Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Faulkner

Jeffrey M. Faulkner 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: 20240319841
    Abstract: A computer system displays a view of a first portion of a three-dimensional environment and a first virtual object corresponding to a first computer-generated experience. While displaying the view of the first portion of the three-dimensional environment, the computer system detects a first input directed to the first virtual object meeting first criteria, and in response, starts a preview of a first portion of the first computer-generated experience. While displaying the preview, the computer system detects movement of the computer system relative to the surrounding environment, and in response displays a view of a second portion of the three-dimensional environment and a second portion of the preview of the first computer-generated experience. While displaying a portion of the preview of the first computer-generated experience, the computer system detects a second input meeting second criteria, and in response, displays a view of the first computer-generated experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Stephen O. Lemay, Israel Pastrana Vicente, William A. Sorrentino, III, Peter D. Anton
  • Patent number: 12099692
    Abstract: A computer system with a display and a touch-sensitive surface receives a request to display a first user interface that includes a first item, and, in response to the request, displays the first user interface with a representation of the first item. Depending on whether the first item corresponds to a respective virtual three-dimensional object, the first item is displayed either with a visual indication to indicate that the first item corresponds to a first respective virtual three-dimensional object or without the visual indication. In response to a request to display a second user interface, the second user interface is displayed with a representation of the second item. Depending on whether the second item corresponds to a respective virtual three-dimensional object, the representation of the second item is displayed with or without the visual indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Philipp Rockel, Jonathan R. Dascola, Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20240310971
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device emphasizes and/or deemphasizes user interfaces based on the gaze of a user. In some embodiments, an electronic device defines levels of immersion for different user interfaces independently of one another. In some embodiments, an electronic device resumes display of a user interface at a previously-displayed level of immersion after (e.g., temporarily) reducing the level of immersion associated with the user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device allows objects, people, and/or portions of an environment to be visible through a user interface displayed by the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device reduces the level of immersion associated with a user interface based on characteristics of the electronic device and/or physical environment of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Ieyuki KAWASHIMA, Stephen O. LEMAY, William A. SORRENTINO, III, Jeffrey M. FAULKNER, Israel PASTRANA VICENTE, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Kristi E. BAUERLY, Shih-Sang CHIU, Benjamin Hunter BOESEL, David H. HUANG, Dorian D. DARGAN
  • Patent number: 12032803
    Abstract: A computer system displays a first view of a three-dimensional environment. While displaying the first view, the computer system detects a first movement of a first hand that meets first criteria, and in response, displays a first virtual object that includes a first plurality of selectable controls at a first position in the first view, wherein the first position corresponds to a location of the first hand after the first movement in a physical environment. While displaying the first virtual object at the first position, the computer system detects a second movement of the first hand, and in response, displays movement of a representation of the first hand in the first view in accordance with the second movement of the first hand relative to a position of the first virtual object in the first view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Israel Pastrana Vicente, William A. Sorrentino, III, Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Kristi E. S. Bauerly, Peter D. Anton, Alan C. Dye
  • Patent number: 11995285
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device emphasizes and/or deemphasizes user interfaces based on the gaze of a user. In some embodiments, an electronic device defines levels of immersion for different user interfaces independently of one another. In some embodiments, an electronic device resumes display of a user interface at a previously-displayed level of immersion after (e.g., temporarily) reducing the level of immersion associated with the user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device allows objects, people, and/or portions of an environment to be visible through a user interface displayed by the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device reduces the level of immersion associated with a user interface based on characteristics of the electronic device and/or physical environment of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Henderson, Ieyuki Kawashima, Stephen O. Lemay, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Wesley M. Holder, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, William A. Sorrentino, III, Peter D. Anton
  • Publication number: 20240094866
    Abstract: A computer system displays a first view of a user interface of a first application with a first size at a first position corresponding to a location of at least a portion of a palm that is currently facing a viewpoint corresponding to a view of a three-dimensional environment provided via a display generation component. While displaying the first view, the computer system detects a first input that corresponds to a request to transfer display of the first application from the palm to a first surface that is within a first proximity of the viewpoint. In response to detecting the first input, the computer system displays a second view of the user interface of the first application with a second size and an orientation that corresponds to the first surface at a second position defined by the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Gregg S. Suzuki, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Jonathan Ive, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Jonathan R. Dascola, William A. Sorrentino, III, Kristi E.S. Bauerly, Giancarlo Yerkes, Peter D. Anton
  • Publication number: 20240053859
    Abstract: A computer system displays, in a simulated three-dimensional space, an object with a user interface displayed at a pose corresponding to a pose of the object in the simulated space, the object's pose corresponding to a pose of an input device in a physical environment. In response to detecting a movement input via the input device: if the movement input corresponds to input device movement, relative to the physical environment, meeting pose criteria requiring that a parameter of change in the input device pose meet a set of one or more thresholds, the computer system displays the user interface away from the object; and, if the movement input corresponds to input device movement not meeting the pose criteria, the computer system updates the object's pose in the simulated space based on the input device movement, while maintaining display of the user interface at a pose corresponding to the object's pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Wesley M. Holder, Giancarlo Yerkes, Israel Pastrana Vicente, William A. Sorrentino, III, Stephen O. Lemay
  • Patent number: 11875013
    Abstract: A computer system detects a wrist. In accordance with a determination that first criteria that require an inner side of the wrist facing toward a viewpoint are met, the computer system displays a first user interface object including a plurality of representations of different applications at a first position corresponding to a first location on the wrist. While displaying the first user interface object, the computer system detects that the wrist's position or orientation has changed to satisfying second criteria that requires an outer side of the wrist facing toward the viewpoint. In response, the computer system switches from displaying the first user interface object at the first position to displaying a second user interface object including a plurality of controls for controlling functions at a second position corresponding to a location on a back of a hand attached to the wrist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Gregg S. Suzuki, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Jonathan Ive, Robert T. Tilton, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Jonathan R. Dascola, William A. Sorrentino, III, Kristi E. S. Bauerly, Giancarlo Yerkes, Peter D. Anton
  • Patent number: 11861136
    Abstract: A computer system displays a view of at least a portion of a simulated three-dimensional space, and a view of a user interface object located within the simulated three-dimensional space. The user interface object is a representation of a computing device that has a non-immersive display environment that provides access to a plurality of different applications. The user interface object includes a first user interface that corresponds to the non-immersive display environment of the computing device and is responsive to touch inputs from a user on the input device, and a pose of the user interface object in the simulated three-dimensional space corresponds to a pose of the input device in a physical space surrounding the input device. In response to a touch input that corresponds to a respective location in the first user interface, an appearance of the first user interface is updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Wesley M. Holder, Giancarlo Yerkes, Israel Pastrana Vicente, William A. Sorrentino, III, Stephen O. Lemay
  • Publication number: 20230418432
    Abstract: An electronic device, while displaying a three-dimensional environment, including one or more virtual objects, detects gaze of a user directed toward a first virtual object in the three-dimensional environment. The gaze meets first criteria and the first virtual object is responsive to at least one gesture input. In response to detecting the gaze that meets the first criteria, in accordance with a determination that a hand is in a predefined ready state for providing gesture inputs, the electronic device displays an indication of one or more interaction options available for the first virtual object in the three-dimensional environment; and in accordance with a determination the hand is not in the predefined ready state for providing gesture inputs, the electronic device forgoes displaying the indication of one or more interaction options available for the first virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Philipp Rockel, Robert T. Tilton, Stephen O. Lemay, William A. Sorrentino, III, Kristi E.S. Bauerly, Peter D. Anton
  • Patent number: 11768579
    Abstract: While displaying a view of a virtual environment that does not include a visual representation of a first portion of a physical object present in a physical environment in which a user is located, a computer system detects movement of the user in the physical environment. In accordance with a determination that the user is within a threshold distance of the first portion of the physical object which has an extent that is potentially visible to the user based on a field of view of the user for the virtual environment, the computer system changes an appearance of the view of the virtual environment in a manner that indicates a physical characteristic of the first portion of the physical object, without indicating a second portion of the physical object that is potentially visible to the user based on the field of view of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Philipp Rockel, Wesley M. Holder
  • Patent number: 11720171
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device navigates between user interfaces based at least on detecting a gaze of the user. In some embodiments, an electronic device enhances interactions with control elements of user interfaces. In some embodiments, an electronic device scrolls representations of categories and subcategories in a coordinated manner. In some embodiments, an electronic device navigates back from user interfaces having different levels of immersion in different ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Israel Pastrana Vicente, Jay Moon, Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Pol Pla I Conesa, Dorian D. Dargan
  • Publication number: 20230186578
    Abstract: request to present first computer-generated content including first visual content and first audio content corresponding to the first visual content, displays the first visual content within the first portion of the three-dimensional environment and outputting the first audio content using a first audio output mode if the request is to present the first computer-generated content with a first level of immersion, and displays the first visual content within the second portion of the three-dimensional environment and outputting the first audio content using a second audio output mode if the request is to present the first computer-generated content with a second level of immersion greater than the first level of immersion, wherein using the second audio output mode instead of the first audio output mode changes a level of immersion of the first audio content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Stephen O. Lemay, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jonathan Ive, Kristi E.S. Bauerly
