公开(公告)号：US20200229166A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16834908

申请日：2020-03-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yang Li ,  Zhu Ji ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Wei Zeng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Li Su

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W52/02

Abstract: A downlink control information (DCI), such as a blanking DCI (bDCI) message may be transmitted by a base station (e.g., eNB) and received by a mobile device (e.g., UE). The bDCI may indicate that the eNB will not transmit a subsequent DCI to the UE for a duration of time. The UE may be in continuous reception mode or connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) mode. The UE may therefore determine to enter a sleep state or take other action. The bDCI may specify an explicit blanking duration, or an index indicating a blanking duration from a lookup table, and/or the blanking duration (and/or a blanking duration offset value) may be determined in advance, e.g., semi-statically. When the UE is in C-DRX mode, the UE may be configured such that either the sleep/wake period of the C-DRX mode or the blanking period of the bDCI may take precedence over the other.

公开(公告)号：US20200128423A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-23

申请号：US16718418

申请日：2019-12-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Yang Li ,  Haitong Sun ,  Wei Zeng ,  Jia Tang ,  Beibei Wang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Zhu Ji ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Dawei Zhang

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform a method including performing one or more of periodic beam quality measurements and/or event-based beam quality measurements, determining, based at least in part on one or more of the periodic beam quality measurements and/or the event-based beam quality measurements, a recommended beam quality measurement configuration, and transmitting, to a base station serving the UE, the recommended beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the UE may perform receiving, from the base station, instructions regarding the beam quality measurement configuration. The instructions may include instructions to activate, deactivate, and/or modify at least one beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the instructions may be based, at least in part, on the recommended beam quality measurement configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20200091989A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16136031

申请日：2018-09-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vijendrakumar K. Ashiwal ,  Dikshit Garg ,  Vijay Gadde ,  Sharad Garg ,  Jia Tang ,  Zhu Ji ,  Mohit Narang ,  Tiberiu Muresan

IPC: H04B7/08 ,  H04B7/0404 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/30

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to opportunistically selecting an antenna in an electronic device having multiple antennas. A baseband processor of the electronic device may connect to a first cellular tower providing cellular service at a first frequency using a first antenna of the electronic device. The baseband processor may then receive an indication of a handover event to a second cellular tower operating at a second frequency. The baseband processor may determine signal measurements of the second cellular tower for each antenna of the electronic device that is capable of operating at the second frequency. The baseband processor may execute a handover to the second cellular tower using the antenna associated with the best performing signal measurements. In this manner, an antenna may be opportunistically selected based on performance of the antenna, improving operation of the electronic device and quality of cellular service.

公开(公告)号：US20200045761A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16654239

申请日：2019-10-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zeng ,  Haijing Hu ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Zhu Ji ,  Yang Li ,  Beibei Wang ,  Jia Tang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Wei Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Christian W. Mucke

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W88/10 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform substantially concurrent communications with a next generation network node and a legacy network node. The wireless device may be configured to establish a first wireless link with a first cell according to a RAT, where the first cell operates in a first system bandwidth and establish a second wireless link with a second cell according to a RAT, where the second cell operates in a second system bandwidth. Further, the wireless device may be configured to perform uplink activity for both the first RAT and the second RAT by TDM uplink data for the first RAT and uplink data for the second RAT if uplink activity is scheduled according to both the first RAT and the second RAT.

公开(公告)号：US10541768B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-21

申请号：US16009379

申请日：2018-06-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Li Su ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Beibei Wang ,  Zhu Ji ,  Yang Li ,  Jia Tang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Wei Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu

IPC: H04J1/08 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W80/04

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform simultaneous uplink activity for multiple RATs in the same carrier using multiplexing at a layer above the physical layer. The wireless device may establish wireless links with first and second base stations, respectively, according to first and second radio access technologies (RATs), respectively. The first base station may provide a first cell operating in a first system bandwidth and the second base station may provide a second cell operating in a second system bandwidth. The wireless device may determine whether inter-RAT uplink coexistence in the same frequency band is enabled. If so, the wireless device may perform uplink activity for both the first RAT and the second RAT in the first system bandwidth by multiplexing uplink data for the first RAT and uplink data for the second RAT at a layer above the physical layer.

