US 12,294,812 B2
Environment for remote communication
Devin W. Chalmers, Oakland, CA (US); and Jae Hwang Lee, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/643,818.
Application 18/643,818 is a continuation of application No. 18/231,437, filed on Aug. 8, 2023, granted, now 12,003,890.
Application 18/231,437 is a continuation of application No. 17/397,726, filed on Aug. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,800,059, issued on Oct. 24, 2023.
Application 17/397,726 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/052886, filed on Sep. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/081,260, filed on Sep. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/965,559, filed on Jan. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/907,195, filed on Sep. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0275922 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 7/157 (2013.01) [G06T 19/006 (2013.01); H04L 12/1813 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display device;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while presenting an extended reality environment via the display device of the electronic device, receiving, by the electronic device, a request to present a virtual representation of a remote participant of a communication session, wherein the electronic device is connected to the communication session;
in response to receiving the request to present the virtual representation of the remote participant:
locating a second electronic device at a first location in a physical environment; and
while the second electronic device is located at the first location in the physical environment, presenting, via the display device, the virtual representation of the remote participant such that the virtual representation appears to be located at a second location in the physical environment, wherein the second location is different from the first location, and wherein a first coordinate of the second location is determined using a first coordinate of the first location;
receiving data representing audio from the remote participant of the communication session; and
in response to receiving the data representing the audio from the remote participant of the communication session, presenting, via the display device of the electronic device, the virtual representation of the remote participant such that the virtual representation is animated.