公开(公告)号：US20210211972A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17084387

申请日：2020-10-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zhang ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Junsung Lim ,  Zhu Ji ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yu-Lin Wang ,  Galib A. Mohiuddin ,  Sriram Subramanian ,  Shiva Krishna Narra ,  Madhukar K. Shanbhag ,  Sanjeevi Balasubramanian ,  Daniel A. West ,  Rohit R. Matolia

IPC: H04W48/16 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) supports communication over a first (lower) frequency range and a second (higher) frequency range. The UE determines an extent of preference of the second frequency range over the first frequency range, e.g., based on one or more of the following: sensor measurements; physical channel measurements; battery conditions; weather conditions; voice call activity; indoor/outdoor/in-car status; learned relationships between previous location-time conditions and performance on the second frequency range; etc. The UE device may control search activity and/or measurement activity on the second frequency range based on the preference extent, e.g., by controlling rates of repetition of search and/or measurement on the second frequency range, or by adding a measurement bias to a measurement reporting threshold, or by adding a delay to a measurement reporting time for a measurement, or by disabling search and measurement on the second frequency range.

公开(公告)号：US20210203401A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US17202185

申请日：2021-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jia Tang ,  Beibei Wang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Ping Wang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yang Li ,  Zhu Ji

IPC: H04B7/08 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W36/06 ,  H04W36/36

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for a UE to request a beam quality measurement procedure. A user equipment device may be configured to perform a method including performing transmitting a request to perform a beam quality measurement procedure for downlink receptions (e.g., a P3 procedure) to a base station/network entity, receiving instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure from the base station, and transmitting results of the beam quality measurement procedure to the base station. In some embodiments, transmission of the request may be response to at least one trigger condition and/or detection of a condition at the UE. The request may include an indication of a preferred timing offset. The instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure may include a schedule for the beam quality measurement.

公开(公告)号：US11044276B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16105489

申请日：2018-08-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Elliot S. Briggs ,  Jason A. Novak ,  Samuel D. Post ,  Zhu Ji

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W48/04 ,  H04W12/37 ,  H04W12/63 ,  H04W12/68 ,  H04W12/122 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: A wireless device determines a location, identifies a mobile network operator (MNO), and/or experiences a network event. In some instances, the wireless device recognizes a base station as being operated by the MNO. Based on the location, the MNO and/or the network event, the wireless device determines a security action. The security action can include one or more of: (i) ignoring a network command associated with the network event, (ii) providing an alert notification via a user interface of the wireless device alerting a user of a security risk associated with the location, MNO, and/or network event, or (iii) ignoring communication from the base station temporarily or for an indefinite period of time. In some instances, the security action includes proceeding with normal communication with the base station at the location using network services of the MNO.

公开(公告)号：US20210045183A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US17069385

申请日：2020-10-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zhang ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Junsung Lim ,  Haitong Sun ,  Wei Zeng ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Yang Li ,  Zhu Ji ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Johnson O. Sebeni

IPC: H04W76/28 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W76/25 ,  H04W52/02

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a base station to perform a method construct dynamic hierarchical sub-configurations of bandwidth parts (BWPs) for use in a connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) communication session with a user equipment (UE) device. The base station may configure a first BWP at a baseband frequency associated with the CDRX communication session as a default BWP, a second BWP with a wider bandwidth than the first BWP as a transmission BWP, and one or more third BWPs as resting BWPs. The transmission BWP and the one or more resting BWPs may be configured to periodically override the default BWP as the active BWP for a predetermined number of CDRX cycles. The transmission BWP may be utilized, when activated to perform data transmission by UE device, and the one or more resting BWPs may be utilized, when activated, for performing channel measurements.

公开(公告)号：US10779276B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US16357844

申请日：2019-03-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to dynamically indicate preference for self-contained slots and slot duration by a user equipment device (UE) in communication with a base station (e.g., a gNB) using a 5G NR radio access technology. A UE may determine to send an indication to a gNB indicating a preference for self-contained slots and slot duration for downlink and/or uplink communications utilizing one or more of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and/or acknowledgement messaging (ACK/NACK) for downlink communications, and utilizing one or more of the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the PDCCH, and/or the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for uplink communications. The configuration of self-contained slots and slot duration for uplink and/or downlink may be based on one or more of average packet size, average packet rate, traffic type and UE processing capabilities.

公开(公告)号：US20200228189A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16736557

申请日：2020-01-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jia Tang ,  Beibei Wang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Ping Wang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yang Li ,  Zhu Ji

IPC: H04B7/08 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W36/36 ,  H04W36/06

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for a UE to request a beam quality measurement procedure. A user equipment device may be configured to perform a method including performing transmitting a request to perform a beam quality measurement procedure for downlink receptions (e.g., a P3 procedure) to a base station/network entity, receiving instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure from the base station, and transmitting results of the beam quality measurement procedure to the base station. In some embodiments, transmission of the request may be response to at least one trigger condition and/or detection of a condition at the UE. The request may include an indication of a preferred timing offset. The instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure may include a schedule for the beam quality measurement.

公开(公告)号：US10708002B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US16050957

申请日：2018-07-31

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Zhu Ji ,  Yang Li ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Junsung Lim

IPC: H04L1/18 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L1/20 ,  H04W72/08

Abstract: A device, system and method for determining when to initiate certain operations associated with received data. The method is performed at a device connected to a network. The method includes estimating a first number of repetitions of a subframe which is associated with a likelihood that the device will successfully perform an operation based on the subframe. The method further includes delaying initiating the operation for the subframe until a received number of repetitions of the subframe is greater than or equal to the first number of repetitions.

公开(公告)号：US10666489B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16110377

申请日：2018-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang Li ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Li Su ,  Zhu Ji

IPC: H04L27/26 ,  H04W56/00

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting narrowband device-to-device wireless communication, including possible techniques for providing synchronization sequences. A first wireless device may transmit a preamble of a device-to-device wireless communication with a second wireless device. The preamble may include a first synchronization sequence. The first synchronization sequence may include multiple repetitions of a basis sequence, multiplied by a cover code. The basis sequence may span multiple orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbols.

公开(公告)号：US20200163073A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16749553

申请日：2020-01-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

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

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform user equipment (UE) initiated beam management procedures with a base station or gNB. A wireless device in communication with a 5G base station may detect degradation in the pair of transmit and receive beams between the gNB and the device. The device may select a preferred beam management procedure and indicate the preference to the gNB.

公开(公告)号：US10548043B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

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 ,  H04W88/02

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.