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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2024
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Feuersaenger, Bremen, DE;
Christian Wengerter, Kleinheubach, DE;
Joachim Loehr, Wiesbaden, DE;
Alexander Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Darmstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/28 (2018.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/28 (2018.02); H04L 27/2602 (2013.01); H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 52/0225 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to methods for improving the discontinuous reception (DRX) operation of a user equipment (UE) by introducing media access control (MAC) control elements (CEs) to cause the UE to use short and long DRX cycles.