Group communications platform
    51.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11765214B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17224072

    申请日:2021-04-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L65/403

    Abstract: A group communications platform facilitates that sharing of an application environment with other users. The platform may receive a request to initiate a group session for a local user and a remote user. An out-of-process network connection with a system communication channel between a local computing device associated with the local user and a remote computing device associated with the remote user may be established for the group session. A system call may be received from a local instance of a first application on the local computing device to transfer local data to a remote instance of the first application on the remote computing device via the out-of-process network connection. The local data may be transferred to the remote instance of the first application on the remote computing device via the out-of-process network connection and the system communication channel. The local data may include state data of the local instance of the first application for updating a state of the remote instance of the first application.

    Localization for mobile devices
    52.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11756229B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-12

    申请号:US17493359

    申请日:2021-10-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06T7/73 G06F18/2148 G06T7/20

    Abstract: Systems and methods for localization for mobile devices are described. Some implementations may include accessing motion data captured using one or more motion sensors; determining, based on the motion data, a coarse localization, wherein the coarse localization includes a first estimate of position; obtaining one or more feature point maps, wherein the feature point maps are associated with a position of the coarse localization; accessing images captured using one or more image sensors; determining, based on the images, a fine localization pose by localizing into a feature point map of the one or more feature point maps, wherein the fine localization pose includes a second estimate of position and an estimate of orientation; generating, based on the fine localization pose, a virtual object image including a view of a virtual object; and displaying the virtual object image.

    Discovery Of And Connection To Remote Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20230055232A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17980057

    申请日:2022-11-03

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A method includes receiving one or more signals that each indicate a device type for a respective remote device, identifying one or more visible devices in one or more images, matching a first device from the one or more visible devices with a first signal from the one or more signals based on a device type of the first device matching a device type for the first signal and based on a visible output of the first device, pairing the first device with a second device, and controlling a function of the first device using the second device.

    Discovery of and connection to remote devices

    公开(公告)号:US11532227B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US17557206

    申请日:2021-12-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a location and a device type for one or more remote devices, and identifying one or more visible devices in one or more images, the one or more visible devices having a location and a device type. The method also includes matching a first visible device from the one or more visible devices with a first remote device from the one or more remote devices based on a location and a device type of the first visible device matching a location and a device type of the first remote device, obtaining a user input, and controlling a function of the first remote device based on the user input.

    Techniques for maintaining feature point maps

    公开(公告)号:US11410328B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16861772

    申请日:2020-04-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to maintaining a feature point map. The maintaining can include selectively updating feature points in the feature point map based on an assigned classification of the feature points. For example, when a feature points is assigned a first classification, the feature point is updated whenever information indicates that the feature point should be updated. In such an example, when the feature point is assigned a second classification different from the first classification, the feature point forgoes being updated whenever information indicates that the feature point should be updated. A classification can be assigned to a feature point using a classification system on one or more pixels of an image corresponding to the feature point.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOLVING FOCAL CONFLICT

    公开(公告)号:US20210097729A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-01

    申请号:US16909620

    申请日:2020-06-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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.

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