Apple Patent Applications

Apple patent applications that are pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240176209
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics and lens shifting capabilities. Some embodiments include voice coil motor (VCM) actuator arrangements to provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) movement. Some embodiments include suspension arrangements. The suspension arrangements may include leaf springs attached to a carrier structure for the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott W. Miller, Alfred N. Mireault, Brad V. Johnson, Nicholas D. Smyth, Rummel R. Adriano, Shashank Sharma, Steven Webster
  • Publication number: 20240179619
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatuses. systems. and methods for converged network architecture and signaling for wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peng Cheng, Behrouz Aghili, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Ralf Rossbach, Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Vivek G. Gupta
  • Publication number: 20240171891
    Abstract: A low-profile earbud is disclosed that sits securely within an ear of a user. The earbud includes a protruding portion that passes through a channel defined by the tragus and anti-tragus of the ear. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can take the form of a cable configured to supply power and transfer data to the earbud. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can provide additional space for electrical components and sensors supporting the earbud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Glenn K. Trainer, Scott C. Grinker, Ethan L. Huwe, Craig M. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20240169481
    Abstract: Embodiments ralte to a multi-mode demosaicing circuit able to receive and demosaic image data in a different raw image formats, such as Bayer raw image format and Quad Bayer raw image format. The multi-mode demosaicing circuit demosaics Quad Bayer image data by interpolating a green channel of the image data along each of a plurality of directions, generating a gradient of the image data along each of the plurality of directions, modifying the interpolated green channels based on respective gradients to generate full-resolution green channel image data, which is combined with red and blue image data to generate the demosaiced image data. Interpolation is performed for non-green pixels based on neighboring green pixels along a specified direction, modified by a residual value based upon valued of one or more nearby same-color pixels and a correlation between values of the same color pixels and neighboring green pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sarvesh SWAMI, David R. POPE, Sheng LIN, Amnon D. SILVERSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20240172018
    Abstract: Some aspects include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for radio resource management measurement prioritization for reduced capacity (RedCap) user equipment (UE). A RedCap UE may be use Half-Duplex Frequency Division Duplex (HD-FDD) for wireless communications. When performing communications with a network, the RedCap UE may make several measurements, including Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR), and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) measurements. To obtain these measurements, the RedCap UE may measure Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), and/or Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) symbols. Difficulties may arise when a RedCap UE's serving cell signal timing is not synchronized with a neighboring cell. The RedCap UE may be configured to prioritize measurements over uplink transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie CUI, Hong HE, Yang TANG, Qiming LI, Xiang CHEN, Manasa RAGHAVAN, Dawei ZHANG, Huaning NIU, Chunxuan YE, Haitong SUN
  • Publication number: 20240163836
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to determine an estimated location of a user equipment (UE). For instance, a UE can provide a positioning request to a node while the UE is in a radio resource control idle (RRC_IDLE) or inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state. The positioning request can be implemented in a random access channel (RACH) message A (MsgA). The UE can then receive a positioning response from the node. The positioning response can be implemented in a RACH message B (MsgB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexey KHORYAEV, Sergey SOSNIN, Gang XIONG, Seunghee HAN, Sergey PANTELEEV
  • Publication number: 20240160022
    Abstract: A mixed reality system including a head-mounted display (HMD) and a base station. Information collected by HMD sensors may be transmitted to the base via a wired or wireless connection. On the base, a rendering engine renders frames including virtual content based in part on the sensor information, and an encoder compresses the frames according to an encoding protocol before sending the frames to the HMD over the connection. Instead of using a previous frame to estimate motion vectors in the encoder, motion vectors from the HMD and the rendering engine are input to the encoder and used in compressing the frame. The motion vectors may be embedded in the data stream along with the encoded frame data and transmitted to the HMD over the connection. If a frame is not received at the HMD, the HMD may synthesize a frame from a previous frame using the motion vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Stahl, Avi Bar-Zeev
  • Publication number: 20240160088
    Abstract: Some embodiments include methods and/or systems for using multiple cameras to provide optical zoom to a user. Some embodiments include a first camera unit of a multifunction device capturing a first image of a first visual field. A second camera unit of the multifunction device simultaneously captures a second image of a second visual field. In some embodiments, the first camera unit includes a first optical package with a first focal length. In some embodiments, the second camera unit includes a second optical package with a second focal length. In some embodiments, the first focal length is different from the second focal length, and the first visual field is a subset of the second visual field. In some embodiments, the first image and the second image are preserved to a storage medium as separate data structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Claus Molgaard, Iain A. McAllister
