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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 26, 2024
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas G. Salter, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jeffrey S. Norris, Saratoga, CA (US);

Christopher I. Word, San Francisco, CA (US);

Michael J. Rockwell, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G02B 27/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for displaying content such as a user interface element of an application executing on the electronic device upon detecting a context (e.g., detecting a physical object and optionally the satisfaction of one or more criteria) for displaying the user interface element in a three-dimensional environment presented at an electronic device. Examples of the disclosure are directed to improving the user experience by automatically displaying a user interface element when certain conditions are satisfied, such as when the context of the three-dimensional environment is appropriate (e.g., the context for displaying the user interface element is detected).


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