公开(公告)号：US09893755B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US14737394

申请日：2015-06-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew A. Mow ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Robert J. Hill ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H01Q9/00 ,  H04B1/40 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q9/14 ,  H01Q13/10

CPC classification number: H04B1/40 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q7/005 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/0442 ,  H01Q9/145 ,  H01Q13/103

Abstract: An electronic device has wireless communications circuitry including an adjustable antenna system coupled to a radio-frequency transceiver. The adjustable antenna system may include one or more adjustable electrical components that are controlled by storage and processing circuitry in the electronic device. The adjustable electrical components may include switches and components that can be adjusted between numerous different states. The adjustable electrical components may be coupled between antenna system components such as transmission line elements, matching network elements, antenna elements and antenna feeds. By adjusting the adjustable electrical components, the storage and processing circuitry can tune the adjustable antenna system to ensure that the adjustable antenna system covers communications bands of interest.

公开(公告)号：US20170309991A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15138684

申请日：2016-04-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Basim Noori ,  Ming-Ju Tsai ,  Boon Wai Shiu ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  H01Q5/49

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/2258 ,  H01Q1/2266 ,  H01Q1/241 ,  H01Q1/242 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q5/49 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  H01Q19/30 ,  H01Q21/28

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays each of which includes multiple antenna elements. Phased antenna arrays may be formed from printed circuit board Yagi antennas or other antennas. A millimeter wave transceiver may use the antennas to transmit and receive wireless signals. The antennas may be mounted at the corners of an electronic device housing or elsewhere in an electronic device. An electronic device housing may be formed from metal and may have an opening filled with dielectric. The antennas may be aligned with portions of the dielectric. Printed circuit board antennas may have reflectors, radiators, and directors. The reflectors, radiators, and directors may be arranged to align radiation patterns for the antennas with the plastic-filled slots or other dielectric regions in the metal housing.

公开(公告)号：US09760383B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US14161976

申请日：2014-01-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael DiVincent ,  Nicole J. Hollopeter ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F21/32

CPC classification number: G06F9/4451 ,  G06F21/32

Abstract: An electronic device receives data associated with at least one biometric detected by a sensor of a remote control device that is operable to transmit one or more instructions to the electronic device. A profile for a user associated with the data is determined out of a number of profiles for the user based on the data. The electronic device is then be configured in one or more ways according to the determined user profile. A user may have any number of different profiles for the electronic device, each associated with a different biometric or combination of biometrics. In this way, a user may easily access different experiences with the same device that may each be fully personalized in a different way and/or for a particular purpose.

公开(公告)号：US09673916B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US15097873

申请日：2016-04-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew A. Mow ,  Basim Noori ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Yi Jiang ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H04B17/00 ,  H04B17/19 ,  H04B17/14

CPC classification number: H04B17/14 ,  H04B17/19

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays for handling millimeter wave signals. Antennas may be located in antenna signal paths. The antenna signal paths may include adjustable components such as adjustable filters, adjustable gain amplifiers, and adjustable phase shifters. Circuitry may be incorporated into an electronic device to facilitate wireless self-testing operations. Wireless self-testing may involve use of one antenna to transmit an over-the-air antenna test signal that is received by another antenna. The circuitry that facilitates the wireless self-testing operations may include couplers, adjustable switches for temporarily shorting antenna signal paths together, mixers for mixing down radio-frequency signals to allow digitization with analog-to-digital converters, and other circuitry for supporting self-testing operations.

公开(公告)号：US20170110787A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US14883495

申请日：2015-10-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuehui Ouyang ,  Yi Jiang ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Basim Noori

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q21/28

CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q9/0421 ,  H01Q9/16 ,  H01Q21/28

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include millimeter wave antenna arrays. Non-millimeter-wave antennas such as cellular telephone antennas may have conductive structures separated by a dielectric gap. In a device with a metal housing, a plastic-filled slot may form the dielectric gap. The conductive structures may be slot antenna structures, inverted-F antenna structures such as an inverted-F antenna resonating element and a ground, or other antenna structures. The plastic-filled slot may serve as a millimeter wave antenna window. A millimeter wave antenna array may be mounted in alignment with the millimeter wave antenna window to transmit and receive signals through the window. Millimeter wave antenna windows may also be formed from air-filled openings in a metal housing such as audio port openings.

