24 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 24 | APPLE |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 5 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 5 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 3 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 2 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 1 | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] |
| 1 | H03M [CODING, DECODING OR CODE CONVERSION, IN GENERAL (using ...] |
| 1 | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] |
| 1 | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] |
| 1 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 1 | F21V [FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR S...] |
| 1 | F25B [REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS, OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HE...] |
| 1 | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] |
| 1 | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12416399 | Photoluminescence keyboard glyph lighting |
| Applied: | 07/01/2022, #17/810458 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1173 days App to Issue] Normal range: (449 to 1375) |
| Pat Class: | F21V [FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR S...] In this class there are; 26002 patents, 2233 companies, and 12560 inventors in 207 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 22; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Chang Zhang (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A keycap assembly can include a keycap that includes a chargeable light emissive material. The keycap assembly can include a light sensor configured to sense light emitted by or incident to the chargeable light emissive material. The keycap assembly can further include a microcontroller. In certain implementations, the microcontroller includes a processor and a memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the microcontroller to: receive an electrical signal from the light sensor; and determine a property of the chargeable light emissive material based on the electrical signal, where the property includes at least one of a charge level or an illumination intensity. |
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| #12416438 | Decoupled and coordinated control of refrigeration climate control systems |
| Applied: | 09/22/2022, #17/950908 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1090 days App to Issue] Normal range: (704 to 1848) |
| Pat Class: | F25B [REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS, OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HE...] In this class there are; 8869 patents, 852 companies, and 6510 inventors in 179 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Nicholas A. Gregorich (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Described herein are techniques for coordinated operation of refrigerant climate control systems in an optimized manner. In an example process, climate control information for a plurality of refrigerant climate control systems is maintained. An energy optimization signal is received that describes a characteristic associated with an electrical energy source. A set of control signals is generated for a set of refrigerant climate control systems based on climate control information and the energy optimization information. The set of control signals is then sent to a set of refrigerant climate control systems. Each control signal may be configured to cause a respective refrigerant climate control system to operate using the electricity from the electrical energy source. |
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| #12416745 | Electronic devices having glass layers with scratch resistant coatings |
| Applied: | 02/09/2022, #17/667686 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1315 days App to Issue] Normal range: (490 to 1446) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 79960 patents, 3825 companies, and 44271 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 6; Unusually Few Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Martin Melcher (Paris, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may be surrounded by an exterior region and may have an interior region. Electronic components may be mounted in the interior region. Housing walls such as housing walls formed from transparent layers of material may separate the interior region from the exterior region. A display may be visible through one of the transparent layers of material. A transparent layer of material may be coupled to housing structures in the device and may be formed of glass or glass-ceramic. The transparent layer may have two opposing chemically strengthened surface layers of different thicknesses. A coating may be formed on a thinner of the two opposing chemically strengthened surface layers. The coating may have an oleophobic outer coating layer, an antireflection layer, and an antiscratch layer. The antiscratch layer may have one or more compressively stressed dielectric layers and may have one or more corresponding graded composition layers. |
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| #12416968 | Techniques for switching between immersion levels |
| Applied: | 06/08/2023, #18/207197 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [831 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1856) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 643856 patents, 20559 companies, and 403335 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 24; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Earl M. Olson (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores program instructions computer-executable on one or more processors of an electronic device to perform operations. The operations include presenting, on a display of the electronic device, a simulated reality (SR) environment at a first immersion level, where the first immersion level is associated with a first location of a reality boundary. Using a rotatable input device of the electronic device, input is received representing a request to change the first immersion level to a second immersion level. In accordance with receiving the input, the SR environment is presented at the second immersion level, where the second immersion level is associated with a second location of the reality boundary. |
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| #12417006 | Privacy-preserving sharing attribution for electronic devices |
| Applied: | 05/06/2022, #17/739071 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1229 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1856) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 643856 patents, 20559 companies, and 403335 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Devin O. Clary (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for providing privacy-preserving social attribution for electronic devices. For example, when information is received from a contact of a user at the user''s electronic device, various applications at the electronic device may later display the received information. It can be desirable to attribute the displayed information received from the contact to that contact, without exposing identifying information of the contact to the displaying application. Aspects of the subject technology include a system process that generates an image including contact information, that can be rendered in a user interface of an application, without providing the image or the contact information to the application. |
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| #12417008 | Three-dimensional application inspection environment |
| Applied: | 06/13/2024, #18/742544 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [460 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (538 to 1742) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 57366 patents, 1291 companies, and 16094 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Amanda K. Warren (London, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that updates state information for a portion of a user interface. For example, an example process may include obtaining a recording of an execution of an application within a three-dimensional (3D) environment. The recording may include 3D appearance information and state information for elements of the application at multiple instances in time. The process may further include presenting a user interface based on the recording where the user interface includes a visualization portion providing a visualization of the 3D appearance of the application based on the 3D appearance information and a state information portion. The process may further include receiving a selection of an element and identifying element-specific information corresponding to the element at a particular instance and updating the state information portion of the user interface based on the selection of the element and the element-specific state information. |
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| #12417072 | Audio output device with hardware volume control |
| Applied: | 05/17/2024, #18/667996 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [487 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (548 to 1856) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 643856 patents, 20559 companies, and 403335 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: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Hilary K. Mogul (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method performed by an audio source device that is communicatively coupled with an audio output device, the method includes obtaining an audio signal; receiving a volume adjustment; applying the volume adjustment to the audio signal; applying dynamic range compression on the volume adjusted audio signal; and applying an inverse volume adjustment to the compressed audio signal, where the inverse volume adjusted audio signal is to be transmitted to the audio output device. |
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| #12417117 | Automatic determination of application state in a multi-user environment |
| Applied: | 12/02/2022, #18/061199 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1019 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1856) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 643856 patents, 20559 companies, and 403335 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: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Blank Rome LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Tucker B. Morgan (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A state of a multi-user communication session is saved in response to detection of an application state saving event, or a session state saving event. During runtime, application state saving events may be detected for each application executing during a session. Application state parameters are saved in response to each application state saving event, from which the application may be launched to the saved state. In response to a state saving event, the most recent application state information for each application executing in the session are collected and stored such that the multi-user communication session may be launched to the saved state, including each application executing in the session. |
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| #12417318 | Configuring context-based restrictions for a computing device |
| Applied: | 05/23/2024, #18/672655 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [481 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (548 to 1856) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 643856 patents, 20559 companies, and 403335 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: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Invoke |
| 1st Invent: | Paul W. Salzman (Palo Alto, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some implementations, a computing device can restrict the use of another computing device in certain contexts. For example, a parent may wish to use the parent''s computing device to restrict her children''s use of the children''s computing devices while the children are in school while the children should be participating in some other activity. For example, the parent''s controller device may be enabled to remotely configure and control the usage of the satellite device(s) without needing to physically access the satellite device. The parent may implement limitations, permissions, or different policies that may govern, for example, the ability of the satellite device to communicate with other devices, execute various application functionalities, run any particular software, and manage its own settings. |
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| #12417488 | Automating the creation of listings using augmented reality computer technology |
| Applied: | 05/10/2023, #18/195650 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [860 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 2234) |
| Pat Class: | G06Q [DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED F...] In this class there are; 85517 patents, 12322 companies, and 141560 inventors in 249 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 30) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein, Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Byong Mok Oh (Los Altos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: No name resolution. |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Provided herein are various embodiments for automating the creation of listings using augmented reality. An embodiment operates by identifying a template for a for sale object (FSO), selecting a first image of the one or more common images of the template, and determining a boundary of the first image. It is determined that a listing image of the FSO, through a camera of a computing device, is smaller than the boundary prior to taking the listing image through the camera, and instructions are provided to move the FSO to more closely align to the boundary. A command is provided to the camera to take the listing image of the FSO responsive to the detecting that the listing image of the FSO more closely aligns to the boundary. A listing for the FSO is generated using the listing image. |
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| #12417596 | User interfaces for managing live communication sessions |
| Applied: | 09/12/2023, #18/367418 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [735 days App to Issue] Normal range: (491 to 1513) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 51214 patents, 6268 companies, and 84449 inventors in 239 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 47; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DLA Piper LLP (US) |
| 1st Invent: | Jesse Chand (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure generally relates to managing live communication sessions. A computer system optionally displays an option to invite the respective user to join the ongoing communication session. A computer system optionally one or more options to modify an appearance of an avatar representing the user of the computer system. A computer system optionally transitions a communication session from a spatial communication session to a non-spatial communication session. A computer system optionally displays information about a participant in a communication session. |
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| #12417727 | Super pixel architecture for high dynamic range |
| Applied: | 06/29/2022, #17/853261 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1175 days App to Issue] Normal range: (538 to 1742) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 57366 patents, 1291 companies, and 16094 inventors in 175 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 11; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Thomas Charisoulis (San Carlos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A display system of a display includes a first light emitting diode, a second light emitting diode, a current source, and at least one transistor. The first and the second light emitting diodes emit light. The current source provides a constant current to the first light emitting diode and the second light emitting diode. Moreover, the at least one transistor removes the current or shunts the current towards the first light emitting diode, the second light emitting diode, or both. Removing the current or shunting the current towards the first light emitting diode, the second light emitting diode, or both, may blend outputs of the first light emitting diode and the second light emitting diode. |
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| #12417773 | Stereo-based immersive coding |
| Applied: | 08/20/2021, #18/019226 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1488 days App to Issue] Normal range: (519 to 1761) |
| Pat Class: | G10L [SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEEC...] In this class there are; 25841 patents, 1953 companies, and 27893 inventors in 203 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Frank Baumgarte (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Disclosed is an audio codec that represents an immersive signal by a two-channel stereo signal that is a stereo rendering of the immersive signal and directional parameters. The directional parameters may be based on a perceptual model describing the direction of virtual speaker pairs to recreate the perceived location of dominant sounds. Audio processing at the decoder may be performed on the stereo signal in the frequency domain for multiple channel pairs using time-frequency tiles. Spatial localization of the audio signals may use a panning approach by applying weightings to the time-frequency tiles of the stereo signal for each output channel pair. The weightings for the time-frequency tiles may be derived based on the directional parameters, an analysis of the stereo signal, and the output channel layout. The weightings may be used to adaptively process the time-frequency tiles using a de-correlator to reduce or minimize spectral distortions from spatial rendering. |
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| #12418298 | Localized IQ mismatch measurement and compensation systems and methods |
| Applied: | 02/10/2023, #18/108232 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [949 days App to Issue] Normal range: (377 to 1339) |
| Pat Class: | H03M [CODING, DECODING OR CODE CONVERSION, IN GENERAL (using ...] In this class there are; 22087 patents, 960 companies, and 12018 inventors in 157 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Antonio Passamani (Munich, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure relates to quadrature (IQ) signal mismatch in RFDACs. IQ mismatch is a non-ideality which occurs whenever I and Q vectors deployed to modulate the phase and the amplitude of RFDAC output signals are not aligned to be offset 90 degrees between each other. IQ mismatch may result in EVM degradation, and may be especially problematic for the RFDAC architecture because the RFDAC operates its digital-to-analog conversion at RF rate. A system may be deployed in the RFDAC to measure and compensate for IQ mismatch. The system may enable full-CMOS digital integration of both the measurement and compensation procedures. The system uses a simple flip-flop structure and exploits the fact that phase-vectors in CMOS logic are eventually digital pulses, and as such the mismatch between I and Q pulses with identical rise-fall time is simply measured as a skewed rise-to-rise and fall-to-fall delay between phases. |
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| #12418348 | Enhanced SSB beam reporting |
| Applied: | 09/22/2022, #17/950933 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1090 days App to Issue] Normal range: (526 to 1774) |
| Pat Class: | H04B [TRANSMISSION [4]...] In this class there are; 85176 patents, 3680 companies, and 46334 inventors in 229 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 17; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Sagar B. Shah (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for reference signal measurement reporting by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system. In one aspect, the method can include actions of measuring a reference signal received power (RSRP) value for each of a plurality of synchronization signal block (SSB) beams from a base station, determining that a greatest RSRP value of the measured RSRP values is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, responsive to the determination, calculating, based at least in part on the measured RSRP values and a horizontal/vertical (H/V) polarization imbalance for each of the plurality of SSB beams, a ranking of the plurality of SSB beams, and reporting at least one of the ranked plurality of SSB beams to the base station. |
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| #12418381 | Beam indication for inter-cell multiple transmission and reception (multi-TRP, MTRP) operation |
| Applied: | 09/24/2021, #17/905236 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1453 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1762) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 203799 patents, 13060 companies, and 230265 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 14; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Yushu Zhang (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | To support inter-cell multi-TRP operation, disclosed are embodiments that provide a beam indication for the common signals, e.g., signals transmitted and scheduled by some CSS. The disclosed embodiments provide inter-cell multi-TRP with or without serving cell change. In addition, some embodiments provide for switching between inter-cell multi-TRP and intra-cell multi-TRP. |
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| #12418443 | Demodulation reference signal transmission from multiple base stations |
| Applied: | 09/26/2019, #17/280461 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [2182 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (512 to 1762) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 203799 patents, 13060 companies, and 230265 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Avik Sengupta (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for user equipment (UE) idle mode operations. In embodiments, a UE wakes up more than once during a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle. Inter-frequency measurement requirements may be relaxed based on DRX cycle length. Some embodiments include radiofrequency (RF) circuitry warm-up overhead reduction by on-duration separation with RF circuitry switching pattern adaption. Some embodiments include and RF circuitry warm-up overhead reduction by adaptive synchronization signal block (SSB) reference symbol down-selection. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
