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41.发明授权Systems, methods, devices and subassemblies for rapid-acquisition access to high-precision positioning, navigation and/or timing solutions 有权用于快速获取高精度定位，导航和/或定时解决方案的系统，方法，设备和子组件公开(公告)号：US09360557B1
公开(公告)日：2016-06-07
申请号：US13935885
申请日：2013-07-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Isaac T. Miller , Clark E. Cohen , Robert W. Brumley , William J. Bencze , Brent M. Ledvina , Thomas J. Holmes , Mark L. Psiaki
IPC: G01S19/13
CPC classification number: G01S19/256 , G01S19/13 , G01S19/26 , G01S19/43 , G01S19/46
Abstract: Position, navigation and/or timing (PNT) solutions may be provided with levels of precision that have previously and conventionally been associated with carrier phase differential GPS (CDGPS) techniques that employ a fixed terrestrial reference station or with GPS PPP techniques that employ fixed terrestrial stations and corrections distribution networks of generally limited terrestrial coverage. Using techniques described herein, high-precision PNT solutions may be provided without resort to a generally proximate, terrestrial ground station having a fixed and precisely known position. Instead, techniques described herein utilize a carrier phase model and measurements from plural satellites (typically 4 or more) wherein at least one is a low earth orbiting (LEO) satellite. For an Iridium LEO solution, particular techniques are described that allow extraction of an Iridium carrier phase observables, notwithstanding TDMA gaps and random phase rotations and biases inherent in the transmitted signals.
Abstract translation: 位置，导航和/或定时（PNT）解决方案可以具有以前和传统上与使用固定地面参考站的载波相位差GPS（CDGPS）技术或采用固定地面的GPS PPP技术相关联的精度水平 车站和修正分布网络的普遍有限的地面覆盖。 使用本文描述的技术，可以提供高精度PNT解决方案，而不需要借助于具有固定和精确已知位置的基本接近的地面站。 相反，本文描述的技术利用来自多个卫星（通常为4个或更多个）的载波相位模型和测量，其中至少一个是低地球轨道（LEO）卫星。 对于铱星LEO解决方案，描述了允许提取铱载体相可观察的特定技术，尽管TDMA间隙和随机相位旋转以及传输信号中固有的偏置。
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公开(公告)号：US20240298140A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-05
申请号：US18647409
申请日：2024-04-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Robert W. Brumley , Peter C. Tsoi , Yagil Burowski
IPC: H04W4/02 , H04W72/0446
CPC classification number: H04W4/023 , H04W72/0446
Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to techniques (e.g., a device, a method, a memory or non-transitory computer readable medium storing code or instructions executable by one or more processors) for communication techniques between an electronic device (e.g., a smart speaker, a smart TV, a smart appliance, etc.) and one or more mobile devices (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet, a wearable device etc.). Techniques can vary the rate the mobile device responds to ranging messages based on one or more factors. These factors can include a state of the mobile device (e.g., awake or asleep), mobile device orientation (e.g., face down), application state (e.g., music App active), motion of the mobile device (e.g., at rest for period of time), and a range (distance/angle) between the mobile device and the speaker to conserve battery life. The range to the electronic device can activate one or more features on the mobile device.
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公开(公告)号：US11991586B2
公开(公告)日：2024-05-21
申请号：US17112566
申请日：2020-12-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Robert W. Brumley , Peter C. Tsoi , Yagil Burowski
IPC: H04W4/02 , H04W72/0446
CPC classification number: H04W4/023 , H04W72/0446
Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to techniques (e.g., a device, a method, a memory or non-transitory computer readable medium storing code or instructions executable by one or more processors) for communication techniques between an electronic device (e.g., a smart speaker, a smart TV, a smart appliance, etc.) and one or more mobile devices (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet, a wearable device etc.). Techniques can vary the rate the mobile device responds to ranging messages from the smart speaker based on one or more factors. These factors can include a state of the mobile device (e.g., awake or asleep), mobile device orientation (e.g., face down), application state (e.g., music App active), motion of the mobile device (e.g., at rest for period of time), and a range (distance/angle) between the mobile device and the speaker to conserve battery life. The range to the electronic device can activate one or more smart speaker features on the mobile device.
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公开(公告)号：US20230397154A1
公开(公告)日：2023-12-07
申请号：US18096803
申请日：2023-01-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yagil Burowski , Robert W. Brumley , Charles W. Duyk , Ron Eyal , Yunxing Ye
IPC: H04W64/00 , G06F3/04817 , G06F3/0482
CPC classification number: H04W64/006 , G06F3/04817 , G06F3/0482
Abstract: In some implementations, the device may include conducting ranging with one or more playback devices to determine ranging information between the mobile device and each of the one or more playback devices, where the one or more playback devices are configured to play the streaming data when received from the mobile device, and where the ranging information provides at least one of a distance and an orientation between the mobile device and each of the one or more playback devices. In addition, the device may include detecting a selection of a media item. Also, the device may include identifying a particular playback device from the one or more playback devices for playing the selected media item based on the ranging information of the mobile device relative to each of the one or more playback devices.
