Apple patents faster way for phones to check backup cell signals
Apple filed a patent for a method that helps smartphones report measurements of backup cell signals more quickly. This process aims to improve how devices manage their connection to secondary network nodes in wireless systems.
Why it mattersIt is a technical improvement for managing cellular connections that could lead to more stable data speeds, though it is not a new consumer feature.
In the filing’s own words
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to facilitate fast secondary cell (SCell) radio resource management (RRM) measurement reporting in wireless communication systems.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1 - 40. (canceled)
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- FAST SECONDARY CELL MEASUREMENT REPORTING
- Publication number
- US20260323411A1
- Application number
- 19485492
- Filed
- May 19, 2023
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 21
Classified under
H04W 36/0058 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/10 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/27 Electricity & electronicsMore from Apple in Networks & wireless
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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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