Patents by Inventor Yann Ly-Gagnon
Yann Ly-Gagnon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20250097871Abstract: An example system includes an application processor (AP), a transceiver associated with a firmware layer and a controller. The controller is configured to perform operations that include receiving data representing a clock synchronization request from a remote device, such as a UWB clock synchronization request. The request is received by the transceiver over a wireless communication link. The controller generates a response to the synchronization request. The response is configured for synchronizing a remote clock of the remote device and a local clock of the mobile device. The controller sends, to the remote device by the transceiver, the response to the synchronization request.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn, Langford M. Wasada
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Publication number: 20250088835Abstract: An apparatus configured to initiate an operation to locate a target device, determine one or more metrics related to Bluetooth congestion, determine transmission parameters for a Bluetooth discovery operation based on the one or more metrics, generate, for transmission, Bluetooth discovery signals with the determined transmission parameters and trigger an ultra-wideband (UWB) ranging operation when a Bluetooth discovery response from the target device is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Vignesh Babu MOORTHY, Nischay GOEL, Yann LY-GAGNON
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Publication number: 20250088858Abstract: A first wireless communication device having an application processor configured to generate, for transmission to a second wireless communication device, a first identity resolving key (IRK) that is unique to the second wireless communication device, wherein the first IRK indicates the second wireless communication device is allowed to perform find location operations with the first wireless communication device, a Bluetooth controller configured to perform Bluetooth scanning operations to receive a Bluetooth advertisement having a payload comprising an IRK and an always on processor (AOP) configured to compare the IRK to the first IRK.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Yann LY-GAGNON, Andy WAGNER, Anjali S. SANDESARA, Bryant LIU, Michelle J. NG, Yilok L. WONG
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Publication number: 20250088859Abstract: An apparatus configured to process an indication of a wireless communication device with which the apparatus is allowed to perform find location operations, wherein the indication comprises a first identity resolving key (IRK) that is unique to the wireless communication device, process a payload of an advertisement comprising an IRK and compare the IRK to the first IRK received by the always on processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Yann LY-GAGNON, Andy WAGNER, Anjali S SANDESARA, Bryant LIU, Michelle J NG, Yilok L WONG
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Publication number: 20250088834Abstract: An apparatus configured to initiate an operation to locate a target device, generate, for transmission to the target device, Bluetooth discovery signals for detecting a proximity of the target device, generate, for transmission to the target device at substantially a same time as the Bluetooth discovery signals, a discovery message via a network connection, detect a Bluetooth discovery response or a response to the discovery message from the target device and trigger an ultra-wideband (UWB) ranging operation based on detection of the Bluetooth discovery response or response to the discovery message.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Vignesh Babu MOORTHY, Andy WAGNER, Michelle Julia NG, Qiang CHEN, Richard ONG, Robert W. BRUMLEY, Robert GOLSHAN, Yann LY-GAGNON
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Publication number: 20250016692Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations for selecting a device to prioritize for a high power link. The operations include detecting, in proximity of a mobile device, a first and second available devices. The operations also include establishing a respective connection with each of the first and second available device using a first radio access technology (RAT). Further, the operations include determining, using the respective connections, one or more metrics associated with first available device and the second available device, where the one or metrics comprise a respective angle of arrival at the mobile device corresponding to the first available device and the second available device. Further, the operations include determining, based at least on the one or more metrics, to establish a high power link with the first available device using a second RAT, where the second RAT utilizes more power than the first RAT.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn
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Publication number: 20250008454Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a synchronized short range communication protocol scan mechanism across multiple devices. Some aspects relate to an electronic device including a transceiver configured to communicate based on a short range communication protocol and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor receives one or more parameters from a peripheral electronic device and determines, based at least on the one or more parameters, one or more synchronization parameters. The processor further transmits the one or more synchronization parameters to the peripheral electronic device. The one or more synchronization parameters can include at least a scan offset associated with the peripheral electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yann LY-GAGNON, Arun UNKN, Chen GANIR, Duy N. PHAN, Langford M. WASADA
