POWER ADAPTATION BASED ON ERROR RATE
    62.
    发明申请
    POWER ADAPTATION BASED ON ERROR RATE 有权
    基于错误率的电源适配

    公开(公告)号:US20160374028A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-22

    申请号:US14746133

    申请日:2015-06-22

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A host device is configured to increase the power output by an internal amplifier of its wireless chipset in response to requests from a remote device. Once the internal amplifier has reached its maximum power, further requests for power increases from the remove device do not similarly lead to automatic power increases being delivered by a external amplifier of the host device. Rather, the host device determines the strength of the link between it and the remote device. If the signal strength is too low, it is an indication that the signal power output by the remote device may not be sufficient to maintain the link and that any further increases in signal power by the host device will have little or no effect on the link. However, if the signal strength from the remote device is sufficient, the host device determines an error rate between it and the remote device. If the error rate is sufficiently low to maintain the link, then the host device will not further increase its signal output power. However, if the error rate is too high, the host device will turn on and/or increase power from its external amplifier to boost the power of its output signal and, thus, improve the error rate between it and the remote device.

    Abstract translation: 主机设备被配置为响应于来自远程设备的请求而增加其无线芯片组的内部放大器的功率输出。 一旦内部放大器达到其最大功率,则从去除装置中进一步要求功率增加不会类似地导致由主机设备的外部放大器传送的自动功率增加。 相反,主机设备确定其与远程设备之间的链路的强度。 如果信号强度太低,则指示远程设备输出的信号功率可能不足以维持链路,并且由主机设备进一步增加的信号功率对链路的影响很小或没有影响 。 然而,如果来自远程设备的信号强度足够,则主机设备确定其与远程设备之间的错误率。 如果错误率足够低以维持链路,则主机设备将不会进一步增加其信号输出功率。 然而,如果错误率太高,主机将会打开和/或从其外部放大器增加功率,以提高其输出信号的功率,从而提高其与远程设备之间的错误率。

    Wireless proximity pairing of user-interface devices
    64.
    发明授权
    Wireless proximity pairing of user-interface devices 有权
    用户界面设备的无线接近配对

    公开(公告)号:US09392398B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-12

    申请号:US14502357

    申请日:2014-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In order to establish a connection between electronic devices, after receiving an advertising packet from another electronic device, an electronic device compares a performance metric associated with the communication with the other electronic device with a threshold value. Based on the comparison, the electronic device provides pairing-intent information specifying a pairing intent for the electronic device and the other electronic device for presentation by the other electronic device. Moreover, after receiving additional pairing-intent information specifying the pairing intent from the other electronic device, the electronic device establishes the connection with the other electronic device when the additional pairing-intent information matches the pairing-intent information. For example, the pairing intent may include a gesture and/or a sequence of one or more characters, and the additional pairing-intent information may include: the sequence of one or more characters; accelerometer data corresponding to the gesture; and/or user-interface data corresponding to the gesture.

    Abstract translation: 为了建立电子设备之间的连接,在从另一电子设备接收到广告包之后,电子设备将具有与其他电子设备的通信相关联的性能度量与阈值进行比较。 基于比较,电子设备提供了配对意图信息,其指定用于电子设备和另一电子设备的配对意图以供另一电子设备呈现。 此外,当从另一电子设备接收到指定配对意图的附加配对意图信息时,当附加配对意图信息与配对意图信息匹配时,电子设备建立与另一电子设备的连接。 例如,配对意图可以包括手势和/或一个或多个字符的序列,并且附加配对意图信息可以包括:一个或多个字符的序列; 对应于手势的加速度计数据; 和/或对应于该手势的用户界面数据。

    Antenna System with Antenna Swapping and Antenna Tuning
    65.
    发明申请
    Antenna System with Antenna Swapping and Antenna Tuning 审中-公开
    天线交换天线调谐天线系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150145734A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-28

    申请号:US14608048

    申请日:2015-01-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and first and second antennas. An electronic device may include a housing. The first antenna may be located at an upper end of the housing and the second antenna may be located at a lower end of the housing. A peripheral conductive member may run around the edges of the housing and may be used in forming the first and second antennas. The radio-frequency transceiver circuitry may have a transmit-receive port and a receive port. Switching circuitry may connect the first antenna to the transmit-receive port and the second antenna to the receiver port or may connect the first antenna to the receive port and the second antenna to the transmit-receive port.

