Apple Inc. patent applications on August 15th, 2024
Patent Applications by Apple Inc. on August 15th, 2024
Apple Inc.: 60 patent applications
Apple Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of G06F3/01 (7), H04L5/00 (5), G02B27/01 (4), G06T19/00 (4), G06T19/20 (3) G02B27/0172 (2), G06T1/20 (2), H04L5/0044 (2), G06F3/012 (2), G06T19/006 (2)
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Patent Applications by Apple Inc.
20240268682. Temperature Detection_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Grant H Mulliken of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Cameron A Harder of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Fletcher R Rothkopf of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Izzet B Yildiz of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas C Soldner of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B5/01, A61B5/00
CPC Code(s): A61B5/01
Abstract: methods and apparatus for measuring biometric data including temperature in head-mounted devices (hmds). thermal sensors may also be integrated into the hmd and used to collect thermal data from the surface of the user's face. this thermal data may, for example, be processed to determine core body temperature of the user, or be processed to generate estimates of the user's respiration. the temperature data and/or respiration rate and changes to respiration rate derived from signals from the sensors may be used to generate and present biometric data to the user.
Inventor(s): Thilaka S. Sumanaweera of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Anirban Chatterjee of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Gopal Valsan of Gilroy CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B5/113, A61B5/00, A61B5/08, A61B5/107, A61B5/11
CPC Code(s): A61B5/1135
Abstract: embodiments include a system for analyzing breathing parameters of a user. the system can include an optical sensing unit configured to detect movement of a torso of the user and output one or more signals indicative of the movement of the torso. the system can also include an electronic device configured to request for the user to breathe according to a breathing profile during a time period. the system can include a processing unit configured to receive the one or more signals generated by the optical sensing unit during the time period and determine an adherence metric using the one or more signals and the breathing profile, where the adherence metric indicating a correspondence between movement of the torso and the breathing profile requested during the time period.
20240270231. Obtaining User Input_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christoph Siedentop of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): B60W10/22, B60W40/06, B60W50/14, B60W60/00
CPC Code(s): B60W10/22
Abstract: a method includes determining a path of travel of a motorized electronic device to move from a first location to a second location. the method includes determining, by a control system, a baseline height of a body of the motorized electronic device relative to a surface of the path of travel and determining, by the control system, to notify a potential operator of the motorized electronic device. in response to determining to notify the potential operator, the method includes controlling operation of a system of the motorized electronic device using the control system to cause a change in a height of a portion of the body of the motorized electronic device relative to the baseline height of the body of the motorized electronic device.
20240270288. Obtaining User Input_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christoph Siedentop of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W50/14
CPC Code(s): B60W60/0053
Abstract: a method includes determining a path of travel of a motorized electronic device to move from a first location to a second location. following the path of travel causes a baseline yaw rotation of a body of the motorized electronic device relative to the path of travel. the method further includes determining, by a control system, to notify a potential operator of the motorized electronic device. in response to determining to notify the potential operator, the method includes controlling operation of a system of the motorized electronic device using the control system to cause a change of a yaw rotation of the body of the motorized electronic device relative to the baseline yaw rotation.
20240272380. Fast-Axis Collimator with Hanging Connector_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Alexander Goldis of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey T. Hill of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Michael J. Bishop of Waterloo (CA) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B6/42, G02B6/30, G02B19/00
CPC Code(s): G02B6/4204
Abstract: a photonics package may include a substrate, a hanging connector, and a fast-axis collimator (“fac”). the hanging connector is typically affixed to a side of the substrate other than the side through which a light output is emitted. the hanging connector may be l-shaped in cross-section, having a base section and an extended section projecting from the base section. the base section affixes to the substrate while the extended section affixes to the fac, so that the fac extends downward along the emitter surface of the substrate; a vertex of the fac is coplanar with an emitter outputting the light output.
20240272409. Zoom Lens and Imaging Apparatus_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Masaharu Hosoi of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Yoshikazu Shinohara of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B13/00, G02B15/14, G02B15/20
CPC Code(s): G02B13/009
Abstract: a lens system provides a zoom function (variable magnification) in a low profile camera (lens system height less than or equal to 6 mm), which may be in a cellular phone. the lens system includes at least three movable lens groups that are movable along a common optical axis. each of the three movable lens groups is coupled to a corresponding actuator. responsive to a request to change focal length or magnification, a controller sends a corresponding signal to each of the actuators that move the corresponding lens group by a corresponding distance in a corresponding direction. the various movable lens groups may be moved by different distances and in different directions of movement. an f-number of the lens system is less than f/3.0. focusing of an image cast onto an image sensor is accomplished by adjusting the position along the optical axis of one of the movable lens groups.
20240272435. Sidewall Structures in a Head-Mounted Device_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Simon Fortin-Deschenes of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Amanda K Abramson of Napa CA (US) for apple inc., Luke A Pillans of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas C Soldner of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
CPC Code(s): G02B27/0172
Abstract: a head-mounted device may include a component such as a sidewall structure that is switchable between an opaque mode and a transparent mode. in the opaque mode, the component may block ambient light from passing into the interior of the head-mounted device (such that the user cannot see the surrounding environment). in the transparent mode, the component may allow ambient light to pass into the interior of the head-mounted device (such that the user can see portions of the surrounding environment). the opaque mode may provide a more immersive experience for the user of the head-mounted device, whereas the transparent mode may allow the user to see objects in their surrounding physical environment. instead or in addition, the head-mounted device may include one or more sidewall displays.
20240272438. Optical Systems with Reflective Prism Input Couplers_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Vikrant Bhakta of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Guolin Peng of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Hyungryul Choi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kevin A. Keilbach of Boulder CO (US) for apple inc., Scott M. DeLapp of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
CPC Code(s): G02B27/0172
Abstract: an electronic device may include a display module that generates light and an optical system that redirects the light towards an eye box. the system may include an input coupler on a waveguide and a lens that directs the light towards the input coupler. the input coupler may include a prism having a reflective surface that reflects the light into the waveguide. the reflective surface may be curved to provide the light with an optical power. the prism may be configured to expand a field of view of the light. a birefringent beam displacer may expand the effective pupil size of the light. the lens may include lens elements that converge the light at a location between the lens elements and the waveguide. a switchable panel may be placed at the location and toggled between first and second orientations to increase the effective resolution of the light.