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| #12418517 | Media intercom over a secure device to device communication channel |
| Applied: | 09/27/2019, #16/586538 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [2181 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (512 to 1762) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 203799 patents, 13060 companies, and 230265 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Bob Bradley (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments described herein provide a communication mechanism that enables electronic device to perform device to device communication using a secure, encrypted, peer-to-peer data connection. The communication mechanism can also be used as a general-purpose communication mechanism that enables smart home device to exchange data, including configuration data. In one embodiment, the general-purpose communication mechanism can be leveraged to enable intercom-like transmission of audio or video data between electronic devices that are connected to the communication mechanism. |
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| #12418734 | Global shutter pixel with vertically integrated multi-phase charge transfer |
| Applied: | 05/31/2023, #18/326940 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [839 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1808) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 155078 patents, 6578 companies, and 79748 inventors in 236 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Jiaju Ma (Arcadia, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An image sensor may include a plurality of pixels, each of which may include a photodiode having a charge accumulation region (''PD''), a floating diffusion region (''FD''), and a charge transfer region vertically between the PD and FD. The vertical charge transfer region may include a first charge modulation region (''P1''), a second charge modulation region (''P2''), and a third charge modulation region (''P3''). The image sensor may operate in a global shutter mode, in which the P2 may be used as an in-pixel charge memory region to temporarily store charge during transfer of the charge from PD to FD via P1, P2, and P3. |
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| #12418788 | Network operations to receive user consent for edge computing |
| Applied: | 09/16/2020, #17/593485 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1826 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (505 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 142273 patents, 7081 companies, and 94667 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: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Shu Guo (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A network receives an indication of user consent from a user equipment (UE) to access UE information for the purposes of edge computing. The network receives an indication of user consent from a UE, the user consent corresponding to a network function acquiring UE information, receives the UE information and performs operations related to establishing a connection between the UE and an edge data network. |
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| #12418800 | Systems, apparatus, and methods for indicating spectrum sharing |
| Applied: | 04/29/2021, #17/244524 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1601 days App to Issue] Normal range: (505 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 142273 patents, 7081 companies, and 94667 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: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Anatoliy Sergey Ioffe (Redwood City, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for indicating to a spectrum access system communication preferences of a base station and/or of a network operator. Different methods may be used to indicate the communication preferences, including a dedicated type parameter transmitted with spectrum allocation requests from the base station, a rule-based system where the spectrum access system accesses communication preferences of the base station and/or network operator through an identifier corresponding to a rule definition, or the like. The spectrum access system may assign a channel to the network operator based on its communication preferences, such as to determine a channel assignment to correspond to a channel aligned with a raster of communications to be used by the network operator. |
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| #12418855 | Techniques for electing a leader device in a network of user devices |
| Applied: | 03/18/2022, #17/698528 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1278 days App to Issue] Normal range: (505 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 142273 patents, 7081 companies, and 94667 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: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jeremy A. Wyld (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are disclosed for selecting a leader device from a cluster of user devices. In one example, a user device determines a series of metrics specifying capabilities of the user device. The user device can obtain a number of user identifiers (UIDs) from other user devices in the cluster providing respective series of metrics specifying capabilities of the other user devices in the cluster. The user device can select a leader device based on a comparison of metrics for each user device as provided in the UIDs for the user devices. The user device can then notify the other user devices in the cluster of the selected leader device. |
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| #12418894 | Configured grant adjustments |
| Applied: | 09/02/2021, #17/904623 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1475 days App to Issue] Normal range: (505 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 142273 patents, 7081 companies, and 94667 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: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Sarma V. Vangala (Campbell, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=3, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A user equipment (UE) configured to establish a packet data unit (PDU) session with a network, wherein the PDU session comprises a quality of service (QOS) flow, receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating a configured grant (CG) allocated to the UE, wherein the QoS flow is mapped to a logical channel (LCH) and wherein the LCH is mapped to the CG and transmit data on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) using a time and a frequency resource of the CG. |
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| #12418948 | Link availability and status indication for multi-link operation in WLAN |
| Applied: | 01/12/2021, #17/147322 |
| Issued: | 09/16/2025, [1708 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (505 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 142273 patents, 7081 companies, and 94667 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: 37952 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Jinjing Jiang (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | This disclosure relates to methods for conducting multilink communications between wireless devices over a wireless local area network (WLAN). A wireless device determines link availability for multiple wireless links of the wireless device. The wireless device transmits link availability information for the multiple wireless links of the wireless device using a first wireless link of the wireless device. |
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