User interface for camera effects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11245837-B2
Application number	US-202117190879-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2021
Priority date	Jun 12, 2016
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces. In some examples, the electronic device transitions between user interfaces for capturing photos based on data received from a first camera and a second camera. In some examples, the electronic device provides enhanced zooming capabilities that result in visual pleasing results for a displayed digital viewfinder and for captured videos. In some examples, the electronic device provides user interfaces for transitioning a digital viewfinder between a first camera with an applied digital zoom to a second camera with no digital zoom. In some examples, the electronic device prepares to capture media at various magnification levels. In some examples, the electronic device enhanced capabilities for navigating through a plurality of values.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more cameras;
one or more input devices;
a display;
one or more processors; and
a 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 ( 1902 ), on the display a digital viewfinder for capturing media with the one or more cameras at a first magnification level;
while displaying the digital viewfinder, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first gesture at a respective location within the digital viewfinder, wherein the one or more input devices are configured to detect a first type of gesture and a second type of gesture that is different from the first type of gesture;
in response to detecting the first gesture at the respective location within the digital viewfinder:
in accordance with a determination that the first gesture is of the second type preparing to capture media with the one or more cameras at a dynamically-selected magnification level different from the first magnification level, wherein the dynamically-selected magnification level is selected based on a magnitude of the first gesture; and
in accordance with a determination that the first gesture is of the first type preparing to capture media with the one or more cameras at a second magnification level different from the first magnification level.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the magnitude of the first gesture is a first magnitude, the dynamically-selected magnification level is a first dynamically-selected magnification level different from the first magnification level; and
in accordance with a determination that the magnitude of the first gesture is a second magnitude that is different from the first magnitude, the dynamically-selected magnification level is a second dynamically-selected magnification level different from the first magnification level and the first dynamically-selected magnification level.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the second type of gesture is a gesture type that includes movement of a contact across the display.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first type is a tap gesture and the second type is a swipe gesture.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second gesture at a second respective location;
in accordance with a determination that a rate of the second gesture is less than a predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a first rate; and
in accordance with a determination that the rate of the second gesture is greater than the predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a second rate, wherein the first rate is less than the second rate.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the rate of change of arc degrees of the second gesture is less than a second predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a first rate; and
in accordance with a determination that the rate of change of arc degrees of the second gesture is greater than the second predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a second rate, wherein the first rate is less than the second rate.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying, on the display, the digital viewfinder for capturing media with the one or more cameras at a fourth magnification level:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a fourth gesture at a location corresponding to the digital viewfinder; and

in accordance with the determination that the fourth gesture is of a fourth type:
preparing to capture media with the one or more cameras at a second dynamically-selected magnification level different from the fourth magnification level, wherein the respective magnification level is selected based on a magnitude of the fourth gesture.

8. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with one or more cameras, one or more input devices, and a display:
displaying, on the display a digital viewfinder for capturing media with the one or more cameras at a first magnification level;
while displaying the digital viewfinder, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first gesture at a respective location within the digital viewfinder, wherein the one or more input devices are configured to detect a first type of gesture and a second type of gesture that is different from the first type of gesture;
in response to detecting the first gesture at the respective location within the digital viewfinder:
in accordance with a determination that the first gesture is of the second type preparing to capture media with the one or more cameras at a dynamically-selected magnification level different from the first magnification level, wherein the dynamically-selected magnification level is selected based on a magnitude of the first gesture; and
in accordance with a determination that the first gesture is of the first type preparing to capture media with the one or more cameras at a second magnification level different from the first magnification level.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the magnitude of the first gesture is a first magnitude, the dynamically-selected magnification level is a first dynamically-selected magnification level different from the first magnification level; and
in accordance with a determination that the magnitude of the first gesture is a second magnitude that is different from the first magnitude, the dynamically-selected magnification level is a second dynamically-selected magnification level different from the first magnification level and the first dynamically-selected magnification level.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein:
the second type of gesture is a gesture type that includes movement of a contact across the display.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first type is a tap gesture and the second type is a swipe gesture.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second gesture at a second respective location;
in accordance with a determination that a rate of the second gesture is less than a predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a first rate; and
in accordance with a determination that the rate of the second gesture is greater than the predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a second rate, wherein the first rate is less than the second rate.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the rate of change of arc degrees of the second gesture is less than a second predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a first rate; and
in accordance with a determination that the rate of change of arc degrees of the second gesture is greater than the second predetermined threshold, zooming the digital viewfinder at a second rate, wherein the first rate is less than the second rate.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
while displaying, on the display, the digital viewfinder for capturing media with the one or more cameras at a fourth magnification level:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a fourth gesture at a location corresponding to the digital viewfinder; and

in accordance with the determination that the fourth gesture is of a fourth type:

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Manzari Behkish J
• Brasket Jeffrey A
• Preston Daniel Trent

Classifications

• H04N23/635

  Region indicators; Field of view indicators · CPC title

• H04N23/631

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

• H04N23/675

  comprising setting of focusing regions · CPC title

• H04N23/45

  for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images · CPC title

• H04N23/651

  for reducing power consumption by affecting camera operations, e.g. sleep mode, hibernation mode or power off of selective parts of the camera · CPC title