US 12,476,881 B2
Electronic device with intuitive control interface
Colin M. Ely, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Erik G. de Jong, San Francisco, CA (US); Stephen Brian Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US); and Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/425,998.
Application 18/425,998 is a continuation of application No. 17/096,769, filed on Nov. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,924,055.
Application 17/096,769 is a continuation of application No. 16/056,284, filed on Aug. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,841,174, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0171478 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/22 (2022.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); H04W 16/20 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 41/22 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); H04W 16/20 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head-mounted device, comprising:
a head-mounted display configured to display images of a real-world environment that includes an electronic device; and
a camera configured to gather gesture input, wherein the gesture input comprises a finger pointing gesture towards the electronic device and wherein content is streamed to the electronic device in response to the gesture input.