Patents by Inventor Johan Hedborg

Johan Hedborg 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).

  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEADING ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20230306709
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of estimating the heading of a device is performed by the device including a processor, non-transitory memory, and an image sensor. The method includes determining a geographic location of the device. The method includes capturing, using the image sensor, an image at the geographic location. The method includes detecting one or more lines within the image. The method includes determining a heading of the device based on the one or more lines and the geographic location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Thomas Ruepp, Jai Prakash, Johan Hedborg, Rahul Raguram, Michele Stoppa
  • Method and device for heading estimation
    Patent number: 11699279
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of estimating the heading of a device is performed by the device including a processor, non-transitory memory, and an image sensor. The method includes determining a geographic location of the device. The method includes capturing, using the image sensor, an image at the geographic location. The method includes detecting one or more lines within the image. The method includes determining a heading of the device based on the one or more lines and the geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Oliver Thomas Ruepp, Jai Prakash, Johan Hedborg, Rahul Raguram, Michele Stoppa