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Apple patents method to test AI beam management on phones

Apple describes a system where a cell tower sends specific test signals to a phone to check how well its AI manages wireless connections. The tower picks certain signal directions to test, sends the data to the phone, and receives a report on how accurately the phone's AI predicted the best connection.

Why it mattersThis helps ensure that the AI algorithms used to keep your phone connected to the strongest signal are working correctly before they are fully relied upon.

In the filing’s own words

Systems and methods are provided for performance monitoring for artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) beam management. A base station generates test data including input data corresponding to a plurality of first downlink (DL) beams at first time instances and output data corresponding to one or more second DL beams at one or more second time instances. The base station determines selected beams from the plurality of first DL beams and the one or more second DL beams, transmits an indication of the selected beams and the test data corresponding to the selected beams, and receives a test result of the model for beam management based on the test data. The test data may be provided before beam management inference is activated or after the UE reports a performance metric of the model.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method for a base station to provide test data to a user equipment (UE) for performance monitoring of a model for beam management, the method comprising: generating, at the base station, the test data comprising input data corresponding to a plurality of first downlink (DL) beams at first time instances and output data corresponding to one or more second DL beams at one or more second time instances; determining selected beams from the plurality of first DL beams and the one or more second DL beams; transmitting, from the base station to the UE, an indication of the selected beams and the test data corresponding to the selected beams; and receiving, at the base station from the UE, a test result of the model for beam management based on the test data.

Facts

Company
Apple (APPLE INC.)
Official title
PERFORMANCE MONITORING FOR AI-BEAM MANAGEMENT
Publication number
US20260280667A1
Application number
19168488
Filed
May 10, 2024
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
8
Claims
21

Classified under

H04B 7/06952 Electricity & electronicsH04B 17/328 Electricity & electronics
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