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公开(公告)号：US20230051718A1
公开(公告)日：2023-02-16
申请号：US17977650
申请日：2022-10-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina , Marc J. Krochmal , Robert W. Brumley , Sriram Hariharan
IPC: H04M1/72457 , G06F3/04817 , H04L9/30 , H04L69/18 , H04W4/02 , H04W4/12 , H04W8/18 , H04W12/06 , H04M1/72436 , H04W12/033 , H04W12/63
Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. A first wireless protocol can establish an initial communication session to perform authentication and/or exchange ranging settings. A second protocol can perform ranging, and other wireless protocols can transmit content. In one example, the distance information can be used to display a relative position of another device on a user interface of a sending device. The user interface can allow a user to quickly and accurately select the recipient device for sending the data item. As another example, the distance information obtained from ranging can be used to trigger a notification (e.g., a reminder) to be output from a first mobile device or used to display a visual indicator on a receiving device. Proximity of a device (e.g., as determined by a distance) can be used to suggest recipient for a new communication.
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公开(公告)号：US20220390541A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-08
申请号：US17339868
申请日：2021-06-04
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Qiang Chen , Robert W. Brumley
Abstract: In some aspects, a mobile device may receive, from a transmitting device, the signal by a plurality of antennas. The mobile device may measure one or more phase differences among the signal received at the plurality of antennas. The mobile device may determine a first set of possible values for the angle of arrival that are consistent with the one or more phase differences. The mobile device may measure one or more signal values using one or more sensors of the mobile device. The mobile device may for each of the first set of possible values, determining a confidence score based on the one or more signal values. The mobile device may select, based on the confidence scores, one of the first set of possible values as the angle of arrival.
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公开(公告)号：US11470444B2
公开(公告)日：2022-10-11
申请号：US16905582
申请日：2020-06-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yagil Burowski , Santhoshkumar Mani , Robert W. Brumley
Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to techniques (e.g., a device, a method, a memory or non-transitory computer readable medium storing code or instructions executable by one or more processors) for passive beacon communication techniques. Transmitting devices (e.g., beacons) can transmit advertising messages using a first wireless protocol to provide timing for ranging messages for one of more ranging messages over a second protocol (e.g., UWB). One or more receiving devices can determine using signal strength if the devices are within a threshold range to perform communication techniques. Various ranging communications techniques can be used to determine a range between the receiving device and transmitting device. Other techniques can be used to passively calculate the angle of arrival for transmitter signals. The angle of arrival information can be used for precise position locating for the receiving device or to indicate interest in information provided by the one or more transmitting devices.
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公开(公告)号：US11378672B2
公开(公告)日：2022-07-05
申请号：US17169025
申请日：2021-02-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin A. Werner , Merrick McCracken , Robert W. Brumley
Abstract: A mobile device may receive a plurality of timestamps, wherein the plurality of timestamps indicate sending and receiving time for ranging packets and response packets. The mobile device may calculate a responder turn-around time as a first difference between the second time and the first time. The mobile device may calculate a responding round trip time as a second difference between the second time and the third time. The mobile device may receive from the electronic device an initiator turn-around time and an initiator round trip time. The mobile device may calculate a frequency offset for the wireless protocol using the responder turn-around time, the responding round trip time, the initiator turn-around time, and the initiator round trip time. The mobile device may compare an observed frequency offset to the calculated frequency offset to determine a frequency offset difference and whether it exceeds a threshold, adjusting a ranging measurement.
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公开(公告)号：US20210400441A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-23
申请号：US17366933
申请日：2021-07-02
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Yagil Burowski , Robert W. Brumley , Brandon S. Dewberry
Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to techniques (e.g., a device, a method, or a non-transitory computer readable medium storing code or instructions executable by one or more processors) for many-to-many communication techniques for coordinating communications among a group of mobile devices that can be performed by a first mobile devices. The first mobile device can transmit a request to establish outgoing pairwise ranging sessions with other mobile devices of the group. Each of the mobile devices of the group of mobile devices can establish ranging sessions with the other mobile devices. Each mobile device can act as both an initiating device and a responding device for the ranging session. The first mobile device can detect one or more redundant ranging sessions the mobile devices. The first mobile device can identify whether to keep or terminate each of the one or more redundant ranging sessions based on a common criterion.
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公开(公告)号：US11082809B1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-03
申请号：US17072776
申请日：2020-10-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yagil Burowski , Robert W. Brumley , Brandon S. Dewberry
IPC: H04W88/06 , H04W4/08 , H04W8/00 , H04W76/15 , H04W80/02 , H04W64/00 , H04W76/14 , H04W4/80 , H04W4/70
Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to techniques (e.g., a device, a method, or a non-transitory computer readable medium storing code or instructions executable by one or more processors) for many-to-many communication techniques for coordinating communications among a group of mobile devices that can be performed by a first mobile devices. The first mobile device can transmit a request to establish outgoing pairwise ranging sessions with other mobile devices of the group. Each of the mobile devices of the group of mobile devices can establish ranging sessions with the other mobile devices. Each mobile device can act as both an initiating device and a responding device for the ranging session. The first mobile device can detect one or more redundant ranging sessions the mobile devices. The first mobile device can identify whether to keep or terminate each of the one or more redundant ranging sessions based on a common criterion.
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