20240272455. Lens Systems_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Samuel Steven of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Joshua J. Siegel of Woodside CA (US) for apple inc., Gregory L. Tice of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick R. Gill of Victoria (CA) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02C7/06, G02B26/08, G02C7/08
CPC Code(s): G02C7/063
Abstract: a lens system may include overlapping lenses that shift laterally with respect to each other to provide vision correction. the lens system may include first and second lenses that include one or more freeform surfaces and one or more non-freeform surfaces. one or more of these lens surfaces may provide adjustable presbyopic vision correction and/or a static distance vision correction.
20240272476. Displays with Direct-lit Backlight Units_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Daming Xu of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Yufeng Yan of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Qingbing Wang of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Chenhua You of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Rong Liu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jun Qi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Zhenyue Luo of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Mookyung Son of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Victor H. Yin of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02F1/13357, G02F1/1335
CPC Code(s): G02F1/133603
Abstract: a display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. the pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. the backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes on a printed circuit board. the backlight unit may include first, second, and third light spreading layers formed over the array of light-emitting diodes. a color conversion layer may be formed over the first, second, and third light spreading layers. first and second brightness enhancement films may be formed over the color conversion layer.
20240272681. HIGH TOLERANCE CONNECTION BETWEEN ELEMENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Scott A. Myers of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Mattia Pascolini of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Richard Hung Minh Dinh of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Trent Weber of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Robert Schlub of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Josh Nickel of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Robert Hill of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., Nanbo Jin of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Tang Yew Tan of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F1/16, H01Q1/22, H01Q1/24, H01Q1/42, H04M1/02, H05K5/02, H05K5/03
CPC Code(s): G06F1/1656
Abstract: this is directed to connecting two or more elements using an intermediate element constructed from a material that changes between states. an electronic device can include one or more components constructed by connecting several elements. to provide a connection having a reduced or small size or cross-section and construct a component having high tolerances, a material can be provided in a first state in which it flows between the elements before changing to a second state in which it adheres to the elements and provides a structurally sound connection. for example, a plastic can be molded between the elements. as another example, a composite material can be brazed between the elements. in some cases, internal surfaces of the elements can include one or more features for enhancing a bond between the elements and the material providing the interface between the elements.
Inventor(s): Xiaoyuan Tu of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Anna E Craig of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Evan G Kriminger of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F1/3231, G06F1/3234, H04W52/02
CPC Code(s): G06F1/3231
Abstract: an electronic device may have a battery that powers one or more components, such as a display, sensors, or input-output devices, in the device. it may be desirable to reduce power consumption of the battery in certain situations. for example, it may be desirable to reduce power consumption when the electronic device is enclosed, such as in a pocket, in a bag, or covered by a sleeve. to determine whether the device is enclosed, a pressure sensor and/or an accelerometer may be used to gather pressure measurements and/or motion measurements while the device is in motion. a controller may analyze these measurements in a temporal and/or a spectral space to determine whether the device is enclosed. other sensor information, such as ambient light measurements, may also be used in the enclosure determination. in response to determining that the device is enclosed, the controller may power consumption.
20240272707. ORIENTATION FEEDBACK DEVICES AND METHODS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Shannon Pomeroy of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F1/16
CPC Code(s): G06F3/012
Abstract: an orientation feedback device for a head-mountable display (hmd) is disclosed. in an example, an hmd includes a display, a frame at least partially surrounding the display, a facial interface attached to the frame, and an orientation feedback device attached to one or more of the frame or the facial interface. the orientation feedback device can include an orientation indicator.
20240272708. APPLICATION PLACEMENT BASED ON HEAD POSITION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Aaron M. BURNS of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06T3/20
CPC Code(s): G06F3/012
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to determining when the head position of a user viewing user interfaces in a computer-generated reality environment is not in a comfortable and/or ergonomic position and repositioning the displayed user interface so that the user will reposition her/his head to view the user interface at a more comfortable and/or ergonomic head position.
20240272709. EYE MODEL ENROLLMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Hao Qin of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Hua Gao of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Tom Sengelaub of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Chia-Yin Tsai of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01
CPC Code(s): G06F3/013
Abstract: methods and apparatus for generating user-aware eye models. during an enrollment process, images of a user's eye are captured by one or more cameras when the eye is in two or more different orientations and at two or more different levels of display brightness. the captured images are processed to generate a 3-dimensional, user-aware eye model, for example a model of at least the eye's cornea and pupil features. the generated user-aware eye model may be used in other processes, for example in a gaze tracking process. the enrollment process may be an iterative process to optimize the eye model, or a continuous process performed while the user is using the system.
20240272722. DISPLAYING AND MANIPULATING USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Nathan GITTER of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., 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): G06F3/01, G06F3/04815, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04847
CPC Code(s): G06F3/017
Abstract: displaying and manipulating user interface elements in a computer-generated environment is disclosed. in some embodiments, a user is able to use a pinch and hold gesture to seamlessly and efficiently display and isolate a slider and then manipulate that slider without having to modify the pinch and hold gesture. in some embodiments, gaze data can be used to coarsely identify a focus element, and hand movement can then be used for fine identification of the focus element.
20240272732. STYLUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Aidan N. ZIMMERMAN of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Wingshan WONG of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Kevin ARMENDARIZ of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nathan BOHNEY of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher PASMA of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Mahmoud AMINI of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Brenton A. BAUGH of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Ryan P. BROOKS of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/038, G06F3/0354, G06F3/041
CPC Code(s): G06F3/0383
Abstract: a user input system including a stylus and an electronic device. a user may manipulate the stylus across an input surface of the electronic device and the movement may be detected using axially-aligned electric fields generated by the stylus. the stylus may also include a force-sensitive structure that can be used to estimate a force applied to the electronic device by the stylus.
