Apple Inc. patent applications on March 14th, 2024
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Patent Applications by Apple Inc. on March 14th, 2024
Apple Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of G06F3/04842 (10), H04W76/15 (10), G06F3/01 (9), G06F3/04886 (6), G06F3/0482 (6)
With keywords such as: device, user, include, signal, display, wireless, configured, electronic, based, and circuit in patent application abstracts.
Wearable Device Adjustments and Features
- Head-Mountable Device Band with a Latch: Designed to enhance user convenience, this patent outlines a wearable band for head-mountable devices featuring a latch that is easily adjustable via a tab. This innovation aims at improving the wearability and ease of use for devices such as VR headsets【source†source】.
- Submersion Detection, Underwater Depth and Low-Latency Temperature Estimation Using Wearable Device: This patent application focuses on wearable technology capable of detecting submersion, estimating underwater depth, and quickly gauging water temperature. Such features could revolutionize wearable devices' utility in aquatic environments【source†source】.
Environmental Sensing and Device Interaction
- Electronic Devices with Multi-Function Environmental Sensors: Apple's focus on environmental awareness is evident in this patent, which describes devices equipped with sensors capable of functioning as anemometers, thermometers, bolometers, and heat flux sensors, indicating a step towards more environmentally responsive devices【source†source】.
- Active Aggressor Detection in Pressure Sensor Port: Highlighting safety and security, this application describes a method for detecting aggressive actions based on dynamic pressure changes. Such technology could lead to improved device security features【source†source】.
Augmented Reality and User Interface Innovations
- Electronic Devices With Gaze Trackers: Focusing on augmented reality (AR) advancements, this patent discusses head-mounted devices that track user gaze to improve interaction with AR content, potentially enhancing user experience in virtual environments【source†source】.
- Optical Systems with Lens-Based Static Foveation: This innovation seeks to improve optical systems for AR by introducing lens-based foveation, optimizing image resolution based on the viewer's focus area without increasing the hardware's complexity【source†source】.
Device Adjustments Based on Environmental Conditions
- Electronic Devices with Textured Glass and Glass Ceramic Components: Addressing aesthetics and functionality, this application explores devices with textured components to provide optical contrast, suggesting a new direction for device design and user interaction【source†source】.
- Electronic Device with Dynamically Adjusted Shutdown Voltage: This patent aims at extending device usability under varying power conditions by adjusting shutdown voltage based on real-time battery state information, highlighting Apple's focus on enhancing device performance and user experience【source†source】.
Apple's patent applications from March 14th, 2024, illustrate the company's continuous pursuit of innovation across various technology domains. From enhancing wearable devices for aquatic use to advancing AR experiences and improving environmental responsiveness, these applications underscore Apple's commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology.
Patent Applications by Apple Inc.
Inventor(s): Yiwei TAO of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Aiden D. MOSSOP of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin A. SHAFFER of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Lauren D. GERARDI of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Nicolas LYLYK of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Paul J. THOMPSON of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Richard P. HOWARTH of Lake Forest IL (US) for apple inc., Robert V. TANG of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Toria F. YAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Wei-Ling CHANG of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Zebinah P. MASSE of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): A44B11/16, A44B11/06, G02B27/01
Abstract: a band includes a latch body that is movable by pulling a tab. the latch body extends through an opening of the band and secures with a pin located on a head-mountable device. the band can detach from the head-mountable device by pulling the tab, which actuates the latch body and removes the latch body from the pin. a spring (or springs) can bias the latch body toward the opening, causing the latch body to enter the pin. an applied force to the tab can overcome the biasing force provided by the spring(s), and move the latch body away from, and out of, the pin.
Inventor(s): Jay Kriz Blahnik of Venice CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron P. Thompson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David S. Clark of Corona Del Mar CA (US) for apple inc., Julie A. Arney of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Brian R. Drell of Felton CA (US) for apple inc., Keith P. Avery of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Kevin M. Lynch of Woodside CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): A63B24/00, G16H20/30, H04L67/55, H04W68/04
Abstract: notifications for instructing user behavior can be determined and presented when appropriate. current fitness data are accessed. this data is used to determine whether a user fitness goal is likely to be achieved. if not, a notification may be determined and presented at a user device.
20240083324.Support Rail Bracket_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Matthew I. Woods of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Dirk Lemke-Raedler of Petersberg (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): B60N3/02
Abstract: a support rail bracket includes a base. a securement portion is coupled to the base and configured to secure an end section of a support rail, which is graspable for support. a deformable portion is coupled to and extends between the base and the securement portion. the deformable portion is configured to resist movement of the end section in a first direction and deform to allow movement of the end section in a second direction that is approximately opposite the first direction.
Inventor(s): Andi M. Limarga of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Akanksha Agrawal of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Albert Ochagavia Tobena of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jason P. Shannon of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): C03C15/00, C03C17/00, C03C21/00, H04B1/3827
Abstract: electronic devices including a textured component such as a cover member positioned over one or more components of the electronic device. different surface regions of the textured component may be textured differently in order to provide optical contrast. for example, differently textured surface regions may differ in gloss, translucency, or both. in some cases the cover member defines a protruding feature and a surface region of the protruding feature is textured differently than an adjacent surface region.
Inventor(s): Stephen P. Jackson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ti-Yen Lan of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Yi Wen Liao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Alexandru Popovici of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Igor Tchertkov of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Rose M. Wahlin of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Natisa Jeyakanthan of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Amit K. Jain of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Kenneth M. Lee of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/16
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for submersion detection and underwater depth and low-latency temperature estimation. in an embodiment, a method comprises: determining a first set of vertical accelerations obtained from an inertial sensor of a wearable device; determining a second set of vertical accelerations obtained from pressure data; determining a first feature associated with a correlation between the first and second sets of vertical accelerations; and determining that the wearable device is submerged or not submerged in water based on a machine learning model applied to the first feature. in another embodiment, a method comprises: determining a submersion state of a wearable device; and responsive to the submersion state being submerged, computing a forward estimate of water temperature based on measured ambient water temperature at the water surface, a temperature error lookup table, and a rate of change of the ambient water temperature.
20240085189.System For Determining Position Both Indoor and Outdoor_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Peter Meier of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Christian Lipski of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/20, G05D1/02, G06V20/00, G06V20/10, H04W4/33
Abstract: an apparatus, method, and computer readable medium related to determining the position of a device, for example determining the pose of a camera. varying embodiments discuss the use of sensors and captured images to construct an environment property map, which provides reference information in the form of environment properties that are associated with positions, such as camera poses. embodiments of the disclosure discuss using the environment property map online (e.g. in real time) in order to determine the position of a device. in some embodiments, the environment property map provides a coarse position that is used to refine or limit the necessary work for determining a more precise position.
Inventor(s): Michael J Glickman of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., David MacNeil of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., John P Bergen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01D21/02, G01J1/44, G01K17/00, G01P5/12
Abstract: an electronic device may include an environmental sensor. in particular, the sensor may include a layer of metal and be operable as an anemometer, a thermometer, a bolometer, and/or a heat flux sensor. to operate as an anemometer or thermometer, circuitry may heat the layer of metal and calculate an air speed based on a decay of the metal temperature. to operate as a bolometer, a first portion of the metal may have a first optical absorption/insulation (e.g., be insulated), while a second portion may have a second optical absorption/insulation (e.g., be uncoated). differences in heating/cooling of the first and second portions may be used to measure solar radiation. to operate as a heat flux sensor, different metals may be used, and seebeck voltages between the different metals may be measured. the metal may be deposited on the housing or may be incorporated into a mesh on the device.
20240085258.ACTIVE AGGRESSOR DETECTION IN PRESSURE SENSOR PORT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Seow Yuen YEE of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Michael J. GLICKMAN of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01L7/08, G01D21/02
Abstract: aspects of the subject technology relate to an apparatus having a housing, including a port exposed to an environment. the apparatus includes a pressure sensor disposed within the housing to measure a pressure of the environment. the pressure sensor includes a membrane to facilitate detection of a presence of an aggressor by using dynamic response analysis.
