公开(公告)号：US12075476B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17442478

申请日：2020-05-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chunhai Yao ,  Hong He ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Jie Cui ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Sigen Ye ,  Wei Zeng ,  Weidong Yang ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W74/0816

CPC classification number: H04W74/0816

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), or other network component can operate to configure different sets of resources for an uplink (UL) physical channel for an uplink (UL)-to-downlink (DL) channel occupancy time (COT) sharing to coexist with another radio access technology (RAT). An energy detection (ED) threshold can be selected from the different sets of resource configurations for an UL transmission based on one or more conditions. A gap can be configured between a physical random access control channel (PRACH) transmission and a PUSCH transmission based on one of at least a first value associated with a numerology between the PRACH and the PUSCH and a second value greater than the first value. The UL transmission can be provided based on the ED threshold or the configured conditional gap via the UL physical channel.

公开(公告)号：US12075338B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17593124

申请日：2020-12-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Yang Tang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Haitong Sun ,  Weidong Yang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Zhibin Wu ,  Oghenekome Oteri

IPC: H04W48/10 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W48/10 ,  H04L5/0053

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a UE to determine a cell global identity (CGI) of a target cell.

公开(公告)号：US12068862B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17441680

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hong He ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Haitong Sun ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Huaning Niu ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Sigen Ye ,  Weidong Yang ,  Yang Tang ,  Jie Cui

IPC: H04L1/1829 ,  H04W72/11 ,  H04W72/232

CPC classification number: H04L1/1854 ,  H04L1/1832 ,  H04W72/11 ,  H04W72/232

Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for enhanced Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ)-ACK in a fifth generation (5G) wireless communications system. A user equipment (UE) can receive, during a HARQ-ACK window, a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission or a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission corresponding to a SPS PDSCH release. The UE can generate a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ)-ACK information bit corresponding to the reception. The UE can be configured with an offset value, k, and a length, l, of the HARQ-ACK window associated with an uplink transmission slot n, of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) transmission, and determine a starting slot of the HARQ-ACK window as n−k. When a corresponding valid uplink transmission slot is not available, the UE can transmit the HARQ-ACK information bit in the uplink transmission slot n of the PUCCH transmission.

公开(公告)号：US12063539B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17593708

申请日：2021-04-14

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Hong He ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Yang Tang ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W24/10

CPC classification number: H04W24/10

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods may use an smtc information element or an smtc2-LP information element to calculate timing of a first measurement period to evaluate a serving cell while the UE is in idle mode or inactive mode. Additionally, apparatuses, systems, and methods may use the smtc information element or the smtc2-LP information element to calculate timing of a second measurement period to evaluate intra-frequency cells while the UE is in idle mode or inactive mode.

公开(公告)号：US12052621B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17593682

申请日：2021-01-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Hong He ,  Huaning Niu ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Qiming Li ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W36/08 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W74/0833

CPC classification number: H04W36/08 ,  H04B7/0626 ,  H04W56/0045 ,  H04W74/0833

Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), that includes: obtaining, from a source cell, a handover command for handover from the source cell to a target cell, the handover command including activation indication for an activation of a secondary cell (SCell) of the target cell; generating a first message for transmission to the target cell, wherein the first message is used for initiating a random access procedure; obtaining a second message from the target cell in response to the first message, wherein the second message comprises a timing advance (TA) command.

公开(公告)号：US12052609B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17442440

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yushu Zhang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Jie Cui ,  Wei Zeng

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W72/21

CPC classification number: H04W36/0011 ,  H04W36/0058 ,  H04W72/21

Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for using low layer protocols for inter-cell mobility management in a 5G wireless communications system. A serving 5G node B (gNB) can configure reports that a user equipment (UE) transmits to the serving gNB to make handover decisions. The serving gNB can configure a group of Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) states (e.g., a group of beams) that correspond a physical cell, and the report includes layer 3 measurements corresponding to a neighboring or serving cell's TCI state. The report can be conveyed using lower layer protocols. The report can include layer 1 measurements conveyed using a layer 1 protocol and the serving gNB can perform filtering to generate corresponding layer 3 measurement results. Based on the reports, the serving gNB can perform a handover and synchronization using lower layer protocols, from one TCI state to another.

公开(公告)号：US20240251310A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18583439

申请日：2024-02-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Manasa Raghavan ,  Qiming Li ,  Jie Cui ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Huaning Niu ,  Xiang Chen ,  Dawei Zhang

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/336

CPC classification number: H04W36/0094 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/336 ,  H04W36/0061 ,  H04W36/0088

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for configuring, performing, and reporting neighbor cell measurements in a wireless communication system. A base station of a serving cell may provide configuration information relevant to performing layer 1 (L1) measurements based on reference signals of one or more neighbor cells. A UE may perform L1 inter-frequency measurements of the neighbor cell(s) based on the configuration. The UE may report the measurements.

公开(公告)号：US20240244630A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18613642

申请日：2024-03-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Hong He ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Jie Cui ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Wei Zeng ,  Weidong Yang ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W72/23 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W72/23 ,  H04L5/001

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. To monitor a PDCCH for CA, a UE may receive PDCCH candidates in a plurality of configured component carriers (CCs). In response to a determination that a maximum number of virtual CCs that the UE is capable of monitoring for PDCCH is smaller than a number of the plurality of configured CCs, the UE groups the plurality of configured CCs into CC groups based at least in part on SCS numerologies and PDCCH monitoring configurations corresponding to span patterns within a slot of a DL subframe. The UE determines a maximum number of blind decoding operations and non-overlapped CCEs for each of the CC groups. The UE then monitors at least a first portion of the PDCCH candidates based on the maximum number of blind decoding operations and non-overlapped CCEs for each of the CC groups.

公开(公告)号：US12041606B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17593534

申请日：2020-05-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Hong He ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Jie Cui ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Wei Zeng ,  Weidong Yang ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W72/1268 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W74/0833

CPC classification number: H04W72/1268 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W74/0833

Abstract: A method for Resource Allocation for Msg-3 Transmission on an unlicensed spectrum may include receiving a random access response (RAR) grant comprising a 12-bit frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) field. If the resource allocation type is type-1 some embodiments may zero padding the FDRA field to interpreting the 12-bit FDRA and determine a starting position of allocated resources where a Scheduled PUSCH Transmission is transmitted in an unlicensed spectrum. Some embodiments may use a virtual Bandwidth Part (BWP) to obtain a starting position and a length of allocated resources.

公开(公告)号：US12038520B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17593584

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Yang Tang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Zhibin Wu ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Hong He ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Haitong Sun

IPC: H04L27/26 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W24/10

CPC classification number: G01S5/0036 ,  G01S5/0284 ,  H04L5/0051 ,  H04L27/26025 ,  H04W24/10

Abstract: A method, UE and integrated circuit for reporting RSTD values to a network. A user equipment (UE) is configured to establish a connection to a network, the network comprising a first cell and a second cell. The UE receives a positioning reference signal from each of the first and second cells, determines a frequency band for each of the positioning reference signals, determines reference signal time difference (RSTD) values from measured time offsets between the positioning reference signals from the first and second cells, determines RSTD reporting values based on at least the RSTD values and the determined frequency bands and transmits an indication of the RSTD reporting values to the network.