54 patent(s) in this week's alert:
Assignee Summary:| Patents | Owner |
| 54 | APPLE |
| Patents | Class Code |
| 17 | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] |
| 15 | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] |
| 4 | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] |
| 3 | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] |
| 2 | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] |
| 2 | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] |
| 1 | G06V [IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...] |
| 1 | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] |
| 1 | G11C [STATIC STORES (information storage based on relative mo...] |
| 1 | H01R [ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIA...] |
| 1 | H03L [AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABIL...] |
| 1 | G01S [RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING ...] |
| 1 | G06K [RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRI...] |
| 1 | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] |
| 1 | H04M [TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling othe...] |
| 1 | H10H [INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING P...] |
| 1 | H10K [ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES...] |
Details on individual patents:
| #12442888 | Announcing UWB / NBA-UWB-MMS ranging rounds via narrowband-based advertisements |
| Applied: | 10/17/2023, #18/381029 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [728 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Joachim S. Hammerschmidt (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques are provided for utilizing a hybrid of ultra-wideband (UWB) and narrowband (NB) signaling to provide more efficient operating range and operating efficiency. In one example, a first subsystem of a first device may determine parameter data for a ranging round (e.g., UWB and/or NB-assisted (NBA) UWB multi-millisecond (MMS) ranging), and transmit the parameter data to a second subsystem of the first device. The parameter data may indicate a first time associated with a first time domain for performing ranging. The second subsystem may determine a second time based on the first time, whereby the second time is associated with a second time domain for performing NB signaling (e.g., via a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol). The first device may transmit via an NB signal an advertisement packet that indicates the second time. The first device may then initiate the ranging round at the first time. |
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| #12446115 | Handling collision for mini-slot-based and slot-based transmission |
| Applied: | 04/25/2024, #18/646364 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [537 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Gang Xiong (Portland, OR) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to process one or more configuration transmissions from the gNB carrying a rule for Uplink (UL) collisions and process a first Downlink (DL) transmission and a second DL transmission. The second circuitry may be operable to identify a first UL transmission for the first DL transmission and a second UL transmission for the second DL transmission, the first UL transmission overlapping with the second UL transmission in at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol. The third circuitry may be operable to generate at least one of the first UL transmission and the second UL transmission in accordance with the rule for UL collisions. |
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| #12446370 | Active / passive control of micro LED performance through sidewall gating |
| Applied: | 01/14/2022, #17/648101 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1369 days App to Issue] Normal range: (807 to 1687) |
| Pat Class: | H10H [INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING P...] In this class there are; 464 patents, 48 companies, and 321 inventors in 32 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 11; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 21) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Aikin Gallant, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Yuewei Zhang (Santa Barbara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Display structures and methods of operation with micro light emitting diode (LED) sidewall gating are described. In an embodiment, a display structure includes a vertically oriented micro LED mounted on a display substrate, in which the micro LED includes a p-n diode with top and bottom electrode sides, and a sidewall gate electrode spanning a sidewall of the p-n diode where the active layer is included. In various embodiments, a bias may be applied to the sidewall gate electrode while driving the micro LED to deplete a minority carrier concentration from the sidewall of the p-n diode. |
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| #12446396 | Organic light-emitting diode displays with planarization layers |
| Applied: | 10/18/2022, #17/968280 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1092 days App to Issue] Normal range: (637 to 1619) |
| Pat Class: | H10K [ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES...] In this class there are; 5443 patents, 163 companies, and 1809 inventors in 84 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 16; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 21) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Prashant Mandlik (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=3, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may have a display such as an organic light-emitting diode display. The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode pixels that each have OLED layers interposed between a cathode and an anode. A first passivation layer, a first planarization layer, and a second passivation layer may be formed over the cathode. The first and second passivation layers may be formed from inorganic material. A second planarization layer may be formed over the second passivation layer between the second passivation layer and a polarizer. The second planarization layer may planarize the polarizer at the edges of the active area of the display where the polarizer would otherwise have a steep taper. Planarizing the polarizer in this way mitigates undesirable secondary reflections off of the polarizer. The first and second planarization layers may be formed from organic material. |
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| #12442926 | Time-of-flight depth sensing with improved linearity |
| Applied: | 12/12/2021, #17/548541 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1402 days App to Issue] Normal range: (554 to 1674) |
| Pat Class: | G01S [RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING ...] In this class there are; 24721 patents, 3085 companies, and 31058 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: MEITAR PATENTS LTD |
| 1st Invent: | Shingo Mandai (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Optical sensing apparatus includes a radiation source, which directs a series of optical pulses toward a target scene. A first array of single-photon detectors receives optical radiation that is reflected from the target scene and outputs electrical pulses in response to incident photons. A second array of counters aggregates and counts the electrical pulses output by the single-photon detectors over respective periods indicated by respective gating signals applied to the counters. Control logic applies the respective gating signals to the counters, in each of a sequence of image frames, so as to cause different ones of the counters to aggregate and count the electrical pulses output by one or more of the single-photon detectors over different, respective gating intervals relative to each of the optical pulses, and to sum the frame histograms generated with different temporal offsets so as to compute and output a cumulative histogram. |
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| #12442953 | Optical lens |