20240085449.Electronic Devices With Anemometers_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): David MacNeil of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Michael J. Glickman of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., John P. Bergen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Richard Yeh of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01P5/24, G01W1/02
Abstract: an electronic device may include a housing and a display in the housing. the display may be used as an anemometer to measure the speed of ambient air in the device's environment. in particular, the display may be monitored by a temperature sensor until it reaches an equilibrium temperature, at which point it may be heated by increasing the brightness of the display or using a separate heater. after heating, a cooling response of the display may be measured, and the ambient air speed may be calculated based on the cooling response of the display. instead of measuring the air speed using the display, other components, such as a pressure sensor, may be used to measure the air speed by heating the components and measuring a cooling response of the components. multiple temperature sensors may be incorporated into the device to determine a wind direction in addition to air speed.
20240085703.Electronic Devices With Gaze Trackers_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Chih Jen Chen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Brian S Lau of Sacramento CA (US) for apple inc., Cameron A Harder of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David A Kalinowski of Davis CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01, F21V8/00, G02B5/32, G02B6/02, G02B27/00
Abstract: a head-mounted device may include a housing having openings that receive lenses. displays may output images. waveguides that overlap the lenses may receive the images from the displays and may direct the images to eye boxes that are aligned with the lenses. infrared light sources such as infrared light-emitting diodes or lasers may be used to supply infrared light to the waveguides. each waveguide may have multiple localized output couplers that overlap the lenses. the localized output couplers of each lens each direct a beam of the infrared light out of the waveguide towards an eye surface in the eye box associated with that lens to produce an eye glint. a gaze tracker infrared camera may captured images of the eye glints to determine a user's point of gaze.
20240085706.Optical Systems with Lens-Based Static Foveation_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Vikrant Bhakta of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., David A. Kalinowski of Davis CA (US) for apple inc., Hyungryul Choi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nathanael D. Parkhill of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Stanley K. Melax of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Byron R. Cocilovo of Boulder CO (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
Abstract: an electronic device may include a display module that produces light having an image, a lens that directs the light to a waveguide, and a waveguide that directs the light to an eye box. the lens may produce a foveated image in the light by applying a non-uniform magnification to the image in the light. the non-uniform magnification may vary as a function of angle within a field of view of the lens. this may allow the foveated image to have higher resolution within the central region than in the peripheral region. performing foveation using the lens maximizes the resolution of images at the eye box without increasing the size of the display module. control circuitry on the device may apply a pre-distortion to the image that is an inverse of distortion introduced by the lens in producing the foveated image.
20240085734.Panel With Active Layer_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): David E. Kingman of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Paul M. Connolly of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Peter F. Masschelein of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02F1/1335, G02F1/133
Abstract: a panel includes an outer layer and an inner layer. a mask layer is positioned between the outer layer and the inner layer. an active layer is positioned between the mask layer and the inner layer and adjacent to an outer edge of the panel. the active layer extends from the outer edge of the panel toward a central portion of the panel and includes an independently controllable active element configured to limit viewing of the mask layer.
20240085947.MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR INPUT DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Joel N. Ruscher of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Guangtao Zhang of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01F7/02, G06F1/16
Abstract: a tablet computing system may include a display, and an enclosure enclosing the display. an exterior surface of the enclosure may define a stylus charging region, a stylus attachment region, and an interior surface opposite the exterior surface. the tablet computing system may further include a magnetic attachment mechanism positioned along the interior surface opposite the stylus attachment region and configured to releasably couple a stylus to the tablet computing system. the magnetic attachment mechanism may include a frame structure, and a magnet positioned in a recess of the frame structure and configured to move from a rest position in the frame structure to an attachment position proximate the interior surface of the housing member in response to the stylus being positioned on the stylus attachment region of the exterior surface of the housing member.
20240085949.FACE ENGAGING STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Darshan R. Kasar of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Samuel G. Smith of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan M. Anderson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Erin M. Bosch of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Muhammad F. Hossain of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Liam R. Martinez of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew Gallaher of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Ian A. Guy of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Brian Baillargeon of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Keith W. Kirkwood of Bainbridge Island WA (US) for apple inc., Timothy J. Rasmussen of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F1/16
Abstract: an apparatus can include a display, a facial interface, and a connector between the display and the facial interface. the facial interface can at least translate or rotate relative to the display via the connector.
20240085968.Dynamic Interface Circuit to Reduce Power Consumption_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Tzach Zemer of Haifa (IL) for apple inc., Lior Zimet of Kerem Maharal (IL) for apple inc., Sagi Lahav of Kiryat Bialik (IL) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F1/3206, G06F1/08, G06F1/3234, H04W52/02
Abstract: a system for a given device may include a plurality of systems on a chip (socs). each soc may include an interface circuit and a bridge circuit for communicating with other socs. the interface circuit of an soc may include a plurality of communication devices to transfer data packets from/to the soc to the other socs. the bridge circuit may provide various control functions for the interface circuit. an indication may be generated when the system enters an idle mode. in response, the bridge circuit may generate signal(s) to cause some of the communication devices of the interface circuit into a low power state. the interface circuit may obtain the signal(s) and accordingly transition some of the communication devices to the low power state.
20240085987.Environmentally Aware Gestures_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Dan Feng of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Anna Weinstein of Greenwood Village CO (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06T13/40, G06V40/20
Abstract: in one implementation, a method of presenting a scene is performed at a device including a display, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. the method includes displaying, on the display, a virtual character in association with a physical environment at a character location in a three-dimensional coordinate system of the physical environment. the method includes determining, for an object, an object location in the three-dimensional coordinate system of the physical environment. the method includes displaying, on the display, the virtual character at the character location performing a gesture based on the object location.
Inventor(s): Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING of Bristol (GB) for apple inc., Julian MISSIG of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Golnaz ABDOLLAHIAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0346, G04C3/00, G06F1/16, G06F3/01, G06F3/0482, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04845, G06F3/0485, G06F3/0487, G06F3/0488, H04M1/72454, H04M1/72469
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to interacting with an electronic device without touching a display screen or other physical input mechanisms. in some examples, the electronic device performs an operation in response to a positioning of a user's hand and/or an orientation of the electronic device.
Inventor(s): Rungrot Kitsomboonloha of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Donggeon Han of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Jason N Gomez of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Kyung Wook Kim of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Nikolaus Hammler of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Pei-En Chang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Saman Saeedi of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Shih Chang Chang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Shinya Ono of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Suk Won Hong of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Szu-Hsien Lee of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Victor H Yin of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Young-Jik Jo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yu-Heng Cheng of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Joyan G Sanctis of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Hongwoo Lee of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/041, G06F3/044, H10K59/40
Abstract: an electronic device may have a display with touch sensors. one or more shielding layers may be interposed between the display and the touch sensors. the shielding layers may include shielding structures such as a conductive mesh structure and/or a transparent conductive film. the shielding structures may be actively driven or passively biased. in the active driving scheme, one or more inverting circuits may receive a noise signal from a cathode layer in the display and/or from the shielding structures, invert the received noise signal, and drive the inverted noise signal back onto the shielding structures to prevent any noise from the display from negatively impacting the performance of the touch sensors. in the passive biasing scheme, the shielding structures may be biased to a power supply voltage.
20240086031.METHOD OF GROUPING USER INTERFACES IN AN ENVIRONMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Alexis H. PALANGIE of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron M. BURNS of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin HYLAK of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G06F3/0484, G06F3/0488, G06T13/20
Abstract: methods for displaying and organizing user interfaces in a computer-generated environment provide for an efficient and intuitive user experience. in some embodiments, user interfaces can be grouped together into a container. in some embodiments, user interfaces can be added to a container, removed from a container, or moved from one location in the container to another location. in some embodiments, a visual indication is displayed before a user interface is added to a container. in some embodiments, a user interface can replace an existing user interface in a container. in some embodiments, when moving a user interface in a computer-generated environment, the transparency of a user interface that is obscured can be modified.
Inventor(s): Alexis H. PALANGIE of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron M. BURNS of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04845
Abstract: methods for displaying and manipulating user interfaces in a computer-generated environment provide for an efficient and intuitive user experience. in some embodiments, user interfaces can be grouped together into a container. in some embodiments, a user interface that is a member of a container can be manipulated. in some embodiments, manipulating a user interface that is a member of a container can cause the other user interfaces in the same container to be manipulated. in some embodiments, manipulating user interfaces in a container can cause the user interfaces to change one or more orientation and/or rotate about one or more axes.
