Apple Inc. patent applications on December 12th, 2024

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Patent Applications by Apple Inc. on December 12th, 2024

Apple Inc.: 46 patent applications

Apple Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of G06F3/01 (8), G06F1/16 (6), G06F3/04815 (4), G06F3/0482 (3), H04W72/23 (3) A61B5/02433 (1), H04L27/26025 (1), G09G3/001 (1), H01F17/04 (1), H01Q9/0442 (1)

With keywords such as: device, user, include, light, input, data, some, power, devices, and display in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by Apple Inc.

20240407659. CONCENTRIC ARCHITECTURE FOR OPTICAL SENSING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Ueyn L. Block of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Guocheng Shao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Itaru L. Hiromi of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Mathieu Charbonneau-LeFort of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tobias J. Harrison-Noonan of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): A61B5/024, A61B5/00, A61B5/026, A61B5/0295, A61B5/1455, H01L25/16, H01L31/0232, H01L31/16

CPC Code(s): A61B5/02433



Abstract: an electronic device including optical sensing with a concentric architecture and methods for operation thereof is disclosed. the concentric architecture can include light detector(s) arranged in a concentric manner around light emitter(s). in some examples, at least one light emitter can be located in the center of the device, and each light detector can be located the same separation distance from the light emitter. each light detector can be arranged such that the separation distance from the centrally located light emitter can be greater than the separation distance from another light emitter. examples of the disclosure further include a selective transparent layer overlaying the light detector(s). the selective transparent layer can include section(s) transparent to a first wavelength range and non-transparent to a second wavelength ranges. in some examples, the selective transparent layer can further include section(s) transparent to the second wavelength range.


20240410822. REFERENCE SWITCH ARCHITECTURES FOR NONCONTACT SENSING OF SUBSTANCES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Miikka M. Kangas of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Mark Alan Arbore of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., David I. Simon of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Michael J. Bishop of Waterloo (CA) for apple inc., James W. Hillendahl of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Robert Chen of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G01N21/27, G01J3/02, G01J3/32, G01J3/36, G01J3/42, G01J3/433, G01J3/447, G01N21/21, G01N21/35, G01N21/47, G01N21/49

CPC Code(s): G01N21/276



Abstract: this relates to systems and methods for measuring a concentration and type of substance in a sample at a sampling interface. the systems can include a light source, optics, one or more modulators, a reference, a detector, and a controller. the systems and methods disclosed can be capable of accounting for drift originating from the light source, one or more optics, and the detector by sharing one or more components between different measurement light paths. additionally, the systems can be capable of differentiating between different types of drift and eliminating erroneous measurements due to stray light with the placement of one or more modulators between the light source and the sample or reference. furthermore, the systems can be capable of detecting the substance along various locations and depths within the sample by mapping a detector pixel and a microoptics to the location and depth in the sample.


20240410922. Radio-frequency Power Detector with Transimpedance Amplifier and Input Offset Mitigation_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Mohamed Abouzied of La Jolla CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G01R21/133, G01R21/01

CPC Code(s): G01R21/133



Abstract: wireless circuitry is provided that includes a radio-frequency amplifier or mixer, a power detector coupled to an input or an output of the radio-frequency amplifier or mixer, and a transimpedance amplifier coupled to an output of the power detector. the transimpedance amplifier can be implemented as a class a amplifier, a class ab amplifier, or an enhanced class ab amplifier. the power detector can include an input transistor having a gate terminal configured to receive a radio-frequency signal, a bias transistor, and a voltage generator configured to apply a calibration voltage to a gate terminal of the bias transistor to mitigate a direct current (dc) offset associated with the power detector.


20240411006. Electronic Devices with Angular Location Detection Capabilities_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Joonhoi Hur of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Andreas Menkhoff of Oberhaching (DE) for apple inc., Bernhard Sogl of Unterhaching (DE) for apple inc., Jochen Schrattenecker of Alberndorf in der Riedmark (AT) for apple inc., Rastislav Vazny of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G01S13/42, H01Q3/34

CPC Code(s): G01S13/426



Abstract: an electronic device may include wireless circuitry having a set of two or more antennas coupled to voltage standing wave ratio (vswr) sensors. the vswr sensors may gather vswr measurements from radio-frequency signals transmitted using the set of antennas. the antennas may be disposed on one or more substrates and/or may be formed from conductive portions of a housing. control circuitry may process the vswr measurements to identify the ranges between each of the antennas in the set of antennas and an external object. the control circuitry may process the ranges to identify an angular location of the external object with respect to the device. the control circuitry may adjust subsequent communications based, adjust the direction of a signal beam produced by a phased antenna array, identify a user input, or perform any other desired operations based on the angular location.


