公开(公告)号：US12028936B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US18305892

申请日：2023-04-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuchul Kim ,  Christian W. Mucke ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Matthias Sauer ,  Johnson O. Sebeni

IPC: H04W8/22 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W88/08

CPC classification number: H04W8/22 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A wireless communication device (UE) may provide information pertaining to one or more operating capabilities of the UE to LTE and 5G-NR networks. The UE may transmit information to an LTE base station directly, and to a 5G-NR base station directly, or indirectly via the LTE base station. The information may include preferred values corresponding to any number of different operating parameters associated with wireless communications or wireless communication capabilities of the UE in both LTE and 5G-NR networks, to inform and/or request the LTE and 5G-NR networks to make provisions based on the transmitted information for the wireless communications of the UE on those networks. The UE may thereby provide assistance information to LTE and 5G-NR networks in a multi-radio-access-technology dual-connectivity setting to request the respective networks to adjust certain operating capabilities of the UE in order to alleviate one or more operating issues that may be affecting the UE.

公开(公告)号：US11838975B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17993215

申请日：2022-11-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zeng ,  Haijing Hu ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Zhu Ji ,  Yang Li ,  Beibei Wang ,  Jia Tang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Wei Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Christian W. Mucke

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W88/10 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W72/21 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/28

CPC classification number: H04W76/15 ,  H04B7/2643 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/1215 ,  H04W72/21 ,  H04W88/10 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform substantially concurrent communications with a next generation network node and a legacy network node. The wireless device may be configured to stablish a first wireless link with a first cell according to a RAT, where the first cell operates in a first system bandwidth and establish a second wireless link with a second cell according to a RAT, where the second cell operates in a second system bandwidth. Further, the wireless device may be configured to perform uplink activity for both the first RAT and the second RAT by TDM uplink data for the first RAT and uplink data for the second RAT if uplink activity is scheduled according to both the first RAT and the second RAT.

公开(公告)号：US11765668B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US16579544

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong Sun ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Zhu Ji ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Wei Zhang ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Wei Zeng ,  Jia Tang ,  Ping Wang ,  Wanping Zhang ,  Yang Li

IPC: H04B17/318 ,  H04B7/0404 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W52/00 ,  H04W52/04 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W52/36 ,  H04W52/14 ,  H04W52/52 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/21

CPC classification number: H04W52/367 ,  H04W52/146 ,  H04W52/52 ,  H04W72/0473 ,  H04W72/21

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing maximum transmit power control when utilizing multiple radio access technologies. For example, a wireless communication device comprising two cellular radios may intend to transmit on the first radio, while concurrently transmitting on the second radio. To ensure compliance with a maximum transmit power limitation, the device may determine an allowed transmit power level of the first radio, representing a difference between the maximum transmit power limitation and the current transmit power level being transmitted by the second radio. The device may also determine a threshold power level for a communication by the first radio. If the allowed transmit power level meets the threshold power level, then the device may transmit the first communication having a power level between the threshold power level and the allowed transmit power level. Otherwise, the device may forego transmission of the first communication.

公开(公告)号：US20230122107A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US18083370

申请日：2022-12-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zhang ,  Frangli Xu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Sriram Subramanian ,  Vishwanth Kamala Govindaraju ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Haijing Hu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Wei Zeng ,  Sanjeevi Balasubramanian ,  Sandeep K. Sunkesala ,  Tarakkumar G. Dhanani ,  Madhukar K. Shanbhag ,  Shiva Krishna Narra ,  Longda Xing ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Xu Ou

IPC: H04W88/10 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W72/21 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/27

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device may reside in a state of dual connectivity with a master cell group (MCG) and a secondary cell group (SCG), wherein the radio access technologies of the MCG and the SCG are different. While in the dual connectivity state, the UE device may transition to a mode of reduced activity (e.g., processing and/or RF activity) relative to the secondary cell group (SCG) in order to save power, e.g., when traffic flow via the SCG is below a threshold, or when scheduling activity on the SCG is low. Various mechanisms may be employed to reduce activity, e.g., mechanisms such as reduction of beam monitoring, deactivation of secondary cells of the SCG, reduction of number of active antenna elements, employment of longer periods for periodic measurement and reporting processes, etc.