20240086047.USER INTERFACES FOR CUSTOMIZING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christian X. DALONZO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick L. COFFMAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04842, G06F3/04886
Abstract: in some embodiments, an electronic device displays a virtual keyboard, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of selectable representations of a plurality of graphical objects. in some embodiments, the electronic device receives a user input selecting a first selectable representation of a first graphical object, wherein the first graphical object is associated with a first customizable visual element and a second customizable visual element. in some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input and in accordance with a determination that one or more first criteria are satisfied, the electronic device displays, via the display device, a customization user interface, including a first section for customizing the first customizable visual element, a second section for customizing the second customizable visual element, and a third section for displaying a first respective representation of the first graphical object that indicates a current state of customization of the first graphical object.
20240086055.USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING INPUT TECHNIQUES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Dylan Ross EDWARDS of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick L. COFFMAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04845, G06F3/0485, G06F3/04883, G06F3/04886
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to managing input devices. in some embodiments, keyboards are resized. in some embodiments, visual feedback of an audio input is provided.
20240086061.PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INSTANT MESSAGING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Stephen O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Marcel VAN OS of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Scott HERZ of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Greg CHRISTIE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0488, G06F3/01, G06F3/04817, G06F3/0482, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04847, G06F3/0485, G06F3/04855, G06F3/0487, G06Q10/10, H04L51/04, H04L51/043, H04L51/216, H04M1/27475, H04M1/72403, H04M1/72436, H04M1/72466
Abstract: a portable electronic device for instant messaging is disclosed. one aspect of the invention involves a graphical user interface (gui) on a portable electronic device with a touch screen display. the gui has a set of messages exchanged between a user of the device and another person. the set of messages are displayed in a chronological order. in response to detecting a scrolling gesture comprising a substantially vertical movement of a user contact with the touch screen display, the display of messages are scrolled in accordance with a direction of the scrolling gesture. the detecting of the scrolling gesture is substantially independent of a horizontal position of the user contact with the touch screen display.
20240086062.PROVIDING A REMOTE KEYBOARD SERVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Alexander D. Sanciangco of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Bob Bradley of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Marc Krochmal of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Graham Clarke of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04886, G06Q30/0241, H04M1/72412, H04N21/41, H04W4/00, H04W4/80, H04W12/06, H04W12/086
Abstract: the systems described herein provide a remote keyboard service for a media device on a computing device without having to invoke an application or unlock the computing device. the computing device can receive a message indicating that a text input field on the other device is selected and present a notification to the user prompting the user to invoke the virtual keyboard on the computing device to provide text input to the selected text input field. the computing device can receive user input selecting the notification and present a virtual keyboard for providing text input to the other device. the computing device can receive keyboard input from the user selecting characters and send the characters to the other device. the other device can then user the characters as text input to the selected text input field.
20240086147.PROVIDING AUDIO INFORMATION WITH A DIGITAL ASSISTANT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Rahul NAIR of Hayward CA (US) for apple inc., Golnaz ABDOLLAHIAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Avi BAR-ZEEV of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Niranjan MANJUNATH of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/16, G06F3/01, G10L15/22
Abstract: in an exemplary technique, audio information responsive to received input is provided. while providing the audio information, one or more conditions for stopping the provision of audio information are detected, and in response, the provision of the audio information is stopped. after stopping the provision of the audio information, if the one or more conditions for stopping the provision of audio information have ceased, then resumed audio information is provided, where the resumed audio information includes a rephrased version of a previously provided segment of the audio information.
20240086412.TECHNIQUES FOR PERSONALIZING APP STORE RECOMMENDATIONS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jayasimha R. KATUKURI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Peter LEONG of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Chandrasekar VENKATARAMAN of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Rabi S. CHAKRABORTY of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hardik VALA of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F16/2457, G06F8/60, G06F16/28, G06F16/48, G06F16/9535, G06N20/00
Abstract: disclosed herein is a technique for providing software application recommendations to a user of a computing device. the technique can include: (1) receiving, from the computing device, a request for at least one software application recommendation, (2) identifying, among a plurality of user profiles, a user profile associated with the user, (3) accessing a plurality of software application profiles (saps), wherein each sap of the plurality of saps is associated with a respective software application managed by the server computing device, (4) analyzing the user profile against a subset of the plurality of saps to identify, among the respective software applications associated with the subset of the plurality of saps, at least one software application to recommend, (5) associating the at least one software application recommendation with the at least one software application, and (6) causing the computing device to display the at least one software application recommendation.
20240087080.DYNAMIC FOVEATED PIPELINE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Tobias Eble of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Ye Cong of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Cody J. White of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Arthur Yasheng Zhang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Randall Rauwendaal of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Moinul Khan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jim C. Chou of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hao Pan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Nicolas Bonnier of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T3/00, G06T3/40, G06T9/00
Abstract: in one implementation, a method includes receiving a warped image representing simulated reality (sr) content (e.g., to be displayed in a display space), the warped image having a plurality of pixels at respective locations uniformly spaced in a grid pattern in a warped space, wherein the plurality of pixels are respectively associated with a plurality of respective pixel values and a plurality of respective scaling factors indicating a plurality of respective resolutions at a plurality of respective locations of the sr content (e.g., in the display space). the method includes processing the warped image in the warped space based on the plurality of respective scaling factors to generate a processed warped image and transmitting the processed warped image.
20240087099.COLOR ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHM FOR COLOR-DEFICIENT PEOPLE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Honkai Tam of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T5/00, G06T7/90
Abstract: an electronic device includes a display and processing circuitry that is communicatively coupled to the display. the processing circuitry is configured to receive source image data indicative of color components for a pixel of the source image data. the color components include a maximum color component, a middle color component, and a minimum color component. the processing circuitry is also configured to determine a classification for the pixel based at least in part on the color component and to generate adjusted image data by modifying one or more of the color components based at least in part on the classification.
Inventor(s): Shay Yosub of Kfar Yehezkel (IL) for apple inc., Noam Badt of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc., Boris Morgenstein of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc., Yuval Vardi of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc., David Pawlowski of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc., Assaf Avraham of Givatayim (IL) for apple inc., Pieter Spinnewyn of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Tom Levy of Holon (IL) for apple inc., Yohai Zmora of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/521, G06T5/50, G06V10/141, G06V10/24, G06V10/74
Abstract: a method for depth mapping includes providing a depth mapping device comprising a projector, which is configured to project a pattern of optical radiation onto a target area over a first field of view about a projection axis, and a camera, which is configured to capture images of the target area within a second field of view, narrower than the first field of view, about a camera axis, which is offset transversely relative to the projection axis. the projector projects the pattern onto first and second planes at first and second distances from the camera, and the camera captures first and second reference images containing first and second parts of the pattern on the first and second planes, respectively. the first and second reference images are combined to produce an extended reference image including both the first and second parts of the pattern.
Inventor(s): Benjamin HYLAK of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., William A. SORRENTINO, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher D. MCKENZIE of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., James J. OWEN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. TAYLOR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Miquel ESTANY RODRIGUEZ of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T19/20, G06V10/60
Abstract: in some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by changing visual properties of one or more portions of the virtual object. in some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by displaying the virtual object in a virtual environment within the three-dimensional environment. in some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by variably changing visual properties of one or more portions of the virtual object and/or by variably displaying the virtual object in a virtual environment based on one or more characteristics of the depth conflict.
20240087383.USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING LOCKS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Mischa K. MCLACHLAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew S. KIM of Walnut Creek CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew C. SANDERS of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Trevor W. YOUNG of Livermore CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G07C9/00, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04847
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing locks. in some examples, an electronic device displays user interfaces for configuring a lock accessory device based on detected features of the lock accessory device, such as a short-range communication user interface for enabling an express mode of the lock accessory device and/or a pin user interface object for enabling a code for accessing the lock accessory device. in some examples, an electronic device displays a user interface corresponding to a respective user of a home automation system that includes statuses indicating whether the respective user has access to a plurality of lock accessory devices of the home automation system.
20240087442.ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AUDIO SYSTEM TESTING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Mruthun Rajkumar Thirumalaisamy of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Justin D. Crosby of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Mingzhou Li of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G08B21/24, G01S5/02
Abstract: an electronic device may include an enclosure, an antenna within the enclosure and configured to transmit a wireless signal to a remote electronic device to allow a location of the electronic device to be determined, an audio output system configured to produce an audible output, and a processing system within the enclosure and configured to determine, based on an electrical response induced in the antenna, whether the audio output system fails an audio output performance criteria when provided with an audio signal.
