Patents by Inventor Xiaoyuan Tu
Xiaoyuan Tu 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).
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Publication number: 20250133363Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Inventors: Xiaoyuan Tu, Margaret H. Tam, Halil Ibrahim Basturk, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Adam S. Howell
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Publication number: 20250046172Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains a signal indicating an acceleration measured by a sensor over a time period. The mobile device determines an impact experienced by the user based on the signal. The mobile device also determines, based on the signal, one or more first motion characteristics of the user during a time prior to the impact, and one or more second motion characteristics of the user during a time after the impact. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the impact, the one or more first motion characteristics of the user, and the one or more second motion characteristics of the user, and in response, generates a notification indicating that the user has fallen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Xing Tan, Huayu Ding, Parisa Dehleh Hossein Zadeh, Harshavardhan Mylapilli, Hung A. Pham, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Sheena Sharma, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Umamahesh Srinivas, Xiaoyuan Tu, Hengliang Zhang, Geoffrey Louis Chi-Johnston, Vivek Garg
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Patent number: 12219344Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for adaptive audio centering for head tracking in spatial audio applications. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining first motion data from an auxiliary device communicatively coupled to a source device, the source device configured to provide spatial audio content and the auxiliary device configured to playback the spatial audio content; obtaining second motion data from one or more motion sensors of the source device; determining whether the source device and auxiliary device are in a period of mutual quiescence based on the first and second motion data; in accordance with determining that the source device and the auxiliary device are in a period of mutual quiescence, re-centering the spatial audio in a three-dimensional virtual auditory space; and rendering the 3D virtual auditory space for playback on the auxiliary device.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyuan Tu, Alexander Singh Alvarado
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Publication number: 20240401954Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for PDR for different device placements. In some embodiments, a method comprises: obtaining motion data from a motion sensor of a mobile device; determining pedestrian or non-pedestrian class based on the device motion data; determining a placement of the device based on the device motion data; estimating a first direction of travel based on multiple direction of travel sources and the device placement; estimating a first velocity based on the pedestrian or non-pedestrian classification, the first estimate of direction of travel and a first estimate of speed; estimating a second velocity based on a kinematic model and the device motion data; selecting the first estimated velocity or the second estimated velocity based on selection logic; and determining a relative position of the device based on the selected estimated velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Xiaoyuan Tu, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Jonathan Michel Beard, Lucie A. Huet, Ozhan Turgut, Ryan K. Burns
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Publication number: 20240402279Abstract: A mobile device may determine a set of range values between the first mobile device and the second mobile device based on a difference between the first time and the second time for ranging wireless signals. The mobile device can determine first odometry information using a first sensor on the first mobile device, the first odometry information indicating a first motion of the first mobile device during a time period. The mobile device can receive, via a data channel, second odometry information determined from second measurements captured using a second sensor on the second mobile device. The mobile device can solve an angle between a first reference frame for the first device and a second reference frame for the second device using the set of range values, and the first and second odometry information to display a directional arrow pointing to a current position of the second mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benjamin A. Werner, Anup Dhital, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Brian G. Kilberg, Kenneth M. Pesyna, JR., Tunc Ertan, Mohamed Youssef, Ranjini Narayan, Shreya Dilip Date, Jonathan M. Beard, Lucie A. Huet, Xiaoyuan Tu, Ryan K. Burns, Ozhan Turgut
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Patent number: 12154420Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains a signal indicating an acceleration measured by a sensor over a time period. The mobile device determines an impact experienced by the user based on the signal. The mobile device also determines, based on the signal, one or more first motion characteristics of the user during a time prior to the impact, and one or more second motion characteristics of the user during a time after the impact. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the impact, the one or more first motion characteristics of the user, and the one or more second motion characteristics of the user, and in response, generates a notification indicating that the user has fallen.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Xing Tan, Huayu Ding, Parisa Dehleh Hossein Zadeh, Harshavardhan Mylapilli, Hung A. Pham, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Sheena Sharma, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Umamahesh Srinivas, Xiaoyuan Tu, Hengliang Zhang, Geoffrey Louis Chi-Johnston, Vivek Garg
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Patent number: 12108237Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyuan Tu, Margaret H. Tam, Halil Ibrahim Basturk, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Adam S. Howell
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Publication number: 20240272697Abstract: An electronic device may have a battery that powers one or more components, such as a display, sensors, or input-output devices, in the device. It may be desirable to reduce power consumption of the battery in certain situations. For example, it may be desirable to reduce power consumption when the electronic device is enclosed, such as in a pocket, in a bag, or covered by a sleeve. To determine whether the device is enclosed, a pressure sensor and/or an accelerometer may be used to gather pressure measurements and/or motion measurements while the device is in motion. A controller may analyze these measurements in a temporal and/or a spectral space to determine whether the device is enclosed. Other sensor information, such as ambient light measurements, may also be used in the enclosure determination. In response to determining that the device is enclosed, the controller may power consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Xiaoyuan Tu, Anna E Craig, Evan G Kriminger
