公开(公告)号：US09648518B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-09

申请号：US14871883

申请日：2015-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Camille Chen ,  Aarti Kumar ,  Vladimir Trukhin ,  Sarin S. Mehta

IPC: H04W28/20 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/08

CPC classification number: H04W28/20 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W72/082 ,  H04W72/1215 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A device may store a plurality of different coexistence profiles for different possible communication scenarios. The device may be initialized with a first one of the coexistence profiles, and may operate to dynamically switch to different ones of the coexistence profiles based on current conditions. Each coexistence profile may include a number of coexistence related parameters stored as a plurality of data structures. During device use, the device may dynamically select an appropriate coexistence profile based on the current communication conditions, such as Wi-Fi RSSI, Bluetooth RSSI, and/or the number of Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth devices with which communication is currently occurring, among other possible factors. The coexistence profile is selected to provide the best possible Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth output performance based on current conditions. The device may repeatedly dynamically select different coexistence profiles as conditions change, e.g., may select different coexistence profiles on a second or even millisecond basis.

公开(公告)号：US20240389021A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18781941

申请日：2024-07-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sriram Lakshmanan ,  Tushar Ramanlal Shah ,  Udaykumar R. Raval ,  Bernd Willi Adler ,  Dongwoon Hahn ,  Shehla S. Rana ,  Yang Yu ,  Rajneesh Kumar ,  Veerendra Boodannavar ,  Yann Ly-Gagnon ,  Duy N. Phan ,  Karan Sawhney ,  Rohit Sharma ,  Sarin S. Mehta

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W24/10

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reducing power consumption of an electronic device scanning for wireless communication signals while maintaining or even improving an efficiency of the scanning operations. To do so, the electronic device may include more than one scan core, such as a main core and a receiving core. The receiving core may have limited functionality compared to the main core. For example, the receiving core may only receive wireless signals (including scanning for wireless signals). That is, the receiving core may not support certain operations that consume relative high power that are supported by the main core, such as transmission of signals. In this way, operation of the receiving core, either in place of or in addition to the main core, may reduce power consumption of the electronic device by avoiding high power consuming operations, such as data transmission, while scanning for various signals.

公开(公告)号：US20220078704A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17373488

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sriram Lakshmanan ,  Tushar Ramanlal Shah ,  Udaykumar R. Raval ,  Bernd Willi Adler ,  Dongwoon Hahn ,  Shehla S. Rana ,  Yang Yu ,  Rajneesh Kumar ,  Veerendra Boodannavar ,  Yann Ly-Gagnon ,  Duy N. Phan ,  Karan Sawhney ,  Rohit Sharma ,  Sarin S. Mehta

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W8/00

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reducing power consumption of an electronic device scanning for wireless communication signals while maintaining or even improving an efficiency of the scanning operations. To do so, the electronic device may include more than one scan core, such as a main core and a receiving core. The receiving core may have limited functionality compared to the main core. For example, the receiving core may only receive wireless signals (including scanning for wireless signals). That is, the receiving core may not support certain operations that consume relative high power that are supported by the main core, such as transmission of signals. In this way, operation of the receiving core, either in place of or in addition to the main core, may reduce power consumption of the electronic device by avoiding high power consuming operations, such as data transmission, while scanning for various signals.

公开(公告)号：US09451551B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US13742056

申请日：2013-01-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Raghuveer Mallikarjunan ,  Sarin S. Mehta

IPC: H04W24/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04W52/0274 ,  H04W52/0245 ,  Y02D70/1242 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/23

Abstract: A method and system are described for use in a portable electronic device that includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) subsystem, a cellular packet data subsystem for communicating packet data, a cellular voice subsystem for communicating cellular voice information, and a processing subsystem. In the described embodiments, the WLAN subsystem establishes a connection to a WLAN and the WLAN subsystem then determines the signal strength of the connection to the WLAN. Then, on condition that the signal strength exceeds a threshold, the processing subsystem selects the WLAN subsystem for the communication of packet data to and from the portable electronic device, and puts the cellular packet data subsystem into a reduced power state that reduces the power consumption of the cellular packet data subsystem. Packet data is then communicated to and from the portable electronic device using the WLAN subsystem while the cellular data subsystem is in the reduced power state.