20240087527.Electronic Devices With Curved Display Surfaces_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Sameer Pandya of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel J. Barrett of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Erik G. de Jong of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., James P. Landry of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., David A. Doyle of Needham MA (US) for apple inc., Jean-Pierre S. Guillou of La Jolla CA (US) for apple inc., Jung Yun Seuh of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yi Qiao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G3/3233, F21V8/00, G02F1/1333, G02F1/137, G04G17/04
Abstract: an electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. the display may have a pixel array that produces images. a display cover layer may overlap the pixel array. the display cover layer may have a planar central area surrounded by a peripheral edge area with a curved cross-sectional profile. from an on-axis viewing angle, an image on the pixel array is fully viewable through the planar central area and the peripheral edge area. from an off-axis viewing angle, the image is partly viewable through the peripheral edge area and not through the central area. to avoid an undesired color cast in the partly viewable image seen through the peripheral edge area of the display cover layer, the display may be provided with color cast compensation structures such as a guest-host liquid crystal layer that exhibits an anisotropic colored light absorption characteristic, a diffuser layer, and/or other optical structures.
20240087566.MULTI-MODAL INPUTS FOR VOICE COMMANDS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Philippe P. PIERNOT of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Garrett L. WEINBERG of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G10L15/22, G06F3/01, G06F3/04883, G10L15/18
Abstract: systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. in one example process, a first input including activation of an affordance is received. a domain associated with the affordance is determined. a second input including user speech is received, where a user intent is determined based on the domain and the user speech. a determination is made whether the user intent includes a command associated with the affordance. in accordance with a determination that the user intent includes a command associated with the affordance, a task in furtherance of the command is performed.
Inventor(s): Assaf Shappir of Ganey Tikva (IL) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G11C29/42, G06F11/10
Abstract: a controller includes an interface and circuitry. the interface communicates with memory cells arranged in multiple address locations. storage nodes holding storage values included in the memory cells are accessible using select transistors powered by an adjustable supply voltage. the circuitry reads data units protected by an error correction code (ecc) from the memory cells and decode the ecc of the data units. upon detecting, using the ecc, that a given data unit read from a given address location contains one or more errors, the circuitry logs an error event specifying at least a time of occurrence associated with the error event and the given address location. the circuitry identifies that the select transistors experience physical degradation due to aging, based on the times of occurrence and address locations logged in the error events, and adjusts the supply voltage provided to the select transistors to compensate for the physical degradation.
Inventor(s): Vidhya Ramachandran of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Chi Nung Ni of Foster City CA (US) for apple inc., Chueh-An Hsieh of Hsinchu County (TW) for apple inc., Rekha Govindaraj of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jun Zhai of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Long Huang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Rohan U. Mandrekar of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Saumya K. Gandhi of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Zhuo Yan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yizhang Yang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Saurabh P. Sinha of Austin TX (US) for apple inc., Antonietta Oliva of Sausalito CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L23/528, H01L23/00, H01L23/48, H01L23/522, H01L49/02
Abstract: microelectronic modules are described. in an embodiment, a microelectronic module includes a module substrate, a chip mounted onto the module substrate, and a semiconductor-based integrated passive device between the chip and the module substrate. the semiconductor-based integrated passive device may include an upper rdl stack-up with thicker wiring layers than a lower beol stack-up. the semiconductor-based integrated passive device may be further solder bonded or hybrid bonded with the chip.
20240088354.LAYERED STRUCTURE OF BATTERY ELECTRODES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Xiaoyun Yang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron Smith of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Wanjie Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Siva Ram Kumar Muthukumar of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kai Yu of Suzhou (CN) for apple inc., Enbang Wang of San Lorenzo CA (US) for apple inc., Yafeng Chen of Shanghai (CN) for apple inc., Rohit Bedida of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Xiaoyu Shen of Huzhou (CN) for apple inc., Xingxing Zhang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M4/36, H01M4/60, H01M4/66
Abstract: a battery electrode includes a first metal foil, a second metal foil, and a thermoplastic polymer layer between the first metal foil and the second metal foil. the battery electrode also includes a first coating adjacent to the first metal foil such that the first metal foil is between the thermoplastic polymer layer and the first coating. the battery electrode also includes a second coating adjacent to the second metal foil such that the second metal foil is between the thermoplastic polymer layer and the second coating.
Inventor(s): Christof Pfannenmüller of Erlangen (DE) for apple inc., Dominic Koehler of Viereth-Trunstadt (DE) for apple inc., Harald Pretl of Schwertberg (AT) for apple inc., Rastislav Vazny of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01P5/22, H04B1/04, H04B1/16, H04B1/48
Abstract: an electronic device may include isolation circuitry coupled between a transmitter, a receiver, and one or more antennas. the isolation circuitry may include a 90 degree hybrid coupler configured receive a transmission (tx) signal from the transmitter, split the tx signal into a first portion and a second portion, and phase-shift a portion such that the portions are +90 degrees out-of-phase. the isolation circuitry may include phase shifters that phase-shift the portions such that the portions are in-phase prior to propagating to the antenna. the phase shifters may receive a first portion and a second portion of a receiver (rx) signal from splitter circuitry. the phase shifters may phase-shift the portions such that the portions are out-of-phase by −90 degrees. the 90 degree hybrid coupler may phase-shift the first portion and/or the second portion such that the portions are in-phase and constructively combine prior to propagating to the receiver.
Inventor(s): Bertram R Gunzelmann of Koenigsbrunn (DE) for apple inc., Zdravko Boos of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Ramin Khayatzadeh of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Nedim Muharemovic of Nuremberg (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01Q3/26, H01Q15/00
Abstract: an electronic device may include a fully-connected photonic phased antenna array having a set of antennas, each with an antenna resonating element coupled to a set of photodiodes. optical modulators may receive different wireless data streams and may generate modulated signals. optical paths may provide the modulated signals generated by each modulator to a different photodiode in each antenna. sets of optical phase shifters may apply different sets of phase shifts for each of the modulated signals. optical paths may provide the phase shifted signals to the photodiodes in the antennas. the photodiodes may produce currents that are superposed on the antenna resonating elements. each antenna may be used to concurrently convey all of the wireless data streams. the phase shifts may configure the array to transmit signals that include the wireless data streams within different respective signal beams.
Inventor(s): Siddharth Joshi of Grenoble (FR) for apple inc., Keith Lyon of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Arnaud Laflaquière of Paris (FR) for apple inc., Christophe Verove of Le Cheylas (FR) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01S5/042, H01S5/42
Abstract: an integrated emitter device incudes a silicon die, including an array of control circuits, and a plurality of integrated emitter modules disposed on the silicon die. each integrated emitter module includes a single epitaxial stack comprising multiple layers of iii-v semiconductor compounds, which define a vertical emitter including an optically active layer and upper and lower distributed bragg reflectors (dbrs) on opposing sides of the optically active layer, and a transistor in series with the vertical emitter and including a terminal in contact with a respective one of the control circuits, so as to actuate the vertical emitter in response to a control signal applied to the terminal by the respective one of the control circuits.
Inventor(s): Wei He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Guangyu Liu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tianheng Feng of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Tai-sik Hwang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02J7/00, G06Q20/32
Abstract: the disclosed technology relates to a portable electronic device. the portable electronic device may comprise a battery, a battery controller, and a system controller. the battery controller may be configured to determine real time battery state information associated with the battery, the real time battery state information including a system load current draw, a battery age indicator, and a battery temperature. the system controller may be configured to determine a user initiated current low voltage mode state of the portable electronic device of a plurality of low voltage mode states, receive current battery state information from the battery controller, and adaptively generate a real time shutoff voltage threshold based on the current determined low voltage mode state and the current battery state information.
20240088714.Soft Magnetic Ring for Wireless Power Devices_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jeffrey D. Louis of Chatswood (NZ) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02J50/10, H01F1/147, H01F38/14, H02J7/00, H02J7/02
Abstract: a device or an accessory may include a near-field communications antenna and a soft magnetic ring concentric with the near-field communications antenna. the device or accessory may further include at least one wireless power transfer coil concentric with the near-field communications antenna, a rectifier coupled to the at least one wireless power transfer coil, and a battery configured to receive a rectified voltage from the rectifier. the soft magnetic ring may be used to shunt magnetic flux from one or more nearby magnets in external electronic devices to prevent the magnets from repelling each other. the soft magnetic ring may be attracted to a magnet in an external device to help align wireless power transfer coils in the two mated devices.
