Apple patents method to adjust signal checks for multiple cell groups
Apple has filed a patent application describing a way for phones to check the strength of backup wireless connections. The method adjusts how often the phone checks these inactive connections based on how many of them it is monitoring.
In the filing’s own words
Methods and apparatus are provided to monitor multiple candidate cell groups (CGs) in a wireless network. A user equipment (UE) determines one or more evaluation periods for the UE to monitor link quality on a plurality of deactivated cells of the candidate CGs, determines a number of the plurality of deactivated cells for which the UE is configured to monitor the link quality, scales the one or more evaluation periods based on the number of the deactivated cell, and measures reference signals corresponding to the plurality of deactivated cells based on the scaling of the one or more evaluation periods.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method for a user equipment (UE) to monitor multiple candidate cell groups (CGs) in a wireless network, the method comprising: determining one or more evaluation periods for the UE to monitor link quality on a plurality of deactivated cells of the candidate CGs; determining a number of the plurality of deactivated cells for which the UE is configured to monitor the link quality; scaling the one or more evaluation periods based on the number of the deactivated cells; and measuring reference signals corresponding to the plurality of deactivated cells based on the scaling of the one or more evaluation periods.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (APPLE INC.)
- Official title
- LINK QUALITY MONITORING ON MULTIPLE CANDIDATE CELL GROUPS
- Publication number
- US20260303233A1
- Application number
- 18998237
- Filed
- Aug 9, 2022
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Inventors
- 11
- Claims
- 21
Classified under
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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