| Applied: | 08/03/2022, #17/817351 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1168 days App to Issue] Normal range: (491 to 1447) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 80309 patents, 3836 companies, and 44506 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Christopher D. Jones (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An optical lens includes a first transparent portion, a second transparent portion, and an opaque metal barrier separating the first transparent portion from the second transparent portion. The opaque metal barrier is bonded directly to the first transparent portion and the second transparent portion via aluminum-oxide bonds. The optical lens can include a transition zone between the opaque metal barrier and adjacent transparent portions. The transition zone can include the aluminum-oxide bonds and have a thickness. |
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| #12442961 | Methods of forming holographic gratings for optical systems |
| Applied: | 05/25/2022, #17/824791 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1238 days App to Issue] Normal range: (491 to 1447) |
| Pat Class: | G02B [OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes pre...] In this class there are; 80309 patents, 3836 companies, and 44506 inventors in 226 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Yifei Wang (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device may have a display system. The display system may include a waveguide, an input coupler, and a surface relief grating (SRG) structure. There are various ways to form a SRG structure. In one example, nanoimprinting may be performed on a low-index resin to form a mold for a subsequent deposition of high-index material. The high-index material conforms to the mold to form ridges for the SRG structure. A reusable mold may be formed with a plurality of ridges on a flexible substrate and coated by an anti-stick coating. The reusable mold may be coated with a high-index material that is attached to a glass substrate and cured to form a wafer-level SRG structure with high-index ridges on a glass substrate. The wafer-level SRG structure is subsequently diced. SRG structures may also be formed that include varying trough thicknesses, varying ridge thicknesses, and/or a sloped substrate. |
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| #12443260 | Systems and methods for coherent power management |
| Applied: | 11/29/2023, #18/523819 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [685 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Joseph T. DiBene, II (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In an embodiment, a system includes multiple power management mechanism operating in different time domains (e.g., with different bandwidths) and control circuitry that is configured to coordinate operation of the mechanisms. If one mechanism is adding energy to the system, for example, the control circuitry may inform another mechanism that the energy is coming so that the other mechanism may not take as drastic an action as it would if no energy were coming. If a light workload is detected by circuitry near the load, and there is plenty of energy in the system, the control circuitry may cause the power management unit (PMU) to generate less energy or even temporarily turn off. A variety of mechanisms for the coordinated, coherent use of power are described. |
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| #12443272 | Proactive actions based on audio and body movement |
| Applied: | 03/08/2022, #17/689460 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1316 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Brian W. Temple (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that determine that a user is interested in audio content by determining that a movement (e.g., a user''s head bob) has a time-based relationship with detected audio content (e.g., the beat of music playing in the background). Some implementations involve obtaining first sensor data and second sensor data corresponding to a physical environment, the first sensor data corresponding to audio in the physical environment and the second sensor data corresponding to a body movement in the physical environment. A time-based relationship between one or more elements of the audio and one or more aspects of the body movement is identified based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. An interest in content of the audio is identified based on identifying the time-based relationship. Various actions may be performed proactively based on identifying the interest in the content. |
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| #12443273 | Methods for presenting and sharing content in an environment |
| Applied: | 01/26/2024, #18/424644 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [627 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 57; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Wesley M. Holder (Union, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some embodiments, an electronic device selectively de-emphasizes a three-dimensional environment in which content is presented. In some embodiments, an electronic device modifies the boundaries of content in a user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device shares content with users in a three-dimensional environment. |
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| #12443274 | Methods and systems for changing a display based on user input and gaze |
| Applied: | 06/14/2022, #18/575046 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1218 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Shih-Sang Chiu (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In one implementation, a method of activating a user interface element is performed at a device including an input device, an eye tracker, a display, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes displaying, on the display, a plurality of user interface elements and receiving, via the input device, a user input corresponding to an input location. The method includes determining, using the eye tracker, a gaze location. The method includes, in response to determining that the input location is at least a threshold distance from the gaze location, activating a first user interface element at the gaze location and, in response to determining that it is not, activating a second user interface element at the input location. |
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| #12443284 | System and method of controlling devices using motion gestures |
| Applied: | 08/18/2022, #17/820745 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1153 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 33; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Raghuram C. Kamath (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some embodiments, an electronic device performs an action in response to detection of a sequence of one or more motion gestures. Motion gesture information of a first electronic device optionally includes a first portion representing a respective attitude of the first electronic device relative to a frame of reference and a second portion that includes movement of the first electronic device from the respective attitude of the first electronic device. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the first electronic device during the second portion of the motion gesture meets movement criteria for a movement gesture that corresponds to the respective attitude of the first electronic device, a process is initiated to control the first electronic device or a second electronic device in accordance with the second portion of the motion gesture. |
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| #12443286 | Input recognition based on distinguishing direct and indirect user interactions |
| Applied: | 09/29/2023, #18/375280 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [746 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 23; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | David J. Meyer (Menlo Park, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that interpret user activity as user interactions with user interface (UI) elements positioned within a three-dimensional (3D) space such as an extended reality (XR) environment. Some implementations enable user interactions with virtual elements displayed in 3D environments that utilize alternative input modalities, e.g., XR environments that interpret user activity as either direct interactions or indirect interactions with virtual elements. |
