Apple patents method to lower data usage on basic 5G devices
Apple has filed a patent for a way to reduce the amount of data used when simple 5G devices connect to a network. The system allows a device to tell the network it is a basic model, so the network can send less data during the initial connection setup.
In the filing’s own words
Apparatus, systems, and methods provide for a user equipment (UE) to communicate with a wireless network. The UE receives, from a base station, an indication that the wireless network supports enhanced reduced capability (eRedCap) UE operation. The UE indicates, to the base station, an eRedCap type associated with the UE.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method for a user equipment (UE) to communicate with a wireless network, the method comprising: receiving, at the UE from a base station, an indication that the wireless network supports enhanced reduced capability (eRedCap) UE operation; in response to the indication, performing a random access (RA) procedure and a non access stratum (NAS) registration with the wireless network through the base station; and providing, from the UE to the wireless network, a UE capability message to indicate the UE as a first eRedCap type among a plurality of eRedCap types.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (APPLE INC.)
- Official title
- SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FURTHER BANDWIDTH REDUCTION IN ENHANCED REDUCED CAPABILITY COMMUNICATIONS
- Publication number
- US20260271083A1
- Application number
- 19167602
- Filed
- May 11, 2023
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Inventors
- 9
- Claims
- 37
Classified under
H04W 74/0833 Electricity & electronicsH04W 8/22 Electricity & electronicsH04W 60/04 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/0457 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/20 Electricity & electronicsMore from Apple in Networks & wireless
- Apple patents interface for sending messages via satellite Sep 29, 2026
- Apple patents way for phones to switch from ground towers to satellites Sep 17, 2026
- Apple patents moving phone plans between devices via Bluetooth Sep 1, 2026
- Apple patents sharing Wi-Fi channel data to speed up device connections Sep 1, 2026
- Apple patents smart surface that helps phones find signal faster Sep 8, 2026
Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
Patent data and drawings: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO.