Creative camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11178335-B2
Application number	US-201916599433-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2019
Priority date	May 7, 2018
Publication date	Nov 16, 2021
Grant date	Nov 16, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to displaying visual effects in image data. In some examples, visual effects include an avatar displayed on a user's face. In some examples, visual effects include stickers applied to image data. In some examples, visual effects include screen effects. In some examples, visual effects are modified based on depth data in the image data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a camera;
a display apparatus;
one or more input devices;
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 apparatus, a messaging user interface of a message conversation including at least a first participant, the messaging user interface including a camera affordance;
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first input directed to the camera affordance;
in response to detecting the first input, displaying a camera user interface, the camera user interface including a capture affordance, wherein the camera user interface further includes an effects mode affordance associated with a mode in which visual effects are enabled for display in image data that is captured;
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a selection of the effects mode affordance;
in response to detecting the selection of the effects mode affordance, transitioning the electronic device from a first camera mode to a second camera mode, different from the first camera mode;
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second input directed to the capture affordance;
in response to detecting the second input:
capturing image data using the camera;
ceasing to display the capture affordance; and
displaying a send affordance;

detecting, via the one or more input devices, a third input directed to the send affordance; and
in response to detecting the third input, initiating a process to send the captured image data to the first participant.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
further in response to detecting selection of the effects mode affordance:
ceasing to display one or more camera mode affordances; and
displaying a plurality of effects option affordances at a location in the camera user interface that was previously occupied by the one or more camera mode affordances.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, selection of a first one of the effects option affordances; and
in response to detecting selection of the first one of the effects option affordances:
ceasing to display the plurality of effects option affordances; and
displaying a plurality of selectable graphical icons.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, selection of a second one of the effects option affordances; and
in response to detecting selection of the second one of the effects option affordances:
ceasing to display the plurality of effects option affordances; and
displaying an avatar selection region having a plurality of avatar affordances.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a swipe input on the avatar selection region; and
in response to detecting the swipe input on the avatar selection region:
increasing a size of the avatar selection region and displaying the plurality of avatar affordances arranged in a matrix.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the camera user interface further includes a first representation of image data, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
further in response to detecting selection of the effects mode affordance:
in accordance with a determination that the first representation of image data corresponds to image data obtained from a second camera:
ceasing to display the first representation of image data; and
displaying a second representation of image data, the second representation of image data corresponding to image data obtained from the camera.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while the electronic device is in the second camera mode, receiving a request to transition to the first camera mode; and
in response to receiving the request to transition to the first camera mode:
transitioning the electronic device from the second camera mode to the first camera mode, and
in accordance with a first visual effect being active, deactivating the first visual effect.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after deactivating the first visual effect:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, subsequent selection of the effects mode affordance; and
in response to detecting the subsequent selection of the effects mode affordance:
in accordance with a determination that the subsequent selection of the effects mode affordance occurs within a predetermined amount of time after deactivating the first visual effect, re-activating the first visual effect.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein prior to detecting the third input, the electronic device is in a first image capture mode, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
further in response to detecting the third input, maintaining the first image capture mode.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein initiating the process to send the captured image data to the first participant includes sending the captured image data to the first participant.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein capturing the image data includes:
in accordance with a value of a characteristic of the second input meeting a first capture mode criteria, capturing the image data in a first image capture mode; and
in accordance with the value of the characteristic of the second input meeting a second capture mode criteria, capturing the image data in a second image capture mode.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the send affordance is displayed in a region in the camera user interface in which the capture affordance was previously displayed.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a camera, a display apparatus, and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying, via the display apparatus, a messaging user interface of a message conversation including at least a first participant, the messaging user interface including a camera affordance;
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first input directed to the camera affordance;
in response to detecting the first input, displaying a camera user interface, the camera user interface including a capture affordance, wherein the camera user interface further includes an effects mode affordance associated with a mode in which visual effects are enabled for display in image data that is captured;
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a selection of the effects mode affordance;
in response to detecting the selection of the effects mode affordance, transitioning the electronic device from a first camera mode to a second camera mode, different from the first camera mode;
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second input directed to the capture affordance;
in response to detecting the second input:
capturing image data using the camera;
ceasing to display the capture affordance; and
displaying a send affordance;

detecting, via the one or more input devices, a third input directed to the send affordance; and
in response to detecting the third input, ini

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Van Os Marcel
• Broughton Lee
• King Nicholas V
• Paul Grant
• Sorrentino Iii William A

Classifications

• H04N23/632 Primary

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

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N23/667

  Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes · CPC title

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N23/611

  where the recognised objects include parts of the human body · CPC title