17950849. COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT GROUPS simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT GROUPS

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Parvathanathan Subrahmanya of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Sharad Sambhwani of San Diego CA (US)

Dirk Nickisch of Oberpframmern (DE)

Madhukar K Shanbhag of Santa Clara CA (US)

Rohit U Nabar of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Sanjeevi Balasubramanian of San Jose CA (US)

Shiva Krishna Narra of San Jose CA (US)

Sriram Subramanian of Santa Clara CA (US)

Tarik Tabet of San Diego CA (US)

Vishwanth Kamala Govindaraju of Mountain View CA (US)

Yakun Sun of San Jose CA (US)

COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT GROUPS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17950849 titled 'COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT GROUPS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system where user equipment in close proximity can exchange data and control information. This includes both active user equipment that connects to base stations and passive user equipment that does not connect to any base station.

• User equipment can transfer data and control information between each other.
• Active user equipment connects to base stations and communicates with other active and passive user equipment.
• Passive user equipment does not connect to any base station but can communicate with other passive and active user equipment.

Potential Applications

• Improved communication between user equipment in close proximity.
• Enhanced data exchange and control information transfer between devices.
• Facilitates peer-to-peer communication and device-to-device channels.

Problems Solved

• Overcomes limitations of traditional wireless communication networks.
• Enables direct communication between user equipment without relying solely on base stations.
• Provides a more efficient and flexible way for user equipment to exchange data and control information.

Benefits

• Faster and more reliable data transfer between user equipment.
• Reduces reliance on base stations for communication.
• Enables new applications and services that require direct communication between devices.

Original Abstract Submitted

User equipment in close proximity may transfer data and control information. For example, the user equipment may exchange data or data sets between each other. Each user equipment can receive and transmit data using radio access technologies. A group of user equipments may include active user equipment and passive user equipment. Active user equipment connects with one or more base stations and transfers data on a wireless communication network via the base station. The active user equipment may communicate with other active user equipment and passive user equipment. Passive user equipment may not connect to any base station and/or the wireless communication network and may communicate with other passive user equipment and active user equipment (e.g., via a sidelink, peer-to-peer, or device-to-device channel).