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Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Arun Srivatsan Rangaprasad, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Anselm Grundhoefer, Campbell, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4266 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that determine a type of environment based on light assessment. For example, an example process may include obtaining a first set of light data from a first sensor (e.g., a multiwavelength ambient light sensor) in a physical environment that includes a light source. The first set of light data may identify diffuse light in each of multiple light wavelength ranges that is received by the first sensor. The process may further include obtaining a second set of data from the second sensor in the physical environment. The process may further include determining, based on the first set of light data and the second set of data, that the physical environment is a first type of environment (e.g., indoor) or a second type of environment (e.g., outdoor) based on a set of criteria (e.g., artificial light vs. sunlight).


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Rangaprasad, Arun. (2025). Environment classification based on light assessment (U.S. Patent No. 12209902). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12209902

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