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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
May. 22, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ieyuki Kawashima, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stephen O. Lemay, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William A. Sorrentino, Iii, Kentfield, CA (US);
Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Sisters, OR (US);
Israel Pastrana Vicente, Spring, TX (US);
Gary Ian Butcher, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Kristi E. Bauerly, Los Altos, CA (US);
Shih-Sang Chiu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Benjamin Hunter Boesel, Jackson, WY (US);
David H. Huang, San Mateo, CA (US);
Dorian D. Dargan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Alan C. Dye, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
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.