20240411104. Electronic Device System With Supplemental Lenses_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Andreas G. Weber of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Jeremy C. Franklin of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jason C. Sauers of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Victoria C. Chan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Wey-Jiun Lin of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G02B7/14, G02B7/02, G02B27/00, G06F1/16, G06F3/01, G06F16/955, G06K19/06

CPC Code(s): G02B7/14



Abstract: a head-mounted device may have a display that displays content for a user. head-mounted support structures in the device support the device on the head of the user. a non-removable lens system may be supported by the head-mounted support structures. the head-mounted support structures may be configured to receive a removable supplemental lens system. the removable supplemental lens system may be used to customize the head-mounted display to accommodate the user's vision. information such as information on the optical characteristics of the removable supplemental lens system and the user's eyeglass prescription may be stored in the removable supplemental lens system using bar codes, text, programmable memory, or other data storage. when the removable supplemental lens system is installed in the head-mounted device, control circuitry in the head-mounted device may retrieve the stored information. a gaze tracker system or other sensors may be used in retrieving the stored information.


20240411163. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN A USER AND AN OBJECT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Nicholas Paul Joseph Allec of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Maximillian Chase Bruggeman of Cincinnati OH (US) for apple inc., Ueyn L. Block of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G02F1/133, A61B5/00, A61B5/024, G02B3/08, G02B27/09

CPC Code(s): G02F1/13318



Abstract: disclosed herein is an electronic device including an optical sensing unit for distinguishing between a user's body and an object. the optical sensing unit can include a plurality of light detectors, a plurality of first light emitters, and a plurality of second light emitters. the plurality of first light emitters can measure physiological information of the user, and the plurality of second light emitters can measure a state of the device. the device can include one or more optical components, which can allow the plurality of second light emitters to emit first light towards the strap attached to the device and second light towards the edges of the device.


20240411218. ACTIVE ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Christian I Moore of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ravi Teja Sukhavasi of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Taufiq Habib of Sherman TX (US) for apple inc., Tushar Gupta of Stanford CA (US) for apple inc., Zhiheng Jia of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G03B43/00, G02B27/01, G02B27/34, H04N23/55, H04N23/56, H04N23/81

CPC Code(s): G03B43/00



Abstract: fiducial patterns that produce diffraction patterns at a camera sensor are etched or otherwise provided on the surface of a cover glass (cg) in front of a camera. an active light source injects light into the cover glass or into a diffractive optical element to strengthen the signal from the fiducial pattern, or alternatively an active light source is used to reflect light off a reflective fiducial pattern on the cover glass, thus requiring fewer frames to capture and process the diffraction pattern caused by the fiducial pattern.


20240411308. AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Ahmad Al-Dahle of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew E. Last of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Phillip J. Sieh of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin Lyon of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G05D1/00, B60W50/00, G01C21/00, G01C21/34, G05D1/247, G05D1/646, G06N3/08

CPC Code(s): G05D1/0212



Abstract: autonomous navigation of a vehicle along one or more portions of a driving route based on monitoring, at the vehicle, various features of the route as the vehicle is manually navigated along the route to develop a characterization of the route is described. the characterization is progressively updated with repeated manual navigations along the route, and autonomous navigation of the route is enabled when a confidence indicator of the characterization meets a threshold indication. characterizations can be updated in response to the vehicle encountering changes in the route and can include a set of driving rules associated with the route, where the driving rules are developed based on monitoring the navigation of one or more vehicles of the route. characterizations can be uploaded to a remote system which processes data to develop and refine route characterizations and provide characterizations to one or more vehicles.


20240411342. Housing as an I/O Device_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Aleksandar Pance of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas Vincent King of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Duncan Kerr of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Brett Bilbrey of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F1/16, G06F3/01, G06F3/02, G06F3/023, G06F3/0354, G06F3/044

CPC Code(s): G06F1/1616



Abstract: there are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (i/o) device. in one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and i/o device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. the one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. the electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. one or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal.


20240411361. HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Michael J. Rockwell of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Oriel Y. Bergig of Shoham CA (US) for apple inc., Geoffrey Stahl of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Thibaut Weise of Muenchen (DE) for apple inc., Peter Kaufmann of Zurich (CH) for apple inc., Branko Petljanski of Neubiberg (DE) for apple inc., Jason L. Slupeiks of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Tom Sengelaub of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Yanghai Tsin of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Hesam Najafi of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Arthur Y. Zhang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Cheng Chen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Graham B. Myhre of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Fletcher R. Rothkopf of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Marinus Meursing of Poway CA (US) for apple inc., Phil M. Hobson of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Jason C. Sauers of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Jan K. Quijalvo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jia Tao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ivan S. Maric of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Jeremy C. Franklin of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Wey-Jiun Lin of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/01

CPC Code(s): G06F3/013



Abstract: a head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.


