Apple Inc. patent applications on August 8th, 2024

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Patent Applications by Apple Inc. on August 8th, 2024

Apple Inc.: 47 patent applications

Apple Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of G06F3/0482 (4), G06F3/04883 (4), G06F3/01 (3), G02B27/01 (2), G10L15/22 (2) G06F3/04883 (2), G06F3/0482 (2), H04N23/74 (1), H03F3/245 (1), H03K3/012 (1)

With keywords such as: device, electronic, include, power, data, input, wireless, application, user, and based in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by Apple Inc.

20240260900. PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AS HEALTH COMPANION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Steven P. CARDINALI of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., William C. LUKENS of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Katherine E. TONG of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Trevor J. NESS of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): A61B5/00, A61B5/11, A61B5/145, A61B10/00

CPC Code(s): A61B5/681



Abstract: a wearable consumer electronic product includes at least a housing arranged to carry operational components comprising a processor and a band having a pliable band body and a securing means arranged to secure the band body to the housing. in one embodiment, the pliable band body has a size and shape suitable for wrapping around an individual appendage and that includes an opening that leads to a cavity within the band body suitable for accumulating an amount of water and a band sensor embedded within the band body in communication with the cavity.


20240262301. Trim Cover_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Johannes Mayr of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Brandon Herzberg of Caldwell ID (US) for apple inc., Derrick T. Jue of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., James G. Griffin, II of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Trent Storm of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): B60R13/02

CPC Code(s): B60R13/02



Abstract: a trim assembly has a trim portion that includes a first trim panel and a second trim panel that are separated by a gap. a shell is configured to couple with the trim portion, and an outer surface of the shell is continuous from an outer edge of the first trim panel to an outer edge of the second trim panel and extends across the gap.


20240264210. CURRENT MODE TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER-BASED POWER DETECTOR_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Ankit Srivastava of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., David M. Signoff of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G01R21/133, G04F10/00, H04B17/00

CPC Code(s): G01R21/133



Abstract: a power detector includes a first current mirror that receives an input signal and generates a mirrored input signal, a first oscillator that reverses a first current of the mirrored input signal based on a voltage of the mirrored input signal reaching a threshold, and a first counter that generates a first count of each period generated by the first oscillator. the power detector also includes a second current mirror that receives a reference signal and generates a mirrored reference signal, a second oscillator that reverses a second current of the mirrored reference signal based on a voltage of the mirrored reference signal reaching the threshold, and a second counter that generates a second count of each period generated by the second oscillator. a processor then determine the power of the input signal based on the first count and the second count.


20240264353. Display Devices Having Gratings With Gradient Edges_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Brandon Born of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): F21V8/00

CPC Code(s): G02B6/0016



Abstract: a display may include a waveguide and an optical coupler. the coupler may include one or more surface relief gratings (srgs) in a substrate on the waveguide. the srg(s) may have a central region and gradient lateral edges separating the central region from a non-diffractive region of the substrate. the srg(s) may exhibit peak diffraction efficiency within the central region and may exhibit gradient diffraction efficiency across the gradient lateral edges from the central region to the non-diffractive region. the gradient diffraction efficiency may be produced by varying, across the gradient lateral edges, the amplitude of the srg(s), the phase of the srg(s), the duty cycle of the srg(s), the blaze angle of the srg(s), and/or the thickness of a high or low index coating layered over the srg(s). this may serve to prevent the couplers from becoming undesirably visible and to minimize perturbation of replicated pupils.


20240264415. Freeform Folded Optical System_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Takeyoshi Saiga of Yokohama (JP) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G02B13/02, G02B5/04, G02B7/04, G02B7/18

CPC Code(s): G02B13/02



Abstract: a freeform folded optical system that include two freeform prisms with optical power. at least one of the freeform prisms is configured to fold the optical axis twice. thus, embodiments of the freeform folded optical system fold the optical axis three or four times. folding the optical axis three or four times in the freeform prisms allows for long focal lengths required for telephoto lens applications without requiring additional lens elements between the prisms. in addition, the configuration of the freeform folded optical system provides reduced z-axis height when compared to conventional folded lens systems with similar optical characteristics.


20240264425. Lens Module Including Two Lens Elements Separated by an Air Gap_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Zachary A. Granger of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Ran He of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Graham B. Myhre of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Francois R. Jacob of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G02B25/00, G02C7/02

CPC Code(s): G02B25/001



Abstract: a head-mounted display may include a display system and an optical system that are supported by a housing. the optical system may be a catadioptric optical system having a removable lens element and a non-removable lens element. the optical system may include a quarter wave plate that is coated to the non-removable lens element without an intervening adhesive layer. the optical system may further include a reflective polarizer and a linear polarizer. the removable lens element may be selectively attached to the optical system. the removable lens element may be separated from a non-removable lens element by an air gap when the removable lens element is attached to the optical system. the removable lens element may have a convex curved surface that conforms to a concave curved surface of the non-removable lens element.