  • Publication number: 20230168788
    Abstract: A system displays, via the first display generation component: a first view of a computer-generated three-dimensional environment, including a representation of a physical environment, and a representation of one or more projections of light. The representation of the one or more projections of light has an appearance that corresponds to a spatial relationship between first virtual content present in the computer-generated three-dimensional environment and the representation of the physical environment. The system displays animated changes of the representation of the one or more projections of light and displays alterations of an appearance of a representation of a first surface in the physical environment in accordance with the animated changes of the representation of the one or more projections of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Philipp Rockel, Wesley M. Holder, Nicholas W. Henderson, Robert T. Tilton, Richard R. Dellinger, Stephen O. Lemay, William A. Sorrentino, III, Giancarlo Yerkes, Pedro Mari
  • Patent number: 11615596
    Abstract: A computer system, while displaying a view of a computer-generated environment, detects movement of a physical object, and in response: in accordance with a determination that a user is within a threshold distance of a first portion of the physical object and that the physical object meets preset criteria, the computer system changes an appearance of virtual content displayed at a position corresponding to a current location of the physical object's first portion, without changing an appearance of virtual content displayed at a position corresponding to the physical object's second portion; and in accordance with a determination that the user is within the threshold distance and that the physical object does not meet the preset criteria, the computer system changes an appearance of virtual content displayed at a position corresponding to a current location of the physical object's first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Stephen O. Lemay, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jonathan Ive, Kristi E. S. Bauerly
  • Patent number: 11567625
    Abstract: A computing system, while displaying a first view of a first computer-generated three-dimensional environment including a representation of a respective portion of a physical environment, and a first representation of one or more projections of light in a first portion of the first computer-generated three-dimensional environment, detects, from a first user, a query directed to a virtual assistant. In response, the computer system displays animated changes of the first representation of the one or more projections of light in the first portion of the first computer-generated three-dimensional environment, including displaying a second representation of the one or more projections of light that is focused on a first sub-portion of the first portion, and then displays content responding to the query at a position corresponding to the first sub-portion of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Philipp Rockel, Wesley M. Holder, Nicholas W. Henderson, Robert T. Tilton, Richard R. Dellinger, Stephen O. Lemay, William A. Sorrentino, III, Giancarlo Yerkes, Pedro Mari
  • Publication number: 20230008537
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device emphasizes and/or deemphasizes user interfaces based on the gaze of a user. In some embodiments, an electronic device defines levels of immersion for different user interfaces independently of one another. In some embodiments, an electronic device resumes display of a user interface at a previously-displayed level of immersion after (e.g., temporarily) reducing the level of immersion associated with the user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device allows objects, people, and/or portions of an environment to be visible through a user interface displayed by the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device reduces the level of immersion associated with a user interface based on characteristics of the electronic device and/or physical environment of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas W. HENDERSON, Ieyuki KAWASHIMA, Stephen O. LEMAY, Israel PASTRANA VICENTE, Wesley M. HOLDER, Jeffrey M. FAULKNER, William A. SORRENTINO, III
  • Publication number: 20220244835
    Abstract: While displaying a view of a virtual environment that does not include a visual representation of a first portion of a physical object present in a physical environment in which a user is located, a computer system detects movement of the user in the physical environment. In accordance with a determination that the user is within a threshold distance of the first portion of the physical object which has an extent that is potentially visible to the user based on a field of view of the user for the virtual environment, the computer system changes an appearance of the view of the virtual environment in a manner that indicates a physical characteristic of the first portion of the physical object, without indicating a second portion of the physical object that is potentially visible to the user based on the field of view of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Philipp Rockel, Wesley M. Holder
  • Patent number: 11340756
    Abstract: While displaying a three-dimensional environment, a computer system detects a hand at a first position that corresponds to a portion of the three-dimensional environment. In response to detecting the hand at the first position: in accordance with a determination that the hand is being held in a first predefined configuration, the computer system displays a visual indication of a first operation context for gesture input using hand gestures in the three-dimensional environment; and in accordance with a determination that the hand is not being held in the first predefined configuration, the computer system forgoes display of the visual indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Pol Pla I. Conesa, Stephen O. Lemay, Robert T. Tilton, William A. Sorrentino, III, Kristi E. S. Bauerly
  • Publication number: 20220100270
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device navigates between user interfaces based at least on detecting a gaze of the user. In some embodiments, an electronic device enhances interactions with control elements of user interfaces. In some embodiments, an electronic device scrolls representations of categories and subcategories in a coordinated manner. In some embodiments, an electronic device navigates back from user interfaces having different levels of immersion in different ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Israel PASTRANA VICENTE, Jay MOON, Jesse CHAND, Jonathan R. DASCOLA, Jeffrey M. FAULKNER, Pol PLA I CONESA