Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for adjusting device settings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12530113-B2
Application number	US-202418408492-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2024
Priority date	Feb 28, 2023
Publication date	Jan 20, 2026
Grant date	Jan 20, 2026

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for adjusting device settings.

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:
detecting the occurrence of a respective event that indicates that a person is about to start using the computer system; and
in response to detecting the occurrence of the respective event:
in accordance with a determination that a detected interpupillary distance of the person does not correspond to a current interpupillary distance setting of the computer system, displaying, via the one or more display generation components, a prompt to adjust an interpupillary distance setting of the computer system; and
in accordance with a determination that the detected interpupillary distance of the person does correspond to the current interpupillary distance setting of the computer system, forgoing display of the prompt to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system.

2 . The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting the occurrence of the respective event, detecting an interpupillary distance of the person.

3 . The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the computer system does not meet one or more physical alignment criteria relative to the person, displaying, via the one or more display generation components, a second prompt to adjust the position of the computer system relative to the person.

4 . The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
subsequent to displaying the prompt to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input; in response to detecting the first user input, starting to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system; while continuously detecting the first user input, continuing to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system; and after adjusting the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system, detecting termination of the first user input; and in response to detecting termination of the first user input, ceasing adjustment of the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system.

5 . The computer system of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
subsequent to ceasing adjustment of the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second user input; and while continuously detecting the second user input:
in accordance with a determination that the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system has achieved a target value, ceasing adjustment of the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system.

6 . The computer system of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system does not satisfy a first set of criteria, outputting one or more instructions for a user of the computer system to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system.

7 . The computer system of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
subsequent to ceasing adjustment of the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a third user input; and in response to detecting the third user input, continuing to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system.

8 . The computer system of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting termination of the first user input, displaying, via the one or more display generation components, a visual indication corresponding to termination of the first user input.

9 . The computer system of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
subsequent to detecting termination of the first user input:
in accordance with a determination that a threshold amount of time has passed without a first type of user input, displaying, via the one or more display generation components, a second visual indication.

10 . The computer system of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting termination of the first user input:
in accordance with a determination that the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system is within a threshold value of a first target value, initiating a process for completing adjustment of the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system; and
in accordance with a determination that the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system is not within the threshold value of the first target value, forgoing initiating the process for completing adjustment of the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system.

11 . The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the first user input comprises one or more hardware inputs via a first hardware control.

12 . The computer system of claim 4 , wherein:
starting to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system and continuing to adjusting the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system comprises adjusting the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system in a first adjustment direction; and the one or more programs further include instructions for:
displaying, via the one or more display generation components, an indication of a reversal user input that can be performed by a user to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system in a first reversal direction different from the first adjustment direction.

13 . The computer system of claim 4 , wherein:
starting to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system and continuing to adjusting the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system comprises adjusting the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system in a second adjustment direction; and the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the second adjustment direction matches a particular direction, displaying, via the one or more display generation components, an indication of a second reversal user input that can be performed by a user to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system in a second reversal direction different from the second adjustment direction; and
in accordance with a determination that the second adjustment direction of adjustment does not match the particular direction, forgoing display of the indication of the second reversal user input.

14 . The computer system of claim 4 , wherein:
starting to adjust the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system and continuing to adjusting the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system comprises adjusting the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system in a third adjustment direction; and the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in response to detecting termination of the first user input:
adjusting the interpupillary distance setting of the computer system in a third reversal direction different from the third adjustment direction.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Mckenzie Christopher D
• Sorrentino Iii William A
• Lyons Richard D
• Broughton Lee S
• Amadio Adam L
• Anton Peter D
• Bauerly Kristi E
• Lemay Stephen O
• El Asmar Karen
• Streja Lynn I

Classifications

• G06F3/167

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• G02B7/12 Primary

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• G06F3/04847 Primary

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