Granted Patent B2

US 12,236,515 · App. 17/814,455 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Inventors: Peter G. Zion (Lafayette, CO); Tyler L. Casella (Martinez, CA); Omar Shaik (Menlo Park, CA); Benjamin B. Loggins (San Francisco, CA); Eric S. Peyton (Naperville, IL); Christopher H. Dempsey (Erie, CO)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

G06T15/005G02B27/017G02B27/0172G06T19/003G02B2027/014G06T2200/08G06T2200/24G06T2210/32

Abstract

Claims (61)

1. A method comprising:

at a first electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices:

displaying, via the display, a content creation application including a two-dimensional representation of a first content item;

while displaying the content creation application including the two-dimensional representation of the first content item, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to preview the first content item in three-dimensions; and

in accordance with the input, transmitting, to a second electronic device, a request to generate a three-dimensional representation of the first content item at the second electronic device;

receiving, at the first electronic device, information corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item; and

updating an appearance of the two-dimensional representation of the first content item displayed at the first electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is a laptop computer, a desktop computer, or a tablet.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second electronic device is a head-mounted display.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting, to the second electronic device, the request to generate the three-dimensional representation of the first content item at the second electronic device comprises:

establishing a communication link between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and

transmitting content item data corresponding to the first content item from the first electronic device to a three-dimensional graphic rendering application at the second electronic device via the communication link.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein receiving, at the first electronic device, information corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item comprises receiving modified content item data at the content creation application corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item from the three-dimensional graphic rendering application via the communication link.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein establishing the communication link comprises:

establishing a first communication link between the content creation application and a preview shell application at the second electronic device;

wherein:

a second communication link is established between the preview shell application and a preview agent application at the second electronic device; and

a third communication link is established between the preview agent application and the three-dimensional graphic rendering application at the second electronic device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein transmitting content item data from the first electronic device to the three-dimensional graphic rendering application at the second electronic device comprises:

transmitting the content item data via the first communication link from the content creation application at the first electronic device to the preview shell application at the second electronic device;

wherein:

the content item data is transmitted via the second communication link from the preview shell application to the preview agent application at the second electronic device; and

the content item data is transmitted via the third communication link from the preview agent application to the three-dimensional graphic rendering application at the second electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item is received in response to an interaction with the three-dimensional representation of the first content item at the second electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item is received in response to a reorientation of the second electronic device with respect to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item at the second electronic device.

10. An electronic device comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for performing a method comprising:

displaying, via a display, a content creation application including a two-dimensional representation of a first content item;

while displaying the content creation application including the two-dimensional representation of the first content item, receiving, via one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to preview the first content item in three-dimensions; and

in accordance with the input, transmitting, to a second electronic device, a request to generate a three-dimensional representation of the first content item at the second electronic device;

receiving, at the electronic device, information corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item; and

updating an appearance of the two-dimensional representation of the first content item displayed at the electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein transmitting, to the second electronic device, the request to generate the three-dimensional representation of the first content item at the second electronic device comprises:

establishing a communication link between the electronic device and the second electronic device; and

transmitting content item data corresponding to the first content item from the electronic device to a three-dimensional graphic rendering application at the second electronic device via the communication link.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein receiving, at the electronic device, information corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item comprises receiving modified content item data at the content creation application corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item from the three-dimensional graphic rendering application via the communication link.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein establishing the communication link comprises:

establishing a first communication link between the content creation application and a preview shell application at the second electronic device;

wherein:

a second communication link is established between the preview shell application and a preview agent application at the second electronic device; and

a third communication link is established between the preview agent application and the three-dimensional graphic rendering application at the second electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein transmitting content item data from the electronic device to the three-dimensional graphic rendering application at the second electronic device comprises:

transmitting the content item data via the first communication link from the content creation application at the electronic device to the preview shell application at the second electronic device;

wherein:

the content item data is transmitted via the second communication link from the preview shell application to the preview agent application at the second electronic device; and

the content item data is transmitted via the third communication link from the preview agent application to the three-dimensional graphic rendering application at the second electronic device.

15. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the information corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item is received in response to an interaction with the three-dimensional representation of the first content item at the second electronic device.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a first electronic device, cause the first electronic device to perform a method comprising:

displaying, via a display, a content creation application including a two-dimensional representation of a first content item;

while displaying the content creation application including the two-dimensional representation of the first content item, receiving, via one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to preview the first content item in three-dimensions; and

in accordance with the input, transmitting, to a second electronic device, a request to generate a three-dimensional representation of the first content item at the second electronic device;

receiving, at the electronic device, information corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item; and

updating an appearance of the two-dimensional representation of the first content item displayed at the electronic device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the first electronic device is a laptop computer, a desktop computer, or a tablet.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the second electronic device is a head-mounted display.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein transmitting, to the second electronic device, the request to generate the three-dimensional representation of the first content item at the second electronic device comprises:

establishing a communication link between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and

transmitting content item data corresponding to the first content item from the first electronic device to a three-dimensional graphic rendering application at the second electronic device via the communication link.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein receiving, at the first electronic device, information corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item comprises receiving modified content item data at the content creation application corresponding to the three-dimensional representation of the first content item from the three-dimensional graphic rendering application via the communication link.

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