公开(公告)号：US12192933B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US17441870

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Hong He ,  Huaning Niu ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Qiming Li ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W56/00

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for carrier aggregation operations in wireless communication systems.

公开(公告)号：US20240413898A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18699770

申请日：2021-10-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Huaning Niu ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Qiming Li ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/19 ,  H04B7/195

Abstract: Systems and methods for the use of measurement object having multiple synchronization signal block (SSB)-based measurement timing configurations (SMTCs) indicating a same periodicity and different offsets are disclosed herein. In some of these cases, a wireless communications network can provide a user equipment (UE) with a measurement object (MO) having up to a total number of total SMTCs. or having SMTC sets each of up to a predetermined number of SMTCs. UE determinations regarding a number of the SMTCs to use to perform one or more corresponding SSB measurements during a period of a periodicity indicated by one or more SMTCs of an MO are also discussed. The use of scheduling restrictions by the UE based on non-terrestrial network (NTN) characteristics of one or more of a serving cell and a neighbor cell to be measured are also discussed.

公开(公告)号：US12156185B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US17593363

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Huaning Niu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Jie Cui ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Qiming Li ,  Sharad Sambhwani ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W72/0446 ,  H04L5/14 ,  H04W72/11 ,  H04W72/231

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing uplink (UL) gaps to facilitate user equipment (UE) calibration are disclosed herein. A UE determines one or more slot patterns of a slot configuration that is repeated during time division duplex (TDD) communication with a base station. The UE determines a UL gap periodicity (defining periods covering an integer number of repetitions of the slot configuration). The UE then performs UE calibration during one or more semi-persistently configured UL slots of a period of the UL gap periodicity that correspond to UL indication(s) in one or more of a common configuration, a dedicated configuration, and/or a slot format indication (SFI) downlink control information (DCI) for the slot pattern(s) of the slot configuration. Methods of identifying particular semi-persistently configured UL slots of a period to use for the UL gap are also discussed. UL slot indications from dynamic DCI are not used for UL gap purposes.

公开(公告)号：US12119895B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17593248

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Manasa Raghavan ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Huaning Niu ,  Jie Cui ,  Qiming Li ,  Rohit U. Nabar ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yakun Sun ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04B7/0404 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/336 ,  H04W72/21

CPC classification number: H04B7/0404 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/336 ,  H04W72/21

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a wireless network to enable multiple-transmission reception point (multi-TRP) uplink (UL) time division multiplexed (TDMed) repetition transmission. The network may receive, from a user equipment (UE), beam measurements of downlink reference signals associated with a plurality of UL transmission beams from the UE to the multi-TRP. Based on criteria associated with the beam measurements received from the UE, the network enables the UE for the multi-TRP UL TDMed repetition transmission using the plurality of UL transmission beams. In addition, or in other scenarios, coordination is provided between the network and the UE to improve UL TDMed repetition transmissions when a UE switches between antenna panels.

公开(公告)号：US20240251412A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US17917920

申请日：2021-10-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Huaning Niu ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Qiming Li ,  Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W72/21 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W72/1268 ,  H04W72/51 ,  H04W74/0833

CPC classification number: H04W72/21 ,  H04W56/0045 ,  H04W72/1268 ,  H04W72/51 ,  H04W74/0833

Abstract: Provided is a method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station (BS), one or more messages comprising: configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, wherein the plurality of cells are to be associated with a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising: a first PUCCH group comprising an active serving cell, and a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell to be activated; and performing operations during activation of the PUCCH secondary cell based on at least one of a capability of the UE or timing advance group (TAG) configurations in the configuration parameters.

公开(公告)号：US12041464B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17440132

申请日：2021-01-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Manasa Raghavan ,  Qiming Li ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Huaning Niu ,  Jie Cui ,  Panagiotis Botsinis ,  Sameh M. Eldessoki ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W24/10

CPC classification number: H04W16/28 ,  H04L5/0051 ,  H04W24/10

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide uplink spatial relation switch delay for an uplink spatial relation switch based at least in part on a pathloss reference signal associated with uplink spatial relation switch.

公开(公告)号：US12028762B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17593473

申请日：2021-01-13

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Hong He ,  Huaning Niu ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Qiming Li ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W36/14 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/08

CPC classification number: H04W36/0085 ,  H04W36/08

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure enable a user equipment (UE) to perform event trigger reporting for L1/L2 mobility, including event configuration, L1 filtering factor, and event triggered L1 reporting. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20240205769A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18593849

申请日：2024-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Manasa Raghavan ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Huaning Niu ,  Jie Cui ,  Qiming Li ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W36/06 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/08

CPC classification number: H04W36/06 ,  H04W36/0061 ,  H04W36/0077 ,  H04W36/085

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to perform a switch of a TCI state from a serving cell to a neighbor cell. A UE determines whether the state of the neighbor cell is known or unknown and whether the neighbor cell's TCI state is known or unknown. The total delay time to perform the TCI state switch can impacted by this the known/unknown statuses. Other factors can also contribute to the total delay time. The UE may also signal its capability to monitor the TCI state of the neighbor cell and its capability to switch to such a TCI state.

公开(公告)号：US20240196472A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US17905212

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Huaning Niu ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Qiming Li ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W76/28 ,  H04W84/06

CPC classification number: H04W76/28 ,  H04W84/06

Abstract: The disclosure relates to Discontinuous Reception (DRX) based UE behavior. A user equipment (UE) is configured to perform operations comprising: obtaining a first DRX cycle; determining a second DRX cycle at least based on the first DRX cycle and a DRX cycle threshold, wherein the DRX cycle threshold is a highest value of DRX cycle that can support LEO (Low-Earth Orbit) cell measurement; and applying the second DRX cycle, comprising applying the second DRX cycle to measurement of at least one LEO cell of the serving cell and a neighbor cell, wherein at least one of the serving cell and the neighbor cell is a LEO cell.

公开(公告)号：US11997509B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17442983

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Qiming Li ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Huaning Niu ,  Jie Cui ,  Panagiotis Botsinis ,  Sameh M. Eldessoki ,  Xiang Chen ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04B17/318 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W16/28

CPC classification number: H04W16/28 ,  H04B17/328 ,  H04L5/0051

Abstract: Methods and systems to activate beams for beam switching based on measurements of a downlink reference signal that is QCL Type-D with a downlink pathloss reference signal are disclosed. A UE may measure and report to a base station the RSRP of the reference signal that is QCL Type-D with a target downlink pathloss reference signal. Based on the reported RSRP measurements, the base station may activate the target pathloss reference signal to command the UE to update the pathloss measurements of the target pathloss reference signal for uplink power control of a beam corresponding to the target pathloss reference signal. The UE may determine whether the target pathloss reference signal is considered known for uplink power control based on the timing relationship among the reception of the reference signal from the base station, the transmission of the RSRP measurement of the reference signal, and reception of the activation command.