Patents by Inventor Robert T. Tilton
Robert T. Tilton 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).
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Publication number: 20250173039Abstract: A computer system detects presence of a respective portion of a user. In response to detecting the presence of the respective portion of the user, and in accordance with a determination that first criteria are met by the presence of the respective portion of the user, wherein the first criteria require an inner side of the respective portion of the user is facing toward a viewpoint corresponding to the view of the three-dimensional environment that is provided via the display generation component, the computer system displays a first user interface object. After displaying the first user interface object, the computer system detects that the respective portion of the user has changed from satisfying the first criteria to satisfying second criteria different than the first criteria, and in response, the computer system switches to displaying status information for the computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2025Publication date: May 29, 2025Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Gregg S. Suzuki, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Jonathan P. Ive, Robert T. Tilton, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Jonathan R. Dascola, William A. Sorrentino, III, Kristi E. Bauerly, Giancarlo Yerkes, Peter D. Anton, Alan C. Dye
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Patent number: 12314529Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2023Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Philipp Rockel, Robert T. Tilton, William A. Sorrentino, III, Kristi E. S. Bauerly, Peter D. Anton, Alan C. Dye
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Patent number: 12175010Abstract: While displaying a three-dimensional scene including at least a first virtual object displayed with a first value corresponding to a first portion and a second value corresponding to a second portion of the first virtual object at a first location and a first physical surface at a second location, a computer system generates a first visual effect at the second location of the three-dimensional scene, including modifying a visual appearance of a first portion of the first physical surface in the three-dimensional scene in accordance with the first value for the first display property that corresponds to the first portion of the first virtual object; and modifying a visual appearance of a second portion of the first physical surface in the three-dimensional scene in accordance with the second value for the first display property that corresponds to the second portion of the first virtual object.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Philipp Rockel, Wesley M. Holder, Pol Pla I. Conesa, Nicholas W. Henderson, Robert T. Tilton, William A. Sorrentino, III, Peter D. Anton, Alan C. Dye
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Patent number: 11875013Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20230418432Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20230168788Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 11567625Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 11340756Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20220091723Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20210191600Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Gregg S. Suzuki, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Jonathan Ive, Robert T. Tilton, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Jonathan R. Dascola
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Publication number: 20210097776Abstract: While displaying a three-dimensional scene including at least a first virtual object displayed with a first value corresponding to a first portion and a second value corresponding to a second portion of the first virtual object at a first location and a first physical surface at a second location, a computer system generates a first visual effect at the second location of the three-dimensional scene, including modifying a visual appearance of a first portion of the first physical surface in the three-dimensional scene in accordance with the first value for the first display property that corresponds to the first portion of the first virtual object; and modifying a visual appearance of a second portion of the first physical surface in the three-dimensional scene in accordance with the second value for the first display property that corresponds to the second portion of the first virtual object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Philipp Rockel, Wesley M. Holder, Pol Pla I. Conesa, Nicholas W. Henderson, Robert T. Tilton, Stephen O. Lemay