Apple Inc. patent applications on April 25th, 2024
Patent Applications by Apple Inc. on April 25th, 2024
Apple Inc.: 32 patent applications
Apple Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of H04W72/23 (4), G06F3/04815 (4), H04W24/10 (4), G06F21/44 (4), G06F3/0488 (4)
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Patent Applications by Apple Inc.
Inventor(s): Paul D. MANNHEIMER of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Albert E. CERUSSI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B5/1455, A61B5/00
Abstract: estimation of a characteristic of a user's physiological signals can be improved using one or more calibration relationships that may be dependent on a characteristic of the optical sensor. for example, different calibration relationships can be used that are dependent on a spatial characteristic and/or that are dependent on a wavelength characteristic of the light emitting component(s) of the respective emitter of a channel. in some examples, a unique calibration relationship can be used for each channel. in some examples, a common calibration relationship can be used for multiple channels with shared distance and/or wavelength characteristics. utilizing distance-dependent and/or wavelength-dependent calibration relationships can improve robustness of pulse oximetry measurements.
20240130688.Detecting Conditions Using Heart Rate Sensors_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Stephen J. Waydo of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher J. Brouse of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Ian R. Shapiro of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Joseph C. McBride of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Michael O'Reilly of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Myra Mary Haggerty of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B5/00, A61B5/024, A61B5/0245, A61B5/11, G16H40/63, G16H50/20
Abstract: this relates to methods for measuring irregularities in a signal and corresponding devices. the devices can include a ppg sensor unit configured to detect multiple occurrences of a given event in the measured signal(s) over a sampling interval. in some instances, the device can register the occurrences of the events. in some examples, the device can include one or more motion sensors configured to detect whether the device is in a low-motion state. the device may delay initiating measurements when the device is not in a low-motion state to enhance measurement accuracy. examples of the disclosure further include resetting the sample procedure based on one or more factors such as the number of non-qualifying measurements. in some examples, the device can be configured to perform both primary and secondary measurements, where the primary measurements can include readings using a set of operating conditions different from the secondary measurements.
20240134449.EYE DETECTION METHODS AND DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Erdrin AZEMI of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Ali MOIN of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Christoph H. KRAH of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Joseph Yitan CHENG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Kaan Emre DOGRUSOZ of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Mohammad YEKE YAZDANDOOST of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F1/3203, G06F1/3234
Abstract: a head-mounted device having a plurality of electrodes configured to detect optical events such as the movement of one or more eyes or coarse eye gestures is disclosed. in some examples, the one or more electrodes can be coupled to dielectric elastomer materials whose shape can be changed to vary contact between a user of the head-mounted device and the one or more electrodes to ensure sufficient contact and electrode signal quality. in some examples, the one or more electrodes can be coupled to pressure sensors and control circuitry to monitor and adjust the applied pressure. in some examples, the optical events can be used as triggers for operating the device, including transitioning between operational power modes. in some examples, the triggers can invoke higher resolution sensing capabilities of the head-mounted device. in some examples, the electrodes can be used as an on-head detector to wake-up and/or unlock the device.
20240134479.MERGED FLOATING PIXELS IN A TOUCH SCREEN_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Isaac CHAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Prathit BUGNAIT of Hayward CA (US) for apple inc., Albert LIN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Chun-Hao TUNG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Sunggu KANG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., John Z. ZHONG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/041, G06F3/0354, G06F3/044, G09G3/36
Abstract: touch sensor panel configurations for reducing wobble error for a stylus translating on a surface over and between electrodes of the touch sensor panel are disclosed. in some examples, electrodes with more linear signal profiles are correlated with lower wobble error. in some examples, diffusing elements formed of floating segments of conductive materials can diffuse signal from a stylus to a plurality of electrodes, thus, making the signal profiles associated with the electrodes more linear. in addition, diffusing elements can be configured to improve the optical uniformity of the touch sensor panel. in some examples, the diffusing elements can be formed on the same layer as floating dummy pixels and resemble a plurality of merged floating dummy pixels.