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| #12443298 | Stylus for electronic devices |
| Applied: | 03/27/2024, #18/619023 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [566 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Aidan N. Zimmerman (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A user input system including a stylus and an electronic device. A user may manipulate the stylus across an input surface of the electronic device and the movement may be detected using axially-aligned electric fields generated by the stylus. The stylus may also include a force-sensitive structure that can be used to estimate a force applied to the electronic device by the stylus. |
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| #12443324 | Systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with augmented and virtual reality environments |
| Applied: | 04/27/2023, #18/140557 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [901 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 31; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Mark K. Hauenstein (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A computer system displays, in a first viewing mode, a simulated environment that is oriented relative to a physical environment of the computer system. In response to detecting a first change in attitude, the computer system changes an appearance of a first virtual user interface object so as to maintain a fixed spatial relationship between the first virtual user interface object and the physical environment. The computing system detects a gesture. In response to detecting a second change in attitude, in accordance with a determination that the gesture met mode change criteria, the computer system transitions from displaying the simulated environment in the first viewing mode to displaying the simulated environment in a second viewing mode. Displaying the virtual model in the simulated environment in the second viewing mode includes forgoing changing the appearance of the first virtual user interface object to maintain the fixed spatial relationship. |
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| #12443326 | Systems and methods of virtualized systems on electronic devices |
| Applied: | 12/20/2023, #18/390914 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [664 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Benjamin B. Loggins (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Some examples of the disclosure are directed to a virtualized system on an electronic device. In some embodiments, a simulator application that includes a guest operating system is provided on an electronic device. In some embodiments, the simulator application provides a testing environment for a virtual experience of a secondary application that is in communication with the guest operating system. In some embodiments, the electronic device displays a user interface associated with the simulator application, the user interface including a computer-generated environment and an object. In some embodiments, while displaying the user interface, the electronic device receives an input that corresponds to a request to cause the object to perform a respective operation in the computer-generated environment. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the input, the electronic device causes the object to perform an operation based on the input and updates the computer-generated environment based on the operation. |
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| #12443329 | Multi-dimensional object rearrangement |
| Applied: | 08/28/2023, #18/239021 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [778 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DLA Piper LLP (US) |
| 1st Invent: | Kenneth Kocienda (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method includes displaying a plurality of application icons for launching application programs, where the application icons occupy respective locations on a hexagonal grid and are arranged in a first configuration. An input that corresponds to a request to move the first application icon from a first location to a respective location, different from the first location, is detected. In response to the input, the display of the plurality of application icons is transitioned from the first configuration to a second configuration. |
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| #12443339 | Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for selecting and interacting with different device modes |
| Applied: | 12/27/2023, #18/398059 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [657 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 48; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Marcel van Os (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method is performed at a mobile device with a display. The method includes displaying a first mode of a plurality of modes of the device. The first mode of the device is active when a first set of time and/or device location criteria are met and the second mode of the device is active when a second set of time and/or device location criteria are met. While the first set of time and/or device location criteria are met and the first mode of the device is active, the mobile device detects a first input that overrides the first mode of the device. In response to detecting the first input, the mobile device activates the second mode of the device. The mobile device detects a second input and, in response to detecting the second input, performs an operation in the second mode of the device. |
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| #12443422 | User interfaces for calibrations and/or synchronizations |
| Applied: | 06/07/2021, #17/341121 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1590 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Christopher John Sanders (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In some embodiments, a first electronic device displays a user interface with a first electronic device directing placement of a second electronic device to calibrate and/or synchronize the output(s) of one or more third electronic devices or the first electronic device. In some embodiments, a first electronic device evaluates the position of a first electronic device to perform a calibration and/or synchronization of one or more outputs of another electronic device. |
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| #12443693 | Authorizer for operations of a virtual terminal |
| Applied: | 09/28/2023, #18/374482 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [747 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 13; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Frank Andries van den Berg (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques for using an authorizer in a virtual terminal on a multipurpose device to authorize operations of a cryptographic applet in a secure element associated with the multipurpose device are described herein. These techniques include receiving an authorization token and setting authorization criteria for the operation of the cryptographic applet based on the authorization token. |
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| #12443731 | Secure document transfer |
| Applied: | 06/02/2023, #18/205374 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [865 days App to Issue] Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 inventors in 250 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 16; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Nicholas J. Shearer (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | After NFC transaction information is sent from the first device to the second device via the NFC protocol, the second device sends the NFC transaction information to the third-party. Both the first device and the third-party compute the same transaction identifier utilizing the NFC transaction information, and both the first device and the third-party register with a host server utilizing this transaction identifier. The first device may then send a public key to the host server with the transaction identifier, and the host server may send the public key to the third-party. The third-party may encrypt a document using the public key and may send the encrypted document to the host server with the transaction identifier. The host server may then send the encrypted document to the first device, where the first device may decrypt and present/store the decrypted document. |
