Patents by Inventor Chun-Yuan Yang

Chun-Yuan Yang 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: 10979854
    Abstract: A method comprising: receiving a radio map of an indoor venue using survey data collected by a survey device positioned throughout the venue, the radio map including a boundary; obtaining harvest data that correspond to locations that are outside of the boundary; filtering the harvest data; and extending the radio map using the survey data and the filtered harvest data, wherein the extended radio map is defined at least in part by an extension of the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Kong, Robert Mayor, Chun-Yuan Yang, Darin Tay
  • Patent number: 10477609
    Abstract: A method comprising: receiving a harvest trace from a mobile device, the harvest trace including a plurality of location fixes each corresponding to a location at a venue, each location fix associated with data including one or more RSSI measurements of one or more wireless signals received from each of a plurality of wireless access points positioned at the venue, the plurality of location fixes including at least two location fixes that have a positional relationship with each other; comparing the data associated with one of the location fixes with data associated with a reference point identified in a radio map of the venue; and updating the radio map of the venue by updating the data associated with the reference point based on the data associated with the one of the location fixes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan Yang, Darin Tay, Wei Kong
  • Publication number: 20180352585
    Abstract: A method comprising: receiving a harvest trace from a mobile device, the harvest trace including a plurality of location fixes each corresponding to a location at a venue, each location fix associated with data including one or more RSSI measurements of one or more wireless signals received from each of a plurality of wireless access points positioned at the venue, the plurality of location fixes including at least two location fixes that have a positional relationship with each other; comparing the data associated with one of the location fixes with data associated with a reference point identified in a radio map of the venue; and updating the radio map of the venue by updating the data associated with the reference point based on the data associated with the one of the location fixes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan Yang, Darin Tay, Wei Kong
  • Publication number: 20180352379
    Abstract: A method comprising: receiving a radio map of an indoor venue using survey data collected by a survey device positioned throughout the venue, the radio map including a boundary; obtaining harvest data that correspond to locations that are outside of the boundary; filtering the harvest data; and extending the radio map using the survey data and the filtered harvest data, wherein the extended radio map is defined at least in part by an extension of the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Kong, Robert Mayor, Chun-Yuan Yang, Darin Tay