Inventor(s): Clare T. Kasemset of Chuo-ku (JP) for apple inc., Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Elizabeth C. Cranfill of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/048, G06F3/0482, G06F3/04845, G06F3/0485, G06F3/0486, G06F3/04883, G06T7/70, G06T7/80, G06T13/20, G06T19/00, G06T19/20
CPC Code(s): G06F3/04815
Abstract: a device displays a representation of a virtual object in a user interface region that includes a representation of a field of view of one or more cameras. the displaying includes maintaining a first spatial relationship between the representation of the virtual object and a plane detected within a physical environment that is captured in the field of view of the one or more cameras. in response to detecting movement of the computer system that adjusts the field of view of the one or more cameras, the computer system adjusts display of the representation of the virtual object in accordance with the first spatial relationship as the field of view is adjusted, and, if the movement of the computer system causes the virtual object to move outside of a displayed portion of the field of view of the one or more cameras, the computer system generates an alert.
Inventor(s): Frank DE JONG of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Marcello LUPPI of London (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0484
CPC Code(s): G06F3/0484
Abstract: some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that provide for sharing location information of a remote locator object with an entity for a duration associated with a time-bounded event. some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that provide for reporting of an item associated with a remote locator object as lost to an entity for aiding in the recovery of the item. some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic device that facilitate processes for providing access to one or more features associated with a remote locator object that is associated with an item to an entity for aiding in the recovery of the item.
Inventor(s): Israel PASTRANA VICENTE of Spring TX (US) for apple inc., Evgenii KRIVORUCHKO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Danielle M. PRICE of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan R. DASCOLA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. BAUERLY of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Marcos ALONSO of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Hugo D. VERWEIJ of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Lorena S. PAZMINO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan RAVASZ of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Miquel ESTANY RODRIGUEZ of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., James J. Owen of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04845, G06F3/01, G06F3/04815, G06F3/0488, G06T15/50
CPC Code(s): G06F3/04845
Abstract: a gaze virtual object is displayed that is selectable based on attention directed to the gaze virtual object to perform an operation associated with a selectable virtual object. an indication of attention of a user is displayed. an enlarged view of a region of a user interface is displayed. a value of a slider element is adjusted based on attention of a user. a user interface element is moved at a respective rate based on attention of a user. text is entered into a text entry field in response to speech inputs. a value for a value selection user interface object is updated based on attention of a user. movement of a virtual object is facilitated based on direct touch interactions. a user input is facilitated for displaying a selection refinement user interface object. a visual indicator is displayed indicating progress toward selecting a virtual object when criteria are met.
Inventor(s): Scott FORSTALL of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Henri C. LAMIRAUX of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew Emilio PLATZER of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Michael MATAS of Healdsburg CA (US) for apple inc., Imran CHAUDHRI of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0485, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0486, G06F3/04883, G06F3/04886, G11B27/034, G11B27/34, H04M1/2746, H04M1/2747, H04M1/72436
CPC Code(s): G06F3/0485
Abstract: in a computer-implemented method, a portion of an electronic document is displayed on a touch screen display of a portable multifunction device. the displayed portion has a vertical position and a horizontal position in the electronic document. an object is detected on or near the displayed portion of the electronic document. in response to detecting the object, a vertical bar and a horizontal bar are displayed on top of the displayed portion. the vertical bar has a vertical position on top of the displayed portion that corresponds to the vertical position in the electronic document of the displayed portion. the horizontal bar has a horizontal position on top of the displayed portion that corresponds to the horizontal position in the electronic document of the displayed portion. after a predetermined condition is met, display of the vertical bar and of the horizontal bar is ceased.
20240272788. ELECTRONIC TEXT MANIPULATION AND DISPLAY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Elizabeth Caroline Furches CRANFILL of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David HELLER of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey ROBBIN of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Alan C. CANNISTRARO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., William Martin BACHMAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Timothy B. MARTIN of Golden CO (US) for apple inc., Matt EVANS of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Joe R. HOWARD of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0488, G06F3/0483, G06F16/93, G06F40/109, G06F40/166, G06Q20/12
CPC Code(s): G06F3/0488
Abstract: information is presented to a user by accessing a library of electronic publications that includes a first publication, generating a representation of the first publication in an electronic bookshelf, determining a state for the first publication and modifying the representation of the first publication to reflect the state of the first publication.
20240272789. HANDWRITING KEYBOARD FOR SCREENS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ryan S. DIXON of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Imran CHAUDHRI of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Bradley W. GRIFFIN of Aptos CA (US) for apple inc., Tiffany S. JON of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04883, G06F3/023, G06F3/0481, G06F3/04886, G06F40/274, G06V30/32
CPC Code(s): G06F3/04883
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to handwriting on touch sensitive surfaces. in some examples, text suggestions strokes entered on a touch sensitive surface are viewed and selected in response to a rotatable input mechanism. in some examples, text determined from a set of strokes on the touch sensitive surface is revised based on a subsequently entered stroke on the touch sensitive surface. in some examples, a determination is made whether to include a stroke in a set of strokes based a time between the stroke and the previous stroke. in some examples, determining text based on a set of stroke is interrupted to determined revised text based on the set of strokes and a second stroke.
20240272940. Pipeline Techniques for Dependent Graphics Kicks_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Benjamin Bowman of London (GB) for apple inc., Ali Rabbani Rankouhi of Bushey (GB) for apple inc., Jonathan M. Redshaw of St. Albans (GB) for apple inc., Steven Fishwick of St. Albans (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/48, G06F9/38
CPC Code(s): G06F9/4881
Abstract: disclosed techniques relate to scheduling sets of graphics work with dependencies. in some embodiments, a first set of graphics work depends on a second set of graphics work. control circuitry may, in response to a release signal that indicates the second set reaching a first processing point, initiate processing of the first set. control circuitry may, in response to reaching a kick gate point, stall processing of the first set. control circuitry may, in response to an end signal for the second set, resume processing of the first set.
Inventor(s): Steven Fishwick of St Albans (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/50, G06T15/00
CPC Code(s): G06F9/5077
Abstract: disclosed techniques relate to assigning graphic work from logical slots of graphics control circuitry to distributed hardware slots of graphics processor sub-units. in some embodiments, control circuitry assigns respective portions of a set of graphics work from a logical slot to distributed hardware slots based on control information for the set of graphics work. when a full number of distributed hardware slots to be utilized by the set of graphics work are not available, control circuitry may assign a proper sub-set of portions of the set of graphics work to available distributed hardware slots. control circuitry may support allocating any determined integer number of graphics processor sub-units in a range from one processor sub-unit to a total number of processor sub-units included in the apparatus.
