US 12,207,148 B2
Beamforming for dynamic cell switching
Wenting Chang, Beijing (CN); Shirish Nagaraj, Pleasanton, CA (US); Bishwarup Mondal, San Jose, CA (US); Yuan Zhu, Beijing (CN); and Yushu Zhang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/508,419.
Application 18/508,419 is a continuation of application No. 16/977,000, granted, now 11,864,042, previously published as PCT/CN2017/097237, filed on Aug. 11, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/373,828, filed on Aug. 11, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/373,460, filed on Aug. 11, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0080732 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 36/085 (2023.05) [H04W 36/0064 (2023.05); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory and, when executing the instructions, configured to cause a User Equipment (UE) to:
establish a first UE Receive (Rx) beam as being for reception of data from a first cell;
receive Downlink Control Information (DCI), wherein the DCI carries a cell-switching indicator; and
establish a second UE Rx beam as being for reception of data from a second cell based on the cell-switching indicator; and
an interface for receiving the DCI from a receiving circuitry.