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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wei Kong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert Mayor, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Chun-Yuan Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Darin Tay, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/025 (2013.01); G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G01S 5/0252 (2013.01); G01S 5/0263 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/33 (2018.02);
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.