Patents by Inventor Mehmet Akgul

Mehmet Akgul has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11675423
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet Akgul, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Xiaoyuan Tu, Margaret H. Tam
  • Publication number: 20210397250
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Mehmet Akgul, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Xiaoyuan Tu, Margaret H. Tam
  • Publication number: 20180031603
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for determining an inertial parameter. In particular, the systems and methods relate to multiple degrees of freedom inertial sensors implementing time-domain sensing techniques. Within a multiple degrees of freedom inertial sensor system, sense masses may respond to actuation with more than one natural frequency mode, each corresponding to a characteristic motion. Measurement of the inertial parameter can be conducted in the differential natural frequency mode using differential sensing techniques to remove common mode error. The inertial parameter can be acceleration in the vertical dimension. The inertial parameter can be acceleration in the horizontal dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaojun Huang, Ozan Anac, Mehmet Akgul