Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Interacting with Three-Dimensional Environments

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024411421-A1
Application number	US-202418664073-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 14, 2024
Priority date	May 16, 2023
Publication date	Dec 12, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computer system detects an input to invoke a home menu user interface. In response to detecting the input, the computer system displays, via one or more display generation components, the home menu user interface in a three-dimensional environment, including: if a viewpoint of a user in the three-dimensional environment had a first elevation relative to a reference plane in the three-dimensional environment, displaying the home menu user interface at a first height in the three-dimensional environment; and, if the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had a second elevation relative to the reference plane in the three-dimensional environment, the second elevation being different from the first elevation, displaying the home menu user interface at a second height in the three-dimensional environment, the second height being different from the first height.

First claim

1 - 30 . (canceled)

31 . A method, comprising:
at a computer system that is in communication with one or more display generation components and one or more input devices:
detecting a first input to the computer system to invoke a home menu user interface; and
in response to detecting the first input, displaying via the one or more display generation components the home menu user interface in a three-dimensional environment, including:
in accordance with a determination that a viewpoint of a user in the three-dimensional environment had a first elevation relative to a reference plane in the three-dimensional environment, displaying the home menu user interface at a first height in the three-dimensional environment; and
in accordance with a determination that the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had a second elevation relative to the reference plane in the three-dimensional environment, wherein the second elevation is different from the first elevation, displaying the home menu user interface at a second height in the three-dimensional environment, wherein the second height is different from the first height.

32 . The method of claim 31 , wherein detecting the first input to the computer system to invoke the home menu user interface includes detecting a press input on the one or more input devices.

33 . The method of claim 31 , wherein detecting the first input to the computer system to invoke the home menu user interface includes detecting a hand gesture.

34 . The method of claim 31 , wherein:
in response to detecting the first input, displaying via the one or more display generation components the home menu user interface in the three-dimensional environment includes:
in accordance with a determination that the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had a third elevation relative to the reference plane in the three-dimensional environment and the third elevation is within a first range of elevations, wherein the third elevation is different from the first elevation, displaying the home menu user interface at the first height in the three-dimensional environment.

35 . The method of claim 34 , wherein the first range of elevations includes elevations that are parallel to or lower than a horizontal plane extending from a viewpoint of a user in the three-dimensional environment.

36 . The method of claim 31 , wherein:
in response to detecting the first input, displaying via the one or more display generation components the home menu user interface in the three-dimensional environment includes:
in accordance with a determination that the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had a fourth elevation relative to the reference plane in the three-dimensional environment, wherein the fourth elevation is different from the second elevation and both the fourth elevation and the second elevation are within a second range of elevations, displaying the home menu user interface at a third height in the three-dimensional environment, wherein the third height is different from the second height.

37 . The method of claim 36 , wherein the second range includes elevations higher than a horizontal plane extending from a viewpoint of a user in the three-dimensional environment.

38 . The method of claim 31 , wherein:
in response to detecting the first input, displaying via the one or more display generation components the home menu user interface in the three-dimensional environment includes:
in accordance with a determination that the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had a fifth elevation relative to the reference plane in the three-dimensional environment that is within a third range of elevations, displaying the home menu user interface at a fourth height in the three-dimensional environment, a plane of the home menu user interface at the fourth height being perpendicular to a horizontal plane in the three-dimensional environment.

39 . The method of claim 38 , wherein the third range of elevations is different from a first range of elevations and different from a second range of elevations, the first range of elevations includes elevations that are parallel to or lower than a horizontal plane extending from a viewpoint of a user in the three-dimensional environment and the second range includes elevations higher than the horizontal plane extending from the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment.

40 . The method of claim 38 , wherein:
in response to detecting the first input, displaying via the one or more display generation components the home menu user interface in the three-dimensional environment, includes: in accordance with a determination that the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had a sixth elevation relative to the reference plane in the three-dimensional environment, wherein the sixth elevation is different from the fifth elevation, and the sixth elevation is within a fourth range of elevations, wherein the fourth range of elevations is different from the third range of elevations, displaying the home menu user interface such that a plane of the home menu user interface is tilted toward a viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment.

41 . The method of claim 31 , wherein:
in response to detecting the first input, displaying via the one or more display generation components the home menu user interface in a three-dimensional environment includes:
in accordance with a determination that the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had a first rotation about a vertical axis perpendicular to the reference plane, displaying the home menu user interface at a first rotational position in the three-dimensional environment corresponding to the first rotation; and
in accordance with a determination that the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had a second rotation about the vertical axis perpendicular to the reference plane, the second rotation being different from the first rotation, displaying the home menu user interface at a second rotational position in the three-dimensional environment corresponding to the second rotation, wherein the second rotational position is different from the first rotational position.

42 . The method of claim 31 , wherein:
in response to detecting the first input, displaying via the one or more display generation components the home menu user interface in a three-dimensional environment includes:
in accordance with a determination that the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had an eighth elevation relative to a reference plane in the three-dimensional environment and a gaze of the user is directed at a first spatial location, displaying the home menu user interface at a seventh height in the three-dimensional environment; and
in accordance with a determination that the viewpoint of the user in the three-dimensional environment had the eighth elevation relative to the reference plane in the three-dimensional environment and the gaze of the user is directed at a second spatial location distinct from the first spatial location, displaying the home menu user interface at the seventh height in the three-dimensional environment.

43 . The method of claim 31 , wherein displaying the home menu user interface at the first height in the three-dimensional environment includes displaying the home menu user interface at a respective height below a horizontal plane extending from a viewpoint of a user in the three-dimensional environment.

44 . The method of claim 31 , wherein

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Pastrana Vicente Israel
• Dedonato Amy E
• Alonso Ruiz Marcos
• Broughton Lee S
• Lyons Richard D
• Sorrentino Iii William A
• Lemay Stephen O
• Owen James J
• Estany Rodriguez Miquel
• Chand Jesse
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Schnorr Christian
• Taylor Zoey C
• Ravasz Jonathan
• Haskins Harlan B
• Chawda Vinay
• Boesel Benjamin H
• Kawashima Ieyuki
• Mckenzie Christopher D
• Hylak Benjamin
• Gitter Nathan
• Kim Nahckjoon
• Monsma Owen
• Stauber Matan
• Price Danielle M

Classifications

• G06F3/0487

  using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/012

  Head tracking input arrangements · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title