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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Aditya N. Srivastava, Fremont, CA (US);
Glenn D. Macgougan, San Jose, CA (US);
Harsha Shirahatti, Santa Clara, CA (US);
William J. Bencze, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Aleksey Shlyapnikov, San Jose, CA (US);
Abhishek Walia, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lohit Sarna, San Mateo, CA (US);
Venkateswara Rao Manepalli, San Jose, CA (US);
Sudhir K. Baghel, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments herein leverage medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite signals to increase a likelihood of establishing communication with a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite. The disclosed embodiments may receive MEO satellite signal data and, in response to determining that the MEO satellite signal data indicates a signal quality below a threshold value, provide an indication to move a user device to get a better signal quality. The disclosed embodiments may also receive a LEO satellite position, and indicate the LEO satellite position to lead a user to move the user device for a better chance to establish communication with the LEO satellite. The disclosed embodiments may determine a time of day based on the MEO satellite signal data, receive light sensor data, and provide an indication to move the user device to an open sky condition to increase the likelihood of establishing communication with the LEO satellite.