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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Samuel M. Weinig, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lucie Belanger, Beloeil, CA;
Angel Suet Yan Cheung, San Francisco, CA (US);
David H. Huang, San Mateo, CA (US);
Dean Jackson, Yass, AU;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for preventing three-dimensional content from obscuring portions of a web browser or other user interface in a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, the methods include applying one or more visual treatments to the three-dimensional content. In some embodiments, the methods further include applying one or more visual treatments to portions of the web browser or portions of the other user interface. In some embodiments, the one or more visual treatments are applied at least from a viewpoint of a user. In some embodiments, applying the or more visual treatments is based on a three-dimensional visual effect of the three-dimensional content.