Apple Patent Applications

Apple patent applications that are pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240349076
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Dawei Zhang, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Panagiotis Botsinis, Sameh M. Eldessoki, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240345635
    Abstract: An internal component and external interface arrangement for a cylindrical compact computing system is described that includes at least a structural heat sink having triangular shape disposed within a cylindrical volume defined by a cylindrical housing. A computing engine having a generally triangular shape is described having internal components that include a graphics processing unit (GPU) board, a central processing unit (CPU) board, an input/output (V/O) interface board, an interconnect board, and a power supply unit (PSU).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Brett W. Degner, Caitlin Elizabeth Kalinowski, Richard D. Kosoglow, Joshua D. Banko, David H. Narajowski, Jonathan L. Berk, Michael E. Leclerc, Michael D. McBroom, Asif Iqbal, Paul S. Michelsen, Mark K. Sin, Paul A. Baker, Harold L. Sontag, Wai Ching Yuen, Matthew P. Casebolt, Kevin S. Fetterman, Alexander C. Calkins, Daniel L. McBroom
  • Publication number: 20240348960
    Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Edward Siahaan, Daniel R. Bloom, Lee M. Panecki, Phillip Qian, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene A. Whang, David H. Narajowski, Scott Y. Oshita, Dustin A. Hatfield, Zachary G. Segraves, Sean J. Docherty
  • Publication number: 20240349374
    Abstract: Some embodiments include utilizing a multilink media access control (MAC) address structure to support multilink devices (MLDs) that can operate concurrently in more than one link such as extremely high throughput (EHT) access points (APs) and EHT stations (STA), where the multilink MAC address structure is compatible with legacy devices. An EHT AP can utilize a multilink basic service set (BSS) identification (BSSID) MAC address to communicate with an EHT STA identified by a multilink MAC address. Values of the multilink BSSID and the multilink MAC address of the EHT STA are independent of which of the multiple links are used in the communication. In addition, to utilizing a multilink BSSID, the EHT AP can also support unique link-specific MAC addresses to concurrently support legacy and MLD stations. The EHT STA can also utilize unique link-specific MAC addresses that can be different than the EHT AP's link-specific MAC addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jarkko L. KNECKT, Gaurav JAIN, Yong LIU, Jinjing JIANG, Tianyu WU, Su Khiong YONG, Guoqing LI, Charles F. DOMINGUEZ
  • Publication number: 20240345647
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently transferring data between devices. In various embodiments, a host computing device receives parallel data, encodes the parallel data as a count of pulses as serial data, and conveys the serial data to a peripheral device. The peripheral device decodes the received serial data to determine the parallel data, which is sent to processing logic. The devices send the encoded pluses on a bidirectional line, so the pulses are capable of being sent in both directions. The devices send the encoded pulses on the bidirectional line using a non-zero base voltage level. The devices are capable of using a voltage headroom when conveying encoded pulses between one another. Therefore, a full voltage swing between a ground reference voltage level and a power supply voltage level is not used when conveying the encoded pulses, which reduces power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Hollabaugh
  • Publication number: 20240349275
    Abstract: Techniques for flexible hybrid automatic repeat request selection by a user equipment are provided. An example method includes a user equipment (UE) processing a plurality of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) opportunities associated with a configured grant (CG) cycle. The UE can apply a first logical channel prioritization (LCP) setting when processing a first PUSCH opportunity of the plurality of PUSCH opportunities. The UE can evaluate whether a condition for switching from the first LCP to a second LCP of the plurality of PUSCH opportunities has been met. The UE can, based on the evaluation, apply a second LCP setting when processing the second PUSCH opportunity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ping-Heng Kuo, Fangli Xu, Ralf Rossbach, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Zhibin Wu, Peng Cheng, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy
  • Publication number: 20240340150
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for beam configuration and indication for lower-layer triggered mobility in wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hong He, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Wei Zeng
  • Publication number: 20240340675
