Uplink transmit beam sweep
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11201662B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US16671881

    申请日:2019-11-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods related to partial beam correspondence may be used to address potential limitations of beamforming wireless networks. A user equipment electronic device and/or wireless network identifies a subset of available transmitter beams for the user equipment electronic device that are indicated as similar to a downlink reference signal received at the user equipment electronic device from a wireless network node. The user equipment electronic device sweeps the subset of available transmitter beams for communication with the wireless network node and uses a best beam from the sweep to communicate with the wireless network node.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROADCAST SIGNAL UTILIZATION TO IMPROVE MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20250048399A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-06

    申请号:US18229949

    申请日:2023-08-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A broadcast service network (separate from a cellular network) includes broadcast service signal (BSS) nodes that broadcast signals to receivers of user equipment (UE). The BSS may provide broadcast service information to user equipment, such as the emergency notifications, even when the user equipment is out of range of the cellular network. Further, the broadcast service signals may provide information that improves the user equipment's search and access time for connecting to the cellular network (e.g., a cellular service station) and/or that assists the user equipment in locating a nearby region of cellular network coverage. In addition, the BSS may be wake-up signals configured to activate the receiver when the receiver is in a sleep or inactive mode. In some embodiments, the BSS may be pointer signals configured to direct the user equipment to a broadcast service channel to receive the broadcast service information.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING MULTIPLE SIM TRANSMISSION POWER RESTRICTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20240056988A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18087399

    申请日:2022-12-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W52/367 H04W52/42

    Abstract: User equipment to transmit signals (e.g., concurrently) using multiple SIMs. If the user equipment determines to perform transmission power back-off due to operating using the multiple SIMs (MuSIM operation), the user equipment sends an indication to each network corresponding to each SIM that it is performing the power back-off. If a network supports MuSIM operation, then the user equipment sends an indication that it is performing the power back-off due to MuSIM operation (e.g., an MuSIM Maximum Power Reduction (M-MPR) indication). For such a network, it is assumed that the M-MPR indication would be standardized under an applicable specification. If a network does not support MuSIM operation (e.g., a legacy network), then the user equipment leverages a legacy power back-off indication (e.g., a Power Management Maximum Power Reduction (P-MPR) indication) to indicate to the network that it is performing a power back-off.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DE-CORRELATING CODED SIGNALS IN DUAL PORT TRANSMISSIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230093484A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17701109

    申请日:2022-03-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: User equipment (UE) applies a first code division multiplex access (CDMA) code to a baseband signal to generate a first signal, and a second CDMA code to the baseband signal to generate a second signal. The UE then transmits the first signal to a receiving device via a first antenna, and the second signal to the receiving device via a second antenna. The receiving device receives the first and second signals as a combined signal at an antenna, and extracts the first signal from the combined signal using the first CDMA code, and extracts the second signal from the combined signal using the second CDMA code. The CDMA codes may be real-valued or complex-valued. In some embodiments, the UE may separate the baseband signals into first and second portions, and transmit the first portion as part of the first signal and the second portion as part of the second signal.

    DYNAMIC UPLINK TX DC SUB-CARRIER LOCATION REPORTING

    公开(公告)号:US20220312416A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17593513

    申请日:2020-10-22

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Reporting UL Tx DC sub-carrier location information may include decoding a radio resource control (RRC) message received from a base station. The RRC message may comprise a configuration for dynamically reporting uplink (UL) transmit (Tx) direct current (DC) sub-carrier location information. A change associated with at boast one previous UL Tx DC sub-carrier location may be determined to have occurred, thereby creating at least one new UL Tx DC sub-carrier location. In response to determining the change, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC CE) may be encoded for transmission to the base station. The MAC CE may include information corresponding to the at least one new UL Tx DC sub-carrier location.

    UPLINK TRANSMIT BEAM SWEEP
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220103238A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17548100

    申请日:2021-12-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods related to partial beam correspondence may be used to address potential limitations of beamforming wireless networks. A user equipment electronic device and/or wireless network identifies a subset of available transmitter beams for the user equipment electronic device that are indicated as similar to a downlink reference signal received at the user equipment electronic device from a wireless network node. The user equipment electronic device sweeps the subset of available transmitter beams for communication with the wireless network node and uses a best beam from the sweep to communicate with the wireless network node.

    Supplemental use of millimeter wave spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US10980035B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16701045

    申请日:2019-12-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry and control circuitry. The wireless circuitry may communicate using a 5G New Radio (NR) protocol. The wireless circuitry may have multiple bandwidth part configurations. The control circuitry may place the wireless circuitry in a first bandwidth part configuration where a first bandwidth part of a first component carrier is active and a second bandwidth part of a second component carrier is inactive. The control circuitry may switch the wireless circuitry from the first bandwidth part configuration to a second bandwidth part configuration in which the first bandwidth part is inactive and the second bandwidth part is active. The first and second component carriers may be intra-band contiguous, intra-band non-contiguous, or inter-band. The control circuitry may switch the wireless circuitry into other configurations for covering other bandwidth parts of any desired component carriers in any desired bands.

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