公开(公告)号：US12069523B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17598206

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Yang Tang ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/51

CPC classification number: H04W36/0088 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/51 ,  H04W64/003

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a UE and its serving base station to coordinate the activation and deactivation of measurement gaps for performing positioning measurements by the UE using target positioning reference signals (PRS) during bandwidth part (BWP) switching. The UE may be configured by the serving base station to have dedicated measurement gaps. The UE determines if a legacy measurement gap used for mobility measurements or a scheduled data transmission collides with the dedicated measurement gaps. If there is a collision, the UE performs the mobility measurement using the legacy measurement gap or transmits the scheduled data. If there is no collision, the UE receives the PRS to perform the positioning measurement during the dedicated measurement gaps. In one embodiment, based on the status of the active BWP and the target PRS, the UE or the base station may activate or deactivate measurement gaps for the positioning measurements.

公开(公告)号：US12058644B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17593651

申请日：2020-07-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A Lovlekar ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W68/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/23

CPC classification number: H04W68/005 ,  H04L5/0053 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/23

Abstract: A network configures and transmits paging information. The network transmits configuration information to a user equipment (UE) operating in the network, wherein the configuration information comprises a value N based on a minimum gap between reception of a paging downlink control information (DCI) by the UE and fully processing the paging DCI by the UE, configures a paging DCI to be transmitted to the UE on a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), wherein the paging DCI includes scheduling information for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and transmits the paging DCI to the UE on the PDCCH.

公开(公告)号：US12052741B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17267352

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W72/542 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W72/56

CPC classification number: H04W72/542 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W72/56

Abstract: An apparatus configured to be employed in a user equipment (UE) associated with a new radio (NR) system is disclosed. The apparatus comprises one or more processors configured to select a first resource from a candidate resource set comprising a plurality of candidate resources within a first resource selection window. In some embodiments, the first resource is to be utilized by the UE for a first transmission of a transport block (TB) over sidelink. In some embodiments, a size of the first resource selection window is derived based on a (pre)configured maximum number of retransmissions of the TB. In some embodiments, the one or more processors is further configured to generate a first transmission signal comprising the first transmission of the TB, to be transmitted over the sidelink using the selected first resource.

公开(公告)号：US11956654B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-09

申请号：US17593108

申请日：2020-12-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

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

IPC: H04W24/08 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W24/08 ,  H04L5/0048

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for searcher resource coordination between NR mobility based measurement and LTE (E-UTRA) PRS based measurement without measurement gap in EN-DC mode or NE-DC mode. Other embodiments are also provided for searcher resource coordination between NR PRS measurement and LTE (E-UTRA) PRS measurement without measurement gap in EN-DC mode or NE-DC mode. Further embodiments provide for searcher resource coordination between NR or LTE (E-UTRA) PRS measurement and NR mobility measurement without measurement gap in EN-DC mode or NE-DC mode.

公开(公告)号：US11924832B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17267180

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W72/20 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W72/20 ,  H04L5/0055

Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for performing sidelink communication. An example method generates SCI stage 1 and stage 2 for transmitting a transport block (TB) to a user equipment device (UE). The method includes determining the type of sidelink communication for transmitting the TB. An SCI stage 2 format is selected based on the type of sidelink communication. An SCI stage 2 payload is encoded in accordance with the selected SCI stage 2 format. The selected SCI stage 2 format value is encoded in an SCI stage 1 payload. The SCI stage 1 payload and SCI stage 2 payload are transmitted to the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20240049322A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18488644

申请日：2023-10-17

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 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W72/21 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W88/10

CPC classification number: H04W76/15 ,  H04W72/1215 ,  H04W72/21 ,  H04B7/2643 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W88/10 ,  H04W88/06

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 stablish 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：US11864278B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17731995

申请日：2022-04-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong Sun ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Jia Tang ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Wei Zeng ,  Wei Zhang ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L25/02 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W72/21

CPC classification number: H04W88/06 ,  H04B7/0626 ,  H04B7/0695 ,  H04L5/0051 ,  H04L25/0226 ,  H04W52/242 ,  H04W56/001 ,  H04W72/21 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W80/02

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for Fifth Generation New Radio (5G NR) frequency range two (FR2) based communications beam management. The UE may configure, via communications with a base station, serving the UE, a group ID for PUCCH resources within a group of PUCCHs, e.g., for FR2 based communications. The UE may receive, from the base station, an update to one or more PUCCH resources within the group of PUCCHs via a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) that may include one of a resource ID indicating an update to a PUCCH resource or the group ID to update the group of PUCCH resources. The UE may update, based on the MAC-CE, the one or more PUCCH resources within the group of PUCCHs.

公开(公告)号：US20230397218A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18450953

申请日：2023-08-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W72/23 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04W72/23 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W52/0216 ,  H04W52/0209

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：US20230396378A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18454443

申请日：2023-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yushu Zhang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yang Tang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Hong He ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Weidong Yang ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Jie Cui ,  Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04L5/0035 ,  H04L5/0051

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) communicates with transmission-reception points (TRPs). When the UE generates uplink control information (UCI), it determines a higher layer index (HLI) value to target the UCI to the appropriate TRP. (Possible values of the HLI are associated with the TRPs.) For UCI on Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), the HLI value may be determined: based on an HLI value configured for a control resource set (CORESET), or for particular Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resources; based on UCI type or spatial relation data or an index related to PUCCH resources. For UCI on a configured-grant Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), the HLI value may be based on higher layer signals or an indicator relating to channel sounding on spatial relation data. For UCI on MsgA PUSCH in a two-step random access procedure, the HLI value may be based on PUSCH resource unit or PUSCH opportunity.

公开(公告)号：US11777691B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17885225

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yushu Zhang ,  Yakun Sun ,  Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Hong He ,  Wei Zeng ,  Haitong Sun

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W24/10

CPC classification number: H04L5/0057 ,  H04B7/0626 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04L5/001

Abstract: A wireless user equipment (UE) may employ any of various mechanisms for reporting signal quality measurements to a wireless network. The UE may impose a time delay between measurement and reporting, based on a delay parameter K. The UE may average measurements obtained at different measurement instances. The UE may employ any of various schemes for prioritizing transmission of one type of report over another, when temporal collisions occur between different types of report. The UE may employ a differential report that includes a state for indicating that a beam is not workable. The UE may employ a beam index that includes a state for indicating an invalid beam. A base station may receive a signal quality report and determine workability of a beam, e.g., by triggering a report of channel state information.