US Patent Application 18200552. Changing Locked Modes Associated with Display of Computer-Generated Content simplified abstract

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Changing Locked Modes Associated with Display of Computer-Generated Content

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Gregory Lutter of Boulder Creek CA (US)

Bryce L. Schmidtchen of San Francisco CA (US)

Rahul Nair of Hayward CA (US)

Changing Locked Modes Associated with Display of Computer-Generated Content - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18200552 titled 'Changing Locked Modes Associated with Display of Computer-Generated Content

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method performed on an electronic device with processors, memory, and a display.

  • The method involves displaying computer-generated content on the display in a first locked mode.
  • The device detects a change in distance between the device and a physical surface.
  • If the second distance meets a locked mode change criterion, the display of the computer-generated content is changed to a second locked mode.
  • If the second distance does not meet the locked mode change criterion, the display remains in the first locked mode.
  • Examples of the locked mode change criterion include an occlusion criterion and a remoteness criterion.


Original Abstract Submitted

A method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes, while displaying, on the display, the computer-generated content according to a first locked mode, determining that the electronic device changes from a first distance to a physical surface to a second distance from the physical surface. The method includes, in accordance with a determination that the second distance satisfies a locked mode change criterion, changing display of the computer-generated content from the first locked mode to a second locked mode. The method includes, in accordance with a determination that the second distance does not satisfy the locked mode change criterion, maintaining display of the computer-generated content according to the first locked mode. Examples of the locked mode change criterion include an occlusion criterion and a remoteness criterion.

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