US Patent Application 18231437. ENVIRONMENT FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION simplified abstract

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ENVIRONMENT FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Devin W. Chalmers of Oakland CA (US)

Jae Hwang Lee of Los Gatos CA (US)

ENVIRONMENT FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18231437 titled 'ENVIRONMENT FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an electronic device that can present a virtual representation of a remote participant in a communication session while using an extended reality environment.

  • The electronic device receives a request to present a virtual representation of a remote participant in a communication session.
  • It obtains the capability of the remote participant.
  • Based on the obtained capability, the device presents the virtual representation of the remote participant in the communication session.


Original Abstract Submitted

An electronic device is described. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes instructions for: while presenting an extended reality environment, receiving, by the first electronic device, a request to present a virtual representation of a remote participant of a communication session, where the first electronic device is connected to the communication session; obtaining a capability of the remote participant of the communication session; and in response to receiving the request to present the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session, presenting the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session based on the obtained capability of the remote participant of the communication session.