Apple had 544 patents in connectivity during Q2 2024. Apple Inc’s patents filed in Q2 2024 focus on improving user equipment (UE) capabilities in managing multiple networks, optimizing scheduling resources, and enhancing communication efficiency. The patents cover methods for UE to maintain connectivity while tuning between networks, optimize downlink scheduling based on codebook groups, report UE capabilities to base stations, and activate secondary cell (SCell) components. Additionally, there is a patent for a reporting device on high-speed vehicles to perform Doppler measurements and transmit reports to base stations for Doppler pre-compensation. GlobalData’s report on Apple gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Apple had no grants in connectivity as a theme in Q2 2024.
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Application: Multi-sim scheduling gaps (Patent ID: US20240215101A1)
The patent filed by Apple Inc. describes a system where a user equipment (UE) can maintain a radio resource control (RRC) CONNECTED state on one network while being in an RRC INACTIVE or RRC IDLE state on another network using different subscriber identification modules (SIMs). The UE can request a scheduling gap (SG) configuration from the first network to avoid resource scheduling during the SG duration, allowing the UE to switch to the second network for operations and return to the first network after the SG ends, all while maintaining the RRC CONNECTED state.
The processor of the UE can perform various operations, including receiving configurations for a set of SGs, selecting SGs based on operations on the second network, transmitting requests and indications to activate selected SGs, and managing timer configurations to avoid unnecessary SG requests. The SG configuration includes parameters like SG type, timing advance, and length, with options for periodic or aperiodic SGs. The system ensures seamless network switching for the UE while optimizing resource allocation and maintaining connectivity.
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