MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514118244 A) filed by Apple Inc. on November 27, 2025, for Gnss And Satellite Communication Coexistence.
Inventors include Srivastava, Aditya N; Dawkins, Mark T; Najarian, Richard J; Bar-Sade, Idan; and Tan, Sheu Sheu.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: An electronic device may communicate with a non-terrestrial network (NTN) using an external clock of the NTN. The electronic device may determine the external clock to communicate with the NTN. The device may receive an indication of the external clock from a global navigational satellite system (GNSS) or from interfering signals. The interfering signals may at least partially mask GNSS signals. A nearby device may be transmitting the interfering signals to the NTN using the external clock. The nearby device may embed a predetermined pattern of quiet periods or transmission gaps with each frame cycle of the external clock. The electronic device may determine a relationship (e.g., time duration offset) between the quiet periods of the predetermined pattern of quiet periods and frame boundaries of the frame cycles of the external clock. As such, the electronic device may communicate signals with the NTN despite the GNSS signals being masked.
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