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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Qiming Li, Beijing, CN;
Jie Cui, San Jose, CA (US);
Yang Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
Fangli Xu, Beijing, CN;
Yuqin Chen, Beijing, CN;
Yushu Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Chunhai Yao, Beijing, CN;
Dawei Zhang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Manasa Raghavan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Xiang Chen, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 56/00 (2008.12); H04W 36/00 (2008.12); H04W 36/08 (2008.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0061 (2012.12); H04W 36/0058 (2018.07); H04W 36/08 (2012.12);
Abstract
A method for a network element is provided. The method comprises: encoding a message for transmission to a user equipment (UE) including neighbor cell configuration information that includes a list of a plurality of neighbor cell groups, wherein each of the plurality of neighbor cell groups is associated with a specific cell; and transmitting the message to the UE.