55 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 55 | Apple |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 12 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 9 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 8 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 8 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 3 | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] |
| 2 | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] |
| 2 | G01S [RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING ...] |
| 1 | H10F [INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED R...] |
| 1 | H04K [SECRET COMMUNICATION; JAMMING OF COMMUNICATION...] |
| 1 | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] |
| 1 | H01Q [AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05...] |
| 1 | H02J [CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRI...] |
| 1 | H02M [APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC ...] |
| 1 | H03L [AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABIL...] |
| 1 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 1 | A44B [BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (f...] |
| 1 | A63F [CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL...] |
| 1 | G01K [MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THER...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12622493 | Head-mountable device band with a latch movable by a tab |
| Applied: | 08/10/2023, #18/232792 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1006 days App to Issue] Normal range: (540 to 1588) |
| Pat Class: | A44B [BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (f...] In this class there are; 2857 patents, 390 companies, and 1706 inventors in 136 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (4 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Yiwei Tao (Campbell, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A band includes a latch body that is movable by pulling a tab. The latch body extends through an opening of the band and secures with a pin located on a head-mountable device. The band can detach from the head-mountable device by pulling the tab, which actuates the latch body and removes the latch body from the pin. A spring (or springs) can bias the latch body toward the opening, causing the latch body to enter the pin. An applied force to the tab can overcome the biasing force provided by the spring(s), and move the latch body away from, and out of, the pin. |
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| #12623144 | Initiating joint gaming applications |
| Applied: | 06/01/2023, #18/327334 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1076 days App to Issue] Normal range: (469 to 1853) |
| Pat Class: | A63F [CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL...] In this class there are; 23154 patents, 1476 companies, and 12433 inventors in 182 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 45; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 31) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Joshua Elman (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some embodiments, an electronic device detects a first user input corresponding to a request to initiate a joint gaming application session with one or more users other than a user of the first electronic device. In some embodiment, the electronic device facilitates initiation of the joint gaming application session. |
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| #12625017 | Dual heat path temperature sensor |
| Applied: | 07/14/2023, #18/353040 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1033 days App to Issue] Normal range: (696 to 1622) |
| Pat Class: | G01K [MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THER...] In this class there are; 5387 patents, 1130 companies, and 7785 inventors in 197 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Wanfeng Huang (Fremont, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A temperature sensing system includes absolute temperature sensor(s) and/or thermopiles that form concentric geometries and are uniform in height. In some examples, the temperature sensing system can determine internal body temperature and/or ambient temperature based at least on a thermal gradient associated with the inner thermopile, a thermal gradient associated with the outer thermopile, a lateral temperature difference between the inner and the outer thermopiles, and an absolute temperature. In some examples, the temperature sensing system can determine the internal body temperature and/or ambient temperature using at least four absolute temperature sensors forming a concentric structure. |
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| #12625223 | Proactive recording of locations for backtracking |
| Applied: | 04/11/2023, #18/299011 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1127 days App to Issue] Normal range: (567 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | G01S [RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING ...] In this class there are; 26194 patents, 3182 companies, and 32423 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Michael P. Dal Santo (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods, non-transitory machine-readable mediums, and system to provide historical positioning information are described. In an embodiment, a device detects one or more conditions in user contextual data that trigger collection of a set of historical positions for a lookback window, the device receives at least one historical position from the set of historical positions for the lookback window, the device classifies the at least one historical position based on one or more features as a candidate location for a backtrack route, and the device determines to provide the at least one historical position as part of the lookback window based on the classification. |
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| #12625262 | Lidar system with enhanced performance |
| Applied: | 01/16/2023, #18/154880 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1212 days App to Issue] Normal range: (567 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | G01S [RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING ...] In this class there are; 26194 patents, 3182 companies, and 32423 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 9; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Meitar Patents LTD. |
| 1st Invent: | Vladimir Koifman (Rishon Lezion, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A LIDAR system includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter directs a sequence of illumination pulses toward a scene. The receiver including an array of photodetectors, which receive optical radiation reflected from the scene and output respective signals in response to the received optical radiation, a shutter which modulates the signals output by the photodetectors by applying a chirp shutter function, having a selected chirp period, to the signals, and a readout circuit, which samples and digitizes the modulated signals in each of a plurality of sampling windows, which span the chirp period, thereby generating a corresponding plurality of digitized output signals. The processor selects respective sampling windows for the photodetectors, and processes the digitized output signals in the selected respective sampling windows to generate a depth map of the scene. |
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| #12625526 | Button mechanism for waterproof housing |
| Applied: | 06/08/2022, #17/806043 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1434 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Matthew J. Cheung (Castro Valley, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device can include: a housing defining an exterior surface and an internal volume, the exterior surface defining a recess having a base portion and a sidewall, the housing forming a continuous component; a button body positioned within the recess; an emissive object attached to the button body, the emissive object being movable between a first position and a second position and configured to emit electromagnetic radiation; a first sensor positioned within the internal volume and configured to generate a first signal in response to detecting electromagnetic radiation in the first position; a second sensor positioned within the internal volume and configured to generate a second signal; a processor positioned within the internal volume, and in electrical communication with the first sensor and the second sensor; and a memory having electronic instructions that cause the processor to respond to the first signal and the second signal. |
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| #12625546 | User interfaces for gaze tracking enrollment |
| Applied: | 09/21/2023, #18/371406 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [964 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 71; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Giancarlo Yerkes (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=3, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Gaze enrollment, including displaying an enrollment progress user indicator, animating movement of user interface elements, changing the appearances of user interface elements, and/or moving a user interface element over time, enable a computer system to more accurately track the gaze of a user of the computer system. |
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| #12625548 | Eye tracking loss mitigations |
| Applied: | 05/28/2024, #18/676387 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [714 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Christian W Gosch (Campbell, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=3, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that mitigate eye tracking loss. For example, a process may capture sensor data of a 3D region. The process may further generate eye tracking data comprising a 3D position of an eye based on tracking the 3D position of the eye. The 3D position may be updated over time based on the captured sensor data. The process may further detect a condition interfering with updating the 3D position of the eye based on the captured sensor data. The process may further update the eye tracking data using a smoothed 3D position of the eye. The smoothed 3D position may be determined based on previously-tracked 3D positions of the portion of the eye and a current 3D position of the portion of the eye determined based on current sensor data. |
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| #12625573 | Systems and apparatus for object detection using optical sensing |
| Applied: | 10/01/2024, #18/904033 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [588 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Yuta Kuboyama (San Mateo, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device comprises: a housing; a cover material; a crown; a processor; and an optical proximity sensor comprising: a first light emitter; a second light emitter; and one or more light detectors. The one or more light detectors comprises a first light detector aligned with the first light emitter and the second light emitter in a first direction, the first light detector configured to receive a first amount of light from the first light emitter and configured to receive a second amount of light from the second light emitter. The processor is configured to determine a distance of an object to the optical proximity sensor or to the crown in a second direction, different than the first direction, based on the first amount of light and the second amount of light. |
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| #12625592 | 3D document editing system |
| Applied: | 10/23/2020, #17/079355 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [2027 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Seung Wook Kim (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A 3D document editing system and graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a virtual reality and/or augmented reality device and an input device (e.g., keyboard) that implements sensing technology for detecting gestures by a user. Using the system, portions of a document can be placed at or moved to various Z-depths in a 3D virtual space provided by the VR device to provide 3D effects in the document. The sensing technology may allow the user to make gestures while entering text via a keypad, thus allowing the user to specify 3D effects in the document while typing. The system may also monitor entries made using the keypad, apply rules to the entries to detect particular types of entries such as URLs, and automatically shift the detected types of entries forward or backward on the Z axis relative to the rest of the content in the document. |
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| #12625600 | Input device and user interface interactions |
| Applied: | 01/16/2025, #19/025368 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [481 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 27; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Marcel Van Os (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=12 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some embodiments, a device displays functionality information in response to receiving an indication of a first input for which a contact meets functionality display criteria. In some embodiments, a device generates a user interface that includes a navigation bar including images from different positions in a respective content item, and a representation of an adjacent content item. In some embodiments, a device moves a selection-indicator in a user interface by a predefined amount in response to receiving an indication of a first input that meets unitary movement criteria. In some embodiments, a device interprets movement of a contact of an input based at least in part on a grip of a user. In some embodiments, a device displays a plurality of character selection options when a text entry field is not tolerant of character ambiguity and a first input corresponds to a plurality of candidate characters. |
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| #12625608 | Methods for interacting with user interfaces based on attention |
| Applied: | 09/22/2023, #18/473197 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [963 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 37; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Israel Pastrana Vicente (Spring, TX) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A gaze virtual object is displayed that is selectable based on attention directed to the gaze virtual object to perform an operation associated with a selectable virtual object. An indication of attention of a user is displayed. An enlarged view of a region of a user interface is displayed. A value of a slider element is adjusted based on attention of a user. A user interface element is moved at a respective rate based on attention of a user. Text is entered into a text entry field in response to speech inputs. A value for a value selection user interface object is updated based on attention of a user. Movement of a virtual object is facilitated based on direct touch interactions. A user input is facilitated for displaying a selection refinement user interface object. A visual indicator is displayed indicating progress toward selecting a virtual object when criteria are met. |
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| #12625656 | Modular strap for electronic device |
| Applied: | 03/07/2024, #18/598826 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [796 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Kendall L. Helbert (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=0 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device includes a display portion and a modular securement assembly. The modular securement assembly is connectable to the display portion and includes a removable strap. The removable strap can include a communication module. The display portion can also include a sensor and the removable strap can also include an identifier. The sensor can sense the identifier. |
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| #12625670 | Sound randomization |
| Applied: | 01/23/2024, #18/420284 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [840 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 36; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Danielle M. Price (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Causing output of various audio feedback in response to detecting various input events. |
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| #12625723 | Counters for ensuring transactional ordering in I/O agent |