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Publication number: 20240420527Abstract: Methods and apparatus to support scheduled access control for an electronic lock are described herein. An initiating central wireless device obtains an ephemeral identity resolving key (IRK) to use in resolving an ephemeral resolvable private address (RPA) of a peripheral wireless device. The initiating central wireless device can subsequently connect securely to the peripheral wireless device in order to unlock an electronic lock controlled by the peripheral wireless device to gain access during a scheduled time period. The ephemeral IRK and ephemeral RPA can be used for a limited period of time and/or for a predetermined number of usages during the scheduled time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Lochan VERMA, Arun YADAV, Joachim S. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Ayman F. NAGUIB, Su Khiong YONG, Yann LY-GAGNON
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Publication number: 20240389021Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reducing power consumption of an electronic device scanning for wireless communication signals while maintaining or even improving an efficiency of the scanning operations. To do so, the electronic device may include more than one scan core, such as a main core and a receiving core. The receiving core may have limited functionality compared to the main core. For example, the receiving core may only receive wireless signals (including scanning for wireless signals). That is, the receiving core may not support certain operations that consume relative high power that are supported by the main core, such as transmission of signals. In this way, operation of the receiving core, either in place of or in addition to the main core, may reduce power consumption of the electronic device by avoiding high power consuming operations, such as data transmission, while scanning for various signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Sriram Lakshmanan, Tushar Ramanlal Shah, Udaykumar R. Raval, Bernd Willi Adler, Dongwoon Hahn, Shehla S. Rana, Yang Yu, Rajneesh Kumar, Veerendra Boodannavar, Yann Ly-Gagnon, Duy N. Phan, Karan Sawhney, Rohit Sharma, Sarin S. Mehta
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Patent number: 12150067Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations for selecting a device to prioritize for a high power link. The operations include detecting, in proximity of a mobile device, a first and second available devices. The operations also include establishing a respective connection with each of the first and second available device using a first radio access technology (RAT). Further, the operations include determining, using the respective connections, one or more metrics associated with first available device and the second available device, where the one or metrics comprise a respective angle of arrival at the mobile device corresponding to the first available device and the second available device. Further, the operations include determining, based at least on the one or more metrics, to establish a high power link with the first available device using a second RAT, where the second RAT utilizes more power than the first RAT.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn
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Publication number: 20240334361Abstract: An example system includes an application processor (AP), a transceiver associated with a firmware layer and a controller. The controller is configured to perform operations that include receiving data representing a clock synchronization request from a remote device, such as a UWB clock synchronization request. The request is received by the transceiver over a wireless communication link. The controller generates a response to the synchronization request. The response is configured for synchronizing a remote clock of the remote device and a local clock of the mobile device. The controller sends, to the remote device by the transceiver, the response to the synchronization request.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn, Langford M. Wasada
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Patent number: 12075352Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reducing power consumption of an electronic device scanning for wireless communication signals while maintaining or even improving an efficiency of the scanning operations. To do so, the electronic device may include more than one scan core, such as a main core and a receiving core. The receiving core may have limited functionality compared to the main core. For example, the receiving core may only receive wireless signals (including scanning for wireless signals). That is, the receiving core may not support certain operations that consume relative high power that are supported by the main core, such as transmission of signals. In this way, operation of the receiving core, either in place of or in addition to the main core, may reduce power consumption of the electronic device by avoiding high power consuming operations, such as data transmission, while scanning for various signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sriram Lakshmanan, Tushar Ramanlal Shah, Udaykumar R. Raval, Bernd Willi Adler, Dongwoon Hahn, Shehla S. Rana, Yang Yu, Rajneesh Kumar, Veerendra Boodannavar, Yann Ly-Gagnon, Duy N. Phan, Karan Sawhney, Rohit Sharma, Sarin S. Mehta
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Patent number: 12063608Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a synchronized short range communication protocol scan mechanism across multiple devices. Some aspects relate to an electronic device including a transceiver configured to communicate based on a short range communication protocol and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor receives one or more parameters from a peripheral electronic device and determines, based at least on the one or more parameters, one or more synchronization parameters. The processor further transmits the one or more synchronization parameters to the peripheral electronic device. The one or more synchronization parameters can include at least a scan offset associated with the peripheral electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn, Chen Ganir, Duy N. Phan, Langford M. Wasada
