公开(公告)号：US20190393918A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16017847

申请日：2018-06-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Liang Han ,  Matthew A. Mow ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Thomas E. Biedka ,  Yuancheng Xu ,  Iyappan Ramachandran

IPC: H04B1/3827 ,  H04M1/03 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06T7/55 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04W52/28 ,  H04M1/725

Abstract: An electronic device may include control circuitry, sensors, and wireless circuitry having antennas. The sensors may generate sensor data that is used by the control circuitry to identify an operating environment for the device. The sensor data may include a grip map generated by a touch-sensitive display, infrared facial recognition image signals or other image signals, an angle of arrival of sound received by a set of microphones, impedance data from an impedance sensor, and any other desired sensor data. The control circuitry may use the sensor data, radio-frequency spatial ranging data, information about whether audio is being played over an ear speaker, and/or information about communications protocols in use to identify the operating environment. The control circuitry may adjust antenna settings for the wireless circuitry based on the identified operating environment to ensure that the antennas operate with satisfactory antenna efficiency regardless of operating conditions.

公开(公告)号：US10517105B1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US16135584

申请日：2018-09-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yifan Zhu ,  Alistair M. McFarlane ,  Ruben Caballero

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/28 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: A device is configured to establish a first roaming network connection to a first roaming network and a second roaming network connection to a second roaming network. The first roaming network has a higher priority than the second roaming network, the second roaming network configured to support a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, the first RAT having a higher priority than the second RAT. When a current network connection is the second roaming network connection, determining a current RAT used for the second roaming network connection. When the current RAT is the first RAT, determining between an active use state and a non-active use state. When the device is in the active use state, deactivating a capability to reselect to the first roaming network.

公开(公告)号：US10461395B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15625903

申请日：2017-06-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Miroslav Samardzija ,  Yiren Wang ,  Yuehui Ouyang ,  Joseph Hakim ,  Qingxiang Li ,  Robert W. Schlub ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Siwen Yong ,  Erik G. de Jong

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  G04R60/10 ,  G04G21/04 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H04B5/02 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q9/42 ,  H01Q21/28 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/03 ,  H01Q9/04

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. A display cover layer and a transparent inner display member may overlap a display pixel layer. The display pixel layer may have an array of display pixels for displaying images for a user. A touch sensor layer may be interposed between the display pixel layer and the transparent display member. A ferromagnetic shielding layer may be mounted below the display pixel layer. A flexible printed circuit containing coils of metal signal lines that form a near-field communications loop antenna may be interposed between the ferromagnetic shielding layer and the display pixel layer. A non-near-field antenna such as an inverted-F antenna may have a resonating element mounted on an inner surface of the display cover layer. The resonating element may be interposed between the transparent display member and the display cover layer.

公开(公告)号：US10454596B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15940758

申请日：2018-03-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04B17/00 ,  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：US10431024B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15596186

申请日：2017-05-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: G07C9/00 ,  G06F21/32

Abstract: An electronic device having at least one operational setting, such as a power setting, with at least a first state and a second state. The electronic device may also include an access controller that can receive state data and authorization data from an external source such as a remote control. The access controller may enable a state of the operational setting upon receipt of proper authorization data received from or related to the output from at least one biometric sensor associated with the remote control.

公开(公告)号：US10275585B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15470752

申请日：2017-03-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anthony M. Fadell ,  Andrew Bert Hodge ,  Stephan V. Schell ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Jesse Lee Dorogusker ,  Stephen Paul Zadesky ,  Emery Sanford

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/32 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/36 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W88/02 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: This invention is directed to an electronic device with an embedded authentication system for restricting access to device resources. The authentication system may include one or more sensors operative to detect biometric information of a user. The sensors may be positioned in the device such that the sensors may detect appropriate biometric information as the user operates the device, without requiring the user to perform a step for providing the biometric information (e.g., embedding a fingerprint sensor in an input mechanism instead of providing a fingerprint sensor in a separate part of the device housing). In some embodiments, the authentication system may be operative to detect a visual or temporal pattern of inputs to authenticate a user. In response to authenticating, a user may access restricted files, applications (e.g., applications purchased by the user), or settings (e.g., application settings such as contacts or saved game profile).

公开(公告)号：US20190103661A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US15721532

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Carlo Di Nallo ,  Ethan L. Huwe ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Joachim S. Hammerschmidt ,  Mattia Pascolini ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Samuel G. Parker

IPC: H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: An electronic device such as a wireless earbud may have antenna structures that are configured to form one or more antenna portions or antennas for transmitting and receiving wireless signals. The device may include control circuitry that is configured to selectively activate one or more antennas or antenna portions to transmit and receive wireless signals for the device. The device may include sensor circuitry that provide sensor data to the control circuitry. The control circuitry may use the sensor data to select and activate an optimal antenna based on the orientation of the earbud or the environment of the device. The antennas may be formed on opposing sides of a housing for the device. By providing configurable antenna structures, the device may be configured to adapt to the current environment and efficiently perform communications operations.

公开(公告)号：US10206236B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15391953

申请日：2016-12-28

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Hsin-Yuo 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 ,  H04W76/14 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US10103424B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

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 ,  H01Q5/49 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q19/30

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：US10094902B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-09

申请号：US15050153

申请日：2016-02-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alejandro J. Marquez ,  Mohit Narang ,  Ruben Caballero ,  Indranil S. Sen ,  Shang-Te Yang

IPC: G01S3/46

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided to estimate angle of arrival of wireless signals. An electronic device may include two or more antennas that receive a wireless transmission. The wireless transmission includes a first frequency signal at a first frequency and a second frequency signal at a second frequency. The electronic device includes angle of arrival logic that may determine one or more angles of arrival of the wireless transmission to the electronic device using phase difference on arrival based on each of the first and second frequency signals.