20240273024. Scalable Cache Coherency Protocol_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): James Vash of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Gaurav Garg of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Brian P. Lilly of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ramesh B. Gunna of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Steven R. Hutsell of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Lital Levy-Rubin of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc., Per H. Hammarlund of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Harshavardhan Kaushikkar of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F12/0815, G06F12/0831
CPC Code(s): G06F12/0815
Abstract: a scalable cache coherency protocol for system including a plurality of coherent agents coupled to one or more memory controllers is described. the memory controller may implement a precise directory for cache blocks from the memory to which the memory controller is coupled. multiple requests to a cache block may be outstanding, and snoops and completions for requests may include an expected cache state at the receiving agent, as indicated by a directory in the memory controller when the request was processed, to allow the receiving agent to detect race conditions. in an embodiment, the cache states may include a primary shared and a secondary shared state. the primary shared state may apply to a coherent agent that bears responsibility for transmitting a copy of the cache block to a requesting agent. in an embodiment, at least two types of snoops may be supported: snoop forward and snoop back.
20240273335. CUSTOMIZABLE CHIP FOR AI APPLICATIONS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Saman NADERIPARIZI of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Mohammad RASTEGARI of Bothell WA (US) for apple inc., Sayyed Karen KHATAMIFARD of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06N3/02, G06F3/06, G06N3/045, G06N3/063
CPC Code(s): G06N3/02
Abstract: in one embodiment, a computing device includes an input sensor providing an input data; a programmable logic device (pld) implementing a convolutional neural network (cnn), wherein: each compute block of the pld corresponds to one of a multiple of convolutional layers of the cnn, each compute block of the pld is placed in proximity to at least two memory blocks, a first one of the memory blocks serves as a buffer for the corresponding layer of the cnn, and a second one of the memory blocks stores model-specific parameters for the corresponding layer of the cnn.
Inventor(s): Brendan J. SCULLY of Cos Cob CT (US) for apple inc., Alexander B. OSER of Minneapolis MN (US) for apple inc., Wilson W. YIN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yang LIU of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Paul C. HIKIJI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Maxime MONTEGNIES of Alameda CA (US) for apple inc., Weixuan ZHAO of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Wai Ki CHAN of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Jaewoong HWANG of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0601, G06T19/20
CPC Code(s): G06Q30/0621
Abstract: methods for providing a virtual shopping experience in which a demonstration of a product is presented to the user. in some embodiments, the demonstration is an interactive demonstration in a simulated virtual environment in which a user is able to interact with the device and the device is responsive to the simulated virtual environment. in some embodiments, the demonstration demonstrates one or more customizable features of the product. in some embodiments, a user is able to customize the features of the product, such as to customize the configuration and/or the parts of the product.
Inventor(s): Brendan J. SCULLY of Cos Cob CT (US) for apple inc., Alexander B. OSER of Minneapolis MN (US) for apple inc., Wilson W. YIN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yang LIU of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Brandel C. ZACHERNUK of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Jaewoong HWANG of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Weixuan ZHAO of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Wai Ki CHAN of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0601, G06T7/20, G06T19/20
CPC Code(s): G06Q30/0629
Abstract: some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to methods for comparing products in a three-dimensional environment. in particular, some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to methods for comparing physical objects (e.g., physical products) and virtual object representations in the three-dimensional environment. these comparisons can provide an efficient and intuitive way for a user to identify differences between a particular physical object and a virtual object representation, and enable a user to select an upgrade or replacement for the physical object. some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to methods for presenting object information for a physical object in a three-dimensional environment, and comparing the physical object to a virtual upgrade object.
Inventor(s): Steven Fishwick of St Albans (GB) for apple inc., David A. Gotwalt of Winter Springs FL (US) for apple inc., Pratik Chandresh Shah of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Jackson Dsouza of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Subodh Asthana of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Jairaj Dave of Hemel Hempstead (GB) for apple inc., Piotr A. Dittrich of London (GB) for apple inc., David E. Roberts of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T1/20, G06F9/48
CPC Code(s): G06T1/20
Abstract: disclosed techniques relate to scheduling sets of graphics work using queues. in some embodiments, tracking circuitry implements entries for multiple tracking slots for a graphics processor. queue access circuitry may access a data structure in memory that specifies multiple queues, where each queue enqueues control information for multiple sets of graphics work. queue select circuitry may select sets of graphics work from the data structure based on one or more selection parameters and store control information for selected sets of graphics work in tracking slots of the tracking slot circuitry. distribution circuitry may assign portions of respective sets of graphics work from the tracking slots to graphics processor circuitry for execution.
20240273667. Geometry Kick Distribution in Graphics Processor_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Arjun Thottappilly of Oviedo FL (US) for apple inc., Steven Fishwick of St Albans (GB) for apple inc., Jason D. Carroll of Oviedo FL (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T1/20, G06F9/50
CPC Code(s): G06T1/20
Abstract: disclosed techniques relate to parsing and assigning sets of geometry work to distributed hardware slots. in some embodiments, graphics control circuitry implements a plurality of logical slots. control circuitry may assign a parse version of a set of geometry work to distributed hardware slots of one or more of the graphics processor sub-units that each implement multiple distributed hardware slots. control circuitry may determine a number of segments for the set of geometry work based on execution of the parse version and assign determined segments to distributed hardware slots of respective graphics processor sub-units for execution. stitch circuitry may stitch results of the segments processed by the assigned distributed hardware slots.
Inventor(s): Joanna M. Newman of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel Escudero of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Corbin F. Peters of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Joseph-Alexander P. Weil of San Anselmo CA (US) for apple inc., Juan Gril of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jose Moises Tafolla Carmona of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T13/40, G06V20/40, G06V40/20
CPC Code(s): G06T19/006
Abstract: a computer system, in response to detecting the occurrence of a first event, applies a first virtual effect to the representation of the field of view of the one or more cameras, including: applying the first virtual effect with a first set of values for a first characteristic of the first virtual effect, wherein the first set of values for the first characteristic of the first virtual effect are selected in accordance with segmentation of the view of the first physical object from the view of the portion of the first physical environment; and applying the first virtual effect with a second set of values for a second characteristic of the first virtual effect, wherein the second set of values for the second characteristic of the first virtual effect are selected in accordance with tracking of movement of one or more portions of the first physical object.
