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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Edgar Charles Evangelista, San Jose, CA (US);
Hiroshi Horii, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ajinkya Waghulde, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Yujie Jiang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sooryuh Kim, Seoul, KR;
Minkyung Cho, Seoul, KR;
Boosun Shin, Seoul, KR;
Sungman Kim, Seoul, KR;
Chaekyung Lee, Gwacheon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method includes rendering a virtual widget at a first position in an extended reality (XR) space using a head-mounted display. The method also includes detecting a hand gesture of a user at a second position in the XR space using at least one optical sensor. The second position is between the first position and the optical sensor. The method further includes determining a duration of the hand gesture and a distance between the first and second positions. The method also includes performing a first or second type of action based on the duration and/or the distance. The first type of action corresponds to a system-level control of the virtual widget, and the second type of action corresponds to a content-level control of the virtual widget. In addition, the method includes rendering a visual and/or audio feedback based on at least one of the duration or the distance.