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Publication number: 20240127683Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains a signal indicating an acceleration measured by a sensor over a time period. The mobile device determines an impact experienced by the user based on the signal. The mobile device also determines, based on the signal, one or more first motion characteristics of the user during a time prior to the impact, and one or more second motion characteristics of the user during a time after the impact. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the impact, the one or more first motion characteristics of the user, and the one or more second motion characteristics of the user, and in response, generates a notification indicating that the user has fallen.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Xing Tan, Huayu Ding, Parisa Dehleh Hossein Zadeh, Harshavardhan Mylapilli, Hung A. Pham, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Sheena Sharma, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Umamahesh Srinivas, Xiaoyuan Tu, Hengliang Zhang, Geoffrey Louis Chi-Johnston, Vivek Garg
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Patent number: 11959751Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for correcting a compass view using map data. In an implementation, a method comprises: receiving, by one or more sensors of a mobile device, sensor data; determining, by a processor of the mobile device, compass offset data for a compass view based on the sensor data and map data; determining, by the processor, a corrected compass view based on the compass offset data; and presenting, by the processor, the corrected compass view.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anil K. Kandangath, Adam S. Howell, Ronald K. Huang, Xiaoyuan Tu
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Patent number: 11950083Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyuan Tu, Margaret H. Tam, Halil Ibrahim Basturk, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Adam S. Howell
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Publication number: 20240094000Abstract: In some embodiments, a method comprises: receiving acceleration data from a motion sensor of a mobile device carried by a user, the acceleration data represented by a space curve in a three-dimensional (3D) acceleration space, the space curve indicative of a cyclical vertical displacement of the user's center of mass accompanied by a lateral left and right sway of the center of mass when the user is stepping; computing a tangent-normal-binormal (TNB) reference frame from the acceleration data, the TNB reference frame describing instantaneous geometric and kinematic properties of the space curve over time; and computing a direction of travel of the user based on an orientation of a unit binormal (B) vector of the TNB reference frame in the 3D acceleration space, and computing a speed of the user based on a linear regression model applied to the kinematic properties of the TNB reference frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Ryan K. Burns, Xiaoyuan Tu
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Patent number: 11842615Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains a signal indicating an acceleration measured by a sensor over a time period. The mobile device determines an impact experienced by the user based on the signal. The mobile device also determines, based on the signal, one or more first motion characteristics of the user during a time prior to the impact, and one or more second motion characteristics of the user during a time after the impact. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the impact, the one or more first motion characteristics of the user, and the one or more second motion characteristics of the user, and in response, generates a notification indicating that the user has fallen.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Xing Tan, Huayu Ding, Parisa Dehleh Hossein Zadeh, Harshavardhan Mylapilli, Hung A. Pham, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Sheena Sharma, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Umamahesh Srinivas, Xiaoyuan Tu, Hengliang Zhang, Geoffrey Louis Chi-Johnston, Vivek Garg
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Patent number: 11775145Abstract: An electronic device displays a messaging interface that allows a participant in a message conversation to capture, send, and/or play media content. The media content includes images, video, and/or audio. The media content is captured, sent, and/or played based on the electronic device detecting one or more conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Roberto Garcia, Anil K. Kandangath, Arvindh Krishnaswamy, Xiaoyuan Tu, Justin Wood
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Patent number: 11758350Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for user posture transition detection and classification using a linked biomechanical model. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining motion data from a headset worn by a user; selecting features of a linked biomechanical model based on a current posture state; determining at least one probability that a posture transition occurred based on an output of a classifier, where the output of the classifier is based on the selected features and the motion data; determining a posture transition based on the at least one probability; and performing at least one action based on detection of the posture transition.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Aditya Sarathy, Xiaoyuan Tu, Suresh B. Malakar, Hui Lin
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Patent number: 11675423Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mehmet Akgul, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Xiaoyuan Tu, Margaret H. Tam
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Patent number: 11647352Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Margaret H. Tam, Xiaoyuan Tu, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Adam S. Howell
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Publication number: 20230100254Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for user posture transition detection and classification using a linked biomechanical model. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining motion data from a headset worn by a user; selecting features of a linked biomechanical model based on a current posture state; determining at least one probability that a posture transition occurred based on an output of a classifier, where the output of the classifier is based on the selected features and the motion data; determining a posture transition based on the at least one probability; and performing at least one action based on detection of the posture transition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Aditya Sarathy, Xiaoyuan Tu, Suresh B. Malakar, Hui Lin
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Publication number: 20230079965Abstract: An electronic device displays a messaging interface that allows a participant in a message conversation to capture, send, and/or play media content. The media content includes images, video, and/or audio. The media content is captured, sent, and/or played based on the electronic device detecting one or more conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Roberto GARCIA, Anil K. KANDANGATH, Arvindh KRISHNASWAMY, Xiaoyuan TU, Justin WOOD
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Patent number: 11586280Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for head motion prediction for spatial audio applications. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining motion data from a source device and a headset; obtaining transmission delays from a wireless stack of the source; estimating relative motion from the relative source device and headset motion data; calculating a first derivative of the relative motion data; forward predicting the estimated relative motion over the time delays using the first derivative and second derivative of relative motion; determining, using a head tracker, a head pose of the user based on the forward predicted relative motion data; and rendering, using the head pose, spatial audio for playback on the headset.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Evan G. Kriminger, Xiaoyuan Tu, Alexander Singh Alvarado