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Patent No.:

US 12688660 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2023

Methods for depth conflict mitigation in a three-dimensional environment

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin Hylak, San Francisco, CA (US);

William A. Sorrentino, III, Mill Valley, CA (US);

Christopher D. Mckenzie, Burlingame, CA (US);

James J. Owen, San Francisco, CA (US);

Zoey C. Taylor, San Francisco, CA (US);

Miquel Estany Rodriguez, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

Kubota & Basol LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ryan M Gray

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by changing visual properties of one or more portions of the virtual object. In some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by displaying the virtual object in a virtual environment within the three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by variably changing visual properties of one or more portions of the virtual object and/or by variably displaying the virtual object in a virtual environment based on one or more characteristics of the depth conflict.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hylak, Benjamin. (2026). Methods for depth conflict mitigation in a three-dimensional environment (U.S. Patent No. 12688660). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12688660

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