20240088779.Decoupling Device Using Stored Charge Reverse Recovery_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Chi Nung Ni of Foster City CA (US) for apple inc., Sanjay Dabral of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02M1/15, G06F1/3206, H02M3/158
Abstract: increases in current drawn from power supply nodes in a computer system can result in unwanted drops in the voltages of the power supply nodes until power supply circuits can compensate for the increased load. to lessen the effects of increases in load currents, a decoupling circuit that includes a diode may be coupled to the power supply node. during a charge mode, a control circuit applies a current to the diode to store charge in the diode. during a boost mode, the control circuit can couple the diode to the power supply node. when the voltage level of the power supply node begins to drop, the diode can source a current to the power supply node using the previously stored charge. the diode may be directly coupled to the power supply node or be part of a switch-based system that employs multiple diodes to increase the discharge voltage.
Inventor(s): Michael Couleur of Rottach-Egern (DE) for apple inc., Nicola Rasera of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Nikola Jovanovic of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02M3/158
Abstract: a multi-level power converter circuit for computer systems maintains phase alignment with other power converter circuits by employing low-gain phase-locked loop circuits. in order to account for different voltage levels on its terminal nodes, the power converter circuit may perform a comparison of the respective voltage levels of its terminal nodes. using results of the comparison, the power converter circuit can select different regulation modes using different ones of the low-gain phase-locked loop circuits.
Inventor(s): Omar E. Elaasar of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H03D7/14, H03D7/16
Abstract: an electronic device may include wireless circuitry having a radio-frequency mixer. the mixer may include an input stage, an output stage, and a transformer coupled between the input and output stages. the input stage may include input transistors forming a transconductance cell. the output stage may include two pairs of mixer transistors configured to receive an oscillating signal. the transformer may include a primary coil coupled between the input transistors and a secondary coil coupled between the two pairs of mixer transistors. a harmonic rejection circuit may be coupled to a center tap of the secondary coil. the harmonic rejection circuit may be configured to mitigate harmonic signals that are associated with the oscillating signal and that are generated at the inputs of the output stage. the harmonic rejection circuit may include an inductor, an optional capacitor, an optional current source transistor, or other passive component.
Inventor(s): Muhammad Adnan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Abdulrahman A Alhamed of Riyadh (SA) for apple inc., Xiang Guan of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H03F1/56, H03F3/195, H03H7/38, H04B1/04
Abstract: an electronic device may include wireless circuitry having one or more radio-frequency amplifiers coupled to differential coupled lines. the differential coupled lines may provide routing and impedance matching for the radio-frequency amplifiers with minimal power loss. the differential coupled lines may include a first pair of coupled lines and a second pair of coupled lines. the first pair of coupled lines may include a first conductive routing path coupled to a first voltage line and a second conductive routing path routed along the first conductive routing path and coupled to a second voltage line. the second pair of coupled lines may include a third conductive routing path coupled to the first voltage line and a fourth conductive routing path routed along the third conductive routing path and coupled to the second voltage line.
20240088840.Wireless Amplifier Circuitry_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christian Tanzer of Perlesreut (DE) for apple inc., Julian Zuber of Erlangen (DE) for apple inc., Matthias Voelkel of Unterhaching (DE) for apple inc., Dominic Koehler of Viereth-Trunstadt (DE) for apple inc., Harald Pretl of Schwertberg (AT) for apple inc., Joonhoi Hur of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Rastislav Vazny of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H03F3/19
Abstract: an electronic device may include wireless circuitry with a processor, a transceiver circuit, a front-end module, and an antenna. the front-end module may include amplifier circuitry such as a low noise amplifier for amplifying received radio-frequency signals. the amplifier circuitry may operation in different modes based on its operating environment. accordingly, the amplifier circuitry may include multiple amplifying cascode stages coupled in parallel, some of which may be selectively enabled. the amplifier circuitry may include an intermodulation distortion suppression circuit coupled to an amplifying cascode stage and an n-path filter coupled to another amplifying cascode stage. one or more of these amplifier circuitry portions may be active depending on its operating mode.
20240088898.Timing Controlled Level Shifter Circuit_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Frank M. Kronmüller of Kirchheim unter Teck (DE) for apple inc., Mahir Uka of Kirchheim unter Teck (DE) for apple inc., Amedeo Bertone of Ulm (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H03K19/0185, H03K3/037
Abstract: a level shifter circuit is disclosed. the level shifter includes an input circuit configured to receive an input signal generated using a first power supply voltage level and generate, using the first power supply voltage level, a first control signal and a second control signal using the input signal. the level shifter further includes a shifter circuit configured to generate a first shifted signal and a second shifted signal using the first control signal, the second control signal, and second power supply voltage level different than the first power supply voltage level, and a selection circuit configured to select, using a value of a previous output signal and the second power supply voltage level, one of the first shifted signal or the second shifted signal to generate a current output signal.
20240088909.Feed-Forward in Tracking Analog-to-Digital Converter_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Giovanni Saccomanno of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Alberto Celin of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Fabio Busignani of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Siarhei Meliukh of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H03M1/18, H03M1/00, H03M1/10, H03M1/34
Abstract: a tracking adc with a feed-forward loop is disclosed. the tracking adc includes a feedback circuit configured to generate a feedback signal using an input voltage and a comparison circuit configured to sample, using a plurality of threshold values, the feedback signal to generate a plurality of samples. a counter circuit is configured to update a count value using a subset of the plurality of samples. a digital-to-analog converter (dac) circuit configured to generate a control signal using the count value. the feedback circuit is further configured to modify the feedback signal using the control signal and at least one of the plurality of samples. by modifying the feedback voltage, the settling time may be reduced, allowing the adc to be run at a higher clock speed.
20240088921.DIFFERENTIAL DUPLEXER SYSTEMS WITH PHASE SHIFTERS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bjoern Lenhart of Nürnberg (DE) for apple inc., Christof Pfannenmüller of Erlangen (DE) for apple inc., Dominic Koehler of Viereth-Trunstadt (DE) for apple inc., Harald Pretl of Schwertberg (AT) for apple inc., Rastislav Vazny of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B1/00, H04B1/04, H04B1/10
Abstract: a communication device includes a duplexer differentially coupled to a receiver and a transmitter. the duplexer may include phase shifters on the differential lines to provide differential received signals to the receiver and receive differential transmission signals from the transmitter for transmission. for example, the phase shifter are positioned such that single-ended received signals may be converted to differential received signals and convert the differential transmission signals to single-ended transmission signals for transmission. moreover, the phase shifters may provide the single-ended transmission signals to antennas for transmission and to the differential lines of the receiver for cancellation/isolation. furthermore, the phase shifters may provide the differential received signals to the receiver for reception and provide the single-ended received signals to the differential lines of the transmitter for cancellation/isolation. accordingly, the duplexer may convey communication signal while reducing signal interference by providing improved isolation.
20240088924.Wireless Circuitry with Delay Measurement and Tuning_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Stephan Henzler of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Nicholas Preyss of Oberhaching (DE) for apple inc., Jochen Schrattenecker of Alberndorf in der Riedmark (AT) for apple inc., Andreas Langer of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Alexander Klinkan of Linz (AT) for apple inc., Christoph Hepp of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Christoph Angerer of Sierning (AT) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B1/04, H04L5/00, H04W56/00
Abstract: wireless circuitry can include a processor that generates a baseband signal, an upconversion circuit that upconverts the baseband signals to a radio-frequency signal, and an amplifier that amplifies the radio-frequency signal. a tunable delay circuit can be used to selectively delay generation of the radio-frequency signal or to delay generation of another signal intended for the radio-frequency amplifier. the tunable delay circuit can be controlled using a closed-loop delay adaptation scheme. a feedback receiver that is coupled to an output of the amplifier can be used to generate a demodulated signal. a delay error measurement circuit can be used to receive the demodulated signal, to detect a peak by monitoring when an envelope of the demodulated signal crosses a threshold level, to compute an amount of asymmetry in the detected peak, and to output a signal that is used to control the tunable delay circuit.