20240264434. Optical Systems with Light-Expanding Couplers_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Jonathan B. Pfeiffer of Lafayette CO (US) for apple inc., Francesco Aieta of Alameda CA (US) for apple inc., Se Baek Oh of Hillsborough CA (US) for apple inc., Friso Schlottau of Mead CO (US) for apple inc., Adam C. Urness of Boulder CO (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G02B27/00, G02B5/18, G02B5/32, G02B6/12, G02B6/124, G02B6/125, G02B27/01, G02B27/42

CPC Code(s): G02B27/0081



Abstract: an electronic device may include a display that generates light for an optical system that redirects the light towards an eye box. the optical system may include a waveguide, a non-diffractive input coupler, a cross coupler, and an output coupler. the cross coupler may expand the light in a first direction. the cross coupler may perform an even number of diffractions on the light and may couple the light back into the waveguide at an angle suitable for total internal reflection. the output coupler may expand the light in a second direction while coupling the light out of the waveguide. the cross coupler may include surface relief gratings or holographic gratings embedded within the waveguide or formed in a separate substrate. the optical system may direct the light towards the eye box without chromatic dispersion and while supporting an expanded field of view and optical bandwidth.


20240264449. Systems With Cover Layer Sealing Structures_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Divakar Singamsetty of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey C. Olson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel G. Lussier of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jeremy C. Franklin of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Liliya Lyandres of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Nathan Morris of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G02B27/01

CPC Code(s): G02B27/0176



Abstract: a head-mounted device may have a head-mounted support structure. rear-facing displays may present images to eye boxes at the rear of the head-mounted support structure. a forward-facing publicly viewable display may be supported on a front side of the head-mounted support structure facing away from the rear-facing displays. the forward-facing display may have pixels that form an active area in which images are displayed and may have a ring-shaped inactive border area that surrounds the pixels. a cover layer may cover the forward-facing display and other optical components. the cover layer may have laminates on front and rear surfaces. to protect an edge surface of the cover layer, encapsulation material may be provided on the edge surface or may otherwise separate the edge surface from an exterior of the device.


20240264568. COMPRESSIBLE SEAL FOR ROTATABLE AND TRANSLATABLE INPUT MECHANISMS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Colin M. Ely of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G04B37/10, G04B3/04, G04B27/02, G04B37/08, G04C3/00, G04G21/00, G05G1/02, G05G1/08, G05G5/05, G05G9/04, G05G25/04, G06F3/0362, H01H25/06

CPC Code(s): G04B37/106



Abstract: an electronic device has a housing and a rotatable and translatable input mechanism. the housing has an aperture and the rotatable and translatable input mechanism has a shaft positioned at least partially within the aperture and a manipulation structure coupled to the shaft. the manipulation structure may be manipulated to rotationally and translationally move the shaft to provide rotational and translational input to the electronic device. a compressible seal is positioned in a gap between the housing and the rotatable and translatable input mechanism. the compressible seal may resist and/or prevent passage of contaminants into the aperture and/or obscure one or more internal components. the compressible seal may be configured to collapse or bend when the rotatable and translatable member translates.


20240264569. CROWN FOR AN ELECTRONIC WATCH_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Richard A. Davis of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Devon K. Copeland of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G04G21/00, G04G9/00

CPC Code(s): G04G21/00



Abstract: an electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall, a display, a front cover positioned over the display, and an input system configured to receive a rotational input and a translational input. the input system may include a switch element positioned within the housing and defining a first opening along a top of the switch element, a crown including a knob external to the housing, and a shaft assembly coupled to the knob and extending through a second opening in the side wall of the housing and through the first opening in the switch element, the shaft assembly defining an actuation feature configured to actuate the switch element in response to the translational input, and a rotation sensing system configured to detect the rotational input.


20240264655. POWER-EFFICIENT DYNAMIC APPLICATION CONTENT DISPLAY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Kartik R. VENKATRAMAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Manish Chandra Reddy RAVULA of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Roberto ALVAREZ of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F1/3218, G06F1/3212, G06F1/3228, G06F1/3231, G09G5/00

CPC Code(s): G06F1/3218



Abstract: aspects of the subject technology relate to power consuming processes of electronic devices. for example, an electronic device may create, initiate, and/or modify a power consuming process of the electronic device, based in part on user power consumption information that indicates a typical amount of power consumed by a user of the electronic device. the electronic device may recommend increases in power consumption for low power consumption users and/or decreases in power consumption for high power consumption users. a power consumption process may include a visual arrangement of graphical elements that each display periodically, occasionally, and/or continuously updated information from the application, when a full user interface of the application is not displayed.


20240264719. USER INTERFACES FOR CREATING JOURNALING ENTRIES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Joseph-Alexander P. WEIL of San Anselmo CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel J. ZIGMOND of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Mariah W. WHITMORE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Adeeti V. ULLAL of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Nadaleen F. TEMPELMAN-KLUIT of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nathan A. RUSSAK of San Marcos CA (US) for apple inc., Joanna M. NEWMAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Elizabeth C. CRANFILL of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0482, G06F9/451

CPC Code(s): G06F3/0482



Abstract: an electronic device detects an activity event associated with a user of the electronic device and displays a prompt that facilitates creation of a journaling entry based on the activity event, displays suggested content for inclusion in a journal entry of a journaling application, displays different user interfaces including options for a user to selectively include content items of suggested content in a journal entry of a journaling application, and/or displays one or more lookbacks.