Inventor(s): Alexis H. PALANGIE of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin HYLAK of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron M. BURNS of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Nathan GITTER of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00
CPC Code(s): G06T19/006
Abstract: some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to an augmented representation of a first electronic device. a three-dimensional representation of a first electronic device (e.g., an augmented device) is presented using a second electronic device in a three-dimensional environment. the three-dimensional environment includes captured portions of a real-world environment, optionally including the first electronic device. the augmented representation of the first electronic device includes a virtual user interface element representing an extension of the physical display of the first electronic device. the representation of the augmented device includes a display of the augmented user interface. the augmented device is optionally configured to display some or all of the user interfaces operating on the first electronic device. manipulations of and/or interactions with the augmented representation of the first electronic device are possible.
20240273990. Detecting Falls Using A Mobile Device_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Hung A. Pham of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen P. Jackson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Vinay R. Majjigi of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Adeeti V. Ullal of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Yann Jerome Julien Renard of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Telford Earl Forgety, III of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G08B21/04, A61B5/00, A61B5/0205, A61B5/024, A61B5/11, G01C5/06, G01C21/12, G01S19/13, G06F3/01, G08B13/24
CPC Code(s): G08B21/0446
Abstract: in an example method, a mobile device obtains sample data generated by one or more sensors over a period of time, where the one or more sensors are worn by a user. the mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the sample data, and determines, based on the sample data, a severity of an injury suffered by the user. the mobile device generates one or more notifications based on the determination that the user has fallen and the determined severity of the injury.
20240274282. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING HEALTH RESEARCH_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Divya Nag of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G16H40/63, G16H10/60, G16H40/67, G16H70/20
CPC Code(s): G16H40/63
Abstract: methods and systems for facilitating health research through enhanced communication between research participants and researchers. a method for facilitating health research includes generating health information for a subject via execution of a health data tracking application by a portable computing device. the health information is stored in a database associated with the subject. a selection is received from a health researcher defining a requested portion of the health information for a health research study. a release authorized portion of the requested portion of the health information is determined. the release authorized portion of the requested portion of the health information is transmitted to the health researcher.
20240275210. HMD WITH CHARGING DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Michael J. OUDENHOVEN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Brian S. LAU of Sacramento CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02J50/10, G02B27/01, H02J7/00, H02J7/34, H02J50/80, H04R1/02, H04R1/10
CPC Code(s): H02J50/10
Abstract: according to some aspects of the present disclosure, a wearable system can include a head-mounted display having a first battery and a first connector electrically coupled to the first battery. the system further including a wearable audio device having a second battery and a second connector electrically coupled to the second battery. the second connector configured to connect with the first connector to transfer power from the second battery to the first battery.
20240275369. DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF SPUR CANCELLATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Helena Deirdre O'SHEA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Dmitry CHERNIAVSKY of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tim SCHOENAUER of Feldkirchen (DE) for apple inc., Ali MOAZ of Nuernberg (DE) for apple inc., Rahmi HEZAR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ram KANUMALLI of Linz (AT) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H03K5/1252, G06F1/08, G06F13/40
CPC Code(s): H03K5/1252
Abstract: embodiments relate to updating spur cancellation at a victim integrated circuit (ic) in accordance with dynamic changes in the operating frequencies of an aggressor ic. the aggressor ic changes its operating frequencies at an update time that is determined in advance. the update time and the changes to the operating frequencies are shared with the victim ic. the victim ic dynamically updates the relationships between frequencies of local clock signals for the victim ic and the aggressor ic. the victim ic generates a spur cancellation parameter based on the updated relationships of local clock frequencies, the update time and the changes to the operating frequencies of the aggressor ic, and configures a spur cancellation circuit. in this way, the victim ic may perform effective spur cancellation despite changes in the operating frequencies of the aggressor ic and deviation of the local clock frequencies.
20240275391. WIRELESS TRANSMITTER WITH IMPROVED DATA RATE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christian Venerus of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Utku Seckin of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Vikram Magoon of La Jolla CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H03L7/093, H04L27/20
CPC Code(s): H03L7/093
Abstract: this disclosure is directed to a transmitter including a phase locked loop (pll), a modulator, and a power amplifier (pa). a controller including programmable and/or hardened logic circuitry may be coupled to the pll and the modulator. the controller may provide encoded signals based on quadrature phase shift keying (qpsk) scheme for transmission by the transmitter. in particular, the controller may provide multiple bursts of pulses indicative of data packets to the modulator. moreover, the controller may provide instructions indicative of generating clock signals with in-phase and quadrature phases to the pll. the pll may generate clock signals corresponding to the in-phase and quadrature phases. as such, the transmitter may generate in-phase and quadrature output signals based on receiving each burst of pulses with either in-phase or quadrature phases.
Inventor(s): Antonio Passamani of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H03M1/06
CPC Code(s): H03M1/06
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to quadrature (iq) signal mismatch in rfdacs. iq mismatch is a non-ideality which occurs whenever i and q vectors deployed to modulate the phase and the amplitude of rfdac output signals are not aligned to be offset 90 degrees between each other. iq mismatch may result in evm degradation, and may be especially problematic for the rfdac architecture because the rfdac operates its digital-to-analog conversion at rf rate. a system may be deployed in the rfdac to measure and compensate for iq mismatch. the system may enable full-cmos digital integration of both the measurement and compensation procedures. the system uses a simple flip-flop structure and exploits the fact that phase-vectors in cmos logic are eventually digital pulses, and as such the mismatch between i and q pulses with identical rise-fall time is simply measured as a skewed rise-to-rise and fall-to-fall delay between phases.