20240088969.Channel State Information Reporting_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Haitong Sun of Irvine CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Ghaith N. Hattab of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Ismael Gutierrez Gonzalez of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Anchit Malhotra of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Louay Jalloul of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., David Neumann of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Ziyang Ju of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B7/06, H04J13/00
Abstract: this disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to perform channel state information reporting. the wireless device may receive channel state information reporting configuration information. the channel state information reporting configuration information may include an indication to use a wideband precoding matrix indicator format for 3gpp release 16 type ii channel state information reporting. the wireless device may perform channel state information reporting using a different reporting configuration than 3gpp release 16 type ii channel state information reporting using a wideband precoding matrix indicator format based at least in part on the channel state information reporting configuration information. the wireless device may also or alternatively perform 3gpp type i channel state information reporting using a unified spatial basis selection framework for rank indicators of 3 and 4 for any number of channel state information reference signal ports.
Inventor(s): Stefan Meyer of Hoechstadt (DE) for apple inc., Jan K. Ellenbeck of Gruenwald (DE) for apple inc., Bertram R. Gunzelmann of Koenigsbrunn (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B7/145, H04B7/0426, H04B7/06
Abstract: a communication system may include an access point (ap), a user equipment (ue), and a communication path between the ap and the ue having a series of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (ris's). each ris may have a first beam pointing to a previous node and a second beam pointing to a next node in the communication path. beams of routing ris's and a beam from an end user ris towards a last routing ris may be set during calibration. the ue may perform beam discovery with the end user ris. the ue and the ap may convey wireless data via reflections off each of the ris's in the communication path. the beam of the end user ris may be updated to track the ue device while the other the beams remain fixed. the beams may be calibrated using retroreflection and beam variation for each pair of ris's up the communication path.
20240089005.Receiver with Photonic Antenna Array_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bertram R Gunzelmann of Koenigsbrunn (DE) for apple inc., Nedim Muharemovic of Nuremberg (DE) for apple inc., Zdravko Boos of Munchen (DE) for apple inc., Ramin Khayatzadeh of Munchen (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B10/50, H01Q3/26
Abstract: an electronic device may include a receiver having a light source that provides an optical signal to an optical splitter. an optical combiner may be coupled to the optical splitter over a set of parallel optical paths. a phased antenna array may have a set of antennas disposed on the optical paths. each antenna may include an optical modulator disposed on a respective one of the optical paths and an antenna resonating element coupled to the modulator. incident radio-frequency signals may produce electrical signals on the antenna resonating elements. optical phase shifters may provide optical phase shifts to the optical signal. the modulators may modulate the optical local oscillator signal using the electrical signals. the optical combiner may generate a combined signal by combining modulated optical signals from the optical paths. a demodulator may recover wireless data from the radio-frequency signals using the combined signal.
Inventor(s): Daniel W. Jarvis of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L12/18, G10L25/78, H04N7/15, H04S7/00
Abstract: a method may include, at an audiovisual conferencing system receiving first audio information captured by a first audio device associated with a first local participant of a group of local participants, receiving second audio information captured by a second audio device associated with a second local participant, and receiving third audio information from a remote participant. the method may further include, in accordance with a determination that the first local participant satisfies a location criteria, providing a first aggregate audio feed to the first audio device of the first local participant that includes the third audio information from the remote participant and omits the second audio information from the second local participant, and providing a second aggregate audio feed to the second audio device of the second local participant that includes the third audio information from the remote participant and omits the first audio information from the first local participant.
20240089154.Receiver with Feed Forward Equalization_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bo Sun of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Jafar Savoj of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L25/03, H04L7/00
Abstract: a receiver with feed-forward equalization is disclosed. a receiver includes a delay circuit configured to receive a first signal that encodes a serial data stream having a plurality of data symbols. the delay circuit includes at least one t-coil circuit and is configured to generate a plurality of delayed signals using the first signal. the receiver further includes a front-end circuit configured to generate an equalized signal using the at first signal and one or more delayed signals of the plurality of delayed signals. a sample circuit is configured to sample the equalized signal to generate a plurality of samples. a recovery circuit configured to generate a plurality of recovered data symbols using the plurality of samples.
20240089155.Wireless Devices with Privacy Modulation Coding_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Zhou Zhou of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sharad Sambhwani of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L27/00, H04W12/02
Abstract: a first device may transmit a first symbol for a second device and a second symbol for a third device. the first device may generate a first dictionary and a second dictionary that satisfy a complementary rule. the first device may modulate the first symbol onto an entry from the first dictionary to produce first modulated data and may modulate the second symbol onto an entry from the second dictionary to produce second modulated data. the first device may generate a third symbol as a joint modulation of the first and second modulated data and may transmit the third symbol using a resource element. the second device may decode the third symbol based on the first dictionary to recover the first symbol. the third device may decode the third symbol based on the second dictionary to recover the second symbol. privacy may be maintained between the second and third devices.
Inventor(s): Sarma V. Vangala of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Seyedamirhossein Hosseini of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sreevalsan Vallath of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc., Tarik Tabet of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L41/5067
Abstract: a method for managing a qoe for a ue in a communications network is provided. the method includes determining, based at least on data received in a communications session, one or more parameters affecting the qoe. the method includes determining weights corresponding to the one or more parameters. the method includes computing an expected qoe for the ue based on the determined weights corresponding to the one or more parameters. the method includes determining that the expected qoe satisfies a threshold. the method includes transmitting, to one or more network nodes in the communications network, the determined weights corresponding to the one or more parameters. the method also includes adjusting the communications session at the ue.
Inventor(s): Richard R. DELLINGER of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Andre M.J. BOULE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04M1/72469, B60K35/00, H04M1/72451, H04M1/72454
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to providing user interfaces based on one or more use contexts and using a receiving device as a hub between the transmitting device and an accessory, where the receiving device establishes a secure connection with the transmitting device and the accessory and provides identifying information to the transmitting device that is typically associated with the accessory.
Inventor(s): Danvin Ruangchan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nathaniel C. Begeman of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Samir Gehani of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Edwin Iskandar of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chad B. Woolf of Gilroy CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N13/327, G02B27/00, G02B27/01, H04N13/344, H04N13/383
Abstract: a head-mounted device includes one or more displays configured to present media content. the media content may be presented in a user interface window. the head-mounted device may include a display controller configured to adjust a frame rate of the one or more displays and may include a frame rate management circuit configured to determine whether to adjust the frame rate of the one or more displays based on the type of the media content being presented in the user interface window and based on additional information such as a preferred frame rate associated with the media content, a size of the user interface window relative to the total display area of the one or more displays, point of gaze data, hand gestures data, head pose data, data associated with other body parts, audio information and other data.
Inventor(s): Christopher J. ELLINGFORD of Alameda CA (US) for apple inc., Lucio MORENO RUFO of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N21/482, H04N21/431, H04N21/45
Abstract: in some embodiments, an electronic device displays a user interface associated with an episodic series. in some embodiments, the user interface includes representations of episodes that are downloaded on the device, does not include a representation of a given not-yet-downloaded episode, and optionally includes a download affordance that is selectable to initiate a process for downloading not-yet-downloaded episodes. in some embodiments, an electronic device displays a user interface associated with an episodic series, wherein the user interface associated with the episodic series of content includes representations of episodes of the episodic series. in some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input selecting a respective representation, the device either initiates a process to display the respective episode or displays a user interface associated with the respective episode without displaying the respective episode.
Inventor(s): Tommy PAYNE of Santa Monica CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N21/488, H04N21/431, H04N21/442, H04N21/81
Abstract: in some embodiments, an electronic device detects that playback of content has reached a respective playback position. in some embodiments, in response to detecting that the playback of the content has reached the respective playback position and in accordance with a determination that the respective playback position in the content is associated with respective augmented reality content corresponding to the content, an electronic device provides a notification corresponding to the respective augmented reality content wherein an input directed to the notification initiates a process for displaying of the respective augmented reality content. in some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the respective playback position in the content is not associated with the respective augmented reality content, an electronic device forgoes providing the notification corresponding to the respective augmented reality content.
