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US 12,714,912 · App. 18/626,664 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Method and apparatus for calibrating a user activity model used by a mobile device

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Patent No.
US 12,714,912
App. No.
18/626,664
Filed
Apr 4, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2857
USPC
482/8
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2025
From: QEEXO, CO.
To: TDK SENSEI PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 072640/0516 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16582241 · Sep 25, 2019
Provisional Application 62857330 · Jun 5, 2019
Related Publication 20240245955A1 · Jul 25, 2024
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