20240264721. USING AN ILLUSTRATION TO SHOW THE PASSING OF TIME_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Christopher WILSON of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0482, G06F3/01, G06F3/04845, G06F3/04883, G06F9/54, G06T13/80

CPC Code(s): G06F3/0482



Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to providing electronic devices with faster, more efficient methods and context-specific user interfaces for indicating time. such methods and interfaces optionally complement or replace other methods for indicating time. such methods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden on a user and produce a more efficient human-machine interface. for battery-operated computing devices, such methods and interfaces conserve power and increase the time between battery charges.


20240264727. DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER INTERFACES BASED ON FINGERPRINT SENSOR INPUTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Benjamin J. POPE of Woodside CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel W. JARVIS of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas G. MERZ of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Scott A. MYERS of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Michael A. CRETELLA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Michael ENG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., James H. FOSTER of Oxford (GB) for apple inc., Terry L. GILTON of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Myra HAGGERTY of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Byron B. HAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., M. Evans HANKEY of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Steven P. HOTELLING of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Brian R. LAND of Woodside CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen Brian LYNCH of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Paul MEADE of Los Alto Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Mushtaq A. SARWAR of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., John P. TERNUS of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Paul M. THOMPSON of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Marcel VAN OS of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., John A. WRIGHT of Hillsboro IL (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0484, A63F13/2145, A63F13/218, A63F13/42, A63F13/537, A63F13/837, G06F1/16, G06F3/0481, G06F3/0488, G06F3/04883, G06F3/0489, G06F3/14, G06V40/12

CPC Code(s): G06F3/0484



Abstract: devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. an electronic device with a display and a fingerprint sensor may obtain fingerprint-verification criteria for controlling verification of fingerprints. for each of a plurality of respective inputs that correspond to respective restricted operations, the device may identify fingerprint features of the respective input. the device may determine fingerprint-verification information for the respective input. in response to detecting the respective input and in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint-verification information meets respective authorization criteria for the respective restricted operation, the device may perform the respective restricted operation. in response to detecting the respective input and in accordance with a determination that the fingerprint-verification information does not meet the respective authorization criteria for the restricted operation, the device may forgo performing the respective restricted operation.


20240264737. Systems and Methods for Interacting with User Interfaces_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Nathan de Vries of Alameda CA (US) for apple inc., Chanaka G. Karunamuni of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., William M. Tyler of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04883, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0485

CPC Code(s): G06F3/04883



Abstract: a device detects, while displaying a first user interface, a touch gesture. in accordance with a determination that the touch gesture meets first criteria including a first requirement that is met in accordance with a determination that the touch gesture includes first movement of a contact across a first portion of an edge of the touch-sensitive surface in a first direction, the device replaces at least a portion of the first user interface with a search user interface. in accordance with a determination that the touch gesture meets second criteria including a second requirement that is met in accordance with a determination that the touch gesture includes second movement of the contact across a second portion of the edge of the touch-sensitive surface in the first direction, the device replaces at least a portion of the first user interface with a plurality of previously received notifications.


20240264738. Devices and Methods for Integrating Video with User Interface Navigation_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Nathan de Vries of Alameda CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04883, G06F3/0481, G06F3/0482, H04N21/443

CPC Code(s): G06F3/04883



Abstract: an electronic device displays a user interface for a first application, including video that is playing in the first application. while displaying the user interface for the first application and while the video continues to play in the first application, the electronic device detects a sture that includes movement, and in response: in accordance with a determination that movement of the gesture meets first criteria, the electronic device displays an application switching user interface, including concurrently displaying a first representation of the first application that includes a first representation of the video, and a representation of a second application, different from the first application; and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the gesture meets second criteria, different from the first criteria, the electronic device concurrently displays a second representation of the video with at least a portion of a home screen of the electronic device.


20240264777. TECHNIQUES FOR BALANCING WRITE COMMANDS ON SOLID STATE STORAGE DEVICES (SSDs)_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Matthew J. BYOM of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tudor ANTONIU of Woodland CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander PALEY of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew W. VOGAN of Austin TX (US) for apple inc., Muhammad N. ASHRAF of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/06, G06F12/0875

CPC Code(s): G06F3/0659



Abstract: disclosed herein are techniques for balancing write commands directed to a non-volatile memory. according to some embodiments, a method may include caching a plurality of write commands into a write cache, and, in response to determining that an available capacity of the write cache satisfies a first threshold value: performing at least one write operation by directing data associated with the write commands in the write cache to the first partition of the non-volatile memory in response to determining that an available capacity of a first partition of the non-volatile memory satisfies a second threshold value; and performing at least one write operation by directing data associated with the write commands in the write cache to a second partition of the non-volatile memory in response to determining that the available capacity of the first partition of the non-volatile memory does not satisfy the second threshold value.