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| #12443814 | Techniques for managing animated codes |
| Applied: | 09/15/2023, #18/468646 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [760 days App to Issue] Normal range: (538 to 1674) |
| Pat Class: | G06K [RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRI...] In this class there are; 95338 patents, 5816 companies, and 65413 inventors in 239 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 28) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | Yuan Yen Tai (Pleasanton, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | The embodiments set forth techniques for encoding information into animated codes. The techniques can include the steps of (1) receiving a request to generate an animated code based on the input data, (2) generating a sequence of visual elements based on the input data, (3) separating the sequence of visual elements into a plurality of visual element groups based on a number of containers that are simultaneously displayed within the animated code, (4) generating a sequence of frames for the animated code, where each frame includes a successive and respective visual element group of the plurality of visual element groups, and the visual elements in the respective visual element group are formatted in accordance with the containers, (5) compiling the sequence of frames to produce the animated code, and (6) integrating the animated code into at least one media item for display on at least one display device. |
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| #12444083 | Storage systems with calibration capabilities |
| Applied: | 01/18/2023, #18/727533 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1000 days App to Issue] Normal range: (493 to 1513) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 51772 patents, 6301 companies, and 85115 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Treyz Law Group, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Dominic P Cincione (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A system may include a head-mounted device and a storage case for storing and calibrating the head-mounted device. The storage case may include a recess that receives the head-mounted device. The case may include optically detectable features for calibrating cameras in the head-mounted device. For example, the case may include optical charts, physical fiducials, and/or reflective calibration spheres for calibrating inward-facing cameras on the head-mounted device such as gaze tracking image sensors. For calibrating outward-facing cameras on the head-mounted device that have larger focal distances, the case may include a light source and a diffractive optical element to create a light pattern that virtually originates from infinity. The case may include cameras for capturing images of displayed images on the head-mounted device to determine if a waveguide and display in the head-mounted device are misaligned. |
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| #12444135 | Container file viewing |
| Applied: | 06/02/2023, #18/205386 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [865 days App to Issue] Normal range: (493 to 1513) |
| Pat Class: | G06T [IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.0...] In this class there are; 51772 patents, 6301 companies, and 85115 inventors in 240 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fernando Partners, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Zachary Z. Becker (Issaquah, WA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In one implementation, a method of casting a scene is performed at a first device including a display, an input device, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes displaying, on the display, a graphical user interface for composing an XR scene, wherein the graphical user interface includes an assets region displaying a list of assets of the XR scene and a casting affordance. The method includes detecting, via the input device, a user input selecting the casting affordance. The method includes, in response to detecting the user input selecting the casting affordance, determining a second device to receive a container file, wherein the second device is a stereoscopic device. The method includes storing the assets of the XR scene as the container file. The method includes transmitting the container file to the second device. |
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| #12444149 | Content transformations based on reflective object recognition |
| Applied: | 09/10/2024, #18/829450 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [399 days App to Issue] Unusually Fast Normal range: (548 to 1854) |
| Pat Class: | G06F [ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems base...] In this class there are; 646458 patents, 20650 companies, and 405749 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Thompson Hine LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Yutaka Yokokawa (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that present virtual content based on detecting a reflective object and determining a three-dimensional (3D) position of the reflective object in a physical environment. For example, an example process may include obtaining sensor data in a physical environment that includes one or more objects. The method may further include detecting a reflection of a first object of the one or more objects upon a reflective surface of a reflective object based on the sensor data. The method may further include determining a 3D position of the reflective object in the physical environment based on determining a 3D position of the reflection of the first object. The method may further include presenting virtual content in a view of the physical environment. The virtual content may be positioned at a 3D location based on the 3D position of the reflective object. |
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| #12444237 | Synthetic gaze enrollment |
| Applied: | 09/19/2023, #18/470364 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [756 days App to Issue] Normal range: (530 to 1378) |
| Pat Class: | G06V [IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING...] In this class there are; 9980 patents, 2995 companies, and 36285 inventors in 217 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (11 to 23) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Rene Heideklang (Neuenhagen bei Berlin, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A personalized eye model is used to generate synthetic gaze features at ground-truth eye poses G{subscript}g{/subscript}. Corresponding synthetic gaze poses G{subscript}s {/subscript}are estimated from the synthetic gaze features using an average eye model. A linear regression is applied between G{subscript}g {/subscript}and G{subscript}s {/subscript}to generate a gaze correction function. The gaze correction function represents differences between the synthetic gaze G{subscript}s {/subscript}of the subject eye at the display and that of the average eye model G{subscript}g {/subscript}at the display, but does not contain security- or privacy-sensitive information. Further, the personalized eye model cannot be recovered from the gaze correction function, and thus the gaze correction function can be stored unencrypted and available for use during a cold boot of a device prior to login. On a cold boot of the device, the gaze correction function may be accessed and used with an average eye model to improve gaze-based interactions. |
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| #12444383 | Display data bus power reduction via data bus gating |
| Applied: | 01/08/2024, #18/407202 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [645 days App to Issue] Normal range: (536 to 1740) |