20240411378. Three-Dimensional Point Selection_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Jean-Charles Bernard Marcel Bazin of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Anselm Grundhoefer of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Ivan Kolesov of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F3/03, G06F3/04815

CPC Code(s): G06F3/017



Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that provide point identification techniques for electronic devices such as optical see-through head mounted devices. in some implementations, a line of sight technique is used to identify a 3d position of a point. in some implementations, a touching technique is used to identify a 3d position of a point. in some implementations, different point identification techniques are automatically selected and used to identify a 3d position of a point. in some implementations, a 3d position of a point is associated with user input. in some implementations, a 3d position of a point is identified to determine distances, surface areas, or volumes.


20240411389. PORTABLE COMPUTER WITH DYNAMIC DISPLAY INTERFACE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Chang Zhang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354, G06F1/16, G06F3/01, G06F3/02, G06F3/0482, G06F3/04845, G06F3/04886, G06F3/14

CPC Code(s): G06F3/03547



Abstract: a laptop computer includes a display portion comprising a primary display and a base portion coupled to the display portion. the base portion includes a keyboard and a light-transmissive cover defining a first touch-sensitive input region along a first side of the keyboard and a second touch-sensitive input region along a second side of the keyboard. the base portion also includes a first display under the first touch-sensitive input region and a second display under the second touch-sensitive input region.


20240411420. USER INTERFACES FOR CONTROLLING AN INSERTION MARKER_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Marcos ALONSO of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04812, G06F3/04842, G06F3/0485, G06F40/166

CPC Code(s): G06F3/04812



Abstract: some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to user interfaces for controlling the display of an additional representation of content surrounding an insertion marker while maintaining the ability to control the insertion marker using, for example, a content editing application. enhancing these interactions improves the user's experience with the device and decreases user interaction time, which is particularly important where input devices are battery-operated.


20240411421. Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Interacting with Three-Dimensional Environments_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Israel Pastrana Vicente of Spring TX (US) for apple inc., Amy E. DeDonato of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Marcos Alonso Ruiz of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Lee S. Broughton of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Richard D. Lyons of London (GB) for apple inc., William A. Sorrentino, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., James J. Owen of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Miquel Estany Rodriguez of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jesse Chand of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan R. Dascola of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Christian Schnorr of Boulder CO (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan Ravasz of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Harlan B. Haskins of Erie CO (US) for apple inc., Vinay Chawda of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin H. Boesel of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Ieyuki Kawashima of Pleasanton CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher D. McKenzie of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin Hylak of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nathan Gitter of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Nahckjoon Kim of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Owen Monsma of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Matan Stauber of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Danielle M. Price of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G06F3/04817, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0487

CPC Code(s): G06F3/04815



Abstract: a computer system detects an input to invoke a home menu user interface. in response to detecting the input, the computer system displays, via one or more display generation components, the home menu user interface in a three-dimensional environment, including: if a viewpoint of a user in the three-dimensional environment had a first elevation relative to a reference plane in the three-dimensional environment, displaying the home menu user interface at a first height in the three-dimensional environment; and, if the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had a second elevation relative to the reference plane in the three-dimensional environment, the second elevation being different from the first elevation, displaying the home menu user interface at a second height in the three-dimensional environment, the second height being different from the first height.


20240411422. Object-Based Glint Grouping_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Paulo R. Jansen dos Reis of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher D. Fu of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04817, G06V10/26, G06V10/762

CPC Code(s): G06F3/04817



Abstract: in one implementation, a method of displaying a plurality of glints method includes capturing an image of an environment including a plurality of objects. the method includes detecting, in the image of the environment, a plurality of actionable items respectively associated with a plurality of actions. the method includes relating the actionable items to respective ones of the plurality of objects. the method includes displaying a plurality of group user interface elements in respective association with the plurality of objects. the method includes detecting user input directed to a particular group user interface element of the plurality of group user interface elements associated with a particular object of the plurality of objects. the method includes displaying a plurality of user interface elements in respective association with those of the plurality of actionable items related to the particular object.


20240411439. USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING MEDIA STYLES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Johnnie B. MANZARI of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Graham R. CLARKE of Scotts Valley CA (US) for apple inc., William A. SORRENTINO, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Andre SOUZA DOS SANTOS of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04845, G06F3/0482

CPC Code(s): G06F3/04845



Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for media-processing styles. in some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to user interfaces for editing media-processing styles.


20240411441. USER INTERFACES FOR DISPLAYING, TRANSMITTING, AND RECEIVING COMMUNICATIONS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Elizabeth C. CRANFILL of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ryan D. SHELBY of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Russell E. SNEDIKER of Aptos CA (US) for apple inc., Ronald K. HUANG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Brent M. LEDVINA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Gillian T. VERGA of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Grant R. PAUL of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher D. LAURITZEN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Heather E. DANIEL of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Richard B WARREN of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel P. SHEPARD of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ping-Ko CHIU of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04847, G06F3/04886

CPC Code(s): G06F3/04847



Abstract: some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that display a plurality of user interfaces corresponding to communication regarding a check in interaction. some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to initiating a communication. some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed towards receiving a communication.


