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公开(公告)号：US11627433B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-11
申请号：US17558334
申请日：2021-12-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina , Robert W. Brumley , Robert William Mayor , William J. Bencze , Alejandro J. Marquez , Shang-Te Yang , Xu Chen , Indranil S. Sen , Mohit Narang
Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for allowing a mobile device (e.g., a key fob or a consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, watch, or other wearable device) to interact with a vehicle such that a location of the mobile device can be determined by the vehicle, thereby enabling certain functionality of the vehicle. A device may include both RF antenna(s) and magnetic antenna(s) for determining a location of a mobile device relative to the vehicle. Such a hybrid approach can provide various advantages. Existing magnetic coils on a mobile device (e.g., for charging or communication) may be re-used for distance measurements that are supplemented by the RF measurements. Any device antenna may provide measurements to a machine learning model that determines a region in which the mobile device resides, based on training measurements in the regions.
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2.发明申请Systems, Methods, Devices And Subassemblies For Rapid-Acquisition Access To High-Precision Positioning, Navigation And/Or Timing Solutions 审中-公开用于快速采集高精度定位，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：US20160313449A1
公开(公告)日：2016-10-27
申请号：US15174957
申请日：2016-06-06
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
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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3.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：US20250106587A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-27
申请号：US18975823
申请日：2024-12-10
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina , Robert W. Brumley , Robert William Mayor , William J. Bencze , Alejandro J. Marquez , Shang-Te Yang , Xu Chen , Indranil S. Sen , Mohit Narang
Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for allowing a mobile device (e.g., a key fob or a consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, watch, or other wearable device) to interact with a vehicle such that a location of the mobile device can be determined by the vehicle, thereby enabling certain functionality of the vehicle. A device may include both RF antenna(s) and magnetic antenna(s) for determining a location of a mobile device relative to the vehicle. Such a hybrid approach can provide various advantages. Existing magnetic coils on a mobile device (e.g., for charging or communication) may be re-used for distance measurements that are supplemented by the RF measurements. Any device antenna may provide measurements to a machine learning model that determines a region in which the mobile device resides, based on training measurements in the regions.
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5.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20240045080A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-08
申请号：US17882422
申请日：2022-08-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Glenn D. MacGougan , Robert G. Lorenz , Kevin X. Chin , William J. Bencze
Abstract: User equipment receives a GNSS signal that includes a GNSS signal from a satellite. The user equipment also receives a first data input from a motion sensor of the user equipment that is indicative of a motion of the user equipment, receives a second data input from the temperature sensor of the user equipment that is indicative of a temperature of the user equipment, and performs a coherent operation based on the pilot channel of the GNSS signal over a coherent period of time based on the first data input and the second data input to generate a resulting signal. The user equipment performs a non-coherent operation based on the resulting signal to amplify the resulting signal, and outputs a position of the user equipment based on the resulting signal.
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6.发明授权Systems, methods, devices and subassemblies for creating and delivering a GNSS augmentation service 有权用于创建和交付GNSS增强服务的系统，方法，设备和子组件公开(公告)号：US09557422B1
公开(公告)日：2017-01-31
申请号：US14103752
申请日：2013-12-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Isaac T. Miller , William J. Bencze , Robert Brumley , Brent M. Ledvina
CPC classification number: G01S19/07
Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and subassemblies for creating and delivering a GNSS augmentation service include one or more reference stations for receiving signals transmitted by navigation beacons and an augmentation server coupled to the reference stations. At least one of the reference stations is able to receive at least one of the signals from a low earth orbit satellite. Each of the reference stations determines first navigation observables based on the received signals and transmit information associated with the first navigation observables to the augmentation server. The augmentation server is configured to determine and distribute augmentation information to a receiver. The augmentation information is based on the received information associated with the first navigation observables, locations of the reference stations, and computational models. The distributed augmentation information is usable by the receiver to determine a high-precision position, velocity, and time solution for the receiver based on second navigation observables associated with the receiver.
