Apple patents headset that adjusts Wi-Fi based on room materials
Apple describes a method for head-mounted devices to predict when their wireless connection will weaken. The device uses sensors to identify materials in the room, such as walls or furniture, and anticipates how they might block the signal. It then automatically adjusts settings like data speed or error correction to keep the connection stable before the drop happens.
In the filing’s own words
A head-mounted device may exchange wireless communications with external electronic equipment. Weak network strength for the wireless communications may cause latency that results in a suboptimal user experience. To improve operations of the head-mounted device, the head-mounted device may predict a change in network strength associated with the wireless communications. The head-mounted device may predict changes in network strength based on historical network strength data and/or scene understanding data for a physical environment. In response to predicting the change in the network strength, the head-mounted device may change a characteristic of the wireless communications. The head-mounted device may change a forward error correction applied to the wireless communications, change a bit rate of the wireless communications, and/or change a number of retries during the wireless communications.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method of operating an electronic device comprising one or more sensors, the method comprising: exchanging wireless communications with external electronic equipment; using the one or more sensors to obtain a scene understanding data set, wherein the scene understanding data set comprises a location of a material in a physical environment and a composition of the material in the physical environment; predicting a change in a network strength associated with the wireless communications based at least partly on the scene understanding data set; and in response to predicting the change in the network strength, changing a characteristic of the wireless communications.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- Adjusting wireless communications based on network strength
- Patent number
- US12764591B2
- Application number
- 18432718
- Filed
- Feb 5, 2024
- Granted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04W 28/0231 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/02 Electricity & electronicsMore from Apple in AR, VR & displays
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