Granted Patent B2

US 12,694,221 · App. 18/597,470 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Inventors: Yiming Pu (Santa Clara, CA); Christopher E Balmes (San Francisco, CA); Gabrielle Catherine Moskey (San Mateo, CA); John Jacob Blakeley (Bothell, WA); Amy Lawson Bearman (Emerald Hills, CA); Alireza Dirafzoon (San Francisco, CA); Matthew Dan Feiszli (San Francisco, CA); Ganesh Venkatesh (San Jose, CA); Babak Damavandi (San Francisco, CA); Jiwen Ren (Brooklyn, NY); Chengyuan Yan (San Bruno, CA); Guangqiang Dong (Sammamish, WA)

Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.

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Abstract

Claims (38)

1 . A method comprising:

rendering, for a display of an augmented-reality (AR) device associated with a user, an output image comprising one or more AR objects, wherein the one or more AR objects comprise a user interface;

detecting a gaze of the user directed towards a first portion of the user interface;

in response to detecting the gaze of the user towards the first portion of the user interface, displaying an indication of a notification on a second portion of the user interface;

receiving, from the user, an interaction with the displayed indication; and

in response to receiving the interaction, performing an operation associated with content associated with the notification.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface comprises a notifications region, and the second portion of the user interface comprises the notifications region.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the notifications region is located at a top portion of a field of view of the user.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first portion of the user interface comprises the notifications region.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the output image comprises a real-world scene.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the AR device is operating in a glance power state in which the notifications region is displayed relative to a real-world scene.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the output image comprises a first layer and a second layer, the first layer comprises the real-world scene, and the second layer comprises the user interface,

wherein the AR device is operating in a standby power state in which the second layer is hidden by default behind the first layer, and

wherein displaying the notification on the second portion of the user interface comprises displaying the second layer in front of the first layer as an overlay.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification is a push notification.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication is displayed in further response to an input gesture performed by the user.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying software that is operable, when executed, to:

render, for a display of an augmented-reality (AR) device associated with a user, an output image comprising one or more AR objects, wherein the one or more AR objects comprise a user interface;

detect a gaze of the user directed towards a first portion of the user interface;

in response to detecting the gaze of the user towards the first portion of the user interface, display an indication of a notification on a second portion of the user interface;

receive, from the user, an interaction with the displayed indication; and

in response to receiving the interaction, perform an operation associated with content associated with the notification.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the user interface comprises a notifications region, and the second portion of the user interface comprises the notifications region.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first portion of the user interface comprises the notifications region.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 ,

wherein the notification is a push notification.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the indication is displayed in further response to an input gesture performed by the user.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the output image comprises a real-world scene.

16 . A system comprising: one or more processors; and a non-transitory memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the instructions, when executed by the processors, cause the system to:

render, for a display of an augmented-reality (AR) device associated with a user, an output image comprising one or more AR objects, wherein the one or more AR objects comprise a user interface;

detect a gaze of the user directed towards a first portion of the user interface;

in response to detecting the gaze of the user towards the first portion of the user interface, display an indication of a notification on a second portion of the user interface;

receive, from the user, an interaction with the displayed indication; and

in response to receiving the interaction, perform an operation associated with content associated with the notification.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the user interface comprises a notifications region, and the second portion of the user interface comprises the notifications region.

18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the notification is a push notification.

19 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the indication is displayed in further response to an input gesture performed by the user.

20 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the output image comprises a real-world scene.

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