  • Publication number: 20240163861
    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 determine one or more configured grant (CG) transport blocks (TBs) of one or more CG uplink transmissions and determine one or more dynamic grant (DG) TBs of one or more DG uplink transmissions. The processor is further configured to determine that a first CG TB of the one or more CG TBs overlaps with a first DG TB of the one or more DG TBs in time and determine that a priority level of the first CG TB is lower than a priority level of the DG TB. The processor is further configured to determine that the priority level of the first CG TB is lower than the priority level of the first DG TB and transmit, in the first DG TB, a first DG uplink transmission corresponding to the first DG TB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chunhai YAO, Chunxuan YE, Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN, Haitong SUN, Hong HE, Huaning NIU, Weidong YANG, Yushu ZHANG, Dawei ZHANG, Sigen YE, Oghenekome OTERI
  • Publication number: 20240161697
    Abstract: A sensing circuit includes at least a first gain stage and a controller for controlling the operation of the first gain stage. The first gain stage includes an amplifier having at least one input and one output, and a feedback loop coupled between the input and the output of the amplifier. The feedback loop includes a first capacitor coupled between the input and the output of the amplifier, and a second capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the input of the amplifier through a first switch and a second terminal coupled to the output of the amplifier through a second switch. The second capacitor is configured to be coupled in parallel to the first capacitor during a first portion of a measurement cycle, and disconnected from the first capacitor during a second portion of the measurement cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hasan AKYOL, Xuebei Yang
  • Publication number: 20240161401
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a mapping application that has a novel way of displaying traffic congestion along roads in the map. The mapping application in some embodiments defines a traffic congestion representation to run parallel to its corresponding road portion when the map is viewed at a particular zoom level, and defines a traffic congestion representation to be placed over its corresponding mad portion when the map is viewed at another zoom level. The mapping application in some embodiments differentiates the appearance of the traffic congestion representation that signifies heavy traffic congestion from the appearance of the traffic congestion representation that signifies moderate traffic congestion. In some of these embodiments, the mapping application does not generate a traffic congestion representation for areas along a road that are not congested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Moore, Aroon Pahwa, Yaohua Hu
  • Publication number: 20240160267
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing telemetry push aggregation techniques are described. A computing system includes one or more input/output (I/O) agents interposed between functional units and a communication fabric. A given I/O agent receives a set of aggregation rules from a power management unit. The I/O agent monitors traffic from the functional units, and the I/O agent generates telemetry data from the traffic data based on the set of aggregation rules. The telemetry data is used by the power management unit to make adjustments to one or more power settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Doron Rajwan, Karl Daniel Wulcan, Lital Levy-Rubin, Tal Kuzi
  • Publication number: 20240162970
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for determining a beam for communication between a user equipment and a base station. For example, angle of arrival estimates may be utilized for determining the beam for communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yakun Sun, Rohit U. Nabar, Mithat C. Dogan, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya, Han Yan, Louay Jalloul
  • Publication number: 20240161308
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for establishing an activity zone within video captured by a camera. A user device may establish an activity zone or an exclusion zone within video representing a physical view captured by the camera. An automatic monitoring system may analyze the video of the camera with respect to the activity zone or exclusion zone and trigger notifications that are associated with a zone so as to limit notifications transmitted to the user device to those notifications that are relevant to the user. With activity or exclusion zones video from a camera may be automatically monitored to reduce a volume of notifications transmitted to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sara Bolouki, Yah Yah Cason, Jonghoon Jin, Nils Ă„ngquist, Hendrik Dahlkamp, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Publication number: 20240153150
    Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress and encode data for three-dimensional visual volumetric content. To compress the 3D visual volumetric content, a compressed mesh is generated as well as compressed attribute information. Also, texture coordinates indicating a mapping between the vertices of the mesh and the attributes are signaled. However, in some situations a resolution used for the texture coordinates and a resolution used for the attributes may differ, in which case the respective resolutions are signaled. A decoder determines how to adjust the texture coordinate to attribute value mapping to account for the differing resolutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jungsun Kim, Alexandros Tourapis, Khaled Mammou
