PORTAL CONTENT FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS

Organization Name

apple inc.

Inventor(s)

Alexandre Da Veiga of San Francisco CA (US)

Wei Wang of Santa Clara CA (US)

Jeffrey S Norris of Saratoga CA (US)

PORTAL CONTENT FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240404177 titled 'PORTAL CONTENT FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS

Original Abstract Submitted

devices, systems, and methods that provide a view of a three-dimensional (3d) environment (e.g., a viewer's room) with a portal providing views of another user's (e.g., a sender's) background environment during a communication session. for example, a process at a first electronic device may include presenting a view of a first 3d environment. data representing a second 3d environment based at least in part on sensor data captured in a physical environment of a second electronic device may be obtained. portal content based on the data representing the second 3d environment and a viewpoint within the first 3d environment may be determined. a portal with the portal content may be displayed in the view of the first 3d environment, where the portal content depicts a portion of the second 3d environment viewed through the portal from the viewpoint.