20240275540. Signaling-less Data Transfer_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Amr Abdelrahman Yousef A. MOSTAFA of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Christian HOFMANN of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Panagiotis BOTSINIS of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Sameh M. ELDESSOKI of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Tarik TABET of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W12/033, H04W12/06, H04W12/106, H04W68/00
CPC Code(s): H04L5/0044
Abstract: a user equipment (ue) is configured to receive configuration information comprising multiple configuration sets, receive a paging message from a base station, the paging message configured to initiate a mobile terminating connection between the ue and the base station, identify a first configuration set assigned to the ue from the multiple configuration sets based on the paging message and exchange data with a network using the first configuration set, wherein exchanging data with network comprises at least one of receiving downlink data and transmitting uplink data.
20240275541. Signaling-less Data Transfer_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Amr Abdelrahman Yousef A. MOSTAFA of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Christian HOFMANN of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Panagiotis BOTSINIS of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Sameh M. ELDESSOKI of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Tarik TABET of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W12/033, H04W12/06, H04W12/106, H04W68/00
CPC Code(s): H04L5/0044
Abstract: a user equipment (ue) is configured to receive configuration information comprising multiple configuration sets, receive a paging message from a base station, the paging message configured to initiate a mobile terminating connection between the ue and the base station, identify a first configuration set assigned to the ue from the multiple configuration sets based on the paging message and exchange data with a network using the first configuration set, wherein exchanging data with network comprises at least one of receiving downlink data and transmitting uplink data.
20240275629. TECHNOLOGIES FOR STABLE HOME LOCATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Hung Q. Le of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander Merolla of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Wayne A. Lee of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L12/28
CPC Code(s): H04L12/2807
Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and techniques updating the home location of a home automation system. the user device is associated with a home automation system that is configured at a home or office. the user device may be in a location other than the primary location associated with the home automation system. the user device may send a message to update the location of the home automation system. the transmission of the update message is restricted to be sent using a specific technology, e.g., using wi-fi�.
Inventor(s): Ankit BHAMRI of Bad Nauheim (DE) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L25/02, H04B17/336, H04W8/22
CPC Code(s): H04L25/0222
Abstract: aspects are described for a user equipment (ue) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a base station, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. the processor is configured to receive a configuration message from the base station and determine a first set of antenna ports based on the configuration message. the processor is further configured to perform channel estimation on the first set of antenna port and perform or refrain from performing channel estimation on a second set of antenna ports based on the configuration message. the first set of antenna ports and the second set of antenna ports are in a code division multiplexing (cdm) group.
Inventor(s): Golnaz ABDOLLAHIAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Krishna DAYANIDHI of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick T. DILLON of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron R. ZINMAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04M1/72454, G06F3/0482, H04M1/72463, H04M1/72469
CPC Code(s): H04M1/72454
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to the utilization of context information by an electronic device. in one example, the electronic device receives a first notification of a first type and determines a current status for one or more contextual categories. if the current status for the one or more contextual categories satisfies a set of one or more delivery criteria for notifications of the first type, then the electronic device provides the first notification of the first type. if the current status for the one or more contextual categories does not satisfy the set of one or more delivery criteria for notifications of the first type, then the electronic device modifies the first notification of the first type to a second notification of a second type and provides the second notification of the second type.
20240275922. ENVIRONMENT FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Devin W. CHALMERS of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Jae Hwang LEE of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N7/15, G06T19/00, H04L12/18, H04L65/403
CPC Code(s): H04N7/157
Abstract: an electronic device is described. in some embodiments, the electronic device includes instructions for: while presenting an extended reality environment, receiving, by the first electronic device, a request to present a virtual representation of a remote participant of a communication session, where the first electronic device is connected to the communication session; obtaining a capability of the remote participant of the communication session; and in response to receiving the request to present the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session, presenting the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session based on the obtained capability of the remote participant of the communication session.
20240275938. Motion Dependent Display_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Benjamin Breckin Loggins of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N13/383, G06F3/01, H04N13/189, H04N13/398
CPC Code(s): H04N13/383
Abstract: a method includes obtaining a first acceleration signal from a first acceleration sensor located in a first headphone device and obtaining a second acceleration signal from a second acceleration sensor located in a second headphone device. the method also includes determining a head orientation relative to a display screen based on the first acceleration signal and the second acceleration signal, controlling rendering of a three-dimensional scene based on the head orientation relative to the display screen, and outputting the three-dimensional scene for display on the display screen.
Inventor(s): Bae Keun Lee of Seongnam-si (KR) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N19/119, H04N19/169, H04N19/176, H04N19/46
CPC Code(s): H04N19/119
Abstract: an image decoding method according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: determining whether a picture is to be divided into multiple sub-pictures; when it is determined that the picture is to be divided into multiple sub-pictures, dividing the picture into multiple sub-pictures; and determining whether the multiple sub-pictures are independent of each other.
20240276098. MOTION SENSOR INTEGRATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Edward S. Huo of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Anthony S. Montevirgen of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher C. Painter of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc., See-Ho Tsang of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Sheila P. Nabanja of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas C. Soldner of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey N. Gleason of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Aidan N. Zimmerman of Poway CA (US) for apple inc., Jose A. Rios of Danville CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/68, G02B27/01, H04N23/50, H04N23/57, H04N23/90
CPC Code(s): H04N23/6812
Abstract: a head-mountable device can include a display, a housing, a processor, and a camera module. the camera module can include a lens assembly, an optical sensor, a substrate, and a motion sensor attached to the camera module to determine a motion of the camera module. the processor can be communicatively coupled to the motion sensor, and can generate a signal based on the motion.
20240276177. Find My using Delegated Location_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Alexander R. Hanuska of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Siva Ganesh Movva of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew I. Williams of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Sarish Jain of Mumbai (IN) for apple inc., Raghunandan K. Pai of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Swadesh Bhattacharya of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W4/029, H04L9/08, H04L9/40
CPC Code(s): H04W4/029
Abstract: methods, non-transitory machine-readable mediums, and system to provide location services are described. in an embodiment, a method provides receiving, at a delegate server, authentication credentials from a sub-delegate of a delegate entity, determining at least one locator service for a wireless accessory device accessible to the sub-delegate with the received authentication credentials, receiving a request for the at least one locator service from the sub-delegate, evaluating a set of inputs to determine if a set of conditions corresponding to the at least one locator service and the sub-delegate are satisfied, upon determination that the set of conditions are satisfied, sending the request for the at least one locator service to a device locator server, and decrypting a response to the request received from the device locator server using encryption keys stored for the delegate entity.
