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Granted Patent B2
US 12,638,916 · App. 18/643,549 · Granted May 26, 2026

Dynamic scale for vector graphic rendering

Inventors: Jeremy G Bridon (Mountain View, CA); James A McCombe (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G06F3/013G06T15/04G06T15/20G06F3/012
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Patent No.
US 12,638,916
App. No.
18/643,549
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for providing a view of a three-dimensional (3D) environment by rasterizing vector graphics (e.g., text) on separated two-dimensional (2D) assets within the 3D environment. For example, a process may include obtaining drawing commands corresponding to a vector graphic to be displayed. The process may further include obtaining fall-off data corresponding to changes in perception of resolution for different portions of a display and obtaining viewer position data corresponding to a viewpoint position for the view. The process may further include determining a scale factor for the rasterizing the vector graphic and providing a texture (e.g., image) on a surface of the asset within the 3D environment by rasterizing the vector graphic using the drawing commands and the scale factor. The process may further include rendering a view of the 3D environment based on the viewpoint position.

Claims (49)

1 . A method comprising:

at a device having a processor:

obtaining one or more drawing commands corresponding to a vector graphic to be displayed on an asset within a 3D environment;

obtaining fall-off data corresponding to changes in perception of resolution for different portions of a display, wherein the fall-off data is based on a gaze direction;

obtaining viewer position data corresponding to a viewpoint position for a view of the 3D environment;

projecting a two-dimensional (2D) mapping that identifies zones into the 3D environment based on the fall-off data and the gaze direction;

identifying a zone of the zones that corresponds to the asset in the 3D environment;

determining a scale factor for rasterizing the vector graphic based on the identified zone, the fall-off data, and the viewpoint position;

providing a texture on a surface of the asset within the 3D environment by rasterizing the vector graphic using the drawing commands and the scale factor; and

rendering the view of the 3D environment based on the viewpoint position.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the asset corresponds to a spatially-separated layer of multiple spatially-separated layers of virtual content of the 3D environment, and the scale factor is a single scale factor that is applied to rasterize all vector graphics within the spatially-separated layer.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the spatially-separated layer is a free floating window in the 3D environment.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the asset corresponds to multiple perceptual resolution zones and the scale factor is selected to correspond to a highest resolution of the multiple perceptual resolution zones.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the 2D mapping identifies the zones around a center position, wherein the center position is determined based on the gaze direction.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the scale factor is further based on:

determining a target resolution for each spatially-separated layer of multiple spatially-separated layers; and

determining a ratio between point units of a selected spatially-separated layer and a corresponding target resolution of the selected spatially-separated layer.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the scale factor is selected based on the identified zone and a distance of the asset from the viewpoint position.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the scale factor is determined to be a relatively higher scale factor when the distance is less than a threshold and determined to be a relatively lower scale factor when the distance is greater than the threshold.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is performed via a process separate from an application that provides the drawing commands, wherein the fall-off data is not provided to the application.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the viewer position data corresponding to the viewpoint position comprises a pose of the device or a head of a user wearing the device.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the viewer position data corresponding to the viewpoint position comprises six degrees of freedom (6DOF) position data.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fall-off data comprises a variable rate rasterization (VRR) map.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the 3D environment comprises an extended reality (XR) environment.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the device is a head mounted device (HMD).

15 . A device comprising:

one or more sensors;

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and

one or more processors coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprises program instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

obtaining one or more drawing commands corresponding to a vector graphic to be displayed on an asset within a 3D environment;

obtaining fall-off data corresponding to changes in perception of resolution for different portions of a display, wherein the fall-off data is based on a gaze direction;

obtaining viewer position data corresponding to a viewpoint position for a view of the 3D environment;

projecting a two-dimensional (2D) mapping that identifies zones into the 3D environment based on the fall-off data and the gaze direction;

identifying a zone of the zones that corresponds to the asset in the 3D environment;

determining a scale factor for rasterizing the vector graphic based on the identified zone, the fall-off data, and the viewpoint position;

providing a texture on a surface of the asset within the 3D environment by rasterizing the vector graphic using the drawing commands and the scale factor; and

rendering the view of the 3D environment based on the viewpoint position.

16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the asset corresponds to a spatially-separated layer of multiple spatially-separated layers of virtual content of the 3D environment, and the scale factor is a single scale factor that is applied to rasterize all vector graphics within the spatially-separated layer.

17 . The device of claim 16 , wherein the spatially-separated layer is a free floating window in the 3D environment.

18 . The device of claim 16 , wherein the asset corresponds to multiple perceptual resolution zones and the scale factor is selected to correspond to a highest resolution of the multiple perceptual resolution zones.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing program instructions executable on a device comprising one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

obtaining one or more drawing commands corresponding to a vector graphic to be displayed on an asset within a 3D environment;

obtaining fall-off data corresponding to changes in perception of resolution for different portions of a display, wherein the fall-off data is based on a gaze direction;

obtaining viewer position data corresponding to a viewpoint position for a view of the 3D environment;

projecting a two-dimensional (2D) mapping that identifies zones into the 3D environment based on the fall-off data and the gaze direction;

identifying a zone of the zones that corresponds to the asset in the 3D environment;

determining a scale factor for rasterizing the vector graphic based on the identified zone, the fall-off data, and the viewpoint position;

providing a texture on a surface of the asset within the 3D environment by rasterizing the vector graphic using the drawing commands and the scale factor; and

rendering the view of the 3D environment based on the viewpoint position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2024
From: MCCOMBE, JAMES A; BRIDON, JEREMY G
To: APPLE INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63465634 · May 11, 2023
Related Publication 20240377884A1 · Nov 14, 2024
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