Segmented Communication Over Wireless Networks

    公开(公告)号:US20250071581A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18455880

    申请日:2023-08-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A communications system may include user equipment (UE) that transmits data to a recipient via a network. The UE may receive user input and may generate the data based on the input. When a terrestrial network is unavailable to the UE, the UE may transmit segments of the data over a satellite constellation as the UE continues to receive input and while connectivity to the constellation exceeds a threshold. If a portion of the input includes an edit to a previous segment, the UE may include an edit flag in the corresponding segment. Once input has finished, the UE may sign the segments and may transmit a signature over the constellation. The network may store the segments as received from the constellation, may replace edited segments with more recent segments containing edit flags, and may compile and transmit all of the segments to the recipient upon receipt of the signature.

    Distributed Device Location Finding
    32.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240129690A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18346600

    申请日:2023-07-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W4/023

    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a communications radio, memory to store instructions, one or more processors to execute the instructions, where the instructions cause the one or more processors to receive a request for location information for a target accessory device associated with an owner electronic device, wherein the request includes a data packet with at least one public key, receive a beacon signal from a wireless device and determine at least one proximity value to the wireless device from the beacon signal, perform a comparison between a key from the received beacon signal for the wireless device and the at least one public key, and selectively send location information to the owner electronic device based on the comparison result, where the location information includes the at least one proximity value and information on a defined space within a location environment.

    LOCATING WIRELESS DEVICES
    38.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220038819A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17346039

    申请日:2021-06-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for location-tracking wireless devices. In an embodiment, a method performed by an electronic device comprises: playing, or initiating the playing of, a sound through a loudspeaker of an accessory device via a communication link. The sound is played at a specified frequency that utilizes a frequency response of the loudspeaker (or loudspeaker plus speaker enclosure). The sound is received through two or more microphones of the electronic device and filtered by one or more filters. The one or more filters are configured to pass the sound at or around the specified frequency and to reduce masking of the sound by ambient noise. The filtered sound is associated with direction data generated from sensor data provided by one or more inertial sensors of the electronic device. In another embodiment, the specified frequency is higher than the maximum human hearing range.

    AUTHENTICATING A MESSAGING PROGRAM SESSION

    公开(公告)号:US20210194692A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17193838

    申请日:2021-03-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to the authentication of a first user in a communication session between the first user using a user device and a second user using a remote computer system. The computer system sends an authentication request in the session, and the user device receives the authentication request in the session via a messaging program. The user device then causes a different program to access an authentication token received from an authentication computer system. The user device sends an indication of the authentication token to the remote computer system which the remote computer system verifies to authenticate the first user within the session.

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