ELECTRONIC DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY IN LOW POWER MODE

    公开(公告)号:US20230061200A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17464482

    申请日:2021-09-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reducing a power consumption of an electronic device while maintaining some functionality of the electronic device while the electronic device is in a low power mode. The device may be in the low power mode due to a battery level being below a threshold. If the battery level is below the threshold, the electronic device may enter the low power mode. However, before entering the low power mode, some functionality of an application processor may be transferred to a communication controller. Once the functionality is transferred, the application processor may be disabled to reduce power consumption while maintaining functionality of the application processor. The electronic device may also utilize various communication protocols to communicate with a peripheral device. Even though the electronic device may be in the low power mode, the communication controller may be used to cause the peripheral device to perform various actions.

    Non-Waking Maintenance of Near Owner State
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230328635A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US18050887

    申请日:2022-10-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W48/16 H04W52/0258

    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for a mobile electronic device including a a wireless network interface coupled to a bus, a memory device coupled to the bus, and one or more processors coupled to the bus, the one or more processors to execute instructions to perform a scan, via the wireless network interface, for a beacon advertisement that is broadcast by a wireless device within range of the wireless network interface, detect the beacon advertisement broadcast by the wireless device, retrieve an identifier broadcast within the beacon advertisement, based on a result of a comparison between the identifier to at least one expected identifier, selectively send a timer reset packet to the wireless device and an authorization token for the wireless accessory to remain in near-owner mode, and allow the one or more processors to sleep for a predetermined time.

    Bluetooth - Ultra Wideband Synchronization

    公开(公告)号:US20220149890A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17584178

    申请日:2022-01-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are presented to utilize Bluetooth (BT) radios to synchronize ultra wideband (UWB) radios, to allow the UWB radios to operate within narrow transmit/receive windows, which may lead to power savings. In some implementations, a transmitting UWB radio and a receiving UWB radio may synchronize the expected time of an UWB transmission based on BT events, such as receiving a BT advertisement, or establishing a BT connection. In some implementations, the transmitting UWB radio and the receiving UWB radio may synchronize the expected time of an UWB transmission based on synchronized event counters maintained by the BT radios. Information regarding UWB transmission start times may also be passed via BT communications, in some implementations.

    SYNCHRONIZATION ESTIMATION BASED ON ULTRA-WIDEBAND CONNECTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20250097871A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-20

    申请号:US18898629

    申请日:2024-09-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An example system includes an application processor (AP), a transceiver associated with a firmware layer and a controller. The controller is configured to perform operations that include receiving data representing a clock synchronization request from a remote device, such as a UWB clock synchronization request. The request is received by the transceiver over a wireless communication link. The controller generates a response to the synchronization request. The response is configured for synchronizing a remote clock of the remote device and a local clock of the mobile device. The controller sends, to the remote device by the transceiver, the response to the synchronization request.

    Bluetooth—ultra wideband synchronization

    公开(公告)号:US11272556B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-08

    申请号:US16745208

    申请日:2020-01-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are presented to utilize Bluetooth (BT) radios to synchronize ultra wideband (UWB) radios, to allow the UWB radios to operate within narrow transmit/receive windows, which may lead to power savings. In some implementations, a transmitting UWB radio and a receiving UWB radio may synchronize the expected time of an UWB transmission based on BT events, such as receiving a BT advertisement, or establishing a BT connection. In some implementations, the transmitting UWB radio and the receiving UWB radio may synchronize the expected time of an UWB transmission based on synchronized event counters maintained by the BT radios. Information regarding UWB transmission start times may also be passed via BT communications, in some implementations.

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