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Publication number: 20240244683Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for access control operation between devices in a wireless communication system. An access device may store reader group identifier information for one or more reader devices. The access device may receive an advertisement indication from a reader device in a wireless manner. The advertisement indication may include a reader group identifier for the reader device. The access device may determine that the reader group identifier information stored by the access device includes the reader group identifier indicated by the reader device. The access device may attempt to perform access control communication exchange with the reader device based at least in part on determining that the reader group identifier information stored by the access device includes the reader group identifier indicated by the reader device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Lochan Verma, Martijn T. Haring, Florian Galdo, Su Khiong Yong, Siegfried Lehmann, Yann Ly-Gagnon
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Patent number: 12035266Abstract: An example system includes an application processor (AP), a transceiver associated with a firmware layer and a controller. The controller is configured to perform operations that include receiving data representing a clock synchronization request from a remote device, such as a UWB clock synchronization request. The request is received by the transceiver over a wireless communication link. The controller generates a response to the synchronization request. The response is configured for synchronizing a remote clock of the remote device and a local clock of the mobile device. The controller sends, to the remote device by the transceiver, the response to the synchronization request.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn, Langford M. Wasada
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Publication number: 20240179532Abstract: A wireless device configured to transmit a pairing request message to an accessory device, decode, based on signals received from the accessory device, a pairing response message, establish a connection with the accessory device, decode, based on signals received from the accessory device, information identifying the accessory device, generate an identity resolving key (IRK) uniquely associated with the accessory device and a long-term key (LTK) associated with the accessory device and store the IRK and the LTK.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Chen GANIR, Yann LY-GAGNON, Anjali S. SANDESARA, Lochan VERMA
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Patent number: 11995929Abstract: Methods and apparatus to support scheduled access control for an electronic lock are described herein. An initiating central wireless device obtains an ephemeral identity resolving key (IRK) to use in resolving an ephemeral resolvable private address (RPA) of a peripheral wireless device. The initiating central wireless device can subsequently connect securely to the peripheral wireless device in order to unlock an electronic lock controlled by the peripheral wireless device to gain access during a scheduled time period. The ephemeral IRK and ephemeral RPA can be used for a limited period of time and/or for a predetermined number of usages during the scheduled time period.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lochan Verma, Arun Yadav, Joachim S. Hammerschmidt, Ayman F. Naguib, Su Khiong Yong, Yann Ly-Gagnon
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Publication number: 20240098828Abstract: A first user equipment (UE) configured to receive data from a second UE over a short-range connection, wherein the data is received when an application processor of the first UE is in a lower power state, buffer the data in a buffer while the application processor of the first UE is in the lower power state and transfer buffered data from the buffer to the application processor after the application processor exits the lower power state and enters an active state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Yann LY-GAGNON, Chen GANIR, Shlomo BEN-SHOSHAN, Yair SHAPIRA
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Publication number: 20230379838Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations for selecting a device to prioritize for a high power link. The operations include detecting, in proximity of a mobile device, a first and second available devices. The operations also include establishing a respective connection with each of the first and second available device using a first radio access technology (RAT). Further, the operations include determining, using the respective connections, one or more metrics associated with first available device and the second available device, where the one or metrics comprise a respective angle of arrival at the mobile device corresponding to the first available device and the second available device. Further, the operations include determining, based at least on the one or more metrics, to establish a high power link with the first available device using a second RAT, where the second RAT utilizes more power than the first RAT.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn
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Patent number: 11751144Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations for selecting a device to prioritize for a high power link. The operations include detecting, in proximity of a mobile device, a first and second available devices. The operations also include establishing a respective connection with each of the first and second available device using a first radio access technology (RAT). Further, the operations include determining, using the respective connections, one or more metrics associated with first available device and the second available device, where the one or metrics comprise a respective angle of arrival at the mobile device corresponding to the first available device and the second available device. Further, the operations include determining, based at least on the one or more metrics, to establish a high power link with the first available device using a second RAT, where the second RAT utilizes more power than the first RAT.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn