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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Benjamin R. Blachnitzky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Aaron M. Burns, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anette L. Freiin Von Kapri, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arun Rakesh Yoganandan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jue Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Matthew J. Sundstrom, Campbell, CA (US);
Michelle Chua, Seattle, WA (US);
Zachary Z. Becker, Issaquah, WA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The method includes: detecting a first user input that corresponds to surfacing elements associated with a function or a usage of a control device detected within a physical environment; in response to detecting a first user input, presenting the UI elements according to a first visual modality that anchors the UI to the control device; while presenting the UI elements according to the first visual modality, detecting a second user input that corresponds to detaching the UI elements; and in response to detecting the second user input, presenting the UI elements associated with the function or the usage of the control device according to a second visual modality different from the first visual modality that anchors the UI elements to a point within the physical environment.