Inventor(s): Viswanath NAGARAJAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jean-Marc PADOVA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Li LI of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W8/20, H04W48/16, H04W60/00
CPC Code(s): H04W8/20
Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for dynamically managing a shared provisioning electronic subscriber identity module (esim) for a wireless device. a shared (non-unique) provisioning esim is installed in the wireless device to provide limited functionality connectivity to services, such as for device activation and user esim provisioning. the shared provisioning esim includes records of imsi values organized into groups of imsi pools and priorities for selecting imsi values for configuring the shared provisioning esim. an on-device shared provisioning sim/esim controller resident on a cellular baseband processor of the wireless device selects and configures the shared provisioning esim with imsi values based on the priorities and on results from scanning for available public land mobile networks (plmns). the shared provisioning esim can be re-configured with different imsi values selected from different imsi pools until successful registration using the configured provisioning esim occurs or a maximum number or retries occurs.
Inventor(s): Zhibin YU of Unterhaching (DE) for apple inc., Rui HUANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yang TANG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jie CUI of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W24/08, H04W36/00, H04W56/00
CPC Code(s): H04W24/08
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for configuring and implementing radio resource management (rrm) measurements for monitoring neighboring cells based on synchronization signal block (ssb) timing groups in an radio resource control (rrc) connected (rrc_connected) state. various embodiments describe how to determine a set of ssb timing groups, and how to generate a receiver switching pattern based on the set of ssb timing groups and or ssb scanning measurements. the embodiments also describe determination and implementation of an ssb scanning mode and an ssb other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Inventor(s): Haitong Sun of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga 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., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/16, H04W24/10, H04W28/02
CPC Code(s): H04W48/16
Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods that support capability index reporting associated with multi-antenna panel uplink transmissions. in an example, a base station configures a ue to perform channel state information (csi) group-based reporting. the ue can report a set of capability indexes that correspond to an antenna panel or for a plurality of antenna panels. this report can indicate the number of sounding reference signal (srs) ports supported per corresponding antenna panel(s). further, the reported capability indexes can be included in a csi group-based report or in a standalone report.
20240276373. CONTINUOUS DEVICE INTERACTION DISCOVERY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Benjamin A. Detwiler of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Brent M. Ledvina of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Michele Bavaro of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yujie Xu of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04W4/80
CPC Code(s): H04W52/0225
Abstract: the techniques disclosed herein may include receiving proximity messages during a first time period via a wireless personal area network. each proximity message may include a proximity identifier calculated using a unique identifier for a proximate electronic device. in addition, the techniques may include retrieving, from a database, a set of device identifiers corresponding to devices in the first electronic device's contact list. the techniques may include for each message: determining whether the proximity identifier of the proximate electronic device matches a device identifier, thereby determining matching proximity messages. moreover, the techniques may include generating an event score for the first time period based on the matching proximity messages, the event score having a probability that an event has occurred between the first electronic device another device. also, the techniques may include determining whether an event has occurred by comparing the event score to an event threshold.
20240276378. Paging a User Equipment in Idle or Inactive State_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Fangli XU of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haijing HU of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04W68/02
CPC Code(s): H04W52/0229
Abstract: a user equipment (ue) is grouped into a paging subgroup for the purposes of receiving pages from a network. the ue receives, from the network, a paging configuration for a radio resource control (rrc) idle state or an rrc inactive state paging operation, the paging configuration comprising a paging subgroup identification for the ue and monitors paging occasions based on at least the paging subgroup identification.
Inventor(s): Xuan Guo of Glen Rock NJ (US) for apple inc., Xu Zhao of Edison NJ (US) for apple inc., Mohamed L Haidara of New Providence NJ (US) for apple inc., Syed A Rahim of Allen TX (US) for apple inc., Baohua Zheng of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wenping Lou of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W52/24
CPC Code(s): H04W52/24
Abstract: user equipment includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a first transceiver coupled to the first antenna, a second transceiver coupled to the second antenna, and processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the first transceiver and the second transceiver. the first transceiver receives or transmits a first signal via the first antenna, and the second transceiver receives or transmits a second signal via the second antenna. the processing circuitry receives an indication that a signal characteristic of the first signal is less than a first threshold, and decreases power to the first antenna, the first receiver, or both, based on the signal characteristic of the first signal being less than the first threshold.
Inventor(s): 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., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong SUN of Saratoga 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., Sigen YE 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): H04W56/00, H04L5/00, H04L41/0803
CPC Code(s): H04W56/001
Abstract: a cell transmits synchronization signal blocks (ssb) to a user equipment (ue) for the ue to synchronize with the cell. the cell configures a discovery reference signal (drs) window for synchronization signal block (ssb) transmission to a user equipment (ue), determines that a channel in an unlicensed spectrum is not occupied and transmits multiple ssbs to the ue in response to determining that the channel in the unlicensed spectrum is not occupied.
Inventor(s): Ankit Bhamri of Haar (DE) for apple inc., Sigen 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., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/12, H04L5/00
CPC Code(s): H04W72/12
Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide supplemental uplink configuration for single downlink control information based multi-cell scheduling.
Inventor(s): Ankit BHAMRI of Bad Nauheim (DE) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/232, H04L1/00, H04W72/12, H04W72/51
CPC Code(s): H04W72/232
Abstract: some aspects relate to a carrier aggregation wireless system having a user equipment (ue). the ue can generate a report of a ue capability to support a first downlink control information (dci) in a first dci format for a cell of a plurality of cells of the wireless system and a second dci in a second dci format for the cell, and a report of a ue capability to support splitting a blind decoding (bd) of control channel element (cce) (bd/cce) budget between performing bd/cce carrying the first dci in the first dci format, and performing bd/cce carrying the second dci in the second dci format. the first dci in the first dci format can schedule data transmissions for a set of multiple cells. the ue may perform bd/cce carrying the first dci in the first dci format, and perform bd/cce carrying the second dci in the second dci format.