Abstract translation: 用于创建和传送GNSS增强服务的系统，方法，设备和子组件包括用于接收由导航信标发送的信号的一个或多个参考站和耦合到参考站的增强服务器。 参考站中的至少一个能够从低地球轨道卫星接收至少一个信号。 每个参考站基于接收到的信号确定第一导航观测值，并将与第一导航可观测值相关联的信息发送到增强服务器。 增强服务器被配置为确定并将增强信息分发给接收器。 增强信息基于与第一导航可观测量相关联的接收信息，参考站的位置和计算模型。 接收机可以使用分布式增强信息，以基于与接收机相关联的第二导航观测值确定接收机的高精度位置，速度和时间解。
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公开(公告)号：US12228655B1
公开(公告)日：2025-02-18
申请号：US17668828
申请日：2022-02-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Glenn D. MacGougan , Aditya N. Srivastava , Harsha Shirahatti , Madhusudan Chaudhary , Ozgur Ekici , Sachin J. Sane , William J. Bencze
Abstract: This disclosure is directed to shared antenna tuning. An electronic device may receive a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) tune request to tune a shared antenna to a GNSS signal frequency. The electronic device may then tune the antenna to the GNSS signal frequency and enable a GNSS receiver. The electronic device may also receive a cellular tune request to tune the antenna to a cellular frequency. The electronic device may tune the antenna to a cellular frequency and may deactivate the GNSS receiver or blank the GNSS receiver. In some embodiments, the electronic device may also communicate with a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. During LEO satellite communication, the electronic device may transmit a signal to blank a GNSS L1 receiver to avoid signal interference with the LEO satellite communication, and activate a GNSS L5 receiver to receive GNSS signals.
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公开(公告)号：US20230239656A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-27
申请号：US18129482
申请日：2023-03-31
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina , Robert W. Brumley , Robert William Mayor , William J. Bencze , Alejandro J. Marquez , Shang-Te Yang , Xu Chen , Indranil S. Sen , Mohit Narang
CPC classification number: H04W4/023 , B60R25/24 , G07C9/29 , B60R2325/205
Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for allowing a mobile device (e.g., a key fob or a consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, watch, or other wearable device) to interact with a vehicle such that a location of the mobile device can be determined by the vehicle, thereby enabling certain functionality of the vehicle. A device may include both RF antenna(s) and magnetic antenna(s) for determining a location of a mobile device relative to the vehicle. Such a hybrid approach can provide various advantages. Existing magnetic coils on a mobile device (e.g., for charging or communication) may be re-used for distance measurements that are supplemented by the RF measurements. Any device antenna may provide measurements to a machine learning model that determines a region in which the mobile device resides, based on training measurements in the regions.
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公开(公告)号：US11212642B2
公开(公告)日：2021-12-28
申请号：US16371838
申请日：2019-04-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina , Robert W. Brumley , Robert William Mayor , William J. Bencze , Alejandro J. Marquez , Shang-Te Yang , Xu Chen , Indranil S. Sen , Mohit Narang
Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for allowing a mobile device (e.g., a key fob or a consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, watch, or other wearable device) to interact with a vehicle such that a location of the mobile device can be determined by the vehicle, thereby enabling certain functionality of the vehicle. A device may include both RF antenna(s) and magnetic antenna(s) for determining a location of a mobile device relative to the vehicle. Such a hybrid approach can provide various advantages. Existing magnetic coils on a mobile device (e.g., for charging or communication) may be re-used for distance measurements that are supplemented by the RF measurements. Any device antenna may provide measurements to a machine learning model that determines a region in which the mobile device resides, based on training measurements in the regions.
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公开(公告)号：US20190297457A1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-26
申请号：US16371838
申请日：2019-04-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Brent M. Ledvina , Robert W. Brumley , Robert William Mayor , William J. Bencze , Alejandro J. Marquez , Shang-Te Yang , Xu Chen , Indranil S. Sen , Mohit Narang
Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for allowing a mobile device (e.g., a key fob or a consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, watch, or other wearable device) to interact with a vehicle such that a location of the mobile device can be determined by the vehicle, thereby enabling certain functionality of the vehicle. A device may include both RF antenna(s) and magnetic antenna(s) for determining a location of a mobile device relative to the vehicle. Such a hybrid approach can provide various advantages. Existing magnetic coils on a mobile device (e.g., for charging or communication) may be re-used for distance measurements that are supplemented by the RF measurements. Any device antenna may provide measurements to a machine learning model that determines a region in which the mobile device resides, based on training measurements in the regions.
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