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Apple patents method for prioritizing signal checks on grouped carriers

Apple describes a way for a phone to check its signal strength on multiple frequency bands at once. The phone receives instructions from a tower that group these bands together and assign them a priority level, so the phone knows which groups to check first.

Why it mattersThis is a routine improvement to how phones manage their connection, potentially helping them switch between networks more efficiently without draining the battery.

In the filing’s own words

A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver and from a base station, configuration information corresponding to a plurality of serving carriers, the configuration information including indications of a plurality of carrier groups, and a priority corresponding to each carrier group of the plurality of carrier groups. Each carrier group of the plurality of carrier groups includes a different subset of the plurality of serving carriers. The processor is configured to perform measurements on the plurality of serving carriers based on the priority associated with each carrier group of the plurality of carrier groups.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A user equipment (UE), comprising: a transceiver; and a processor configured to, receive, via the transceiver and from a base station, configuration information corresponding to a plurality of serving carriers, the configuration information comprising: indications of a plurality of carrier groups, each carrier group of the plurality of carrier groups including a different subset of the plurality of serving carriers; and a priority corresponding to each carrier group of the plurality of carrier groups; and perform measurements on the plurality of serving carriers based on the priority associated with each carrier group of the plurality of carrier groups.

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
PERFORMANCE OF LAYER-1 (L1) MEASUREMENT OPERATIONS FOR SERVING CARRIERS BASED ON A PRIORITY ASSIGNED TO A CARRIER GROUP OF MULTIPLE CARRIER GROUPS
Publication number
US20260261882A1
Application number
18881676
Filed
Jul 7, 2022
Published
Sep 3, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 24/08 Electricity & electronics
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