User interfaces for capturing and managing visual media

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10735643-B1
Application number	US-201916584100-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 26, 2019
Priority date	May 6, 2019
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

Media user interfaces are described, including user interfaces for capturing media (e.g., capturing a photo, recording a video), displaying media (e.g., displaying a photo, playing a video), editing media (e.g., modifying a photo, modifying a video), accessing media controls or settings (e.g., accessing controls or settings to capture photos or videos to capture videos), and automatically adjusting media (e.g., automatically modifying a photo, automatically modifying a video).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display device;
one or more cameras;
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:
displaying, via the display device, a camera user interface;
while displaying the camera user interface, detecting, via one or more sensors of the electronic device, an amount of light in a field-of-view of the one or more cameras;
in response detecting, the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras:
in accordance with a determination that the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras satisfies low-light environment criteria, wherein the low-light environment criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras is below a predetermined threshold, concurrently displaying, in the camera user interface:
a flash status indicator that indicates a status of a flash operation; and
a low-light capture status indicator that indicates a status of a low-light capture mode; and

in accordance with a determination that the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras does not satisfy the low-light environment criteria, forgoing display of the low-light capture status indicator in the camera user interface;

while the flash indicator is displayed and indicates that the status of the flash operation is active and the low-light capture indicator is displayed and indicates that the status of the low-light capture mode is inactive, receiving a first selection of the low-light capture status indicator; and
in response to receiving the first selection of the low-light capture status indicator:
updating the flash status indicator to indicate that the status of the flash operation is inactive; and
updating the low-light capture status indicator to indicate that the status of the low-light capture mode is active.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras satisfies low-light environment criteria and a flash operation criteria is met, wherein the flash operation criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when a flash setting is set to automatically determine whether the flash operation is set to active or inactive:
the flash status indicator indicates that the status of the flash operation is active; and
the low-light capture indicator indicates that the status of the low-light capture mode is inactive.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
while the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras satisfies low-light environment criteria:
in accordance with a determination that the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras is in a first predetermined range and a flash setting is set to active:
the flash status indicator indicates that the status of the flash operation is active; and
the low-light capture indicator indicates that the status of the low-light capture mode is inactive; and

in accordance with a determination that the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras is in the first predetermined range and the flash setting is not set to active:
the flash status indicator indicates that the status of the flash operation is inactive; and
the low-light capture indicator indicates that the status of the low-light capture mode is active.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:
while the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras satisfies low-light environment criteria:
in accordance with a determination that the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras is in a second predetermined range that is different than the first predetermined range and a flash setting is set to inactive:
the flash status indicator indicates that the status of the flash operation is inactive; and
the low-light capture indicator indicates that the status of the low-light capture mode is active; and

in accordance with a determination that the amount of light in the field-of-view of the one or more cameras is in the second predetermined range that is different than the first predetermined range and the flash setting is not set to inactive:
the flash status indicator indicates that the status of the flash operation is active; and
the low-light capture indicator indicates that the status of the low-light capture mode is inactive.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
while the flash indicator is displayed and indicates that the status of the flash operation is active and the low-light capture indicator is displayed and indicates that the status of the low-light capture mode is inactive, receiving a selection of the flash status indicator; and
in response to receiving the selection of the flash status indicator:
updating the flash status indicator to indicate that the status of the flash operation is inactive; and
updating the low-light capture indicator to indicate that the status of the low-light capture mode is active.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the status of low-light capture mode is active, displaying a control for adjusting a capture duration.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
while displaying the control for adjusting the capture duration, receiving a request to change the control from a first capture duration to a second capture duration; and
in response to receiving the request to change the control from the first capture duration to the second capture duration:
in accordance with a determination that the second capture duration is a predetermined capture duration that deactivates low-light capture mode, updating the low-light capture status indicator to indicate that the status of the low-light capture mode is inactive.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
while displaying the control for adjusting a capture duration, detecting a change in status of low-light capture mode; and
in response to detecting the change in status of the low-light capture mode:
in accordance with a determination that the status of low-light capture mode is inactive, ceasing display of the control for adjusting the capture duration.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
displaying, in the camera user interface, a first representation of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras;
while the status of low-light capture mode is active, receiving a request to capture first media of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras; and
in response to receiving the request to capture first media while the status of low-light capture mode is active:
initiating capture of the first media; and
maintaining the display of the first representation of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras for the duration of the capturing of the first media.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
while the status of low-light capture mode is active, receiving a request to capture second media of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras;
in response to receiving the request to capture second media while the status of low-light capture mode is active, in

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Manzari Behkish J
• Deshpande Alok
• Dye Alan C
• Federighi Craig M
• Hubel Paul
• Lupinetti Nicholas
• Mccormack Jonathan
• Paul Grant
• Sorrentino Iii William A
• Souza Dos Santos Andre

Classifications

• H04N23/633

  for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera · CPC title

• H04N23/675 Primary

  comprising setting of focusing regions · CPC title

• H04N23/632

  for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters · CPC title

• H04N23/635

  Region indicators; Field of view indicators · CPC title

• H04N23/74

  by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means · CPC title