ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,910, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Sensor-assisted location fix" was invented by Devrim Varoglu (Santa Clara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sensor-assisted location technology is disclosed. Primary location technologies, such as GPS, can be used to determine the current location (e.g., a location fix) of a location-enabled device. In some instances, the primary location technology may be unreliable and/or consume more power than an alternative location technology. Sensors, such as accelerometers, compasses, gyrometers, and the like, can be used to supplement and/or increase the accuracy o...