公开(公告)号：US10531391B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15992774

申请日：2018-05-30

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Beibei Wang ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Zhu Ji ,  Jia Tang ,  Xiantao Sun ,  Yu-Lin Wang ,  Yang Li ,  Wei Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W72/14 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: A device and method for power saving between a scheduling request and a grant. A user equipment (UE) establishes a connection to a network, the UE and the network may be configured with a Connected Discontinuous Reception (C-DRX) functionality, the C-DRX functionality including a cycle with at least one onDuration. The UE transmits, during a first subframe a scheduling request (SR) to the network, the SR corresponds to data that is to be transmitted by the UE. The UE determines a second subframe for the UE to enter an active mode of processing for a reception of a grant, the second subframe is subsequent to the first subframe and prior to a next onDuration. The UE initiates an active mode of processing for the reception of the grant during the second subframe.

公开(公告)号：US20190281598A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16186350

申请日：2018-11-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Wei Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Zhu Ji ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yang Li

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to indicate a preferred bandwidth part and duty cycle in a cellular communication system. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a radio resource control connection. The wireless device may transmit an indication of a preferred bandwidth part, or a preferred communication duty cycle, or both, to the cellular base station. The cellular base station may select a bandwidth part, or communication duty cycle, or both, based at least in part on the indication provided by the wireless device, and may transmit an indication of the selected bandwidth part, communication duty cycle, or both, to the wireless device. The cellular base station and the wireless device may perform cellular communication using the selected bandwidth part, communication duty cycle, or both.

公开(公告)号：US20190281504A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16287305

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Su ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Wei Zhang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Wei Zeng ,  Haitong Sun ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Yu Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Zhu Ji ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yang Li

IPC: H04W28/26 ,  H04W28/20 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W52/28

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to indicate a preferred bandwidth part and duty cycle in a cellular communication system. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a radio resource control connection. The wireless device may transmit an indication of a preferred bandwidth part, or a preferred communication duty cycle, or both, to the cellular base station. The cellular base station may select a bandwidth part, or communication duty cycle, or both, based at least in part on the indication provided by the wireless device, and may transmit an indication of the selected bandwidth part, communication duty cycle, or both, to the wireless device. The cellular base station and the wireless device may perform cellular communication using the selected bandwidth part, communication duty cycle, or both.

公开(公告)号：US20190150013A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16145462

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zhang ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Yang Li ,  Haitong Sun ,  Wei Zeng ,  Jia Tang ,  Beibei Wang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Zhu Ji ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Dawei Zhang

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform a method including performing one or more of periodic beam quality measurements and/or event based beam quality measurements, determining, based at least in part on one or more of the periodic beam quality measurements and/or the event based beam quality measurements, a recommended beam quality measurement configuration, and transmitting, to a base station serving the UE, the recommended beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the UE may perform receiving, from the base station, instructions regarding the beam quality measurement configuration. The instructions may include instructions to activate, deactivate, and/or modify at least one beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the instructions may be based, at least in part, on the recommended beam quality measurement configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20180368112A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US15923078

申请日：2018-03-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yang Li ,  Zhu Ji ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Wei Zeng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Li Su

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W76/28

Abstract: A downlink control information (DCI), such as a blanking DCI (bDCI) message may be transmitted by a base station (e.g., eNB) and received by a mobile device (e.g., UE). The bDCI may indicate that the eNB will not transmit a subsequent DCI to the UE for a duration of time. The UE may be in continuous reception mode or connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) mode. The UE may therefore determine to enter a sleep state or take other action. The bDCI may specify an explicit blanking duration, or an index indicating a blanking duration from a lookup table, and/or the blanking duration (and/or a blanking duration offset value) may be determined in advance, e.g., semi-statically. When the UE is in C-DRX mode, the UE may be configured such that either the sleep/wake period of the C-DRX mode or the blanking period of the bDCI may take precedence over the other.