Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for adjusting and/or controlling immersion associated with user interfaces
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Application No.: US17448876Application Date: 2021-09-25
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Publication No.: US11520456B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Ieyuki Kawashima , Stephen O. Lemay , William A. Sorrentino, III , Alan C. Dye , M. Evans Hankey , Julian Jaede , Jonathan P. Ive , Kristi E. Bauerly , Benjamin Hunter Boesel , Shih-Sang Chiu , David H. Huang
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kubota & Basol LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/0487

Abstract:
In some embodiments, an electronic device emphasizes and/or deemphasizes user interfaces based on the gaze of a user. In some embodiments, an electronic device defines levels of immersion for different user interfaces independently of one another. In some embodiments, an electronic device resumes display of a user interface at a previously-displayed level of immersion after (e.g., temporarily) reducing the level of immersion associated with the user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device allows objects, people, and/or portions of an environment to be visible through a user interface displayed by the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device reduces the level of immersion associated with a user interface based on characteristics of the electronic device and/or physical environment of the electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220155909A1 METHODS FOR ADJUSTING AND/OR CONTROLLING IMMERSION ASSOCIATED WITH USER INTERFACES Public/Granted day:2022-05-19
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