US 12,245,050 B2
Canopy coverage determination for improved wireless connectivity
Dhruv Khati, San Jose, CA (US); Shiva Krishna Narra, San Jose, CA (US); Krishna Myneni, Santa Clara, CA (US); Anjaneyulu Maganti, San Jose, CA (US); and Sanjeevi Balasubramanian, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/716,765.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/245,099, filed on Sep. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/245,056, filed on Sep. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0082984 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 16/22 (2009.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); H04B 17/391 (2015.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 36/24 (2009.01); H04W 36/36 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 16/22 (2013.01) [G06T 7/33 (2017.01); H04B 17/3913 (2015.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 36/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30184 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30188 (2013.01); H04W 36/36 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a mobile communication device, comprising;
capturing images using a camera of the mobile communication device;
generating, via processing circuitry of the mobile communication device, a spherical upper hemisphere grid based on the images;
determining, via the processing circuitry, a degree of obstruction for one or more regions of the spherical upper hemisphere grid; and
adjusting, via the processing circuitry, one or more operating characteristics for communicating with one or more communication hubs based on a position of the one or more communication hubs corresponding to the one or more of the regions and the degree of obstruction at the one or more of the regions, wherein the one or more operating characteristics comprises a transmission power or an amount to increase transmission power of a transceiver.