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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sharad Sambhwani, San Diego, CA (US);
Wanlu Sun, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 69/08 (2022.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/12 (2023.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/005 (2013.01); H04L 69/08 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01); H04W 72/1215 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods described herein may introduce an intermediary device between radio access networks using a first spectrum and user equipment using a second spectrum. The intermediary device may process communication signals from either the first spectrum or the second spectrum into a format usable by the other of the first spectrum or the second spectrum. The intermediary device may be referred to as a multi-radio access technology (multi-RAT) translator.