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Publication number: 20220191762Abstract: The present application relates to wireless devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for two-stage cell reselection in New Radio (NR) systems operating on unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, a user equipment may be perform a pre-check of a public land mobile network associated with a target cell prior to cell reselection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rui Huang, Zhibin Yu, Jie Cui
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Publication number: 20220191935Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a 2-Step Random Access Channel (RACH) for New Radio (NR) with unlicensed operation. The systems and methods include at least, generating, by a user equipment (UE), a MsgA of a random access channel (RACH) procedure associated with the NR network, the MsgA having a physical random access channel (PRACH) occasion and an associated physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) occasion for transmission during the RACH procedure, and transmitting, by the UE, the MsgA to a base station (gNB) over unlicensed spectrum of the NR network during the RACH procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gang XIONG, Yongjun KWAK, Lopamudra KUNDU, Yushu ZHANG, Sergey SOSNIN
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Publication number: 20220191864Abstract: The present application relates to wireless devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for time-domain resource allocation for configured grant transmissions in New Radio (NR) systems operating on unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, a user equipment may be configured with periodicity, bitmap information, duration information, or slot-offset information to facilitate the time-domain resource allocation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Salvatore Talarico, Yongjun Kwak, Jose Armando Oviedo, Yingyang Li
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Publication number: 20220191916Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for time-domain resource allocation for configured grant transmissions in New Radio (NR) systems. For example, some embodiments are directed to an electronic device including radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to generate a radio resource control (RRC) signal including a bitmap for configuring time-domain resources for configured grant (CG) operation. The processor circuitry can be further configured to transmit, using the radio front end circuitry, the RRC signal to a user equipment (UE) to configure the time-domain resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Salvatore TALARICO, Yongjun KWAK, Jose Armando OVIEDO, Yingyang LI
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Patent number: 11363635Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for Extremely High Throughput (EHT) medium reservation. Some embodiments include a first station configured to exchange EHT-Request to Send (RTS) and/or EHT-Clear to Send (CTS) capabilities with a second station, and determine CTS response mode (e.g., rules) for the first station based at least on the RTS and CTS capabilities of the first and the second stations. Some embodiments include transmitting RTS frames and receiving CTS frames in the presence of punctured channels, implementing a flexible channel reservation scheme, reserving punctured bandwidths, and receiving CTS frames even when a primary channel is busy. Some embodiments include an RTS or an CTS frame that includes an EHT bandwidth puncture (BnP) signaling address and/or a modified scrambler seed that enable channel reservations for an EHT bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jarkko L. Kneckt, Jinjing Jiang, Lochan Verma, Qi Wang, Su Khiong Yong, Tianyu Wu, Yong Liu
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Patent number: 11363382Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to audio synchronization. An example method includes, at a first device with a communication device: performing an audio timing synchronization process that includes: transmitting, via the communication device, to a second device, a request for the second device to participate in the audio timing synchronization process; subsequent to transmitting the request to the second device, causing an output of an audio tone; subsequent to causing the output of the audio tone, receiving data from the second device based on the audio tone; and adjusting an audio timing synchronization setting of a third device based at least in part on the data received from the second device.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan, Joseph Labarck, Christopher John Sanders, Jarrad A. Stallone, Patrick L. Coffman
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Patent number: 11361735Abstract: A head-mountable device can help a user distinguish between the physical objects and the virtual objects when desired. Indications provided by the head-mountable device can be visually applied to physical objects and/or virtual objects within a view provided by the head-mountable device. The indications can be provided to notify the user of objects outside the view provided by the head-mountable device. The indications can be visual, auditory, and/or haptic in nature. The indications can be provided based on a user's detected action, intention, and/or attention so that the indication is more targeted to a user's needs. The indications can be provided under particular conditions, so that the user can more easily maintain an immersive experience when the indications are not desired.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Jie Gu, Pol Pla I Conesa
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Patent number: D954732Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gary Butcher, Lynne Devine, Jennifer Patton, Aled Williams