Patent ID: 11893696
Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for providing an extended reality (XR) user interface, the method comprising:
at a user device executing an extended reality (XR) application;
receiving content information about a hierarchical container structure comprising one or more elements at each level of the hierarchical container structure, wherein each of the one or more elements at each level of the hierarchical container structure represents a container, a sub-container, or a data element of the hierarchical container structure;
obtaining, via the XR application, spatial information about a physical and/or virtual environment;
generating, using the content information, a first immersive visual element in the physical and/or virtual environment, wherein the first immersive visual element is for visually representing the hierarchical container structure; and
in response to the user interacting with the first immersive visual element, causing, using the XR application, the spatial information, and a display, the first immersive visual element to appear to encapsulate the user with a surrounding visible representation by augmenting a view of the physical and/or virtual environment, wherein the XR application is configured to allow a user to interact with a second immersive visual element of a first set of elements representing a first level of the hierarchical container structure, wherein in response to the user interacting with the second immersive visual element the second immersive visual element appears to encapsulate the user to provide access to a second set of elements representing a second level of the hierarchical container structure.