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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Oliver Thomas Ruepp, Baierbrunn, DK;
Jai Prakash, Cupertino, CA (US);
Johan Hedborg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rahul Raguram, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michele Stoppa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
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.