公开(公告)号：US20220086814A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17536303

申请日：2021-11-29

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

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：US10973070B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

申请号：US16905636

申请日：2020-06-18

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 ,  H04W88/10 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/28

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 establish 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：US20210020140A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-21

申请号：US16926545

申请日：2020-07-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang Li ,  Yingying Tang ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Wei H. Yao

IPC: G09G5/10

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an ambient light sensor, a display that displays image content, and control circuitry. The control circuitry may adjust a peak allowable brightness of the display based on an ambient light brightness and based on the image content being displayed. For example, the control circuitry may analyze frames of display data to determine an average pixel luminance level. Low average pixel luminance levels correspond to mostly dark image content, whereas high average pixel luminance levels correspond to mostly light image content. When an electronic device is outdoors and displaying mostly dark images with low average pixel luminance levels, the control circuitry may take advantage of the display's maximum achievable brightness to improve readability. When an electronic device is outdoors and displaying mostly light images with high average pixel luminance levels, the control circuitry may scale the maximum allowable brightness down to reduce power consumption.

公开(公告)号：US20200281002A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16855851

申请日：2020-04-22

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

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：US20200084650A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

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

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：US10582503B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US16145411

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04B7/02 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04W24/10

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform user equipment (UE) initiated beam management procedures with a base station or gNB. A wireless device in communication with a 5G base station may detect degradation in the pair of transmit and receive beams between the gNB and the device. The device may select a preferred beam management procedure and indicate the preference to the gNB.

公开(公告)号：US20190335535A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16391559

申请日：2019-04-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang Li ,  Li Su ,  Zhu Ji ,  Tianyan Pu

IPC: H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting message mapping via time and/or frequency indexing. For example, these techniques may be applied to device-to-device wireless communication. For example, device to device discovery may use message mapping via frequency indexing. A portion of the payload of a message, such as a discovery message, may be offloaded to a frequency and/or time index. A receiving device may determine the offloaded portion of the payload based on the frequency and/or time (e.g., subcarrier and/or slot) used to transmit the message.

公开(公告)号：US10404172B1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US16136011

申请日：2018-09-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang Li ,  Adrian K. Ong

IPC: H02M3/158 ,  H02M1/00 ,  H02M1/32

Abstract: A zero static loadline switching regulator can include a controller having an integrating outer control loop that receives a first feedback signal corresponding regulator load and a reference signal and generates an intermediate feedback signal therefrom. The control circuit can also include an inner control loop that receives the intermediate feedback signal and a second feedback signal corresponding to a load on the regulator and generates an error signal used to control switching devices of the regulator. The control circuit can also include a transient response circuit configured to boost the error signal, for a predetermined time period after and responsive to a load transient. The error signal may be boosted to an intermediate value between its saturation level and its full scale level. The intermediate value may be predetermined or may be determined responsive to the magnitude of the load transient.

公开(公告)号：US20190181942A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US15994708

申请日：2018-05-31

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 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W52/24

CPC classification number: H04B7/0825 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/382 ,  H04L5/0057 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04W76/28

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：US20190045400A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16055763

申请日：2018-08-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang Li ,  Zhu Ji ,  Johnson O. Sebeni

IPC: H04W28/20 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04B17/309

Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment (UE) connected to a network that utilizes a first bandwidth for a plurality of network operations and assigns the UE a second bandwidth, within the first bandwidth, to utilize for communication with the network. The method including determining a third bandwidth within the first bandwidth that is narrower than the first bandwidth and wider than the second bandwidth and includes the second bandwidth, monitoring the third bandwidth for at least one reference signal transmitted by the network, and determining at least one value that corresponds to the connection between the UE and the network based on the at least one reference signal.