US 12,284,508 B2
Visual content presentation with viewer position-based audio
Shai Messingher Lang, Santa Clara, CA (US); Alexandre Da Veiga, San Francisco, CA (US); Spencer H. Ray, San Jose, CA (US); and Symeon Delikaris Manias, Playa Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,669.
Application 18/079,669 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/035573, filed on Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/038,961, filed on Jun. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262406 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H04S 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04S 7/303 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at a device having a processor:
determining a position in a three-dimensional (3D) environment to display visual content;
determining a positional relationship of a viewer relative to the visual content in the 3D environment, wherein the positional relationship comprises a distance of the viewer from the visual content;
determining an audio mode based on the positional relationship, wherein the audio mode is a single point source audio mode and wherein the single point source audio mode is selected based on the distance exceeding a threshold; and
presenting audio content with the visual content according to the audio mode.