User interfaces for indicating distance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11670144-B2
Application number	US-202117398617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2021
Priority date	Sep 14, 2020
Publication date	Jun 6, 2023
Grant date	Jun 6, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to providing indicators of distance. For example, display of a visual distance indicator that indicates the distance between a computer system and an entity is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer system, comprising:
one or more cameras;
a display generation component;
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 generation component, a visual representation of a field of view of the one or more cameras;
in accordance with a determination that an entity meets a set of detection criteria, the set of detection criteria including a first criterion that is met when the entity is detected within the field of view of the one or more cameras, providing, concurrently with the visual representation of the field of view that includes the entity, one or more indicators of distance between the computer system and the entity, wherein providing the one or more indicators of distance includes:
displaying, via the display generation component, a visual distance indicator that indicates a distance between the computer system and the entity; and
providing a tactile distancing indicator output that changes based on the distance between the computer system and the entity, wherein a pitch of the tactile distancing indicator output changes based on the distance between the computer system and the entity, a frequency of the tactile distancing indicator output changes based on the distance between the computer system and the entity, or a waveform of the tactile distancing indicator output changes based on the distance between the computer system and the entity; and

in accordance with a failure to determine that an entity meets the set of detection criteria, forgoing providing the one or more indicators of the distance between the computer system and the entity.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein providing the one or more indicators of the distance includes providing an audio distance indicator output that changes based on the distance between the computer system and the entity and wherein a pitch of the audio distance indicator output becomes higher as the distance between the computer system and the entity decreases, a frequency of the audio distance indicator output becomes higher as the distance between the computer system and the entity decreases, or a volume of the audio distance indicator output increases as the distance between the computer system and the entity decreases.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein providing the one or more indicators of the distance includes providing an audio distance indicator output that changes based on the distance between the computer system and the entity and wherein the audio distance indicator output includes stereo components, the stereo components including a first audio channel with a first characteristic and a second audio channel with a second characteristic that is different from the first characteristic, the first characteristic and the second characteristic based on the distance between the computer system and the entity.

4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the visual representation of the field of view of the one or more cameras is displayed as part of a user interface of a computer application configured to provide variable magnification, based on user input, of visual representations of a second field of view of the one or more cameras.

5. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the set of detection criteria includes a second criterion that is met when a social distancing feature is active, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
while the social distancing feature is not active, displaying a selectable social distancing icon;
receiving selection of the selectable social distancing icon; and
in response to receiving selection of the selectable social distancing icon, setting the social distancing feature to active.

6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the set of detection criteria includes a third criterion that is met when a social distancing feature is active, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving one or more inputs that specify a respective user input to activate the social distancing feature; and
subsequent to the respective user input being specified, detecting a user input;
in response to receiving the user input:
in accordance with a determination that the user input corresponds to the respective user input, activating the social distancing feature; and
in accordance with a determination that the user input does not correspond to the respective user input, forgoing activating the social distancing feature.

7. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving user configuration input for setting one or more parameters for providing the distance between the computer system and the entity; and
in response to receiving the user configuration input, setting one or more parameters for providing the distance between the computer system and the entity.

8. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein setting one or more parameters for providing the distance between the computer system and the entity includes:
in accordance with a determination that the user configuration input corresponds to selection of a unit of length of the visual distance indicator, displaying a distance using the unit of length as part of displaying the visual distance indicator.

9. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein setting one or more parameters for providing the distance between the computer system and the entity includes:
in accordance with a determination that the user configuration input corresponds to enabling an audio indication of the distance, configuring the computer system to provide an audio distance indicator output that changes based on the distance as part of providing the one or more indicators of the distance; and
in accordance with a determination that the user configuration input corresponds to disabling the audio indication of the distance, configuring the computer system to not provide the audio distance indicator output that changes based on the distance as part of providing the one or more indicators of the distance.

10. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein setting one or more parameters for providing the distance between the computer system and the entity includes:
in accordance with a determination that the user configuration input corresponds to enabling a tactile indication of the distance, configuring the computer system to provide the tactile distancing indicator output that changes based on the distance between the computer system and the entity as part of providing the one or more indicators of the distance; and
in accordance with a determination that the user configuration input corresponds to disabling the tactile indication of the distance, configuring the computer system to not provide the tactile distancing indicator output that changes based on the distance between the computer system and the entity as part of providing the one or more indicators of the distance.

11. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a first detection mode, the set of detection criteria includes a center entity criterion; and
in accordance with a determination that the computer system is operating in a second detection mode, the set of detection criteria includes a closest entity criterion that is different from the center entity criterion.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the center entity criterion is met when the entity is determined to be in a center of the representation of the

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Dour Ryan N
• Aloe Robert Thomas
• Cartwright James
• Cranfill Elizabeth Caroline
• Denina Giovanni Laviste
• Fleizach Christopher B
• Jalali Banafsheh
• Lin Chia Yang
• Marotta Jr Donald L
• Minifie Darren Christopher
• Paul Grant
• Persson Per Haakan Linus
• Tarault Antoine
• Walczak Alexander Nicholas

Classifications

• H04N23/631

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

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• H04M2250/52

  including functional features of a camera · CPC title

• G01B11/026

  by measuring distance between sensor and object (G01B11/0608 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title