| Pat Class: | G09G [ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVI...] In this class there are; 57626 patents, 1296 companies, and 16156 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Young Don Bae (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | In electronic displays, sending image data across a pixel data bus to the source latches consumes energy, particularly as the number of columns of pixels of the electronic display increases. To reduce the amount of energy consumed by the pixel data bus, slices of the pixel data bus may be gated to correspond to which source latches are being loaded. For instance, a first set of source latches corresponding to a first slice of the pixel data bus may be loaded with data while downstream slices of the pixel data bus may be gated to save energy. To reduce the peak energy consumed by the pixel data bus, the pixel data bus may be divided into two parts that are loaded from opposite sides. Thus, the total number of gated slices may remain stable throughout the loading process. |
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| #12444474 | Voltage ramp memory calibration |
| Applied: | 11/30/2023, #18/525088 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [684 days App to Issue] Normal range: (408 to 1120) |
| Pat Class: | G11C [STATIC STORES (information storage based on relative mo...] In this class there are; 58996 patents, 764 companies, and 17492 inventors in 146 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (10 to 26) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT RLLP |
| 1st Invent: | Robert E. Jeter (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An apparatus for performing memory calibrations during a performance state change is disclosed. A memory controller is configured to convey a clock signal to a memory and includes a calibration control circuit configured to perform a plurality of calibrations of the clock signal during a change from a first one to a second one of a plurality of performance states, and a delay circuit configured to apply a delay to clock signal conveyed to the memory. In performing a one of the calibrations, the calibration control circuit is configured to convey, to the memory, a first command to begin a timing test that generates a count value indicative of a current voltage of the memory, receive the count value from the memory at a conclusion of the timing test, and cause the delay circuit to adjust, based on the count value, the delay applied to the clock signal. |
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| #12444864 | Connector having narrow surface-mount contact pitch |
| Applied: | 09/23/2022, #17/951699 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1117 days App to Issue] Normal range: (365 to 1175) |
| Pat Class: | H01R [ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIA...] In this class there are; 44728 patents, 1936 companies, and 17844 inventors in 223 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 18; Normal range for this patent class is (6 to 22) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | James M. Jeon (Mountain House, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Connector receptacles that can provide a robust and reliable connection to a board and have a small form factor. An example can provide connector receptacles that provide a robust and reliable connection to a board by providing contacts having highly planarized solder tails. The solder tails can be supported by extensions of housing portions to provide consistent placement and alignment, as well an amount of shock absorption. The solder tails can include chamfered surfaces to improve soldered connections to pads of a board. The chamfered surfaces can also enable a reduced pitch between solder tails thereby helping to provide a reduced form factor. |
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| #12445137 | Low noise, supply rejecting linear phase interpolator |
| Applied: | 11/12/2023, #18/507051 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [702 days App to Issue] Normal range: (384 to 1144) |
| Pat Class: | H03L [AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABIL...] In this class there are; 7847 patents, 362 companies, and 4443 inventors in 103 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Meitar Patents Ltd. |
| 1st Invent: | Kobie Shmuel (Herzliya, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=0 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A phase interpolator circuit includes a capacitance circuit, a switched resistor network, and interpolation management circuitry. The resistor network receives a start-phase signal and an end-phase signal, and generates an interpolated output signal from a voltage on the capacitance circuit. The interpolation management circuitry receives an interpolation code defining an intermediate phase between the start-phase signal and the end-phase signal, charges or discharges the capacitance circuit through the resistor network, and controls the resistor network to set a phase of the interpolated output signal to be the intermediate phase. The interpolation management circuitry also (i) responsively to a transition in the start-phase signal, sets the resistance of the resistor network based on the interpolation code, and (ii) responsively to a voltage level on the capacitance circuit, sets the resistance of the resistor network to a constant resistance, and flows through the capacitance circuit an additional boosting current. |
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| #12445273 | Sharing keys for a wireless accessory |
| Applied: | 04/15/2020, #17/603562 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [2008 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (512 to 1760) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 205033 patents, 13118 companies, and 231374 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Emmanuel Lalande (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=7 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Embodiments described herein provide for a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions to cause one or more processor to perform operations to share a set of keys used to communicate with a wireless accessory device. By sharing the set of keys, functionality of the wireless accessory device can be delegated by an owner to other individuals. |
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| #12445437 | Systems and methods of application single sign on |
| Applied: | 01/05/2024, #18/405858 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [648 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1760) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 205033 patents, 13118 companies, and 231374 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Dmitry V. Belov (Santa Clara, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method and apparatus of a device that authorizes a device for a service is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device intercepts a request for a web page from a web browser executing on the device, wherein the request includes an indication associated with an authorization request for the service and the web page provides the service. In addition, the device presents an authorization user interface on the device. The device further performs a local authorization using a set of user credentials entered via the authorization user interface. The device additionally performs a server authorization with a server. Furthermore, the device redirects the web browser to the requested web page, wherein the web browser is authorized for the service provided by the web page. |
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| #12445505 | Electronic conferencing |
| Applied: | 09/24/2021, #17/485274 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1481 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1760) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 205033 patents, 13118 companies, and 231374 inventors in 247 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 21; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Xudong Liu (Campbell, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=4 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects of the subject technology provide for secure, privacy-preserving access to electronic conferencing. In one or more implementations, an electronic device may obtain a service-specific alias that is specific to a device-identified set of services. The service-specific alias may be separate from an account alias for an account and configured to allow or deny communications to one or more devices associated with the account via the set of services. In one or more implementations, the service-specific alias is associated with a conferencing service and a conferencing session. An initiating user can provide an invitation to the conferencing session with the service-specific alias, so that participants can contact the initiating user via the service-specific alias for permission to join the conferencing session (e.g., without revealing the permanent contact information of the initiating user). In this way, the privacy of the initiating user can be preserved. |
