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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Benjamin H. Boesel, Jackson, WY (US);
Shih-Sang Chiu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Katherine W. Kolombatovich, New York, NY (US);
Garrett L. Weinberg, Capitola, CA (US);
Benjamin Hylak, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ieyuki Kawashima, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Lee S. Broughton, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Giancarlo Yerkes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kristi E. Bauerly, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a computer system reduces a visual prominence of virtual content relative to a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, a computer system displays an indication of a physical object in a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, a computer system reduces a visual prominence of the virtual content and enables a physical object, such as a person, to break through the virtual content, such as based on a determination that the physical object satisfies one or more criteria to constitute a salient social interaction.