    Abstract: Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising two or more transceivers configured to enable wireless communication with a first base station, and a processor communicatively coupled to the two or more transceivers. The processor is configured to measure a first reference signal and a second reference signal during a measuring period to determine a first measuring result of the first reference signal and a second measuring result of the second reference signal. The processor is further configured to generate one or more reports that include the first measuring result and the second measuring result, wherein the one or more reports indicate that the first measuring result is associated with the second measuring result in time. The processor is further configured to transmit the one or more reports to the first base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie CUI, Yang TANG, Hong HE, Xiang CHEN, Dawei ZHANG, Haitong SUN, Fangli XU, Konstantinos SARRIGEORGIDIS, Manasa RAGHAVAN, Qiming LI
  • Publication number: 20240338612
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for triggering an update to a machine-learning model upon detecting that a distribution of particular (e.g., recently collected) input data set is sufficiently different from a distribution training input data set used to train the model. The distributions may be determined to be sufficiently different when a classifier can identify to which distribution individual data elements belong (e.g., to at least a predetermined degree). An update to the machine-learning model can include morphing weights used by the model and/or retraining the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Moises Goldszmidt, Anatoly D. Adamov, Juan C. Garcia, Julia R. Reisler, Timothy S. Paek, Vishwas Kulkarni, Yu-Chung Hsiao, Pavan Chitta
  • Publication number: 20240338556
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an electronic device that includes a neural processor having multiple neural engine circuits that operate in multiple modes of different bit width. A neural engine circuit may include a first multiply circuit and a second multiply circuit. The first and second multiply circuits may be combined to work as a part of a combined computation circuit. In a first mode, the first multiply circuit generates first output data of a first bit width by multiplying first input data with a first kernel coefficient. The second multiply circuit generates second output data of the first bit width by multiplying second input data with a second kernel coefficient. In a second mode, the combined computation circuit generates third output data of a second bit width by multiplying third input data with a third kernel coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Di FEBBO, Waleed ABDULLA, Chaminda N. VIDANAGAMACHCHI, Yohan RAJAN
  • Publication number: 20240340711
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for using low layer protocols for inter-cell mobility management in a 5G wireless communications system. A serving 5G node B (gNB) can configure reports that a user equipment (UE) transmits to the serving gNB to make handover decisions. The serving gNB can configure a group of Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) states (e.g., a group of beams) that correspond a physical cell, and the report includes layer 3 measurements corresponding to a neighboring or serving cell's TCI state. The report can be conveyed using lower layer protocols. The report can include layer 1 measurements conveyed using a layer 1 protocol and the serving gNB can perform filtering to generate corresponding layer 3 measurement results. Based on the reports, the serving gNB can perform a handover and synchronization using lower layer protocols, from one TCI state to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu ZHANG, Dawei ZHANG, Haitong SUN, Jie CUI, Wei ZENG
  • Publication number: 20240329990
    Abstract: A system, e.g., a system on a chip (SOC), may include one or more processors. A processor may execute an instruction synchronization barrier (ISB) instruction to enforce an ordering constraint on instructions. To execute the ISB instruction, the processor may determine whether contexts of the processor required for execution of instructions older than the ISB instruction are consumed for the older instructions. Responsive to determining that the contexts are consumed for the older instructions, the processor may initiate fetching of an instruction younger than the ISB instruction, without waiting for the older instructions to retire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Deepankar Duggal, Kulin N Kothari, Mridul Agarwal, Chang Xu, Yanran Yang, Richard F Russo, Yuan C Chou, Douglas C Holman
  • Publication number: 20240329792
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a navigation application with a novel declutter navigation mode. In some embodiments, the navigation application has a declutter control that when selected, directs the navigation application to simplify a navigation presentation by removing or de-emphasizing non-essential items that are displayed in the navigation presentation. In some embodiments, the declutter control is a mode-selecting control that allows the navigation presentation to toggle between normal first navigation presentation and a simplified second navigation presentation, which below is also referred to as a decluttered navigation presentation. During normal mode operation, the navigation presentation of some embodiments provides (1) a representation of the navigated route, (2) representations of the roads along the navigated route, (3) representation of major and minor roads that intersect or are near the navigated route, and (4) representations of buildings and other objects in the navigated scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Berk, Bradley L. Spare, Edward J. Cooper
