Artificial reality system having a sliding menu

USRE50598E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Ravasz · London, GB
• Jasper Stevens · London, GB
• Adam Tibor Varga · London, GB
• Etienne Pinchon · London, GB
• Simon Tickner · Canterbury, GB
• Jennifer Lynn Spurlock · Seattle, US
• Kyle Eric Sorge-Toomey · Seattle, US
• Robert G. Ellis · London, GB
• Barrett Fox · Berkeley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 11, 2023
• Grant date: Sep 23, 2025
• Expiry date: Jan 11, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

An artificial reality system is described that renders, presents, and controls user interface elements within an artificial reality environment, and performs actions in response to one or more detected gestures of the user. The artificial reality system can include a menu that can be activated and interacted with using one hand. In response to detecting a menu activation gesture performed using one hand, the artificial reality system can cause a menu to be rendered. A menu sliding gesture (e.g., horizontal motion) of the hand can be used to cause a slidably engageable user interface (UI) element to move along a horizontal dimension of the menu while horizontal positioning of the UI menu is held constant. Motion of the hand orthogonal to the menu sliding gesture (e.g., non-horizontal motion) can cause the menu to be repositioned. The implementation of the artificial reality system does require use of both hands or use of other input devices in order to interact with the artificial reality system.