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Apple patents AI to predict best 5G signal beams for devices

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

This filing describes a method where a phone or other device uses AI to analyze signal strength from a cell tower. The system predicts which specific signal beams will provide the best connection, even if those beams were not explicitly tested by the device.

Why it mattersIt could help maintain stable high-speed connections by allowing devices to switch to the best signal beam more efficiently.

In the filing’s own words

A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, an indication of a set of transmit (Tx) beams of a network device. The processor is also configured to generate a set of measurements based on a set of reference signals. The set of reference signals is received via the transceiver and from the network device on at least one beam of the set of Tx beams. The processor is further configured to determine, at least partly based on the set of measurements and using artificial intelligence (AI), a set of predicted Tx beams that is best received by the UE. The set of predicted Tx beams includes one or more Tx beams outside the set of Tx beams. The processor is also configured to transmit, via the transceiver, a report identifying the set of predicted Tx beams.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An apparatus comprising memory coupled to a processor, the processor configured to: receive, an indication of a set of transmit (Tx) beams of a network device; generate a set of measurements based on a set of reference signals, the set of reference signals received from the network device on at least one beam of the set of Tx beams; determine, at least partly based on the set of measurements and using artificial intelligence (AI), a set of predicted Tx beams that is best received by the UE, the set of predicted Tx beams including one or more Tx beams outside the set of Tx beams; and generate, for transmission, a report identifying the set of predicted Tx beams.

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
BEAM PREDICTION AND QUASI-CO-LOCATION ASSUMPTIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENABLED BEAM MANAGEMENT
Publication number
US20260312745A1
Application number
19481459
Filed
Apr 10, 2024
Published
Oct 8, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
20

Classified under

H04L 5/0026 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0051 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0091 Electricity & electronics
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