公开(公告)号：US20250085132A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18957331

申请日：2024-11-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bruno M. Sommer ,  Avi Bar-Zeev ,  Frank Angermann ,  Stephen E. Pinto ,  Lilli Ing-Marie Jonsson ,  Rahul Nair

IPC: G01C21/36 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04S1/00 ,  H04S7/00 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for spatial audio navigation that may, for example, be implemented by mobile multipurpose devices. A spatial audio navigation system provides navigational information in audio form to direct users to target locations. The system uses directionality of audio played through a binaural audio device to provide navigational cues to the user. A current location, target location, and map information may be input to pathfinding algorithms to determine a real world path between the user's current location and the target location. The system may then use directional audio played through a headset to guide the user on the path from the current location to the target location. The system may implement one or more of several different spatial audio navigation methods to direct a user when following a path using spatial audio-based cues.

公开(公告)号：US12033240B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US16909620

申请日：2020-06-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexis Henri Palangie ,  Shih Sang Chiu ,  Bruno M. Sommer ,  Connor Alexander Smith ,  Aaron Mackay Burns

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G06T5/70 ,  G06T11/00

CPC classification number: G06T11/00 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G06T5/70 ,  G06T19/006

Abstract: In one implementation, a method of resolving focal conflict in a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment is performed by a device including a processor, non-transitory memory, an image sensor, and a display. The method includes capturing, using the image sensor, an image of a scene including a real object in a particular direction at a first distance from the device. The method includes displaying, on the display, a CGR environment including a virtual object in the particular direction at a second distance from the device. In accordance with a determination that the second distance is less than the first distance, the CGR environment includes the virtual object overlaid on the scene. In accordance with a determination that the second distance is greater than the first distance, the CGR environment includes the virtual object with an obfuscation area that obfuscates at least a portion of the real object within the obfuscation area.

公开(公告)号：US20230334794A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18112461

申请日：2023-02-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bruno M. Sommer ,  Leanid Vouk ,  Luis Rafael Deliz Centeno

IPC: G06T15/00 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04S7/00

CPC classification number: G06T19/006 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T15/00 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04S7/302 ,  H04S7/305 ,  G06T2200/24 ,  H04S2400/11

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for presenting communication data. In various implementations, a first device associated with a first person includes a display, a non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the display and the non-transitory memory. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining communication data associated with a second device corresponding to a second person. In some implementations, the method includes determining whether the first device and the second device are in a shared environment. In some implementations, the method includes in response to determining that the first device and the second device are not in a shared environment, displaying a representation of the second person based on the communication data associated with the second device.

公开(公告)号：US11748445B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US16861692

申请日：2020-04-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bruno M. Sommer ,  Alexandre da Veiga

IPC: G06V20/00 ,  G06F18/213

CPC classification number: G06F18/213 ,  G06V20/00

Abstract: This disclosure relates to managing a feature point map. The managing can include adding feature points to the feature point map using feature points captured by multiple devices and/or by a single device at different times. The resulting feature point map may be referred to as a global feature point map, storing feature points from multiple feature point maps. The global feature point map may be stored in a global feature point database accessible by a server so that the server may provide the global feature point map to devices requesting feature point maps for particular locations. In such examples, the global feature point map may allow a user to localize in locations without having to scan for feature points in the locations. In this manner, the user can localize in locations in which the user has never previously visited.

公开(公告)号：US20220245906A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17727311

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Burns ,  Bruno M. Sommer ,  Timothy R. Oriol

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that enable a device to provide a view of virtual elements and a physical environment where the presentation of the virtual elements is based on positioning relative to the physical environment. In one example, a device is configured to detect a change in positioning of a virtual element, for example, when a virtual element is added, moved, or the physical environment around the virtual element is changed. The location of the virtual element in the physical environment is used to detect an attribute of the physical environment upon which the presentation of the virtual element depends. Thus, the device is further configured to detect an attribute (e.g., surface, table, mid-air, etc.) of the physical environment based on the placement of the virtual element and present the virtual element based on the detected attribute.

公开(公告)号：US20210349676A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17266912

申请日：2019-09-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bruno M. Sommer ,  Alexandre Da Veiga ,  Ioana Negoita

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: In one implementation, a method of providing display device sharing and interactivity in simulated reality is performed at a first electronic device including one or more processors and a non-transitory memory. The method includes obtaining a gesture input to a first display device in communication with the first electronic device from a first user, where the first display device includes a first display. The method further includes transmitting a representation of the first display to a second electronic device in response to obtaining the gesture input. The method additionally includes receiving an input message directed to the first display device from the second electronic device, where the input message includes an input directive obtained by the second electronic device from a second user. The method also includes transmitting the input message to the first display device for execution by the first display device.

公开(公告)号：US20200372789A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16878249

申请日：2020-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey S. Norris ,  Bruno M. Sommer ,  Alexandre Da Veiga

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A method includes identifying remote devices, at a host device, based on received signals that indicate locations and device types for the remote devices. The method also includes identifying visible devices in images of a location and matching a first visible device to a first remote device. The first visible device is matched with the first remote device based on presence of the first visible device within a search area of the images, the search area of the images is determined based on the location for the first remote device, the first visible device is matched with the first remote device based on the device type for the first remote device, and the first visible device is matched with the first remote device based on a machine recognizable indicator that is output by the first visible device. The method also includes pairing the first remote device with the host device.

公开(公告)号：US20200082632A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16549483

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aaron M. Burns ,  Bruno M. Sommer ,  Timothy R. Oriol

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that enable a device to provide a view of virtual elements and a physical environment where the presentation of the virtual elements is based on positioning relative to the physical environment. In one example, a device is configured to detect a change in positioning of a virtual element, for example, when a virtual element is added, moved, or the physical environment around the virtual element is changed. The location of the virtual element in the physical environment is used to detect an attribute of the physical environment upon which the presentation of the virtual element depends. Thus, the device is further configured to detect an attribute (e.g., surface, table, mid-air, etc.) of the physical environment based on the placement of the virtual element and present the virtual element based on the detected attribute.

公开(公告)号：US20170357910A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15334692

申请日：2016-10-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bruno M. Sommer ,  Michael R. Brennan ,  Norman N. Wang ,  Ross R. Dexter

IPC: G06N99/00

CPC classification number: G06N20/00 ,  A63F13/67 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: A method may include receiving, at an artificial intelligence cloud service, a plurality of artificial intelligence feedback communications from a plurality of devices, wherein each artificial intelligence feedback communication of the plurality of artificial intelligence feedback communications includes data generated by software application components running on respective ones of the plurality of devices, the software application components including respective current artificial intelligence models, deriving, from the data included with each artificial intelligence feedback communication, an associated artificial intelligence model update for each of the respective current artificial intelligence models on the plurality of devices, and transmitting, to the plurality of devices, a plurality of artificial intelligence model update communications, wherein each artificial intelligence model update communication of the plurality of artificial intelligence model update communications includes the derived associated artificial intelligence model update for updating a corresponding one of the respective current artificial intelligence models on the plurality of devices.

公开(公告)号：US20170060264A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US14834043

申请日：2015-08-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jacques P. Gasselin de Richebourg ,  Norman N. Wang ,  Bruno M. Sommer ,  Ross R. Dexter

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/0346

CPC classification number: G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F9/451

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for enabling efficient control of a media application at a media electronic device by a user electronic device are provided.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于通过用户电子设备实现对媒体电子设备的媒体应用的有效控制的系统，方法和计算机可读介质。