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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas G. Salter, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher I. Word, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey S. Norris, Saratoga, CA (US);
In Young Yang, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael R. Alger, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael J. Rockwell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anshu K. Chimalamarri, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Evan M. Bovie, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas J. Moore, Northglenn, CO (US);
Yifeng Gui, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Devin W. Chalmers, Oakland, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for selectively displaying an image of a portion of a physical environment of an electronic device with enhanced visibility. In some examples, the image is displayed overlaid on a portion of a view of the physical environment. In some examples, the electronic device displays the image in accordance with one or more first criteria being satisfied. In some examples, the electronic device forgoes displaying the image in accordance with the one or more criteria not being satisfied.