US 11,835,985 B2
Devices and methods for capturing and interacting with enhanced digital images
Henrique D. Penha, San Francisco, CA (US); Sebastian J. Bauer, Santa Monica, CA (US); Imran A. Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US); Graham R. Clarke, Scotts Valley, CA (US); Alan C. Dye, San Francisco, CA (US); Craig M. Federighi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US); Aurelio Guzman, San Jose, CA (US); Jonathan Ive, San Francisco, CA (US); Nicholas V. King, San Jose, CA (US); Behkish J. Manzari, San Francisco, CA (US); Charles A. Mezak, Fairfield, CT (US); Justin S. Titi, San Jose, CA (US); Christopher I. Wilson, San Francisco, CA (US); Elliott B. Harris, San Francisco, CA (US); and Emilie Kim, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/089,397.
Application 18/089,397 is a continuation of application No. 17/524,692, filed on Nov. 11, 2021.
Application 17/524,692 is a continuation of application No. 17/003,869, filed on Aug. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,240,424, issued on Feb. 1, 2022.
Application 17/003,869 is a continuation of application No. 16/534,214, filed on Aug. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,841,484, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Application 16/534,214 is a continuation of application No. 16/252,478, filed on Jan. 18, 2019, granted, now 10,455,146, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Application 16/252,478 is a continuation of application No. 14/864,529, filed on Sep. 24, 2015, granted, now 10,200,598, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Application 14/864,529 is a continuation of application No. 14/863,432, filed on Sep. 23, 2015, granted, now 9,860,451, issued on Jan. 2, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/215,689, filed on Sep. 8, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/172,233, filed on Jun. 8, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/172,223, filed on Jun. 7, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0133870 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/63 (2023.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/21 (2006.01); G06V 10/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G11B 27/00 (2006.01); G11B 27/034 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G11B 27/031 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); H04N 101/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0487 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06V 10/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G11B 27/005 (2013.01); G11B 27/031 (2013.01); G11B 27/034 (2013.01); G11B 27/105 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04N 1/00204 (2013.01); H04N 1/2112 (2013.01); H04N 1/2125 (2013.01); H04N 1/2145 (2013.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/632 (2023.01); H04N 23/634 (2023.01); H04N 23/64 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); H04N 2101/00 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display, a camera, one or more processors, and memory:
displaying a live preview for the camera on the display;
while displaying the live preview, detecting activation of a shutter button at a first time; and
in response to detecting activation of the shutter button at the first time:
acquiring, by the camera, a representative image that represents a first sequence of images; and
acquiring, by the camera, a plurality of images after acquiring the representative image;
while acquiring the representative image and the plurality of images after acquiring the representative image, displaying an indication in the live preview that the camera is capturing images for the first sequence of images; and
grouping images acquired by the camera in temporal proximity to the activation of the shutter button at the first time into the first sequence of images, wherein the first sequence of images includes:
a plurality of images acquired by the camera prior to detecting activation of the shutter button at the first time;
the representative image that represents the first sequence of images; and
the plurality of images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image.