Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Fu

Christopher D. Fu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250110606
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for presenting one or more user interface elements including suggested content based on detection of physical objects in a computer-generated environment. In some examples, the electronic device captures one or more images of a physical environment, including a first object (e.g., a fillable form). In some examples, in accordance with detecting, in the one or more images, a first region (e.g., a first fillable field) of the first object and that one or more first criteria are satisfied, the electronic device displays a first user interface element including first suggested text, wherein the first user interface element is displayed at a first location based on the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas G. SALTER, Christopher I. WORD, Jeffrey S. NORRIS, Paulo R. JANSEN DOS REIS, Evan JONES, Peter BURGNER, Thomas J. MOORE, Christopher D. FU, Michael J. ROCKWELL, Tigran KHACHATRYAN, Guilherme KLINK
  • Publication number: 20250113159
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a physical object within an environment using a camera of an electronic device, obtaining a content item to be output for display by the electronic device, determining a content position and a content orientation for the content item relative to the physical object, and displaying a representation of the content item using the electronic device so that, from a perspective of a user using the electronic device, the content item replaces the physical object in the environment. The content item is selected based on identifying the physical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: David W. Padgett, Christopher D. Fu, Scott G. Wade, Paul Ewers, loana Negoita, Thomas G. Salter, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Dimitris Ladopoulos
  • Publication number: 20250045324
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of storing object information in association with contextual information is performed at a device including an image sensor, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes capturing, using the image sensor, an image of an environment. The method includes detecting a user engagement with an object in the environment based on the image of the environment. The method includes, in response to detecting the user engagement with the object, obtaining information regarding the object, obtaining contextual information, and storing, in a database, an entry including the information regarding the object in association with the contextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher D. Fu, Devin W. Chalmers, Matthias Dantone, Paulo R. Jansen dos Reis
  • Patent number: 12213019
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining an image of a machine-readable data representation that is located on a physical object using a camera of an electronic device. The machine-readable data representation includes an encoded form of a data value. The method further includes decoding the machine-readable data representation to determine the data value, whereby the data value includes a content identifier and a content source identifier. The method also includes selecting a content source based on the content source identifier, obtaining a content item and content location information based on the content identifier from the content source, determining a content position and a content orientation for the content item relative to the physical object based on the content location information, and displaying a representation of the content item using the electronic device according to the content position and the content orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David W. Padgett, Christopher D. Fu, Scott G. Wade, Paul Ewers, Ioana Negoita, Thomas G. Salter, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Dimitris Ladopoulos
  • Publication number: 20240411422
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of displaying a plurality of glints method includes capturing an image of an environment including a plurality of objects. The method includes detecting, in the image of the environment, a plurality of actionable items respectively associated with a plurality of actions. The method includes relating the actionable items to respective ones of the plurality of objects. The method includes displaying a plurality of group user interface elements in respective association with the plurality of objects. The method includes detecting user input directed to a particular group user interface element of the plurality of group user interface elements associated with a particular object of the plurality of objects. The method includes displaying a plurality of user interface elements in respective association with those of the plurality of actionable items related to the particular object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Paulo R. Jansen dos Reis, Christopher D. Fu
  • Publication number: 20240393919
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating selection of a target object required by a request from a user from a set of candidate objects include identifying the set of candidate objects in a gaze region corresponding to a gaze of the user and generating a graphical user interface allowing a user to select the target object from the set of candidate objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew Muehlhausen, Elena J. Nattinger, Devin W. Chalmers, Paul Ewers, Paulo R. Jansen dos Reis, Peter Burgner, Christopher D. Fu, Richard P. Lozada
  • Publication number: 20240393996
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may be used to perform a visual search on a physical environment around the head-mounted device. A user may wish to visually search one out of multiple physical objects in the physical environment. To clearly show the user which physical object was the target of a visual search, the head-mounted device may present a thumbnail of the candidate physical object on a display. The thumbnail may be cropped and/or zoomed using an image from a camera on the head-mounted device. By displaying a thumbnail that is taken by a camera on the head-mounted device, the thumbnail will directly match the physical object in the user's physical environment, eliminating ambiguity regarding which physical object is the subject of the visual search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas J. Moore, Alesha Unpingco, Anshu K. Chimalamarri, Ashwin K. Vijay, Christopher D. Fu, Guilherme Klink, In Young Yang, Paul Ewers, Paulo R. Jansen dos Reis, Peter Burgner, Thomas G. Salter, Tigran Khachatryan
  • Publication number: 20240184986
