18455044. Intelligent Transmission Port Selection and Power Utilization for a Cellular Device simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)

Intelligent Transmission Port Selection and Power Utilization for a Cellular Device

Organization Name

APPLE INC.

Inventor(s)

Sriram Subramanian of San Jose CA (US)

Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar of Singapore (SG)

Madhukar K. Shanbhag of Santa Clara CA (US)

Pengkai Zhao of Cupertino CA (US)

Sanjeevi Balasubramanian of San Jose CA (US)

Shiva Krishna Narra of Dublin CA (US)

Vijay Venkataraman of San Jose CA (US)

Vishwanth Kamala Govindaraju of Mountain View CA (US)

Wenping Lou of San Jose CA (US)

Intelligent Transmission Port Selection and Power Utilization for a Cellular Device - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18455044 titled 'Intelligent Transmission Port Selection and Power Utilization for a Cellular Device

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a user equipment (UE) that can establish network connections for LTE and NR radio access technologies in non-standalone E-UTRA-NR dual connectivity operation. The UE includes a multi-antenna array for data and signaling transmissions and receptions over the LTE and NR connections. The UE determines the most efficient antenna for the operating frequency band of the LTE and NR connections based on performance factors. It evaluates factors to determine whether the LTE or NR radio access technology should use the most efficient antenna and transmits uplink data on the most efficient antenna via either the LTE or NR radio access technology based on the evaluated factors.

• User equipment (UE) can establish network connections for LTE and NR radio access technologies in non-standalone E-UTRA-NR dual connectivity operation.
• UE includes a multi-antenna array for data and signaling transmissions and receptions over LTE and NR connections.
• UE determines the most efficient antenna for the operating frequency band based on performance factors.
• UE evaluates factors to determine whether LTE or NR radio access technology should use the most efficient antenna.
• UE transmits uplink data on the most efficient antenna via LTE or NR radio access technology based on the evaluated factors.

Potential Applications

• Mobile devices with LTE and NR capabilities can benefit from improved network connections and performance.
• This technology can be used in various industries that rely on wireless communication, such as telecommunications, transportation, and IoT.

Problems Solved

• The technology solves the problem of inefficient antenna usage in LTE and NR connections.
• It addresses the challenge of determining the most efficient antenna for different operating frequency bands.
• The technology helps optimize network connections and improve overall performance for user equipment.

Benefits

• Improved network performance and reliability for LTE and NR connections.
• Enhanced data and signaling transmissions and receptions over the multi-antenna array.
• Optimal antenna selection based on performance factors leads to better user experience and efficiency.

Original Abstract Submitted

A user equipment (UE) is configured to establish network connections for long-term evolution (LTE) and new radio (NR) radio access technologies (RATs) in non-standalone (NSA) E-UTRA-NR dual connectivity (ENDC) operation. The UE includes a multi-antenna array for data and signaling transmissions and receptions over the LTE and NR connections. The UE determines a most efficient antenna of the multi-antenna array for an operating frequency band of the LTE and NR connections, wherein the most efficient antenna is determined based on at least one performance factor for the UE when using the antenna compared to other antennas of the multi-antenna array, evaluates one or more factors for determining whether the LTE RAT or the NR RAT is to use the most efficient antenna and transmits uplink data on the most efficient antenna via either the LTE RAT or the NR RAT based on the evaluated factors.