  • Publication number: 20240333449
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to AP-SRS triggering offset enhancement for further enhanced MIMO. User equipment (UE), base stations, apparatus, methods, computer-readable memory media, and computer program products are disclosed. The UE may be configured to receive an offset information associated with AP-SRS transmission of the UE; determine a slot offset associated with the AP-SRS transmission, at least based on the offset information; determine a specific slot for the AP-SRS transmission, based on the determined slot offset; and perform the AP-SRS transmission in the determined specific slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong SUN, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Yushu Zhang, Hong He, Chunxuan Ye, Huaning Niu, Weidong Yang, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Chunhai Yao
  • Publication number: 20240333512
    Abstract: Techniques are described for generating a verified data package. An example method includes receiving data including biographical information and an associated portrait. The method further includes causing a prompt for a user to capture a self-portrait photograph to be displayed based at least in part on receiving the data. The method further includes receiving the self-portrait photograph based at least in part on the displayed prompt. The method further includes causing data and the self-portrait photograph to be transmitted to a server. The method further includes receiving, from the server, a verified data package comprising the biographical information, the portrait, and an attestation that the self-portrait photograph and the portrait are the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vishnu Janardhanan, Ahmer A. Khan, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Dian Wen, Hicham Lozi
  • Publication number: 20240333355
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for supporting channel state information (CSI) report configuration for network spatial elements adaptation. The UE can receive a CSI report configuration from the base station indicating a first configuration to configure a first CSI report, and a second configuration to configure a second CSI report. The UE can determine one or more active configurations selected from the first configuration and the second configuration, based on whether one or more of the first configuration or the second configuration is activated by a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (MAC CE) or triggered by a Downlink Control Information (DCI). The processor can be further configured to select, based on a report mode, one or more CSI reports from the first CSI report and the second CSI report. The report mode can be a basic mode or an enhanced mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dan WU, Hong HE, Dawei ZHANG, Haitong SUN, Sigen YE, Wei ZENG, Chunxuan YE
  • Publication number: 20240334230
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for configuring sensing signals and reporting results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ping-Heng Kuo, Peng Cheng, Ralf Rossbach, Alexander Sirotkin, Zhibin Wu, Fangli Xu, Yuqin Chen, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata
  • Publication number: 20240334338
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for reducing radio resource management (RRM) measurements and user equipment (UE) power consumption in a wireless cellular network. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Candy YIU, Marta TARRADELL, Jie CUI, Hong HE, Kyeongin JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240334331
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for resource monitoring and power saving in a user equipment (UE) operating according to a discontinuous reception (DRX) in new radio (NR) wireless communication system. The UE, operating in the DRX mode, monitors for a wake up occasion in control signal prior to the DRX ON time. If the wake occasion is detected, then the UE monitors for a channel state information (CSI) resource signal (RS) prior to the DRX ON time. If no wake up occasion is detected, then at least a portion of the UE remains in a sleep mode prior to DRX ON time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Toufiqul ISLAM, Hong HE, Qiaoyang YE, Gregory ERMOLAEV
  • Publication number: 20240334073
    Abstract: An image processing circuit for multi-illumination white balance with thumbnail processing. The image processing circuit determines a set of initial weights for a source pixel in a thumbnail image by determining component values for multiple color channels of the source pixel. The image processing circuit determines a set of weights for the source pixel in a weight map for the thumbnail image. Each weight in the set of weights is determined based on corresponding initial weights from the set of initial weights. Each weight in the set of weights represents an intensity level of a respective chrominance class of multiple chrominance classes for the source pixel. The image processing circuit applies the set of weights to values of the color channels of the source pixel to generate color component values of the color channels of a target pixel in a target thumbnail image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Muge Wang, David R. Pope, Roberto Montagna
  • Publication number: 20240334321
