Apple Inc. patent applications published on October 5th, 2023
Summary of the patent applications from Apple Inc. on October 5th, 2023
Apple Inc. has recently filed several patents related to wireless communication and network technology. These patents cover a range of topics, including data communication in an inactive state, wireless ranging for locating nearby objects, processing transmission blocks over multiple time slots, receiving broadcast information from mobile networks, improving network slicing, indicating power classes for user equipment, managing multi-link single radio operation, supporting notifications in extended discontinuous reception mode, generating system scheduling messages for user equipment, and providing access parameters for user equipment in various scenarios.
Notable applications include:
- A method for conducting data communication in a cellular communication system even when the device is in an inactive state.
- A wireless communication device that can locate nearby objects in an environment using wireless ranging.
- A proposed configuration for processing Transmission Blocks (TBs) over multiple time slots, known as Transmission Block over multi-slot (TBoMS) transmission.
- A system where a user device can receive broadcast information from a mobile network, even if that network is not allowed for the user device.
- Improvements in network slicing in wireless networks, involving the development of devices, components, systems, and methods.
- Apparatuses and techniques that allow user equipment to indicate the different power classes it supports.
- Methods, systems, and devices for managing a multi-link single radio operation by an access point multi-link device and a non-AP MLD.
- Technology that supports notifications in a mode called extended discontinuous reception (eDRX).
- A base station in a wireless communication system that generates a system scheduling message for a user equipment to monitor system information in a second cell.
- A system and method that provide access parameters for user equipment in various scenarios, including accessing non-public networks and private slices in a public land mobile network (PLMN).
These patents demonstrate Apple Inc.'s ongoing efforts to innovate and improve wireless communication and network technologies. They highlight the company's focus on enhancing user experiences, optimizing network performance, and ensuring efficient access to various networks and services.
Contents
- 1 Patent applications for Apple Inc. on October 5th, 2023
- 1.1 ACCOMMODATION TRACKING BASED ON RETINAL-IMAGING (18118936)
- 1.2 Optical Sensor Module Including an Interferometric Sensor and Extended Depth of Focus Optics (17710682)
- 1.3 Optical Inspection System and Method Including Accounting for Variations of Optical Path Length Within a Sample (18205551)
- 1.4 Electronic Devices With Radar (18172895)
- 1.5 DEVICE ORIENTATION INITIALIZATION (18208244)
- 1.6 Optical Systems Having Edge-Coupled Media Layers (18153901)
- 1.7 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EYE TRACKING USING EVENT CAMERA DATA (17961963)
- 1.8 Systems With Displays and Sensor-Hiding Structures (18178870)
- 1.9 Displays with Dispersion-Compensating Interleaved Gratings (18181374)
- 1.10 Systems With Adjustable Cushions (18329755)
- 1.11 Head-Mounted Electronic Display Device With Lens Position Sensing (18330072)
- 1.12 Object Localization System (18331045)
- 1.13 Electronic Devices Having Electrically Adjustable Optical Shutters (18331304)
- 1.14 MODULARIZED COMPUTING AND INPUT DEVICES (18330956)
- 1.15 MULTIMODAL INPUTS FOR COMPUTER-GENERATED REALITY (18204892)
- 1.16 STRAY LIGHT MITIGATION IN OPTICAL SYSTEMS (18145828)
- 1.17 Object Engagement Based on Finger Manipulation Data and Untethered Inputs (18114492)
