Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for content applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12373081-B2
Application number	US-202418738865-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2024
Priority date	Jun 26, 2020
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

Devices, methods, and graphical interfaces for content applications displayed in an XR environment provide for an efficient and intuitive user experience. In some embodiments, a content application is displayed in a three-dimensional computer-generated environment. In some embodiments, different viewing modes and user interfaces are available for a content application in a three-dimensional computer-generated environment. In some embodiments, different interactions are available with content items displayed in the XR environment.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices:
presenting, via the display, an XR environment including a first user interface element including a first plurality of content items in a first region of the XR environment and including a second user interface element including a second plurality of content items in a second region of the XR environment;
while presenting the XR environment, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first scrolling input;
in response to the first scrolling input:
updating an appearance of the first user interface element; and
moving the second user interface element from the second region of the XR environment to the first region of the XR environment.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the appearance of the first user interface element comprises displacing the first user interface element within the first region.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the appearance of the first user interface element comprises collapsing the first user interface element and displaying fewer of the first plurality of content items in the first user interface element than displayed within the first user interface element prior to the first scrolling input.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the appearance of the first user interface element comprises displacing the first user interface element from the first region to a third region, the second region and the third region disposed on opposite sides of the first region.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while presenting the XR environment, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second scrolling input; and
in response to the second scrolling input:
updating an appearance of the second user interface element.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein updating the appearance of the second user interface element comprises displacing the second user interface element within the first region.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein updating the appearance of the second user interface element comprises expanding the second user interface element in the first region and displaying more content items than of the second plurality of content items in the second user interface element than displayed within the second user interface element prior to the second scrolling input.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first region is at a first depth with the XR environment and the second region is at a second depth within the XR environment, different form the first depth.

9. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
one or more input devices;
one or more processors configured for:
presenting, via the display, an XR environment including a first user interface element including a first plurality of content items in a first region of the XR environment and including a second user interface element including a second plurality of content items in a second region of the XR environment;
while presenting the XR environment, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first scrolling input;
in response to the first scrolling input:
updating an appearance of the first user interface element; and
moving the second user interface element from the second region of the XR environment to the first region of the XR environment.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein updating the appearance of the first user interface element comprises displacing the first user interface element within the first region.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein updating the appearance of the first user interface element comprises collapsing the first user interface element and displaying fewer of the first plurality of content items in the first user interface element than displayed within the first user interface element prior to the first scrolling input.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein updating the appearance of the first user interface element comprises displacing the first user interface element from the first region to a third region, the second region and the third region disposed on opposite sides of the first region.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising:
while presenting the XR environment, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second scrolling input; and
in response to the second scrolling input:
updating an appearance of the second user interface element.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein updating the appearance of the second user interface element comprises displacing the second user interface element within the first region.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein updating the appearance of the second user interface element comprises expanding the second user interface element in the first region and displaying more content items than of the second plurality of content items in the second user interface element than displayed within the second user interface element prior to the second scrolling input.

16. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first region is at a first depth with the XR environment and the second region is at a second depth within the XR environment, different form the first depth.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device including a display and one or more input devices, cause the electronic device to:
present, via the display, an XR environment including a first user interface element including a first plurality of content items in a first region of the XR environment and including a second user interface element including a second plurality of content items in a second region of the XR environment;
while presenting the XR environment, detect, via the one or more input devices, a first scrolling input;
in response to the first scrolling input:
update an appearance of the first user interface element; and
move the second user interface element from the second region of the XR environment to the first region of the XR environment.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein updating the appearance of the first user interface element comprises displacing the first user interface element within the first region.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein updating the appearance of the first user interface element comprises collapsing the first user interface element and displaying fewer of the first plurality of content items in the first user interface element than displayed within the first user interface element prior to the first scrolling input.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein updating the appearance of the first user interface element comprises displacing the first user interface element from the first region to a third region, the second region and the third region disposed on opposite sides of the first region.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Hylak Benjamin
• Burns Aaron M
• Gitter Nathan
• Cazamias Jordan A
• Palangie Alexis H
• Owen James J

Classifications

• G06T2200/24

  involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs] · CPC title

• G06T11/60

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title