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).

  • Publication number: 20250016692
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn
  • Publication number: 20250008454
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yann LY-GAGNON, Arun UNKN, Chen GANIR, Duy N. PHAN, Langford M. WASADA
  • Publication number: 20240420527
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Lochan VERMA, Arun YADAV, Joachim S. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Ayman F. NAGUIB, Su Khiong YONG, Yann LY-GAGNON
  • Publication number: 20240389021
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    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
  • Patent number: 12150067
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn
  • Publication number: 20240334361
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn, Langford M. Wasada
  • Patent number: 12075352
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 12063608
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn, Chen Ganir, Duy N. Phan, Langford M. Wasada
  • Publication number: 20240244683
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Lochan Verma, Martijn T. Haring, Florian Galdo, Su Khiong Yong, Siegfried Lehmann, Yann Ly-Gagnon
  • Patent number: 12035266
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn, Langford M. Wasada
  • Publication number: 20240179532
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Chen GANIR, Yann LY-GAGNON, Anjali S. SANDESARA, Lochan VERMA
  • Patent number: 11995929
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lochan Verma, Arun Yadav, Joachim S. Hammerschmidt, Ayman F. Naguib, Su Khiong Yong, Yann Ly-Gagnon
  • Publication number: 20240098828
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yann LY-GAGNON, Chen GANIR, Shlomo BEN-SHOSHAN, Yair SHAPIRA
  • Publication number: 20230379838
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn
  • Patent number: 11751144
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn
  • Patent number: 11676479
    Abstract: Multiple portable electronic devices within an exemplary system functionally cooperate amongst themselves to access a remotely controllable device. These portable electronic devices execute exemplary prioritization routines to identify a preferred portable electronic device from among the portable electronic devices to access the remotely controllable device. Thereafter, the exemplary system transfers ownership of a software implemented access token to the preferred portable electronic device to allow the preferred portable electronic device to access the remotely controllable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn
  • Patent number: 11647559
    Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device establishes a first wireless communications link and a second wireless communications link with a second device, and determines that the second wireless communications link is not connected. Responsive to determining that the second wireless communications link is not connected, the mobile device attempts to reestablish the second wireless communications link with the second device according to a duty cycle that varies based at least on a characteristic associated with the first wireless communications link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn, Chen Ganir
  • Publication number: 20230090401
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yann Ly-Gagnon, Arun Unkn
  • Publication number: 20220353831
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yann LY-GAGNON, Arun UNKN, Chen GANIR, Duy N. PHAN, Langford M. WASADA
  • Publication number: 20220343705
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Lochan VERMA, Arun YADAV, Joachim S. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Ayman F. NAGUIB, Su Khiong YONG, Yann LY-GAGNON