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for apparatuses and methods for providing continuous communication services for a user equipment (UE) connected to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) and/or one or more satellites providing cellular coverage. The UE may receive a list of neighbor cells from a serving cell, which may be a satellite moving relative to the Earth and having a moving coverage area. After receiving the list of neighbor cells, the UE may sort the list to prioritize the neighbor cells. This sorting may be based on a calculated distance between the UE and each of the neighbor cells. The UE may sequentially perform a synchronization and measurement process with each of the neighbor cells or a subset of the neighbor cells based on the prioritization order. The UE may then establish communications with a target cell from the prioritized list to maintain continuity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie CUI, Yang Tang, Qiming Li, Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Chunxuan Ye
  • Publication number: 20240330217
    Abstract: An SoC circuit includes a neural processor circuit coupled to a CPU. The neural processor circuit includes neural engines, a data processor DMA circuit, a system memory, and a data processor circuit. The CPU is configured to execute a compiler, which is in turn configured to determine to perform a mode of spatial cropping and the associated crop offset. The neural processor circuit is configured to support arbitrary cropping in the x and y dimensions. The compiler is configured to generate task descriptor(s), the task descriptor(s) distributed to components of the neural processor circuit. The data processor DMA circuit is configured to fetch and format data corresponding to the crop from a source to the buffer. The buffer is configured to realign the data according to the crop origin for broadcast to the neural engines. The neural engines is configured to perform a computation operation which uses the cropped data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher L. MILLS
  • Publication number: 20240319895
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device may configure a new device based on a current state of an old device, including settings, preferences, and other user data. The data may be transferred from the old device to the new device, and then relocated according to a manifest that details positions of the data on the old device. The destination device may be rebooted into a configuration mode to allow for the relocation of the transferred data, and then rebooted again to configure the destination device to provide access to the data in its respective relative locations on the destination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Ciudad, George C. Chicioreanu, Yan Arrouye
  • Publication number: 20240320258
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device may create a semantic mapping that includes identified features that appear in a particular percentage of assets in a subset of assets of a media library. Also, the computing device may analyze assets of the media library using the semantic mapping to generate semantic scores, which may be used to determine a first tier of assets from the media library that rate highest for semantic score out of all assets. The computing device may present at least one of the first tier assets prominently in a user interface when viewing assets of the media library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sabrine Rekik, Marcos Regis Vescovi, Eric Circlaeys
  • Publication number: 20240318977
    Abstract: Techniques described herein are used to identify buildings that intersect or otherwise overlap a road, and independently scaling the buildings until they no longer overlap. For example, a computer system may identify an intersection condition corresponding to an intersection between a first polygon of a first type and a second polygon of a second type. The first polygon may include a set of edges connected by a set of vertexes. The computer system may select a first pivot point for the first polygon, which includes a vertex of the set of vertexes or a midpoint of one edge of the set of edges. The computer system may perform an iterative scaling operation. The computer system may determine, based on the iterative scaling operation, a polygon transformation that avoids the intersection condition. The computer system may cause rendering, on a display, of a map view that includes the polygon transformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gianluca Donato, Gunjan Gupta, Peter J. Potts
  • Publication number: 20240323742
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing system can perform crowd sourced access point mapping using privacy preserving techniques. For example, a server device can receive access point data reports from multiple user devices that includes various attributes and/or measurements with respect to access points with which the user devices have established connections. The access point data reports can be delivered without identifying the user devices, or users thereof, and their exact locations. Based on the access point data reports, the server device can map locations of access points and relationships between access points to generate network topologies, network locations, network quality scores, and various other characteristics of networks and/or access points. The generated access point data can be served to user devices so that the user devices can improve the efficiency of the interactions between user devices and the detected access points and/or networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Rachid Kachemir, Krishna M. Behara, Ashok Kumar Harikumar, Christopher R. Purcell, Welly Kasten
