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1.

AUTOMATIC EXERCISE ROUTE DETECTION

      
Application Number US2024014335
Publication Number 2024/186423
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-02
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Pesyna, Kenneth M.
  • Selle, Christina

Abstract

The subject system may be implemented by at least one processor configured to determine that a location of a user is within a bounding box corresponding to a pre-defined exercise route, receive an indication of a pre-defined segment corresponding to the pre-defined exercise route, and retrieve exercise route data for the pre-defined exercise route. The exercise route data may include pre-determined distance information corresponding to the pre-defined segment of the pre-defined exercise route. The at least one processor may be further configured to receive user location data corresponding to a traversal of the pre-defined segment, generate segment-matched location data by correlating the user location data to the pre-determined distance information corresponding to the pre-defined segment, and provide an exercise metric determined based at least in part on the segment-matched location data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 21/20 - Instruments for performing navigational calculations
  • A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
  • A63B 24/00 - Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups
  • G01S 19/19 - Sporting applications

2.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED INTER-FREQUENCY AND INTRA-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT WITHOUT MEASUREMENT GAP

      
Application Number CN2023080482
Publication Number 2024/183058
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-09
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Li, Qiming
  • Tang, Yang
  • Cui, Jie
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Raghavan, Manasa
  • Song, Yuexia
  • Zhang, Dawei

Abstract

Systems and methods for performing inter-frequency and intra-frequency measurements without measurement gap use are discussed herein. A UE receives, from a network, configuration information for performing an inter-frequency or intra-frequency synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement outside of an active bandwidth part (BWP) without a measurement gap, and, in response, performs, without using the measurement gap, the inter-frequency/intra-frequency SSB measurement on an inter-frequency/intra-frequency SSB that is located outside of the active BWP and within a UE channel bandwidth (CBW) corresponding to the active BWP. Capability information detailing whether the UE supports this behavior may be provided from the UE to the network. The network may provide a threshold for a measurement object (MO) that is used by the UE to determine whether to perform such SSB measurements without a measurement gap. The UE may provide the network with assistance information indicating a UE intent or preference for such SSB measurements.

IPC Classes  ?

3.

STRUCTURAL BATTERY PACK WITH ADHESIVE AND GAP FILLERS

      
Application Number US2024016728
Publication Number 2024/186479
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-21
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Hillstrom, Edward T
  • Bartlett, Alexander
  • Anandarajah, Nivay
  • Erb, Dylan C
  • Shi, Zhongying

Abstract

A battery pack includes an enclosure forming an enclosure interior, a stack of battery cells disposed within the enclosure interior, and an adhesive extending between a wall of the enclosure and the stack. The battery pack also includes a first gap filler extending between the wall and the stack, where the first gap filler is disposed adjacent to a first edge of the stack and includes a first thermal conductivity constant greater than a second thermal conductivity constant of the adhesive. The battery pack also includes a second gap filler extending between the wall and the stack, where the second gap filler is disposed adjacent to a second edge of the stack and includes a third thermal conductivity constant greater than the second thermal conductivity constant.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01M 10/613 - Cooling or keeping cold
  • H01M 10/647 - Prismatic or flat cells, e.g. pouch cells
  • H01M 10/653 - Means for temperature control structurally associated with the cells characterised by electrically insulating or thermally conductive materials
  • H01M 10/6554 - Rods or plates
  • H01M 10/6556 - Solid parts with flow channel passages or pipes for heat exchange
  • H01M 50/209 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells
  • H01M 50/293 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs characterised by the material

4.

GAZE-BASED COPRESENCE SYSTEM

      
Application Number US2024019331
Publication Number 2024/187176
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-11
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Khandhar, Jay Mayur
  • Ghavam, Borna
  • Qiu, Jinbo
  • Garrido, Christopher M.
  • Santhanam, Karthick
  • Miauton, Patrick
  • Zhou, Xiaosong
  • Zhang, Dazhong
  • Pereira, Kristian D.
  • Miao, Dan

Abstract

A technique for transmitting data in a copresence environment includes initiating a virtual communication session between a local device and remote devices in a shared copresence environment, where each of the plurality of sending devices are transmitting a sending quality data stream in the virtual communication session. A region of interest for the local device is determined that includes a portion of the copresence environment. The local device subscribes to a first quality data stream for the remote devices represented in the region of interest, and a second quality data stream for the remote devices not represented in the region of interest.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
  • H04L 65/403 - Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences
  • H04L 65/80 - Responding to QoS
  • H04N 7/15 - Conference systems

5.

MEASUREMENT REPORTING FOR SECONDARY CELL ACTIVATION

      
Application Number US2024017692
Publication Number 2024/186541
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-28
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Cui, Jie
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Raghavan, Manasa
  • Li, Qiming
  • Tang, Yang

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including receiving, from a wireless cellular network, an instruction to activate a secondary cell (SCell); sending, to the wireless cellular network, a layer-3 (L3) measurement report in a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) message; and performing a shortened SCell activation procedure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

6.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC SUPPORT OF BANDWIDTH PART WITHOUT RESTRICTION

      
Application Number CN2023080472
Publication Number 2024/183055
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-09
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Li, Qiming
  • Tang, Yang
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Cui, Jie
  • Raghavan, Manasa
  • Song, Yuexia

Abstract

Systems and methods for dynamic support of a bandwidth part (BWP) without restriction are discussed herein. A user equipment (UE) performs a first layer 1 (L1) measurement corresponding to a target BWP that is not configured with any synchronization signal block (SSB) that occurs in first active BWP according to a first L1 measurement configuration option from a switch list having a plurality of L1 measurement configuration options. The UE then receives, from a network, a configuration switch indication instructing a configuration switch from the first L1 measurement configuration option to a second L1 measurement configuration option of the switch list. The UE performs the configuration switch in response. The UE then performs a second L1 measurement corresponding to the target BWP according to the second L1 measurement configuration option. In some circumstances, the UE instead provides the configuration switch indication to the network. Corresponding network behaviors are discussed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition

7.

CELLULAR SERVICE TYPE FOR BOOTSTRAP SELECTION

      
Application Number US2024018877
Publication Number 2024/187001
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-07
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Padova, Jean-Marc
  • Li, Li

Abstract

An apparatus configured to determine an operation is to be performed, wherein the operation is related to a service type, determine that a current network connection does not support the operation, generate, for transmission to a bootstrap server, a request for a temporary bootstrap profile to perform the operation, wherein the request comprises an indication of the service type, process the temporary bootstrap profile and use the temporary bootstrap profile to perform the operation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 8/20 - Transfer of user or subscriber data

8.

DEVICES, METHODS, AND USER INTERFACES FOR EDGE AND CORNER INTERACTIONS

      
Application Number US2024017499
Publication Number 2024/186519
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-27
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Roper, Gemma A.
  • Bloom, David H.
  • Jackson, Benjamin G.
  • Taylor, Steven J.
  • Sapp, Megan M.
  • Iglesias, Samuel L.

Abstract

An electronic device includes a display. The electronic device detects an input along a device edge. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input meets one or more criteria and is detected at a first input location, the device displays a user interface at a first display location on the display that corresponds to the first input location. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input meets the one or more criteria and is detected at a second input location, the device displays the user interface at a second display location on the display that corresponds to the second input location. While the user interface is displayed, the device detects another input and, in response, the device adjusts a parameter for a function represented in the user interface in accordance with the other input.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 1/16 - Constructional details or arrangements
  • G06F 3/04817 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance using icons
  • G06F 3/04847 - Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials

9.

MICRO-LED BURN-IN STATISTICS AND COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

      
Application Number US2024018562
Publication Number 2024/186843
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-05
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Young, Vincent Z
  • Chappalli, Mahesh B
  • Koh, Tae-Wook
  • Zhang, Yifan
  • Price, Jared S

Abstract

Image processing circuitry may include burn-in compensation circuitry that receives image data indicative of luminance outputs for display pixels of an electronic display and compensates the image data for burn-in related aging associated with the display pixels, generating compensated image data. Moreover, compensating the image data may include applying gains based on estimated amounts of aging associated with the display pixels and estimated amounts of current to be delivered to the display pixels. The image processing circuitry may also include bum-in statistics circuitry that tracks the estimated amounts of aging based on the compensated image data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/32 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
  • G09G 5/10 - Intensity circuits

10.

SYSTEMS WITH LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE SUPPORT STRUCTURES

      
Application Number US2024016744
Publication Number 2024/186480
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-21
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Kim, Hoon, Sik
  • Golko, Albert, J
  • Kingman, David, E
  • Wittenberg, Michael, B
  • Kelley, Paul, C
  • Barthomeuf, Olivier, C
  • Connolly, Paul, M
  • Masschelein, Peter, F

Abstract

Systems may include a body (12) having support structures (22). The support structures may include opaque frame members that frame openings in the body. Windows (14) may be mounted in the openings. The support structures may include light-transmissive support structures (12P) in which light guide structures (34) are used to guide outside light around the opaque frame member to allow users to see the outside environment through the light-transmissive support structure. The light guide structures may include a coherent fiber bundle (34) having an input surface (52) that receives the light from the exterior environment and an output surface (54) that forms an image of the exterior environment on the opaque frame member. The coherent fiber bundle may bend around opposing sides of the opaque support member or may pass through an opening in the opaque support member.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B60R 1/25 - Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles for viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle with a predetermined field of view to the sides of the vehicle
  • B60J 3/04 - Antiglare equipment associated with windows or windscreens; Sun visors for vehicles adjustable in transparency
  • G02F 1/1334 - Constructional arrangements based on polymer-dispersed liquid crystals, e.g. microencapsulated liquid crystals

11.

