DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES
    21.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240103904A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US17951420

    申请日:2022-09-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F9/4881 G06F9/546 G06F21/44

    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for effectuating a transaction by an intermediary. An example method can include receiving a first message from a second device, the first message comprising a request for a first item, wherein the first message is received by a backend process executing on the first device. A second message that includes a request for a first information associated with the first item, can be transmitted. A third message comprising the first information associated with the first item can be received. A fourth message comprising a request to initiate a transaction for the first item can be transmitted to a third device. A fifth message can be received from the third computing device, the fifth message comprising a confirmation of the transaction based at least in part on the fourth message.

    Medium access control and channel access for access operations

    公开(公告)号:US10652925B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US16140992

    申请日:2018-09-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to support channel access control for keyless vehicle entry systems are disclosed. An initiating central wireless device of a wireless personal area network (WPAN) queries multiple responding peripheral wireless devices to perform ranging for distance and/or angle of arrival data, where the multiple peripheral wireless devices coordinate responses to minimize interference, avoid overlapping transmissions, and reduce time to complete ranging. Ranging frames are divided into multiple ranging time slots, where each ranging time slot can accommodate a full ranging cycle between the central and peripheral wireless devices. The central wireless device determines which ranging time slot to use based on estimates of communication channel interference and on a number of received responses from the peripheral wireless devices. Ranging measurements are provided to a controller of a vehicle that houses the peripheral wireless devices to determine whether to permit vehicle access.

    CLUSTER PARTITIONING IN RADIO PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURES FOR CELL-FREE NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20250056301A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18797281

    申请日:2024-08-07

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio protocol architectures in cell-free networks are disclosed herein. One or more base stations make up a cell-free cluster that serves a user equipment (UE). A clustering control function (CCF) may establish, for a radio bearer that communicates data between the cluster and the UE, one or more sub-clusters of the one or more base stations. Each sub-cluster corresponds to a unique RLC entity within the protocol stack for the radio bearer in question. The CCF communicates with the base stations of the cluster and the UE to establish this sub-clustering arrangement. Details of this messaging are described herein. Data of the radio bearer is then transmitted between the cluster and the UE according to the established sub-clusters/RLC entities. For example, the network may transport either the same data of the radio bearer and/or unique data of the radio bearer through any/each of the sub-clusters/RLC entities.

    Wireless ranging using physical and virtual responders

    公开(公告)号:US11558071B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US17371225

    申请日:2021-07-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device configures two or more virtual responders associated with different subsets of capabilities of a physical responder in the electronic device, where the physical responder comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver and multiple antennas, and where a given virtual responder corresponds to the RF transceiver and a given antenna. Then, the electronic device performs, based at least in part on wirelessly communication with a second electronic device and using at least the virtual responders, measurements on wireless signals from the second electronic device to the electronic device, where the measurements correspond to a time of flight of the wireless signals. Next, the electronic device determines, based at least in part on the measurements, a range between the electronic device and the second electronic device, where the determination uses the measurements from different virtual responders to correct for an environmental condition and/or increase an accuracy of the determined range.

    Dynamic data sequence puncturing
    26.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11223956B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US16774165

    申请日:2020-01-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques are provided for transmitting a secure frame by a wireless device. For example, the wireless device may determine a location within a data sequence of a secure frame to puncture the data sequence with a puncture. The wireless device may then generate the secure frame that includes the punctured data sequence and transmit the secure frame to a second wireless device. The second wireless device may then authenticate the secure frame based at least in part on the location of the puncture within the punctured data sequence.

    Wireless Ranging Using Physical and Virtual Responders

    公开(公告)号:US20210344362A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-04

    申请号:US17371225

    申请日:2021-07-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device configures two or more virtual responders associated with different subsets of capabilities of a physical responder in the electronic device, where the physical responder comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver and multiple antennas, and where a given virtual responder corresponds to the RF transceiver and a given antenna. Then, the electronic device performs, based at least in part on wirelessly communication with a second electronic device and using at least the virtual responders, measurements on wireless signals from the second electronic device to the electronic device, where the measurements correspond to a time of flight of the wireless signals. Next, the electronic device determines, based at least in part on the measurements, a range between the electronic device and the second electronic device, where the determination uses the measurements from different virtual responders to correct for an environmental condition and/or increase an accuracy of the determined range.

    Wireless ranging using physical and virtual responders

    公开(公告)号:US11095319B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-17

    申请号:US16831912

    申请日:2020-03-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device configures two or more virtual responders associated with different subsets of capabilities of a physical responder in the electronic device, where the physical responder comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver and multiple antennas, and where a given virtual responder corresponds to the RF transceiver and a given antenna. Then, the electronic device performs, based at least in part on wirelessly communication with a second electronic device and using at least the virtual responders, measurements on wireless signals from the second electronic device to the electronic device, where the measurements correspond to a time of flight of the wireless signals. Next, the electronic device determines, based at least in part on the measurements, a range between the electronic device and the second electronic device, where the determination uses the measurements from different virtual responders to correct for an environmental condition and/or increase an accuracy of the determined range.

    DYNAMIC DATA SEQUENCE PUNCTURING
    29.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210099863A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-01

    申请号:US16774165

    申请日:2020-01-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques are provided for transmitting a secure frame by a wireless device. For example, the wireless device may determine a location within a data sequence of a secure frame to puncture the data sequence with a puncture. The wireless device may then generate the secure frame that includes the punctured data sequence and transmit the secure frame to a second wireless device. The second wireless device may then authenticate the secure frame based at least in part on the location of the puncture within the punctured data sequence.

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