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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Charilaos Papadopoulos, Redwood City, CA (US);
Aaron M. Burns, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alexis H. Palangie, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew P. Richardson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruno M. Sommer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Charles Magahern, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph P. Cerra, San Francisco, CA (US);
Justin T. Voss, San Jose, CA (US);
Luis R. Deliz Centeno, Fremont, CA (US);
Mark A. Ebbole, San Francisco, CA (US);
Martin Garstenauer, Ternberg, AT;
Peter L. Hajas, Lafayette, CO (US);
Samuel L. Iglesias, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Various implementations disclosed herein more accurately or efficiently determine to which of multiple potential virtual objects user input should be directed in a 3D graphical environment. In some implementations, this involves using a rule that accounts for the types of the virtual objects to which a particular event may correspond. For example, a direction of intent may be identified and a rule used to determine to which of multiple potential virtual objects to associate an event.