USER INTERFACES FOR ADJUSTING A TUNABLE LENS

      
Application Number US2024016425
Publication Number 2024/186470
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-20
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Pedder, James, E
  • Hastings, Gareth, D
  • Stamenov, Igor
  • Hollands, Matthew, D

Abstract

An electronic device may include a display and a lens module through which the display is viewable. The lens module may include a tunable lens with an adjustable spherical power, cylindrical axis, and/or cylindrical power. To tune the tunable lens to compensate for a viewer's eyesight, the display may present at least one target. The optical power of the tunable lens may be set based on the point of gaze relative to the at least one target. Multiple targets with associated optical powers may be presented and the optical power of the tunable lens may be set depending on which target is aligned with the point of gaze. The display may present an image through a masking layer with a ring of pinhole pairs. The electronic device may include an input device that receives user input regarding a perceived image associated with the display and the masking layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 3/14 - Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses of variable focal length
  • G02B 27/01 - Head-up displays
  • G06F 1/16 - Constructional details or arrangements
  • H04N 13/332 - Displays for viewing with the aid of special glasses or head-mounted displays [HMD]
  • G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
  • G02B 27/02 - Viewing or reading apparatus
  • G02B 27/00 - Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups ,
  • G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

12.

TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION TO ALLOW CONSISTENT PER-FRAME CONFIGURATION UPDATE

      
Application Number US2024018396
Publication Number 2024/186760
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-04
Publication Date 2024-09-12
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Chen, Yung-Chin
  • Bae, Hopil
  • Farrokh Baroughi, Mahdi
  • Zhang, Sheng
  • Kim, Yanghyo
  • Bae, Young Don

Abstract

An electronic device uses a leader synchronize signal generator to synchronize clock signal generators used by multiple components in the electronic device to a common time-base. A processor core complex of the electronic device sends per-frame configuration to a timing controller for frames to be displayed on an electronic display before a corresponding frame begins.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 1/14 - Time supervision arrangements, e.g. real time clock
  • G06F 1/08 - Clock generators with changeable or programmable clock frequency

13.

MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM

      
Application Number US2024016106
Publication Number 2024/182136
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-16
Publication Date 2024-09-06
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Shawki, Islam, M.
  • Rousounelos, Andreas
  • Dawson, Jacob, L.

Abstract

A motion control system includes a motion assembly. The motion assembly includes a mass configured to move relative to a retainer, a spring configured to bias the mass toward a neutral position with respect to the retainer, and an absorber configured to resist movement of the mass with respect to the retainer. The motion control system includes a first bushing that has a first bore defined along a first axis and configured to deform longitudinally along the first bore. The motion control system includes a second bushing that has a second bore defined along a second axis, orthogonal to the first axis, and configured to deform longitudinally along the second bore. The motion control system includes a third bushing that has a third bore defined along a third axis, orthogonal to the first axis and the second axis, and configured to deform longitudinally along the third bore.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F16F 7/104 - Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers using inertia effect the inertia member being resiliently mounted
  • B60G 13/16 - Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location, or type of vibration-dampers having dynamic absorbers as main damping means, i.e. spring-mass system vibrating out of phase

14.

FACE ENGAGING STRUCTURE

      
Application Number US2024018239
Publication Number 2024/182782
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-01
Publication Date 2024-09-06
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor Pomeroy, Shannon

Abstract

A head-mountable device can include: a display portion including a display; a pneumatic facial interface; and a securement assembly connectable to the display portion. In some examples, the securement assembly includes: a removable strap comprising an electronics pod; and a retention band connectable to the removable strap.

15.

REPRESENTATION OF SMALL IMAGES IN CONDENSED HIGH EFFICIENCY IMAGE FILE-STYLE ENCAPSULATION FORMATS

      
Application Number US2024012904
Publication Number 2024/182076
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-25
Publication Date 2024-09-06
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Barnes, Leo
  • Concion, Davide
  • Singer, David W.
  • Podborski, Dimitri

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a HEIF-based encapsulation technique that is optimized for delivery of small images over communication networks, such as the Internet. In such applications, the coded image content may have a small content payload, the spatial area of the image is small as compared to the range of image sizes that HEIF otherwise supports, and the image may contain only a limited number of representations. According to these embodiments, overhead signaling for these images may be condensed into a distinct box that is distinguishable from other types of HEIF boxes by its character code. The box may be a self-contained unit that contains both the overhead signaling and the coded content of the image itself.

IPC Classes  ?

16.

ADJUSTABLE MOUNT

      
Application Number US2024018248
Publication Number 2024/182786
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-01
Publication Date 2024-09-06
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Pomeroy, Shannon
  • Schneider, Samuel O.

Abstract

A head-wearable apparatus can include a head-mountable display, a head mount positionable onto a human head, a tension adjustment actuator integrated with the head mount, and an arm connectable to the HMD and the head mount. In some examples, the arm includes an HMD tilt adjustment member, and HMD eye relief adjustment member, and an HMD height adjustment member.

IPC Classes  ?

17.

DEPTH SENSING USING MULTIPLE COHERENT EMITTERS

      
Application Number US2023084979
Publication Number 2024/177716
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-20
Publication Date 2024-08-29
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Oggier, Thierry
  • Shah-Hosseini, Ehsan
  • Vail, Edward

Abstract

Range sensing apparatus includes a transmitter including an array of emitters configured to emit respective beams of coherent optical radiation and switching circuitry coupled to the emitters. An optical assembly is configured to divide each beam of the coherent optical radiation into a transmitted beam and a local beam, to project the local beam toward an optical detector, to project the transmitted beam toward a respective location on a target, and to direct optical radiation reflected from the respective location onto the optical detector so as to interfere optically with the local beam. A controller is coupled to apply amplitude-chirped electrical drive pulses to the transmitter while controlling the switching circuitry to temporally multiplex the electrical drive pulses among the emitters, and to receive and process electrical beat signals output by the optical detector in response to interference between the reflected optical radiation and the local beam.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01S 7/48 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
  • G01S 7/481 - Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements
  • G01S 7/4911 - Transmitters
  • G01S 7/4912 - Receivers
  • G01S 7/499 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using polarisation effects
  • G01S 17/34 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
  • G02B 5/04 - Prisms
  • G02B 5/122 - Reflex reflectors cube corner, trihedral or triple reflector type

18.

CACHE CONTROL TO PRESERVE REGISTER DATA

      
Application Number US2024015135
Publication Number 2024/177828
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-09
Publication Date 2024-08-29
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Redshaw, Jonathan M.
  • Yeung, Winnie W.
  • Goodman, Benjiman L.
  • Li, David K.
  • Zhang, Zelin
  • Foo, Yoong Chert

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed relating to eviction control for cache lines that store register data. In some embodiments, memory hierarchy circuitry is configured to provide memory backing for register operand data in one or more cache circuits. Lock circuitry may control a first set of lock indicators for a set of registers for a first thread, including to assert one or more lock indicators for registers that are indicated, by decode circuitry, as being utilized by decoded instructions of the first thread. The lock circuitry may preserve register operand data in the one or more cache circuits, including to prevent eviction of a given cache line from a cache circuit based on an asserted lock indicator. The lock circuitry may clear the first set of lock indicators in response to a reset event. Disclosed techniques may advantageously retain relevant register information in the cache with limited control circuit area.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/06 - Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers
  • G06F 12/08 - Addressing or allocation; Relocation in hierarchically structured memory systems, e.g. virtual memory systems

19.

VIDEO APPLICATION GRAPHICAL EFFECTS

      
Application Number US2024017017
Publication Number 2024/178293
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-23
Publication Date 2024-08-29
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Scapel, Nicolas V.
  • Chang, Jae Woo
  • Chen, Jingfang
  • Federighi, Craig M.
  • Louch, John O.
  • Manzari, Johnnie B.
  • O'Leary, Fiona P.
  • Sepulveda, Raymond S.
  • Weinig, Samuel M.
  • Wong, Chun Kin Minor
  • Yerkes, Giancarlo
  • Zumbrunnen, Adrian

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for displaying graphical effects in a video application. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for displaying graphical effects during a real-time communication session are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for sharing content during a real-time communication session are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for displaying graphical effects in multiple video applications are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for framing a subject in a representation of the field of view of one or more camera sensors is described.

20.

USER EQUIPMENT POLICY CONTROL WITH POLICY CONTROL FUNCTION RESELECTION

      
Application Number US2024012283
Publication Number 2024/177752
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-19
Publication Date 2024-08-29
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Gupta, Vivek
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Prakasam, Sridhar

Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for providing the user equipment (UE) state indication to the policy control function (PCF).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 8/08 - Mobility data transfer
  • H04W 60/04 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration using triggered events

21.

CIRCUIT FOR PERFORMING OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION BEFORE LENS SHADING CORRECTION

      
Application Number US2024016712
Publication Number 2024/178109
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-21
Publication Date 2024-08-29
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor Wu, Chihsin

Abstract

An image processing circuit for performing optical image stabilization before lens shading correction. The image processing circuit determines, for each row of pixels in an image captured through an image sensor receiving light through a lens having an optical center with a first offset along a first direction and a second offset along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a first grid offset along the first direction using the first offset and a coordinate of that row of pixels along the second direction. The image processing circuit determines, for each row of pixels in the image, a second grid offset along the second direction using the second offset and the coordinate of that row of pixels along the second direction. The image processing circuit generates an adjusted grid for the pixels of the image using the first grid offset and the second grid offset.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 5/80 - Geometric correction
  • G06T 1/20 - Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining
  • G06T 3/40 - Scaling of a whole image or part thereof
  • H04N 25/60 - Noise processing, e.g. detecting, correcting, reducing or removing noise

22.

METHODS FOR REDUCING BEAM SWEEPING TIME FOR A USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number CN2023075647
Publication Number 2024/168460
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-13
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Tang, Yang
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Li, Qiming
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • He, Hong
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Sarrigeorgidis, Konstantinos
  • Song, Yuexia

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) including a transceiver and a processor is disclosed. The processor is configured to: receive a beam measurement configuration for performing beam measurements on a first set of beams of a first network access point and a second set of beams of a second network access point; receive ephemeris information including first ephemeris information corresponding to the first network access point and second ephemeris information corresponding to the second network access point; identify a reception (Rx) beam of the first set of beams as a reference beam in accordance with beam measurements performed for the first set of beams; based on the reference beam, and based on the first ephemeris information or the second ephemeris information, identify one or more target Rx beams; and report, to the network, the one or more target Rx beams to receive downlink information via the second network access point.

IPC Classes  ?

23.

METHODS FOR PERFORMING SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS WITHIN A SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK (SSB) MEASUREMENT TIMING CONFIGURATION (SMTC) WINDOW

      
Application Number CN2023075658
Publication Number 2024/168461
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-13
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Tang, Yang
  • Raghavan, Manasa
  • Li, Qiming
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Bettancourt Ortega, Rolando E.

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver configured to connect the UE with a plurality of network devices. The plurality of network devices is deployed in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). The UE includes a processor configured to determine a number of different network devices deployed in the NTN for which the UE is capable of performing simultaneous or near-simultaneous measurements within a synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window, and report, via the transceiver to a network, the determined number of different network devices deployed in the NTN for which the UE is capable of performing simultaneous or near-simultaneous measurements within the SMTC window as a UE capability.

IPC Classes  ?

24.

ENHANCEMENTS FOR TCI STATE UPDATE TO SUPPORT MULTI-TRP OPERATION

      
Application Number CN2023075668
Publication Number 2024/168463
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-13
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Wu, Dan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Niu, Huaning
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is configured to establish a connection to a base station in multi-transmission reception point (mTRP) mode, wherein the UE is configured with a first set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states to communicate with the base station, receive a TCI update, the TCI update indicating a second set of TCI states and update the first set of TCI states based on the second set of TCI states indicated by the TCI state update.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling

25.

ENHANCEMENT OF USER EQUIPMENT LOCATION VERIFICATION IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS

      
Application Number CN2023075898
Publication Number 2024/168513
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-14
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner
  • APPLE INC. (USA)
  • XU, Fangli (China)
Inventor
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • He, Hong
  • Yao, Chunhai
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Cui, Jie

Abstract

A method may include receiving, from a network node, a configuration message comprising one or more thresholds for multiple round trip time (multi-RTT) measurement reporting. The method may further include receiving downlink (DL) reference signals (RS) and transmitting uplink (UL) reference signals (RS) for the multi-RTT measurements. The method may further include determining respective differences in time between respective reception times of the one or more DL RS and determining whether or not the respective differences in time are less than the one or more thresholds for multi-RTT measurement reporting. If the respective differences in time are determined to be less than the one or more thresholds for multi-RTT measurement reporting, the method may further include transmitting, to a location management function (LMF), one or more round trip time delay (RTTD) reports for the multi-RTT measurements.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information

26.

BEAM FAILURE DETECTION AND CANDIDATE BEAM DETECTION OPERATIONS FOR MULTI-RECEIVER DOWNLINK

      
Application Number CN2023075992
Publication Number 2024/168534
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-14
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Cui, Jie
  • Li, Qiming
  • Tang, Yang

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) communicates with a base station having a first transmission and reception point (TRP) and a second TRP. The UE is configured to determine a beam failure for a first beam transmitted by the first TRP and perform a candidate beam detection (CBD) operation to evaluate candidate beams for communicating with the first TRP, wherein the CBD operation comprises determining whether each candidate beam is compatible with an active beam being transmitted to the UE by the second TRP.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 24/04 - Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
  • H04B 7/0408 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity
  • H04W 76/19 - Connection re-establishment
  • H04W 36/30 - Reselection being triggered by specific parameters by measured or perceived connection quality data

27.

EXTENDED REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT ACCESSIBILITY IN CELLS

      
Application Number CN2023076004
Publication Number 2024/168539
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-14
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R.
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Gurumoorthy, Sethuraman
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng

Abstract

Techniques for extended reduced capability user equipment accessibility (eRedCap UE) are provided. An example method can include an eRedCap UE receiving a system information block one (SIB1) broadcast for a network. The eRedCap UE can determine that the network supports eRedCap UE accessibility for a cell based on an indication in the SIB1. The eRedCap UE can camp on the cell based on determining that the network supports eRedCap UE accessibility for the cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements

28.

PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL (PUSCH) ANTENNA PORT INDICATION FOR ENHANCED DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DMRS) TYPE 1

      
Application Number CN2023076136
Publication Number 2024/168578
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-15
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • He, Hong
  • Cui, Jie

Abstract

Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing mechanisms for indicating and using antenna ports for enhanced Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS). For example, a UE can be configured to determine a set of antenna ports for the transmission of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on information associated with a configuration type, information associated with a maximum number of symbols, and information associated with a rank number. The DMRS uses frequency division Orthogonal Cover Codes (FD-OCC) of length 4. The set of antenna ports includes one or more of a first subset of antenna ports, a second subset of antenna ports different from the first subset of antenna ports, or a combination of the first subset of antenna ports and a second subset of antenna ports.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

29.

METHODS AND APPARATUSES SUPPORTING USER EQUIPMENT CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION PREDICTION

      
Application Number CN2023076168
Publication Number 2024/168582
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-15
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Yang, Weidong
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Wu, Dan

Abstract

CSIRSCSIref,CSICSIreportref, CSIref, CSI are discussed. Mechanisms used between the network and the UE for communicating one or more durations d to the UE corresponding to one or more CSI reports are discussed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

30.

BEAM SCHEDULING FOR NETWORK-CONTROLLED REPEATERS

      
Application Number CN2023076209
Publication Number 2024/168594
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-15
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bhamri, Ankit
  • Wu, Dan
  • He, Hong
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Niu, Huaning
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong

Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for allocating time domain resources to transmission beams at a network-controlled repeater.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

31.

TECHNIQUES FOR MULTICAST RECEPTION BY USER EQUIPMENT IN AN INACTIVE STATE DURING MOBILITY

      
Application Number CN2023076221
Publication Number 2024/168599
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-15
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Cheng, Peng

Abstract

Techniques are described to enable a UE to receive a broadcast MBS session in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state. In some instances, the UE may continue to receive the broadcast MBS session in the RRC inactive state while transitioning from a first network cell to a second network cell. The techniques for multicast reception in an inactive state may further include various methods for acquiring configuration data to enable reception of the multicast in a neighboring network cell, being notified of configuration changes, and discarding old configuration data. For example, a PTM configuration for a neighboring network cell may be obtained via one or more of a system information block (SIB), MCCH, and dedicated RRC signaling. In another example, a notification of an upcoming configuration change may be utilized to start a timer that upon expiration causes old configuration data to be discarded.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

32.

REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION FOR MULTI-TRANSMIT-RECEIVE POINT COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION

      
Application Number CN2023076376
Publication Number 2024/168659
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Wu, Dan
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei

Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for reference signal configuration for multi-transmit-receive point coherent joint transmission in wireless networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
  • H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station

33.

CONDITIONAL HANDOVER WITH CANDIDATE SECONDARY CELL GROUP ENHANCEMENTS

      
Application Number CN2023076387
Publication Number 2024/168660
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Chen, Yuqin

Abstract

Wireless communication systems implementing conditional handover (CHO) and conditional primary secondary cell (PSCell) addition or change (CPAC) are described herein. A CHO command from a network to a user equipment (UE) includes a CHO condition for a candidate master cell group (MCG) and one or more conditional primary secondary cell (PSCell) addition or change (CPAC) conditions for one or more corresponding candidate secondary cell groups (SCGs). In some cases, the UE is configured to use such information to always perform a PSCell addition or change when a handover (HO) of a CHO procedure occurs. In some cases, the UE is configured to use such information to perform separated CHO and CPAC procedures. In some cases, the UE is configured to use such information to dynamically determine whether a PSCell change of a CPAC procedure is performed in addition to a HO according to a CHO procedure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements

34.

DYNAMIC SCHEDULING RESTRICTION AND MEASUREMENT SCHEME FOR L1/L2 INTER-CELL MOBILITY

      
Application Number CN2023076402
Publication Number 2024/168665
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Li, Qiming
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R
  • Cui, Jie
  • Tang, Yang
  • He, Hong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Song, Yuexia

Abstract

Described herein are dynamic scheduling restriction and measurement scheme for L1/L2 inter-cell mobility that a wireless system may implement when a received time difference (RTD) between signals from a neighbor cell and signals from a serving cell is too large for the UE to properly receive data from the serving cell while simultaneously performing an L1 measurement on the neighbor cell. The UE may determine when to employ a scheduling restriction based on the comparison between the RTD and the threshold. The UE may report to the serving cell that the adaptable transmission schedule should be applied to prevent the serving cell from scheduling the UE on specific symbols that will be used to perform the L1 measurement on the neighbor cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

35.

METHODS FOR EXTENDED EDRX INACTIVE OPERATION

      
Application Number CN2023076403
Publication Number 2024/168666
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner
  • APPLE INC. (USA)
  • XU, Fangli (China)
Inventor
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R.
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Manithara Vamanan, Sudeep
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Aghili, Behrouz
  • Gupta, Vivek G.

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for extended (e.g., greater than 10.24 seconds) eDRX inactive operation, e.g., in 5G NR systems and beyond. A UE may indicate support for extended eDRX while in RRC inactive state to at least one of a radio access network (RAN), e.g., such as a base station of the RAN, or a core network (CN), e.g., such as an AMF of the CN. Additionally, the UE may be configured to receive from a serving cell of the RAN, a configuration for extended eDRX while in RRC inactive state. The configuration for extended eDRX while in RRC inactive state may include a list of cells of the RAN that support extended eDRX while in RRC inactive state and/or an eDXR while in RRC inactive state configuration. In addition, the UE may be configured to operate according to the configuration for extended eDRX while in RRC inactive state.

IPC Classes  ?

36.

BEAM FAILURE DETECTION AND RECOVERY FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS

      
Application Number CN2023076424
Publication Number 2024/168673
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Cui, Jie
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Tang, Yang
  • Zhang, Dawei

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) may communicate using a first beam with a first corresponding beam of a first transmission reception point (TRP), and a second beam with a second corresponding beam of a second TRP, where the first corresponding beam and the second corresponding beam form a first beam pair. The UE may determine that the first beam is in a pre-failure state based on a comparison of a beam quality measurement of the first beam with a predetermined threshold value. Upon a determination of the pre-failure state, the UE may start to determine a replacement beam pair for the first beam pair before detecting a beam failure for the first beam. Upon a beam failure detection of the first beam, the UE can use the determined replacement beam pair for beam failure recovery to continue the communication with the first TRP and the second TRP.

IPC Classes  ?

37.

RESTRICTION ON TOTAL INTERRUPTION FOR BWP WITHOUT RESTRICTION

      
Application Number CN2023076436
Publication Number 2024/168681
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Tang, Yang
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Cui, Jie
  • Song, Yuexia
  • Raghavan, Manasa
  • Chen, Xiang

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to restriction on total interruption for BWP without restriction and there provides a network device, comprising at least one antenna; at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna; and a processor coupled to the at least one radio; wherein the processor is configured to: acquire an interruption configuration scheduling interruption of a wireless device, wherein the interruption is related to acquisition by the wireless devices of reference signals for a measurement operation which are not contained in an active Bandwidth Part (BWP) of the wireless device, and provide the interruption configuration to the wireless device.

IPC Classes  ?

38.

RACH BASED L1 AND L2-TRIGGERED MOBILITY METHODS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES

      
Application Number CN2023076438
Publication Number 2024/168682
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • He, Hong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Li, Qiming
  • Tang, Yang

Abstract

Described herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing a random access channel (RACH) based L1/L2-triggered mobility (LTM) procedure. A UE may receive, from a source primary cell (S-PCell), LTM candidate configuration information for a candidate PCell (C-PCell). The UE may perform a random access channel (RACH) procedure with the S-PCell and the C-PCell and receive an LTM cell switch command. The UE may switch from the S-PCell to the C-PCell while performing the RACH procedure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/32 - Reselection being triggered by specific parameters by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data

39.

SIDELINK POSITIONING SECURITY FOR BROADCAST/GROUPCAST

      
Application Number CN2023076458
Publication Number 2024/168690
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner
  • APPLE INC. (USA)
  • GUO, Shu (China)
Inventor
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Guo, Shu

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for enhanced sidelink positioning security in broadcast/groupcast scenarios, e.g., in 5G NR systems and beyond. A network node, such as a base station (e.g., cell), may receive, from a UE, a first message that includes an indication that ciphering keys for sidelink positioning are requested. The first message may be a registration request message. In addition, the network node may send, to an access mobility and management function (AMF) of a core network, the indication that ciphering keys for sidelink positioning are requested. Further, the network node may receive, from the AMF of the core network, a second message that includes the ciphering keys. The second message may be a network access stratum (NAS) registration accept message. Additionally, the network node may send, to the UE, the ciphering keys.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
  • H04W 12/0431 - Key distribution or pre-distribution; Key agreement

40.

DISCONTINUOUS COVERAGE FOR DEVICES IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK

      
Application Number CN2023076464
Publication Number 2024/168691
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner
  • APPLE INC. (USA)
  • CHEN, Yuqin (USA)
Inventor
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Cheng, Peng

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including receiving, by a user equipment and from a non-terrestrial base station, a power saving mode (PSM) configuration comprising a primary paging time window (PTW) and an extended PTW. The UE is periodically served by the non-terrestrial base station that provides network coverage to the UE during a periodic coverage time window. The operations further include applying the PSM configuration to communicate with the non-terrestrial base station during at least one of the primary PTW or the extended PTW that overlaps with the periodic coverage time window.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/28 - Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]

41.

SYNCHRONIZATION RASTER FOR LESS THAN 5MHZ OF DEDICATED SPECTRUM

      
Application Number CN2023076471
Publication Number 2024/168693
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bettancourt Ortega, Rolando E
  • Cui, Jie
  • Sarrigeorgidis, Konstantinos
  • Raghavan, Manasa
  • Li, Qiming
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Tang, Yang

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is configured to generate a synchronization raster comprising a plurality of synchronization raster points for a channel having a bandwidth that is less than 5 MHz based on a number of subcarriers in the channel (N), a frequency value (P) and a sub-carrier spacing (SCS) of the channel, wherein P is a frequency value of less than 1200 kHz and perform a synchronization operation comprising a raster search to acquire a synchronization signal block (SSB) based on the synchronization raster.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04L 7/00 - Arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter

42.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR UE AGGREGATION VIA RELAY

      
Application Number CN2023076499
Publication Number 2024/168699
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Hu, Haijing

Abstract

The techniques described herein may include a remote user equipment (UE), a relay UE, and a base station. The remote UE and relay UE may be located within a coverage area of the base station. The remote UE may establish an aggregated or multi-path connection with base station. The aggregated or multi-path connection may include a direct 3rd generation partnership program (3GPP) connection with the base station and an indirect connection via the relay UE. The indirect path or connection may include a non-3GPP connection (e.g., a non-sidelink (SL) connection) between the remote UE and the relay UE, and a 3GPP relay connection between the relay UE and the base station. Additional examples, features and other techniques are also described herein.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/14 - Direct-mode setup
  • H04W 76/15 - Setup of multiple wireless link connections
  • H04W 88/04 - Terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
  • H04W 88/06 - Terminal devices adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode terminals

43.

RESOURCE AND REPORT CONFIGURATION ENHANCEMENTS FOR TYPE 2 NETWORK SPATIAL ELEMENTS ADAPTATION

      
Application Number CN2023076514
Publication Number 2024/168706
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Wu, Dan
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Ye, Sigen
  • Yao, Chunhai
  • Fakoorian, Seyed Ali Akbar

Abstract

A wireless communication system may use resource and report configuration enhancements for Type 2 network spatial elements adaptation. In some embodiments, the network node may send a user equipment (UE) a Channel Status Information (CSI) report configuration information element. The CSI report configuration may include original CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) resources and spatial adaptation CSI-RS resources. The network node may send a CSI-RS with the spatial adaption CSI-RS resources. The UE may measure the CSI-RS and report the measurements to the network node.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/044 - Wireless resource allocation based on the type of the allocated resource

44.

MAC LAYER PROCEDURE FOR SIDELINK SHARED CHANNEL OCCUPANCY ON UNLICENSED BAND

      
Application Number CN2023076525
Publication Number 2024/168710
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Hu, Haijing

Abstract

Some aspects of the present disclosure relates to UE-to-UE COT sharing including destination selection, MAC multiplexing, resource selection, and DRX timer settings on unlicensed bands. In some aspects, if an initialing UE initiates a COT and transmits a shared COT information to a responding UE, the responding UE prioritizes the initialing UE when selecting a destination UE, based on the shared COT information. Priority of logic channels and/or MAC-CEs for the initialing UE is assessed and compared with a channel access priority class (CAPC) value for granting the COT (CAPC-COT). CAPC values for other candidate UEs may also be considered when selecting the destination UE. Thereby, a balance is achieved between the UE-to-UE COT sharing and logic channel prioritization. Additional aspects and details of the disclosure are further described below with reference to figures.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink

45.

CSI ENHANCEMENTS FOR DYNAMIC DOWNLINK TRANSMIT POWER ADAPTATION

      
Application Number CN2023076545
Publication Number 2024/168717
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ye, Sigen
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Wu, Dan
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • He, Hong

Abstract

A wireless communication system may use multiple power control offsets for a CSI-Reference signal (RS) resource. A network node may provide a user equipment (UE) with a Channel State Information (CSI) report configuration information element. The CSI report configuration information element includes one or both of a list of power control offsets for a CSI-Reference signal (RS) resource and a list of transmit powers for the CSI-RS. The UE may provide a CSI report with CSI measurements corresponding to one or more of the power control offsets.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/14 - Separate analysis of uplink or downlink

46.

ENHANCED INTRA-BAND NON-COLLOCATED CARRIER AGGREGATION

      
Application Number CN2023076751
Publication Number 2024/168803
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-17
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Tang, Yang
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Li, Qiming
  • Cui, Jie
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Bettancourt Ortega, Rolando E.

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to enhanced intra-band non-collocated carrier aggregation. A network device may be configured to receive, from a wireless device, a capability of supporting a new type of carrier aggregation; and schedule the new type of carrier aggregation for the wireless device based on the received capability, wherein the capability of supporting the new type of carrier aggregation includes: supporting a maximum RTD between aggregated component carriers that is no less than a predetermined RTD threshold, wherein the RTD is a relative receiving time difference between two signals relatively received on the aggregated component carriers; supporting a maximum power imbalance between aggregated component carriers that is no less than a predetermined power imbalance threshold, wherein the power imbalance indicates a difference of receiving power between two signals relatively received on the aggregated component carriers; and at least one component carrier supports a maximum of four MIMO layers.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

47.

ENHANCING SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONS FOR REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number CN2023076853
Publication Number 2024/168839
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-17
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • He, Hong
  • Li, Qiming
  • Bettancourt Ortega, Rolando E
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Tang, Yang

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: identifying a first resource for a small data transmission (SDT) to a base station, determining that the first resource for the SDT is outside a first paging time window (PTW), and in response to determining that the first resource for the SDT is outside the first PTW, transmitting the SDT using a second resource that is in a second PTW different from the first PTW.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 68/00 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

48.

USER EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION FOR MULTI-RX CHAIN RECEPTION

      
Application Number CN2023076960
Publication Number 2024/168893
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-17
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • He, Hong
  • Li, Qiming
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Tang, Yang

Abstract

A method to be performed by a user equipment (UE), a UE, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a first signal indicative of a measurement object of a measurement to be performed in frequency range 2 (FR2). The method includes determining to apply a mode change on multiple receiver (RX) chains of the UE. transmitting, to the base station, a second signal indicative of the mode change. The method includes determining a configuration of the measurement, where the configuration is based on the measurement object and the mode change.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition

49.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AI, BASED CONFIGURABLE UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION, UCI, REPORT

      
Application Number US2024011624
Publication Number 2024/172959
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Niu, Huaning
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Yang, Weidong

Abstract

A user equipment (UE), a base station, a baseband processor or other network device can operate in a network to process a network configuration of an uplink control information (UCI) payload of an artificial intelligence (AI) based channel state information (CSI) feedback. The network configuration includes indications of a UCI configuration and an AI model in order to generate an AI based UCI report. The AI model is associated with at least one of: a layer common configuration, a layer specific configuration, or a rank indication (RI) specific configuration according to the network configuration

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
  • G06N 3/02 - Neural networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04B 7/0417 - Feedback systems
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

50.

TECHNOLOGIES FOR ASSOCIATING TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATES WITH UPLINK AND DOWNLINK CHANNELS

      
Application Number US2024011686
Publication Number 2024/172964
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Bhamri, Ankit
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Yang, Weidong

Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for unified transmission configuration indicator state for multiple-transmit-receive point operation in wireless networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
  • H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

51.

SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE INTERFERENCE RANDOMIZATION

      
Application Number US2024012020
Publication Number 2024/172984
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-18
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Cui, Jie
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Ye, Chunxuan

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) includes a set of transceivers and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration that includes an SRS hopping indicator. The processor may also be configured to generate a first pseudo-random sequence. The first pseudo-random sequence may be based at least in part on the SRS hopping indicator. Additionally, the processor may be configured to transmit, via the one or more transceivers, a first SRS transmission in a first symbol. In some examples, the first SRS transmission is transmitted in accordance with at least one of a first transmission comb offset, or a first cyclic shift, that is based at least in part on the generated first pseudo-random sequence.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

52.

HIGH SPEED INTER-PROCESSOR FILE EXCHANGE MECHANISM

      
Application Number US2024012050
Publication Number 2024/172985
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-18
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Krishnaswamy, Saran
  • Tudorancea, Andrei
  • Gutierrez Gomez, Jesus, A
  • Pedersen, Carsten, J
  • Reddy Kasinayakanahally, Bhanutheja, Nagabhushana
  • Manoharan, Nandhini

Abstract

Disclosed are techniques for transferring large files between two processors such as an application processor (AP) and a baseband chip (BB) using a file exchange mechanism that dynamically allocates bidirectional memory-mapped regions for buffering payloads based on the size of the file transfer between the AP and BB. The file exchange mechanism provides a scalable transport channel for the AP to read control/configuration information from, or write control/configuration information to, the BB. The AP and BB may exchange payloads of files containing control/configuration information through the dynamically allocated memory-mapped region while using a separate communication channel for coordinating and synchronizing the payload exchange. The AP may allocate the memory-mapped region based on the size of the file payload to be transferred. A transfer session may include one or more files logically grouped for a particular use scenario and the transfer of the files are treated as an undivided atomic operation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 15/167 - Interprocessor communication using a common memory, e.g. mailbox
  • G06F 15/173 - Interprocessor communication using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star or snowflake

53.

SIGNALING-LESS DATA TRANSFER

      
Application Number US2024012510
Publication Number 2024/172997
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-23
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Mostafa, Amr Abdelrahman Yousef A.
  • Hofmann, Christian
  • Botsinis, Panagiotis
  • Eldessoki, Sameh M.
  • Tabet, Tarik

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive (405) configuration information comprising multiple configuration sets, receive (440) a paging message from a base station, the paging message configured to initiate a mobile terminating connection between the UE and the base station, identify a first configuration set assigned to the UE from the multiple configuration sets based on the paging message and exchange data with a network using the first configuration set, wherein exchanging data with network comprises at least one of receiving (445) downlink data and transmitting (450) uplink data.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 68/00 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
  • H04W 76/10 - Connection setup
  • H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

54.

FAST CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING CONFIGURATION UPDATES FOR NEIGHBOR CELLS

      
Application Number US2024012737
Publication Number 2024/173007
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-24
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Cui, Jie

Abstract

This disclosure relates to techniques for configuring and performing channel state information measurement reporting for neighbor cells in a wireless communication system. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a wireless link. The wireless device may receive configuration information for channel state information reporting for one or more non-serving cells from the cellular base station via media access control signaling. The wireless device may receive an indication triggering aperiodic channel state information reporting for at least one non-serving cell from the cellular base station. The wireless device may perform the aperiodic channel state information reporting for the non-serving cell using the configuration information received via media access control signaling.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling

55.

OFFSET INFORMATION STORAGE FOR NEIGHBOR CELLS

      
Application Number US2024012748
Publication Number 2024/173010
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-24
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Cui, Jie

Abstract

This disclosure relates to techniques for configuring and performing channel state information measurement reporting for neighbor cells in a wireless communication system. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a wireless link. The wireless device may perform channel state information measurement and reporting for one or more non-serving cells. The wireless device may store one or more of timing offset or frequency offset estimation information associated with the one or more channel state information measurements for the one or more non-serving cells.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements

56.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED TIMING MANAGEMENT FOR CANDIDATE CELLS IN LAYER 1/LAYER 2 MOBILITY

      
Application Number US2024013653
Publication Number 2024/173040
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-31
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Fakoorian, Seyed, Ali, Akbar
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Ye, Chunxuan

Abstract

Systems and methods for signaling of Layer 1 (L1)/Layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility and timing management for wireless communications are described herein. In some embodiments, a user equipment (UE) receives a cell switching command as a combination of a downlink control information (DCI) and a medium access control control element (MAC-CE) that corresponds to that DCI. In some embodiments, a same set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state IDs is used with respect to all candidate cells of a sub-candidate cell group (CCG) of a configured CCG. In some embodiments, MAC-CEs are used to inform the UE of timing advance (TA) information using timing advance group (TAG)-specific physical cell identity (PCI) indexes for candidate cells of the TAG that correspond to full PCIs for those candidate cells.

IPC Classes  ?

57.

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT TWO CODEWORDS FOR UL MIMO

      
Application Number US2024014153
Publication Number 2024/173069
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-02
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Bhamri, Ankit
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Ye, Sigen
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are provided for selectively using multiple codewords for uplink (UL) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication. A user equipment (UE) is configured to use at least one of a first codeword and a second codeword for UL communication with a base station. The UE determines whether to enable or disable the second codeword for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. In response to determining to disable the second codeword, the UE transmits the PUSCH transmission including the first codeword to the base station. In response to determining to enable the second codeword, the UE transmits the PUSCH transmission including the first codeword and the second codeword to the base station.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
  • H04B 7/0408 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 72/044 - Wireless resource allocation based on the type of the allocated resource
  • H04W 74/00 - Wireless channel access, e.g. scheduled or random access
  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections

58.

CAPACITY METRIC FOR MULTI-RX GROUP BASED REPORTING

      
Application Number US2024015133
Publication Number 2024/173167
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-09
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sarrigeorgidis, Konstantinos
  • Tang, Yang
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Raghavan, Manasa
  • Cui, Jie
  • Janssen, Andre
  • Bettancourt Ortega, Rolando E.

Abstract

An apparatus of a base station configured with a transmission and reception point comprising a dual-polarization antenna array, the apparatus configured to generate a first reference signal (RS) and a second RS in a same orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbol, the first RS being generated with a first precoding and the second RS being generated with a second precoding different from the first precoding such that a first polarization of the first RS is different from a second polarization of the second RS, process a measurement report including measurement values for the first RS, determine that the first polarization resulted in first measurement values better than second measurement values resulting from the second polarization and beamsweep further RS across different OFDM symbols in dependence on the determination that the first polarization resulted in the first measurement values better than the second measurement values resulting from the second polarization.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
  • H04B 7/10 - Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

59.

RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN TIME/FREQUENCY DOMAINS FOR SBFD OPERATION

      
Application Number US2024015568
Publication Number 2024/173373
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-13
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Fakoorian, Seyed Ali Akbar
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • He, Hong

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed to enhance allocation and use of frequency and time domain resources to support uplink (UL) transmissions and downlink (DL) receptions by UE across sub-band frequency duplex (SBFD) symbols and non-SBFD symbols when the base station dynamically switches between half-duplex TDD and full-duplex FDD operations. UE may align the frequency resources configured for receiving DL referenced signals carried on non-SBFD symbols to the DL frequency sub-bands of SBFD symbols. Frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) may group frequency resources used for transmitting DL user data based on the size of the concatenation of the two DL sub-bands of SBFD symbols. The nominal size of precoding resource block group (PRG) may also be based on the size of the concatenation of the two DL sub-bands of SBFD symbols. UE may implement capabilities to respond to time-domain resources scheduled for UL and DL transmissions across SBFD and non-SBFD symbols.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 5/14 - Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
  • H04L 5/16 - Half-duplex systems; Simplex/duplex switching; Transmission of break signals

60.

CSI-RS FOR AI-BASED CSI COMPRESSION DATA COLLECTION

      
Application Number US2024015691
Publication Number 2024/173469
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-14
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Niu, Huaning
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Yang, Weidong
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

Transmission and measurements on channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) may be configured specifically for artificial intelligence (Al) based data collection. A mobile device (UE) may receive, from a base station, CSI-RS configuration information (CCI) specific to Al-based CSI data collection. The UE may then receive, from the base station, according to at least the CCI, one or more CSI-RSs, and may perform one or more measurements on the one or more CSI-RSs. The UE may transmit, to the base station, one or more datasets corresponding to the one or more measurements. The base station may use the one or more datasets for Al model training, inference, update, and monitoring. The CCI may be cell-specific, site-specific, or configuration-specific. The CCI may be transmitted via radio resource control messaging, which may be enhanced to include Al-specific information element(s) associated with CSI-RS configuration.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
  • H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports

61.

MULTI-USER MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MU-MIMO) RESTRICTION WITH ENHANCED DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DMRS) CONFIGURATION TYPES FOR PDSCH IN NEW RADIO (NR)

      
Application Number US2024015750
Publication Number 2024/173517
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-14
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bhamri, Ankit
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Ye, Chunxuan

Abstract

Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a base station, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to receive a configuration message from the base station and determine a first set of antenna ports based on the configuration message. The processor is further configured to perform channel estimation on the first set of antenna port and perform or refrain from performing channel estimation on a second set of antenna ports based on the configuration message. The first set of antenna ports and the second set of antenna ports are in a code division multiplexing (CDM) group.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0452 - Multi-user MIMO systems
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

62.

MEASUREMENT AND FEEDBACK FOR CARRIER PHASE POSITIONING

      
Application Number US2024016175
Publication Number 2024/173809
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Fakoorian, Seyed Ali Akbar
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Yang, Weidong

Abstract

Methods and systems include receiving, at network entity, capability data describing carrier phase (CP) measurement parameters for a target user equipment (UE); receiving, at the network entity, position reference unit (PRU) capability data; sending, to the target UE, first configuration data specifying a first timing for performing position measurements; sending, to a PRU UE, second configuration data specifying a second timing for performing the position measurements; receiving, from the target UE, first feedback data specifying a first position measurement including carrier phase data; receiving, from the PRU UE, second feedback data specifying a second position measurement including carrier phase data; and determining, based on the first feedback data and the second feedback data, a position estimate for the target UE.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
  • G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
  • H04W 88/18 - Service support devices; Network management devices

63.

RADIO LINK FAILURE AND HANDOVER FAILURE IN LAYER 1/LAYER 2 MOBILITY

      
Application Number CN2023075637
Publication Number 2024/168458
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-13
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R.
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Gurumoorthy, Sethuraman
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Sirotkin, Alexander

Abstract

Techniques for layer 1 (L1) /layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility (LTM) -based failure handling are provided. An example method includes a user equipment (UE) detecting a failure, the failure being a radio link failure (RLF) or a handover (HO) failure. The UE can detect a cell configured for LTM based on the detection of the failure. The UE can transmit, to the cell using a signaling radio bearer one (SRB1), a radio resource control (RRC) reestablishment message, the RRC reestablishment message including a UE identifier and a failure cause. The UE can recover packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) data for one or more signaling radio bearers (SRBs) and suspending PDCP data for one or more data radio bearers (DRBs).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/18 - Management of setup rejection or failure

64.

ENHANCEMENTS TO SUPPORT MULTI-TRP OPERATION

      
Application Number CN2023075677
Publication Number 2024/168467
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-13
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Yao, Chunhai
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Cui, Jie
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is configured to establish a connection to a base station configured with multiple transmission reception points (TRPs), receive a signal from the base station configured to trigger a switch from a first TRP mode to a second TRP mode, wherein when the first TRP mode is a multi-TRP (mTRP) mode, then the second TRP mode if a single TRP (sTRP) mode, and when the first TRP mode if the sTRP mode, then the second TRP mode if the mTRP mode and communicate with the base station using the second TRP mode.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

65.

TECHNOLOGIES FOR PAGING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS

      
Application Number CN2023075681
Publication Number 2024/168469
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-13
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Gupta, Vivek G.

Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for paging inactive devices in wireless networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 68/00 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

66.

RADIO LINK CONTROL PACKET DISCARDING

      
Application Number CN2023075685
Publication Number 2024/168470
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-13
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner
  • APPLE INC. (USA)
  • XU, Fangli (China)
Inventor
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Xu, Fangli

Abstract

A device includes a set of transceivers and a processor. In some examples, the device may receive a set of packet handling parameters. The device may transmit a protocol data unit (PDU) set, based at least in part on the received set of packet handling parameters. Additionally, the device, at an radio link control (RLC) entity within the device, may receive an indication that one or more packets of the PDU set are eligible for packet discarding. In some examples, the one or more packets of the PDU set may correspond to in-flight packets transmitted by the RLC entity. The device may also perform at least one packet discard operation associated with the one or more packets, based at least in part on at least one of the received set of packet handling parameters or the received indication.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
  • H04W 28/06 - Optimising, e.g. header compression, information sizing

67.

LAYER-1 MEASUREMENTS FOR MULTI-PANEL RECEIVING USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number CN2023075905
Publication Number 2024/168515
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-14
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Chen, Xiang
  • Cui, Jie
  • Raghavan, Manasa
  • Li, Qiming
  • Tang, Yang
  • Song, Yuexia

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) includes a first and second receiving (RX) panel and is configured to determine the UE is to perform Layer-1 (L1) measurements on beams transmitted by a first and second transmission and reception point (TRP), wherein the UE tests a minimum number of beams using beam sweeping operations prior to selecting the beams for L1 measurements, wherein the minimum number corresponds to a number of beam sweeping rounds. In a first beam sweeping round, the UE simultaneously activates the first and second RX panels to generate one RX beam for a beam sweeping operation. In subsequent beam sweeping rounds, the UE performs beam sweeping operations until the minimum number of beams are tested, selects a first beam of the first TRP and a second beam of the second TRP for the L1 measurements and performs the L1 measurements.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 72/044 - Wireless resource allocation based on the type of the allocated resource

68.

UE-INITIATED BEAM MEASUREMENT REPORTING TO TRIGGER LAYER-1 BASED MOBILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

      
Application Number CN2023075924
Publication Number 2024/168519
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-14
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Li, Qiming
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

A processor of a user equipment (UE) is configured to receive a channel state information (CSI) report configuration that includes parameters to detect a triggering event for a UE-initiated CSI report, the triggering event being based on measurement results derived based on reference signals (RS) received from a serving cell and measurement results derived based on RS received from at least one non-serving cell, detect the triggering event based on at least the measurement results derived based on the RS received from the serving cell and the at least one non-serving cell and if the UE-initiated CSI report does not have a lower priority than a network-initiated CSI report that overlaps with the UE-initiated CSI report, transmit the UE-initiated CSI report that includes the measurement results derived based on the RS received from the serving cell and the at least one non-serving cell.

IPC Classes  ?

69.

MULTIPLEXING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION INDICATING UNUSED CONFIGURED GRANT RESOURCES

      
Application Number CN2023075967
Publication Number 2024/168528
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-14
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Gurumoorthy, Sethuraman
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Wu, Zhibin

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive configured grant (CG) configuration information for a CG cycle comprising multiple Physical Uplink Shared Channel (multi-PUSCH) occasions for transmission of data, determine, by a Medium Access Control (MAC) entity of the UE, at least one unused PUSCH occasion of the multiple CG PUSCH occasions of the CG cycle, wherein an unused PUSCH occasion indicates the UE does not have any data to transmit in the unused PUSCH occasion, generate, by the MAC entity of the UE, information identifying the at least one of the unused CG PUSCH occasions, provide, by the MAC entity, the information to a physical layer or the UE and initiate a PUSCH transmission in one of the CG PUSCH occasions, wherein the PUSCH transmission comprises the information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows

70.

TECHNOLOGIES FOR IDENTIFYING ENHANCED REDUCED CAPABILITY USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS

      
Application Number CN2023075984
Publication Number 2024/168533
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-14
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Hu, Haijing
  • He, Hong
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng

Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for identifying enhanced reduced capability user equipment in wireless networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]

71.

MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION AND EXECUTION CONDITION HANDLING IN SELECTIVE SCG ACTIVATION

      
Application Number CN2023076388
Publication Number 2024/168661
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Gurumoorthy, Sethuraman
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R.

Abstract

The disclosure relates to measurement configuration and execution condition handling in selective Secondary Cell Group (SCG) activation. There is provided there is provided a base station (BS), comprising: one or more antenna; one or more radio coupled to the one or more antenna; and a processor coupled to the one or more radio. The BS is configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a source secondary base station, a candidate conditional configuration enquiry; and sending, to a user equipment (UE), global configuration information for consecutive cell group changes, wherein the global configuration information for consecutive cell group changes is generated based on at least conditional configuration lists from one or more target secondary base stations and the source secondary base station associated with the base station.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements

72.

IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE PROCEDURE ENHANCEMENTS

      
Application Number CN2023076391
Publication Number 2024/168662
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Cheng, Peng

Abstract

Described herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for enhancing in-device coexistence (IDC) interference reporting. A UE may receive configuration information indicating a target frequency for wireless communication by the UE. The UE may determine one or more affected frequency range relative to the target frequency where IDC interference is detected or expected to occur, and report the one or more affected frequency range.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports

73.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK TO RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL OCCASION ASSOCIATION FOR PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL REPETITION

      
Application Number CN2023076397
Publication Number 2024/168663
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Yao, Chunhai
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • He, Hong
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

Systems and methods for synchronization signal block (SSB) -to-random access channel (RACH) occasion (RO) association for enabling a use of physical random access channel (PRACH) repetitions are discussed herein. A network (e.g., a radio access network (RAN) ) may provide a user equipment (UE) with RACH configuration information that enables the UE to identify a set of configured ROs. In some cases, the UE uses RO groups that comprise a plurality of time domain multiplexed (TDMed) ROs for PRACH repetitions of one or more random access procedure for corresponding SSB (s). The UE may use the RACH configuration information to determine the mapping of these RO groups to the configured ROs, to determine a repetition level for each of these RO groups, to identify a correspondence between the SSB of an RO group and the repetition level off the RO group, etc. Other embodiments not using formal RO groups are also described.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]

74.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK (UL) TRANSMISSION DYNAMIC SWITCHING

      
Application Number CN2023076431
Publication Number 2024/168676
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bhamri, Ankit
  • Sun, Haitong

Abstract

Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising one or more transceivers configured to enable wireless communication with a base station, a first antenna and a second antenna coupled to the one or more transceivers, and a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more transceivers. The first and the second antennas are associated with a first and a second frequency bands respectively. The processor is configured to transmit a first signal on the first frequency band and a second signal on the second frequency band to the base station. The processor is further configured to switch, based on a fourth frequency band of second subsequent transmission or a comparison between the first and the second frequency bands, the first antenna to be associated with a third frequency band of first subsequent transmission and transmit the first subsequent signal on the third frequency band to the base station.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

75.

MULTI-ACCESS EDGE COMPUTING EDGE ENABLER CLIENT IDENTIFIER GENERATION AND CONSTRUCTION

      
Application Number CN2023076442
Publication Number 2024/168683
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Featherstone, Walter
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Manithara Vamanan, Sudeep
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Agnel, Mona

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) edge enabler client identifier (EECID) generation and/or EECID construction. A network entity such as a mobile network operator (MNO) or edge configuration server (ECS) may determine whether the ECS is deployed by the MNO or by a non-MNO edge computing service provider (ECSP). In addition, the network entity may, in response to determining that the ECS is deployed by the MNO, determine a first portion of the EECID based, at least in part, on a public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier (ID) associated with the ECS. Further, the network entity may determine at least a second portion of the EECID based, at least in part, on a generated number. The generated number may be one of a sequence number or a random number.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 8/18 - Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

76.

DATASET SHARING FOR AI/ML

      
Application Number CN2023076444
Publication Number 2024/168684
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Gurumoorthy, Sethuraman
  • Wu, Zhibin

Abstract

Devices and methods for dataset sharing for AI/ML is provided. A first communication device comprises: at least one antenna; and a processor configured to: transmit, to a second communication device, a dataset notification including meta info of a dataset for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model; receive, from the second communication device, a dataset request to request obtaining the dataset; and transmit, to the second communication device, a dataset report comprising the dataset.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence

77.

UPLINK TRANSMISSION TIMING MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-TRP OPERATION

      
Application Number CN2023076445
Publication Number 2024/168685
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Tang, Yang
  • Cui, Jie
  • Raghavan, Manasa
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R.
  • Zhang, Dawei

Abstract

There is provided an apparatus of a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising a processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to: monitor a transmission timing difference (TTD) or a reception timing difference (RTD) between multiple Transmit Receive Points (TRPs); determine a first event that the TTD or the RTD is not beyond a respective threshold related to the UE's capability, or a second event that the TTD or the RTD is beyond the respective threshold; and enable two or more Timing Advance Groups (TAGs) for the multiple TRPs in the first event, or a single TAG for the multiple TRPs in the second event.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]

78.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOR SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK TO RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL OCCASION ASSOCIATION FOR PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL REPETITION

      
Application Number CN2023076446
Publication Number 2024/168686
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Yao, Chunhai
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • He, Hong
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

Systems and methods for synchronization signal block (SSB) -to-random access channel (RACH) occasion (RO) association for enabling a use of physical random access channel (PRACH) repetitions are discussed herein. A network (e.g., a radio access network (RAN) ) may provide a user equipment (UE) with RACH configuration information that enables the UE to identify a set of configured ROs. In some cases, the UE uses RO groups that comprise a plurality of time domain multiplexed (TDMed) ROs for PRACH repetitions of one or more random access procedure for corresponding SSB (s). The UE may use the RACH configuration information to determine the mapping of these RO groups to the configured ROs, to determine a repetition level for each of these RO groups, to identify a correspondence between the SSB of an RO group and the repetition level off the RO group, etc. Other embodiments not using formal RO groups are also described.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]

79.

ENHANCED OPERATIONS DURING INTER-DONOR FULL MIGRATION

      
Application Number CN2023076505
Publication Number 2024/168701
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R.
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Gurumoorthy, Sethuraman
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng

Abstract

Enhanced operations during inter-donor full migration are disclosed. A network device is particularly disclosed, comprising: at least one antenna; at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna; and a processor coupled to the at least one radio; wherein the processor is configured to: perform one or more operations related to an inter-donor full migration associated with a mobile Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node.

IPC Classes  ?

80.

ALIGNING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) AND POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) OPERATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

      
Application Number CN2023076509
Publication Number 2024/168702
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner
  • APPLE INC. (USA)
  • CHEN, Yuqin (USA)
Inventor
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Gurumoorthy, Sethuraman
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R.

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including transmitting, by a base station of a network, discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration data to a user equipment (UE) of the network, where the DRX configuration data specifies one or more parameters for performing DRX by the UE; receiving, by the base station from a location management function (LMF) of the network, a request for the DRX configuration data; and transmitting, by the base station, the DRX configuration data to the LMF.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

81.

SIDELINK CONTROL AND SYNCHRONIZATION REFERENCE SIGNALING FOR SL PRS TRANSMISSION

      
Application Number CN2023076512
Publication Number 2024/168704
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner
  • APPLE INC. (USA)
  • YAO, Chunhai (China)
Inventor
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Bhamri, Ankit
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Yao, Chunhai
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Fakoorian, Seyed Ali Akbar
  • Sun, Haitong
  • He, Hong

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for sidelink control and synchronization reference signaling for SL PRS transmission, e.g., in 5G NR systems and beyond. A user equipment device (UE) may determine priority information associated with synchronization sources for one or more candidate anchor devices. The UE may rank, based, at least in part, on whether the sidelink positioning procedure is network-based or Global Network Satellite System (GNSS) based, the one or more candidate anchor devices using the priority information. Further, the UE may select, based, at least in part, on the ranking, one or more candidate devices to be used in the sidelink positioning procedure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements

82.

RESOURCE AND REPORT CONFIGURATION ENHANCEMENTS FOR NETWORK SPATIAL ELEMENTS ADAPTATION

      
Application Number CN2023076531
Publication Number 2024/168712
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Wu, Dan
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Ye, Sigen
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • He, Hong

Abstract

A wireless communication system may use resource and reporting setting enhancements for network spatial elements adaptation. In some embodiments, a network node may encode a Channel Status Information (CSI) reporting setting information element. The CSI reporting setting information element may include an indication of a subset of ports for a user equipment (UE) to measure for a spatial elements adaptation CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) report. The UE may measure the CSI-RS and report the measurements to the network node.

IPC Classes  ?

83.

CSI ENHANCEMENTS FOR DYNAMIC DOWNLINK TRANSMIT POWER ADAPTATION USING MULTIPLE CSI REPORT CONFIGURATIONS

      
Application Number CN2023076534
Publication Number 2024/168713
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ye, Sigen
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Wu, Dan
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • He, Hong

Abstract

A wireless communication system may use multiple power control offsets for a CSI-Reference signal (RS) resource. A network node may provide a user equipment (UE) with a Channel State Information (CSI) report configuration information element. The CSI report configuration information element includes one or both of a list of power control offsets for a CSI-Reference signal (RS) resource and a list of transmit powers for the CSI-RS. The UE may provide a CSI report with CSI measurements corresponding to one or more of the power control offsets.

IPC Classes  ?

84.

MULTI-PATH CONFIGURATION FOR SIDELINK (SL) RELAY

      
Application Number CN2023076549
Publication Number 2024/168719
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Gurumoorthy, Sethuraman
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Palle Venkata, Naveen Kumar R
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Hu, Haijing

Abstract

A user equipment (UE), a base station, a baseband processor or other network device can operate in a network to communicate in a single path (SP) sidelink (SL) relay or in a multi-path (MP) SL relay configuration for communications in a direct path and indirect path concurrently or at the same time. The UE can initiate a change to an MP SL relay or the release of the MP SL relay to an SP SL relay for the network base station to facilitate. Traffic communications can be provided over the indirect path in response to a confirmation that the indirect path is established for communication.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/14 - Direct-mode setup
  • H04W 76/15 - Setup of multiple wireless link connections
  • H04W 88/04 - Terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
  • H04W 40/22 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point
  • H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

85.

RESOURCE AND REPORT CONFIGURATION ENHANCEMENTS FOR TYPE 2 NETWORK SPATIAL ELEMENTS ADAPTATION

      
Application Number CN2023076570
Publication Number 2024/168724
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Wu, Dan
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Ye, Sigen
  • Yao, Chunhai
  • Fakoorian, Seyed Ali Akbar

Abstract

A wireless communication system may use resource and report configuration enhancements for Type 2 network spatial elements adaptation. In some embodiments, the network node may configure a first CSI resource setting and at least a second CSI resource setting for channel measurement. The first CSI resource setting and the second CSI resource setting link to one CSI reporting setting. The second CSI resource setting may comprise different spatial relation information or a different antenna port than the first resource setting.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

86.

COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT IN RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE

      
Application Number CN2023076812
Publication Number 2024/168821
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-17
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bhamri, Ankit
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Wu, Dan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • He, Hong
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Fakoorian, Seyed Ali Akbar
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: receiving a signaling message from a base station, the signaling message including information about one or more random access (RA) repetition levels, the one or more RA repetition levels including at least one of a physical random access channel (PRACH) repetition number, a message 3 (Msg3) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetition set, or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetition number for message 4 (Msg4) hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK); and establishing a connection with the base station based at least on the information about random access (RA) repetition levels.

IPC Classes  ?

87.

ENHANCED GNSS OPERATIONS FOR IOT NTN

      
Application Number CN2023076824
Publication Number 2024/168825
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-17
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Yao, Chunhai
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Zhang, Dawei

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for use in a communication network to implement enhanced global navigation satellite system (GNSS) operations for Internet of Things non-terrestrial networks (IoT NTNs). In particular, enhancements are provided to address issues related to providing: a mechanism for a user equipment (UE) to report GNSS position fix time duration; a mechanism for a UE to report GNSS validity duration; a network (NW) triggered GNSS measurement mechanism; and a UE triggered GNSS measurement mechanism.

IPC Classes  ?

88.

ACTIVATION AND/OR DEACTIVATION OF MULTIPLE PRE-CONFIGURED MEASUREMENT GAPS

      
Application Number CN2023076844
Publication Number 2024/168833
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-17
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Song, Yuexia
  • Cui, Jie
  • Tang, Yang
  • Zhang, Dawei

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to techniques for activation and/or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps (Pre-MGs) in a wireless communication system. In some embodiments, a user equipment device (UE) is configured to detect one or more trigger events for a plurality of BWPs serving the UE; and in response to at least one of the one or more trigger events being detected, determine to perform a pre-configured measurement gap (MG) status change for the plurality of BWPs, wherein performing the pre-configured MG status change comprises activating or deactivating one or more pre-configured MGs for the plurality of BWPs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/00 - Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

89.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ENHANCED POWER HEADROOM REPORT (PHR) FOR A WAVEFORM SWITCHING

      
Application Number CN2023076845
Publication Number 2024/168834
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-17
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • He, Hong

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a device and a method for performing an enhanced Power Headroom Report (PHR) for a waveform switching. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may comprises: at least one antenna; at least one radio, configured to perform wireless communication using at least one radio access technology; and one or more processor coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the at least one radio and the one or more processor are configured to cause the UE to determine whether a criterion for requesting a waveform switching is met, wherein the criterion is associated with any of: a measured Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) /Channel State Information (CSI) Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), a pathloss change, or uplink data in a buffer; and in response to determining the criterion is met, transmit to a network device a waveform switching request, wherein the waveform switching request indicates that the UE requests to switching its uplink waveform.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements

90.

POWER HEADROOM REPORTING ENHANCEMENTS

      
Application Number CN2023076887
Publication Number 2024/168855
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-02-17
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Fakoorian, Seyed Ali Akbar
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Wu, Dan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • He, Hong
  • Cui, Jie
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Tang, Yang

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: determining, by a user equipment, to change a power class of the UE; and in response, generating a power headroom report to be reported to a base station serving the UE.

IPC Classes  ?

91.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEW RADIO POSITIONING BASED NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK USER EQUIPMENT LOCATION

      
Application Number US2023070569
Publication Number 2024/172858
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-07-20
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Xu, Fangli
  • Hu, Haijing
  • Sirotkin, Alexander
  • Venkata, Naveen Kumar R Palle
  • Chen, Yuqin
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Cheng, Peng
  • Wu, Zhibin
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng

Abstract

Systems and methods for radio access network (RAN)-based user equipment (UE) location determination in non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are discussed herein. Round trip time (RTT) mechanisms, uplink angle of arrival (UL-AOA) mechanisms, and/or uplink time difference of arrival (UL-TDOA) mechanisms may be used between a UE and one or more NTN payloads operating a serving cell of a base station to provide the base station data used to determine a location of the UE. In some example, a single uplink (UL) reference signal is used in conjunction with multiple payloads, while in others multiple UL reference signals sent during different measurement instances are used with a single payload. The base station may not be dependent on certain core network (CN)-related functionality (e.g., an LTE positioning protocol (LPP) and/or an NR positioning protocol A (NRPPa)) to make this determination. In some embodiments, a determined location is used to verify a UE-reported location.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/00 - Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements

92.

USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CAPABILITY REPORTING IN ASSOCIATION WITH SIMULTANEOUS UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS USING MULTIPLE ANTENNA PANELS

      
Application Number US2024010062
Publication Number 2024/172921
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-02
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • He, Hong
  • Cui, Jie
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods that support capability index reporting associated with multi-antenna panel uplink transmissions. In an example, a base station configures a UE to perform channel state information (CSI) group-based reporting. The UE can report a set of capability indexes that correspond to an antenna panel or for a plurality of antenna panels. This report can indicate the number of sounding reference signal (SRS) ports supported per corresponding antenna panel(s). Further, the reported capability indexes can be included in a CSI group-based report or in a standalone report.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

93.

CONTROL SYSTEM

      
Application Number US2024011016
Publication Number 2024/172941
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-10
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor Carter, Troy A.

Abstract

A control system includes a first air spring (220a) that is configured to support a sprung mass relative to a first unsprung mass portion, the first air spring (220a) having a first air spring chamber (222a), and a second air spring (220b) that is configured to support the sprung mass relative to a second unsprung mass portion, the second air spring (220b) having a second air spring chamber (222b). The first air spring (220a) and the second air spring (220b) are configured to control a roll angle by transfer of air into and out of the first air spring chamber (222a) of the first air spring, and by transfer of air into and out of the second air spring chamber (222b) of the second air spring.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B60G 11/27 - Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of springs having fluid springs only, e.g. hydropneumatic springs wherein the fluid is a gas
  • B60G 17/052 - Pneumatic spring characteristics
  • B60G 21/073 - Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces permanently interconnected fluid between wheels on the same axle but on different sides of the vehicle, i.e. the left and right wheel suspensions being interconnected
  • B60G 17/015 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or s the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements
  • B60G 17/016 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or s the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements characterised by their responsiveness, when the vehicle is travelling, to specific motion, a specific condition, or driver input

94.

TECHNOLOGIES FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SET DISCARDING

      
Application Number US2024011593
Publication Number 2024/172958
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Kuo, Ping-Heng
  • Rossbach, Ralf
  • Manithara Vamanan, Sudeep

Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for dynamic control of protocol data unit set discarding.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/02 - Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control

95.

TECHNOLOGIES FOR UNIFIED TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATE FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMIT-RECEIVE POINT OPERATION

      
Application Number US2024011649
Publication Number 2024/172962
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Bhamri, Ankit
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • He, Hong
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for unified transmission configuration indicator state for multiple-transmit-receive point operation in wireless networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04W 52/00 - Power management

96.

USER EQUIPMENT LOCATION VERIFICATION IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS

      
Application Number US2024011688
Publication Number 2024/172965
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-16
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • He, Hong
  • Yang, Weidong
  • Oteri, Oghenekome

Abstract

A device such as a location management function (LMF) may receive assistance data including uplink (UL)-angle of arrival (AoA) information. In some examples, the UL-AoA information may be associated with one or more UL transmissions from a user equipment (UE) to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) device. The device may perform a positioning procedure using the UL-AoA information. In some examples, a UE may transmit, to an LMF, assistance data information including a number of satellites in view and satellite ephemeris data for one or more satellites of the number of satellites in view. In some examples, a UE may receive, from an NTN device, a downlink control information (DCI) message. The DCI message may include a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetition number for Msg4 hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01S 3/14 - Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
  • G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
  • G01S 5/12 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves by co-ordinating position lines of different shape, e.g. hyperbolic, circular, elliptical or radial
  • G01S 13/76 - Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems wherein pulse-type signals are transmitted

97.

CONFIGURATION AND CAPABILITY SIGNALING FOR ENHANCED POSITIONING TECHNIQUES IN CELLULAR SYSTEMS

      
Application Number US2024011748
Publication Number 2024/172970
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-17
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Oteri, Oghenekome
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • He, Hong
  • Fakoorian, Seyed, Ali, Akbar

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for enhanced positioning techniques using configuration and capability signaling in cellular systems. A method may include reporting, to a network node, an indication of one or more user equipment (UE) capability parameters associated with a processing procedure for positioning reference signal (PRS) bandwidth aggregation. The method may include receiving, from the network node and associated with the reported one or more UE capability parameters, a configuration for the processing procedure which supports multiple positioning frequency layer (multi -PFL) processing for aggregation of PRS resources across a plurality of PFLs and further supports one or more PFL groups comprising the plurality of PFLs to be configured on one or more component carriers (CCs). Additionally, respective PRS resources in respective PFL groups may share one or more common parameters and the method may further include performing, based on the received configuration, the processing procedure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 72/00 - Local resource management

98.

ENHANCEMENTS TO SUPPORT INCREASED NUMBER OF DMRS PORTS FOR TRANSMISSION OF A DMRS

      
Application Number US2024012575
Publication Number 2024/173000
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-23
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Bhamri, Ankit
  • He, Hong

Abstract

A network device including a transceiver and a processor is disclosed. The processor is configured to determine a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration type, a count of DMRS ports, and a count of DMRS code division multiplexing (CDM) groups without data. The processor is configured to determine a count of scaled-up DMRS ports and a respective value of each scaled-up DMRS port in accordance with the determined count of DMRS CDM groups without data, the DMRS configuration type, and the count of DMRS ports. The transceiver is configured to transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by downlink control information (DCI). The DCI indicates the count of scaled-up DMRS ports and the respective value of each scaled-up DMRS port. The respective value of each scaled-up DMRS port is above 7, and a DMRS includes 1 symbol.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0452 - Multi-user MIMO systems
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

99.

LOCATION ESTIMATION AND UPLINK BANDWIDTH AGGREGATION

      
Application Number US2024012731
Publication Number 2024/173006
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-24
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Oteri, Oghenekome F.
  • He, Hong
  • Fakoorian, Seyed Ali Akbar
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zeng, Wei

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for bandwidth aggregation of positioning sounding reference signals (positioning SRS), e.g., in 5G NR systems and beyond. A UE may report, to a network one or more capabilities associated with bandwidth aggregation for a positioning procedure for location estimation. The UE may receive, from the network, configuration information and/or scheduling information. The UE may select frequencies for transmission of positioning SRS and may transmit positioning SRS on the selected frequencies. The network may aggregate the positioning SRS over a range of bandwidth to estimate a location of the UE.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

100.

TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR STATE CONFIGURATION FOR NEIGHBOR CELLS

      
Application Number US2024012744
Publication Number 2024/173009
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-24
Publication Date 2024-08-22
Owner APPLE INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • He, Hong
  • Sun, Haitong
  • Zhang, Dawei
  • Zeng, Wei
  • Ye, Chunxuan
  • Cui, Jie

Abstract

This disclosure relates to techniques for configuring and performing channel state information measurement reporting for neighbor cells in a wireless communication system. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a wireless link. The wireless device may receive transmission control indicator state configuration information from the cellular base station that configures at least one TCI state to be associated with a non-serving cell. The wireless device may receive an indication to perform channel state information measurement and reporting for a channel state information reporting configuration that includes a channel state information reference signal resource associated with the TCI state. The wireless device may perform channel state information measurement and reporting for the non-serving cell using the channel state information reference signal resource.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04B 7/00 - Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
  • H04B 17/00 - Monitoring; Testing
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