  • Publication number: 20240320897
    Abstract: A computing device performs a first operation before a first commit deadline, resulting in a first frame being rendered and displayed in a first cycle. A second operation is performed, before a second commit deadline, resulting in a second frame being rendered and displayed in a second cycle. A time remaining to a third commit deadline is determined, using the current time. A third operation is predicted, performable before a third commit deadline. An additional operation is predicted, performable for a future cycle. A total processing time for the third and additional operations is determined, being less than the remaining time. The third and additional operations are performed for use in a future cycle. The result of the third operation is used to render a third frame for the third cycle. The result of the additional operation is used to render an additional frame before a future render deadline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Aditya Krishnadevan, James R. Montgomerie
  • Publication number: 20240311513
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can restrict the use of another computing device in certain contexts. For example, a parent may wish to use the parent's computing device to restrict her children's use of the children's computing devices while the children are in school while the children should be participating in some other activity. For example, the parent's controller device may be enabled to remotely configure and control the usage of the satellite device(s) without needing to physically access the satellite device. The parent may implement limitations, permissions, or different policies that may govern, for example, the ability of the satellite device to communicate with other devices, execute various application functionalities, run any particular software, and manage its own settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Salzman, Christopher G. Skogen, David S. Clark, Tyler D. Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20240314383
    Abstract: In some implementations, a system can be configured to allow remote control devices to quietly obtain status information related to various audio/video playback devices. For example, a streaming device (e.g., a user device, phone, etc.) can establish a streaming connection to a playback device. The playback device can be configured to only accept a single streaming connection (i.e., master connection). A remote control device (e.g., a user device, phone, etc.) can quietly connect (i.e., control connection) to the playback device without interrupting the master connection to obtain status information related to the playback device and or the media being streamed to the playback device. The remote control device can provide commands through the control connection to adjust the playback of the streamed media at the playback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Iyer, Thomas Alsina, Edward T. Schmidt, Elena Leyfman, David P. Saracino, Astrid Yi, Adam A. Sonnanstine, Jonathan A. Bennett, Gregory R. Chapman, Aparna S. Akella, Shreyas Nandagudi Sreesha, Johannes P. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20240314780
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus. systems, and methods for control signaling and reference signal transmission in wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hong He, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240314621
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses and a method for implementing latency reduction using preemption within a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PDU) (PPDU). An embodiment operates by encoding a multi-user PPDU (MU-PPDU) for transmission, where, the MU-PPDU comprises a plurality of aggregated media access control (MAC) PDUs (A-MPDUs) addressed to respective non-low-latency stations (non-LL-STAs). Based on a determination that low-latency data addressed to a low-latency station (LL-STA) is available for transmission at a MAC layer of the AP, the embodiment then transmits a preemption-indicator signal to the LL-STA and at least one non-LL-STA. Further, the embodiment identifies an A-MPDU of the plurality of A-MPDUs that is scheduled for transmission over a resource unit (RU) designated for transmitting low-latency data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wook Bong LEE, Anuj BATRA, Zhou LAN, Mohamed ABOUELSEOUD, Chitlo CHOSH
  • Publication number: 20240313793
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system with an antenna, a signal generator, data converters, and an aggregator circuit. The antenna is configured to provide an input signal to the data converters. The signal generator is configured to generate a random binary sequence received by the data converters. The data converters include an analog circuit and a digital circuit configured to sample positive and negative polarities of the input signal based on the random binary sequence, reducing an offset tone in an output spectrum produced by the aggregator circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Albert H. CHANG, Ahmad AL MARASHLI, George P. REITSMA, Sudharsan KANAGARAJ, Hamid NEJATI, Dusan STEPANOVIC, Vahid Majidzadeh BAFAR, Mansour KERAMAT, Mahdi KHOSHGARD
  • Publication number: 20240314435
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to shift an image sensor along multiple axes. Some embodiments include a magnet and coil arrangement. Some embodiments include a position sensing arrangement. Some embodiments include a flexure arrangement. Some embodiments include a coil structure and coil carrier assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shashank Sharma, Scott W. Miller
  • Publication number: 20240314709
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for random access procedures triggered based on physical downlink control channel (PDDCH) orders. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjun KWAK, Daewon LEE, Gregory MOROZOV, Seunghee HAN
  • Publication number: 20240303625
    Abstract: A device, an add-on and a secure element for conducting a secured financial transaction are disclosed. The device comprises a central processing unit; a communication interface for establishing a communication between the device and a financial institution related to a financial account; an interface for acquiring data relating to the financial account; the secure element for processing at least a portion of the data relating to the financial account acquired by the interface; and control logic for acquiring a purchase amount to be debited from the financial account and for obtaining a transaction authorization from the financial institution related to the financial account, the transaction authorization being based, at least partially, on data processed solely by the secure element independently of data processed by the central processing unit. A method of conducting the secured financial transaction, and a computer program product for execution by the secure element are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Luc Dolcino, Sebastien Fontaine, Benjamin Du Hays, Maxime De Nanclas, Xavier Alberti
  • Publication number: 20240306089
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for access point (AP) power save enhancements. AP power save enhancements reduce power consumption for APs including multi-link device (MLD) APs, mobile APs and mobile AP stations. Some embodiments include an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU)-Request to Send (RTS) power save feature, that allows an AP to be available while operating in a low power receive (LPR) state (e.g., low power mode) and transition to a full power mode to receive data using a bandwidth greater than 20 MHz. Some embodiments include a Target Wake Time (TWT) UL MU-RTS AP power enhancement feature that allows an AP to operate in the LPR during a TWT service period (SP). Some embodiments allow mobile devices (e.g., a smart phone) to operate in as an AP (e.g., a mobile AP, a mobile AP station) and reduce power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jarkko L. Kneckt, Sidharth R. Thakur, Yong Liu, Qi Wang, Tianyu Wu, Lochan Verma, Su Khiong Yong, Jinjing Jiang, Ahmad Reza Hedayat
  • Publication number: 20240305889
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a camera actuator includes an actuator base, an autofocus voice coil motor, and an optical image stabilization voice coil motor. In some embodiments, the autofocus voice coil motor includes a lens carrier mounting attachment moveably mounted to the actuator base, a plurality of shared magnets mounted to the base, and an autofocus coil fixedly mounted to the lens carrier mounting attachment for producing forces for moving a lens carrier in a direction of an optical axis of one or more lenses of the lens carrier. In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization voice coil motor includes an image sensor carrier moveably mounted to the actuator base, and optical image stabilization coils moveably mounted to the image sensor carrier within the magnetic fields of the shared magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor carrier in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelien R. Hubert, Qiang Yang, Douglas S. Brodie, Scott W. Miller, Shashank Sharma
  • Publication number: 20240302518
    Abstract: A mobile device may receive a plurality of timestamps, wherein the plurality of timestamps indicate sending and receiving time for ranging packets and response packets. The mobile device may calculate a responder turn-around time as a first difference between the second time and the first time. The mobile device may calculate a responding round trip time as a second difference between the second time and the third time. The mobile device may receive from the electronic device an initiator turn-around time and an initiator round trip time. The mobile device may calculate a frequency offset for the wireless protocol using the responder turn-around time, the responding round trip time, the initiator turn-around time, and the initiator round trip time. The mobile device may compare an observed frequency offset to the calculated frequency offset to determine a frequency offset difference and whether it exceeds a threshold, adjusting a ranging measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Werner, Merrick K. McCracken, Wobert W. Brumley
  • Publication number: 20240303269
    Abstract: A system reorders filters in a set of the filters that may be used to update a list of content. In response to receiving user input selecting a particular filter, the system may filter and/or reorder the content in the list of content and reorder the remaining un-selected filters. Filters that would result in a more even split of the content may be ranked higher than filters that would result in a less even split of that content. A filter that would result in selection of half of the content would be ranked higher than another filter that would result in selection of one-fourth or three-fourth of the content. The system may rank filters based on a user's historical usage. The system may apply a variety of factors to select an order for the filters by, for example, using a weighted average of scores that correspond respectively to the factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Alec H. Little
  • Publication number: 20240305409
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for access point (AP)-assisted AP transition. Using AP-assisted AP transitions, when the STA is associated with a first access point (AP) and is transitioning to a second AP, a station (STA) can transmit to the second AP a control signal including a first indication for sequence number (SN) maintenance. The STA can receive from the second AP responsive to the first indication for SN maintenance, a first downlink (DL) transmission including a next SN. The next SN can be a continuation of an SN sequence utilized by the first AP for one or more previous DL transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jarkko L. Kneckt, Lochan Verma, Yong Liu, Su Khiong Yong, Sidharth R. Thakur, Jinjing Jiang, Tianyu Wu, Qi Wang, Ahmad Reza Hedayat
  • Publication number: 20240303098
    Abstract: A computing device may include an application operating in a learning mode. When in the learning mode, an instruction panel is provided over a full version of the application to guide the user through use and understanding of the application. The instruction panel displays, in sequential order, instructional slides from a selected tutorial. Each instructional slide of the set of instructional slides may include instructions to a user to perform an operation or otherwise engage the interface as part of the selected tutorial. The application monitors the user's interactions with GUI to determine whether the operation provided for in the instructional slide has been completed. In response to determining that the user interactions with the GUI completed the operation provided on the instructional slide, the instruction panel updates the instruction panel to display the next instructional slide in the set of instructional slides for the selected tutorial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Alec H. Little
  • Publication number: 20240305287
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes embodiments of driver circuit. The driver circuit includes a first impedance element electrically coupled to a first inverter circuit and a second impedance element electrically coupled to the first impedance element and a second inverter circuit. For a first encoding using the driver circuit, the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit are controlled such that a first current flows through the first and second impedance elements, the first current having a first value and a first direction. For a second encoding using the driver circuit, the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit are controlled such that a second current flows through the first and second impedance elements, the second current having a second value and a second direction. The first value is substantially the same as the second value and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Charles L. Wang, Yi-Hsiu E. Chen, Pranavi Sunkara
  • Publication number: 20240297758
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for utilizing a hybrid of ultra-wideband (UWB) and narrowband (NB) signaling to provide more efficient operating range and operating efficiency. For example, a first device may schedule transmission of a packet via a narrowband signal to a second device. The first device may then transmit the packet, whereby the packet conveys synchronization data that is used by the second device to schedule reception of a plurality of fragments, respectively, via an ultra-wideband (UWB) signal. The first device may then schedule and transmit the plurality of segments to the second device via the ultra-wideband signals, each fragment being time-spaced from other fragments of the plurality of fragments by at least a predefined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim S. Hammerschmidt, Eren Sasoglu, Santhoshkumar Mani
  • Publication number: 20240297759
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for performing Synchronization Single Block (SSB) transmission using a number of SSB beams. An embodiment operates by determining a SSB index for a SSB based on a candidate position in a set of candidate positions and the number of SSB beams. The embodiment determines a shift value for the SSB index based on the candidate position and the number of SSB beams. The embodiment determines a frame timing for the SSB based the SSB index and the shift value for the SSB index. The embodiment then transmits, by radio front end circuitry, the SSB to a user equipment (UE) based on the frame timing for the SSB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bishwarup Saso MONDAL, Prerana RANE, Yongjun KWAK, Daewon LEE