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| #12445535 | Inter-application networking profiles for electronic devices |
| Applied: | 10/30/2023, #18/497966 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [715 days App to Issue] Normal range: (512 to 1760) |
| Pat Class: | H04L [TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC C...] In this class there are; 205033 patents, 13118 companies, and 231374 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: BAKERHOSTETLER |
| 1st Invent: | Abhishek Bisht (Fremont, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Implementations of the subject technology provide systems and methods for providing inter-application network profiles for electronic devices. An inter-application network profile may include, for example, a network profile generated by one application and provided to another application. The other application can then initiate its network communications at a data rate that is determined based on the network profile received from the one application. In one or more implementations, a first application can generate a three-dimensional network profile map of a three-dimensional physical space. |
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| #12445548 | Dynamic user interface schemes for an electronic device based on detected accessory devices |
| Applied: | 11/13/2023, #18/389050 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [701 days App to Issue] Normal range: (489 to 1919) |
| Pat Class: | H04M [TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling othe...] In this class there are; 42849 patents, 2902 companies, and 32808 inventors in 214 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 29) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jae Woo Chang (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method includes, at a computer system with a display and a housing, while a call is ongoing between the computer system and a remote device, detecting a coupling of a case to the computer system, and in response to detecting the coupling of the case to the computer system, in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a first audio mode, continuing the call, and, in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a second audio mode different than the first audio mode, terminating the call. |
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| #12445609 | Method for encoding/decoding image signal and device therefor |
| Applied: | 02/01/2024, #18/430555 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [621 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1806) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 155849 patents, 6603 companies, and 80187 inventors in 236 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 24; Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Bae Keun Lee (Seongnam-si, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=0 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An image decoding method according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: determining whether a picture is to be divided into multiple sub-pictures; when it is determined that the picture is to be divided into multiple sub-pictures, dividing the picture into multiple sub-pictures; and determining whether the multiple sub-pictures are independent of each other. |
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| #12445706 | Handheld electronic device with rear-facing flash |
| Applied: | 09/06/2022, #17/903926 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1134 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1806) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 155849 patents, 6603 companies, and 80187 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Matthew D. Hill (Mountain View, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=12 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A portable electronic device may include an enclosure including a front cover defining a front exterior surface of the portable electronic device and a rear cover defining a rear exterior surface of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may further include a rear-facing camera and a rear-facing flash including a light emitting component defining a plurality of illuminable regions. The light emitting component may be configured to illuminate a first subset of the plurality of illuminable regions to illuminate a first field of view and illuminate a second subset of the plurality of illuminable regions, the second subset different from the first subset, to illuminate a second field of view different from the first field of view. |
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| #12445713 | Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing a lock screen flashlight |
| Applied: | 04/26/2023, #18/307205 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [902 days App to Issue] Normal range: (444 to 1806) |
| Pat Class: | H04N [PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...] In this class there are; 155849 patents, 6603 companies, and 80187 inventors in 236 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 56; Unusually More Normal range for this patent class is (7 to 25) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Nathan Devries (Alameda, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | An electronic device displays on a display device, a user interface including a first user interface element, the first user interface element being associated with the illumination element, and detects a first input at a location corresponding to the first user interface element. In response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input meets first criteria, the device changes a beam width of a light beam emitted by an illumination element from a first beam width to a second beam width, wherein the second beam width is different from the first beam width. |
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| #12445759 | Haptic output system |
| Applied: | 10/27/2023, #18/384749 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [718 days App to Issue] Normal range: (463 to 1591) |
| Pat Class: | H04R [LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ...] In this class there are; 27782 patents, 1757 companies, and 17099 inventors in 202 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 20; Normal range for this patent class is (8 to 24) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Micah H. Fenner (San Francisco, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A method of providing a haptic output includes detecting a condition; determining if a head-mounted haptic accessory comprising an array of two or more haptic actuators is being worn by a user; determining an actuation pattern for the array of haptic actuators; and in response to detecting the condition and determining that the head-mounted haptic accessory is being worn by the user, initiating the actuation pattern to produce a directional haptic output that is configured to direct the user''s attention along a direction. |
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| #12445807 | Learning emergent indoor locations of interest with minimal infrastructure |
| Applied: | 03/28/2023, #18/127594 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [931 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Mengying Fang (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Techniques may include ranging between a mobile device and a ranging device to obtain ranging measurements. In addition, the techniques may include performing inertial measurements, where the inertial measurements include directional measurements of movement of the mobile device. One or more of the ranging measurements or inertial measurements may be used to identify dwell points where the mobile device is stationary. Moreover, the techniques may include determining vectors of movement between the dwell points using inertial measurements. Also, the techniques may include determining a first and second distance from the ranging device by performing a first and second ranging measurement with the ranging device. Further, the techniques may include determining a direction of movement using inertial measurements. The techniques may include determining the mobile device is at the second dwell point by matching the first direction of movement to a vector of movement between the dwell points. |