Inventor(s): Gang XIONG of Portland OR (US) for apple inc., Debdeep CHATTERJEE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Alexey KHORYAEV of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc., Sergey PANTELEEV of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc., Hong HE of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yongjun KWAK of Portland OR (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W88/06, H04L1/00, H04L1/1607, H04L1/1812, H04L1/1867, H04L5/00, H04W24/08, H04W72/0446
CPC Code(s): H04W88/06
Abstract: described is an apparatus of a user equipment (ue). the apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. the first circuitry may be operable to process one or more configuration transmissions from the gnb carrying a rule for uplink (ul) collisions and process a first downlink (dl) transmission and a second dl transmission. the second circuitry may be operable to identify a first ul transmission for the first dl transmission and a second ul transmission for the second dl transmission, the first ul transmission overlapping with the second ul transmission in at least one orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (ofdm) symbol. the third circuitry may be operable to generate at least one of the first ul transmission and the second ul transmission in accordance with the rule for ul collisions.
20240276660. COATINGS FOR GALVANIC CORROSION MITIGATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Isabel Yang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Todd S. Mintz of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., James A. Curran of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Timothy D. Burks of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Harshal U. Shinde of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H05K5/02, C23C14/12, C25D13/14, H05K5/04
CPC Code(s): H05K5/0217
Abstract: to eliminate galvanic corrosion, a housing includes a clad. the clad includes an interior metal disposed within an exterior metal and a clad interface. the exterior metal includes a lower electrical conductivity potential than the interior metal. an aperture can extend through the exterior metal and the clad interface and an actuator or a plug can be disposed within the aperture. the housing further includes a corrosion resistant coating disposed on a portion of the interior metal at the clad interface. the corrosion resistant coating can include a thickness between about 2 �m and about 10 �m.
- Apple Inc.
- A61B5/01
- A61B5/00
- CPC A61B5/01
- Apple inc.
- A61B5/113
- A61B5/08
- A61B5/107
- A61B5/11
- CPC A61B5/1135
- B60W10/22
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- B60W60/00
- CPC B60W10/22
- CPC B60W60/0053
- G02B6/42
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- CPC G02B6/4204
- G02B13/00
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- CPC G02B13/009
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- CPC G02B27/0172
- G02C7/06
- G02B26/08
- G02C7/08
- CPC G02C7/063
- G02F1/13357
- G02F1/1335
- CPC G02F1/133603
- G06F1/16
- H01Q1/22
- H01Q1/24
- H01Q1/42
- H04M1/02
- H05K5/02
- H05K5/03
- CPC G06F1/1656
- G06F1/3231
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- H04W52/02
- CPC G06F1/3231
- G06F3/01
- CPC G06F3/012
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- CPC G06F3/013
- G06F3/04815
- G06F3/04842
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- CPC G06F3/017
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- G06F3/048
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- G06F3/04883
- G06T7/70
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- CPC G06F3/04815
- G06F3/0484
- CPC G06F3/0484
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- G06T15/50
- CPC G06F3/04845
- G06F3/04886
- G11B27/034
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- H04M1/2746
- H04M1/2747
- H04M1/72436
- CPC G06F3/0485
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- G06F16/93
- G06F40/109
- G06F40/166
- G06Q20/12
- CPC G06F3/0488
- G06F3/023
- G06F3/0481
- G06F40/274
- G06V30/32
- CPC G06F3/04883
- G06F9/48
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- CPC G06F9/4881
- G06F9/50
- G06T15/00
- CPC G06F9/5077
- G06F12/0815
- G06F12/0831
- CPC G06F12/0815
- G06N3/02
- G06F3/06
- G06N3/045
- G06N3/063
- CPC G06N3/02
- G06Q30/0601
- CPC G06Q30/0621
- G06T7/20
- CPC G06Q30/0629
- G06T1/20
- CPC G06T1/20
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- G06V20/40
- G06V40/20
- CPC G06T19/006
- G08B21/04
- A61B5/0205
- A61B5/024
- G01C5/06
- G01C21/12
- G01S19/13
- G08B13/24
- CPC G08B21/0446
- G16H40/63
- G16H10/60
- G16H40/67
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- CPC G16H40/63
- H02J50/10
- H02J7/00
- H02J7/34
- H02J50/80
- H04R1/02
- H04R1/10
- CPC H02J50/10
- H03K5/1252
- G06F1/08
- G06F13/40
- CPC H03K5/1252
- H03L7/093
- H04L27/20
- CPC H03L7/093
- H03M1/06
- CPC H03M1/06
- H04L5/00
- H04W12/033
- H04W12/06
- H04W12/106
- H04W68/00
- CPC H04L5/0044
- H04L12/28
- CPC H04L12/2807
- H04L25/02
- H04B17/336
- H04W8/22
- CPC H04L25/0222
- H04M1/72454
- H04M1/72463
- H04M1/72469
- CPC H04M1/72454
- H04N7/15
- H04L12/18
- H04L65/403
- CPC H04N7/157
- H04N13/383
- H04N13/189
- H04N13/398
- CPC H04N13/383
- H04N19/119
- H04N19/169
- H04N19/176
- H04N19/46
- CPC H04N19/119
- H04N23/68
- H04N23/50
- H04N23/57
- H04N23/90
- CPC H04N23/6812
- H04W4/029
- H04L9/08
- H04L9/40
- CPC H04W4/029
- H04W8/20
- H04W48/16
- H04W60/00
- CPC H04W8/20
- H04W24/08
- H04W36/00
- H04W56/00
- CPC H04W24/08
- H04W24/10
- H04W28/02
- CPC H04W48/16
- H04W4/80
- CPC H04W52/0225
- H04W68/02
- CPC H04W52/0229
- H04W52/24
- CPC H04W52/24
- H04L41/0803
- CPC H04W56/001
- H04W72/12
- CPC H04W72/12
- H04W72/232
- H04L1/00
- H04W72/51
- CPC H04W72/232
- H04W88/06
- H04L1/1607
- H04L1/1812
- H04L1/1867
- H04W72/0446
- CPC H04W88/06
- C23C14/12
- C25D13/14
- H05K5/04
- CPC H05K5/0217