20240134485.ULTRA-THIN TOUCH SENSORS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jeffrey M. WEISSE of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Chun-Hao TUNG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ji Hun CHOI of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Wenqing DAI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/044
Abstract: touch screens with ultra-thin stack-ups can provide for a lower profile device, can improve the optical image on the display by reducing the display to cover glass distance, and can reduce the weight of the device. in some examples, the thickness of the touch screen stack-up can be reduced and/or the border region reduced, by removing the flex circuit connection from the stack-up. a flexible substrate can be used to enable routing of touch electrodes to touch circuitry. in some examples including a shield layer, the thickness of the touch screen stack-up can be reduced by routing the shield layer to a shield electrode on the touch sensor panel. the shield layer can then be routed to touch sensing circuitry via the flexible substrate. in some examples, the touch sensor panel or a portion of thereof can be integrated with the polarizer.
20240134492.DIGITAL ASSISTANT INTERACTIONS IN EXTENDED REALITY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jessica J. PECK of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., James N. JONES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ieyuki KAWASHIMA of Pleasanton CA (US) for apple inc., Lynn I. STREJA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G10L15/22
Abstract: an example process includes while displaying, on a display, an extended reality (xr) environment: receiving a user input; sampling, with a microphone, a user speech input; in accordance with a determination that the user input satisfies a criterion for initiating a digital assistant, initiating the digital assistant, including: displaying, within the xr environment, a digital assistant indicator at a first location of the xr environment; and while displaying the digital assistant indicator at the first location, providing, by the digital assistant, a response to the user speech input; after providing the response, ceasing to display the digital assistant indicator at the first location; and in accordance with ceasing to display the digital assistant indicator at the first location, displaying the digital assistant indicator at a second location of the xr environment, the second location corresponding to a physical location of an external electronic device implementing a second digital assistant.
20240134493.THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Scott Bassett of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Tyler L. Casella of Martinez CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin B. Loggins of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Amanda K. Warren of London (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G06F8/34, G06F9/451
Abstract: an exemplary process presents a first set of views having a first set of options for using content in a 3d environment, wherein the first set of views are provided from a first set of viewpoints, determines to present a second set of for using the content in the 3d environment based on user interaction data, wherein the second set of options includes fewer options than the first set of options and in accordance with determining to present the second set of options, presents a second set of views including the second set of options, wherein the second set of views are provided from a second set of viewpoints in the 3d environment.
20240134506.INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED ASSISTANT IN A MEDIA ENVIRONMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Lia T. NAPOLITANO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Grace H. HWANG of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Henrique D. PENHA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jeremiah D. SHAW of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jorge S. FINO of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04842, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0488, G06F3/16, G06F16/332, G06F16/438, G06F16/45, G06F16/48, G06F16/483, G06F16/487, G06F16/9032, G06F40/40, H04N21/41, H04N21/422, H04N21/47, H04N21/482
Abstract: systems and processes are disclosed for operating a digital assistant in a media environment. in an exemplary embodiment, a user can interact with a digital assistant of a media device while content is displayed by the media device. in one approach, a plurality of exemplary natural language requests can be displayed in response to detecting a user input of a first input type. the plurality of exemplary natural language requests can be contextually-related to the displayed content. in another approach, a user request can be received in response to detecting a user input of a second input type. a task that at least partially satisfies the user request can be performed. the performed task can depend on the nature of the user request and the content being displayed by the media device. in particular, the user request can be satisfied while reducing disruption to user consumption of media content.
20240134664.USER INTERFACES FOR INDICATING TIME_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Kevin W. CHEN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Diogo Jose DA SILVA VALENTE SOARES of Moss Beach CA (US) for apple inc., Aurelio GUZMAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Michael T. NARTEY of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/451, G06T13/80
Abstract: user interfaces for indicating time, displaying a user interface based on a day of the week, user interfaces that include a dynamic text string, user interfaces that include a customizable border complication, user interfaces that include a watch hand that changes color at predetermined times, and user interfaces that include a simulated lighting visual effect.
20240134737.Error Detection and Recovery When Streaming Data_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Marc A. Schaub of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Roy G. Moss of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Michael Bekerman of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F11/07, G06F13/28
Abstract: systems, apparatuses, and methods for error detection and recovery when streaming data are described. a system includes one or more companion direct memory access (dma) subsystems for transferring data. when an error is detected for a component of the companion dma subsystem(s), the operations performed by the other components need to gracefully adapt to this error so that operations face only a minimal disruption. for example, while one or more consumers are still consuming a first frame, a companion router receives an indication of an error for a second frame, causing the companion router to send a router frame abort message to a route manager. in response, the route manager waits until the consumer(s) are consuming the second frame before sending them a frame abort message. the consumer(s) flush their pipeline and transition to an idle state waiting for a third frame after receiving the frame abort message.
