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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 04, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Huaning Niu, San Jose, CA (US);
Qiming Li, Beijing, CN;
Dawei Zhang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jie Cui, San Jose, CA (US);
Manasa Raghavan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sharad Sambhwani, Cupertino, CA (US);
Xiang Chen, Campbell, CA (US);
Yang Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for triggering and using uplink gaps in cellular networks. A method of an embodiment comprises: transmitting, to a base station, an indication of an uplink (UL) gap capability or preference of the UE for body proximity sensing (BPS) or transceiver calibration; activating a UL gap configuration based on an activation command received from a network; and performing operations for BPS or transceiver calibration within a UL gap defined by the UL gap configuration.