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| #12445810 | Formation of user equipment groups |
| Applied: | 09/22/2022, #17/950742 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1118 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: FLETCHER YODER PC |
| 1st Invent: | Parvathanathan Subrahmanya (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=6 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | User equipment in close proximity may transfer data and control information. For example, the user equipment may exchange data or data sets between each other. Each user equipment can receive and transmit data using radio access technologies. A group of user equipments may include active user equipment and passive user equipment. Active user equipment connects with one or more base stations and transfers data on a wireless communication network via the base station. The active user equipment may communicate with other active user equipment and passive user equipment. Passive user equipment may not connect to any base station and/or the wireless communication network and may communicate with other passive user equipment and active user equipment (e.g., via a sidelink, peer-to-peer, or device-to-device channel). |
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| #12445860 | Common analog beam steering for band groups |
| Applied: | 09/06/2019, #16/978559 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [2230 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Irvine, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device and a cellular base station to support common analog beam steering for band groups. The wireless device may provide an indication of analog beam steering capability of the wireless device to the cellular base station. For example, the wireless device may support a limited number of analog beams for each of one or more band groups. The cellular base station may select beam configuration information for the wireless device based at least in part on the indication of analog beam steering capability of the wireless device. This may include selecting a common beam for multiple component carriers for the wireless device based on the wireless device''s analog beam steering capability. The cellular base station may provide the beam configuration information to the wireless device. |
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| #12445884 | Radio resource management relaxation for radio resource control connected mode |
| Applied: | 08/05/2021, #17/759796 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1531 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fay Kaplun Marcin, LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jie Cui (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive a measurement configuration from a serving cell, wherein the measurement configuration comprises event configuration associated with radio resource management (RRM) relaxation, perform measurements of the serving cell, transmit a measurement report to the serving cell and receive an indication from the serving cell that RRM relaxation for radio resource control (RRC) connected mode is enabled at the UE. |
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| #12445892 | Handling high data rates in protocol stack when using high frequency spectrum |
| Applied: | 02/28/2024, #18/590741 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [594 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | To accommodate a mix of high frequency carriers and lower frequency carriers, a protocol stack may include a radio link control (RLC) entity that allows configuration of status reporting control parameters on per carrier, or per subcarrier spacing. Alternatively, a protocol stack may include two RLC entities, one for handling high frequency carriers, and another for handling lower frequency carriers. (High frequency carriers and lower frequency carriers may be distinguished based on a frequency threshold.) Furthermore, a user equipment may transmit (to the network) an indication of its L2 buffer size. The network may configure the UE and/or control scheduling, to ensure the UE''s L2 buffer does not overrun. Alternatively, the UE may indicate that it can support a percentage of a maximum buffer size. The network may configure the UE and/or control scheduling so that the UE''s buffer occupancy does not exceed the percentage. |
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| #12445893 | Handling high data rates in protocol stack when using high frequency spectrum |
| Applied: | 02/28/2024, #18/590808 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [594 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 19; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | Apple (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | To accommodate a mix of high frequency carriers and lower frequency carriers, a protocol stack may include a radio link control (RLC) entity that allows configuration of status reporting control parameters on per carrier, or per subcarrier spacing. Alternatively, a protocol stack may include two RLC entities, one for handling high frequency carriers, and another for handling lower frequency carriers. (High frequency carriers and lower frequency carriers may be distinguished based on a frequency threshold.) Furthermore, a user equipment may transmit (to the network) an indication of its L2 buffer size. The network may configure the UE and/or control scheduling, to ensure the UE''s L2 buffer does not overrun. Alternatively, the UE may indicate that it can support a percentage of a maximum buffer size. The network may configure the UE and/or control scheduling so that the UE''s buffer occupancy does not exceed the percentage. |
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| #12445922 | Technologies for handover procedures |
| Applied: | 07/29/2021, #17/598229 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1538 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jie Cui (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=2, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising: performing, based on a command for a handover (HO) with a primary secondary cell (PSCell), an HO of a target primary cell (PCell) and an addition of a target PSCell; and adjusting a radio frequency (RF) for the HO of the target PCell according to a reference signal (RS) occasion for the HO of the target PCell, and an RF for the addition of the target PSCell according to an RS occasion for the addition of the target PSCell. |
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| #12445981 | Uplink timing synchronization maintenance in secondary cell group |
| Applied: | 02/07/2024, #18/435665 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [615 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Aspects are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for secondary cell group (SCG) addition. A wireless device may establish communication with a first base station that is comprised in a master cell group (MCG) and a second base station that is comprised in the SCG. The wireless device may maintain timing advance (TA) parameters for performing uplink communication with the second base station. The wireless device may perform a plurality of signal quality measurements after receiving an indication to deactivate the SCG. The wireless device may determine whether to reuse the TA parameters for communicating with the second base station after receiving an indication. The determination may be based on comparing one or more signal quality measurements of the second base station to one or more signal quality thresholds. |
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| #12445982 | Methods and apparatus for scheduling availability/restriction and measurement sharing for SSB based inter-frequency measurement without measurement gap |
