公开(公告)号：US20240121453A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18542526

申请日：2023-12-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sabine Roessel ,  Christian Drewes ,  Matthias Sauer ,  Danila Zaev ,  Bernhard Raaf ,  Bernd Wurth ,  Max Dmitrichenko

IPC: H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/24

CPC classification number: H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/2405

Abstract: Methods and systems for semantic encoding by a user equipment (UE) are configured for determining an expected power consumption for encoding video data that includes semantic features, the semantic features representing a meaning of information represented in video frames of the video data; encoding one or more video frames of the video data using a selected a semantic representation of one or more video frames of the video data, the semantic representation being selected based on the expected power consumption that is determined; and transmitting the encoded video data including the semantic representation.

公开(公告)号：US11917517B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17379458

申请日：2021-07-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jan Ellenbeck ,  Biljana Badic ,  Christian Drewes

IPC: H04W4/90 ,  H04B1/00 ,  H04W40/22 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W92/18

CPC classification number: H04W4/90 ,  H04B1/005 ,  H04W40/22 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: A communications network may include user equipment (UE) devices. When a first UE device becomes off-grid and has an emergency message, the first UE device may transmit device-to-device signals for receipt by a second UE device. The signals may include one or more preambles that precede the emergency message and that are used by the second UE device to perform synchronization with the first UE device. The second UE device may periodically activate a receiver during a series of windows to listen for the signals, may receive a preamble sequence during one of the windows, and may synchronize its timing to the first UE device for receipt of the emergency message based on the preamble sequence. This may allow the UE devices to be synchronized for transfer of the emergency message over long distances while consuming a minimal amount of power on the second UE device.

公开(公告)号：US20230091862A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17481214

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jan K. Ellenbeck ,  Biljana Badic ,  Christian Drewes

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W36/22

Abstract: A communications network may include a relay device that receives device-to-device (D2D) signals. In an ad hoc mode, the relay may consume relatively little power while receiving relatively few messages from relatively few transmitting devices in the D2D signals. In an organized mode, the device may consume relatively high power while receiving many messages from many transmitting devices in the D2D signals. A receiver on the device may transition from the ad hoc mode to the organized mode in response to a first criterion and may transition from the organized mode to the ad hoc mode in response to a second switching criterion. This may allow the device to balance communications load and power consumption while relaying messages such as emergency messages received over D2D signals given that the signals may arrive rarely or in clusters due to an unforeseen event.

公开(公告)号：US20210144560A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US16489475

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stefania Sesia ,  Jose A. Cesares Cano ,  Christian Drewes ,  Sabine Roessel

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: Machines or networked devices such as internet of things (IoT) devices operate to generate an unlicensed narrowband (U-NB) IoT communication based on time domain multiple carrier aggregation operations with component carriers. These component carriers can comprise a component carrier that is anchored to a long term evolution (LTE) licensed band, or entirely comprise unlicensed carrier components that are unanchored to the LTE component carrier in a standalone configuration. Communication circuitry such as a radio frequency interface can transmit the U-NB IoT communication in standalone communications over a low power IoT network in an unlicensed band.

公开(公告)号：US11006435B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16512461

申请日：2019-07-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tianyan Pu ,  Chunhui Liu ,  Sabine Roessel ,  Christian Drewes

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W92/16

Abstract: A communication terminal is described comprising a first transceiver configured for communication according to a first radio access technology and a second transceiver configured for communication according to a second radio access technology. The second transceiver is configured to determine whether a frequency range is occupied by a transmission according to the second radio access technology and to notify the first transceiver whether the frequency range is occupied by a transmission according to the second radio access technology. The first transceiver is configured to receive signals transmitted in the frequency range based on the notification from the second transceiver.

公开(公告)号：US20230091119A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17891048

申请日：2022-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sabine Roessel ,  Bernhard Raaf ,  Bertram R. Gunzelmann ,  Christian Drewes ,  Josef Hausner ,  Matthias Sauer ,  Zdravko Boos

IPC: H04B10/2575

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for high-throughput, low-power signaling.

公开(公告)号：US11588751B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US17210306

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikhail Vilgelm ,  Babar Qaisrani ,  Biljana Badic ,  Christian Drewes ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Matthias Sauer ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Ralph Hasholzner ,  Robert Zaus ,  Teck Yang Lee

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  H04L47/80 ,  H04L47/78 ,  H04L47/762

Abstract: Methods and devices for creating and operating a combined network and computational slice instance (NCSI) in a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) scenario. Communication and computational resources may be reserved by a NCSI controller for the NCSI. The communication resources may include network slices and the computational resources may include MEC computational resources of one or more MEC servers. The reserved resources may be selected based on quality of service (QoS) requirements of UEs that will utilize the NCSI. During operation, reserved resources for the NCSI may be dynamically renegotiated based on an aggregate load of the NCSI, the QoS of data traffic, and/or updated QoS requirements of the UEs.

公开(公告)号：US20220360645A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-10

申请号：US17439481

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Biljana Badic ,  Christian Drewes ,  Ralph Hasholzner ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Teck Yang Lee ,  Matthias Sauer ,  Mikhail Vilgelm ,  Babar Qaisrani ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Robert Zaus

IPC: H04L67/59 ,  H04L67/51 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) or other device performs service discovery of edge computing resources in a cellular network system and dynamic offloading of UE application tasks to discovered edge computing resources. As part of the discovery process, the device (e.g., the UE) may request edge server site capability information. When performing dynamic offloading, the UE may obtain (collect and/or receive) information regarding channel conditions, cellular network parameters or application requirements and dynamically determine whether a task of the application executing on the UE should be offloaded to an edge server or executed locally on the UE. In making decisions between offloaded or local execution, the UE may use a utility function that takes into account factors such as relative differences in application latency, energy consumption and offloading cost.

公开(公告)号：US11172371B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16489475

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stefania Sesia ,  Jose A. Cesares Cano ,  Christian Drewes ,  Sabine Roessel

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: Machines or networked devices such as internet of things (IoT) devices operate to generate an unlicensed narrowband (U-NB) IoT communication based on time domain multiple carrier aggregation operations with component carriers. These component carriers can comprise a component carrier that is anchored to a long term evolution (LTE) licensed band, or entirely comprise unlicensed carrier components that are unanchored to the LTE component carrier in a standalone configuration. Communication circuitry such as a radio frequency interface can transmit the U-NB IoT communication in standalone communications over a low power IoT network in an unlicensed band.

公开(公告)号：US10939300B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US15760570

申请日：2015-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Markus Dominik Mueck ,  Pierce Rixon ,  Michael Heimlich ,  Eryk Dutkiewicz ,  Christian Drewes

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), Local Controller (LC) device, and methods for allocation of shared spectrum for secondary usage are generally described herein. In some cases, primary usage of the shared spectrum may be prioritized over the secondary usage of the shared spectrum. The eNB may receive, from the LC device, a spectrum availability message that indicates an availability of the shared spectrum for the secondary usage. The eNB may transmit, to the LC device, spectrum sensing information that is based at least partly on one or more signal strength measurements for UEs connected to the eNB. The eNB may further transmit, to the LC device, a spectrum engagement message that indicates an intention of the eNB to use at least a portion of the shared spectrum for communication with the UEs.