Electronic Devices with Leakage-Based Object Detection

    公开(公告)号:US20250102656A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18616575

    申请日:2024-03-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may include sensing circuitry that transmits a radar signal over one or more antennas. The sensing circuitry may receive a reflected radar signal over the antenna(s). Transmission of the radar signal may produce a leakage signal that is combined with the reflected radar signal. A mixer may generate a beat signal based on the radar signal, the reflected radar signal, and the leakage signal. A sensing receiver may perform motion-based external object detection to detect the presence of an animate external object that is very close to the device. The sensing receiver may perform the motion-based detection based on time fluctuations in the power and/or phase of the signal without removing or cancelling the leakage signal.

    Coordination of communication protocols using a shared front-end module

    公开(公告)号:US10862515B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US16696076

    申请日:2019-11-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A circuit component may determine whether first signal indicative of at least one of the plurality of communication interface circuits accessing the FEM during a respective communication slot associated with the FEM has been received, determine a first Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value for the respective communication slot used by the FEM based on data associated with the respective communication slot, and store the first RSSI value in response to the first signal not being received. The circuit component may then determine a first gain for a subsequent slot based on the first RSSI value and discard the first RSSI value in response to the first signal being received.

    BUS PROTOCOL FOR MULTIPLE CHIPSETS

    公开(公告)号:US20210318977A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17357156

    申请日:2021-06-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that can allow chipsets in an electronic device to share information such that they can more efficiently utilize resources that are available in the electronic device. One example can provide a bus that is shared by three or more chipsets in an electronic device. This shared bus can be used by the chipsets in the electronic device to communicate and negotiate for the utilization of resources of the electronic device.

    BUS PROTOCOL FOR MULTIPLE CHIPSETS
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200183870A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-11

    申请号:US16584686

    申请日:2019-09-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that can allow chipsets in an electronic device to share information such that they can more efficiently utilize resources that are available in the electronic device. One example can provide a bus that is shared by three or more chipsets in an electronic device. This shared bus can be used by the chipsets in the electronic device to communicate and negotiate for the utilization of resources of the electronic device.

    COORDINATION OF COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS USING A SHARED FRONT-END MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20220352910A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17867450

    申请日:2022-07-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A circuit component may determine whether first signal indicative of at least one of the plurality of communication interface circuits accessing the FEM during a respective communication slot associated with the FEM has been received, determine a first Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value for the respective communication slot used by the FEM based on data associated with the respective communication slot, and store the first RSSI value in response to the first signal not being received. The circuit component may then determine a first gain for a subsequent slot based on the first RSSI value and discard the first RSSI value in response to the first signal being received.

    COORDINATION OF COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS USING A SHARED FRONT-END MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20210013911A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US17033121

    申请日:2020-09-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A circuit component may determine whether first signal indicative of at least one of the plurality of communication interface circuits accessing the FEM during a respective communication slot associated with the FEM has been received, determine a first Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value for the respective communication slot used by the FEM based on data associated with the respective communication slot, and store the first RSSI value in response to the first signal not being received. The circuit component may then determine a first gain for a subsequent slot based on the first RSSI value and discard the first RSSI value in response to the first signal being received.

    COORDINATION OF COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS USING A SHARED FRONT-END MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20200235761A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16696076

    申请日:2019-11-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A circuit component may determine whether first signal indicative of at least one of the plurality of communication interface circuits accessing the FEM during a respective communication slot associated with the FEM has been received, determine a first Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value for the respective communication slot used by the FEM based on data associated with the respective communication slot, and store the first RSSI value in response to the first signal not being received. The circuit component may then determine a first gain for a subsequent slot based on the first RSSI value and discard the first RSSI value in response to the first signal being received.

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