| Applied: | 12/15/2020, #17/758410 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1764 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 inventors in 242 other Metros. |
| Claims: | 11; Normal range for this patent class is (9 to 27) |
| Assignee: | APPLE (Cupertino, CA) with total patents of: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Jie Cui (Cupertino, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=1, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. SSB based inter-frequency measurements may include configuring a UE to perform inter-frequency measurements without measurement gap within a measurement window, and applying scheduling restrictions to prioritize the inter-frequency measurements over uplink transmissions within the measurement window. The measurement window includes an SMTC window duration. Measurement resource sharing or restriction is described for SSB based inter-frequency measurement objects without measurement gap. |
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| #12446016 | Joint bandwidth part switching for a group of UEs |
| Applied: | 09/20/2022, #17/949028 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1120 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A base station may transmit a message to a group of user equipments (UEs), directing the UEs to change their respective bandwidth parts (BWPs). For each of the UEs of the group, the message may include a corresponding new BWP. In response to receiving the message, each UE of the group may switch to the corresponding new bandwidth part. The message may be transmitted as part of a group common DCI message. The UE may signal its required minimum guard band size to the base station. Alternatively, the UE may respond to the message with an acknowledgement message. The base station may configure a virtual common downlink BWP for the group of UEs. The UEs drop transmission/reception repetitions that occurs during its BWP switch delay period. |
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| #12446018 | WiFi roam with band switch avoidance |
| Applied: | 04/05/2023, #18/296193 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [923 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Shehla S Rana (San Jose, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=2 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A wireless device may use a 5 GHz frequency band to support both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The 5 GHz frequency band may be divided into two portions (e.g., high sub-band and low sub-band). A Wi-Fi module of the wireless device may perform a roam scan on a first sub-band to determine attempt to find a candidate channel that meets a target criteria. When the candidate channel that meets the target criteria is found on the first sub-band, the Wi-Fi module may join the candidate channel. If no acceptable candidate channel is found, the wireless device may perform a band switch protocol to allow the Wi-Fi module to preform a roam scan on a second sub-band. |
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| #12446040 | Interleaved control channel element to resource element group mapping |
| Applied: | 08/08/2022, #17/883497 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1163 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Hamzeh Omari (San Diego, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Systems and methods for de-interleaving a data of a plurality of Resource Element Groups (REGs) and construct one or more control channel elements (CCEs) in accordance with a CCE to REG mapping include performing operations comprising: obtaining a CCE-to-REG mapping comprising a mapping parameter value for each of one or more mapping parameters; obtaining an interleaved data transmission specifying a Control Resource Set (CORESET); selecting a first CCE, of a set of CCEs, for assembly; for the first CCE: assigning a REG bundle of the interleaved data transmission to the first CCE based on an index value of the REG bundle and the mapping parameter value; extracting the REG bundle of the index value to a memory; and combining the extracted REG bundle with any existing extracted REG bundles to generate an assembled CCE in the memory. |
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| #12446060 | Efficient discovery of edge computing servers |
| Applied: | 06/20/2023, #18/337598 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [847 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Babar Qaisrani (Issaquah, WA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=5 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing efficient discovery of edge computing servers. A wireless device may provide an edge compute request to an edge discovery service, which may indicate one or more criteria for the edge compute request. The edge discovery service may select one or more edge application servers for the edge compute request based on edge compute resource availability profile information that it stores for multiple edge application servers and the one or more criteria for the edge compute request. The edge discovery service may provide a response to the edge compute request to the wireless device, which may include an indication of the selected edge application server or servers. |
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| #12446093 | Methods and apparatus of a base station for subsequent transmission in inactive state in wireless communication |
| Applied: | 09/28/2020, #17/598244 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1842 days App to Issue] Unusually Slow Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kubota Basol LLP |
| 1st Invent: | Chunhai Yao (Beijing, ) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=1 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | A base station (BS) comprising a processor configured to perform operations is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the operations include receiving an initial data from a UE is in a RRC_INACTIVE while the UE does not transition from the RRC_INACTIVE state to a RRC_CONNECTED state. In addition, the operations include transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a UE dedicated scheduling for a transmission or reception of a subsequent data during an active period, while the UE is in the RRC INACTIVE state. Furthermore, the operations include receiving or transmitting the subsequent data transmission based on the dedicated scheduling. The operations additionally include transmitting one or more configurations for the transmission or reception of the subsequent data. The one or more configurations is transmitted as part of the RRC release message. The one or more configurations is transmitted as part of a System Information Block (SIB). |
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| #12446114 | Downlink control for non-coherent joint transmission |
| Applied: | 10/19/2022, #17/968916 |
| Issued: | 10/14/2025, [1091 days App to Issue] Normal range: (507 to 1671) |
| Pat Class: | H04W [WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]...] In this class there are; 143439 patents, 7099 companies, and 95107 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: 38253 (since 2005) |
| Counsel: | Firm: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin Goetzel, P.C. |
| 1st Invent: | Haitong Sun (Irvine, CA) |
| Inventors: | Genders: F=0, M=3 |
| Abstract: 2000 char max | Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing downlink control for non-coherent joint transmission. A cellular base station may provide downlink control information associated with a non-coherent joint transmission downlink data communication to a wireless device, which may receive the downlink control information. The downlink control information may be provided as a single downlink control information including scheduling information for two data streams of the non-coherent joint transmission data communication, or a portion of a multi-stage downlink control information transmission. The wireless device may receive the non-coherent joint transmission downlink data communication based at least in part on the downlink control information. |
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