Patent ID: 11947005
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. A non-transitory memory storing one or more programs which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to:
obtain image data including one or more images of a real-world environment;
obtain a first depth estimation characterizing a distance between the device and the real-world environment in a direction relative to the device, wherein the first depth estimation is derived from the image data;
obtain acoustic data representing audio in the real-world environment;
obtain a second depth estimation characterizing the distance between the device and the real-world environment in the direction relative to the device, wherein the second depth estimation is derived from the acoustic data, wherein the first depth estimation characterizes a distance between the device and a first surface in the real-world environment and the second depth estimation characterizes a distance between the device and a second surface in the real-world environment different than the first surface; and
in response to determining that a difference between the first depth estimation and the second depth estimation exceeds a threshold value, determine a confirmed depth estimation characterizing the distance between the device and the real-world environment in the direction relative to the device as the second depth estimation.