Patents by Inventor Benjamin Werner

Benjamin Werner 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).

  • Publication number: 20180087904
    Abstract: Techniques provided herein are directed toward resolving a direction of travel of a mobile device based on MEMS sensor data by identifying a type of motion the mobile device is subject to and offsetting vertical acceleration data with horizontal acceleration data by a predetermined time offset based on the identified type of motion. The offset vertical and horizontal acceleration data can then be used to resolve, with an increased accuracy, a direction of travel of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: William Morrison, Ming Sun, Ning Luo, Joseph Czompo, Benjamin Werner
  • Publication number: 20180087903
    Abstract: Techniques provided herein are directed toward enabling on-device learning to create user-specific movement models that can be used for dead reckoning. Because these moving models are user-specific, they can be later used to identify user-specific motions in a manner that provides for a dead reckoning location estimation. In some embodiments, these models can be focused on pedestrian movement, based on the repetitive motion that occurs when a user takes a stride (walking, jogging, running, etc.) or other repetitive motion (swimming, riding a horse, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin Werner, William Morrison, Ning Luo, Ming Sun, Joseph Czompo
  • Patent number: 9913231
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for correcting clocks for a plurality of local transmitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ju-Yong Do, Benjamin Werner
  • Publication number: 20180061251
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for determining a flight route for a flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are presented. The flight-specific route for the UAV is determined dynamically during the flight or in advance before the flight, using navigation assistance data that includes flight-specific navigation assistance data for a plurality of geographic zones determined based on flight-specific information. The flight-specific navigation assistance data includes flight-specific ranking data for the plurality of geographic zones that can be used by the UAV or a server to determine the flight route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Ju-Yong Do, Aditya Narain Srivastava, Weihua Gao, Benjamin Werner
  • Patent number: 9900746
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for combining observations obtained at two different mobile devices attached to a human user for performing a navigation operation. For example, observations of a signal acquired at a first mobile device may be selected for computing a position fix based, at least in part, on a utility indicator associated with the observations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Weihua Gao, Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Benjamin A. Werner
  • Publication number: 20170318427
    Abstract: A method of performing functions by proxy for a set of associated proximate devices is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method may comprise associating a set of user equipments (UEs), wherein upon determination that a first UE in the set is unavailable for performing a requested function, at least one alternate second UE in the associated set of UEs is selected, wherein the at least one second UE is proximate to the first UE and the at least one second UE is available for performing the requested function. The performance of the requested function on the at least one second UE is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Sai Pradeep VENKATRAMAN, Weihua GAO, Benjamin WERNER, Arnold Jason GUM
  • Patent number: 9772192
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for collaborative navigation and operation on two mobile devices. The method may include establishing a wireless connection between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, and generating navigation data by the first mobile device for collaborative navigation based on a location of the first mobile device. The method may also include selecting a first subset of the navigation data for display by the first mobile device, and selecting a second subset of the navigation data for display by the second mobile device. The method may also include transferring the second subset of navigation data to the second mobile device and coordinating the display of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with display of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Benjamin A. Werner, Weihua Gao
  • Patent number: 9743238
    Abstract: A method of performing functions by proxy for a set of associated proximate devices is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method may comprise associating a set of user equipments (UEs), wherein upon determination that a first UE in the set is unavailable for performing a requested function, at least one alternate second UE in the associated set of UEs is selected, wherein the at least one second UE is proximate to the first UE and the at least one second UE is available for performing the requested function. The performance of the requested function on the at least one second UE is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Weihua Gao, Benjamin Werner, Arnold Jason Gum
  • Publication number: 20170223503
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for combining observations obtained at two different mobile devices attached to a human user for performing a navigation operation. For example, observations of a signal acquired at a first mobile device may be selected for computing a position fix based, at least in part, on a utility indicator associated with the observations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Weihua Gao, Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Benjamin A. Werner
  • Patent number: 9677887