20240264963. Scatter and Gather Streaming Data through a Circular FIFO_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.

IPC Code(s): G06F13/37, G06F9/30, G06F9/50, G06F9/54, G06F13/16, G06F13/28

CPC Code(s): G06F13/37



Abstract: systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing scatter and gather direct memory access (dma) streaming through a circular buffer are described. a system includes a circular buffer, producer dma engine, and consumer dma engine. after the producer dma engine writes or skips over a given data chunk of a first frame to the buffer, the producer dma engine sends an updated write pointer to the consumer dma engine indicating that a data credit has been committed to the buffer and that the data credit is ready to be consumed. after the consumer dma engine reads or skips over the given data chunk of the first frame from the buffer, the consumer dma engine sends an updated read pointer to the producer dma engine indicating that the data credit has been consumed and that space has been freed up in the buffer to be reused by the producer dma engine.


20240265233. SCALABLE NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSING ENGINE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Erik Norden of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Liran Fishel of Raanana (IL) for apple inc., Sung Hee Park of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jaewon Shin of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher L. Mills of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Seungjin Lee of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Fernando A. Mujica of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06N3/04, G06F1/3296, G06N3/08

CPC Code(s): G06N3/04



Abstract: embodiments relate to a neural processor circuit with scalable architecture for instantiating one or more neural networks. the neural processor circuit includes a data buffer coupled to a memory external to the neural processor circuit, and a plurality of neural engine circuits. to execute tasks that instantiate the neural networks, each neural engine circuit generates output data using input data and kernel coefficients. a neural processor circuit may include multiple neural engine circuits that are selectively activated or deactivated according to configuration data of the tasks. furthermore, an electronic device may include multiple neural processor circuits that are selectively activated or deactivated to execute the tasks.


20240265383. MULTI-PATH COMMUNICATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE SECURE ELEMENT DATA FOR ONLINE PAYMENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Manoj K. Thulaseedharan PILLAI of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ahmer A. KHAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas ELLIOTT of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Timothy S. HURLEY of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Jennifer J. BAILEY of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., David E. BRUDNICKI of Duvall WA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06Q20/38, G06F21/45, G06Q20/10, G06Q20/12, G06Q20/32, G06Q20/40, H04W12/069

CPC Code(s): G06Q20/3829



Abstract: systems, methods, and computer-readable media for communicating electronic device secure element data over multiple paths for online payments are provided. in one example embodiment, a method includes, inter alia, at a commercial entity subsystem, receiving, from an electronic device, device transaction data that includes credential data indicative of a payment credential on the electronic device for funding a transaction with a merchant subsystem, accessing a transaction identifier, deriving a transaction key based on transaction key data that includes the accessed transaction identifier, transmitting, to one of the merchant subsystem and the electronic device, merchant payment data that includes a first portion of the credential data and the accessed transaction identifier, and sharing, with a financial institution subsystem using the transaction key, commercial payment data that includes a second portion of the credential data that is different than the first portion of the credential data. additional embodiments are also provided.


20240265499. PHOTOREALISTIC IMAGE COLOR STYLE TRANSFER COMPRESSION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Han Gong of Norwich (GB) for apple inc., Alex Hayes of Ely (GB) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06T5/50, G06T3/40, G06T7/90

CPC Code(s): G06T5/50



Abstract: existing digital image color style transfer encoding methods are often forced to compromise between performing artifact-free local image processing and performing sufficiently expressive global image processing. moreover, such existing image style encoding methods may be under-constrained (thereby producing more visible artifacts in stylized output images than would be desired) or over-constrained (and thereby not being expressive enough to sufficiently learn and reproduce local/spatial color changes in the stylized output images). thus, disclosed herein are techniques to combine the advantageous aspects of existing image stylization methods in a novel hybrid image processing method that effectively bifurcates the learning and reproduction of pixel luminance changes from the learning and reproduction of pixel color changes in stylized output images. such techniques may also advantageously capture local color changes without introducing excessive compression artifacts in the generated stylized output images—while still performing the color style transfer image processing operations in a computationally-efficient fashion.


20240265636. Temporal Blending of Depth Maps_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Maxime Meilland of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Mengxin Li of Bellevue WA (US) for apple inc., Ming Chuang of Bellevue WA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06T17/20, G06F3/01, G06T1/60, G06T19/20

CPC Code(s): G06T17/205



Abstract: in one implementation, a method of generating a depth map is performed by a device including one or more processors and non-transitory memory. the method includes obtaining a first mesh of a physical environment and a second mesh of the physical environment. the method includes rendering a first depth map for an image of the physical environment based on the first mesh and a second depth map for the image of the physical environment based on the second mesh. the method includes generating a blended depth map based on the first depth map, the second depth map, and a difference between a time of the image of the physical environment and a time of the second mesh.