公开(公告)号：US09602919B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-21

申请号：US13886157

申请日：2013-05-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ruben Caballero ,  Michael DiVincent ,  Indranil S. Sen ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Mohit Narang ,  Ricardo R. Velasco ,  Christopher B. Crowe ,  Scott Vernon

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04B1/034

CPC classification number: H04R3/00 ,  G01S7/539 ,  G01S15/02 ,  H04B1/0343 ,  H04B1/3838 ,  H04B1/385 ,  H04M2250/12 ,  H04W52/0209 ,  H04W52/282 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/164 ,  Y02D70/166 ,  Y02D70/23 ,  Y02D70/26 ,  Y02D70/40

Abstract: An electronic device may include wireless circuitry that is configured to transmit wireless signals during operation. A maximum transmit power level may be established that serves as a cap on how much power is transmitted from the electronic device. Adjustments may be made to the maximum transmit power level in real time based on sensor signals and other information on the operating state of the electronic device. The sensor signals may include motion signals from an accelerometer. The sensor signals may also include ultrasonic sound detected by a microphone. Device orientation data may be used by the device to select whether to measure the ultrasonic sound using a front facing or rear facing microphone. Maximum transmit power level may also be adjusted based on whether or not sound is playing through an ear speaker in the device.

公开(公告)号：US09560601B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-31

申请号：US14641145

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jianjian Li ,  Vikas O. Jain ,  Peter M. Agboh ,  Kaushal K. Mangtani ,  Manjit S. Walia ,  Mohit Narang ,  Abhishek Mehta ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H04W52/22

CPC classification number: H04W52/226 ,  H04W52/367 ,  H04W52/52

Abstract: Systems and method for improving design and/or operation of a radio frequency system are provided. One embodiment provides a radio frequency system, which includes a first look-up table that describes a static reference value, association between a maximum output power and a first specification level, and association between a first back off value and a second specification level, in which the first back off value is defined in relation to the static reference value and used to determine a first reduced output power; and a second look-up table that describes association between the maximum output power and a first set of operational parameters and association between the first reduced output power and a second set of operational parameters. The radio frequency system wirelessly transmits the analog electrical signal in compliance with an instructed specification level instruction by determining a desired output power based on the instructed specification level using the first look-up table and implementing operational parameters determined based on the desired output power using the second look-up table.

Abstract translation: 提供了改善射频系统的设计和/或操作的系统和方法。 一个实施例提供一种射频系统，其包括描述静态参考值的第一查找表，最大输出功率和第一规范级之间的关联以及第一退避值和第二规范级之间的关联， 其中第一退避值相对于静态参考值定义并用于确定第一减小输出功率; 以及第二查找表，其描述了最大输出功率与第一组操作参数之间的关联以及第一降低输出功率与第二组操作参数之间的关联。 无线电频率系统通过使用第一查找表根据所指示的规格级别确定期望的输出功率并根据所指示的规范级别指令无线地发送模拟电信号，并且使用第一查询表确定基于期望输出功率确定的操作参数 第二查表。

公开(公告)号：US09544934B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US14732105

申请日：2015-06-05

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Hsin-You Liu ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Mohit Narang ,  Peter M. Agboh ,  Paul V. Flynn ,  Qiong Wu ,  Nicholas M. McDonnell ,  Navid Damji ,  Ming Hu ,  Wen Zhao

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: H04W76/14 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A device and method selects an antenna configuration. The method performed at a user equipment includes determining at least one communication functionality that is being used, each communication functionality configured to utilize at least one antenna in a multi-antenna arrangement of the user equipment. The method includes receiving a first indication of whether a cellular communication functionality is being used, the cellular communication functionality configured to utilize at least one antenna in the multi-antenna arrangement. The method includes receiving a second indication of whether a coexistence condition is present. The method includes determining an antenna configuration for the multi-antenna arrangement to be used by the determined communication functionality based upon the determined communication functionality, the first indication, and the second indication. The method includes configuring the multi-antenna arrangement for the determined communication functionality based upon the antenna configuration.