公开(公告)号：US20220368403A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17873934

申请日：2022-07-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jia Tang ,  Beibei Wang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Ping Wang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yang Li ,  Zhu Ji

IPC: H04B7/08 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W36/06 ,  H04W36/36

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for a UE to request a beam quality measurement procedure. A user equipment device may be configured to perform a method including performing transmitting a request to perform a beam quality measurement procedure for downlink receptions (e.g., a P3 procedure) to a base station/network entity, receiving instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure from the base station, and transmitting results of the beam quality measurement procedure to the base station. In some embodiments, transmission of the request may be response to at least one trigger condition and/or detection of a condition at the UE. The request may include an indication of a preferred timing offset. The instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure may include a schedule for the beam quality measurement.

公开(公告)号：US20220312551A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17842123

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tianyan Pu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Wanping Zhang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Wei Zhang ,  Ping Wang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Johnson O. Sebeni

IPC: H04W88/06 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for performing a listen again after talk procedure to detect collisions over an access medium. The wireless device may determine a frequency and configuration of modified transmission frames for transmission over an access medium (licensed or unlicensed) and may further determine a timing of the modified transmission frames within a transmission occasion. The wireless device may detect, during a listening period of the modified transmission frame, a collision and may adjust, based, at least in part, on the detected collision, a remaining transmission schedule for the transmission schedule and/or LBT parameters.

公开(公告)号：US11405980B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-02

申请号：US16578528

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tianyan Pu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Wanping Zhang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Wei Zhang ,  Ping Wang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Johnson O. Sebeni

IPC: H04W88/06 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for performing a listen again after talk procedure to detect collisions over an access medium. The wireless device may determine a frequency and configuration of modified transmission frames for transmission over an access medium (licensed or unlicensed) and may further determine a timing of the modified transmission frames within a transmission occasion. The wireless device may detect, during a listening period of the modified transmission frame, a collision and may adjust, based, at least in part, on the detected collision, a remaining transmission schedule for the transmission schedule and/or LBT parameters.

公开(公告)号：US11343709B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16245485

申请日：2019-01-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Wei Zeng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Johnson O. Sebeni

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device and base station using a first radio access technology to monitor traffic load on a second radio access technology. A wireless device may monitor traffic of the second radio access technology and may transmit one or more traffic load reports to the base station. The base station may, based on the report(s) and its own observations, determine whether a hidden network of the second radio access technology is present at the wireless device.

公开(公告)号：US11284428B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16499178

申请日：2018-08-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Junsung Lim ,  Wei Zhang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Wei Zeng ,  Haitong Sun ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Ping Wang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Haijing Hu

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W52/02

Abstract: A device may monitor a first search space (SS) corresponding to an active first component carrier (CC), and detect first control information (CI) that identifies an inactive second CC. In response to receiving the first CI, the device may activate the inactive second CC to make it an active second CC. The device may also set up a second SS corresponding to the active second CC, and may monitor the second SS to schedule the active second CC and receive a physical data channel. The first CI may also include additional scheduling information and a start time for reception of the physical data channel. The device may operate in a first bandwidth part (BWP) according to a first communication configuration associated with the first bandwidth part, and may switch to operating in a second BWP and to operating according to a second communication configuration associated with the second BWP.

公开(公告)号：US11259313B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16855851

申请日：2020-04-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang Li ,  Wei Zeng ,  Zhu Ji ,  Beibei Wang ,  Jia Tang ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Wei Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04J1/00 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform simultaneous uplink activity for multiple RATs in the same carrier using frequency division multiplexing. The wireless device may establish a first wireless link with a first base station according to a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second wireless link with a second base station according to a second RAT. The first base station may provide a first cell operating in a first system bandwidth and the second base station may provide a second cell operating in a second system bandwidth. The wireless device may determine whether the wireless device has uplink activity scheduled according to both the first RAT and the second RAT. If so, the wireless device may perform uplink activity for both the first RAT and the second RAT in the first system bandwidth using frequency division multiplexing.