20240265796. DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR DEVICE POSITION ADJUSTMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Praveen GOWDA IPPADI VEERABHADRE GOWDA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas BERTON of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G08B21/18, G06F3/01, G06T19/00

CPC Code(s): G08B21/18



Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to methods and graphical user interfaces for providing feedback pertaining to device position adjustment.


20240265914. APPLICATION VOCABULARY INTEGRATION WITH A DIGITAL ASSISTANT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Lewis N. PERKINS of Cambridge MA (US) for apple inc., Pierre BELIN of Lynnwood WA (US) for apple inc., Deniz DIZMAN of Sammamish WA (US) for apple inc., Kevin D. PITOLIN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G10L15/18, G10L15/22

CPC Code(s): G10L15/18



Abstract: systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. for example, a digital assistant obtains, from a software application, a first static vocabulary entry for the software application; registers the first vocabulary entry with a knowledge base for a digital assistant of the electronic device; and, while the software application is running: receives a request from the software application to register a second dynamic vocabulary entry for the software application; and registers the second vocabulary entry with the knowledge base for the digital assistant.


20240265936. VOICE TRIGGER FOR A DIGITAL ASSISTANT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Justin BINDER of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Samuel D. POST of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Onur TACKIN of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas R. GRUBER of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G10L21/16, G06F3/16, G10L15/02, G10L15/22, G10L15/26, G10L15/30, G10L17/24, G10L25/51, G10L25/84

CPC Code(s): G10L21/16



Abstract: a method for operating a voice trigger is provided. in some implementations, the method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. the method includes receiving a sound input. the sound input may correspond to a spoken word or phrase, or a portion thereof. the method includes determining whether at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to a predetermined type of sound, such as a human voice. the method includes, upon a determination that at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to the predetermined type, determining whether the sound input includes predetermined content, such as a predetermined trigger word or phrase. the method also includes, upon a determination that the sound input includes the predetermined content, initiating a speech-based service, such as a voice-based digital assistant.


20240266107. DUAL MODE WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM DESIGNS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Christopher M. Pinciuc of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel T. McDonald of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tao Pan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H01F38/14, H01F27/36, H02J7/00, H02J7/02, H02J50/10

CPC Code(s): H01F38/14



Abstract: electronic devices according to embodiments of the present technology may include a battery. the devices may include a nanocrystalline foil. the devices may include a wireless charging coil seated on the nanocrystalline foil. the devices may also include an integrated circuit configured to operate the wireless charging coil in a wireless charging transmission mode.


20240266768. SELF-ALIGNING BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTORS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Jason S. Sloey of Cedar Park TX (US) for apple inc., George Tziviskos of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron N. Miletich of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Daren L. Rimando of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Mahmoud R. Amini of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Logan T. Fikrig of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ross L. Jackson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Mohammed Nasser Khamis Al Jashmi of New Taipei City (TW) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H01R12/79, H01R13/512, H01R13/629, H01R13/6581

CPC Code(s): H01R12/79



Abstract: board-to-board connectors that can provide blind mating, are easily included in an electronic device, and are readily manufactured. an example can provide a self-aligning board-to-board connector that provides blind mating and that includes a first connector and a second connector. the first connector can include a first fastener fixed to a first internal housing or enclosure portion. a second fastener can be mated with the first fastener. the first connector can further include a housing, where the housing is flexibly connected to the first internal housing or enclosure portion but is constrained by the first fastener and the second fastener. this constraint can allow the first connector housing to move laterally and rotationally such that it can self-align to a second connector that is fixed to a second internal housing or enclosure portion when the first connector and second connector are mated. a flexible circuit board can connect contacts of the first connector to a board or other structure that is fixed to the first internal housing or enclosure portion. the flexible circuit board can maintain this connection as the first connector housing is moved laterally or rotationally during device assembly.


20240266886. Methods and Circuitry for Mitigating Saturation in Wireless Power Systems_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Adam L. Schwartz of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Alireza Safaee of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen C. Terry of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Zhiyuan Hu of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H02J50/70, H01F27/36, H01F38/14, H02J7/02, H02J50/12, H02J50/60

CPC Code(s): H02J50/70



Abstract: a wireless charging system having a power transmitter may wirelessly transfer power to a power receiver. shield saturation, such as saturation of a ferrite structure, in the wireless power receiver may occur under some operating conditions. saturation can lead to disruptive oscillations in power transfer. the power transmitting may include control circuitry for detecting and mitigating saturation.


20240267010. POWER AMPLIFIER AND FILTERING CIRCUITRY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Simone Gambini of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H03F3/24, H04B1/40

CPC Code(s): H03F3/245



Abstract: this disclosure is directed to a power amplifier (pa) including circuitry to amplify and filter transmission signals in a radio frequency (rf) circuit. the pa may include multiple core amplifiers coupled to a power combiner to amplify and filter the transmission signals. for example, the pa may activate the core amplifiers to provide the transmission signals with a peak output power. alternatively, the pa may activate a reduced number of the core amplifiers to provide the transmission signals with a reduced output power lower than the peak output power. activating a portion of the pa when providing the transmission signals with a reduced output power may reduce a power consumption and improve power efficiency of the pa.


