Devices and Methods for Capturing and Interacting with Enhanced Digital Images

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019364194-A1
Application number	US-201916534214-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 7, 2019
Priority date	Jun 7, 2015
Publication date	Nov 28, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device displays a representative image. While displaying the representative image, the device detects a first input. In response to the first input, the device transitions from displaying the representative image to displaying a respective image that was acquired by a camera before acquiring the representative image. After transitioning from displaying the representative image to displaying the respective image, the device displays, in sequence starting with the respective image, at least some images acquired by the camera before acquiring the representative image and at least some of images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image. The device detects termination of the first input. In response to detecting termination of the first input, the device displays the representative image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for displaying images, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display, and a touch-sensitive surface:
displaying a representative image on the display, wherein:
the representative image is one image in a sequence of images taken by a camera;
the sequence of images includes one or more images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image; and
the sequence of images includes one or more images acquired by the camera before acquiring the representative image;

while displaying the representative image on the display, detecting a first portion of a first input; and,
in response to detecting the first portion of the first input:
transitioning from displaying the representative image to displaying a respective prior image in the sequence of images, wherein the respective prior image was acquired by the camera before acquiring the representative image; and,
after transitioning from displaying the representative image to displaying the respective prior image, displaying, in sequence starting with the respective prior image, at least some of the one or more images acquired by the camera before acquiring the representative image and at least some of the one or more images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image;

detecting termination of the first input; and
in response to detecting termination of the first input, displaying the representative image.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein transitioning from displaying the representative image to displaying the respective prior image includes displaying, in sequence, at least some of the one or more images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image and then replacing display of a respective subsequent image acquired after acquiring the representative image with the respective prior image.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein transitioning from displaying the representative image to displaying the respective prior image includes replacing display of the representative image with the respective prior image.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein transitioning from displaying the representative image to displaying the respective prior image includes:
in accordance with a determination that the first portion of the first input meets first playback criteria, displaying, in sequence, at least some of the one or more images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image and then replacing display of a respective subsequent image acquired after acquiring the representative image with the respective prior image; and, in accordance with a determination that the first portion of the first input meets second playback criteria, different from the first playback criteria, replacing display of the representative image with the respective prior image.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the electronic device includes one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface; the first input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; the first playback criteria include a criterion that is met when the contact has a characteristic intensity above a first intensity threshold; and the second playback criteria include a criterion that is met when the contact has a characteristic intensity above a second intensity threshold that is greater than the first intensity threshold.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first input is a press-and-hold gesture.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more images acquired by the camera before acquiring the representative image and the one or more images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image are displayed, in sequence starting with the respective prior image, at a fixed rate.

8 . The method of claim 1 , including:
presenting audio that corresponds to the sequence of images.

9 . The method of claim 1 , including:
after detecting the first portion of the first input, detecting a second portion of the first input; and in response to detecting the second portion of the first input, displaying, in sequence, at least some of the one or more images acquired by the camera before acquiring the representative image and at least some of the one or more images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image.

10 . The method of claim 9 , including:
in response to detecting the second portion of the first input, displaying metadata that corresponds to the sequence of images.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the termination of the first input is detected while displaying a first image in the sequence of images; and, the method includes:
in response to detecting termination of the first input while displaying the first image in the sequence of images:
in accordance with a determination that the first image occurs before the representative image in the sequence of images, sequentially displaying, in chronological order, images from the first image to the representative image, and
in accordance with a determination that the first image occurs after the representative image in the sequence of images, sequentially displaying, in reverse-chronological order, images from the first image to the representative image.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the sequence of images is configured to be sequentially displayed in a loop in either a forward direction or a reverse direction; the termination of the first input is detected while displaying a first image in the sequence of images; and, the method includes:
in response to detecting termination of the first input while displaying the first image in the sequence of images:
in accordance with a determination that there are fewer images between the first image and the representative image when the loop is traversed in the forward direction, sequentially displaying images from the first image to the representative image in the forward direction, and
in accordance with a determination that there are fewer images between the first image and the representative image when the loop is traversed in the reverse direction, sequentially displaying images from the first image to the representative image in the reverse direction.

13 . An electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors; a display unit configured to display images; a touch-sensitive surface unit configured to detect user inputs; and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying a representative image on the display, wherein:
the representative image is one image in a sequence of images taken by a camera;
the sequence of images includes one or more images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image; and
the sequence of images includes one or more images acquired by the camera before acquiring the representative image;

while displaying the representative image on the display, detecting a first portion of a first input; and,
in response to detecting the first portion of the first input:
transitioning from displaying the representative image to displaying a respective prior image in the sequence of images, wherein the respective prior image was acquired by the camera before acquiring the representative image; and,
after transitioning from displaying the representative image to displaying the respective prior image, displaying, in sequence starting with the respective prior image, at least some of the one or more images acquired by the camera before acquiring the representative image and at least some of the one

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Penha Henrique D
• Bauer Sebastian J
• Chaudhri Imran A
• Clarke Graham R
• Dye Alan C
• Federighi Craig M
• Foss Christopher P
• Ive Jonathan
• King Nicholas V
• Kocienda Kenneth L
• Manzari Behkish J
• Pivonka Pavel
• Preston Daniel T
• Mezak Charles A
• Titi Justin S
• Gobera Rubalcava Daniel E

Classifications

• H04N23/634

  Warning indications · 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

• G06F3/04845 Primary

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• H04N23/62 Primary

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• G11B27/005

  Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording (for television signals H04N5/783) · CPC title