Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Enhanced Discontinuous Reception Operation For Reduced Capability User Equipment In Non- Terrestrial Networks

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617098238 A) filed by Apple Inc. on August 13, 2026, for Enhanced Discontinuous Reception Operation For Reduced Capability User Equipment In Non- Terrestrial Networks.

Inventors include Cui, Jie; Xu, Fangli; Tang, Yang; Li, Qiming; Raghavan, Manasa; Zhang, Dawei; He, Hong; Ye, Chunxuan; and Sun, Haitong.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: A baseband processor, UE, and network device are described. The UE can perform receiving, from a non-terrestrial network (NTN) device serving the UE, control signaling that indicates a duration of a validity timer for first ephemeris information of...