20240267035. DEVICES WITH IMPROVED INTEGRITY OF DIGITAL SIGNALS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Venu Chandaka of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Preeti S. Mulage of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H03K3/012, H03K19/20

CPC Code(s): H03K3/012



Abstract: as the complexity of integrated circuits (ics) increase (e.g., more sophisticated circuit designs and/or more circuit components integrated into the ics), digital routing channels connecting various circuit components may occupy more chip area to prevent certain interferences (e.g., interference caused by a channel crosstalk or coupling between adjacent digital routing channels), resulting in certain problems, such as reduced efficiency of chip area usage and increased power consumption. to solve such problems, inverter staggering circuits and/or coaxial shielding of digital routing channels may be used in the ics to mitigate the interferences. the inverter staggering circuits and/or coaxial shielding may improve the robustness of digital signals transmitted via the digital routing channels with reduced interferences, resulting in enhanced signal integrity, chip area utilization, power saving, and the like.


20240267085. ACTIVE NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE FACILITATION OF LOW POWER CARD DETECTION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Vincent CHAUVIN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Peter M. AGBOH of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Vusthla Sunil REDDY of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Xinping ZENG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04B5/72, H04B5/26, H04W4/80, H04W12/63

CPC Code(s): H04B5/72



Abstract: a device implementing a system for nfc communication includes a processor configured to receive, from an other device, pulse signals for detecting proximity of the device with the other device. the processor is further configured to determine an interval at which the pulse signals are received from the other device. the processor is further configured to determine a time when the other device is expected to transmit a subsequent pulse signal based at least in part on the determined interval. the processor is further configured to transmit a signal to the other device based on the determined time when the other device is expected to transmit the subsequent pulse signal.


20240267427. GROUP ACTIVITY SESSION SYNCHRONIZATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Adam Y. SYED of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Justin R. ETZINE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Pierre J. DE FILIPPIS of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas J. CIRCOSTA of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Ryan A. WILLIAMS of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., David J. BROWNING of FAIR OAKS CA (US) for apple inc., Chieh LU of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew C. LUCAS of Soquel CA (US) for apple inc., Bhaskar P. SARMA of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Jose A. LOZANO HINOJOSA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Sean GEIGER of AUSTIN TX (US) for apple inc., David S. EVANS of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel B. POLLACK of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Priya Shah of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L67/1095, H04L67/142

CPC Code(s): H04L67/1095



Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to synchronizing copies of a data object.


20240267447. HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Laura M. Burke of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Woonyong Bae of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Joel Ravi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel W. Jarvis of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Jason P. Shannon of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Marwan Rammah of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander K. Mark of Santa Rosa CA (US) for apple inc., Maxwell Zhang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ekaterina Pease of San Rafael CA (US) for apple inc., Sara Salmon of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ethan Stobbe of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04M1/02

CPC Code(s): H04M1/026



Abstract: a mobile phone may include a connector module configured to couple to a charging cable, antenna circuitry conductively coupled to a first housing component and a second housing component, and a processing system configured to, in accordance with a determination that the connector module is decoupled from the charging cable, cause the second housing component to operate as a first radiating element for the antenna circuitry, and in accordance with a determination that the connector module is coupled to the charging cable and that an operational condition of the connector module is satisfied, cause the first housing component to operate as at least a portion of a second radiating element for the antenna circuitry.


20240267453. SUGGESTING EXECUTABLE ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO DETECTING EVENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Akshay AGGARWAL of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Pallavika RAMASWAMY of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04M1/72454, G06N20/00, H04M1/72451, H04M1/72457

CPC Code(s): H04M1/72454



Abstract: systems and processes for providing, via an electronic device, suggested user actions. the suggested actions are provided in response to detecting an occurrence of a predefined event occurring in the user's day. the occurrence of the anchor is encoded in signals generated by the electronic device. the occurrence of the anchor is detectable via monitoring and analysis of electronic signals. based on the user's previous interactions with the device, the occurrence of the anchor is indicative of user behavior and/or action taken in response to the anchor. machine learning (ml) is employed to train an anchor model to associate actions taken in response to anchor occurrences. the trained anchor model is employed to detect anchors and provide suggested actions in response to the detected anchor occurrence. the suggested action is based on a type of anchor occurrence and contextual conditions of the anchor occurrences.


20240267503. Stereoscopic Foveated Image Generation_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Yashas Rai Kurlethimar of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Seyedkoosha Mirhosseini of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Tobias Eble of Laupheim (DE) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04N13/296, G06T3/40, G06T15/00, H04N13/344

CPC Code(s): H04N13/296



Abstract: in one implementation, a method of generating an image is performed by a device including one or more processors and non-transitory memory. the method includes generating a first resolution function based on a formula with a set of variables having a first set of values. the method includes generating a first image based on first content and the first resolution function. the method includes detecting a resolution constraint. the method includes generating a second resolution function based on the formula with the set of variables having a second set of values, wherein the second resolution function has a summation value that satisfies the resolution constraint. the method includes generating a second image based on second content and the second resolution function.


