Techniques for interacting with devices
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsShivesh MAKHARIA, Christopher J. LEE
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to performing operations based on an environment. Some techniques are for providing a portion of accessory information to a background process in accordance with some embodiments. Other techniques are for enabling a service based on a detected subject in accordance with some embodiments. Other techniques are for altering a state of a set of external devices based on an emergency condition in accordance with some embodiments. Other techniques are for outputting audio based on activity within an area in accordance with some embodiments.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- at a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and one or more display generation components:
- detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first subject within an area;
- while detecting the first subject within the area, displaying, via the one or more display generation components, content corresponding to the first subject;
- while displaying the content corresponding to the first subject, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second subject within the area, wherein the second subject is different from the first subject;
- and
- in response to detecting the second subject within the area and while maintaining display of the content corresponding to the first subject, enabling, using a credential for the second subject, a service.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and one or more display generation components, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first subject within an area;
- while detecting the first subject within the area, displaying, via the one or more display generation components, content corresponding to the first subject;
- while displaying the content corresponding to the first subject, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second subject within the area, wherein the second subject is different from the first subject;
- and
- in response to detecting the second subject within the area and while maintaining display of the content corresponding to the first subject, enabling, using a credential for the second subject, a service.
A computer system configured to communicate with one or more input devices and one or more display generation components, the computer system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first subject within an area;
- while detecting the first subject within the area, displaying, via the one or more display generation components, content corresponding to the first subject;
- while displaying the content corresponding to the first subject, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second subject within the area, wherein the second subject is different from the first subject;
- and
- in response to detecting the second subject within the area and while maintaining display of the content corresponding to the first subject, enabling, using a credential for the second subject, a service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.