Patent ID: 11860244
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. An electronic device, comprising:
a magnetometer comprising:
a magnetic yoke;
magnetic pole pieces offset from the magnetic yoke;
a reset coil wrapped around each magnetic pole piece; and
a magnetic field sensor offset from the magnetic yoke and the magnetic pole pieces, the magnetic field sensor operable to operate as a flux guide in response to current being applied to the reset coils;

one or more processors;
memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
obtaining, by the one or more processors from the magnetometer, magnetometer output data; and
determining, by the one or more processors, a directional heading or orientation of the electronic device using the magnetometer output data.