- 1.18 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Accessing System Functions of Computer Systems While Displaying Three-Dimensional Environments (18110323)
- 1.19 DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATING AND DISPLAYING CONTENT IN CONTEXT (18112421)
- 1.20 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPLORING A GEOGRAPHIC REGION (18161841)
- 1.21 METHOD OF DISPLAYING USER INTERFACES IN AN ENVIRONMENT AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM (18182304)
- 1.22 DEVICES WITH ENHANCED AUDIO (18194926)
- 1.23 METHODS FOR QUICK MESSAGE RESPONSE AND DICTATION IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT (18295137)
- 1.24 MULTI-USER CONFIGURATION (18207053)
- 1.25 Automatic Determination of Application State in a Multi-User Environment (18061199)
- 1.26 MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED SEARCH AND APPLICATION SELECTION (18204684)
- 1.27 USER INTERFACES FOR INITIATING TRANSACTIONS (18131027)
- 1.28 MANAGING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS (18108314)
- 1.29 METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AND REPOSITIONING OBJECTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT (18157040)
- 1.30 ATTRIBUTE TRANSFER FOR EFFICIENT DYNAMIC MESH CODING (18166164)
- 1.31 Shared Space Boundaries and Phantom Surfaces (18182173)
- 1.32 DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR MODIFYING AVATARS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENTS (18125600)
- 1.33 Discovery of Services (18189429)
- 1.34 FILTERING OF KEYPOINT DESCRIPTORS BASED ON ORIENTATION ANGLE (17693007)
- 1.35 VISUALIZATION OF NON-VISIBLE PHENOMENA (18207128)
- 1.36 LOCAL PASSIVE MATRIX DISPLAY (18295619)
- 1.37 Displays with Mesopic Vision Compensation (18169685)
- 1.38 TRANSFERRING A VIRTUAL OBJECT (18207537)
- 1.39 Microelectronic Package RDL Patterns to Reduce Stress in RDLs Across Components (18058991)
- 1.40 Fabric-Based Items With Electrical Component Arrays (18330276)
- 1.41 Multiple Chip Module Trenched Lid and Low Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Stiffener Ring (18194236)
- 1.42 BATTERY PACKS HAVING STRUCTURAL MEMBERS FOR IMPROVING THERMAL MANAGEMENT (18329545)
- 1.43 Wireless Power Systems With Charging Status Information (18330600)
- 1.44 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ENHANCED BEAM SELECTION (18178174)
- 1.45 TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION DEVICE (18328949)
- 1.46 USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING VISUAL CONTENT IN A MEDIA REPRESENTATION (18167625)
- 1.47 ENERGY EFFICIENT CONTEXT RELEVANT PROCESSING FOR CONTENT (17889277)
- 1.48 Point Cloud Compression with Supplemental Information Messages (18328954)
- 1.49 USER INTERFACES FOR CAPTURING AND MANAGING VISUAL MEDIA (18196997)
- 1.50 USER INTERFACES FOR CAMERA SHARING (18077154)
- 1.51 WEARABLE DEVICE WITH DIRECTIONAL AUDIO (18208217)
- 1.52 LEARNING EMERGENT INDOOR LOCATIONS OF INTEREST WITH MINIMAL INFRASTRUCTURE (18127594)
- 1.53 PROFILE TRANSFER WITH SECURE INTENT (17656218)
- 1.54 POSTPONED ESIM DELIVERY TO SECONDARY MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE FOR CELLULAR WIRELESS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION (18178995)
- 1.55 Intelligent NR Object Prioritization for 5G Service (18189788)
- 1.56 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING RAN-ASSISTED CODEC ADAPTATION CAPABILITIES IN IMS MULTIMEDIA TELEPHONY SESSIONS (18120613)
- 1.57 USER EQUIPMENT ROUTING SELECTION POLICY TRAFFIC CATEGORIES (18183445)
- 1.58 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) ROUTING SELECTION POLICY (URSP) RULES FOR A ROAMING UE (18122033)
- 1.59 PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT BEACON FRAMES (18112774)
- 1.60 TECHNOLOGIES FOR NETWORK SLICING (18120940)
- 1.61 Non-Public Wireless Communication Networks (18302306)