  • Publication number: 20240154759
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE). The UE obtains, from a network device, a first configuration information. The first configuration information indicates a first resource set for an aperiodic Sounding Reference Signal (AP-SRS). The first resource set for the AP-SRS includes a first list of slot offsets. The UE decodes a second configuration information from the network device. The second configuration information indicates a reference slot and a first slot offset of the first list of slot offsets. The UE generates the AP-SRS for transmission to the network device based on the reference slot and the first slot offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong Sun, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wei Zeng, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240154709
    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, wherein the configuration message indicates a model identifications (ID) and one or more signals and measure the one or more signals to generate a data set corresponding to the model ID. The processor is further configured to train a first artificial intelligence (AI) model corresponding to the model ID using the data set; generate a second data set corresponding the model ID; and transmit the second data set and the model ID to the base station. The second data set is used to train a second AI model corresponding to the model ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Huaning NIU, Wei ZENG, Dawei ZHANG, Ankit BHAMRI, Hong HE, Sigen YE, Oghenekome OTERI, Weidong YANG, Haitong SUN
  • Publication number: 20240155525
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses disclosed herein can mitigate interference in a wireless network. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can determine a mode of operation of a base station (BS) within the wireless network. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can select a first time advance (TA) when the BS is operating in a static time division duplex (TDD) mode of operation or a second TA when the BS is operating in a sub-band full duplex (SBFD) mode of operation or a dynamic TDD mode of operation. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can advance signals on an uplink (UL) by the first TA to cause the signals on the UL to be time aligned with other signals from other UEs on the UL at the BS to mitigate inter carrier interference (ICI) at the BS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN, Haitong SUN, Hong HE, Wei ZENG, Chunxuan YE, Dawei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240144541
    Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress and encode data for a three-dimensional mesh. To compress the three-dimensional mesh, the encoder determines displacements to be applied to sub-division locations of a base mesh. The displacement values may be signaled in their own sub-bitstream, e.g., a dedicated displacement data sub-bitstream, or may be signaled, at least in part, in an atlas data sub-bitstream that includes patch data. In some embodiments, the displacements may also be signaled, at least in part, in a video sub-bitstream or in a base-mesh sub-bitstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jungsun Kim, Alexandros Tourapis, Khaled Mammou
  • Publication number: 20240144143
    Abstract: A server system may facilitate and participate in operations relating to physical activity goals being performed at user devices. For example, the server system may receive a physical activity goal from a first user device associated with a first user profile. The server system may also receive an identification of a reward corresponding to the physical activity goal from the first user device. The server system may also transmit at least the physical activity goal to a second user device associated with a second user profile. The server system may also receive, from the second user device, first information associated with the physical activity goal. The server system may also transmit second information associated with the reward to a third device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Jay Kriz Blahnik
  • Publication number: 20240146425
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing cross link interference (CLI) measurement indication. For example, a user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a base station and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor can be configured to receive, using the transceiver, a configuration message from the base station indicating a plurality of cross link interference (CLI) resources. The processor is further configured to receive, using the transceiver, an activation message from the base station activating one or more of the plurality of CLI resources. The processor is further configured to perform a CLI measurement during at least one CLI resource of the activated one or more of the plurality of CLI resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN, Wei ZENG, Dawei ZHANG, Hong HE, Haitong SUN, Chunxuan YE, Huaning NIU
  • Publication number: 20240146190
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system with a first counter circuit, a first converter circuit, a second counter circuit, and a second converter circuit. The first counter circuit is configured to output a first count value based on a comparison between a first reference value and a switched node value of a voltage regulator. The first converter circuit is configured to adjust an activation time of the voltage regulator based on the first count value. The second counter circuit is configured to output a second count value based on a comparison between a second reference value and the switched node value of the voltage regulator. The second converter circuit is configured to adjust an amount of current drawn away from an output of the voltage regulator based on the second count value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael COULEUR, Bogdan-Eugen MATEI, Ming SUN, Bhanupriya SURESH
