Distributed Network Management System
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240015595A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18220674

    申请日:2023-07-11

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04W28/16

    CPC分类号: H04W28/16

    摘要: An example system includes a distributed network having a first computer system communicatively coupled to a first set of network nodes, and a second computer system communicatively coupled to a second set of network nodes. The first computer system receives first data from a first network node representing a request for additional network resources; receives second data from the second computer system representing a first set of network resources available for sharing by a second network node; identifies at least a portion of the first set of network resources; transmits, to the first network node and the second computer system, first transaction data representing a sharing of at least the portion of the first set of network resources by the second network node with the first network node; and adds the first transaction data to a distributed ledger of the distributed network.

    DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240103916A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US17951423

    申请日:2022-09-23

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F9/50

    CPC分类号: G06F9/5005

    摘要: Techniques are described herein for effectuating a transaction by an intermediary. An example method can include receiving, from a second user device, a first request for a target item, the second user device being associated with the target item. A second request for first information associated with the target item can be transmitted to a third device based at least in part on the first request. The first information associated with the target item can be received from the third device, the first information including a first parameter describing the target item. The first parameter can be compared with a threshold parameter. A third request can be transmitted to the third device associated with the target item, a third request for the target item. A confirmation of the third request can be received.

    End-to-End System Design for THz Network
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230413354A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US17843781

    申请日:2022-06-17

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04W76/15 H04W72/04 H04L5/00

    摘要: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are presented for utilizing a narrowband assisting network (NBAN) and a positioning assisting network (PAN) to assist in establishing and managing communications on a THz band wireless communication network. The THz network may be capable of transmitting/receiving with high bandwidth, but may be resource intensive and may be constrained to line-of-sight (LoS) communications. The NBAN and PAN may help to minimize the resources consumed by the THz network. The NBAN may identify a set of nodes of the THz network as candidates for establishing a connection with a user equipment (UE). The PAN may determine a position of each candidate relative to the UE, and may communicate the position to the respective candidate and to the UE, which may use the position information to expedite a beam alignment procedure. The NBAN may provide scheduling and other control signaling for the THz network.

    Wireless Ranging Using Physical and Virtual Responders

    公开(公告)号:US20210028799A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US16831912

    申请日:2020-03-27

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04B1/00 H04B1/38

    摘要: An electronic device configures two or more virtual responders associated with different subsets of capabilities of a physical responder in the electronic device, where the physical responder comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver and multiple antennas, and where a given virtual responder corresponds to the RF transceiver and a given antenna. Then, the electronic device performs, based at least in part on wirelessly communication with a second electronic device and using at least the virtual responders, measurements on wireless signals from the second electronic device to the electronic device, where the measurements correspond to a time of flight of the wireless signals. Next, the electronic device determines, based at least in part on the measurements, a range between the electronic device and the second electronic device, where the determination uses the measurements from different virtual responders to correct for an environmental condition and/or increase an accuracy of the determined range.