Idle-mode cellular-to-Wi-Fi link selection using circuit-switched audio quality

    公开(公告)号:US10440641B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US15606729

    申请日:2017-05-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wireless communication device (UE) may perform wireless communications according to at least a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. When the UE is in idle-mode, it may determine whether to bias a RAT selection policy—which may be presently favoring networks operating according to the first RAT—towards the second RAT, based on one or more of the following: first information indicative of a quality of previous wireless communications performed by the UE according to the first RAT, second information indicative of an overall quality of wireless communications performed according to the first RAT by the UE over a specified period of time at a specific location where the UE is presently located, and/or third information indicative of an overall quality of wireless communications performed according to the first RAT by other UEs presently located at the specific location.

    Companion Assistance and Efficient Link Selection for Wearable Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20190254085A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US15927973

    申请日:2018-03-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W76/10 H04W4/80 H04W52/0209

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to transport link selection for an accessory wireless device in association with a companion device. The accessory device may communicate via a short range wireless communication link with the companion device. The companion device may detect an event and, based on the event, transmit assistance information to the accessory device. The accessory device may evaluate various conditions. The accessory device may select a transport link and/or short range link based at least in part on the received assistance information and/or the evaluated conditions.

    Companion Assistance and Efficient Link Selection for Wearable Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20190253277A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US15990262

    申请日:2018-05-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L12/5692 H04W4/80 H04W72/02 H04W84/12

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to transport link selection and/or short range link selection for an accessory wireless device in association with a companion device. The accessory device may communicate via a short range wireless communication link with the companion device. The companion device may detect an event and, based on the event, transmit assistance information to the accessory device. The accessory device may evaluate various conditions. The accessory device may select a transport link and/or short range link based at least in part on the received assistance information and/or the evaluated conditions.

    Wireless Connection Management for an Accessory Device

    公开(公告)号:US20190104559A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US15995739

    申请日:2018-06-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to wireless connection management for an accessory device. A companion device and the accessory device may establish a wireless link. The companion device may associate with a Wi-Fi access point. The companion device may determine whether the Wi-Fi access point supports access by the accessory device to a wide area network. The companion device may determine whether to provide association information for the Wi-Fi access point to the accessory device based at least in part on whether the Wi-Fi access point supports access by the accessory device to the wide area network. The companion device may monitor whether the Wi-Fi access point continues to support access by the accessory device to the wide area network, and may indicate to the accessory device to disassociate with the Wi-Fi access point if the Wi-Fi access point no longer supports access by the accessory device to the wide area network.

    Idle-Mode Cellular-to-Wi-Fi Link Selection Using Circuit-Switched Audio Quality

    公开(公告)号:US20180343593A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-29

    申请号:US15606729

    申请日:2017-05-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W48/18 H04W36/0083

    Abstract: A wireless communication device (UE) may perform wireless communications according to at least a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. When the UE is in idle-mode, it may determine whether to bias a RAT selection policy—which may be presently favoring networks operating according to the first RAT—towards the second RAT, based on one or more of the following: first information indicative of a quality of previous wireless communications performed by the UE according to the first RAT, second information indicative of an overall quality of wireless communications performed according to the first RAT by the UE over a specified period of time at a specific location where the UE is presently located, and/or third information indicative of an overall quality of wireless communications performed according to the first RAT by other UEs presently located at the specific location.

    Call setup techniques using WLAN radio and shared cellular radio

    公开(公告)号:US10045259B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US15143217

    申请日:2016-04-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In some embodiments, a cellular baseband processor communicates wirelessly and reports cellular metrics for both a first cellular RAT and a second cellular RAT. The cellular baseband processor may be configured to tune away, for a time interval, from the first cellular RAT to monitor for communications on the second cellular RAT. In some embodiments, the cellular baseband processor is configured not to report cellular metrics during the time interval to prevent a RAT manager from setting up a connection for voice calls on a WLAN RAT during the time interval. In some embodiments another processing element the RAT manager is configured to ignore cellular metrics from the cellular baseband processor during the interval. This may reduce signal load and power consumption, in some embodiments.

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