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of displaying text suggestions is performed at a device including an input device, a display, an image sensor, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes obtaining, using the image sensor, one or more images of a physical environment. The method includes obtaining one or more semantic labels associated with the physical environment based on the one or more images of the physical environment. The method includes receiving, via the input device, text. The method includes determining one or more text suggestions based on the one or more semantic labels associated with the physical environment and the text. The method includes displaying, on the display, the one or more text suggestions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher D. Fu, Devin W. Chalmers, Paulo R. Jansen dos Reis
  • Publication number: 20240089695
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining an image of a machine-readable data representation that is located on a physical object using a camera of an electronic device. The machine-readable data representation includes an encoded form of a data value. The method further includes decoding the machine-readable data representation to determine the data value, whereby the data value includes a content identifier and a content source identifier. The method also includes selecting a content source based on the content source identifier, obtaining a content item and content location information based on the content identifier from the content source, determining a content position and a content orientation for the content item relative to the physical object based on the content location information, and displaying a representation of the content item using the electronic device according to the content position and the content orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: David W. Padgett, Christopher D. Fu, Scott G. Wade, Paul Ewers, Ioana Negoita, Thomas G. Salter, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Dimitris Ladopoulos
  • Patent number: 11825375
    Abstract: A method includes determining a device location of an electronic device, transmitting a request to a content source, the request including the device location of the electronic device, and receiving, from the content source in response to the request, a content item that is associated with display location information that describes a content position for the content item relative to a physical environment. The content item is selected by the content source based on the content position for the content item being within an area that is defined based on the device location. The method also includes displaying a representation of the content item as part of a computer-generated reality scene in which the representation of the content item is positioned relative to the physical environment according to the content position for the content item from the display location information for the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David W. Padgett, Christopher D. Fu, Scott G. Wade, Paul Ewers, Ioana Negoita, Thomas G. Salter, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Dimitris Ladopoulos
  • Publication number: 20230297607
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of presenting virtual content is performed by a device including an image sensor, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes obtaining, using the image sensor, an image of a physical environment. The method includes detecting, in the image of the physical environment, machine-readable content associated with an object. The method includes determining an object type of the object. The method includes obtaining virtual content based on a search query creating using the machine-readable content and the object type. The method includes displaying the virtual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Christopher D. Fu, Devin W. Chalmers, Paulo R. Jansen dos Reis
  • Publication number: 20230074109
    Abstract: A method includes determining a device location of an electronic device, transmitting a request to a content source, the request including the device location of the electronic device, and receiving, from the content source in response to the request, a content item that is associated with display location information that describes a content position for the content item relative to a physical environment. The content item is selected by the content source based on the content position for the content item being within an area that is defined based on the device location. The method also includes displaying a representation of the content item as part of a computer-generated reality scene in which the representation of the content item is positioned relative to the physical environment according to the content position for the content item from the display location information for the content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: David W. Padgett, Christopher D. Fu, Scott G. Wade, Paul Ewers, Ioana Negoita, Thomas G. Salter, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Dimitris Ladopoulos
  • Patent number: 11533580
    Abstract: A method includes determining a device location of an electronic device, and obtaining a content item to be output for display by the electronic device based on the device location, wherein the content item comprises coarse content location information and fine content location information. The method also includes determining an anchor in a physical environment based on the content item, determining a content position and a content orientation for the content item relative to the anchor based on the fine content location information, and displaying a representation of the content item using the electronic device using the content position and the content orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David W. Padgett, Christopher D. Fu, Scott G. Wade, Paul Ewers, Ioana Negoita, Thomas G. Salter, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Dimitris Ladopoulos
  • Publication number: 20200351608
    Abstract: A method includes determining a device location of an electronic device, and obtaining a content item to be output for display by the electronic device based on the device location, wherein the content item comprises coarse content location information and fine content location information. The method also includes determining an anchor in a physical environment based on the content item, determining a content position and a content orientation for the content item relative to the anchor based on the fine content location information, and displaying a representation of the content item using the electronic device using the content position and the content orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: David W. Padgett, Christopher D. Fu, Scott G. Wade, Paul Ewers, Ioana Negoita, Thomas G. Salter, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Dimitris Ladopoulos