PEDESTRIAN DEAD RECKONING ESTIMATION FOR DIFFERENT DEVICE PLACEMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240401954A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18731060

    申请日:2024-05-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for PDR for different device placements. In some embodiments, a method comprises: obtaining motion data from a motion sensor of a mobile device; determining pedestrian or non-pedestrian class based on the device motion data; determining a placement of the device based on the device motion data; estimating a first direction of travel based on multiple direction of travel sources and the device placement; estimating a first velocity based on the pedestrian or non-pedestrian classification, the first estimate of direction of travel and a first estimate of speed; estimating a second velocity based on a kinematic model and the device motion data; selecting the first estimated velocity or the second estimated velocity based on selection logic; and determining a relative position of the device based on the selected estimated velocity.

    Inertially stable virtual auditory space for spatial audio applications

    公开(公告)号:US11589183B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17351199

    申请日:2021-06-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: During an initialization of a head pose tracker for a spatial audio system, a spatial audio ambience bed is rotated about a boresight vector to align the boresight vector with a center channel of the ambience bed. The boresight is computed using source device motion data and headset motion data. The ambience bed includes the center channel and one or more other channels. An ambience bed reference frame is aligned with a horizontal plane of a headset reference frame, such that the ambience bed is horizontally level with a user's ears. A first estimated gravity direction is fixed (made constant) in the ambience bed reference frame. During head pose tracking, the ambience bed reference frame is rolled about the boresight vector to align a second estimated gravity direction in the headset reference frame with the first estimated gravity direction fixed in the ambience bed reference frame.

    HEAD TO HEADSET ROTATION TRANSFORM ESTIMATION FOR HEAD POSE TRACKING IN SPATIAL AUDIO APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20210400418A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17349907

    申请日:2021-06-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method comprises: estimating a first gravity direction in a source device reference frame for a source device; estimating a second gravity direction in a headset reference frame for a headset; estimating a rotation transform from the headset frame into a face reference frame using the first and second estimated gravity directions, a rotation transform from a camera reference frame to the source device reference frame, and a rotation transform from the face reference frame to the camera reference frame; estimating a relative position and attitude using source device motion data, headset motion data and the rotation transform from the headset frame to the face reference frame; using the relative position and attitude to estimate a head pose; and using the estimated head pose to render spatial audio for playback on the headset.

    USER POSTURE CHANGE DETECTION FOR HEAD POSE TRACKING IN SPATIAL AUDIO APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20210397250A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17351195

    申请日:2021-06-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for user posture change detection for triggering re-centering of spatial audio. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining source device motion data from a source device and headset motion data from a headset worn by a user; estimating a gravity vector from one of the source device or headset motion data; splitting the source device and headset motion data into vertical and horizontal planes, the vertical plane in the direction of the estimated gravity vector and the horizontal plane perpendicular to the estimated gravity vector; calculating similarity measures based on the source device motion data and headset motion data in the vertical and horizontal planes over a time window; detecting a posture change event based on the calculated similarity measures; and resetting a head tracker error after the detected user posture change event.

    Determining vehicle orientation for enhanced navigation experience

    公开(公告)号:US10670735B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US15700400

    申请日:2017-09-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A system and method for improving the accuracy of a user device when generating map/navigation information for display to a user, comprising: obtaining compass heading from a magnetometer of the user device located within a vehicle; adjusting the compass heading based on a mount angle of the user device within the vehicle; obtaining location data from a location sensor of the user device; determining if a course of the vehicle can be reliably determined from the location data; if the course of the vehicle cannot be reliably determined from the location data, determining the orientation of the vehicle using the compass heading but not the course; if the course of the vehicle can be reliably determined from the location data, calculating a course of the vehicle based on the location data and determining the orientation of the vehicle using the course; generating, by a processor, first map/navigation information using the orientation of the vehicle; and displaying, by a processor, the first map/navigation information to the user.

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