20240134792.Data Pattern Based Cache Management_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Michael R. Seningen of Austin TX (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F12/0802
Abstract: a cache memory circuit that evicts cache lines based on which cache lines are storing background data patterns is disclosed. the cache memory circuit can store multiple cache lines and, in response to receiving a request to store a new cache line, can select a particular one of previously stored cache lines. the selection may be performed based on data patterns included in the previously stored cache lines. the cache memory circuit can also perform accesses where the internal storage arrays are not activated in response to determining data in the location specified by the requested address is background data. in systems employing virtual addresses, a translation lookaside buffer can track the location of background data in the cache memory circuit.
20240134953.SUBSEQUENT ACCESSORY SETUP_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Anshul JAIN of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Craig M. FEDERIGHI of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Andreas I. GAL of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Jared S. GRUBB of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Arun G. MATHIAS of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Anush G. NADATHUR of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Philip W. SCHILLER of Half Moon Bay CA (US) for apple inc., Justin N. WOOD of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F21/33, G06F21/44
Abstract: some techniques are described herein for a setup component of a controller to add accessories to a new ecosystem (e.g., a grouping of one or more accessories and one or more controllers and/or a grouping of one or more accessories to an application) that are already added to another ecosystem. such techniques can include the setup component maintaining a list of accessories for which the setup component has added to the other ecosystem. using the list, the setup component adds the accessories in the list to the new ecosystem through communications with the accessories and an application corresponding to the new ecosystem.
20240134956.ACCESSORY SETUP USING A SETUP CODE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Anshul JAIN of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick L. COFFMAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Andreas I. GAL of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Jared S. GRUBB of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Anush G. NADATHUR of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Justin N. WOOD of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F21/44
Abstract: some techniques are described herein for a setup component of a controller to add accessories to a new ecosystem (e.g., a grouping of one or more accessories and one or more controllers and/or a grouping of one or more accessories to an application) that are already added to another ecosystem. such techniques can include the setup component maintaining a list of accessories for which the setup component has added to the other ecosystem. using the list, the setup component adds the accessories in the list to the new ecosystem through communications with the accessories and an application corresponding to the new ecosystem.
Inventor(s): Ross R. Dexter of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Michael R. Brennan of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Bruno M. Sommer of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Norman N. Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06N20/00, A63F13/35, A63F13/67
Abstract: a method may include receiving a communication from a device at an artificial intelligence controller including state information for a software application component running on the device, the state information including information corresponding to at least one potential state change available to the software application component, and metrics associated with at least one end condition, interpreting the state information using the artificial intelligence controller, and selecting an artificial intelligence algorithm from a plurality of artificial intelligence algorithms for use by the software application component based on the interpreted state information; and transmitting, to the device, an artificial intelligence algorithm communication, the artificial intelligence algorithm communication indicating the selected artificial intelligence algorithm for use in the software application component on the device.
Inventor(s): Jongyup Lim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., David S Zalatimo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hyunwoo Nho of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Won Ryu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Koorosh Aflatooni of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Myungjoon Choi of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Xiong of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G3/20, G06T11/00
Abstract: an electronic device may include an electronic display having multiple display pixels that display an image based on dithered image data. the electronic device may also include image processing circuitry that generates the dithered image data based on input image data and a threshold gray level that is greater than one. generating the dithered image data may include replacing each gray level of the input image data that is less than the threshold gray level with either a zero gray level or the threshold gray level according to a dither pattern.
20240135947.LATENCY HANDLING FOR POINT-TO-POINT COMMUNICATIONS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Emily A. WIGLEY of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Shai Messingher LANG of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Hui-Jung KUO of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Ronald J. GUGLIELMONE, JR. of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G10L21/0208, G10L13/02, G10L15/00, H04B1/10, H04R1/10
Abstract: aspects of the subject technology provide improved point-to-point audio communications based on human variable sensitivity to latency differences in multipath communications. in aspects, improved techniques may include measuring a level of ambient noise, and then selecting processing for a received electronic audio based on the measured level of ambient noise before emitting the processed audio signal at a loudspeaker worn by a listener.
