US 11,968,479 B2
Method of tracking a mobile device and method of generating a geometrical model of a real environment using a camera of a mobile device
Peter Meier, Los Gatos, CA (US); and Sebastian Lieberknecht, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/663,533.
Application 17/663,533 is a continuation of application No. 16/749,262, filed on Jan. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,336,867.
Application 16/749,262 is a continuation of application No. 16/180,457, filed on Nov. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,582,166, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Application 16/180,457 is a continuation of application No. 15/167,391, filed on May 27, 2016, granted, now 10,121,247, issued on Nov. 6, 2018.
Application 15/167,391 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/EP2013/077483, filed on Dec. 19, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0279147 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/579 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/10 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 7/185 (2013.01) [G06T 7/251 (2017.01); G06T 7/579 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/10 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30264 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
determining that a vehicle has reached a first threshold distance from a predefined destination within an environment while the vehicle is moving toward the predefined destination, wherein a mobile device is located within the vehicle while the vehicle is moving;
in accordance with determining that the vehicle has reached the first threshold distance from the predefined destination:
acquiring environmental data from one or more sensors of the vehicle for the environment, and
generating a reference geometric model of the environment based on the acquired environmental data; and
determining that a trigger condition is satisfied based on a state of the vehicle, wherein the trigger condition comprises a determination that the vehicle has reached a second threshold distance of the predetermined destination; and
in accordance with detecting that the trigger condition is satisfied, transmitting the reference geometric model of the environment to the mobile device.