US Patent Issued to Apple on March 17 for "Shape-based graphical indications of interaction events" (American, French, Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,834, issued on March 17, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Shape-based graphical indications of interaction events" was invented by Vicki M Murley (Pacifica, Calif.), Etienne Segonzac (Paris), Timothy P Horton (San Jose, Calif.), Dean Jackson (Yass, Australia) and Chelsea E Pugh (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods that interpret user activity as user interactions with virtual elements (e.g., user interface elements) positioned within a three-dimensional (3D) space, such as an extended reality (XR) environment. For example, an example process may include presenting a view of a 3D...