Apple patents tracking objects when they disappear from camera view

1. A method, comprising: receiving, via a camera that is in communication with a computer system, a first set of image data representing a field of view of the camera, wherein the first set of image data at least includes data representative of an object in the field of view of the camera; receiving a first set of data corresponding to the object via a first modality and a second set of data corresponding to the object via a second modality, wherein the first modality is a different type of modality than the second modality; after receiving the first set of data corresponding to the object and the second set of data corresponding to the object, receiving a second set of image data representing the field of view of the camera, wherein the second set of image data does not include data representative of the object; and after receiving the second set of image data, predicting a position of the object, wherein predicting the position of the object includes: in accordance with a determination that a first set of one or more criteria is satisfied: assigning a first weight to the first set of data of the object; assigning a second weight to the second set of data of the object, wherein the first weight is greater than the second weight; and in accordance with a determination that a second set of one or more criteria is satisfied: assigning a third weight to the first set of data of the object, wherein the third weight is different from the first weight; and assigning a fourth weight to the second set of data of the object, wherein the fourth weight is greater than the third weight, wherein the fourth weight is different from the second weight, and wherein the second set of one or more criteria is different from the first set of one or more criteria.