20240089569.Imaging array with directional response_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Roei Remez of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc., Brian McCall of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Milan Maksimovic of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Maoz Ovadia of Kiryat Ono (IL) for apple inc., Arnaud Laflaquière of Paris (FR) for apple inc., Gershon Rosenblum of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Noah D. Bedard of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Omer Korech of Pardes Hanna Karkur (IL) for apple inc., Emanuel Mordechai of Mishmarot (IL) for apple inc., Keith Lyon of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Refael Della Pergola of Jerusalem (IL) for apple inc., Niv Gilboa of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/13, G02B1/00, G02B1/04, G02B26/08, G02B27/00, G02B27/40
Abstract: an image sensing device includes a detector assembly, which includes a matrix of optical sensing elements having a predefined pitch. each optical sensing element includes an active area having a width that is less than 90% of the pitch. an array of optical apertures are respectively aligned with the optical sensing elements such that each optical aperture is positioned at a distance from a respective optical sensing element that is no less than twice the width of the active area. objective optics are configured to focus light from a scene onto the detector assembly.
Inventor(s): Luke A Pillans of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Simon Fortin-Deschenes of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/72, G06F3/01, H04N23/13, H04N23/73, H04N23/745, H04N23/76, H04N23/88
Abstract: a head-mounted device may include one or more sensors for capturing images of a real-world environment and for determining where the head-mounted device is facing in the real-world environment. the sensors can be used to capture images for creating a lighting map that indicates where one or more light sources are located within the environment and for creating a physical map representing a geometry of the environment. the sensors can be used to predict a direction in which the head-mounted device will be facing in the real-world environment. one of the sensors can include an image sensor for capturing images that are displayed to a user of the head-mounted device. one or more settings of the image sensor can be adjusted based on the lighting map and based on the predicted direction of where the head-mounted device will be facing when capturing a future frame.
20240089623.Image sensor with high dynamic range and low noise_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Vladimir Koifman of Rishon Lezion (IL) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N25/616, H04N25/709, H04N25/78
Abstract: an image sensor includes a logic die, including column readout circuits, and a sensor die, overlaid on the logic die and including bitlines connected to the column readout circuits and an array of detector elements. each detector element includes a photodiode having cathode and anode terminals and a floating diffusion node connected to one of the terminals of the photodiode. a first reset transistor is coupled between the floating diffusion node and a reset voltage. a source follower transistor has an input connected to the floating diffusion node and an output connect to a first terminal of an output capacitor having first and second terminals, with the first terminal. a second reset transistor is coupled between a second terminal of the output capacitor and the reset voltage. a select transistor is coupled between the second terminal of the output capacitor and one of the bitlines.
20240089695.Locating Content In An Environment_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): David W. Padgett of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher D. Fu of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Scott G. Wade of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Paul Ewers of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ioana Negoita of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas G. Salter of Foster City CA (US) for apple inc., Dhruv Aditya Govil of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Dimitris Ladopoulos of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W4/02, A63F13/213, G02B27/01, G06F3/01, G06F3/0482, G06Q30/02, G06T19/00
Abstract: a method includes obtaining an image of a machine-readable data representation that is located on a physical object using a camera of an electronic device. the machine-readable data representation includes an encoded form of a data value. the method further includes decoding the machine-readable data representation to determine the data value, whereby the data value includes a content identifier and a content source identifier. the method also includes selecting a content source based on the content source identifier, obtaining a content item and content location information based on the content identifier from the content source, determining a content position and a content orientation for the content item relative to the physical object based on the content location information, and displaying a representation of the content item using the electronic device according to the content position and the content orientation.
Inventor(s): Stanley M. MAYALIL of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hyewon LEE of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Pinki GYANCHANDANI of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Rajeev VERMA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Xiangying YANG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W12/06, H04W8/18
Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for managing communication with wireless devices that have been flagged due to certain activity. in particular, the techniques effectively eliminate unnecessary interactions and enable enhanced user feedback when wireless devices that have been flagged are attempting to interact with mobile network operators (mnos). the techniques can be implemented by a variety of entities to achieve different and efficient results under various scenarios. such entities can include, for example, i) equipment identity registries that track unique identifiers of wireless devices that have been flagged due to certain activity, ii) mno servers, such as sm-dp+ servers, and iii) wireless devices. additionally, individual components within wireless devices can implement the techniques variously, including using issuer security domain root (isd-r) components, local profile assistants (lpas), electronic subscriber identity module (esim) components, and/or baseband components included in the wireless devices.
Inventor(s): Jie CUI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yang TANG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chunhai YAO of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunxuan YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong YANG of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Yuchul KIM of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Zhibin WU of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome OTERI of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/10, H04L5/00
Abstract: methods and apparatus are provided for a ue to determine a cell global identity (cgi) of a target cell.
20240089840.SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTED CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ozgur Ekici of Ottawa (CA) for apple inc., Sachin J. Sane of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Thanigaivelu Elangovan of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Rajesh Ambati of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Richard B. Warren of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Rachid Kachemir of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Ampy B. Fejes of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/16, H04W68/00, H04W76/15, H04W76/18
Abstract: embodiments herein provide apparatuses and techniques for providing a notification indicating guidance to reaching cellular connectivity in the event of a loss of cellular connectivity and for guiding a user of a user equipment to a location with cellular connectivity. the notification may be generated based on expiration of a timer, a screen unlock operation, or an application connection failure. the notification may indicate how long ago the cellular connectivity loss occurred and how far away a nearest location is with a cellular connectivity was. the user equipment may display a map interface based on user input selecting the notification. the map interface may show a map of the current location of the user equipment, a nearest location with cellular connectivity to the user equipment, and a path, which includes a tracked path of user equipment and a proposed path to the nearest location with cellular connectivity.
20240089841.SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTED CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ozgur Ekici of Ottawa (CA) for apple inc., Sachin J Sane of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Thanigaivelu Elangovan of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Rajesh Ambati of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Richard B Warren of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Rachid Kachemir of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Ampy B Fejes of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/16, H04W68/00, H04W76/15, H04W76/18
Abstract: embodiments herein provide apparatuses and techniques for providing a notification indicating guidance to reaching cellular connectivity in the event of a loss of cellular connectivity and for guiding a user of a user equipment to a location with cellular connectivity. the notification may be generated based on expiration of a timer, a screen unlock operation, or an application connection failure. the notification may indicate how long ago the cellular connectivity loss occurred and how far away a nearest location is with a cellular connectivity was. the user equipment may display a map interface based on user input selecting the notification. the map interface may show a map of the current location of the user equipment, a nearest location with cellular connectivity to the user equipment, and a path, which includes a tracked path of user equipment and a proposed path to the nearest location with cellular connectivity.
Inventor(s): Andrea Camuffo of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Andreas Langer of Unterschleissheim (DE) for apple inc., Guenther Hackl of Altoetting (DE) for apple inc., Stephan Henzler of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W52/52, H03G3/30, H04W52/36
Abstract: this disclosure is directed to compensating for gain drift due to switching the output power of a transmitter of an electronic device. in some cellular network applications, the transmit power level of a transmitter may be frequently adjusted from a low power level to a high power level. if the power level is not switched to the desired power level within a given interval, the transmission signal may be distorted. to enable the transmitter to reach a desired output power within the interval, the voltage supply of a power amplifier may be raised during a low power symbol, which may produce an undesirable gain increase. to mitigate or eliminate the low power symbol gain increase, a gain compensation signal may be introduced into the transmitter. the compensation signal may be adjusted and refined by implementing a power control loop, the power control loop may include a signal generator.
20240089880.USER EQUIPMENT UPLINK SYNCHRONIZATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haijing Hu of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Ping-Heng Kuo of London (GB) for apple inc., Ralf Rossbach of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W56/00, H04W74/08
Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide uplink synchronization for a user equipment with one or more uplink transmissions to be transmitted.
20240089891.Multi-Access Point Association_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jarkko L. Kneckt of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Jinjing Jiang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yong Liu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Tianyu Wu of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Su Khiong Yong of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Qi Wang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Ahmad Reza Hedayat of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Sidharth R. Thakur of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W60/04, H04W48/14, H04W76/15
Abstract: this disclosure relates to methods for multi-access point association in a wireless local area network. multiple access point wireless devices may establish a multi-access point system. other access point wireless devices may subsequently join the multi-access point system. non-access point wireless devices may form an association with the multi-access point system, which may include links with multiple different access point wireless devices in the multi-access point system.
