Inventor
SOMMER BRUNO M
US32 patents
Patents
32 patentsUS11348316B2May 31, 2022
Location-based virtual element modality in three-dimensional content
APPLE INC10 citations85
US11210932B2Dec 28, 2021
Discovery of and connection to remote devices
APPLE INC4 citations83
US11120600B2Sep 14, 2021
Animated representation of facial expression
APPLE INC7 citations82
US11756229B2Sep 12, 2023
Localization for mobile devices
APPLE INC3 citations73
US11138472B2Oct 5, 2021
Localization for mobile devices
APPLE INC3 citations73
US11709068B2Jul 25, 2023
Spatial audio navigation
APPLE INC2 citations72
US9836980B2Dec 5, 2017
Collision avoidance of arbitrary polygonal obstacles
APPLE INC5 citations72
US10210648B2Feb 19, 2019
Emojicon puppeting
APPLE INC5 citations71
US9975040B2May 22, 2018
Procedural navigation graphs for identifying a route for a virtual object
APPLE INC3 citations71
US11765214B2Sep 19, 2023
Group communications platform
APPLE INC2 citations68
US12567322B2Mar 3, 2026
Discovery of and connection to remote devices
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12211152B2Jan 28, 2025
Location-based virtual element modality in three-dimensional content
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12188777B2Jan 7, 2025
Spatial audio navigation
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12039859B2Jul 16, 2024
Discovery of and connection to remote devices
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11748445B1Sep 5, 2023
Techniques for managing feature maps
APPLE INC1 citations62
US11532227B2Dec 20, 2022
Discovery of and connection to remote devices
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11410328B1Aug 9, 2022
Techniques for maintaining feature point maps
APPLE INC1 citations62
US11733956B2Aug 22, 2023
Display device sharing and interactivity
APPLE INC1 citations61
US12425256B2Sep 23, 2025
Avatar spatial modes
APPLE INC0 citations59
US11968056B2Apr 23, 2024
Avatar spatial modes
APPLE INC0 citations59
US12340031B2Jun 24, 2025
Muting mode for a virtual object representing one or more physical elements
APPLE INC0 citations58
US11947733B2Apr 2, 2024
Muting mode for a virtual object representing one or more physical elements
APPLE INC0 citations58
US12489815B1Dec 2, 2025
Toolbox and context for user interactions
APPLE INC0 citations57
US11805176B1Oct 31, 2023
Toolbox and context for user interactions
APPLE INC0 citations57
US12361651B2Jul 15, 2025
Presenting communication data based on environment
APPLE INC0 citations55
US11830214B2Nov 28, 2023
Methods and devices for detecting and identifying features in an AR/VR scene
APPLE INC0 citations49
US12475612B2Nov 18, 2025
Method and device for resolving focal conflict
APPLE INC0 citations48
US12033240B2Jul 9, 2024
Method and device for resolving focal conflict
APPLE INC0 citations48
US11886957B2Jan 30, 2024
Artificial intelligence controller that procedurally tailors itself to an application
APPLE INC0 citations47
US12272005B2Apr 8, 2025
System and method of three-dimensional immersive applications in multi-user communication sessions
APPLE INC0 citations46
US11768576B2Sep 26, 2023
Displaying representations of environments
APPLE INC0 citations45
US10580191B2Mar 3, 2020
Procedural terrain generation systems and related methods
APPLE INC0 citations39