  • Publication number: 20240146666
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for user equipments and network components performing or assisting in packet filtering operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Venkataraman, Xiangpeng Jing, Krisztian Kiss, Sree Ram Kodali, Martin Kugler, Srinivasan Nimmala, Sridhar Prakasam, Kavya B. Ravikumar, Ahmed M. Salem, Murtaza A. Shikari
  • Publication number: 20240146531
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for mobile document provisioning. An example method includes a device receiving, from an inspection system of a first jurisdiction, a request for a mobile identification document of a second jurisdiction. The device can transmit, to the inspection system, the mobile identification document based on the request, the mobile identification document comprising a mobile identification document public key. The device can receive from the inspection system, a mobile supplemental document, the mobile supplemental document comprising a mobile supplemental document public key derived from the mobile identification document public key, the inspection system being configured to derive the mobile supplemental document public key from the mobile identification document public key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hicham Lozi, Ahmer A. Khan, Martijn T. Haring, Yannick L. Sierra
  • Publication number: 20240143483
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to debugging of an accelerator circuit using a packet limit breakpoint. A vector circuit reads a subset of instruction packets from an instruction memory and receives a portion of input data from a data memory corresponding to the subset of instruction packets. The vector circuit executes a set of vector operations in accordance with multiple instruction packets from the subset using data from the received portion of input data identified in the multiple instruction packets to generate output data. A program counter control circuit coupled to the instruction memory triggers a breakpoint in a program stored in the instruction memory causing the accelerator circuit to stop executing remaining instruction packets in the program following the multiple instruction packets responsive to a number of instruction packets executed in the program from a time instant of an event reaching a predetermined number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Liran FISHEL, Danny GAL, Nir NISSAN
  • Publication number: 20240146794
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatuses, systems, and methods for technologies for packet framing for application data unit transmission in wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ralf Rossbach, Alexander Sirotkin, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Huarui Liang, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Pavan Nuggehalli, Sarma V. Vangala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20240146424
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses disclosed herein can generate and report a cross link interference (CLI) report. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can receive a CLI report configuration that outlines requirements for the CLI report, where the CLI report configuration is received on Layer 1 signaling, for example, Downlink Control Information (DCI) on a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or Layer 2 signaling, for example, downlink (DL) Media Access Control-Control Element (MAC-CE) on Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH). The CLI report configuration can identify the one or more CLI measurement resources to be measured and reported; one or more CLI measurements to be performed on the one or more CLI measurement resources; one or more CLI measurement occasions to measure the one or more CLI measurement resources; and one or more resources, to be used to report the CLI report. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can generate the CLI report as outlined in the CLI report configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN, Wei ZENG, Hong HE, Xiang CHEN, Ankit BHAMRI, Chunhai YAO, Oghenekome OTERI
  • Publication number: 20240147355
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatuses, systems, and methods for signal level enhanced network selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek G. Gupta, Deepak Dash, Dipannita Dey
  • Publication number: 20240135251
    Abstract: A method may include receiving a communication from a device at an artificial intelligence controller including state information for a software application component running on the device, the state information including information corresponding to at least one potential state change available to the software application component, and metrics associated with at least one end condition, interpreting the state information using the artificial intelligence controller, and selecting an artificial intelligence algorithm from a plurality of artificial intelligence algorithms for use by the software application component based on the interpreted state information; and transmitting, to the device, an artificial intelligence algorithm communication, the artificial intelligence algorithm communication indicating the selected artificial intelligence algorithm for use in the software application component on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ross R. Dexter, Michael R. Brennan, Bruno M. Sommer, Norman N. Wang
  • Publication number: 20240137067
    Abstract: A signal transmitter may include a waveform synthesis circuit and a signal transmission circuit. The waveform synthesis circuit may store values of a reference waveform for a selected channel of the signal transmitter, and use the stored values to generate values of reference waveforms for one or more other channels of the signal transmitter. The waveform synthesis circuit may further include a sampling boost circuit to generate one or more additional values for the reference waveforms. The waveform transmission circuit may generate signals for the channels of the signal transmitter based at least in part on the values of the reference waveforms, and transmit the signals via one or more antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Long Kong, Chia-Hsiang Chen, Utku Seckin
  • Publication number: 20240134737
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for error detection and recovery when streaming data are described. A system includes one or more companion direct memory access (DMA) subsystems for transferring data. When an error is detected for a component of the companion DMA subsystem(s), the operations performed by the other components need to gracefully adapt to this error so that operations face only a minimal disruption. For example, while one or more consumers are still consuming a first frame, a companion router receives an indication of an error for a second frame, causing the companion router to send a router frame abort message to a route manager. In response, the route manager waits until the consumer(s) are consuming the second frame before sending them a frame abort message. The consumer(s) flush their pipeline and transition to an idle state waiting for a third frame after receiving the frame abort message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Schaub, Roy G. Moss, Michael Bekerman
  • Publication number: 20240136585
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium-containing battery cell is described. The electrolyte includes a solvent having at least one carbonate ester, and at least one lithium salt having a concentration ranging from 3 mol/liter to 15 mol/liter in the solvent. The electrolyte also includes a diluent that includes an aromatic fluorocarbon. In some embodiments, the solution of the at least one lithium salt and the solvent is a supersaturated solution for at least some operating temperatures of the battery cell. Also described are lithium-containing battery cells that include a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and the electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Woo Cheol Shin, Soonho Ahn
  • Publication number: 20240138008
    Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for communicating in a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. A user equipment (UE) can receive, from a first base station using the first RAT, first configuration information for the UE to communicate with a second base station via the second RAT; and receive, from the first base station using the first RAT, a downlink message to enable a communication link between the UE and the second base station via the second RAT. The downlink message includes second configuration information for the UE to communicate with the second base station via the second RAT. The UE can establish the communication link between the UE and the second base station using the second RAT based on a link configuration obtained from the first configuration information and the second configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sharad SAMBHWANI, Dirk NICKISCH, Madhukar K. SHANBHAG, Sanjeevi BALASUBRAMANIAN, Shiva Krishna NARRA, Sriram SUBRAMANIAN, Vishwanth Kamala GOVINDARAJU
  • Publication number: 20240127705
    Abstract: Techniques described herein include receiving selection of information identifying one or more members for participating in a fitness session and a session type of the fitness session. The techniques also includes determining fitness related notification transmit parameters for a first member of the one or more members. The techniques also includes presenting one or more notifications from a second computing device associated with a second member of the one or more members at a rate, wherein the rate is based at least in part on the session type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Jay Kriz Blahnik
  • Publication number: 20240127400
    Abstract: A multi-layer low-pass filter is used to filter a first frame of video data representing at least a portion of an environment of an individual. A first layer of the filter has a first filtering resolution setting for a first subset of the first frame, while a second layer of the filter has a second filtering resolution setting for a second subset. The first subset includes a data element positioned along a direction of a gaze of the individual, and the second subset of the frame surrounds the first subset. A result of the filtering is compressed and transmitted via a network to a video processing engine configured to generate a modified visual representation of the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Can Jin, Nicolas Pierre Marie Frederic Bonnier, Hao Pan
  • Publication number: 20240126496
    Abstract: In some implementations, a user device can coordinate adjustments to a composite GUI generated in cooperation with an accessory device that presents the composite graphical user interface. For example, the user device can receive configuration data that defines the maximum GUI display area (e.g., size, dimensions) of the accessory device, various view areas within the GUI display area of the accessory device into which the user device can render GUIs, and/or transitions between the various view areas. The user device can generate a display buffer based on the maximum GUI display area, generate a graphical user interface in an area of the buffer corresponding to a current view area specified by the accessory device, and send to the accessory device video frames corresponding to the display buffer. The accessory device can generate a composite GUI based on the received video frames that include the user device generated GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Pietsch, Jianhong Jiang, Kevin W. Mar, Thomas R. Powell, Glenn A. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20240129001
