PRECISE INDOOR LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20190342707A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-07

    申请号:US16511756

    申请日:2019-07-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods and devices useful in performing precise indoor localization and tracking are provided. By way of example, a method includes locating and tracking, via a first wireless electronic device, a plurality of other wireless electronic devices within an indoor environment. The method also includes performing front-back detection, performing stationary node detection, performing angle of arrival (AoA) error correction, and performing field of view (FOV) filtering. Performing indoor localization and tracking of the plurality of other wireless electronic devices includes providing an indication of a physical location of the plurality of other wireless electronic devices within the indoor environment.

    Capacitive Wireless Charging Systems
    115.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180314349A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-01

    申请号:US15909769

    申请日:2018-03-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system may include a wireless power transmitting device such as a tablet computer and a wireless power receiving device such as a computer stylus. A wireless power transmitting capacitor electrode may be formed in the tablet computer. A wireless power receiving capacitor electrode may be formed in the computer stylus. The transmitting capacitor electrode may be driven by a drive signal having a frequency of 900 MHz or greater to produce wireless power. The wireless power may be transmitted from the transmitting capacitor electrode to the receiving capacitor electrode on the stylus via near field capacitive coupling. The transmitting and receiving capacitor electrodes may each include conductive traces on dielectric substrates. The conductive traces may follow meandering paths to maximize the possible capacitive coupling efficiency between the capacitor electrodes and thus the end-to-end charging efficiency of the wireless power transmission system.

    POWER ADAPTATION BASED ON ERROR RATE
    116.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180146435A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-24

    申请号:US15874678

    申请日:2018-01-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A host device is configured to increase the power output by an internal amplifier of its wireless chipset in response to requests from a remote device. Once the internal amplifier has reached its maximum power, further requests for power increases from the remove device do not similarly lead to automatic power increases being delivered by a external amplifier of the host device. Rather, the host device determines the strength of the link between it and the remote device. If the signal strength is too low, it is an indication that the signal power output by the remote device may not be sufficient to maintain the link and that any further increases in signal power by the host device will have little or no effect on the link. However, if the signal strength from the remote device is sufficient, the host device determines an error rate between it and the remote device. If the error rate is sufficiently low to maintain the link, then the host device will not further increase its signal output power. However, if the error rate is too high, the host device will turn on and/or increase power from its external amplifier to boost the power of its output signal and, thus, improve the error rate between it and the remote device.

    TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING CONDUCTED RF LINKS FOR MITIGATING MULTI-RADIO COEXISTENCE
    120.
    发明申请
    TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING CONDUCTED RF LINKS FOR MITIGATING MULTI-RADIO COEXISTENCE 审中-公开
    选择导通的RF链路以减轻多无线电共享的技术

    公开(公告)号:US20160353380A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US14871913

    申请日:2015-09-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A technique for reducing interference on conducted RF links involves a determination of active wireless channels in an electronic device. For example, the device can determine whether there are any active cellular, WiFi, and/or Bluetooth channels. If so, any active channels can be removed from a list of possible channels that can be used for generating the RF signals for the conducted RF link. If any idle channels remain available, one or more may be selected for use for the conducted RF link. Those idle channels having a higher offset from any active channels may be given a greater weight in the selection since they should be less likely to be subject to interference. If not, one of the least crowded active channels may be selected for use for the conducted RF link.

    Abstract translation: 用于减少对传导RF链路的干扰的技术涉及确定电子设备中的主动无线信道。 例如,设备可以确定是否存在活动的蜂窝,WiFi和/或蓝牙信道。 如果是这样,可以从可用于生成用于传导RF链路的RF信号的可能信道的列表中移除任何活动信道。 如果任何空闲信道保持可用,则可以选择一个或多个用于所传送的RF链路。 那些具有比任何活动通道偏移较大的空闲信道可能在选择中给予较大的权重,因为它们应该不太可能受到干扰。 如果不是,可以选择最不拥挤的活动频道中的一个用于传导的RF链路。

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