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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Brett D Miller, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bosheng Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki, Los Altos, CA (US);
Stephane P Bersot, San Mateo, CA (US);
Noah D Bedard, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for camera focusing for video passthrough devices. Gaze information from a gaze tracking subsystem, either alone or along with depth information from a depth tracking system, may be leveraged to determine depths at which to focus. Gaze information, or a combination of depth and gaze information, may be used. As an alternative, the user can manually control the focus distance. For example, a manual bifocal method may provide two focus distances (near focus and far focus.