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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Xiaoyuan Tu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Umamahesh Srinivas, Milpitas, CA (US);
Seyyedeh Mahsa Mirzargar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Keyu Chen, San Ramon, CA (US);
Alexander Singh Alvarado, San Jose, CA (US);
Ronald K. Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Aditya Sarathy, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed for disabling/re-enabling head tracking for spatial audio applications. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining, using one or more processors of an auxiliary device worn by a user, motion data; tracking, using the one or more processors, the user's head based at least in part on the motion data; determining, using the one or more processors, whether or not the user is walking based at least in part on the motion data; in accordance with determining that the user is walking, determining if a source device configured to deliver spatial audio to the auxiliary device is static for a specified period of time; and in accordance with determining that the user is walking and the source device is static for the specified period of time, disabling the head tracking.