20240411444. FUZZY HIT TESTING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Julian K. Shutzberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David M. Teitelbaum of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Chase B. Lortie of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David J. Meyer of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Lorenzo Soto Doblado of Madrid (ES) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/0487, G06F3/01, G06F3/04815, G06F3/04842

CPC Code(s): G06F3/0487



Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that associate user activities with user interface (ui) elements within a 3d environment. some implementations do so in ways that account for inaccuracies (i.e., fuzziness) in sensor-based detection of the user activities, e.g., inaccuracy in sensor data-based gaze tracking or sensor data-based hand/joint position. some implementations use a sampling technique to associate user activity in a 3d environment with an appropriate portion of a ui positioned within a 3d environment. for example, a sampling technique may be used to identify sample locations within the 3d environment (e.g., sample locations around a gaze direction) to evaluate and ultimately select from to associate with a user activity, e.g., associating a particular ui button with a gaze direction.


20240411497. ACCESSING FUNCTIONS OF EXTERNAL DEVICES USING REALITY INTERFACES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Justin D. STOYLES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Michael KUHN of Baierbrunn CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/14, G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G06F3/01, G06F3/0346, G06F3/04815, G06F3/04842, G06T7/73, G06T19/00, G06V20/20, G06V40/20, H04B5/70

CPC Code(s): G06F3/1423



Abstract: in an exemplary process, an electronic device obtains, from an external device, information specifying one or more available functions of the external device, and image data of a physical environment that includes the external device is captured by an image sensor. the electronic device then determines that the image data includes a representation of the external device, and in response, a display concurrently presents a view of the physical environment and a user-activatable virtual object corresponding to a first function of the one or more available functions of the external device, where the user-activatable virtual object is selected from a plurality of candidate user-activatable virtual objects based on the information specifying the one or more available functions of the external device.


20240411506. Devices, Methods, and User Interfaces for Controlling Operation of Wearable Audio Output Devices_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Taylor G. Carrigan of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Hugo D. Verweij of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Mitchell R. Lerner of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Charles C. Hoyt of Pacifica CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick L. Coffman of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., James N. Jones of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ashok Masilamani of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Jessica J. Tran of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., David M. Fischer of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nishal Ancelette Pereira of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Sanket S. Dave of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Vladan Bajic of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F3/16, G06F1/16, G06F3/0487, G10K11/178

CPC Code(s): G06F3/162



Abstract: a wearable audio output device that includes a microphone and one or more input devices detects an input via the one or more input devices. in response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input is a first type of input, the wearable audio output device adjusts a mute state of the microphone for a first audio function that uses the microphone without adjusting the mute state of the microphone for a second audio function that uses the microphone. in response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input is not the first type of input, the wearable audio output device forgoes adjusting the mute state of the microphone for the first audio function that uses the microphone.


20240411695. Scalable System on a Chip_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Per H. Hammarlund of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Eran Tamari of Herzeliya Pituach (IL) for apple inc., Lior Zimet of Kerem Maharal (IL) for apple inc., Sergio Kolor of Haifa (IL) for apple inc., Sergio Tota of London (GB) for apple inc., Sagi Lahav of Haifa (IL) for apple inc., James Vash of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Gaurav Garg of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan M. Redshaw of St. Albans (GB) for apple inc., Steven R. Hutsell of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Harshavardhan Kaushikkar of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Shawn M. Fukami of Newark CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F12/0831, G06F12/0811, G06F12/0815, G06F12/109, G06F12/128, G06F13/16, G06F13/28, G06F13/40, G06F15/173, G06F15/78

CPC Code(s): G06F12/0831



Abstract: a system including a plurality of processor cores, a plurality of graphics processing units, a plurality of peripheral circuits, and a plurality of memory controllers is configured to support scaling of the system using a unified memory architecture.


20240411716. Power consumption control based on random bus inversion_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Doron Rajwan of Rishon Lezion (IL) for apple inc., Lior Zimet of Kerem Maharal (IL) for apple inc., Sagi Lahav of Kiryat Bialik (IL) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F15/78, G06F13/40

CPC Code(s): G06F15/7807



Abstract: an electronic device includes circuitry and a plurality of ports. the plurality of ports includes an input port and an output port, configured to communicate data units with one or more other devices across a fabric of a system on a chip (soc), the data units include n data bits, n being an integer larger than 1. the circuitry is configured to receive an input data unit via the input port, to make a random decision of whether to invert the n data bits in the input data unit, to produce an output data unit by retaining or inverting the n data bits of the input data unit based on the random decision, and to send the output data unit via the output port.


20240411847. ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A SEALED BIOMETRIC INPUT SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Timothy D. Koch of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Dylan L. Magida of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Michael B. Wittenberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Henry H. Yang of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Alvin T. Chang of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Steven C. Roach of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jared P. Ostdiek of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F21/32, G06F1/16, G06V40/13, H04B1/38, H04B1/3827

CPC Code(s): G06F21/32



Abstract: a portable electronic device may include a housing member defining a side surface of the portable electronic device, a portion of the housing member defining a side wall of a hole extending through the housing member, a button member positioned along the side surface and defining a chassis portion and a hollow post extending into the hole defined through the housing member, and a first waterproof seal defined between the hollow post and the side wall of the hole. the portable electronic device may also include a biometric sensing component coupled to the chassis portion, a flexible circuit element extending through the hollow post and conductively coupling the biometric sensing component to a component within the housing, and a second waterproof seal defined within the hollow post.


20240412320. Warping a Frame based on Pose and Warping Data_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Seyedkoosha Mirhosseini of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06T3/18, G06T3/40, G06T11/00

CPC Code(s): G06T3/18



Abstract: in some implementations, a device includes an environmental sensor, a display, a non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the environmental sensor, the display and the non-transitory memory. in some implementations, a method includes generating, at a first time, intermediate warping data for a warping operation to be performed on an application frame. in some implementations, the method includes obtaining, at a second time that occurs after the first time, via the environmental sensor, environmental data that indicates a pose of the device within a physical environment of the device. in some implementations, the method includes generating a warped application frame by warping the application frame in accordance with the pose of the device and the intermediate warping data. in some implementations, the method includes displaying the warped application frame on the display.


20240412419. Point Cloud Attribute Transfer Algorithm_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Khaled Mammou of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Yeping Su of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Alexandros Tourapis of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Jungsun Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Valery G. Valentin of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Fabrice A. Robinet of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06T9/00, G01S17/89, G06F16/901, G06T17/00

CPC Code(s): G06T9/001



Abstract: a system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information and/or spatial for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. a point cloud attribute transfer algorithm may be used to determine distortion between an original point cloud and a reconstructed point cloud. additionally, the point cloud attribute transfer algorithm may be used to select attribute values for a reconstructed point cloud such that distortion between an original point cloud and a reconstructed version of the original point cloud is minimized.


20240412516. Methods and Systems for Tracking Contexts_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Elizabeth V. Petrov of Princeton NJ (US) for apple inc., Devin W. Chalmers of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Ioana Negoita of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G06V20/50, G06F16/535, G06F16/58, G06V10/70, G10L15/22

CPC Code(s): G06V20/50



Abstract: in one implementation, a method of tracking contexts is performed at a device including an image sensor, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. the method includes capturing, using the image sensor, an image of an environment at a particular time. the method includes detecting a context based at least in part on the image of the environment. the method includes, in accordance with a determination that the context is included within a predefined set of contexts, storing, in a database, an entry including data indicating detection of the context in association with data indicating the particular time. the method includes receiving a query regarding the context. the method includes providing a response to the query based on the data indicating the particular time.


20240412669. LIGHT OUTPUT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Ivan S. MARIC of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Darshan R. KASAR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Junhan REN of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Paul X. WANG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Forrest C. WANG of Petaluma CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): G09G3/00, G06F1/16, G09G3/32

CPC Code(s): G09G3/001



Abstract: a wearable electronic device can include optical assemblies for providing visual output to a user. the optical assemblies can include a central display as well as a light track that surrounds at least a portion of the central display. primary information and images can be provided at the central display to be received at a center region of a user's vision. supplemental content and/or information can be provided by operation of the light track, which can be operated with relatively simple controls. the supplemental content and/or information can be received at a peripheral region of the user's vision. accordingly. the inner and outer images produced by the separate mechanisms of the optical assembly can provide a single continuous image for observation by the user.


20240412912. TRANSFORMER INDUCTORS WITH TUNABLE COUPLING COEFFICIENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Bo YU of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Zhang JIN of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Zhengan YANG of Del Mar CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H01F17/04, H01F27/28, H01F27/29, H03H11/28

CPC Code(s): H01F17/04



Abstract: the present disclosure describes a circuit that includes a first inductor having a first terminal and second terminal, a second inductor having a third terminal and a fourth terminal, a first capacitor circuit, and a second capacitor circuit. the first and third terminals have a same polarity. the first capacitor circuit is cross-coupled to the first terminal and the fourth terminal. the second capacitor circuit is cross-coupled to the second terminal and the third terminal. the first and second capacitor circuits adjust an electrical coupling between the first and second inductor.


20240413537. RECEIVER STATE BASED ANTENNA TUNING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Glenn D. MacGougan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Richard Najarian of Palos Verdes CA (US) for apple inc., Aditya N. Srivastava of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Rajesh Bezawada of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas E. Biedka of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H01Q9/04, H01Q1/02, H01Q1/24, H04W64/00

CPC Code(s): H01Q9/0442



Abstract: in some implementations, the disclosed techniques may include tuning a first antenna element to a first tuning state during an acquisition mode for establishing communication channels with satellites. the first tuning state can configure the first antenna element to receive signals in a first frequency range. the techniques may include establishing the communication channels using the first antenna element in the first tuning state during the acquisition mode. the techniques may include transitioning from the acquisition mode to a tracking mode. the techniques may include changing the tuning state of the first antenna element. the techniques may include determining a location of the mobile device during the tracking mode: (1) using the first antenna element and a second antenna element of the mobile device or (2) not using the first antenna element and using the second antenna element that is configured to receive signals in a second frequency range.


20240413671. State of Charge Information for a Wireless Power Transmitting Device_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Zaid A. AbuKhalaf of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Alexei E. Kosut of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H02J50/80, H02J7/00, H02J50/10, H02J50/40

CPC Code(s): H02J50/80



Abstract: a wireless power system may include power transmitting devices, power receiving devices, and power transmitting and receiving devices. during a configuration phase (e.g., when placed adjacent to another device), a battery-powered transmitting device may transmit information to the additional device that identifies a presence of the battery in the transmitting device. the battery-powered transmitting device may periodically report its state of charge to a power receiving device using in-band communication. the battery-powered transmitting device may report its state of charge before a power transfer phase (e.g., in the configuration phase) or during the power transfer phase. the battery-powered transmitting device may report its state of charge to the power receiving device in response to a state of charge query from the power receiving device. the power receiving device may display the state of charge of the battery of the power transmitting device.


20240413845. Electronic Devices Having Integrated Amplifier and Coupler Modules_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Bradley D Scoles of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher J Huber of North Reading MA (US) for apple inc., Stephan Henzler of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Qishan Yu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04B1/00, H04B1/04

CPC Code(s): H04B1/006



Abstract: an electronic device may include transceivers, radio-frequency front end (rffe) circuitry, antennas, and a feedback receiver. the rffe circuitry may include power amplifier (pa) modules that each transmits radio-frequency signals in a corresponding group of frequency bands. the modules may include power amplifiers, a band selection switch, and an antenna selection switch coupled to the band selection switch over a signal path. a radio-frequency coupler may be disposed on the signal path between the band selection switch and the antenna selection switch. a pa module may include a feedback receiver aggregation switch. the aggregation switch may be coupled to the radio-frequency coupler on its pa module and radio-frequency coupler(s) on other pa modules over feedback paths. the aggregation switch may pass coupled signals from the couplers to the feedback receiver for measurement.


20240413898. RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS WITH MULTIPLE SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK-BASED MEASUREMENT TIMING CONFIGURATIONS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Jie Cui of San Jose 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., Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Manasa Raghavan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Qiming Li of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Sarma V. Vangala of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Xiang Chen of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04B7/185, H04B7/19, H04B7/195

CPC Code(s): H04B7/18589



Abstract: systems and methods for the use of measurement object having multiple synchronization signal block (ssb)-based measurement timing configurations (smtcs) indicating a same periodicity and different offsets are disclosed herein. in some of these cases, a wireless communications network can provide a user equipment (ue) with a measurement object (mo) having up to a total number of total smtcs. or having smtc sets each of up to a predetermined number of smtcs. ue determinations regarding a number of the smtcs to use to perform one or more corresponding ssb measurements during a period of a periodicity indicated by one or more smtcs of an mo are also discussed. the use of scheduling restrictions by the ue based on non-terrestrial network (ntn) characteristics of one or more of a serving cell and a neighbor cell to be measured are also discussed.


20240413915. BEAM REPORTING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) 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., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome Oteri 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., Huaning Niu of San Jose 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.

IPC Code(s): H04B17/318, H04B7/06, H04B17/336, H04W24/10, H04W72/20

CPC Code(s): H04B17/318



Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to beam reporting using media access control (mac) control element (ce) in wireless communication systems.


20240414029. TRACKING REFERENCE SIGNAL (TRS) ENHANCEMENT WITH DOPPLER SHIFT PRE-COMPENSATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong Yang of San Diego 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 Whitehouse Station NJ (US) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L25/02, H04B7/01, H04L5/00, H04L27/26

CPC Code(s): H04L25/0224



Abstract: some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing mechanisms for a network to use doppler shift pre-compensation values for communicating tracking reference signal (trs) to a user equipment (ue) and for implementing mechanisms for triggering the ue to measure the doppler shift pre-compensated trs. some aspects of this disclosure relate to a base station including a processor that determines a doppler shift pre-compensation value associated with the ue in response to determining that the ue is moving with a speed greater than a threshold. the processor further generates an aperiodic tracking reference signal (ap-trs) or a semi persistent trs (sp-trs) for the ue. the ap-trs or the sp-trs is decoupled from a periodic trs (p-trs). the processor further transmits the ap-trs or the sp-trs to the ue. the ap-trs or the sp-trs can be used for time and frequency synchronization.


20240414039. Device and Method of Configurable Synchronization Signal and Channel Design_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Seunghee Han of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Gang Xiong of Beaverton OR (US) for apple inc., Jong-Kae Fwu of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Huaning Niu of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Utsaw Kumar of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L27/26, H04J3/06, H04J11/00, H04L5/00, H04W72/23

CPC Code(s): H04L27/26025



Abstract: devices and methods of using xss are generally disclosed. a ue receives an xpss with (n) symbols each with a subcarrier spacing of k x a pss subcarrier spacing and a duration of a pss symbol/k. psd subcarriers surround the xpss and the zc sequence is punctured to avoid transmission on a dc subcarrier. guard subcarriers separate the xpss and psd when the zc sequence is less than the occupied bw of the xpss and at least one element in the zc sequence is punctured for xpss symbol generation otherwise. one or more xssss and xs-schs may follow the xpss. the xss may be omnidirectional, each having a same xpss and different xsss or xs-sch or a different xpss and same xsss or xs-sch or beamformed, each having different xpsss and xssss or xs-schs or a same xpss and different xsss or xs-sch.


20240414072. Session Continuity Support for New Radio Quality of Experience_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Pavan NUGGEHALLI of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander SIROTKIN of Hod Hasharon (IL) for apple inc., 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., Ralf ROSSBACH of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Sarma V VANGALA of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Yuqin CHEN of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Zhibin WU of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L41/5067, H04W28/06, H04W48/04, H04W76/20

CPC Code(s): H04L41/5067



Abstract: a user equipment (ue) is configured to receive a quality of experience (qoe) measurement configuration for performing qoe measurements, wherein the qoe measurement configuration includes at least one qoe measurement session, receive a qoe measurement deactivation command including an indication as to whether the qoe measurements are deactivated based on a geographical area scope restriction and based on the indication, determine whether to promptly deactivate the qoe measurements or to deactivate the qoe measurements when an active measurement session has ended.


20240414222. DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING FRAMEWORK_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Vishwanth Kamala Govindaraju of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Sriram Subramanian of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Said Medjkouh of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sanjeevi Balasubramanian of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Shiva Krishna Narra of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tarik Tabet of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar of Singapore (SG) for apple inc., Sameh M Eldessoki of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Panagiotis Botsinis of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Milan Zivkovic of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Amr Abdelrahman Yousef A. Mostafa of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Christian Hofmann of Muenchen (DE) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L67/10, H04W60/04, H04W60/06

CPC Code(s): H04L67/10



Abstract: systems, methods, and processors are provided for supporting a distributed computing framework. in one example, a wireless communication device is configured to act as a distributed computing control node (contn), the wireless communication device including a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. the processor is configured to, when executing instructions stored in the memory, cause the device to receive respective registration messages from respective wireless communication devices. the registration messages include registration information indicating whether a respective wireless communication device acts as an offload node (offn) for distributed computing or a compute node (compn) for distributed computing. the processor is configured to store the registration information in a resource repository and, based on the registration information of the respective wireless communication devices, transmit a resource availability message indicating available distributed computing resources to wireless communication devices acting as offns.


20240414308. APPLICATIONS OF MONO TO STEREO CONVERSION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Tobias Rick of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Alexandre Da Veiga of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander Menzies of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Vladlen Koltun of Jackson WY (US) for apple inc., Vicki M Murley of Pacifica CA (US) for apple inc., Dean Jackson of Yass (AU) for apple inc., Chelsea E Pugh of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Alexa Rockwell of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04N13/261, H04N13/344, H04N13/351, H04N13/383

CPC Code(s): H04N13/261



Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that dynamically apply a 3d effect to a 2d asset. for example, a process may obtain an image depicting two-dimensional (2d) content. the process may further determine to apply a three-dimensional (3d) effect to the image via a head mounted device (hmd). the process may further, in accordance with determining to apply the 3d effect to the image, present a view of a 3d environment including the image. the image may be positioned at a location within the 3d environment and the view may depict the image using the 3d effect.


20240414509. Sidelink Communication Under Control of LTE Uu Interface or NR Interface_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Alexey KHORYAEV of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc., Andrey Chervyakov of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc., Mikhail Shilov of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc., Sergey Panteleev of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W4/40, H04W24/10, H04W56/00, H04W72/23, H04W92/18

CPC Code(s): H04W4/40



Abstract: embodiments of a user equipment (ue), next generation node-b (gnb), evolved node-b (enb) and methods of communication are generally described herein. the ue may detect one or more lte synchronization signals from an enb over an lte uu interface between the ue and the enb. the lte synchronization signals may be detected in resources allocated for lte communication. the lte synchronization signals may be detected in accordance with an lte protocol. the ue may determine, based on the lte synchronization signals, a reference timing and a reference frequency for nr vehicle-to-everything (v2x) communication over an nr pc5 interface with another ue.


20240414536. MOBILE DEVICE AUTHENTICATION WITHOUT ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE (ESIM) CREDENTIALS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Xiangying YANG of Cupertino 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., Shu GUO of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W12/069, H04L9/32, H04L9/40, H04W8/20, H04W12/041, H04W12/0431

CPC Code(s): H04W12/069



Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for authenticating a mobile device with a cellular wireless network without electronic subscriber identity module (esim) credentials by using an extensible authentication protocol transport layer security (eap-tls) procedure. the mobile device authenticates with an authentication server function (ausf) of the cellular wireless network using an embedded universal integrated circuit card (euicc) certificate. processing circuitry of the mobile wireless device external to the euicc implements the eap-tls procedure and authenticates validity of the ausf. in some embodiments, the euicc provides key generation and storage for a session key for communication between the mobile device and the cellular wireless network. in some embodiments, a third-party managed unified data management (udm) broker authenticates the mobile device based on knowledge of the euicc certificate and provides a session key to the cellular wireless network for subsequent communication with the mobile device, upon successful authentication of the mobile device.


20240414586. Enhanced QoS Support for Extended Reality (XR)_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Weidong YANG of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haijing HU of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Pavan NUGGEHALLI of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Ralf ROSSBACH of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Shu GUO of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Sudeep MANITHARA VAMANAN of Uttenreuth (DE) for apple inc., Vivek G GUPTA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Huarui LIANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W28/02, G06T19/00, H04L67/12

CPC Code(s): H04W28/0268



Abstract: a user plane function (upf) of a core network is configured to receive an internet protocol (ip) packet including a flow label comprising a plurality of sub-fields, the plurality of sub-fields including an application data unit (adu) identifier (id) field for an adu to which the ip packet belongs, map the ip packet to a quality of service (qos) flow based on the flow label and transmit the ip packet to a base station with a tag including information from the plurality of sub-fields, the information including an adu id.


20240414647. Configurable Power Saving Signal with Multiple Functionalities in 5G NR_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Yuchul Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Irvine CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Jia Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Li of Plano TX (US) for apple inc., Zhu Ji of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Johnson O. Sebeni of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04B7/0413, H04L5/00, H04W74/00

CPC Code(s): H04W52/0216



Abstract: apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods for configuring a power savings signal in fifth generation (5g) new radio (nr) networks. the wireless device may transmit, to a base station within a network, power savings requirements and receiving, from the base station, a configuration of a power saving signal, where the configuration indicates one or more functionalities of the power saving signal. the wireless device may periodically receive, from the base station, the power saving signal and interpret the power saving signal based on the configuration. the configuration of the power saving signal may be received via radio resource control signaling.


20240414659. BEAM MANAGEMENT FOR EMISSION POWER_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W52/24, H04W52/08, H04W52/36

CPC Code(s): H04W52/241



Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide beam management for beams with reduced maximum transmission power.


20240414747. Secondary Cells Scheduling a Special Cell_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Haitong SUN 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., Sigen YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W72/51, H04L27/26, H04W72/25

CPC Code(s): H04W72/51



Abstract: a user equipment (ue) is configured to determine whether the ue supports a scheduling secondary cell (sscell) scheduling a special cell (spcell) and transmit a ue capability message indicating the ue supports an sscell scheduling an spcell, wherein the ue capability message comprises one of per band combination support, per feature set support or per ue support.


20240414789. AUTOMATIC PAIRING OF PERSONAL DEVICES WITH PERIPHERAL DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Benjamin Guild of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W76/14, H04L9/30, H04L9/32, H04M1/72412, H04M1/72454, H04W4/80

CPC Code(s): H04W76/14



Abstract: embodiments include devices and methods for using a personal device to interact with a peripheral device. methods can include receiving a pairing message, generated by the peripheral device, in response to a user interaction with the peripheral device, and detecting, at the personal device, a user gesture that is associated with use of the peripheral device. the methods can also include establishing a dedicated wireless connection with the peripheral device in response to detecting the user gesture, receiving a real-time data stream over the wireless connection, and outputting information at least partially based on data received from the peripheral device via the real-time data stream to the user.


20240414796. Special Cell Dormancy for New Radio_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)

Inventor(s): Fangli XU of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haijing HU of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Naveen Kumar R PALLE VENKATA of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sarma V VANGALA of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Yuqin CHEN of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Zhibin WU of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W76/15, H04W24/08, H04W24/10, H04W72/044, H04W72/23, H04W74/0833

CPC Code(s): H04W76/15



Abstract: a user equipment (ue) may operate on a dormant bandwidth part (bwp) and a non-dormant bwp of a carrier. the ue identifies a dormant bandwidth part (bwp) and a non-dormant bwp of a carrier corresponding to a primary secondary cell (pscell) of a secondary cell group (scg) for dual connectivity (dc), determines that the dormant bwp is configured in an active state and performing one or more actions corresponding to the dormant bwp.


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