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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
William Whitney, Capitola, CA (US);
Yuhao Pan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ahmet Fatih Cihan, San Jose, CA (US);
Tong Chen, Fremont, CA (US);
Stephen E. Dey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Optical sensors can be used for content generation using an input device without a touch sensitive surface. In some examples, the optical sensors can be used to detect characteristics of the input device including position, orientation, and/or motion of the input device. In some examples, some or all of the characteristics of the input device can be used in processing to generate content, including textual character input and three-dimensional objects. In some examples, the generation of content can use information from one or more additional sensors of the input device and/or from additional devices in combination with the characteristics of the input device based on the optical sensors.