20240267583. USER INTERFACES FOR A MEDIA BROWSING APPLICATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Drew R. DOMM of Los Angeles CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew J. CIELAK of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Fredric VINNA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Fernando A. ALBUQUERQUE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher J. ELLINGFORD of Alameda CA (US) for apple inc., Christine E. TRAN of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04N21/431, H04H20/38, H04N21/472

CPC Code(s): H04N21/4312



Abstract: in some embodiments, an electronic device presents a plurality of representations of content items in a unified media browsing application. in some embodiments, an electronic device presents information on representations of content items. in some embodiments, an electronic device display content in a unified media browsing application. in some embodiments, an electronic device links to an account for a primary content provider. in some embodiments, an electronic device restricts access to content based on the geographic location of the device. in some embodiments, an electronic device presents playback menus during playback of content in a unified media browsing application. in some embodiments, an electronic device displays user interfaces specific to respective content items. in some embodiments, an electronic device displays content items.


20240267633. Light Source Module with Integrated Ambient Light Sensing Capability_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Angelo M Alaimo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Shahrooz Shahparnia of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Paul V. Johnson of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04N23/74, G01J1/42, G01J1/44, G06F1/16

CPC Code(s): H04N23/74



Abstract: various embodiments include a light source module with one or more light emitters and one or more light sensors that share an aperture via which light passes. one of the light sensors may measure illuminance received through the aperture (not illuminance from the light emitters) and send a signal indicating a measurement of the illuminance. the light source module may be integrated into a portable computing device having a controller. the controller may include logic to perform one or more device operations based on the measurement of illuminance, such as, but not limited to, controlling a device display brightness and/or controlling an auto exposure feature of the device camera. calibration parameters for interpreting the signal may be determined via a calibration process.


20240267644. INTENSITY AND CONTRAST CHANGE DETECTION CAPABLE PIXELS WITH SHARED PHOTODETECTOR_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Emanuele MANDELLI of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew K. McMAHON of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Nikolai E. BOCK of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04N25/53, H01L27/146, H04N25/46, H04N25/47, H04N25/707, H04N25/709

CPC Code(s): H04N25/53



Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods implemented by an electronic device with an imaging sensor including a plurality of pixels (e.g., a matrix of pixels) that each are capable of detecting illumination intensity or contrast change using at least one shared photosensor. in some implementations, the imaging sensor is capable of operating in a first illumination intensity detecting mode (e.g., in a frame-based camera mode) or in a second contrast change detecting mode (e.g., in an event camera mode). in some implementations, the first illumination intensity detecting mode and the second contrast change detecting mode are mutually exclusive. in some implementations, pixels at an imaging sensor include two transfer transistors (e.g., gates) where a first transfer transistor allows intensity detection, and a second transfer transistor allows contrast change detection.


20240267674. DEVICE-INDEPENDENT AUDIO FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Mehrez SOUDEN of Los Angeles CA (US) for apple inc., Jason WUNG of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan D. SHEAFFER of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Joshua D. ATKINS of Lexington MA (US) for apple inc., Siyuan YUAN of Stanford CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04R3/00, G06N20/00

CPC Code(s): H04R3/005



Abstract: aspects of the subject technology relate to providing device-independent audio for electronic devices. in one or more implementations, microphone data captured by multiple microphones at an electronic device may be provided to a device-specific audio generalizer at the electronic device. the device-specific audio generalizer may utilize device specific information to generalize the microphone data to form device-independent audio data. the device-independent audio data may then be provided to a device-independent machine learning model at the electronic device or another electronic device for further processing.


20240267711. TECHNIQUES FOR SUPPORTING EMERGENCY SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) MESSAGES UNDER LIMITED-SERVICE SCENARIOS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Utkarsh KUMAR of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Krisztian KISS of Hayward CA (US) for apple inc., Samuel J. MILLER of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Vivek G. GUPTA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W4/14, H04W76/50

CPC Code(s): H04W4/14



Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for routing emergency (sms) messages under limited-service scenarios. one technique can be implemented by a network entity associated with a mobile network operator (mno), and include the steps of (1) receiving an sms message from a wireless device, and (2) in response to determining that (i) the wireless device is communicatively coupled to the mno under a limited-service connection due to being unaffiliated with the mno, and (ii) a destination address of the sms message corresponds to an emergency service: (a) identifying at least one emergency service provider that corresponds to the mno, and (b) providing at least a portion of the sms message to the emergency service provider.


