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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jonathan Ravasz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Angel Suet Yan Cheung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ashwin Kumar Asoka Kumar Shenoi, San Jose, CA (US);
Leah M. Gum, Sunol, CA (US);
Zoey C. Taylor, San Francisco, CA (US);
Evgenii Krivoruchko, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher D. Mckenzie, Burlingame, CA (US);
Matan Stauber, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yonghyun A. Kim, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory T. Scott, Soquel, CA (US);
Lucio Moreno Rufo, San Jose, CA (US);
Fredric R. Vinna, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian K. Shiraishi, Belmont, CA (US);
So Tanaka, San Pedro, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a computer system enables a user to invoke display of transport controls (and/or other controls associated with controlling playback of content) using gaze inputs, gesture inputs, or a combination of these. In some embodiments, in response to detecting a first user input, the computer system displays a first set of controls in a reduced-prominence state (e.g., in a manner that is not unduly distracting to the user), and in response to detecting a second user input, the computer system displays a second set of controls in an increased-prominence state (e.g., in a more visually prominent state). The second set of controls optionally includes more controls than the first set of controls.