20240136345.Light Emitting Structure_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): John A. Higginson of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Andreas Bibl of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Hsin-Hua Hu of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L25/16, H01L23/31, H01L25/00, H01L25/075, H01L27/12, H01L33/00, H01L33/06, H01L33/42, H01L33/44, H01L33/54, H01L33/62
Abstract: a method and structure for receiving a micro device on a receiving substrate are disclosed. a micro device such as a micro led device is punched-through a passivation layer covering a conductive layer on the receiving substrate, and the passivation layer is hardened. in an embodiment the micro led device is punched-through a b-staged thermoset material. in an embodiment the micro led device is punched-through a thermoplastic material.
20240136585.ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-CONTAINING BATTERY CELLS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Woo Cheol Shin of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Soonho Ahn of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M10/0568, C07C25/13, C07C25/18, C07C25/22, H01M10/0525, H01M10/0567, H01M10/0569
Abstract: an electrolyte for a lithium-containing battery cell is described. the electrolyte includes a solvent having at least one carbonate ester, and at least one lithium salt having a concentration ranging from 3 mol/liter to 15 mol/liter in the solvent. the electrolyte also includes a diluent that includes an aromatic fluorocarbon. in some embodiments, the solution of the at least one lithium salt and the solvent is a supersaturated solution for at least some operating temperatures of the battery cell. also described are lithium-containing battery cells that include a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and the electrolyte.
20240136919.PFC DESIGN TECHNIQUE FOR HIGH PEAK LOAD_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Chanwit Prasantanakorn of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Bharat K Patel of San Martin CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02M1/42
Abstract: a power factor correction circuit can include an input that receives a rectified ac input voltage; at least one switching device operable to control an input current of the power factor correction circuit to be in phase with the rectified ac input voltage; and control circuitry that controls the at least one switching device to produce a clipped sinusoidal input current, thereby increasing peak load capacity of the power factor correction circuit. the control circuitry can operate the at least one switching device in a critical conduction mode. the power factor correction circuit can further include an inductor having an inductor current therethrough controlled by the at least one switching device and the control circuitry. the inductor can be sized for a peak current corresponding to a peak of the clipped sinusoidal input current.
20240137067.Signal Transmitters with Size-Reduced On-Chip Memory_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Long Kong of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Chia-Hsiang Chen of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Utku Seckin of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B1/7163, H04B1/717
Abstract: a signal transmitter may include a waveform synthesis circuit and a signal transmission circuit. the waveform synthesis circuit may store values of a reference waveform for a selected channel of the signal transmitter, and use the stored values to generate values of reference waveforms for one or more other channels of the signal transmitter. the waveform synthesis circuit may further include a sampling boost circuit to generate one or more additional values for the reference waveforms. the waveform transmission circuit may generate signals for the channels of the signal transmitter based at least in part on the values of the reference waveforms, and transmit the signals via one or more antennas.
Inventor(s): Yashar Rajavi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Sohrab Emami-Neyestanak of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Abbas Komijani of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B3/21, H04B3/04, H04B3/50, H04B15/00
Abstract: a transceiver having a shared filter for both transmit and receive modes is disclosed. a transceiver includes a transmitter having an output coupled to a signal node, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit signals onto the signal node during transceiver operation in a transmit mode. the transceiver also includes a receiver having an input coupled to the signal node, and configured to receive signals from the signal node during operation in the receive mode. the transceiver further includes a first filter coupled to the signal node, wherein the filter is shared by the transmitter and the receiver. the filter is coupled between the transceiver and a first terminal of a transmission line.
20240137277.Network Slice Quota Management Enhancements_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Vijay VENKATARAMAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR of Singapore (SG) for apple inc., Krisztian KISS of Rancho Santa Fe CA (US) for apple inc., Rohit R. MATOLIA of Bangalore (IN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L41/0896, H04L41/082, H04W24/02, H04W36/00
Abstract: a network function is responsible for enforcing network slice quotas. the network function identifies a network slice quota for a single network slice selection assistance information (s-nssai), determines that the network slice quota for the s-nssai includes a first quota corresponding to fifth generation (5g) packet data unit (pdu) sessions and a second quota corresponding to interworking handovers between a fifth generation core (5gc and an evolved packet core (epc), receives a request to update the network slice quota and updates the network slice quota for the s-nssai based on the request.
