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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yao-Chung Lin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Xiaosong Zhou, Campbell, CA (US);
Hsi-Jung Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1636 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention generate estimates of device motion from two data sources on a computing device—a motion sensor and a camera. The device may compare the estimates to each other to determine if they agree. If they agree, the device may confirm that device motion estimates based on the motion sensor are accurate and may output those estimates to an application within the device. If the device motion estimates disagree, the device may alter the motion estimates obtained from the motion sensor before outputting them to the application.