  • Publication number: 20240298140
    Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to techniques (e.g., a device, a method, a memory or non-transitory computer readable medium storing code or instructions executable by one or more processors) for communication techniques between an electronic device (e.g., a smart speaker, a smart TV, a smart appliance, etc.) and one or more mobile devices (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet, a wearable device etc.). Techniques can vary the rate the mobile device responds to ranging messages based on one or more factors. These factors can include a state of the mobile device (e.g., awake or asleep), mobile device orientation (e.g., face down), application state (e.g., music App active), motion of the mobile device (e.g., at rest for period of time), and a range (distance/angle) between the mobile device and the speaker to conserve battery life. The range to the electronic device can activate one or more features on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Brumley, Peter C. Tsoi, Yagil Burowski
  • Publication number: 20240291530
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for configuring codebook subset restriction and channel state information reporting for artificial intelligence/machine learning enabled channel state information reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Yang, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Haitong Sun, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Chunxuan Ye, Hong He
  • Publication number: 20240289292
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an integrated circuit of an electronic device that coordinates activities with another integrated circuit of the electronic device. The integrated circuit includes an interface circuit and a processor circuit. The interface circuit communicates over a multi-drop bus connected to multiple electronic components. The processor circuit receives an authorization request from the integrated circuit via the interface circuit and the multi-drop bus. The received authorization request relates to authorization to perform an activity on the other integrated circuit. In response to receiving the authorization request, the processor circuit determines whether the other integrated circuit is authorized to execute the activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Helena Deirdre O'SHEA, Camille CHEN, Vijay Kumar RAMAMURTHI, Alon PAYCHER, Matthias SAUER, Bernd ADLER
  • Publication number: 20240291601
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing time domain bandwidth part (TD-BWP) switch for carrier aggregation (CA) for balancing between the UE power consumption and a latency of the UE. For example, the UE includes one or more transceivers configured to wirelessly communicate with a base station on a plurality of component carriers (CCs) in a carrier aggregated (CA) network. The UE also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more transceivers. The processor is configured to perform a time domain bandwidth part (TD-BWP) switch on a first CC of the plurality of CCs when the UE and the base station are communicating on the first CC. The processor is further configured to perform the TD-BWP switch on a second CC of the plurality of CCs when the UE and the base station are communicating on the second CC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sushant VIKRAM, Gibran ALI, Guillaume MONGHAL, Pradeep S. SHARMA, Deepankar BHATTACHARJEE, Ajay SINGH
  • Publication number: 20240292327
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing power consumption mitigation techniques for downlink transmission of a high priority payload in wireless communication networks. For example, an electronic device includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, using the transceiver and from a second electronic device, a preamble associated with a first payload. The processor is further configured to determine, based at least on the preamble, that a second payload is to be received. The processor is further configured to receive, from the second electronic device, an overload marker symbol (OMS) and determine, based at least on the OMS, whether the second payload is to be received following the OMS. The processor is further configured to transition the transceiver to, or maintain the transceiver in, an awake state in response to determining that the second payload is to be received following the OMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lochan VERMA, Yong LIU, Tianyu WU
  • Publication number: 20240284234
    Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) includes: determining that a first set of criteria is met for relaxing an evaluation; in response to the determining that the first set of criteria is met, entering a relaxation mode in which the evaluation is performed by the UE using a relaxed evaluation period, the relaxed evaluation period longer than a normal evaluation period with which the evaluation is not relaxed; determining that a second set of criteria is met for not relaxing the evaluation; and in response to the determining that the second set of criteria is met, exiting the relaxation mode to perform the evaluation using the normal evaluation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Dawei Zhang, Jie Cui, Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Sigen Ye, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang