Patents Assigned to Apple, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240187938
    Abstract: Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a serving cell and a target cell and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to receive a handover command from the serving cell. The handover command comprises an epoch index and ephemeris information of the target cell. The processor is further configured to determine an epoch time of the target cell based on the epoch index and perform time synchronization with the target cell using the epoch time and the ephemeris information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Fangli Xu, Chunxuan Ye, Yang Tang, Hong He, Qiming Li, Yuqin Chen, Dawei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240188030
    Abstract: A method includes causing, at a first user equipment (UE), transmission of at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) to a second UE via a sidelink (SL) communication based on first positioning assistance data. The transmission enables the second UE to determine positioning measurements from at least part of the at least one PRS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhibin Wu, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Jie Cui, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Weidong Yang, Yuqin Chen
  • Publication number: 20240185539
    Abstract: An AR system that leverages a pre-generated 3D model of the world to improve rendering of 3D graphics content for AR views of a scene, for example an AR view of the world in front of a moving vehicle. By leveraging the pre-generated 3D model, the AR system may use a variety of techniques to enhance the rendering capabilities of the system. The AR system may obtain pre-generated 3D data (e.g., 3D tiles) from a remote source (e.g., cloud-based storage), and may use this pre-generated 3D data (e.g., a combination of 3D mesh, textures, and other geometry information) to augment local data (e.g., a point cloud of data collected by vehicle sensors) to determine much more information about a scene, including information about occluded or distant regions of the scene, than is available from the local data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick S. Piemonte, Daniel De Rocha Rosario, Jason D. Gosnell, Peter Meier
  • Publication number: 20240187919
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for concatenating in the packet data convergence protocol sublayer or the service data adaptation sublayer in wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ralf Rossbach, Fangli Xu, Alexander Sirotkin, Bobby Jose, Dawei Zhang, Francois E. Deparis, Haijing Hu, Mohamed Mounir Mohamed Abdelrahman, Murali Narasimha, Murtaza A. Shikari, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Pavan Nuggehalli, Ralf Itjeshorst, Sarma V. Vangala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Vijay Venkataraman, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20240186746
    Abstract: Power connectors that are easy to connect, have a low profile, and can convey one or more data signals. One example can provide a power connector that is easy to connect by providing an axisymmetric connector receptacle and connector insert. Magnets can be used to help guide a connection between a connector insert and a connector receptacle. Canted springs can be used to provide a tactile response to the insertion of the connector insert into the connector receptacle and to help to secure the connector insert in place when mated with the connector insert. Keying or self-aligning features can be included on either or both the connector insert and the connector receptacle to help guide mating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Harper, Davood Mousanezhad Viyand, James M. Jeon, Mahmoud R. Amini, Rui Zhou, Sajjad Mohammadiyangijeh
  • Publication number: 20240185739
    Abstract: A configuration for a breathing sequence may be defined using a user interface of a user device. The user interface may also be used to begin the breathing sequence. Prior to beginning the breathing sequence, the user device can determine a breath ratio for the breathing sequence based on a breathing profile. The breath ratio is based at least in part on inhale time and exhale time of a breath of the breathing sequence. During the breathing sequence, a fluctuating user interface element may fluctuate at a cyclic rate corresponding to the breath ratio. Such fluctuation may include repeated growing and repeated shrinking of the fluctuating user interface element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Kriz Blahnik, Erno H. Klaassen, Julie A. Arney, Alan C. Dye, Gary I. Butcher, Kevin M. Lynch, Nader E. Bagherzadeh, Gracee Agrawal, Stephen J. Waydo, Christopher J. Brouse
  • Publication number: 20240187928
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising: acquiring configuration information including a first configuration information for determining a configured grant (CG)/semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration, the first configuration information is included in a radio resource control (RRC) message; and performing a data transmission/reception via the CG/SPS configuration determined by the configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Alexander Sirotkin, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Pavan Nuggehalli, Ralf Rossbach, Sarma V. Vangala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Weidong Yang, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20240184080
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a camera voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to shift a lens and/or an image sensor along multiple axes. The VCM actuator may include a bottom flexure and a top flexure that connect one or more dynamic members to one or more static members. The VCM actuator may include stationary magnets and coils held by dynamic members. In some cases, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor along an optical axis, to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, and/or to tilt the image sensor relative to the orthogonal axis. In some examples, the VCM actuator may be configured to move the image sensor in directions orthogonal to the optical axis, to move the lens along the optical axis, and/or to tilt the lens relative to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shashank Sharma, Douglas S. Brodie, Scott W. Miller
  • Publication number: 20240187916
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a network, that includes: determining quality of service (QoS) information for a plurality of data flows with different QoS attributes, transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration message generated based on the QoS information, wherein the configuration message includes configuration information for at least one configured grant (CG); and receiving, from the UE based on the at least one CG, uplink data based on the plurality of data flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Murtaza A. Shikari, Ralf Rossbach, Sarma V. Vangala, Srinivasan Nimmala
  • Publication number: 20240187048
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to implement a codebook design for Doppler cases. For example, a multiple-input, multiple-output code configuration may be utilized for selecting components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wei Zeng
  • Patent number: 12004223
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for beam failure recovery (BFR). For example, some embodiments are directed to a user equipment (UE). The UE includes radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to receive, using the radio front end circuitry, one or more reference signals. The processor circuitry can be further configured to, in response to determining that a beam failure occurred for the one or more reference signals, determine a contention-free (CF) physical random access channel (PRACH) resource for a beam failure recovery (BFR) request. The processor circuitry can be further configured to transmit, using the radio front circuitry, the BFR request using the determined CF PRACH resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Gang Xiong, Guotong Wang, Alexei Davydov
  • Patent number: 11999544
    Abstract: Packaging with a locking mechanism is provided, such as for finished goods packaging, such that a lid and base box may be secured together in a closed configuration. An interlocking ripcord mechanical lock may include a slot and tab style ripcord that is integrated into the packaging. As an example, packaging using corrugated material may utilize the corrugated material thickness to lock the tab record inside an opening such as a slot, such that the base box is retained and coupled to the lid, thereby preventing the base box from sliding out from the lid if a user except packaging by the lid. Once the ripcord is removed, is removed, the mechanical lock is thereby released from the base and lid, allowing the customer to open the packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Mark T. Uyeda
  • Patent number: 11998090
    Abstract: Systems of the present disclosure can provide a watch band that provide a marker pattern to a computer-generated reality device. The watch band can include structures or features that provide an identifiable marker pattern to the computer-generated reality device. The structures or features that provide the marker pattern can be invisible or imperceptible to the user. Structures or features of the watch band can include infrared reflective thread, visually obscured markers, or lenticular lens assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn P. Crews, Peter F. Coxeter, Yiwei Tao, Shantanu R Ranade, Christopher I. Edwards, David M. Kindlon, Linda D. Benavente-Notaro
  • Patent number: 12001579
    Abstract: Data items such as files or database records associated with particular applications (such as messaging applications and other applications) can be stored in one or more remote locations, such as a cloud storage system, and synchronized with other devices. The remote storage can be configured such that each application executing on a client device can only view data items stored at the remote location to which the application has permission to access. An access manager on each client device enforces application specific access policies. Storage at the remote location can be secured for each application associated with a user or user account, for example, using isolated containers. The cloud storage of data can be anonymized and anonymous group data can be stored in the cloud storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Chevallier-Mames, Thomas Icart, Mathieu Ciet, Oliver J. Hunt, Yannick Sierra, Gokul Thirumalai, Roberto Garcia
  • Patent number: 12001636
    Abstract: Computing devices and methods are used to detect and compensate for the presence of a cover layer on a touch input device. A computing device includes a processing device, a touch input device in electronic communication with the processing device, and a memory device in electronic communication with the processing device and having electronic instructions encoded thereon. The electronic instructions, when executed by the processing device, cause the processor to receive a first signal obtained from the touch input device over a first duration of time, the first signal including a first signal pattern, receive a second signal obtained from the touch input device over a second duration of time separate from the first duration of time, the second signal including a second signal pattern, determine a difference between the first signal pattern and the second signal pattern, and adjust a touch input detection setting based on the difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Guangtao Zhang, Apexit Shah, Heemin Yang, Kevin D. Spratt, Mayank Garg, Nima Ferdosi, Vikram Garg, William J. Esposito, Tavys Q. Ashcroft
  • Patent number: 12001240
    Abstract: A modular electronic device system includes an electronic device and a cover for the device that allows the device to be mechanically and electrically mounted to a stand or device adapter on the rear side of the cover. The cover or device adapter can be connectable to modularly attachable and removable accessory devices and can provide electrical ports for powering and operating the accessory devices. While mounted to a stand, power and data communications can be provided to the electronic device, cover, and accessory devices from the stand or an external source. The modular components of the system can be interchangeable to allow the system to be adapted to many different settings and use cases based on the types of components included as the accessory devices and based on the number of accessory devices used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Mohammadali Parsian, J. Gerson Goldberg, Nicolas Huynh
  • Patent number: 12000030
    Abstract: A method of forming a component can include electrochemically depositing a metallic material onto a carrier component to a thickness of greater than 50 microns. The metallic material can include crystal grains and at least 90% of the crystal grains can include nanotwin boundaries. The metallic material can include a Copper-Silver alloy (Cu—Ag) with between about 0.5-2 at %-Ag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Herng-Jeng Jou, Jacob L. Smith, Weiming Huang
  • Patent number: 12000967
    Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic imaging medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic imaging medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon S. Franza, Gregory T. Minteer, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Dale Setlak, Marcus C. Yip, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach
  • Patent number: D1029862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Deena Ahmed Khattab, Eileen Y. Lee, William McMillan Tyler, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Patent number: D1029874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zachery Webster Kennedy, Sean Patrick O'Brien, Christopher I. Wilson