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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Yohan Rajan, Cupertino, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
According to various implementations, a method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and one or more displays. The method includes, while presenting a virtual environment, via the one or more displays, obtaining a request for interaction from an external source. The virtual environment includes a first plurality of available presentation regions and a second plurality of unavailable presentation regions. The method includes determining whether the request for interaction from the external source satisfies one or more interaction criteria. The method includes presenting, via the one or more displays, an avatar associated with the external source at one of the first plurality of available presentation regions within the virtual environment, in response to determining that the external source satisfies the one or more interaction criteria.