Inventor(s): Sushant VIKRAM of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Gibran ALI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Pradeep S. SHARMA of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ajay SINGH of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Deepankar BHATTACHARJEE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Guillaume MONGHAL of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/04, H04B17/336, H04L1/18
Abstract: some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing time domain bandwidth part (td-bwp) switch for balancing between the ue power consumption and a latency of the ue. for example, a ue can be configured to add a plurality of padding bits to a transport block (tb) to reach a predetermined slot capacity for one transmission time interval (tti) associated with ue traffic in response to determining that a parameter associated with the ue traffic meets a condition. the ue can be further configured to transmit the tb over the tti to the base station and receive a message from the base station. the ue is further configured to change a time domain bandwidth part (td-bwp) based on the received message.
Inventor(s): Anatoliy S. Ioffe of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Lydi Smaini of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/12, H04W64/00, H04W76/10
Abstract: user equipment may transmit and receive wireless signals to and from communication networks. however, in close proximity, transmission signals from a first user equipment may interfere with wireless signals received by a second user equipment. in certain instances, the user equipment may establish a session via peer-to-peer technologies and coordinate timing for communication with the networks. for example, the user equipment may establish a sidelink having a frequency different from a frequency used for communication with the networks. the user equipment may prioritize communication to a first communication network over a second communications network or vice versa. the user equipment may also designate a network connector and relay communication with the networks through the network connector. additionally or alternatively, the user equipment may share the task of determining a global position. accordingly, the user equipment may reduce or eliminate signal interference and preserve battery power.
Inventor(s): Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zhang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sigen Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/23, H04L5/00
Abstract: methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer programs for search space configuration for multi-slot physical downlink control channel (pdcch) monitoring. in one aspect, a method can include actions of obtaining, by a base station, data indicating capabilities of user equipment (ue), wherein the obtained data includes at least data indicating sub-carrier spacing used by the ue, determining, by the base station and based on the obtained data indicating capabilities of the ue, (i) a periodicity selection parameter that indicates a subset of slot periodicities that the ue is to monitor for pdcch and (ii) one or more other search space configuration parameters. generating, by the base station, a ue configuration command for configuring the search space that includes at least the determined periodicity selection parameter, encoding, by the base station, the generated ue configuration command for transmission to the ue, and transmitting, by the base station, the encoded command to the ue.
Inventor(s): Sushant VIKRAM of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Gibran ALI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Pradeep S. SHARMA of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ajay SINGH of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Deepankar BHATTACHARJEE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Guillaume MONGHAL of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/12, H04W72/04
Abstract: some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing time domain bandwidth part (td-bwp) switch for balancing between the ue power consumption and a latency of the ue. for example, a ue can be configured to add a plurality of padding bits to a transport block (tb) to reach a predetermined slot capacity for one transmission time interval (tti) associated with ue traffic in response to determining that a parameter associated with the ue traffic meets a condition. the ue can be further configured to transmit the tb over the tti to the base station and receive a message from the base station. the ue is further configured to change a time domain bandwidth part (td-bwp) based on the received message.
Inventor(s): Joachim Loehr of Hessen (DE) for apple inc., Takahisa Aoyama of Osaka (JP) for apple inc., Prateek Basu-Mallick of Hessen (DE) for apple inc., Takashi Tamura of Osaka (JP) for apple inc., Martin Feuersaenger of Bremen (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/56, H04W72/1268, H04W72/21, H04W72/23, H04W72/566
Abstract: the invention relates to methods for improving a scheduling request transmission between a ue and a base station. the transmission of the scheduling request is postponed, by implementing a threshold that the data in the transmission buffer has to reach, before a transmission of the scheduling request is triggered. in one variant, the data in the transmission buffer needs to reach a specific amount, to trigger a scheduling request. the invention refers to further improvements: the pddch monitoring time window is delayed after sending a scheduling request; the dedicated scheduling request resources of the pucch are prioritized differently such that low-priority scheduling requests are transmitted less often.
Inventor(s): Chunxuan YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Huaning NIU of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome OTERI of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong YANG of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/566, H04L5/16, H04W72/1263
Abstract: disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: determining a scheduling conflict between an uplink transmission and a downlink reception; determining a type of the scheduling conflict; and applying, based on in part on the type of the scheduling conflict, a prioritization rule that prioritizes at least a portion of the uplink transmission or the downlink reception in order to mitigate the scheduling conflict.
Inventor(s): Ajoy K. SINGH of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Ajay kumar S. GUPTA of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Prathyusha PALLERLAMUDI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W76/10, H04B13/02
Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for managing the cellular connectivity state of a submerged wireless device. the wireless device can include sensors that analyze environmental conditions to determine when the wireless device is (or is not) submerged underwater as well as at what depth the wireless device is submerged underwater. the sensors can also determine different types of aquatic activity in which a user of the wireless device is currently engaged, such as swimming, snorkeling, free diving, and scuba diving. in turn, the wireless device can utilize this information to manage its cellular connectivity state in order to avoid wasteful consumptions of energy. in particular, the techniques enable the submerged wireless device to eliminate any existing cellular connection as well as connection reattempts so long as they are unlikely to succeed. moreover, the techniques enable the wireless device to execute connection reattempts when they are appropriate and likely to succeed.
20240090052.ENHANCED BANDWIDTH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ioannis Sarkas of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Sharad Sambhwani of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W76/15, H04W72/0446, H04W72/0453
Abstract: systems and methods described herein may enable an electronic device to communicate using both a first communication system based on a first frequency spectrum (e.g., new radio (nr)/fifth generation (5g) network frequencies) and a second communication system based on a second frequency spectrum (e.g., sub-terahertz (sub-thz) frequencies, sixth generation (6g) network frequencies)). the two communication systems may share some front-end processing circuitry, which may help with reducing complexity and footprints of sub-thz communication systems.
20240090056.Multi-Access Point Association_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jarkko L. Kneckt of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Jinjing Jiang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yong Liu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Tianyu Wu of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Su Khiong Yong of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Qi Wang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Ahmad Reza Hedayat of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Sidharth R. Thakur of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W76/15, H04W52/02, H04W60/04
Abstract: this disclosure relates to methods for multi-access point association in a wireless local area network. multiple access point wireless devices may establish a multi-access point system. other access point wireless devices may subsequently join the multi-access point system. non-access point wireless devices may form an association with the multi-access point system, which may include links with multiple different access point wireless devices in the multi-access point system.
20240090081.5G NR FR2 Beam Management Enhancements_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Haitong Sun of Irvine CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jia Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Pengkai Zhao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tianyan Pu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zhang of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Yuchul Kim of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W88/06, H04B7/06, H04L5/00, H04L25/02, H04W52/24, H04W56/00, H04W72/21, H04W76/11, H04W76/27, H04W80/02
Abstract: apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (ue) to perform methods for fifth generation new radio (5g nr) frequency range two (fr2) based communications beam management. the ue may configure, via communications with a base station, serving the ue, a group id for pucch resources within a group of pucchs, e.g., for fr2 based communications. the ue may receive, from the base station, an update to one or more pucch resources within the group of pucchs via a medium access control (mac) control element (ce) that may include one of a resource id indicating an update to a pucch resource or the group id to update the group of pucch resources. the ue may update, based on the mac-ce, the one or more pucch resources within the group of pucchs.
Inventor(s): Alfredo Bismuto of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Yi-Juei Ryan Wu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas Schrans of Pasadena CA (US) for apple inc., Andrea Trita of Pasadena CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron Zilkie of Pasadena CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H05B47/105, G01J1/02, G01J1/42, G02B6/293, G02B6/42
Abstract: disclosed herein is an integrated photonics device including a frequency stabilization subsystem for monitoring and/or adjusting the wavelength of light emitted by one or more light sources. the device can include one or more selectors that can combine, select, and/or filter light along one or more light paths, which can include light emitted by a plurality of light sources. example selectors may include, but are not limited to, an arrayed waveguide grating (awg), a ring resonator, a plurality of distributed bragg reflectors (dbrs), a plurality of filters, and the like. output light paths from the selector(s) can be input into one or more detector(s). the detector(s) can receive the light along the light paths and can generate one or more signals as output signal(s) from the frequency stabilization subsystem. a controller can monitor the wavelength and can adjust or generate control signal(s) for the one or more light sources to lock the monitored wavelength to a target wavelength (or within a targeted range of wavelengths).
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