Apple patents method to fix 3D maps that drift from real rooms
Apple describes a technique for checking if a digital 3D model of a room matches the actual physical space. If the model is slightly off, the system adjusts parts of it to line up correctly with the real environment.
In the filing’s own words
A device obtains a mesh for a physical environment. The mesh includes various mesh elements that correspond to respective physical points in the physical environment. The device determines whether the mesh is aligned with the physical environment based on a comparison between the mesh elements and the respective physical points in the physical environment. In response to determining that the mesh is misaligned with the physical environment, the device modifies a portion of the mesh in order to generate a modified mesh that is aligned with the physical environment.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method comprising: at a device including a display, a non-transitory memory and one or more processors: obtaining a mesh for a physical environment, wherein the mesh includes a plurality of mesh elements that correspond to respective physical points in the physical environment; determining whether the mesh is aligned with the physical environment based on a comparison between the plurality of mesh elements and the respective physical points in the physical environment; and in response to determining that the mesh is misaligned with the physical environment, modifying a portion of the mesh in order to generate a modified mesh that is aligned with the physical environment.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- MODIFYING A MESH FOR A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
- Publication number
- US20260320951A1
- Application number
- 19641809
- Filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 9
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
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