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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025

Filed:

May. 12, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alexis H. Palangie, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Aaron M. Burns, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Arun Rakesh Yoganandan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Benjamin R. Blachnitzky, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/1423 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0381 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one implementation, a method of processing input for multiple devices is performed by a first electronic device one or more processors and non-transitory memory. The method includes determining a gaze direction. The method includes selecting a target electronic device based on determining that the gaze direction is directed to the target electronic device. The method includes receiving, via an input device, one or more inputs. The method includes processing the one or more inputs based on the target electronic device.


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