Apple patents system to check if AI location tools are working
Apple has filed a patent for a method that checks how well an AI model is doing its job when helping a device find its location. The system compares the AI's current performance against a standard benchmark to see if it is still accurate. If the performance drops, the device can take specific actions to fix or manage the issue.
In the filing’s own words
Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for monitoring performance of an artificial intelligence/machine learning model used for positioning assistance. A device is provided that includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor configured to, when executing instructions stored in the memory, receive a monitoring KPI derived from AI/ML data associated with an AI/ML model used for AI-assisted positioning; compare the monitoring KPI to a reference KPI; and based on the comparison, perform one or more monitoring actions.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A device, comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to, when executing instructions stored in the memory, cause the device to: cause a measurement entity to generate, based on measurement of a reference signal, measurement data for use in monitoring an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) model used for AI-assisted positioning; and monitor a performance of the AI/ML model based on the measurement data.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- MONITORING PROCESSES FOR AI-BASED POSITIONING
- Publication number
- US20260304380A1
- Application number
- 19479402
- Filed
- Mar 21, 2024
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Inventors
- 6
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04W 64/006 Electricity & electronicsH04L 41/16 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/02 Electricity & electronicsMore from Apple in AI & software
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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