公开(公告)号：US11118929B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US15990437

申请日：2018-05-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Patrick J. Coleman ,  Brian J. Andrich ,  Daniel R. Delling ,  Dennis Schieferdecker ,  Ethan T. Bold ,  Hengbin Luo ,  Michael Wegner ,  Rami Khawandi ,  Lili Cao ,  Hyo Jeong Shin ,  Richard B. Warren ,  Ronald K. Huang

IPC: G01C21/36 ,  G06F16/29 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  G06F16/2457 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G09B29/10 ,  G01C21/32

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can proactively determine a destination and request traffic information for routes from a starting location to the destination. In some implementations, a computing device can identify some routes between a starting location and a destination as non-recommended routes and recommend other routes. In some implementations, a computing device can rank routes between a starting location and a destination based on automatically-determined user interest. In some implementations, a computing device can determine a user is familiar with a route and adjust the information presented to the user about the route accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US10907984B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US15990443

申请日：2018-05-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Patrick J. Coleman ,  Brian J. Andrich ,  Daniel R. Delling ,  Dennis Schieferdecker ,  Ethan T. Bold ,  Hengbin Luo ,  Michael Wegner ,  Rami Khawandi ,  Lili Cao ,  Hyo Jeong Shin ,  Richard B. Warren ,  Ronald K. Huang

IPC: G01C21/36 ,  G06F16/29 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  G06F16/2457 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G09B29/10 ,  G01C21/32

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can proactively determine a destination and request traffic information for routes from a starting location to the destination. In some implementations, a computing device can identify some routes between a starting location and a destination as non-recommended routes and recommend other routes. In some implementations, a computing device can rank routes between a starting location and a destination based on automatically-determined user interest. In some implementations, a computing device can determine a user is familiar with a route and adjust the information presented to the user about the route accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US10805683B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US16290462

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Charles Magahern ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  Ronald K. Huang

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  G06F9/48 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B27/10

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can send a priming command to a media application to cause the media application to load media items and media item metadata into memory associated with the media application. The computing device can predict a media application that is likely to be invoked by a user. The computing device can launch the media application. The computing device can send the priming command to the media application to cause the media application to prepare media items for playback or presentation to the user. After the media application loads the media items, the computing device can receive metadata associated with the loaded media items and present the metadata and appropriate media application controls on a display of the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US10791511B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-29

申请号：US16428314

申请日：2019-05-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Veerendra Boodannavar ,  Ronald K. Huang ,  Rajneesh Kumar ,  Kapil Chhabra ,  Faraz Faheem

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W52/28 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: Some embodiments enable low power mode for wireless local area network (WLAN) subsystem of an electronic device to improve power usage at the electronic device and increase response time of the WLAN subsystem to prioritized application(s). For example, a method includes enabling a sleep mode of the WLAN subsystem of the electronic device. The electronic device maintains a connection with an access point of a wireless network during the sleep mode. The method further includes receiving a request from an application to communicate with the wireless network. The application is included in a list of prioritized applications. In response to determining that a metric associated with the sleep mode does not exceed a power budget, the sleep mode of the WLAN subsystem is suspended and the communication between the application and the access point of the wireless network is enabled (after the suspension of the sleep mode).

公开(公告)号：US10743178B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US16147499

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ronald K. Huang ,  Lukas M. Marti ,  Stephen J. Rhee ,  Robert Mayor ,  Tadaaki Shimada

IPC: G06F12/02 ,  H04W12/02 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04L29/12 ,  G01S19/39 ,  G01S19/42 ,  H04W8/16 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/00

Abstract: Reduced resolution location determination for improved anonymity of a user location is disclosed. In some implementations, a first location of a computing device operating in a geographic area is determined. A population density of the geographic area is estimated. A grid overlay is generated, including a number of cells based on the estimated population density. Using the grid overlay, a second location is generated for the computing device that is less precise than the first location. The less precise second location can be used in a local search or other application to improve the anonymity of the user location.

公开(公告)号：US10375515B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US16120029

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bradley Joel Jensen ,  Ronald K. Huang ,  Stephen J. Rhee ,  Jay N. Bruins ,  Adam M. Driscoll ,  Lukas M. Marti ,  Michael P. Dal Santo ,  Patrick Thomas Dillon

IPC: H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/30 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F9/54 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/04

Abstract: Systems, methods, and program products for determining a location of a mobile device using a location application programming interface (API) are described. A mobile device can receive an input requesting the mobile device to monitor entry into and exit from a significant location. The mobile device can call a start-monitoring instance function of an object of a location manager class as declared in the API to start monitoring, and call a stop-monitoring instance function of the object as declared in the API to stop monitoring. The mobile device can store the entry and exit, or provide a record of the entry or exit to a function that is conformant to the API for performing various tasks.

公开(公告)号：US20180348003A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15990437

申请日：2018-05-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Patrick J. Coleman ,  Brian J. Andrich ,  Daniel R. Delling ,  Dennis Schieferdecker ,  Ethan T. Bold ,  Hengbin Luo ,  Michael Wegner ,  Rami Khawandi ,  Lili Cao ,  Hyo Jeong Shin ,  Richard B. Warren ,  Ronald K. Huang

IPC: G01C21/36 ,  G01C21/34

CPC classification number: G01C21/367 ,  G01C21/3415 ,  G01C21/3492 ,  G01C21/3617 ,  G01C21/3641 ,  G09B29/102

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can proactively determine a destination and request traffic information for routes from a starting location to the destination. In some implementations, a computing device can identify some routes between a starting location and a destination as non-recommended routes and recommend other routes. In some implementations, a computing device can rank routes between a starting location and a destination based on automatically-determined user interest. In some implementations, a computing device can determine a user is familiar with a route and adjust the information presented to the user about the route accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US10091646B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US14502869

申请日：2014-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ronald K. Huang ,  Lukas M. Marti ,  Stephen J. Rhee ,  Robert Mayor ,  Tadaaki Shimada

IPC: G06F21/10 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04W12/02 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W8/16 ,  G01S19/39 ,  G01S19/42 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Reduced resolution location determination for improved anonymity of a user location is disclosed. In some implementations, a first location of a computing device operating in a geographic area is determined. A population density of the geographic area is estimated. A grid overlay is generated, including a number of cells based on the estimated population density. Using the grid overlay, a second location is generated for the computing device that is less precise than the first location. The less precise second location can be used in a local search or other application to improve the anonymity of the user location.

公开(公告)号：US20170347885A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15616135

申请日：2017-06-07

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Xing Tan ,  Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram ,  Adeeti Ullal ,  Umamahesh Srinivas ,  Mrinal Agarwal ,  Daniel Trietsch ,  Alexander Singh Alvarado ,  Hung A. Pham ,  Ronald K. Huang ,  Adam Howell

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/22 ,  A61G5/10

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method of detecting activity by a wheelchair user. In one aspect, a method comprises collecting motion data of a user device located on an appendage of the user; detecting, by a processor circuit, that one or more activities by the wheelchair user occurred based on the motion data; calculating, by a processor circuit, an energy expenditure by the user based the one or more activities by the wheelchair user occurred; and outputting, by a processor circuit, the energy expenditure estimation.

公开(公告)号：US09791572B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14501381

申请日：2014-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Glenn Donald MacGougan ,  Robert Mayor ,  Ronald K. Huang

IPC: G01S19/06 ,  G01S19/27 ,  G01S19/22 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  G01S19/49 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04W4/18

CPC classification number: G01S19/22 ,  G01S5/0036 ,  G01S5/0242 ,  G01S5/0263 ,  G01S19/49 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/027 ,  H04W4/185 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W64/003

Abstract: Crowd-sourced location data from client devices is processed using enhanced filtering techniques in non-realtime by a centralized server process to improve the accuracy and reliability of georeferenced geodata. At a server computer, enhanced filtering techniques make use of future information to improve georeferencing of the geodata. In some implementations, the server computer can be configured to implement batch processing of raw GNSS data and other crowd-sourced location data (e.g., wireless scan data, inertial sensor data) using, for example, a smoothing filter or batch estimator. Augmentation data (e.g., satellite ephemeris data, clock offset and ionospheric delay) and sensor data independent of client devices can also be used by the server computer to augment the crowd-sourced location data to further improve georeferencing of geodata.