Apple patents method to limit simultaneous AI tasks on devices
Apple describes a system where a device reports how many AI tasks it can run at once. If more AI requests come in than the device can handle, the system delays or rejects the extra tasks to prevent overload.
In the filing’s own words
A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit, via the transceiver, an indication of a number of simultaneous processing units available for artificial intelligence (AI) enabled computations of at least one type at the UE. The processor is also configured to deny or delay simultaneous AI enabled computations that exceed the number of simultaneous processing units available for AI enabled computations of the at least one type at the UE.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An apparatus comprising memory coupled to a processor, the processor configured to: generate, for transmission, an indication of a number of simultaneous processing units available for artificial intelligence (AI) enabled computations of at least one type at the UE; and deny or delay simultaneous AI enabled computations that exceed the number of simultaneous processing units available for AI enabled computations of the at least one type at the UE.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- PROCESSING UNIT OCCUPANCY RULES AND PRIORITIZATION RULES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENABLED USE CASES
- Publication number
- US20260310516A1
- Application number
- 19481368
- Filed
- Apr 10, 2024
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Inventors
- 8
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 9/5044 Physics & computingH04B 7/0626 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0695 Electricity & electronicsG06F 2209/501 Physics & computingG06F 2209/5021 Physics & computingMore from Apple in AI & software
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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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