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses disclosed herein can compensate for imbalances between multiple transport streams of an uplink (UL)-multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) transmission. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can adjust one or more signal metrics of multiple recovered transport streams of the UL-MIMO transmission that are received in the presence of imbalances between the multiple transport streams of the UL-MIMO transmission. As an example, these systems, methods, and apparatuses can inject noise into one or more of the multiple recovered transport streams to adjust the one or more signal metrics of the multiple recovered transmission streams to lessen the imbalances between the multiple transmission streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lijie ZHANG, Zhiwei WANG, Lakshmi N. KAVURI
  • Publication number: 20240129563
    Abstract: The present disclosure can provide devices, methods, and computer-readable medium for secure frame management. The techniques disclosed herein provide detection of triggering items in one or more frames of streaming video. The camera transmits one or more frames of the video over a network to a computing device. The computing device can begin a streaming session with a server and stream the one or more frames of video and accompanying metadata to the server. The frames, metadata, and associated keys can all be encrypted prior to streaming to the server. For each subsequent segment of video frames that includes the triggering item, the server can append the frames of that segment to the video clip in an encrypted container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Anush G. Nadathur, Keith W. Rauenbuehler, Kenneth A. York, Varinder Singh, Nicholas M. Fraioli
  • Publication number: 20240120044
    Abstract: A schema is generated to establish a connection between user devices and one or more patient record servers. Generating a schema can include receiving configuration information associated with a patient record gateway, wherein the patient record gateway is associated with one or more patient record servers configured for storing electronic health records for a plurality of patients. Generating a schema can include defining, based at least in part on the configuration information, a schema configured to enable user devices to retrieve, via the patient record gateway, electronic health records from the one or more patient record servers. A schema can be requested by a user device. The schema can be sent to a user device to establish a connection with the one or more patient record servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Meghan Tushar Raul, Sangeeth Sridharan, Jorge Fernando Pozas Trevino, Pablo Antonio Gonzalez Cervantes, Mohan Singh Randhava, Sean Robert Moore, Todd D. Power, Dongsheng Zhang, Eric K. Kimn, Pascal B. Pfiffner
  • Publication number: 20240121495
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics and a bearing suspension arrangement. In some examples, a folded optics arrangement of the camera may include one or more lens elements and light path folding elements (e.g., prisms). Some embodiments include voice coil motor (VCM) actuator arrangements to move at least a portion of the optics arrangement along multiple axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred N. Mireault, Nicholas D. Smyth, Scott W. Miller
  • Publication number: 20240114369
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to dynamically adjust a scanning duration for packets. In some embodiments, a device can extend a scanning duration for advertising packets based at least in part on a detected scanning interruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dongwoon Hahn, Chen Ganir, Duy N. Phan
  • Publication number: 20240114418
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for NR cell prioritization based on carrier bandwidths. An embodiment operates by storing a plurality of neighboring cell frequencies and respective carrier bandwidths of the plurality of neighboring cell frequencies. The embodiment determines whether a carrier bandwidth corresponding to a neighboring cell frequency of the plurality of neighboring cell frequencies is less than a serving cell carrier bandwidth. In response to a determination that the carrier bandwidth corresponding to the neighboring cell frequency is less than the serving cell carrier bandwidth, the embodiment determines a biased signal strength measurement by adding an offset to a signal strength measurement corresponding to the neighboring cell frequency, where the offset is determined based at least in part on a data throughput requirement of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijayant KUMAR, Prasad P. ASHTEKAR, Munish JINDAL
  • Publication number: 20240103905
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for effectuating a transaction by an intermediary. An example method can include instructing a device to monitor a status of a first item, and to transmit a first request for a target item based at least in part on the status of the first item, the target item being a same item type as the first item. Receiving, by the from the device, the first request for the target item. Determining a first source device of a plurality of source devices to which to transmit a second request for the target item. Transmitting, to the first source device of the plurality of source devices, the second request for the target item based at least in part on the determination. Receiving a confirmation of the second request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed M. Soliman, Ayman F. Naguib
  • Publication number: 20240103952
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a device including an initiator, a target, a communication bus coupling the initiator to the target over a channel, a functional circuit, and an error logger circuit. The functional circuit is coupled to the channel and can perform a function associated with a transaction request from the initiator to the target. The functional circuit can include an error detection circuit to detect an error associated with the function performed by the functional circuit and to generate an error indicator signal to indicate that the error has been detected. The error logger circuit can be coupled to the functional circuit, in which the error logger circuit is configured to receive the error indicator signal from the error detection circuit and store information about the error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Soeren SONNTAG, Vanja RADOS, Constantin Daniel CIORTESCU, Mirko SAUERMANN, Matthias HEINK
  • Publication number: 20240103715
    Abstract: In some implementations, at least a partial view of a jog wheel user interface (UI) element is displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI). The jog wheel UI element is operable to manipulate one or more secondary elements. In response to a touch input for controlling the jog wheel UI element, a rotation of the jog wheel UI element is animated concurrently with manipulation of the secondary element(s). In some embodiments, the jog wheel UI element is rotated at an initial rotational speed based on the touch input, continues rotating after cessation of the touch input, and is reduced until it reaches zero. In one embodiment, a distance between the contact of the touch input and the jog wheel UI element is used to determine a degree of rotation of jog wheel UI element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Fleischhauer, David Karp, Itrat U Khan, Kenneth C Meehan
  • Publication number: 20240103840
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a system and method for secure delivery of assets to a trusted device. Multiple levels of verification are implemented to enable components of a software update and asset delivery system to verify other components within the system. Furthermore, updates are provided only to client devices that are authorized to receive such updates. In one embodiment, the specific assets provided to a client device during a software update can be tailored to the client device, such that individual client devices can receive updated versions of software asset at a faster or slower rate than mass market devices. For example, developer or beta tester devices can receive pre-release assets, while enterprise devices can receive updates at a slower rate relative to mass market devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dallas B. De Atley, Bailey E. Basile, Venkat V. Memula, Thomas P. Mensch, Robert M. Marini, David P. Remahl, Kelsey J. Skillman, Edward E. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20240103618
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for correcting the gaze direction and the origin (entrance pupil) in gaze tracking systems. During enrollment after an eye model is obtained, the pose of the eye when looking at a target prompt is determined. This information is used to estimate the true visual axis of the eye. The visual axis may then be used to correct the point of view (PoV) with respect to the display during use. If a clip-on lens is present, a corrected gaze axis may be calculated based on the known optical characteristics and pose of the clip-on lens. A clip-on corrected entrance pupil may then be estimated by firing two or more virtual rays through the clip-on lens to determine the intersection between the rays and the corrected gaze axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Julia Benndorf, Qichao Fan, Julian K. Shutzberg, Paul A. Lacey, Hua Gao
  • Publication number: 20240105046
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to enable performance of a lens distance test in head-mounted displays (HMDs) to determine the distance between a user's eye and a lens of the HMD (e.g. the display lens in a virtual or augmented reality device). In embodiments, the HMD is configured to determine a current pose of the eye based on a series of captured eye images. The pose information is used to determine the distance from the apex of the cornea to a closest point on the lens. If the determined distance is too small or too large, an alert or notification is generated instructing to adjust the HMD or change the light seal to achieve better distancing, in order to reduce the risk of eye injury and/or improve user experience. In embodiments, the lens distance test may be repeated during a user session to reevaluate and/or monitor the lens distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Tsai, Kai Benjamin Quack, Hua Gao, Tom Sengelaub, Alper Yildirim
  • Publication number: 20240103904
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for effectuating a transaction by an intermediary. An example method can include receiving a first message from a second device, the first message comprising a request for a first item, wherein the first message is received by a backend process executing on the first device. A second message that includes a request for a first information associated with the first item, can be transmitted. A third message comprising the first information associated with the first item can be received. A fourth message comprising a request to initiate a transaction for the first item can be transmitted to a third device. A fifth message can be received from the third computing device, the fifth message comprising a confirmation of the transaction based at least in part on the fourth message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed M. Soliman, Ayman F. Naguib
  • Publication number: 20240106137
    Abstract: Connector receptacles that can provide a robust and reliable connection to a board and have a small form factor. An example can provide connector receptacles that provide a robust and reliable connection to a board by providing contacts having highly planarized solder tails. The solder tails can be supported by extensions of housing portions to provide consistent placement and alignment, as well an amount of shock absorption. The solder tails can include chamfered surfaces to improve soldered connections to pads of a board. The chamfered surfaces can also enable a reduced pitch between solder tails thereby helping to provide a reduced form factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Jeon, Mahmoud R. Amini, Marc Soriano Baliarda, Tianrun Jiang