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Apple patents way for phones to manage shared video streams

Apple describes a method where a phone tells its cell tower it cannot handle a shared broadcast signal and a personal data connection at the same time. The tower then adjusts the phone's personal data connection based on that report to prevent signal interference.

Why it mattersThis improves how phones handle crowded wireless networks by preventing conflicts between shared content and personal data streams.

In the filing’s own words

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for control of user equipment (UE) multicast and broadcast services (MBS) reporting for shared processing. An embodiment operates by receiving a message, from a serving base station (BS), broadcast service (MBS) reporting. Based on a determination that the UE does not have sufficient UE resources to simultaneously receive an MBS transmission from an MBS BS and a first unicast transmission from the serving BS, the embodiment transmits an MBS report to the serving BS. Finally, the embodiment receives a second unicast transmission from the serving BS, wherein a signal resource configuration of the second unicast transmission is determined based on the MBS report.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A user equipment (UE), comprising: a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the transceiver, and configured to: receive a message, from a serving base station (BS), indicating support for multicast and broadcast service (MBS) reporting; based on a determination that the UE does not have sufficient UE resources to simultaneously receive an MBS transmission from an MBS BS and a first unicast transmission from the serving BS, transmit, using the transceiver, an MBS report to the serving BS; and receive a second unicast transmission from the serving BS, wherein a signal resource configuration of the second unicast transmission is determined based on the MBS report.

Facts

Company
Apple (APPLE INC.)
Official title
CONTROL OF UE MBS REPORTING FOR SHARED PROCESSING
Publication number
US20260282053A1
Application number
19471510
Filed
Apr 6, 2023
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
9
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 72/30 Electricity & electronics
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