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to estimating an initial position and navigation state associated with a vehicle using odometry and/or other data obtained from the vehicle to support dead reckoning at start-up. In particular, a last known position and last known heading at a first odometer value associated with the vehicle may be stored and compared to a current odometer value after linking a mobile device with the vehicle. The last known position and last known heading may be used to estimate the initial position and navigation state associated with the vehicle based on a difference between the compared odometer values. For example, the estimated initial position and/or navigation state may substantially correspond to the last known position and last known heading if the difference between the odometer values indicates no change, or a non-zero difference may define a radius to limit an estimated error associated with the initial position estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Werner, William James Morrison, Wyatt Thomas Riley, Joseph Czompo
  • Patent number: 9641974
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for combining observations obtained at two different mobile devices attached to a human user for performing a navigation operation. For example, observations of a signal acquired at a first mobile device may be selected for computing a position fix based, at least in part, on a utility indicator associated with the observations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Weihua Gao, Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Benjamin A. Werner
  • Publication number: 20170086128
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for streamlining and/or optimizing how a mobile device in a telecommunications network conducts scans for candidate cells with which to communicate data. The techniques utilize route data taken from a navigation application to determine a route along which the mobile device will travel and cell coverage information to identify cells along the determined route. Based on the route information and cell coverage information, the mobile device can optimize cell scanning and/or cell selection along the route of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Weihua Gao, Benjamin Werner
  • Patent number: 9584975
    Abstract: Example techniques are provided that may be implemented, at least in part, at a mobile device to determine certain parameters corresponding to movement of an object that is co-located with the mobile device and at least one other mobile device. In an example implementation, a mobile device may obtain measurements corresponding to sensors of a plurality of mobile devices co-located on an object, and determine at least one of an estimated speed of the object, an estimated heading of the object, or an estimated heading rate of the object based, at least in part, on all or a selected subset of the sensor measurements which are accepted for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Weihua Gao, Benjamin A. Werner
  • Patent number: 9578459
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for hybrid RTT and TOA positioning, such as for use in or with a mobile communication device, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ju-Yong Do, Benjamin Werner
  • Publication number: 20170041890
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for correcting clocks for a plurality of local transmitters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ju-Yong Do, Benjamin Werner
  • Publication number: 20170026784
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for mapping multiple antenna systems using crowdsourcing data are presented. One disclosed example method includes the steps of detecting a condition associated with transmission of a plurality of wireless signals that are indistinguishable in content using multiple antennas dispersed at different locations and indicative of a base station as a common transmitter; and in response to detecting the condition, identifying the base station as ineligible for providing signals for use with a range-based positioning technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Weihua GAO, Mark Leo MOEGLEIN, Benjamin WERNER, Sai Pradeep VENKATRAMAN, Grant Alexander MARSHALL
  • Patent number: 9549288
    Abstract: Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses to determine time difference of arrival of signals from two base stations as received at a mobile device, to use the time difference of arrival to determine differential forward link calibration for at least two base stations, and also to determine location using the differential forward link calibration for at least two base stations, determined using the time difference of arrival of signals from at least two base stations as received by a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Benjamin Werner, Weihua Gao, Guttorm R. Opshaug, Grant Alexander Marshall, Borislav Ristic
  • Publication number: 20160360362
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for hybrid RTT and TOA positioning, such as for use in or with a mobile communication device, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Ju-Yong Do, Benjamin Werner
  • Publication number: 20160334220
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for collaborative navigation and operation on two mobile devices. The method may include establishing a wireless connection between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, and generating navigation data by the first mobile device for collaborative navigation based on a location of the first mobile device. The method may also include selecting a first subset of the navigation data for display by the first mobile device, and selecting a second subset of the navigation data for display by the second mobile device. The method may also include transferring the second subset of navigation data to the second mobile device and coordinating the display of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with display of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Benjamin Werner, Weihua Gao
  • Patent number: 9497592
    Abstract: Example techniques are provided that may be implemented, at least in part, at a mobile device to determine certain parameters corresponding to movement of an object that is co-located with the mobile device and at least one other mobile device. In an example implementation, a mobile device may obtain measurements corresponding to sensors of a plurality of mobile devices co-located on an object, and determine at least one of an estimated speed of the object, an estimated heading of the object, or an estimated heading rate of the object based, at least in part, on all or a selected subset of the sensor measurements which are accepted for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Weihua Gao, Benjamin A. Werner