Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for transitioning between multiple modes of operation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12517995-B2
Application number	US-202418590896-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2024
Priority date	May 5, 2023
Publication date	Jan 6, 2026
Grant date	Jan 6, 2026

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with computer systems that are operable in multiple modes of operation and/or can be transitioned between multiple modes of operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer system configured to communicate with one or more display generation components and one or more input devices, the computer system comprising:
one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while the computer system is being used by a first user, operating the computer system in a first mode of operation that includes permitted access to a plurality of features;
while operating the computer system in the first mode of operation, receiving, via the one or more input devices, one or more user inputs corresponding to a user request to enable a guest mode of operation that has restricted access to one or more of the plurality of features that the first user is permitted to access;
subsequent to receiving the one or more user inputs corresponding to a user request to enable the guest mode of operation, detecting, via the one or more input devices, that the computer system is being used by a respective user after having been used by the first user; and
in response to detecting that the computer system is being used by the respective user:
in accordance with a determination that a first set of criteria are met, including a first criterion that is met when less than a threshold duration of time has passed from a respective event, operating the computer system in the guest mode of operation; and
in accordance with a determination that the first set of criteria are not met, including a determination that greater than the threshold duration of time has passed from the respective event, operating the computer system in a locked mode of operation that has access to fewer features than the guest mode of operation.

2 . The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
subsequent to detecting that the computer system is being used by the respective user, and while operating the computer system in the locked mode of operation based on a determination that greater than the threshold duration of time has passed from the respective event:
receiving authentication information corresponding to the respective user; and
in response to receiving the authentication information corresponding to the respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the authentication information corresponding to the respective user satisfies one or more authentication criteria indicating that the respective user is a registered user of the computer system, transitioning the computer system from operating in the locked mode of operation to operating in the first mode of operation.

3 . The computer system of claim 2 , wherein:
receiving the authentication information corresponding to the respective user comprises receiving biometric information corresponding to the respective user; and the determination that the authentication information corresponding to the respective user satisfies one or more authentication criteria comprises a determination that the biometric information corresponding to the respective user satisfies the one or more authentication criteria.

4 . The computer system of claim 3 , wherein:
the biometric information corresponding to the respective user includes eye scan information corresponding to the respective user; and the determination that the biometric information corresponding to the respective user satisfies the one or more authentication criteria comprises a determination that the eye scan information corresponding to the respective user satisfies the one or more authentication criteria.

5 . The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
subsequent to receiving the one or more user inputs corresponding to a user request to enable the guest mode of operation, receiving one or more user inputs corresponding to a user request to disable the guest mode of operation, wherein:
the one or more user inputs corresponding to the user request to enable the guest mode of operation is received at a first time while the computer system is being used by the first user, and
the one or more user inputs corresponding to the user request to disable the guest mode of operation is received at a second time subsequent to the first time; and
in response to receiving the one or more user inputs corresponding to a user request to disable the guest mode of operation:
in accordance with a determination that a continuity of detection of presence of the first user has been maintained from the first time to the second time, disabling the guest mode of operation without additional authentication of a current user of the computer system; and
in accordance with a determination that the continuity of detection of presence the first user has not been maintained from the first time to the second time, requesting authentication information from the current user of the computer system in order to disable the guest mode of operation.

6 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein detecting that the computer system is being used by a respective user comprises detecting one or more facial features with a respective pose relative to the computer system.

7 . The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
subsequent to detecting that the computer system is being used by the respective user, and while operating the computer system in the locked mode of operation based on a determination that the first set of criteria are not met:
receiving authentication information corresponding to the respective user; and
in response to receiving the authentication information corresponding to the respective user:
in accordance with a determination that the authentication information corresponding to the respective user satisfies one or more authentication criteria indicating that the respective user is a registered user of the computer system, transitioning the computer system from operating in the locked mode of operation to operating in the first mode of operation.

8 . The computer system of claim 7 , wherein:
the authentication information corresponding to the respective user includes eye scan information corresponding to the respective user; and the determination that the authentication information corresponding to the respective user satisfies the one or more authentication criteria comprises a determination that the eye scan information corresponding to the respective user satisfies the one or more authentication criteria.

9 . The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while operating the computer system in the guest mode of operation:
requesting, from the respective user of the computer system, one or more user inputs to calibrate one or more settings of the computer system based on biometric characteristics of the respective user.

10 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein requesting, from the respective user of the computer system, one or more user inputs to calibrate one or more settings of the computer system based on biometric characteristics of the respective user comprises:
requesting, from the respective user of the computer system, a first set of user inputs to calibrate an interpupillary distance setting of the computer system based on an interpupillary distance of the respective user.

11 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein requesting, from the respective user of the computer system, one or more user inputs to calibrate one or more settings of the computer system based on biometric characteristics of the respective user comprises:

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Dedonato Amy E
• El Asmar Karen
• Lemay Stephen O
• Coon Kaely
• Moon Jay

Classifications

• G06F3/013

  Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F3/1454

  involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay · 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

• G06F21/629

  to features or functions of an application · CPC title