Patent ID: 11972092
Assignee: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A system for displaying windows in a computing environment, comprising:
a mixed realty display device that displays three-dimensional content;
a processor;
a memory for holding programmable code executable by the processor, wherein the programmable code includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a set of acts, the set of acts comprising:
receiving, at a mixed reality device, a first instruction from a user interface to select, from a representation of multiple open windows that comprise a first open window and a second open window, wherein
the first open window comprises first content displayed at a first physical location and is visible within a field of view, wherein the field of view is perceived by the user when the user is located at a user location in and has a current pose relative to a physical environment, and
the second open window comprises second content displayed at a second physical location and is invisible within the field of view of the user at the user location and having the current pose when the first open window comprising the first content is rendered visible to the user; and

upon receiving, from the user interface, a second instruction for displaying the second content placed in the second open window to the user, displaying the second content as a virtual content on a surface within the field of view of the user at least by placing the second content into the field of view for the user so that both the first open window and the second open window are visible within the field of view of the user who maintains the current location and the current pose relative to the physical environment.