    Abstract translation: 可以提供包含无线通信电路的电子设备。 无线通信电路可以包括射频收发器电路和第一和第二天线。 电子设备可以包括壳体。 第一天线可以位于壳体的上端,并且第二天线可以位于壳体的下端。 外围导电构件可以绕壳体的边缘延伸并且可以用于形成第一和第二天线。 射频收发器电路可以具有发送 - 接收端口和接收端口。 开关电路可以将第一天线连接到发射 - 接收端口,将第二天线连接到接收器端口,或者可以将第一天线连接到接收端口,将第二天线连接到发射 - 接收端口。

    Methods for Adjusting Near Field Communications Circuitry during Mobile Payment Transactions
    66.
    发明申请
    Methods for Adjusting Near Field Communications Circuitry during Mobile Payment Transactions 有权
    移动支付交易期间近场通信电路调整方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140304094A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-09

    申请号:US14287151

    申请日:2014-05-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods for operating a portable electronic device to conduct mobile payment transactions are provided. The electronic device may include near field communications circuitry having a transmitter, a receiver, and a field detector for detecting a field from a merchant terminal. The receiver is typically idle. The receiver may be activated when the field detector detects that the electronic device is within the field of the merchant terminal. The transmitter may then be used to perform link establishment and data transfer. If the payment transaction fails for any reason, one or more hardware settings on the electronic device may be adjusted to help increase the chance of a successful transaction in a subsequent payment attempt. Another transaction may be attempted when the user moves the device out of the field and back into the field or may be performed automatically as long as the device is still within the field.

    Abstract translation: 提供了操作便携式电子设备进行移动支付交易的方法。 电子设备可以包括具有发射器,接收器和用于检测来自商家终端的场的场检测器的近场通信电路。 接收机通常是空闲的。 当场检测器检测到电子设备在商家终端的场内时,接收机可以被激活。 然后可以使用发射机来执行链路建立和数据传输。 如果支付交易由于任何原因而失败,则可以调整电子设备上的一个或多个硬件设置,以帮助在随后的支付尝试中增加成功交易的机会。 当用户将该设备移出现场并返回现场时,可以尝试另一个事务,或者只要设备仍然在该区域内,则可以自动执行该事务。

    ENHANCED AUTOMOTIVE PASSIVE ENTRY
    67.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250106587A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18975823

    申请日:2024-12-10

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for allowing a mobile device (e.g., a key fob or a consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, watch, or other wearable device) to interact with a vehicle such that a location of the mobile device can be determined by the vehicle, thereby enabling certain functionality of the vehicle. A device may include both RF antenna(s) and magnetic antenna(s) for determining a location of a mobile device relative to the vehicle. Such a hybrid approach can provide various advantages. Existing magnetic coils on a mobile device (e.g., for charging or communication) may be re-used for distance measurements that are supplemented by the RF measurements. Any device antenna may provide measurements to a machine learning model that determines a region in which the mobile device resides, based on training measurements in the regions.

    Secure channel estimation architecture

    公开(公告)号:US12156029B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-26

    申请号:US17947066

    申请日:2022-09-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Wireless communication between two electronic devices may be used to determine a distance between the two devices, even in the presence of an otherwise-disruptive attacker. A wireless receiver system of one device may receive a true wireless ranging signal from a first transmitting device and a false wireless ranging signal from an attacker. The wireless receiver system may correlate the wireless signals with a known preamble sequence and perform channel estimation using the result, obtaining a channel impulse response for the wireless signals. The wireless receiver system may filter the channel impulse response for the plurality of wireless signals by removing at least part of the channel impulse response due to the false wireless ranging signal while not removing at least part of the channel impulse response due to the true wireless ranging signal. The receiver system may perform a wireless ranging operation using the filtered channel impulse response.

    Terahertz spectroscopy and imaging in dynamic environments

    公开(公告)号:US11513004B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US16536233

    申请日:2019-08-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for terahertz spectroscopy and imaging in dynamic environments. In an embodiment, a transmitter of an electronic device emits a continuous electromagnetic (EM) wave in the terahertz (THz) frequency band into a dynamic environment that includes a transmission medium that changes over time. A receiver of the electronic device, receives an EM wave reflected off an object in the environment and determines a spectral response of the reflected EM wave. The spectral response includes absorption spectra at a frequency in the THz frequency band that is indicative of a known target transmission medium. The absorption spectra of the target transmission medium and a path length of the reflected EM wave signal are used to obtain the concentration level of the target transmission medium from a reference library of known concentration levels.

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