User interface camera effects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021318798-A1
Application number	US-202117356322-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 23, 2021
Priority date	Jun 4, 2017
Publication date	Oct 14, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces. In some examples, the electronic device provides for transitioning between simulated lighting effects. In some examples, the electronic device applies a simulated lighting effect to an image. In some examples, the electronic device provides user interfaces for applying a filter to an image. In some examples, the electronic device provides for a reduced filter interface. In some examples, the electronic device provides a visual aid displayed in a viewfinder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device, comprising:
a camera; a sensor; a display; 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, on the display a camera viewfinder for capturing media; and
while displaying the camera viewfinder:
in accordance with a determination, based on data from the sensor, that the device meets alignment-guide display criteria, wherein the alignment-guide display criteria include a requirement that a relative difference between an orientation of a plane of focus of the camera and a predetermined orientation is within a respective alignment threshold in order for the alignment-guide display criteria to be met, displaying, on the display, an alignment guide in the camera viewfinder, wherein an appearance of the alignment guide changes as the orientation of the plane of focus of the camera changes relative to the predetermined orientation; and
in accordance with a determination, based on data from the sensor, that the alignment-guide display criteria are not met, forgoing displaying the alignment guide in the camera viewfinder.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the alignment-guide display criteria include a requirement that the relative difference between the orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and the predetermined orientation is maintained within the respective alignment threshold for at least a threshold amount of time in order for the alignment-guide display criteria to be met.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the alignment-guide display criteria include a requirement that the orientation of the device not change by more than a threshold amount in a threshold amount of time while the relative difference between the orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and the predetermined orientation is maintained within the respective alignment threshold in order for the alignment-guide display criteria to be met.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined orientation corresponds to a horizontal orientation.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined orientation is a vertical orientation.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the alignment guide includes at least two visual indicators.

7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the at least two visual indicators remains stationary as the orientation of the plane of focus of the camera changes relative to the predetermined orientation.

8 . The device of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the at least two visual indicators are displayed proximate to a center of the camera viewfinder.

9 . The device of claim 6 , wherein a distance between the two visual indicators is dynamically based on the relative difference between the orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and the predetermined orientation.

10 . The device of claim 6 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the alignment guide and while the orientation of the plane of focus of the camera is a first orientation, detecting, based on data from the sensor, a change in orientation of the plane of focus of the camera from the first orientation to a second orientation; and in response to detecting the change in orientation of the plane of focus of the camera from the first orientation to the second orientation changing a displayed position of a first visual indicator of the at least two visual indicators, wherein the displayed position of the first visual indicator is changed based on the relative difference between the first orientation and the second orientation.

11 . The device of claim 10 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
further in response to detecting the change in orientation of the plane of focus of the camera from the first orientation to the second orientation:
in accordance with a determination that the relative difference between the second orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and the predetermined orientation is not within a first visual indicator alignment threshold, displaying the first visual indicator at the updated display position; and
in accordance with a determination that the relative difference between the second orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and the predetermined orientation is within the first visual indicator alignment threshold, displaying the first visual indicator at a predetermined display position.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein displaying the first visual indicator at the predetermined display position, includes displaying a respective animation at a location of one or more of the visual indicators.

13 . The device of claims 11 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while the first visual indicator is displayed at the predetermined display position, detecting, based on data from the sensor, a change in orientation of the plane of focus of the camera from a third orientation to a fourth orientation, wherein the third orientation has a relative difference to the predetermined orientation that is within the first visual indicator alignment threshold; in response to detecting the change in orientation of the plane of focus of the camera from the third orientation to the fourth orientation:
in accordance with a determination that the relative difference between the fourth orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and the predetermined orientation is not outside the second visual indicator alignment threshold, maintaining display of the first visual indicator at the predetermined display position; and
in accordance with a determination that the relative difference between the fourth orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and the predetermined orientation is outside the second visual indicator alignment threshold, displaying the first visual indicator at a second updated display position, wherein the position of the second updated display position is based on the relative difference between the between the orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and the predetermined orientation.

14 . The device of claim 6 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while the orientation of the plane of focus of the camera is at a fifth orientation having a relative difference to the predetermined orientation that is within the respective alignment threshold and while a second visual indicator of the at least two visual indicator is displayed with a first value of a visual characteristic, detecting, based on data from the sensor, a change in orientation of the plane of focus of the camera from the fifth orientation to a sixth orientation, wherein the relative difference between the sixth orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and the predetermined orientation is within the visual indicator alignment threshold; and in response to detecting the change in orientation of the plane of focus of the camera from the fifth orientation to the sixth orientation, displaying the second visual indicator with a second value of the visual characteristic different than the first value.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein:
the fifth orientation of the plane of focus of the camera has a first relative difference between an orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and a predetermined orientation, the sixth orientation of the plane of focus of the camera has a second relative difference between an orientation of the plane of focus of the camera and a predetermined orientation, the se

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Manzari Behkish J
• Hermans Caroline
• Kim Emilie
• Preston Daniel Trent

Classifications

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