Abstract translation: 描述了一种在便携式电子设备中使用的方法和系统，其包括无线局域网（WLAN）子系统，用于传送分组数据的蜂窝分组数据子系统，用于传送蜂窝语音信息的蜂窝语音子系统和处理子系统。 在所描述的实施例中，WLAN子系统建立到WLAN的连接，并且WLAN子系统然后确定到WLAN的连接的信号强度。 然后，在信号强度超过阈值的情况下，处理子系统选择WLAN子系统用于与便携式电子设备通信分组数据，并将蜂窝分组数据子系统置于降低功耗状态，降低功耗 的蜂窝分组数据子系统。 然后，当蜂窝数据子系统处于降低功率状态时，使用WLAN子系统将分组数据传送到便携式电子设备和从便携式电子设备传送。

公开(公告)号：US12075352B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17373488

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sriram Lakshmanan ,  Tushar Ramanlal Shah ,  Udaykumar R. Raval ,  Bernd Willi Adler ,  Dongwoon Hahn ,  Shehla S. Rana ,  Yang Yu ,  Rajneesh Kumar ,  Veerendra Boodannavar ,  Yann Ly-Gagnon ,  Duy N. Phan ,  Karan Sawhney ,  Rohit Sharma ,  Sarin S. Mehta

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W24/10

CPC classification number: H04W52/0216 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W52/0225

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reducing power consumption of an electronic device scanning for wireless communication signals while maintaining or even improving an efficiency of the scanning operations. To do so, the electronic device may include more than one scan core, such as a main core and a receiving core. The receiving core may have limited functionality compared to the main core. For example, the receiving core may only receive wireless signals (including scanning for wireless signals). That is, the receiving core may not support certain operations that consume relative high power that are supported by the main core, such as transmission of signals. In this way, operation of the receiving core, either in place of or in addition to the main core, may reduce power consumption of the electronic device by avoiding high power consuming operations, such as data transmission, while scanning for various signals.

公开(公告)号：US09641240B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US14814431

申请日：2015-07-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Swapnil R. Dave ,  Devrim Varoglu ,  Sarin S. Mehta

IPC: H04B7/26 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W84/18

CPC classification number: H04B7/26 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a first device such as a mobile phone can establish a wireless connection with second device, and the second device can act as a bridge between the first device and a peripheral device, such as a printer, so that the first device need not establish a secure pairing or other type of direct connection with the peripheral device. The second device provides a profile of the peripheral to the first device. The first device can then use the profile to access the peripheral device via the second device, with the second device passing data between the first device and the peripheral identified by the profile. This bridging feature simplifies the process of using the peripheral devices, since no secure pairing or other configuration procedure is needed to enable the first device to access the peripheral.

公开(公告)号：US20160262056A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-08

申请号：US14871883

申请日：2015-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Camille Chen ,  Aarti Kumar ,  Vladimir Trukhin ,  Sarin S. Mehta

IPC: H04W28/20 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: H04W28/20 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W72/082 ,  H04W72/1215 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A device may store a plurality of different coexistence profiles for different possible communication scenarios. The device may be initialized with a first one of the coexistence profiles, and may operate to dynamically switch to different ones of the coexistence profiles based on current conditions. Each coexistence profile may include a number of coexistence related parameters stored as a plurality of data structures. During device use, the device may dynamically select an appropriate coexistence profile based on the current communication conditions, such as Wi-Fi RSSI, Bluetooth RSSI, and/or the number of Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth devices with which communication is currently occurring, among other possible factors. The coexistence profile is selected to provide the best possible Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth output performance based on current conditions. The device may repeatedly dynamically select different coexistence profiles as conditions change, e.g., may select different coexistence profiles on a second or even millisecond basis.

Abstract translation: 设备可以存储用于不同可能的通信场景的多个不同的共存简档。 可以利用共存简档中的第一个来初始化设备，并且可以基于当前条件动态地切换到共存简档中的不同的配置文件。 每个共存简档可以包括存储为多个数据结构的多个共存相关参数。 在设备使用期间，设备可以基于当前通信条件（例如Wi-Fi RSSI，蓝牙RSSI）和/或当前正在进行通信的Wi-Fi和/或蓝牙设备的数量来动态地选择适当的共存简档 ，以及其他可能的因素。 选择共存配置文件以根据当前条件提供最佳的Wi-Fi和/或蓝牙输出性能。 当条件改变时，设备可以重复地动态地选择不同的共存简档，例如，可以在第二甚至毫秒的基础上选择不同的共存简档。

公开(公告)号：US20140177495A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-26

申请号：US13742056

申请日：2013-01-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Raghuveer Mallikarjunan ,  Sarin S. Mehta

