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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ashwin Kumar Asoka Kumar Shenoi, San Jose, CA (US);
Julian K. Shutzberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Leah M. Gum, Sunol, CA (US);
Daniel J. Brewer, San Jose, CA (US);
Chia-Ling Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for managing an engagement zone include tracking, by a system, a hand of a user and determining that a height of the hand of the user satisfies a first threshold height. In accordance with determining that the height of the hand of the user satisfies the first threshold height, the techniques also include initiating a UI engagement state, wherein the system monitors the user for user input during the UI engagement state, and determining user input into the system based on a user motion detected while the hand is tracked. The threshold height is associated with a boundary of a UI engagement zone and is modifiable based on user activity.