公开(公告)号：US20210204342A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US17201604

申请日：2021-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

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

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：US11012139B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16587242

申请日：2019-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jia Tang ,  Zhu Ji ,  Yang Li ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yu-Lin Wang ,  Sulabh Khandelwal ,  Beibei Wang ,  Zheng Zhang

IPC: H04B7/08 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/382 ,  H04W52/24

Abstract: Adaptive multiplexing and transmit/receive diversity. A wireless device may include multiple antennas. A first set of antennas may be used for communication. One or more trigger conditions may be determined, and additional antennas may be activated for measurement. Based on the measurement(s), a second set of antennas may be selected and used for communication.

公开(公告)号：US10856358B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16295517

申请日：2019-03-07

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：US10791474B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-29

申请号：US16124651

申请日：2018-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Beibei Wang ,  Zhu Ji ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Jia Tang ,  Yang Li

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W48/16

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for detecting a signal and powering off at least some receiver components if no signal is detected. A wireless device may take one or more measurements of one or more signals. The wireless device may determine, based on the measurements, whether a signal (e.g., a signal of a licensed assisted access cell) is anticipated during an upcoming time period, e.g., a subframe or portion of a subframe. If no signal is anticipated, the wireless device may power off at least some receiver functions.

公开(公告)号：US10680785B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US15941651

申请日：2018-03-30

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Junsung Lim ,  Li Su ,  Johnson O. Sebeni ,  Yang Li ,  Young Jae Kim ,  Zhu Ji

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04L25/02

Abstract: A method, device and integrated circuit for receiving signals in a narrow bandwidth range from a base station of a network, the narrow bandwidth range being a portion of an overall bandwidth range of the network and the signals comprising one or more of cell-specific reference signal (CRS) tones, determining whether a condition exists based on the one or more CRS tones, when the condition exists, extending the narrow bandwidth range to an extended narrow bandwidth range, the extended narrow bandwidth range including at least one further CRS tone than the narrow bandwidth range and monitoring the extended narrow bandwidth range to receive further signals comprising the at least one further CRS tone.

公开(公告)号：US10660114B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15969653

申请日：2018-05-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04J1/00 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform simultaneous uplink activity for multiple RATs in the same carrier using frequency division multiplexing. The wireless device may establish a first wireless link with a first base station according to a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second wireless link with a second base station according to a second RAT. 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 the wireless device has uplink activity scheduled according to both the first RAT and the second RAT. If so, the wireless device may perform uplink activity for both the first RAT and the second RAT in the first system bandwidth using frequency division multiplexing.

公开(公告)号：US10609700B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

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 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W84/04

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：US20190373554A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-05

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 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W72/14 ,  H04W76/28

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：US20190313350A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16373504

申请日：2019-04-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zhang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Tianyan Pu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Jia Tang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Zhu Ji ,  Johnson O. Sebeni

IPC: H04W56/00 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W16/14

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing timing synchronization between a base station and a user equipment device within an unlicensed spectrum band. In some scenarios, beamforming tracking may also be performed. Upon determining that a transmission medium within the unlicensed spectrum band is available for transmission, a base station may transmit a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), or a plurality of copies of one SSB, with associated remaining minimum system information (RMSI) blocks, within a single time instance within a SSB burst window. The SSBs may be transmitted at different frequency positions and according to distinct beamforming configurations. The SSBs and RMSI blocks may be configured such that a receiving user equipment device may determine the time-domain, and optionally the frequency-domain, position of the SSB and RMSI within the SSB burst window, to allow timing synchronization and optionally beamforming tracking.

公开(公告)号：US20190306793A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16442730

申请日：2019-06-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tianyan Pu ,  Sai Sravan Bharadwaj Karri ,  Wei Zhang ,  Swaminathan Balakrishnan ,  Xiantao Sun ,  Beibei Wang ,  Manish G. Vemulapalli ,  Jia Tang ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Zhu Ji ,  Sachin J. Sane

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04B7/0456

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for opportunistically depowering receiver chains of a wireless device. Based on control information, a device may determine whether the current number of active receiver chains can be reduced while maintaining a target achievable code rate for a period of data reception associated with the control information. Additionally, the device may generate and use a lookup table to determine whether to depower receiver chains, and which receiver chains to depower.