User interfaces for capturing and managing visual media

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11223771-B2
Application number	US-202016835651-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2020
Priority date	May 6, 2019
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

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:
while the electronic device is in a first orientation, displaying, via the display device, a first camera user interface for capturing media in a first camera orientation at a first zoom level;
detecting a change in orientation of the electronic device from the first orientation to a second orientation; and
in response to detecting the change in orientation of the electronic device from the first orientation to a second orientation:
in accordance with a determination that a set of automatic zoom criteria are satisfied, automatically, without intervening user inputs, displaying a second camera user interface for capturing media in a second camera orientation at a second zoom level that is different from the first zoom level.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying a media capture affordance;
detecting a first input that corresponds to the media capture affordance; and
in response to detecting the first input:
in accordance with a determination that the first input was detected while the first camera user interface is displayed, capturing media at the first zoom level; and
in accordance with a determination that the first input was detected while the second camera user interface is displayed, capturing media at the second zoom level.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein displaying the first camera user interface includes displaying a first representation of a field-of-view of the one or more cameras,
wherein the first representation is displayed in the first camera orientation at the first zoom level,
wherein displaying the second camera user interface includes displaying a second representation of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras, and
wherein the second representation is displayed in the second camera orientation at the second zoom level.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first orientation is a portrait orientation and the first representation is a portion of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras, and wherein the second orientation is a landscape orientation and the second representation is an entire field-of-view of the one or more cameras.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the first representation of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras, receiving a request to change the first zoom level to a third zoom level; and
in response to receiving the request to change the first zoom level to the third zoom level, replacing display of the first representation with a third representation of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras, wherein the third representation is in the first camera orientation and at the third zoom level.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the first representation of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras, displaying a zoom toggle affordance;
detecting a second input that corresponds to selection of the zoom toggle affordance, wherein the selection of the zoom toggle affordance corresponds to a request to change the first zoom level to a fourth zoom level; and
in response to detecting the second input, replacing display of the first representation with a fourth representation of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras, wherein the fourth representation is in the first camera orientation and at the fourth zoom level.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the zoom toggle affordance is displayed in the first camera user interface and the second camera user interface.

8. The electronic device of claim 3 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the first representation of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras, receiving a request to change the first zoom level to a third zoom level; and
in response to receiving the request to change the first zoom level to the third zoom level:
replacing display of the first representation with a fifth representation of the field-of-view of the one or more cameras, wherein the fifth representation is in the first camera orientation and at the third zoom level.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cameras include a first camera and a second camera that is distinct from the first camera, and wherein the set of automatic zoom criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is displaying, in the first camera user interface, a representation of a field-of-view of the first camera and is not displaying a representation of a field-of-view of the second camera.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the set of automatic zoom criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is not in a video capture mode of operation.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the set of automatic zoom criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is configured to capture video for a live communication session.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first zoom level is higher than the second zoom level, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the second camera user interface, detecting a change in orientation of the electronic device from the second orientation to the first orientation; and
in response to detecting the change in orientation of the electronic device from the second orientation to the first orientation, displaying, on the display device, the first camera user interface.

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 display device and a camera, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while the electronic device is in a first orientation, displaying, via the display device, a first camera user interface for capturing media in a first camera orientation at a first zoom level;
detecting a change in orientation of the electronic device from the first orientation to a second orientation; and
in response to detecting the change in orientation of the electronic device from the first orientation to a second orientation:
in accordance with a determination that a set of automatic zoom criteria are satisfied, automatically, without intervening user inputs, displaying a second camera user interface for capturing media in a second camera orientation at a second zoom level that is different from the first zoom level.

14. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display device and a camera:
while the electronic device is in a first orientation, displaying, via the display device, a first camera user interface for capturing media in a first camera orientation at a first zoom level;
detecting a change in orientation of the electronic device from the first orientation to a second orientation; and
in response to detecting the change in orientation of the electronic device from the first orientation to a second orientation:
in accordance with a determination that a set of automatic zoom criteria are satisfied, automatically, without intervening user inputs, displaying a second camera user interface for capturing media in a second camera orientation at a second zoo

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Manzari Behkish J
• 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

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N23/58 Primary

  Means for changing the camera field of view without moving the camera body, e.g. nutating or panning of optics or image sensors · CPC title

• H04N23/74

  by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means · CPC title

• H04N23/631 Primary

  Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters · CPC title