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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
David J. Meyer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Julian K. Shutzberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
David M. Teitelbaum, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel J. Brewer, San Jose, CA (US);
Bharat C. Dandu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christopher D. Mckenzie, Burlingame, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that interpret user activity as user interactions with user interface (UI) elements positioned within a three-dimensional (3D) space such as an extended reality (XR) environment. Some implementations enable user interactions with virtual elements displayed in 3D environments that utilize alternative input modalities, e.g., XR environments that interpret user activity as either direct interactions or indirect interactions with virtual elements.