Abstract translation: 设备和方法选择天线配置。 在用户设备处执行的方法包括确定正在使用的至少一个通信功能，每个通信功能被配置为在用户设备的多天线布置中利用至少一个天线。 该方法包括接收蜂窝通信功能是否正在被使用的第一指示，所述蜂窝通信功能被配置为在多天线布置中利用至少一个天线。 该方法包括接收是否存在共存条件的第二指示。 该方法包括基于所确定的通信功能，第一指示和第二指示，确定由所确定的通信功能使用的多天线布置的天线配置。 该方法包括基于天线配置为确定的通信功能配置多天线布置。

公开(公告)号：US20160353402A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-01

申请号：US14871940

申请日：2015-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chia Yiaw Chong ,  Hsin-Yuo Liu ,  Mohit Narang ,  Peter M. Agboh ,  Sathish Shanbhag Kota ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04B15/02

CPC classification number: H04W64/00 ,  H04B15/02 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W52/0225 ,  H04W52/0238 ,  H04W72/085 ,  H04W74/0808 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/146 ,  Y02D70/164 ,  Y02D70/26

Abstract: The present techniques relate to reducing interference on conducted RF links by utilizing country information to determine where an electronic device is located, and using such information to select sub-bands or channels that are not available for wireless transmission to be used for transmission of signals via the conducted RF links. Because the conducted RF links operate on frequency bands that are different from the frequency bands used for wireless communications in a given country, there is less likelihood that wireless communications will create interference in the signals being transmitted via the conducted RF links.

Abstract translation: 本技术涉及通过利用国家信息来确定电子设备所在的位置来减少对传导RF链路的干扰，并且使用这样的信息来选择不可用于无线传输的子频带或信道，以用于信号传输 传导的RF链路。 由于传导的RF链路在与给定国家中用于无线通信的频带不同的频带上操作，所以无线通信将在经由传导的RF链路传输的信号中产生干扰的可能性较小。

公开(公告)号：US20160309007A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US14685904

申请日：2015-04-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Erdinc Irci ,  Enrique Ayala Vazquez ,  Hongfei Hu ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H04B1/3888

CPC classification number: H04B1/3888 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H04M1/0262 ,  H04M1/04

Abstract: A removable case may receive an electronic device. A male connector in the case may mate with a female connector in the device. A battery in the case may supply power to the device through the male connector. The electronic device may have an antenna formed from peripheral conductive housing structures and an antenna ground. The antenna may include a slot antenna resonating element. The case may have supplemental antenna structures such as a metal patch that overlaps an end of the slot antenna resonating element to retune the slot antenna resonating element to a desired operating frequency after being detuned by dielectric loading from the case. The supplemental antenna structures may overlap antennas of other types and may include tunable circuitry that is adjusted based on information received from the electronic device.

Abstract translation: 可移动外壳可以接收电子设备。 外壳中的阳连接器可与设备中的母连接器配合。 这种情况下的电池可以通过公连接器为设备供电。 电子设备可以具有由外围导电外壳结构和天线接地形成的天线。 天线可以包括缝隙天线谐振元件。 该情况可以具有补充天线结构，例如与槽缝天线谐振元件的一端重叠的金属贴片，以在由壳体的介电负载失谐后将缝隙天线谐振元件重新调谐到期望的工作频率。 补充天线结构可以重叠其他类型的天线，并且可以包括基于从电子设备接收的信息进行调整的可调电路。