| Applied: | 03/31/2022, #17/657524 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1503 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Sagi Lahav (Kiryat Bialik, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed relating to an I/O agent circuit. The I/O agent circuit may include a transaction pipeline and a pool of counters. The I/O agent circuit may initialize a first counter included in the pool of counters with an initial counter value. The I/O agent circuit may assign the first counter to a specific transaction type. The I/O agent circuit may increment the first counter as a part of allocating a transaction of a transaction type included in a set of transaction types different than the specific transaction type. Based on receiving a transaction request to process a first transaction of the specific transaction type, the I/O agent circuit may bind the first transaction to the first counter. The I/O agent circuit may issue the first transaction to the transaction pipeline based on a counter value stored by the first counter matching the initial counter value. |
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| #12625810 | Delayed cache entry invalidation update for potential overwrite re-use |
| Applied: | 10/10/2024, #18/911588 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [579 days App to Issue] Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | David K. Li (Austin, TX) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed relating to cache control in cache hierarchies. In some embodiments, processor execution circuitry is configured to perform operations on input operand data from a first-level cache, including a first operation that reads first data from an entry in the first-level cache and signals an invalidation of the first data. Control circuitry may set an indicator, in response to the first operation, to indicate that the entry in the first-level cache has a pending invalidation (e.g., a last-use indicator). The control circuitry may, in response to a second operation overwriting the entry in the first-level cache while the indicator is set, clear the indicator without invalidating a corresponding entry in a second-level cache. This may advantageously reduce invalidate operations and bandwidth to the second-level cache. |
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| #12625821 | Cache control to preserve register data |
| Applied: | 11/27/2024, #18/962158 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [531 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (544 to 1844) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 663566 patents, 21250 companies, and 422092 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Jonathan M. Redshaw (St. Albans, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed relating to eviction control for cache lines that store register data. In some embodiments, memory hierarchy circuitry is configured to provide memory backing for register operand data in one or more cache circuits. Lock circuitry may control a first set of lock indicators for a set of registers for a first thread, including to assert one or more lock indicators for registers that are indicated, by decode circuitry, as being utilized by decoded instructions of the first thread. The lock circuitry may preserve register operand data in the one or more cache circuits, including to prevent eviction of a given cache line from a cache circuit based on an asserted lock indicator. The lock circuitry may clear the first set of lock indicators in response to a reset event. Disclosed techniques may advantageously retain relevant register information in the cache with limited control circuit area. |
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| #12626343 | Enhanced detection or repair of unwanted reflection artifacts in digital images |
| Applied: | 09/28/2023, #18/476631 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [957 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 1510) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55914 patents, 6573 companies, and 90542 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 36; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Brian P. McCall (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Devices, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are disclosed herein to repair or mitigate the appearance of unwanted reflection artifacts in captured video image streams. These unwanted reflection artifacts often present themselves as brightly-colored spots that reflect the shape of a bright light source in the captured image. These artifacts, also referred to herein as ''green ghosts'' (due to often having a greenish tint), are typically located in regions of the captured images where there is not actually a bright light source located in the image. In fact, such unwanted reflection artifacts often present themselves on the image sensor across the principal point of the lens from where the actual bright light source in the captured image is located. Such devices, methods and computer readable media may be configured to detect, track, and repair such unwanted reflection artifacts in an intelligent fashion, e.g., leveraging images captured with varying exposure settings. |
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| #12626379 | Modeling an environment based on limited data |
| Applied: | 05/27/2022, #17/826613 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1446 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 1510) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55914 patents, 6573 companies, and 90542 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Daniel L. Kovacs (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some implementations, a method includes obtaining environmental data corresponding to an environment. The method includes determining that the environmental data corresponding to the environment includes environmental data that corresponds to a first portion of an object that represents a sub-portion of the object and not an entirety of the object. The method includes generating a plurality of candidate point clouds for a second portion of the object based on the environmental data corresponding to the first portion of the object. The plurality of candidate point clouds are associated with corresponding confidence scores. The method includes synthesizing a model of the environment that includes a point cloud representing the first portion of the object, at least a subset of the plurality of candidate point clouds for the second portion of the object and the corresponding confidence scores associated with the subset of the plurality of candidate point clouds. |
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| #12626380 | Pattern-based depth mapping with extended reference image |
| Applied: | 09/14/2022, #17/944207 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1336 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 1510) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55914 patents, 6573 companies, and 90542 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Meitar Patents LTD. |
| 1st Invent: | Shay Yosub (Kfar Yehezkel, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method for depth mapping includes providing a depth mapping device comprising a projector, which is configured to project a pattern of optical radiation onto a target area over a first field of view about a projection axis, and a camera, which is configured to capture images of the target area within a second field of view, narrower than the first field of view, about a camera axis, which is offset transversely relative to the projection axis. The projector projects the pattern onto first and second planes at first and second distances from the camera, and the camera captures first and second reference images containing first and second parts of the pattern on the first and second planes, respectively. The first and second reference images are combined to produce an extended reference image including both the first and second parts of the pattern. |
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| #12626395 | Location aware visual markers |
| Applied: | 09/25/2020, #17/032227 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [2055 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (506 to 1510) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55914 patents, 6573 companies, and 90542 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Anselm Grundhoefer (Saratoga, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=8 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that determine the relative positioning (e.g., offset) between a mobile electronic device and a visual marker. In some implementations, the determined relative positioning and a known position of the visual marker are used to determine a position (e.g., geo coordinates) of the mobile electronic device that is more accurate than existing techniques. In some implementations, the determined relative positioning is used with a position of the mobile electronic device to crowd source the stored position of the visual marker. In some implementations, the determined relative positioning and a position of the visual marker are used to determine a position of an object detected in an image by the mobile electronic device. In some implementations at an electronic device having a processor, locally-determined locations of a visual marker are received from mobile electronic devices that scan a visual marker. |
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| #12626447 | Pruning ray tracing traversal operations based on local ray parameter value |
| Applied: | 11/30/2023, #18/524265 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [894 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 1510) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55914 patents, 6573 companies, and 90542 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Ali Rabbani Rankouhi (Bushey, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed relating to graphics processors that support ray tracing. In disclosed embodiments, ray intersect circuitry is configured to access a traversal stack used for traversal of multiple levels of a bounding volume hierarchy (BVH) acceleration data structure (ADS) according to a depth-first search to retrieve: coordinates of a first bounding region for a child node and a local ray parameter value that indicates a point along a ray at which an intersection with a second bounding region for the child node''s parent node was detected. The accelerator circuitry may compare the local ray parameter value with an end ray parameter value to determine whether to traverse to the child node as part of traversal of the BVH. |
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| #12626450 | Point cloud enhancement using an infill mask and synthesized representation |
| Applied: | 09/16/2022, #17/933045 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1334 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 1510) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55914 patents, 6573 companies, and 90542 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Magnus H Johnson (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A point cloud having occluded regions may be infilled with additional points by creating an infill mask and a synthesized representation, wherein the synthesized representation comprises generated information for points of the occluded regions. The infill mask and the synthesized representation may both be generated using a 2D version of the point cloud generated by rasterizing the 3D point cloud and respectively using a first and second machine learning techniques to generate the infill mask and the synthesized representation. Points identified in the occluded regions may be selected, matched with the information generated in the synthesized representation, and infilled into the point cloud. |
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| #12626457 | View-invariant edge filtering for electronic devices |
| Applied: | 02/22/2024, #18/584976 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [810 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 1510) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55914 patents, 6573 companies, and 90542 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | James A. McCombe (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | View-invariant edge filtering is provided. In one or more implementations, view-invariant edge filtering may provide anti-aliasing that is effective in reducing or eliminating perceivable aliasing across various different viewing configurations of display content, including foveated rendering configurations and/or viewing configurations in which display content is moveable and rotatable in three virtual dimensions. |
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| #12626473 | Dynamic virtual objects |
| Applied: | 07/11/2024, #18/769972 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [670 days App to Issue] Normal range: (506 to 1510) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 55914 patents, 6573 companies, and 90542 inventors in 241 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 24; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jack R. Dashwood (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some implementations offset or reduce user fatigue and/or discomfort by making relatively small (e.g., potentially imperceptible) changes to relative positions of virtual objects (e.g., virtual screens) or entire scenes to cause or encourage the user to make small adjustments, e.g., changing their posture. By periodically making small changes over long periods of time, the changes may be imperceptible, inspire unconscious user posture changes or movements, and/or improve the user experience without burdening or distracting the user from their desired activity, e.g., watching a movie, working on a virtual UI interface, etc. |
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| #12626629 | Sub-pixel uniformity correction clip compensation systems and methods |
| Applied: | 09/23/2024, #18/893620 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [596 days App to Issue] Normal range: (527 to 1727) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 59243 patents, 1318 companies, and 16503 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Maofeng Yang (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include an electronic display having display pixels and pixel drive circuitry that selects an analog voltage for the display pixels based on a first gray-to-voltage mapping and display image data that is based on compensated image data. The electronic display may also include image processing circuitry that receives input image data in a gray level domain, converts the input image data to a voltage domain based on a second gray-to-voltage mapping different from the first, and applies voltage compensations to voltage levels of the input image data in the voltage domain to generate compensated voltage data. The image processing circuitry may also convert the compensated voltage data from the voltage domain to the gray level domain to generate the compensated image data based on a voltage-to-gray mapping that is the inverse of the first gray-to-voltage mapping. |
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| #12626702 | Multi-modal digital assistant |
| Applied: | 03/15/2024, #18/607245 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [788 days App to Issue] Normal range: (525 to 1751) |
| Pat Class: | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] In this class there are; 27047 patents, 2050 companies, and 29665 inventors in 206 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Neal S. Ellis (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and processes for a multi-modal digital assistant are provided. An example method includes, at a computer system, while operating in a hands-free operating mode, receiving a natural-language speech input indicative of a task; in response to receiving the natural-language speech input, initiating performance of the task; and providing an output corresponding to the task, wherein providing the output includes displaying a first user interface associated with an application, the first user interface displayed according to the hands-free operating mode; while displaying the first user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a touch input at a location corresponding to the first user interface; and in response to the touch input: transitioning from the hands-free operating mode to a hands-on operating mode different than the hands-free operating mode; and launching the application, wherein launching the application includes displaying a second user interface according to the hands-on operating mode. |
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| #12626704 | Detecting visual attention during user speech |
| Applied: | 04/10/2023, #18/132793 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1128 days App to Issue] Normal range: (525 to 1751) |
| Pat Class: | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] In this class there are; 27047 patents, 2050 companies, and 29665 inventors in 206 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 36; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: YHE Law LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Maxwell C. Horton (Santa Monica, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An example process includes: concurrently receiving an audio stream and a video stream; determining, based on a first portion of the audio stream received within a predetermined duration before a current time and a first portion of the video stream received within the predetermined duration before the current time, whether a visual attention of a user is directed to an electronic device while the user is speaking; and in accordance with a determination that the visual attention of the user is directed to the electronic device while the user is speaking: identifying a second portion of the audio stream to include user speech intended for the electronic device; initiating, by a digital assistant operating on the electronic device, a task based the second portion of the audio stream; and providing an output indicative of the initiated task. |
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| #12626707 | Low latency audio for immersive group communication sessions |
| Applied: | 02/07/2024, #18/435949 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [825 days App to Issue] Normal range: (525 to 1751) |
| Pat Class: | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] In this class there are; 27047 patents, 2050 companies, and 29665 inventors in 206 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Karthick Santhanam (Campbell, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects of the subject technology may provide low latency audio for group communication sessions. Low latency audio may be provided, some examples, by an electronic device using a lowest audio block size that is lower than a lowest audio block size that is available to one or more other electronic devices in an group communication session. |
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| #12627049 | Electronic devices having co-located millimeter wave antennas |
| Applied: | 09/24/2020, #17/031627 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [2056 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (527 to 1495) |
| Pat Class: | H01Q [AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05...] In this class there are; 27453 patents, 1661 companies, and 16706 inventors in 209 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Siwen Yong (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include a phased antenna array. The array may include co-located first and second antennas formed on a dielectric substrate. The first antenna may include a first patch element and multi-layer parasitic structures. The multi-layer parasitic structures may include a first set of co-planar parasitic elements. The first set of parasitic elements may overlap the first patch element and may be separated by a gap. The multi-layer parasitic structures may include an additional parasitic element that overlaps the gap. The second antenna may include a second patch element that is co-planar with the additional parasitic patch. The second patch element may at least partially overlap one of the parasitic elements in the first set. The first and second patch antennas may collectively cover first and second frequency bands while occupying a minimal amount of space on the dielectric substrate. |
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| #12627170 | Inductive coil assemblies for electronic devices and accessories |
| Applied: | 09/23/2022, #17/952106 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1327 days App to Issue] Normal range: (607 to 1573) |
| Pat Class: | H02J [CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRI...] In this class there are; 32152 patents, 3199 companies, and 27749 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Daniel J. Hiemstra (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Inductive coil assemblies for wireless power transfer can be provided for an electronic device having a slot to receive an accessory and an accessory having an attachment region that is insertable into the slot. The inductive coil assembly of the device can extend along a sidewall of the slot. The inductive coil assembly of the accessory can extend along one side surface of the attachment region of the accessory. The opposite sidewall of the slot and side surface of the attachment region of the accessory can provide mechanical retention features. |
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| #12627226 | Switched capacitor converter with tap-change capability |
| Applied: | 12/19/2022, #18/068331 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1240 days App to Issue] Normal range: (473 to 1339) |
| Pat Class: | H02M [APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC ...] In this class there are; 22155 patents, 1204 companies, and 12933 inventors in 189 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Vijay G Phadke (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A switched capacitor converter battery charging circuit can include an input that receives an input current, an output that delivers an integer multiple of the input current to a battery, a plurality of flying capacitor stages disposed between the input and output, and controller circuitry coupled to the flying capacitor stages that selectively enables or disables one or more of the flying capacitor stages to select the integer multiple responsive to a voltage supplied at the input. The flying capacitor stages can include a first plurality of flying capacitor stages forming a first phase of the converter and a second plurality of flying capacitor stages forming a second phase of the converter. The first and second phases can be operated in an interleaved manner to reduce current or voltage ripple. The converter can include three flying capacitor stages, providing for selection of integer multiples of 4, 3, 2, or 1. |
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| #12627302 | Delay line temperature calibration |
| Applied: | 05/06/2024, #18/656442 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [736 days App to Issue] Normal range: (385 to 1143) |
| Pat Class: | H03L [AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABIL...] In this class there are; 7942 patents, 365 companies, and 4566 inventors in 104 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | Yudong Zhang (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A delay-line circuit includes multiple variable-delay circuits and may generate an output signal that is a delayed version of an input signal. A calibration circuit includes an oscillator circuit that may generate an oscillator signal, and may include a replica of at least one of the multiple variable-delay circuits. The calibration circuit may perform an initial calibration of the delay-line circuit and, in response to a completion of the initial calibration, perform a background calibration of the delay-line circuit using the oscillator signal. |
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| #12627333 | Doppler shift estimate reporting with pre-compensation |
| Applied: | 03/12/2024, #18/602311 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [791 days App to Issue] Normal range: (529 to 1769) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 87409 patents, 3770 companies, and 47990 inventors in 230 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Irvine, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A first cellular base station transmits a configuration message to a reporting device installed on a high-speed vehicle. The configuration message specifies one or more parameters of a Doppler measurement report. The reporting device performs one or more first Doppler measurements on the first base station and/or one or more second Doppler measurements on a second base station. The reporting device transmits the Doppler measurement report to the first and/or second base stations. The Doppler measurement report may be used by the first and/or second base stations to perform Doppler pre-compensation on transmissions to the reporting device. |
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| #12627377 | Optical communications for portable electronic devices |
| Applied: | 05/17/2023, #18/198618 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1091 days App to Issue] Normal range: (529 to 1769) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 87409 patents, 3770 companies, and 47990 inventors in 230 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 14; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Christian I. Moore (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Circuits, methods, and apparatus that can transfer data and power between an optical-communication device and an electronic device without the need for electrical contacts on the electronic device. An example can include infrared transmitters and receivers in both the optical-communication device and the electronic device for optical communication. This can further include a coil in the optical-communication device that can be powered to inductively induce currents in a corresponding coil in the electronic device to charge a battery. One or more attachment components, such as magnets or magnetic elements, can be used to secure the optical-communication device to the electronic device. The optical-communication device to the electronic device can each include an alignment magnet or magnetic element. Either or both the optical-communication device and the electronic device can include digital signal processors in their receive paths to compensate for distortions and artifacts in the optical transmission and receive paths. |
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| #12627413 | HARQ-ACK codebook handling |
| Applied: | 05/31/2021, #18/261339 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1807 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (514 to 1750) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212942 patents, 13433 companies, and 238876 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Huaning Niu (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable storage media for hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook handling. In example embodiments, a method is provided. The method comprises determining, at a terminal device, respective hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback configurations of a plurality of HARQ processes, wherein each HARQ feedback configuration indicates whether HARQ feedback is enabled or disabled for a corresponding HARQ process; and generating a HARQ-ACK codebook for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) based on the HARQ feedback configurations of the plurality of HARQ processes; and transmitting the HARQ-ACK codebook to a network device. |
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| #12627423 | Time domain bandwidth part (TD-BWP) switching for carrier aggregation |
| Applied: | 02/28/2023, #18/115485 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1169 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1750) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212942 patents, 13433 companies, and 238876 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Sushant Vikram (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing time domain bandwidth part (TD-BWP) switch for carrier aggregation (CA) for balancing between the UE power consumption and a latency of the UE. For example, the UE includes one or more transceivers configured to wirelessly communicate with a base station on a plurality of component carriers (CCs) in a carrier aggregated (CA) network. The UE also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more transceivers. The processor is configured to perform a time domain bandwidth part (TD-BWP) switch on a first CC of the plurality of CCs when the UE and the base station are communicating on the first CC. The processor is further configured to perform the TD-BWP switch on a second CC of the plurality of CCs when the UE and the base station are communicating on the second CC. |
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| #12627436 | Location estimation and uplink bandwidth aggregation |
| Applied: | 08/21/2023, #18/452976 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [995 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1750) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212942 patents, 13433 companies, and 238876 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Oghenekome Oteri (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Apparatuses, systems, and methods for bandwidth aggregation of positioning sounding reference signals (positioning SRS), e.g., in 5G NR systems and beyond. A UE may report, to a network one or more capabilities associated with bandwidth aggregation for a positioning procedure for location estimation. The UE may receive, from the network, configuration information and/or scheduling information. The UE may select frequencies for transmission of positioning SRS and may transmit positioning SRS on the selected frequencies. The network may aggregate the positioning SRS over a range of bandwidth to estimate a location of the UE. |
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| #12627448 | Adaptive physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring |
| Applied: | 01/07/2022, #18/260597 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1586 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1750) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212942 patents, 13433 companies, and 238876 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Huaning Niu (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide adaptive physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. In particular, a unified signaling technique for adaptive PDCCH search space monitoring is descried. This signaling can indicate either one or a combination of the switching and skipping. In an example, the signaling includes multiple parts. In a first part, radio resource control (RRC) signaling is sent from the network to the device to configure the device for switching only, skipping only, or switching and skipping. In a second part, first DCI is sent from the network to the device to indicate the particular PDCCH monitoring configuration to use for the PDCCH search space monitoring. Thereafter, network sends second DCI in the relevant PDCCH search space, where this second DCI schedules traffic. The device performs blind decoding to determine the second DCI in order to exchange the traffic. |
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| #12627449 | Systems, methods, and devices for dynamic adaption of different antenna configuration communications |
| Applied: | 09/19/2023, #18/469819 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [966 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1750) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212942 patents, 13433 companies, and 238876 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Han Pu (Shanghai, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The techniques provide solutions for a user equipment (UE) and base station to switch between T1R4 and 2T4R for sounding reference signals (SRS). The UE and base station may communicate SRS using 2T4R. The UE and/or base station may detect and evaluate a signal quality trigger and/or condition relating to switching from T2R4 to T1R4. The trigger and/or condition may correspond to a channel or radio frequency (RF) quality, conflicting or problematic band combinations used in a non-standalone (NSA) scenario, whether dedicated data subscription (DDS) subscriber identity module (SIM) or non-DDS SIM is being used in a dual SIM dual active (DSDA) scenario, etc. The UE and base station may either continue using T2R4 communications or switch to T1R4 communications based on the trigger and/or evaluation. |
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| #12627494 | Communications system with low-bandwidth messaging |
| Applied: | 09/26/2024, #18/898173 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [593 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1750) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212942 patents, 13433 companies, and 238876 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Abhishek Walia (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A communications system may include a satellite constellation and a terrestrial network that convey text messages between first and second user equipment (UE) devices. The terrestrial network may include a core network, an inter-working function (IWF) server, and carrier networks. The IWF server may distribute keys and the first UE device may transmit provisioning data to the core network while the first UE device is on-grid. When the first UE device goes off-grid, the first UE device may transmit an escrow key to the core network for use in decrypting a device public key from the provisioning data. The core network may transmit the device public key and other information to the IWF for use in routing messages via the NTN. The core network may use the handles to enforce an allow list that filters traffic to the first UE device over the NTN. |
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| #12627637 | Secure device to device communication channel |
| Applied: | 09/28/2018, #16/147224 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [2783 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (514 to 1750) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212942 patents, 13433 companies, and 238876 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Bob Bradley (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | One embodiment provides a data processing system on a communal electronic device, the data processing system comprising a memory device to store instructions; one or more processors to execute the instructions stored on the memory device, the instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide a virtual assistant to receive commands at the communal electronic device, wherein the virtual assistant, via the one or more processors, is to receive a command at the communal electronic device; determine whether the command is to access personal data of a user associated with the communal electronic device; and in response to a determination that the command is to access personal data of the user, send a request to a personal electronic device of the user to process at least a portion of the command. |
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| #12627784 | Head-mounted electronic device with display recording capability |
| Applied: | 10/17/2023, #18/488613 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [938 days App to Issue] Normal range: (443 to 1793) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 160685 patents, 6784 companies, and 82994 inventors in 237 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | James C McIlree (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A head-mounted device is provided that includes a variety of subsystems for generating extended reality content, displaying the extended reality content, and recording the extended reality content. The device can include a graphics rendering pipeline configured to render virtual content, tracking sensors configured to obtain user tracking information, a virtual content compositor configured to composite virtual frames based on the virtual content and the user tracking information, cameras configured to capture a video feed, a media merging compositor configured to overlay the composited virtual frames and the video feed to output merged video frames having a first frame rate for display, and a recording pipeline configured to record content having a second frame rate different than the first frame rate. The recording pipeline can record content exhibiting a higher quality than the content being displayed. A portion of the recorded content containing sensitive information can optionally be blurred. |
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| #12627955 | Prioritization of recommended shorter messages |
| Applied: | 07/13/2023, #18/351932 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1034 days App to Issue] Normal range: (521 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 151307 patents, 7224 companies, and 97892 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Farha Hameed (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure relates to techniques for performing transmission of a message in a wireless communication system. A recommended message length may be estimated based on channel conditions. A message may be prioritized for transmission based on user input and/or the recommended message length. |
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| #12627998 | Methods and devices for beam directivity at network-controlled repeaters |
| Applied: | 08/08/2022, #17/882989 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1373 days App to Issue] Normal range: (521 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 151307 patents, 7224 companies, and 97892 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 28; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Ankit Bhamri (Bad Nauheim, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure is related to techniques for configuring a repeater device by control signaling in a wireless communications system. In some embodiments, a repeater device is configured to form separate coverage regions. For example, the repeater device determines a first coverage region based on a first beam at the repeater device paired with a network device, wherein the first coverage region corresponds to a direction such that the first beam falls within the first coverage region for serving a control link or a backhaul link between the repeater device and the network device. Based on a first indication, the repeater device determines one or more coverage regions with respect to the first coverage region, wherein the one or more coverage regions are configured to communicate with a user equipment via an access link of the repeater device. |
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| #12628022 | Systems, methods, and devices for enhanced measurement gap sharing and measurement gap patterns |
| Applied: | 08/07/2023, #18/366069 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1009 days App to Issue] Normal range: (521 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 151307 patents, 7224 companies, and 97892 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Eschweiler Potashnik, LLC |
| 1st Invent: | Qiming Li (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The techniques described herein provide enhanced measurement gap sharing solutions that enable measurement gap sharing for layer 1 (L1) measurements for serving and non-serving cells, and for layer 3 (L3) measurements for intra-frequency measurements and inter-frequency/inter-radio access technology (RAT) measurements. Also provided are solutions for measurement gap sharing among intra-frequency L1 and L3 measurements and inter-frequency L1 and L3 measurements. Measurement gap patterns for L1 and L3 measurements are also provided, as well as solutions for further splitting L1 measurement gap sharing among different types of L1 operations. |
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| #12628028 | Method and system for traffic engineering supporting real-time applications |
| Applied: | 09/23/2022, #17/951376 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1327 days App to Issue] Normal range: (514 to 1750) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 212942 patents, 13433 companies, and 238876 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Veerendra Boodannavar (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: No name resolution. |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments are disclosed for traffic engineering in support of real-time applications. A user equipment (UE) can detect a real-time application running on the UE, assess a link health corresponding to the real-time application, and transmit a payload including the link health to a peer device via WiFi communications. To detect the real-time application, the UE can receive traffic symptoms or application indications, and monitor corresponding traffic flows. To assess the link health, the UE can receive link quality metrics of a link corresponding to the link health, and determine an intra basic service set (BSS) clear channel assessment (CCA) percentage. The UE can initiate a Rapport session with the peer device, activate a keep-alive timer, and transmit updated information to the peer device according to the keep-alive timer. |
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| #12628052 | Epoch time acquisition for non-terrestrial networks (NTN) handover |
| Applied: | 11/13/2023, #18/507243 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [911 days App to Issue] Normal range: (521 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 151307 patents, 7224 companies, and 97892 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 16; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Jie Cui (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a serving cell and a target cell and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to receive a handover command from the serving cell. The handover command comprises an epoch index and ephemeris information of the target cell. The processor is further configured to determine an epoch time of the target cell based on the epoch index and perform time synchronization with the target cell using the epoch time and the ephemeris information. |
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| #12628071 | Identifying relay user equipment for sidelink relay |
