Apple Patents

AR/VR

Apple filed these patents around AR/VR in the last 5 years

# Patent No. Short Description
1. US10782779B1 Predictive quantization of user interaction with a virtual musical instrument in computer-generated reality (CGR) environments
2. US10922901B2 Placing assets like glasses on a 3D model in a consistent position and orientation when moved
3. US10948980B2 Electronic devices that can be used to control other electronic devices like head-mounted displays
4. US11030474B1 Improving the accuracy of detected planar regions in computer-generated reality (CGR) environments by altering the detected regions based on detected intersections with other objects
5. US11087528B1 A graphical user interface (GUI) for generating a three-dimensional object based on a two-dimensional profile and a two-dimensional floor plan
6. US11099634B2 Manipulating virtual objects using a tracked physical object while presenting content on a display of an electronic device
7. US11106034B2 Actuator for adjusting the position of optical components in a head-mounted display to improve fit and performance
8. US11127161B2 Multiuser simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) environments
9. US11137596B2 Head-mountable device with an optical module that provides a display element and/or an optical element that are adjustably mounted
10. US11137908B2 Using a head-mounted display to enhance keyboard input by displaying the keyboard and user's hands in the field of view, providing feedback, and suggesting text
11. US11170521B1 Using eye gaze to determine positions of objects in a virtual or augmented reality environment
12. US11175734B1 Tracking devices for head-mounted displays that can be worn on the wrists to improve tracking of hands and body movements
13. US11181748B1 A head-mounted display unit with an adjustable head support that provides consistent force regardless of the length of the band
14. US11181973B2 Configuring head-mounted displays (HMDs) to fit better on people's faces using facial recognition
15. US11182974B2 Representing a virtual object in a view of a real environment by using the face of a user to estimate the environment light

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