Representations of messages in a three-dimensional environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023350539-A1
Application number	US-202318305201-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 21, 2023
Priority date	Apr 21, 2022
Publication date	Nov 2, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

In some embodiments, a computer system modifies the visual appearances of user interface objects based on their spatial arrangement relative to the viewpoint of the user in a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, a computer system displays, via a display generation component, a representation of a message in a three-environment at a first distance from a viewpoint of the user, and then changes the distance of the representation of the message to be a second distance from the viewpoint of the user. In some embodiments, a computer system is configured to transition virtual objects from a three-dimensional appearance to a two-dimensional appearance and/or from a two-dimensional appearance to a three-dimensional appearance.

First claim

1 . A method comprising:
at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices:
displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface region from a first viewpoint in a three-dimensional environment wherein the user interface region includes a plurality of user interface objects that include text content that have a first spatial arrangement relative to the first viewpoint, and wherein the plurality of user interface objects are displayed with a first three-dimensional visual effect having a first visual appearance;
while displaying the user interface region in the three-dimensional environment, detecting a change in a spatial arrangement of the plurality of user interface objects relative to a viewpoint from the first spatial arrangement to a second spatial arrangement, different from the first spatial arrangement; and
in response to detecting the change in the spatial arrangement of the plurality of user interface objects relative to the viewpoint from the first spatial arrangement to the second spatial arrangement, displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface region including the plurality of user interface objects, wherein the plurality of user interface objects are displayed with the first three-dimensional visual effect having a second visual appearance, different from the first visual appearance, based on the changed spatial arrangement of the plurality of user interface objects relative to the viewpoint.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first three-dimensional visual effect includes a virtual lighting effect, displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the first visual appearance includes displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the virtual lighting effect having a third visual appearance, and displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the second visual appearance includes displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the virtual lighting effect having a fourth visual appearance, different from the third visual appearance.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the virtual lighting effect includes a virtual reflection corresponding to an element in the three-dimensional environment, displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the first visual appearance includes displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the virtual reflection having a third visual appearance, and displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the second visual appearance includes displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the virtual reflection having a fourth visual appearance, different from the third visual appearance.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the virtual lighting effect is based on a simulated light source associated with the three-dimensional environment, displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the first visual appearance includes displaying the plurality of user interface objects with a simulated lighting effect based on the simulated light source having a third visual appearance, and displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the second visual appearance includes displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the simulated lighting effect based on the simulated light source having a fourth visual appearance, different from the third visual appearance.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the virtual lighting effect is based on a physical light source associated with the three-dimensional environment, the physical light source exists in a physical environment of a user of the computer system, displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the first visual appearance includes displaying the plurality of user interface objects with a simulated lighting effect based on the physical light source having a third visual appearance, and displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the second visual appearance includes displaying the plurality of user interface objects with the simulated lighting effect based on the physical light source having a fourth visual appearance, different from the third visual appearance.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the plurality of user interface objects includes a first user interface object that includes one or more edges, displaying the first user interface object with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the first visual appearance includes displaying the first user interface object with the one or more edges of the first user interface object having a third appearance based on the virtual lighting effect, and displaying the first user interface object with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the second visual appearance includes displaying the first user interface object with the one or more edges of the first user interface object having a fourth appearance based on the virtual lighting effect, the fourth appearance different from the third appearance.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the plurality of user interface objects includes a first user interface object that includes one or more surfaces, displaying the first user interface object with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the first visual appearance includes displaying the first user interface object with the one or more surfaces of the first user interface object having a third appearance based on the virtual lighting effect, and displaying the first user interface object with the first three-dimensional visual effect having the second visual appearance includes displaying the first user interface object with the one or more surfaces of the first user interface object having a fourth appearance based on the virtual lighting effect, the fourth appearance different from the third appearance.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the change in the spatial arrangement of the plurality of user interface objects relative to the viewpoint from the first spatial arrangement to the second spatial arrangement includes detecting a change in the viewpoint from the first viewpoint to a second viewpoint, different from the first viewpoint.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the change in the spatial arrangement of the plurality of user interface objects relative to the viewpoint from the first spatial arrangement to the second spatial arrangement includes detecting movement of the user interface region in the three-dimensional environment.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the change in the spatial arrangement of the plurality of user interface objects relative to the viewpoint from the first spatial arrangement to the second spatial arrangement includes detecting scrolling of the plurality of user interface objects in the user interface region.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of user interface objects correspond to a plurality of representations of messages, and the text content corresponds to content of the plurality of the messages.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of user interface objects includes a first user interface object that includes first text content, and displaying the first user interface object with the first three-dim

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Owen James J
• Welch Christine E
• Chand Jesse
• Belanger Lucie
• Eduarte Wendy F
• Dargan Dorian D
• Sorrentino Iii William A

Classifications

• G06F3/04815 Primary

  Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional [3D], e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object · CPC title

• G06T15/506

  Illumination models · CPC title

• H04N13/111

  Transformation of image signals corresponding to virtual viewpoints, e.g. spatial image interpolation · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/011 Primary

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title