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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2023
System and method of three-dimensional placement and refinement in multi-user communication sessions
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Connor A. Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Benjamin H. Boesel, Cornelius, NC (US);
David H. Huang, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jeffrey S. Norris, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jonathan Perron, Felton, CA (US);
Jordan A. Cazamias, Conroe, TX (US);
Miao Ren, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shih-Sang Chiu, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Some examples of the disclosure are directed to methods for spatial placement of avatars in a communication session. In some examples, while a first electronic device is presenting a three-dimensional environment, the first electronic device may receive an input corresponding to a request to enter a communication session with a second electronic device. In some examples, in response to receiving the input, the first electronic device may scan an environment surrounding the first electronic device. In some examples, the first electronic device may identify a placement location in the three-dimensional environment at which to display a virtual object representing a user of the second electronic device. In some examples, the first electronic device displays the virtual object representing the user of the second electronic device at the placement location in the three-dimensional environment. Some examples of the disclosure are directed to methods for spatial refinement in the communication session.