公开(公告)号：US20220141920A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17578083

申请日：2022-01-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Sang Ho Baek ,  Shivani Suresh Babu ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Utkarsh Kumar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Viswanath Nagarajan ,  Yifan Zhu

IPC: H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/25 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W68/00

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for enhancement of multi-SIM devices, such as UE 106. A network may increase paging retries for known MU-SIM devices, e.g., based on an indication of capabilities from a MU-SIM device. The indication may be via a NAS registration request, an RRC capability procedure, and/or an RRC UE assistance procedure. Additionally, a network may include an indication of a paging priority to the UE. The UE may then determine a response to the page based, at least in part, on the indicated priority. Further, the UE may indicate a tune-away to the network. The indication of the tune-away may include a cause and/or duration for the tune-away and may be provided at an RRC level or a network access stratum (NAS) level.

公开(公告)号：US11265839B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US17079232

申请日：2020-10-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Srinivasan Vasudevan ,  Vijay Kumar Jha

IPC: H04W60/04 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) and/or cellular network to avoid invalidation of a subscriber identity module (SIM). A UE may initiate a connection with the network. The network may reject the connection attempt. The UE may selectively determine whether to invalidate the SIM, network, or both. The UE may consider various factors such as details of the connection rejection message, identity of the network, its relationship to the network (e.g., whether the network is a preferred network, etc.), a number of connection rejections received, time remaining on one or more timers, availability of other networks, etc.

公开(公告)号：US11259161B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US17027534

申请日：2020-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Jordi Agud Ruiz ,  Yip Pong Herbert Wong ,  Kok Yin Chan ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Yifan Zhu ,  Utkarsh Kumar

IPC: H04W8/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W74/00 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W8/22

Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE), manufacturer server, and/or cellular network to perform radio capability signaling. A new type of UE radio capability identifier is provided which may allow a network to distinguish between similar UEs that have or have not implemented a capability update. In order to perform a forced capability update, a manufacturer may issue information about the update to a cellular network (and receive acknowledgement of the information) prior to pushing the update to UEs. In response to an unforced capability update, a cellular network may maintain multiple UE radio capability identifiers for similar UEs which have or have not implemented the update. A UE radio capability identifier may be adjusted dynamically in response to temporary changes in the UE's capability.

公开(公告)号：US20210345454A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US16863473

申请日：2020-04-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Lakshmi Kavuri ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Sulabh Khandelwal ,  Wen Zhao

IPC: H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W80/08 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), or other network component can operate to configure a plurality of new radio (NR) links of a E-UTRAN new radio (NR) dual connectivity (EN-DC) comprising a first radio access technologies (RAT) and a second, different RAT. A first link quality metric (LQM) evaluation of the first RAT is generated independently of generating a second LQM evaluation of the second RAT. A radio frequency (RF) interface, is configured to provide, to RF circuitry, data for a transmission of the first LQM evaluation and the second LQM evaluation based on a data split at a protocol layer so that a network component of base station can utilize the data to configure a data flow over the links based on link quality metrics provided.

公开(公告)号：US20210297844A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US17181736

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Rohit R. Matolia ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Srinivasan Nimmala

IPC: H04W8/12 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W60/04

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may receive a list of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) that support a given network slice in a given country, different from a home country of a home PLMN of the UE. When roaming in the given country, UE may access a PLMN of the list if the given network slice is desired. The list may be provided by the home PLMN: while the UE is in the home country; or via a visited PLMN while the UE is in the given country. The list may be received in response to a UE-initiated request, or pushed to the UE by the home PLMN. A validity timer period received with the list may indicate a duration of validity of the list. In an alternative scenario, the UE may receive the list from an entitlement server, e.g., one belonging to a visited PLMN.

