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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jose J. Aroche Martinez, San Jose, CA (US);
Zachary P. Petersen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dale A. Taylor, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Leticia M. Alarcon, San Jose, CA (US);
Dudley G. Wong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sean M. Harold, San Jose, CA (US);
Ada Turner, Milpitas, CA (US);
Oscar H. Walden, Los Angeles, CA (US);
James C. Wilson, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method includes obtaining a media composition for display on an electronic display device is obtained. The media composition includes a plurality of layers, with each layer including a visual element. The method also includes selecting at least some of the layers of the media composition to have a parallax effect applied thereto and determining an amount of total parallax effect to apply to the selected layers. Also, the method includes determining an appropriate amount of offset to apply to each of the selected layers on an individual basis and shifting the selected layers in one or more directions by their respective appropriate amounts. Moreover, the method includes displaying the media composition showing the parallax effect on the electronic display device.