EFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION AND DOWNLOAD OF OFFLINE MAPS

    公开(公告)号:US20240406929A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18674259

    申请日:2024-05-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method may include accessing service data associated with a service and associated with a group of geographical regions. The method may also include assigning at least some of the service data of the group of geographical regions corresponding to a map tile. The method may include generating an initial batch of service data corresponding to the map tile, thereby generating initial batches of service data. The method may also include receiving, from a mobile device, a request to download map data corresponding a geographical area. The method may also include determining one or more map tiles corresponding to the geographical area. The method may also include determining a subset of the initial batches associated with the one or more map tiles corresponding to the geographical area. The method may also include providing, to the mobile device, the subset of the initial batches responsive to the request.

    Intelligent PLMN selection for link budget limited wireless devices

    公开(公告)号:US10716059B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US15202257

    申请日:2016-07-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques for a link budget limited UE to improve communications performance with cellular networks are disclosed. The UE may be associated with subscriptions to multiple carriers and may connect to a cell of a first carrier. The UE may detect that received signal strength from the cell is below a threshold and search for a new cell that may be of a different carrier. The UE may store a PLMN eSIM priority look up table and the search may be based on the look up table. Additionally, the UE may track received signal strength and geographic location in a first data structure that the UE may send to a server. The UE may receive a second data structure from the server that includes received signal strength at geographic locations compiled from a plurality of UEs, including the UE. The UE may also use the second data structure in searches for a new cell.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTED CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY

    公开(公告)号:US20240089841A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US17945034

    申请日:2022-09-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W48/16 H04W68/005 H04W76/15 H04W76/18

    Abstract: Embodiments herein provide apparatuses and techniques for providing a notification indicating guidance to reaching cellular connectivity in the event of a loss of cellular connectivity and for guiding a user of a user equipment to a location with cellular connectivity. The notification may be generated based on expiration of a timer, a screen unlock operation, or an application connection failure. The notification may indicate how long ago the cellular connectivity loss occurred and how far away a nearest location is with a cellular connectivity was. The user equipment may display a map interface based on user input selecting the notification. The map interface may show a map of the current location of the user equipment, a nearest location with cellular connectivity to the user equipment, and a path, which includes a tracked path of user equipment and a proposed path to the nearest location with cellular connectivity.

    Systems and methods for shared antenna tuning

    公开(公告)号:US12228655B1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-18

    申请号:US17668828

    申请日:2022-02-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to shared antenna tuning. An electronic device may receive a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) tune request to tune a shared antenna to a GNSS signal frequency. The electronic device may then tune the antenna to the GNSS signal frequency and enable a GNSS receiver. The electronic device may also receive a cellular tune request to tune the antenna to a cellular frequency. The electronic device may tune the antenna to a cellular frequency and may deactivate the GNSS receiver or blank the GNSS receiver. In some embodiments, the electronic device may also communicate with a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. During LEO satellite communication, the electronic device may transmit a signal to blank a GNSS L1 receiver to avoid signal interference with the LEO satellite communication, and activate a GNSS L5 receiver to receive GNSS signals.

    SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR OPTOMIZED RETURN TO HPLMN

    公开(公告)号:US20230408626A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US17844269

    申请日:2022-06-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G01S5/0054 H04W64/00 H04W8/02 H04W84/042

    Abstract: The techniques described herein include superior home-on-home roaming procedures by enabling user equipment (UE) to modify a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) search periodicity based on a likelihood of detecting an HPLMN cell (e.g., base station). A UE may be configured to determine a current geographic location of the UE, access a database that includes information about the HPLMN for the location (e.g., prior HPLMN searches), determine an appropriate HPLMN search periodicity based on the information, and perform HPLMN searches based on the appropriate HPLMN search periodicity. In some implementations, the UE may determine the HPLMN search periodicity based on a number (N) of HPLMN cells, and/or times an HPLMN cell sample, associated with the geographic area, has been detected previously.

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