- 1.62 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ACCESS CONTROL FOR PRIVATE SLICES IN A PLMN (18327616)
- 1.63 SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION IN A CARRIER AGGREGATION SYSTEM (18109060)
- 1.64 Notification Support in Extended Discontinuous Reception Mode (18330622)
- 1.65 Multi-link single radio suspension and operating parameters (18188166)
- 1.66 METHOD FOR MULTIPLE POWER CLASS SUPPORT (17976463)
- 1.67 TECHNOLOGIES FOR NETWORK SLICING (18120939)
- 1.68 DISASTER ROAMING FOR PLMN (18190255)
- 1.69 MECHANISM FOR TB PROCESSING OVER MULTI-SLOT SCHEME (17593420)
- 1.70 DISPLAYING INFORMATION BASED ON WIRELESS RANGING (18179252)
- 1.71 Data Communication while in RRC Inactive State (18331235)
Patent applications for Apple Inc. on October 5th, 2023
ACCOMMODATION TRACKING BASED ON RETINAL-IMAGING (18118936)
Inventor Itai AFEK
Optical Sensor Module Including an Interferometric Sensor and Extended Depth of Focus Optics (17710682)
Inventor Tong Chen
Optical Inspection System and Method Including Accounting for Variations of Optical Path Length Within a Sample (18205551)
Inventor Mark Alan Arbore
Electronic Devices With Radar (18172895)
Inventor Lijun Zhang
DEVICE ORIENTATION INITIALIZATION (18208244)
Inventor Isaac T. MILLER
Optical Systems Having Edge-Coupled Media Layers (18153901)
Inventor Friso Schlottau
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EYE TRACKING USING EVENT CAMERA DATA (17961963)
Inventor Branko Petljanski
Systems With Displays and Sensor-Hiding Structures (18178870)
Inventor Jeffrey C. Olson
Displays with Dispersion-Compensating Interleaved Gratings (18181374)
Inventor Scott M. DeLapp
Systems With Adjustable Cushions (18329755)
Inventor XiaoYi Huang
Head-Mounted Electronic Display Device With Lens Position Sensing (18330072)
Inventor Jeremy C. Franklin
Object Localization System (18331045)
Inventor Tushar Gupta
Electronic Devices Having Electrically Adjustable Optical Shutters (18331304)
Inventor Michael W. Firka
MODULARIZED COMPUTING AND INPUT DEVICES (18330956)
Inventor Paul X. Wang
MULTIMODAL INPUTS FOR COMPUTER-GENERATED REALITY (18204892)
Inventor Ranjit DESAI
STRAY LIGHT MITIGATION IN OPTICAL SYSTEMS (18145828)
Inventor Tom Sengelaub
Object Engagement Based on Finger Manipulation Data and Untethered Inputs (18114492)
Inventor Adam G. Poulos
Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Accessing System Functions of Computer Systems While Displaying Three-Dimensional Environments (18110323)
Inventor Israel Pastrana Vicente
DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATING AND DISPLAYING CONTENT IN CONTEXT (18112421)
Inventor Oliver P. WAGNER
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPLORING A GEOGRAPHIC REGION (18161841)
Inventor Christopher B. FLEIZACH
METHOD OF DISPLAYING USER INTERFACES IN AN ENVIRONMENT AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM (18182304)
Inventor Benjamin HYLAK
DEVICES WITH ENHANCED AUDIO (18194926)
Inventor Aleksandar Pance
METHODS FOR QUICK MESSAGE RESPONSE AND DICTATION IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT (18295137)
Inventor Shiraz AKMAL
MULTI-USER CONFIGURATION (18207053)
Inventor Taylor G. CARRIGAN
Automatic Determination of Application State in a Multi-User Environment (18061199)
Inventor Tucker B. Morgan
MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED SEARCH AND APPLICATION SELECTION (18204684)
Inventor Imran CHAUDHRI
USER INTERFACES FOR INITIATING TRANSACTIONS (18131027)
Inventor Lori CHOY
MANAGING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS (18108314)
Inventor Marcel VAN OS
METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AND REPOSITIONING OBJECTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT (18157040)
Inventor Shih-Sang CHIU
ATTRIBUTE TRANSFER FOR EFFICIENT DYNAMIC MESH CODING (18166164)
Inventor Khaled Mammou
Inventor Connor A. Smith
DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR MODIFYING AVATARS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENTS (18125600)
Inventor Benjamin H. BOESEL
Discovery of Services (18189429)
Inventor Jeremy S. Jones
FILTERING OF KEYPOINT DESCRIPTORS BASED ON ORIENTATION ANGLE (17693007)
Inventor Assaf Metuki
VISUALIZATION OF NON-VISIBLE PHENOMENA (18207128)
Inventor Ying BAI
LOCAL PASSIVE MATRIX DISPLAY (18295619)
Inventor Derek K. Shaeffer
Displays with Mesopic Vision Compensation (18169685)
Inventor Francisco H Imai
TRANSFERRING A VIRTUAL OBJECT (18207537)
Inventor Luis R. DELIZ CENTENO
Microelectronic Package RDL Patterns to Reduce Stress in RDLs Across Components (18058991)
Inventor Wei Chen
Fabric-Based Items With Electrical Component Arrays (18330276)
Inventor Daniel D. Sunshine
Multiple Chip Module Trenched Lid and Low Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Stiffener Ring (18194236)
Inventor Wei Chen
BATTERY PACKS HAVING STRUCTURAL MEMBERS FOR IMPROVING THERMAL MANAGEMENT (18329545)
Inventor Josef L. Miler
Wireless Power Systems With Charging Status Information (18330600)
Inventor Hossein Sepahvand
SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ENHANCED BEAM SELECTION (18178174)
Inventor Yushu Zhang
TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION DEVICE (18328949)
Inventor Yutaka Murakami
USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING VISUAL CONTENT IN A MEDIA REPRESENTATION (18167625)
Inventor Behkish J. MANZARI
ENERGY EFFICIENT CONTEXT RELEVANT PROCESSING FOR CONTENT (17889277)
Inventor Ranjit Desai
Point Cloud Compression with Supplemental Information Messages (18328954)
Inventor Alexandros Tourapis
USER INTERFACES FOR CAPTURING AND MANAGING VISUAL MEDIA (18196997)
Inventor Johnnie B. MANZARI
USER INTERFACES FOR CAMERA SHARING (18077154)
Inventor Behkish J. MANZARI
WEARABLE DEVICE WITH DIRECTIONAL AUDIO (18208217)
Inventor Daniel A. PODHAJNY
LEARNING EMERGENT INDOOR LOCATIONS OF INTEREST WITH MINIMAL INFRASTRUCTURE (18127594)
Inventor Mengying Fang
PROFILE TRANSFER WITH SECURE INTENT (17656218)
Inventor Li LI
POSTPONED ESIM DELIVERY TO SECONDARY MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE FOR CELLULAR WIRELESS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION (18178995)
Inventor Li LI
Intelligent NR Object Prioritization for 5G Service (18189788)
Inventor ChunLei Lin
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING RAN-ASSISTED CODEC ADAPTATION CAPABILITIES IN IMS MULTIMEDIA TELEPHONY SESSIONS (18120613)
Inventor Ozgur OYMAN
USER EQUIPMENT ROUTING SELECTION POLICY TRAFFIC CATEGORIES (18183445)
Inventor Vivek G. Gupta
USER EQUIPMENT (UE) ROUTING SELECTION POLICY (URSP) RULES FOR A ROAMING UE (18122033)
Inventor Krisztian Kiss
PRIVACY ENHANCEMENT BEACON FRAMES (18112774)
Inventor Jarkko L. KNECKT
TECHNOLOGIES FOR NETWORK SLICING (18120940)
Inventor Krisztian Kiss
Non-Public Wireless Communication Networks (18302306)
Inventor Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar
SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ACCESS CONTROL FOR PRIVATE SLICES IN A PLMN (18327616)
Inventor Ching-Yu Liao
SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION IN A CARRIER AGGREGATION SYSTEM (18109060)
Inventor Hong HE
Notification Support in Extended Discontinuous Reception Mode (18330622)
Inventor Murtaza A. Shikari
Multi-link single radio suspension and operating parameters (18188166)
Inventor Qi Wang
METHOD FOR MULTIPLE POWER CLASS SUPPORT (17976463)
Inventor Alexander Sayenko
TECHNOLOGIES FOR NETWORK SLICING (18120939)
Inventor Krisztian Kiss
DISASTER ROAMING FOR PLMN (18190255)
Inventor Roland GRUBER
MECHANISM FOR TB PROCESSING OVER MULTI-SLOT SCHEME (17593420)
Inventor Chunhai YAO
DISPLAYING INFORMATION BASED ON WIRELESS RANGING (18179252)
Inventor James H. FOSTER
Data Communication while in RRC Inactive State (18331235)
Inventor Fangli Xu