US 12,333,804 B2
Method, device, and system for generating affordances linked to a representation of an item
Alexander Oser, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/384,626.
Application 18/384,626 is a continuation of application No. 17/592,764, filed on Feb. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,804,041.
Application 17/592,764 is a continuation of application No. 16/702,306, filed on Dec. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,270,116, issued on Mar. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/775,017, filed on Dec. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0185600 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 20/20 (2022.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06V 20/49 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
at a device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and one or more displays:
displaying, on the one or more displays, an environment that includes a representation of a first handheld electronic device being used by a first person;
obtaining an indication of a real-world interaction of a second person with a second handheld electronic device that is different from the first handheld electronic device; and
overlaying, on the representation of the first handheld electronic device, a virtual object that is based on the real-world interaction of the second person with the second handheld electronic device.