US 12,260,145 B1
Transfer of the display of content between devices with animation
Luis R. Deliz Centeno, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/243,959.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/405,118, filed on Sep. 9, 2022.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06T 13/00 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 3/1423 (2013.01) [G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06T 13/00 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
at a first device, in a physical environment, including an image sensor, a first display, one or more processors, and a non-transitory memory:
detecting a second device in a field-of-view of the image sensor of the first device, wherein the second device is displaying video content at a first location in the physical environment on a second display;
detecting a transfer trigger to display the video content at a second location in the physical environment; and
in response to detecting the transfer trigger, displaying, on the first display of the first device, a transfer animation of the video content being moved from the first location to the second location.