IPC: H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04W52/0274 ,  H04W52/0245 ,  Y02D70/1242 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/23

Abstract: A method and system are described for use in a portable electronic device that includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) subsystem, a cellular packet data subsystem for communicating packet data, a cellular voice subsystem for communicating cellular voice information, and a processing subsystem. In the described embodiments, the WLAN subsystem establishes a connection to a WLAN and the WLAN subsystem then determines the signal strength of the connection to the WLAN. Then, on condition that the signal strength exceeds a threshold, the processing subsystem selects the WLAN subsystem for the communication of packet data to and from the portable electronic device, and puts the cellular packet data subsystem into a reduced power state that reduces the power consumption of the cellular packet data subsystem. Packet data is then communicated to and from the portable electronic device using the WLAN subsystem while the cellular data subsystem is in the reduced power state.

Abstract translation: 描述了一种在便携式电子设备中使用的方法和系统，其包括无线局域网（WLAN）子系统，用于传送分组数据的蜂窝分组数据子系统，用于传送蜂窝语音信息的蜂窝语音子系统和处理子系统。 在所描述的实施例中，WLAN子系统建立到WLAN的连接，并且WLAN子系统然后确定到WLAN的连接的信号强度。 然后，在信号强度超过阈值的情况下，处理子系统选择WLAN子系统用于与便携式电子设备通信分组数据，并将蜂窝分组数据子系统置于降低功耗状态，降低功耗 的蜂窝分组数据子系统。 然后，当蜂窝数据子系统处于降低功率状态时，使用WLAN子系统将分组数据传送到便携式电子设备和从便携式电子设备传送。

公开(公告)号：US09483156B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-01

申请号：US14191245

申请日：2014-02-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sarin S. Mehta ,  Varun A. Vora ,  Ioan V. Uilecan

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L67/141

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for selectively broadcasting content to a destination device. An operating system (OS) executing on a source device is configured to generate an OS user interface (UI) and execute a plurality of applications, where each application of the plurality of applications is configured to generate a respective application UI. The source device receives a selection of a broadcast profile that identifies at least one application of the plurality of applications whose respective application UI should not be displayed at the destination device. In response to receiving the selection, a configuration of the source device is updated to cause: 1) the OS UI, but not the application UI associated with the at least one application, to be broadcasted to the destination device, and 2) the OS UI, as well as the application UI associated with the at least one application, to be displayed at the source device.

Abstract translation: 这里公开了一种用于向目的地设备选择性地广播内容的技术。 在源设备上执行的操作系统（OS）被配置为生成OS用户界面（UI）并且执行多个应用，其中所述多个应用的​​每个应用被配置为生成相应的应用UI。 源设备接收广播配置文件的选择，该广播配置文件标识多个应用的​​至少一个应用，其应用UI不应该在目的地设备上显示。 响应于接收到选择，更新源设备的配置以使得：1）将OS UI（而不是与至少一个应用相关联的应用UI）广播到目的地设备，以及2）OS UI以及与至少一个应用相关联的应用UI将被显示在源设备上。

公开(公告)号：US09100828B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-04

申请号：US13632087

申请日：2012-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Swapnil R. Dave ,  Devrim Varoglu ,  Sarin S. Mehta

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W84/18

CPC classification number: H04B7/26 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a first device such as a mobile phone can establish a wireless connection with second device, and the second device can act as a bridge between the first device and a peripheral device, such as a printer, so that the first device need not establish a secure pairing or other type of direct connection with the peripheral device. The second device provides a profile of the peripheral to the first device. The first device can then use the profile to access the peripheral device via the second device, with the second device passing data between the first device and the peripheral identified by the profile. This bridging feature simplifies the process of using the peripheral devices, since no secure pairing or other configuration procedure is needed to enable the first device to access the peripheral.

Abstract translation: 在一个或多个实施例中，诸如移动电话的第一设备可以建立与第二设备的无线连接，并且第二设备可以充当第一设备和诸如打印机的外围设备之间的桥接器，使得第一设备 设备不需要与外围设备建立安全配对或其他类型的直接连接。 第二设备提供外设到第一设备的简档。 然后，第一设备可以使用配置文件经由第二设备访问外围设备，第二设备在第一设备和由配置文件标识的外围设备之间通过数据。 该桥接特征简化了使用外围设备的过程，因为不需要安全配对或其他配置过程来使得第一设备能够访问外围设备。