20240267722. DYNAMIC BOOTSTRAP eSIM MANAGEMENT FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Jean-Marc PADOVA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Li LI of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Viswanath NAGARAJAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W8/20, H04W8/18, H04W12/30

CPC Code(s): H04W8/205



Abstract: this application describes managing configuration of a bootstrap electronic sim (esim) for a wireless device. a bootstrap esim on an embedded universal integrated circuit card (euicc) of the wireless device is configured as needed to provide cellular wireless access. the bootstrap esim is configured with an initial international mobile subscriber identity (i-imsi) value used to establish a cellular connection to obtain a bootstrap imsi (b-imsi) value allocated for temporary, dedicated use by the wireless device. the b-imsi value is selected by a bootstrap server based on a bootstrap selection rule obtained from a bootstrap rules service, where the bootstrap selection rule accounts for a use case type provided by the wireless device and indicating a purpose for use of the b-imsi value. the b-imsi value is returned to a pool for use by other wireless devices after expiration of a timer or responsive to a delete notification message.


20240267755. NATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Peng Cheng of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haijing Hu of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Onur Sahin of Highland CA (US) for apple inc., Ralf Rossbach of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Sudeep Manithara Vamanan of Nuremberg (DE) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W24/02, H04B7/06, H04W28/06, H04W76/20

CPC Code(s): H04W24/02



Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to support native artificial intelligence model approaches in wireless communication systems.


20240267867. NETWORK IDENTIFICATION COLLISION DETECTION FOR PRIVATE NETWORKS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Alexander Sirotkin of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc., Daniel M. Valins of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nai Tao Cui of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Raj S. Chaugule of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Sudeep Manithara Vamanan of Nuremberg (DE) for apple inc., Tao Tao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W60/00, H04W76/10

CPC Code(s): H04W60/00



Abstract: techniques are directed toward network identification collision detection. an example method includes selecting a first subscriber identity module (sim) associated with a public land mobile network identifier (plmn id) and a network identifier (nid) of a private network. the method can further include generating a first non-access stratum (nas) registration request to establish a connection with the private network using the first sim. the method can further include processing a nas registration request reject message received from the private network. the method can further include selecting a second sim associated with the plmn id and the nid. the method can further include generating a second nas registration request to establish a connection with the private network using the second sim. the method can further include processing a nas registration request success message received from the private network. the method can further include logging nid collision information.


20240267883. Selecting Resources for Mobile Terminated Small Data Transmission (MT-SDT) in a Wireless Network_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Alexander Sirotkin of Hod Hasharon (IL) for apple inc., Haijing Hu of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Naveen Kumar R. PALLE VENKATA of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Peng Cheng of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Ping-Heng Kuo of London (GB) for apple inc., Ralf Rossbach of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Sethuraman Gurumoorthy of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Yuqin Chen of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W68/02

CPC Code(s): H04W68/02



Abstract: disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including receiving, by a user equipment (ue) from a base station of a wireless network, configuration information for selecting a resource for transmitting an uplink (ul) response message from the ue to the base station; receiving, by the ue in an rrc_inactive state, a mobile terminated small data transmission (mt-sdt) paging message from the base station; and transmitting, by the ue, the ul response message to the base station using at least one of (i) a first resource or the first resource type indicated by the mt-sdt paging message or (ii) a second resource selected based on the configuration information.


20240267936. MULTICAST RECEPTION IN INACTIVE STATE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haijing Hu of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Peng Cheng of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yuqin Chen of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W72/30, H04W72/1273, H04W72/232, H04W76/28

CPC Code(s): H04W72/30



Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to configure user equipments in wireless communication systems for multicast reception in the inactive state.


20240267976. Performing Mobile Terminated Small Data Transmission (MT-SDT) in a Wireless Network_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haijing Hu of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Naveen Kumar R. PALLE VENKATA of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Peng Cheng of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Ping-Heng Kuo of London (GB) for apple inc., Ralf Rossbach of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Yuqin Chen of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W76/20, H04B17/318, H04W68/02, H04W74/0833

CPC Code(s): H04W76/20



Abstract: disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including receiving, in an rrc_inactive state, a paging message from a base station of a wireless network, the paging messaging including a mobile terminated small data transmission (mt-sdt) indication; determining whether one or more conditions for exchanging data with the base station using mt-sdt are satisfied; and transmitting, in the rrc_inactive state, an uplink (ul) response message to initiate the mt-sdt, based on a determination that the one or more conditions are satisfied.


20240267983. Radio Resource Control Connection Procedures for Remote Wireless Devices_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratogo CA (US) for apple inc., Haijing Hu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yuqin Chen of Shenzhen (CN) for apple inc., Longda Xing of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Srinivasan Nimmala of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Srirang A. Lovlekar of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Sethuraman Gurumoorthy of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Murtaza A. Shikari of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Sree Ram Kodali of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W76/27, H04W76/18, H04W76/19, H04W76/30

CPC Code(s): H04W76/27



Abstract: this disclosure relates to techniques for performing radio resource control procedures for remote wireless devices in a wireless communication system. a remote wireless device may transmit a radio resource control message that includes information configured to be relayed to a cellular base station to a relay wireless device, which may relay the information to the cellular base station. the cellular base station may also transmit a radio resource control message that includes information configured to be relayed to the remote wireless device to the relay wireless device, which may relay the information to the remote wireless device.


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