20240137352.INITIAL ACCESSORY SETUP_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Anshul JAIN of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Craig M. FEDERIGHI of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Andreas I. GAL of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Jared S. GRUBB of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Arun G. MATHIAS of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Anush G. NADATHUR of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Philip W. SCHILLER of Half Moon Bay CA (US) for apple inc., Justin N. WOOD of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L9/40
Abstract: some techniques are described herein for initially setting up an accessory with a controller. such techniques have a setup component of a controller establish a relationship with the accessory and facilitate establishment of relationships between applications of the controller and the accessory. in some examples, the setup component causes an accessory management credential to be installed on the accessory so that the accessory can be configured by the setup component to establish a relationship with an application in communication with the setup component. in some examples, such communication between the application and the accessory occurs without further interactions with the setup component.
Inventor(s): Shu GUO of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haijing HU of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Hao DUO of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Huarui LIANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Lanpeng CHEN of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Mona AGNEL of Guildford (GB) for apple inc., Ralf ROSSBACH of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Sudeep MANITHARA VAMANAN of Uttenreuth (DE) for apple inc., Xiaoyu QIAO of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W12/069, H04L9/32, H04W12/106, H04W12/71, H04W12/72
Abstract: a user equipment (ue) may attempt to access an edge data network. the ue generates a first credential based on a second credential that was generated for a procedure between the ue and a network. the ue then generates an identifier corresponding to the first credential and generates a message authentication code based on the first credential and a count, wherein the count is associated with an identifier of an edge network client running on the ue. the ue then transmits an application registration request, message to a server associated with an edge data network, the application registration request message including the count, the message authentication code, the identifier corresponding to the first credential, and a public land mobile network identifier (plmn id) of the network. the ue then receives an authentication accept message or an authentication reject message from the server associated with the edge data network.
20240137810.Virtualized Network Function Management_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Meghashree Dattatri KEDALAGUDDE of Hillsboro OR (US) for apple inc., Joey CHOU of Scottsdale AZ (US) for apple inc., Muthaiah VENKATACHALAM of Beaverton OR (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W28/088, H04L41/0896, H04L43/16, H04W24/08, H04W72/04
Abstract: briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, virtualized network function resources may be managed in a network. performance measurements may be received for at least one mobility management entity (mme) in an mme pool, or for other network elements. if at least one of the performance measurements exceeds at least one predetermined threshold, instantiation of a new mobility management entity virtual network function (mme vnf) may be requested, and the mme vnf may be instantiated in response to the request. one or more user equipment (ue) devices managed by the mme pool may be connected to the added mme vnf.
Inventor(s): Sushant Vikram of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Amr Abdelrahman Yousef A. Mostafa of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Yuanye Wang 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.
IPC Code(s): H04W36/00, H04W36/06, H04W36/30
Abstract: systems and methods for cross layer optimization for selection of a best or most preferred cell from conditional special cell (spcell) change candidate cells are disclosed. the conditional spcell change may be, for example, a conditional handover (cho) or a conditional primary cell of a secondary cell group (pscell) change (cpc). conditions for a conditional spcell change may be provided to a user equipment (ue). it may be that measurements on multiple cells meet the condition(s) for a conditional spcell change by the ue. preferences/criteria for selecting a cell from these multiple compliant candidate cells meeting the conditional spcell change conditions are discussed herein. these criteria may include, but are not limited to, for example, a cell quality, an inter-versus intra-frequency handover, bandwidth, component carrier (cc) use, band, carrier type, needs/criticality of the application, congestion, frequency range, multiple subscriber identity module (msim) considerations, etc.
Inventor(s): Yizhi Yao of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Joey Chou of Scottsdale AZ (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/16, H04W4/14, H04W24/10, H04W60/04
Abstract: techniques for performance measurements related to application triggering and short message service (sms) over non-access stratum (nas) including obtaining raw performance measurements from one or more network functions in a wireless communication network, the one or more network functions including at least one of a network exposure function (nef) or an access and mobility management function (amf), and generating performance measurements for the one or more network functions based on the raw performance measurements.