| Applied: | 10/21/2021, #17/919998 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1664 days App to Issue] Normal range: (521 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 151307 patents, 7224 companies, and 97892 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 15; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Zhibin Wu (Los Altos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for managing relay identifiers for sidelink relays in wireless networks. |
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| #12628079 | Low-power distributed computing |
| Applied: | 12/07/2023, #18/532987 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [887 days App to Issue] Normal range: (521 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 151307 patents, 7224 companies, and 97892 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Panagiotis Botsinis (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A processor has circuitry that executes instructions to cause a user equipment (UE) to perform operations. The operations include determining to offload a task to a network node. The operations include transmitting an offload request to the network node, wherein the offload request comprises a size of an expected response and a latest receipt time. The operations include determining a wakeup time that is earlier than the latest receipt time. The operations include entering a power-saving mode until the wakeup time. The operations include exiting the power-saving mode at the wakeup time. The operations include monitoring a communication channel for the expected response from the network node until the latest receipt time. Also disclosed are a UE and a method. |
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| #12628097 | System and method for performing fast transmission output power transition |
| Applied: | 09/13/2022, #17/943400 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1337 days App to Issue] Normal range: (690 to 2118) |
| Pat Class: | H04K [SECRET COMMUNICATION; JAMMING OF COMMUNICATION...] In this class there are; 5114 patents, 255 companies, and 1299 inventors in 100 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 30) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Andrea Camuffo (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure is directed to compensating for gain drift due to switching the output power of a transmitter of an electronic device. In some cellular network applications, the transmit power level of a transmitter may be frequently adjusted from a low power level to a high power level. If the power level is not switched to the desired power level within a given interval, the transmission signal may be distorted. To enable the transmitter to reach a desired output power within the interval, the voltage supply of a power amplifier may be raised during a low power symbol, which may produce an undesirable gain increase. To mitigate or eliminate the low power symbol gain increase, a gain compensation signal may be introduced into the transmitter. The compensation signal may be adjusted and refined by implementing a power control loop, the power control loop may include a signal generator. |
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| #12628107 | Network identification collision detection for private networks |
| Applied: | 01/03/2024, #18/403411 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [860 days App to Issue] Normal range: (521 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 151307 patents, 7224 companies, and 97892 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Alexander Sirotkin (Tel Aviv, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are directed toward network identification collision detection. An example method includes selecting a first subscriber identity module (SIM) associated with a public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) and a network identifier (NID) of a private network. The method can further include generating a first non-access stratum (NAS) registration request to establish a connection with the private network using the first SIM. The method can further include processing a NAS registration request reject message received from the private network. The method can further include selecting a second SIM associated with the PLMN ID and the NID. The method can further include generating a second NAS registration request to establish a connection with the private network using the second SIM. The method can further include processing a NAS registration request success message received from the private network. The method can further include logging NID collision information. |
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| #12628143 | Terminal, system, and method for bandwidth part out-of-sync detection and recovery |
| Applied: | 09/15/2023, #18/468090 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [970 days App to Issue] Normal range: (521 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 151307 patents, 7224 companies, and 97892 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 14; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Han Pu (Shanghai, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A terminal may include configured to receive, from a network, multiple downlink signals. The terminal may include a processor configured to identify, from the downlink signals, at least one configuration parameter including a bandwidth part switching indicator. The processor may then identify at least one resource from a target bandwidth part indicated by the bandwidth part switching indicator. The processor may then determine a bandwidth part mismatch based on whether a signal is received using the at least one resource from the target bandwidth part. |
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| #12628209 | Layer 2 relay protocols and mobility relay method |
| Applied: | 05/20/2022, #17/750158 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1453 days App to Issue] Normal range: (521 to 1677) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 151307 patents, 7224 companies, and 97892 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 12; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Richard Burbidge (Shrivenham, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | There is are provided methods and apparatus relating to layer 2 relaying and mobility using a sidelink interface, including a remote user equipment (UE) for use in a wireless communication network, the UE comprising: a device to network (D2N) entity, a device to device (D2D) entity, and control logic to: receive a service data unit derived from an IP packet direct the service data unit to the D2N entity for communication with an eNB using a Uu interface in a first mode of operation, and direct the service data unit to the D2D entity for communication with the eNB via a first relay UE using a sidelink interface in a second, relay, mode of operation. |
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| #12628452 | Electronic devices having semiconductor sensors with metal optical filters |
| Applied: | 03/28/2023, #18/191438 |
| Issued: | 05/12/2026, [1141 days App to Issue] Normal range: (660 to 1646) |
| Pat Class: | H10F [INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED R...] In this class there are; 1154 patents, 163 companies, and 1010 inventors in 76 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 16; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 39925 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Ove Lyngnes (Carmel Valley, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may include an ambient light sensor or other semiconductor sensor. The sensor may produce signals in response to light incident on the electronic device and therefore incident on the sensor. In some cases, components within the electronic device, such as infrared components, or external light sources may interfere with the operation of the sensor. Therefore, the sensor may include a filter that transmits at least a portion of visible light while blocking infrared light. Because light may be incident on the electronic device from a variety of angles, a diffuser in the sensor may scatter the light into a desired angular distribution. To ensure that infrared light is blocked regardless of the angle of the incident light, the filter may include both thin-film dielectric layers and metal layers. The metal layers may be interleaved with the thin-film dielectric layers. |
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