Adam J Howell

US Patent:

20220345849, Oct 27, 2022

Filed:

Jul 8, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/861167

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Isaac T. Miller - Half Moon Bay CA, US
Adam S. Howell - Oakland CA, US
Vinay R. Majjigi - Mountain View CA, US
Oliver Ruepp - Mountain View CA, US
Daniel Ulbricht - Sunnyvale CA, US
Oleg Naroditsky - San Francisco CA, US
Christian Lipski - Cupertino CA, US
Sean P. Cier - Seattle WA, US
Hyojoon Bae - San Jose CA, US
Saurabh Godha - Santa Clara CA, US
Patrick J. Coleman - San Ramon CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H04W 4/024
G06T 7/73
H04M 1/724
H04W 4/02
G06V 20/10

Abstract:

Location mapping and navigation user interfaces may be generated and presented via mobile computing devices. A mobile device may detect its location and orientation using internal systems, and may capture image data using a device camera. The mobile device also may retrieve map information from a map server corresponding to the current location of the device. Using the image data captured at the device, the current location data, and the corresponding local map information, the mobile device may determine or update a current orientation reading for the device. Location errors and updated location data also may be determined for the device, and a map user interface may be generated and displayed on the mobile device using the updated device orientation and/or location data.

US Patent:

20220241641, Aug 4, 2022

Filed:

Aug 27, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/460135

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram - Mountain View CA, US
Hung A. Pham - Oakland CA, US
Adam S. Howell - Oakland CA, US
James P. Ochs - San Francisco CA, US
Alexander Singh Alvarado - Sunnyvale CA, US
Sunny K. Chow - Santa Clara CA, US
Ronald K. Huang - San Jose CA, US
Gunes Dervisoglu - Santa Clara CA, US
Kenneth W. Waters - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

A63B 24/00
G09B 19/00
A63B 71/06

Abstract:

Systems and methods of analyzing a user's motion during a swimming session are described. One or more motions sensors can collect motion data of the user. A processor circuit can make motion analysis based on the motion data. The processor circuit can determine if the user's arm swing is a genuine swim stroke. The processor circuit can also determine whether the user is swimming or turning. The processor circuit can also classify the user's swim stroke style. The processor circuit can also determine the user's swim stroke phase. The processor circuit can also determine the user's stroke orbit consistency.

US Patent:

20210400414, Dec 23, 2021

Filed:

Jun 17, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/351205

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Margaret H. Tam - San Jose CA, US
Halil Ibrahim Basturk - San Jose CA, US
Alexander Singh Alvarado - San Jose CA, US
Adam S. Howell - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

H04S 7/00

Abstract:

Embodiments are disclosed for head tracking state detection based on correlated motion of a source device and a headset communicatively coupled to the source device. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining, using one or more processors of a source device, source device motion data from a source device and headset motion data from a headset; determining, using the one or more processors, correlation measures using the source device motion data and the headset motion data; updating, using the one or more processors, a motion tracking state based on the determined correlation measures; and initiating head pose tracking in accordance with the updated motion tracking state.

US Patent:

20210400418, Dec 23, 2021

Filed:

Jun 16, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/349907

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Xiaoyuan Tu - Sunnyvale CA, US
Alexander Singh Alvarado - San Jose CA, US
Adam S. Howell - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

H04S 7/00
H04S 3/00
H04R 5/033

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.

US Patent:

20210400419, Dec 23, 2021

Filed:

Jun 17, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/351183

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Halil Ibrahim Basturk - San Jose CA, US
Alexander Singh Alvarado - San Jose CA, US
Adam S. Howell - Oakland CA, US
Hung A. Pham - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

H04S 7/00
G06F 3/01
G01P 15/18

Abstract:

Embodiments are disclosed for head dimension estimation for spatial audio applications. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining, using one or more processors of an audio headset worn on a user's head, acceleration samples and rotation rate samples over a specified time window while the user rotates their head, the acceleration samples and rotation rate samples measured using motion sensors in the headset; determining a function that relates the acceleration samples to the rotation rate samples; comparing the function to a plurality of reference functions, where each reference function corresponds to a different head dimension in a nominal range of head dimensions; and estimating a dimension of the user's head based on the comparing.

US Patent:

20210092555, Mar 25, 2021

Filed:

Sep 19, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/576573

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Isaac T. Miller - Half Moon Bay CA, US
Adam S. Howell - Oakland CA, US
Vinay R. Majjigi - Mountain View CA, US
Oliver Ruepp - Mountain View CA, US
Daniel Ulbricht - Sunnyvale CA, US
Oleg Naroditsky - San Francisco CA, US
Christian Lipski - Cupertino CA, US
Sean P. Cier - Seattle WA, US
Hyojoon Bae - San Jose CA, US
Saurabh Godha - Santa Clara CA, US
Patrick J. Coleman - San Ramon CA, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/024
H04W 4/02
H04M 1/725
G06T 7/73
G06K 9/00

Abstract:

Location mapping and navigation user interfaces may be generated and presented via mobile computing devices. A mobile device may detect its location and orientation using internal systems, and may capture image data using a device camera. The mobile device also may retrieve map information from a map server corresponding to the current location of the device. Using the image data captured at the device, the current location data, and the corresponding local map information, the mobile device may determine or update a current orientation reading for the device. Location errors and updated location data also may be determined for the device, and a map user interface may be generated and displayed on the mobile device using the updated device orientation and/or location data.

US Patent:

20210072335, Mar 11, 2021

Filed:

Feb 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/793994

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Christopher D. Guichet - Mountain View CA, US
Adam S. Howell - Oakland CA, US
Alexander J. Wiens - San Jose CA, US
Christopher E. Balcells - Daly City CA, US
Erik L. Wang - Redwood City CA, US
Jonathan M. Beard - San Jose CA, US
Tang Y. Tan - Palo Alto CA, US
Theodore Lao - Plainfield IL, US
Tyler S. Bushnell - Mountain View CA, US
Hung A. Pham - Oakland CA, US

International Classification:

G01R 35/00
G01R 33/00
G01R 33/02

Abstract:

A method for calibrating a magnetometer of an electronic device can include detecting a change in a magnetism of the electronic device, collecting a first magnetic field data from the magnetometer at sampling frequency of at least 1 hertz, generating an elliptical calibration model based at least partially on the collected first magnetic field data, collecting a second magnetic field data from the magnetometer, and fitting the collected second magnetic field data to a sphere using the elliptical calibration model.

US Patent:

20190079199, Mar 14, 2019

Filed:

Sep 11, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/700400

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Alexander Singh Alvarado - Sunnyvale CA, US
Adam Howell - Oakland CA, US
Anil Kandangath - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G01S 19/45
H04W 4/04
H04W 4/02
G01C 21/16

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.