公开(公告)号：US20210105866A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-08

申请号：US17024528

申请日：2020-09-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Sang Ho Baek ,  Shivani Suresh Babu ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Utkarsh Kumar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Viswanath Nagarajan ,  Yifan Zhu

IPC: H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/25 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for enhancement of multi-SIM devices, such as UE 106. A network may increase paging retries for known MU-SIM devices, e.g., based on an indication of capabilities from a MU-SIM device. The indication may be via a NAS registration request, an RRC capability procedure, and/or an RRC UE assistance procedure. Additionally, a network may include an indication of a paging priority to the UE. The UE may then determine a response to the page based, at least in part, on the indicated priority. Further, the UE may indicate a tune-away to the network. The indication of the tune-away may include a cause and/or duration for the tune-away and may be provided at an RRC level or a network access stratum (NAS) level.

公开(公告)号：US20200359278A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-12

申请号：US16406373

申请日：2019-05-08

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Tarakkumar G. Dhanani ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Ajoy K. Singh ,  Vijay Gadde ,  Longda Xing ,  Nishit S. Sheth ,  Rohit Thareja ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sharad Garg

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W36/30

Abstract: A device, system and method for a user equipment (UE) to opportunistically utilize the wireless capabilities of a paired device. The UE is configured to establish a first cellular network connection based on a first subscription, a second cellular network connection based on a second subscription and a connection to a further UE based on a short-range communication protocol. The UE identifies a predetermined condition and transmits an indication to the further UE based on the predetermined condition. The further UE establishes a further cellular network connection in response to the indication and the further cellular network connection is based on one of the first subscription or the second subscription. The UE then declares no service for one of the first cellular network connection or the second cellular network connection based on the further cellular network connection.

公开(公告)号：US20200304984A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16362230

申请日：2019-03-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Rangakrishna Nallandigal ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Tsun Sang Cheong ,  Rohit R. Matolia ,  Yaoqi Yan ,  Chaitanya R. Kaliki ,  Navjot Thakral ,  Ajinkya Satish Godbole

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W76/28

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a dual subscriber identity module (SIM) dual standby (DSDS) capable user equipment (UE) devices to perform data operations with a first SIM that is not capable of or preferred for packet switched (PS) services and a second SIM that is capable of or preferred for PS services. A timer may be initiated upon radio frequency (RF) chain handover from the first SIM to the second SIM, whereupon a first connection associated with the first SIM is maintained in an idle state while the timer is running. Upon expiration of the timer, the UE may determine whether to send a scheduling request to maintain or release the first connection. The timer may be utilized when a call is dropped over the first connection, to increase the likelihood of successfully receiving a callback. The timer may be shortened in duration to reduce reception of spam messaging.

公开(公告)号：US10517105B1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US16135584

申请日：2018-09-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yifan Zhu ,  Alistair M. McFarlane ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/28 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: A device is configured to establish a first roaming network connection to a first roaming network and a second roaming network connection to a second roaming network. The first roaming network has a higher priority than the second roaming network, the second roaming network configured to support a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, the first RAT having a higher priority than the second RAT. When a current network connection is the second roaming network connection, determining a current RAT used for the second roaming network connection. When the current RAT is the first RAT, determining between an active use state and a non-active use state. When the device is in the active use state, deactivating a capability to reselect to the first roaming network.

公开(公告)号：US20170280422A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15080725

申请日：2016-03-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Jose A. Castelo Vega ,  Siddharth Pandey ,  Aditya A. Marawar ,  Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto

IPC: H04W72/02 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W4/22

CPC classification number: H04W72/02 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W36/0022 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W72/0453

Abstract: A wireless communication device (UE) conducting wireless communications according to a specified radio access technology (RAT) in a first communications band belonging to a first network may be required to switch to a different communications band due to network restrictions and/or radio link failure. The UE may therefore perform a system scan identifying other communications bands associated with the first RAT and available at the present location of the UE. The UE may identify whether the other communications bands include preferred communications bands belonging to the first network, support a service associated with the wireless communications of the UE, and have an energy level higher than a specified threshold. If one or more preferred communications bands are present, the UE may switch communications from the first communications band to one of the preferred communications bands, even if it doesn't have the highest energy level among all the other communications bands.