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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Vinay Chawda, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chase B. Lortie, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniel J. Brewer, San Jose, CA (US);
Julian K. Shutzberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Leah M. Gum, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yirong Tang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alexander T. Wing, Fremont, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A movement of a user input component is presented in accordance with a mapping of a user input motion from a user-centric spherical coordinate system to a 2D plane. An input motion by a user is detected. An origin for the input motion is identified in a user-centric spherical coordinate system. An arc length for the input motion is determined based on the identified origin. The input motion is mapped from the user-centric spherical coordinate system to a 2D plane of a user input component, and a movement of the user input component is presented on the 2D plane in accordance with the mapping.