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Apple invents User Interfaces for positioning a Virtual Keyboard in an HMDs 3D environment

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Today the U.S. Patent Office published a patent application of Apple's that relates to methods and user interfaces for positioning a virtual keyboard in a three-dimensional environment, displaying various types of virtual keyboards, for switching between virtual keyboards, and/or displaying a virtual keyboard based on a user's body position (sitting, standing, slouching etc.).

One of Apple's latest inventions relates to user interfaces for providing an extended reality (XR) experience to a user, in some embodiments. The systems, methods, and GUIs are designed to improve user interface interactions with virtual/augmented reality environments in multiple ways and body positions.

In some embodiments, a computer system displays a keyboard user interface at different positions based on different poses of an application. Automatically displaying the keyboard user interface at different positions reduces user inputs required to move the keyboard user interface and improves how the keyboard user interface is displayed in a three-dimensional environment. It also allows the user to interact with the keyboard naturally and efficiently.

In some embodiments, the computer system displays a first keyboard user interface that includes a plurality of character entry keys or a second keyboard user interface that does not include the plurality of character entry keys. The computer system displays these interfaces based on whether a hardware keyboard is available for input. Conditionally displaying the first keyboard user interface or the second keyboard user interface reduces user inputs required to display a proper keyboard user interface when a hardware keyboard is available for input and declutters the user interface.

In some embodiments, the computer system displays one keyboard user interface and, in response to detecting an event associated with a hardware keyboard, displays a different keyboard user interface. Automatically switching between keyboard user interfaces reduces the number of user inputs required to change between keyboard user interfaces, declutters the user interface, and provides visual feedback that an event associated with a hardware keyboard was detected.

Apple's patent FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12D illustrate example techniques for positioning a virtual keyboard based on a person's position.

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For those interested, Apple's 149 page patent application 20240419294 is full of examples and details that you could review here.

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