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Apple patents method for phones to send multiple data streams at once

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Apple has filed a patent describing a way for a cell tower to tell a phone to send several data streams at the same time. The system uses multiple control signals to schedule these transmissions so they overlap slightly in time, allowing the phone to upload data more efficiently.

Why it mattersThis is a technical improvement to how 5G networks handle data uploads, which could lead to faster and more stable connections for users.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to multi-DCI based simultaneous PUSCH transmission. A network device may be configured to generate a plurality of downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a simultaneous transmission of a plurality of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) of a wireless device, and to send the plurality of DCI to the wireless device, wherein the simultaneous transmission is configured by the plurality of DCI so that the plurality of PUSCHs to be transmitted by the wireless device are at least partially overlapped in time domain.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A network device, comprising: a transceiver; a memory, in which instructions are stored; and at least one processor, configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to cause the network device to: generate a plurality of downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a simultaneous transmission of a plurality of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) from a wireless device; and send, via the transceiver, the plurality of DCI to the wireless device.

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
MULTI-DCI BASED SIMULTANEOUS PUSCH TRANSMISSION
Publication number
US20260304419A1
Application number
19100978
Filed
Aug 11, 2022
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
7
Claims
26

Classified under

H04W 72/1268 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/10 Electricity & electronicsH04W 56/0045 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/232 Electricity & electronics
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