Method and device for resolving focal conflict

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026045001-A1
Application number	US-202519362359-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 18, 2025
Priority date	Sep 27, 2019
Publication date	Feb 12, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

In one implementation, a method of resolving focal conflict in a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment is performed by a device including a processor, non-transitory memory, an image sensor, and a display. The method includes capturing, using the image sensor, an image of a scene including a real object in a particular direction at a first distance from the device. The method includes displaying, on the display, a CGR environment including a virtual object in the particular direction at a second distance from the device. In accordance with a determination that the second distance is less than the first distance, the CGR environment includes the virtual object overlaid on the scene. In accordance with a determination that the second distance is greater than the first distance, the CGR environment includes the virtual object with an obfuscation area that obfuscates at least a portion of the real object within the obfuscation area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
at a device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and a display: displaying, on the display, a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment including a first object at a first location in the CGR environment and a virtual object a second location in the CGR environment; detecting a focal conflict between the virtual object and the real object in a focal conflict region of the CGR environment; and in response to detecting the focal conflict between the virtual object and the real object, altering display of the focal conflict region of the CGR environment.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the focal conflict includes detecting the virtual object behind the real object.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein detecting the focal conflict includes detecting the virtual object move through the real object.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein altering display of the focal conflict region resolves the focal conflict.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein altering display of the focal conflict region includes dimming the focal conflict region.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein altering display of the focal conflict region includes blurring the focal conflict region.

7 . The method of claim 1 , where altering display of the focal conflict region includes occluding the real object in the focal conflict region.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein occluding the real object in the focal conflict region includes displaying a virtual world in the focal conflict region.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the virtual world includes a virtual floor.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the virtual floor is coplanar with a real floor of the scene.

11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising displaying a virtual shadow of the virtual avatar on the virtual floor.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the CGR environment includes displaying, on an opaque display, the virtual object and a representation of a scene including the real object.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the CGR environment includes displaying, on a transparent display, the virtual object while a user views a scene including the real object.

14 . A device comprising:
a display; a non-transitory memory; and one or more processors to:
display, on the display, a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment including a first object at a first location in the CGR environment and a virtual object a second location in the CGR environment;
detect a focal conflict between the virtual object and the real object in a focal conflict region of the CGR environment; and
in response to detecting the focal conflict between the virtual object and the real object, alter display of the focal conflict region of the CGR environment.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are to detect the focal conflict by detecting the virtual object behind the real object.

16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are to detect the focal conflict by detecting the virtual object move through the real object.

17 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are to alter display of the focal conflict region by dimming the focal conflict region.

18 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are to alter display of the focal conflict region by blurring the focal conflict region.

19 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are to alter display of the focal conflict region by occluding the real object in the focal conflict region.

20 . A non-transitory memory storing one or more programs, which, when executed by one or more processors of a device with a display cause the device to:
display, on the display, a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment including a first object at a first location in the CGR environment and a virtual object a second location in the CGR environment; detect a focal conflict between the virtual object and the real object in a focal conflict region of the CGR environment; and in response to detecting the focal conflict between the virtual object and the real object, alter display of the focal conflict region of the CGR environment.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Palangie Alexis Henri
• Chiu Shih Sang
• Sommer Bruno M
• Smith Connor Alexander
• Burns Aaron Mackay

Classifications

• G06T19/006 Primary

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title

• G06T5/20

  using local operators · CPC title

• G06T5/70

  Denoising; Smoothing · CPC title

• G06F3/011

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

• G06T7/73

  using feature-based methods · CPC title