Inventor(s): Yuchul Kim of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04L5/00, H04W4/08, H04W72/0446, H04W72/23
Abstract: a wireless communication device (ue) may receive control indicator information (cii) indicating whether one or more candidate physical control channels (pccs) are available to the ue for decoding. the ue may perform respective blind decoding if the cii indicates that the one or more candidate pccs are available, to decode a respective pcc intended for the ue. the ue may receive the cii in the same slot in which pccs are transmitted, or it may receive the cii in another slot, which may be a narrowband slot. the ue may receive the pccs in the same slot in which corresponding physical data channels (pdcs) are transmitted, or it may receive the pccs in another slot, e.g. a slot immediately preceding the slot in which the corresponding pdcs are transmitted. by eliminating unnecessary blind decoding and receiving the cii over narrowband, power consumption of the ue may be greatly reduced.
Inventor(s): Alexey Khoryaev of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc., Mikhail Shilov of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc., Seunghee Han of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Sergey Panteleev of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc., Sergey Sosnin of Zavolzhie (RU) for apple inc., Pavel Dyakov of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/12, H04L5/00, H04W4/44, H04W92/18
Abstract: embodiments of a user equipment (ue) and methods for communication are generally described herein. the ue may select, from a plurality of short transmission time intervals (ttis), a short tti for a vehicle-to-vehicle (v2v) sidelink transmission by the ue. the short ttis may occur within a legacy ttl. the short ttis may be allocated for v2v sidelink transmissions by nonlegacy ues. the legacy tti may be allocated for v2v sidelink transmissions by legacy ues. the ue may transmit, in accordance with the legacy tti, a legacy physical sidelink control channel (pscch) to indicate, to legacy ues, the v2v sidelink transmission by the ue. the ue may transmit, in accordance with the selected short tti, a short pscch (spscch) to indicate, to non-legacy ues, the v2v sidelink transmission by the ue.
20240137939.DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (DCI) FOR SIDELINK GRANT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yuchul Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/23, H04L1/08, H04L1/1812, H04W72/0453, H04W76/30
Abstract: a service device (e.g., a user equipment (ue), a new radio nr (gnb), or other network component) as a service provider/consumer can process or generate sidelink communications based on a downlink control information (dci) for one or more sidelink configured grants that enables resource allocation for the sidelink communication. the device can determine whether to activate, release/deactivate, or request a retransmission for the one or more sidelink configured grants based on one or more fields of a dci format 3_0 configuration of the dci.
20240137998.Point-to-Point Ad Hoc Voice Communication_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Esge B. Andersen of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Cedrik Bacon of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W76/14, G06F3/04817, G06F3/04842, G06F3/0488, G06F3/16, H04W76/10, H04W84/18
Abstract: a wireless communication device establishes voice communication between a supported user and a selected remote device supporting another user via a point-to-point wireless ad hoc network link. the device selects a particular remote device, establishes an ad hoc network link with the selected remote device, and communicates voice communication signals with the selected remote device. selection can be based upon a user interaction with the device which specifies the particular remote device. the user interaction can include interaction with a graphical representation of the particular remote device presented in a graphical user interface. the user interaction can include an audio command received via an audio interface of the device. the device can include one or more headset devices, including a pair of headset devices which can be switched between providing audio signals to a single user to supporting communication between separate users via an ad hoc network link.
Inventor(s): Sharad SAMBHWANI of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dirk NICKISCH of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Madhukar K. SHANBHAG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Sanjeevi BALASUBRAMANIAN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Shiva Krishna NARRA of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Sriram SUBRAMANIAN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Vishwanth Kamala GOVINDARAJU of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W76/15, H04B17/20, H04B17/24, H04W8/22, H04W24/08, H04W24/10, H04W28/086, H04W36/00, H04W76/19, H04W76/34, H04W76/38
Abstract: some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for communicating in a first radio access technology (rat) and a second rat. a user equipment (ue) can receive, from a first base station using the first rat, first configuration information for the ue to communicate with a second base station via the second rat; and receive, from the first base station using the first rat, a downlink message to enable a communication link between the ue and the second base station via the second rat. the downlink message includes second configuration information for the ue to communicate with the second base station via the second rat. the ue can establish the communication link between the ue and the second base station using the second rat based on a link configuration obtained from the first configuration information and the second configuration information.
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