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Apple patents voice data splitting for satellite network calls

Apple describes a method for breaking voice calls into smaller, variable-sized data chunks before sending them to a network. This dynamic segmentation helps manage how audio data is transmitted over the air, specifically using a standard channel for uplink data.

Why it mattersThis filing suggests Apple is refining how its devices handle voice data when connected to non-terrestrial networks, such as satellites, to ensure reliable transmission.

In the filing’s own words

An apparatus configured to determine dynamic segmentation is to be applied to voice packets being transmitted in an uplink (UL) to a network, determine parameters for the dynamic segmentation, and generate, for transmission via a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), one or more segmented voice packets based on the parameters for the dynamic segmentation.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to: determine dynamic segmentation is to be applied to voice packets being transmitted in an uplink (UL) to a network; determine parameters for the dynamic segmentation; and generate, for transmission via a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), one or more segmented voice packets based on the parameters for the dynamic segmentation.

Facts

Company: Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title: Dynamic Adaptive Segmentation for Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Voice Solutions
Publication number: US20260281809A1
Application number: 19081594
Filed: Mar 17, 2025
Published: Sep 17, 2026
Inventors: 8
Claims: 17

Classified under

H04W 28/065 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0044 Electricity & electronicsH04W 28/0278 Electricity & electronicsH04W 84/06 Electricity & electronics

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