公开(公告)号：US20240137939A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US18392983

申请日：2023-12-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W72/23 ,  H04L1/08 ,  H04L1/1812 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W76/30

CPC classification number: H04W72/23 ,  H04L1/08 ,  H04L1/1812 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W76/30

Abstract: A service device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), a new radio NR (gNB), or other network component) as a service provider/consumer can process or generate sidelink communications based on a downlink control information (DCI) for one or more sidelink configured grants that enables resource allocation for the sidelink communication. The device can determine whether to activate, release/deactivate, or request a retransmission for the one or more sidelink configured grants based on one or more fields of a DCI format 3_0 configuration of the DCI.

公开(公告)号：US11963185B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17440456

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04L1/08 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/23

CPC classification number: H04W72/23 ,  H04L1/08 ,  H04L5/0053

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for search space grouping to facilitate repeated transmissions of a physical downlink control channel in wireless communication systems.

公开(公告)号：US11963058B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17438179

申请日：2021-05-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W36/18 ,  H04W36/00

CPC classification number: H04W36/18 ,  H04W36/00725

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing dual active protocol stack handovers in a frequency range above 24 GHz. A UE may transmit an indication to a base station indicating a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover capability of the UE corresponding to a frequency range (FR) above 24 GHz. The UE may receive, from a target cell of the one or more cells, a command to perform a DAPS handover from a source cell to the target cell. While performing the DAPS handover and maintaining a data connection with the source cell, the UE may perform measurements on the target cell followed by a physical random access channel (PRACH) procedure. The UE may then receive a source cell release command from the target cell and release the data connection with the source cell.

公开(公告)号：US11950259B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17442588

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04H20/71 ,  H04W72/30

CPC classification number: H04W72/30

Abstract: To extend a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) in wireless communications, an extended physical broadcast channel (EPBCH) transmission is generated with one or more legacy PBCH blocks and one or more EPBCH blocks within an extension window. A size of the extension window is determined based at least in part on a PBCH repetition number and a number of the legacy PBCH blocks relative to a number of the EPBCH blocks. The EPBCH transmission is transmitted by a base station (BS) to one or more user equipment (UE).

公开(公告)号：US11950208B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17267204

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W72/02 ,  H04L1/08 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/20

CPC classification number: H04W72/02 ,  H04L1/08 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/20

Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for performing sidelink communication. An example method indicates a frequency resource reservation in sidelink control information (SCI). The method includes identifying a transport block (TB) for transmission to a UE; determining a total number of sub-channels (NSL) in a resource pool for sidelink communication, a number of sub-channels (Lsub) of the TB, a first starting sub-channel index x1 of a first retransmission of the TB, and a second starting sub-channel index x2 of a second retransmission of the TB. The method includes determining a frequency resource indication value (FRIV) based on NSL, LSUB, x1, and x2, wherein the FRIV represents a result of a predetermined function of Lsub, x1, and x2 that generates a unique value for possible combinations of Lsub, x1, and x2. The FRIV is encoded in SCI and the SCI is transmitted to the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20240107388A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17764617

申请日：2021-04-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Qiming Li ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Jie Cui ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Xiang Chen ,  Huaning Niu ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W72/231 ,  H04W74/0833

CPC classification number: H04W36/0061 ,  H04W56/0045 ,  H04W72/231 ,  H04W74/0833

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining timing advance in L1/L2 inter-cell mobility. A user equipment (UE) comprises at least one antenna, at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna, and a processor coupled to the at least one radio. The processor is configured to receive a Time advance (TA) indicator together with a handover command from a source base station in a source coverage, wherein the TA indicator comprises information for determining a TA used for an uplink transmission with a target base station in a target coverage, the handover command is a Layer 1 handover command or a Layer 2 handover command, and the source coverage and the target coverage are identified by different Physical Cell identifiers; and in response to the handover command, determine the TA used for the uplink transmission with the target base station based on the information.

公开(公告)号：US11943803B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17593816

申请日：2020-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W72/00 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/566

CPC classification number: H04W72/566 ,  H04W72/23

Abstract: A method for wireless communication includes: scheduling, by a wireless station, a first uplink (UL) transmission from a wireless device; determining, by the wireless station, a need for a higher priority uplink transmission that uses resources overlapping with the first UL transmission; determining, by the wireless station, a reference region, within which a UL cancellation indication (CI) is to be applied; determining, by the wireless station, a set of UL resources in the reference region for cancellation, wherein at least a subset of the UL resources in the reference region are interlaced; sending, via a downlink control channel, indication of the determined set of UL resources for cancellation (e.g., by indicating particular interlaces and/or particular Physical Resource Blocks within such interlaces that are to be canceled); and receiving, at the wireless station, the higher priority uplink transmission via at least a subset of the determined set of cancelled UL resources.

公开(公告)号：US11930519B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17440652

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/54

CPC classification number: H04W72/54 ,  H04L5/0048

Abstract: Measurement resources are often limited in 5G and 4G-LTE communications. As a result, SMTC and CSI-RS measurement windows will occasionally be assigned to the same resource elements of a signal frame. This results in a collision that must be resolved, since both measurements cannot be performed simultaneously. The collision can be resolved using restriction, where overlapping resource elements are assigned to either the SMTC or the CSI-RS measurements, or can be resolved using measurement sharing, where overlapping resource elements are divided among the two measurements according to a measurement sharing factor. Various factors, including priority or window periodicity may be taken into account by the measurement rules that dictate collision resolution.

公开(公告)号：US11929950B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17441962

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04B7/01

CPC classification number: H04L5/0048 ,  H04B7/01 ,  H04L5/0035

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for calculating and compensating for Doppler shift in a high-speed environment. When in a high-speed environment, Doppler shifts on a transmitted radio frequency signal can become extremely large, which may make it difficult or even impossible for a receiving device to accurately decipher the signal. Therefore, embodiments of the present disclosure describe how tracking reference signals can be transmitted from multiple transmission/reception points, and processed by the UE. For example, the TRS transmitted from the TRP can be enhanced to allow for TRS information from two different TRPs. Additionally, or alternatively, a flag can be set within TRS information that identifies it as having originated from either a first TRP or a second TRP. Additionally, the UE can calculate Doppler shift information and report that information back to the base station in a report message, such as an SRS message. In this manner, the base station can precompensate for the Doppler shift.

公开(公告)号：US11924184B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17598224

申请日：2021-06-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shu Guo ,  Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Huarui Liang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  H04L9/14

CPC classification number: H04L63/061 ,  H04L9/14

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for secured user equipment communications over a user equipment relay. In some embodiments, symmetric or asymmetric encryption may be used for the secured user equipment communications.