US 12,223,612 B2
Avatar editing environment
Marcel Van Os, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Thomas Goossens, Paris (FR); Laurent Baumann, Campbell, CA (US); Michael Dale Lampell, Woodside, CA (US); and Alexandre Carlhian, Paris (FR)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/407,241.
Application 18/407,241 is a continuation of application No. 17/971,456, filed on Oct. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,869,165.
Application 17/971,456 is a continuation of application No. 16/833,436, filed on Mar. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,481,988, issued on Oct. 25, 2022.
Application 16/833,436 is a continuation of application No. 14/866,560, filed on Sep. 25, 2015, granted, now 10,607,419, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 14/866,560 is a continuation of application No. 13/082,035, filed on Apr. 7, 2011, granted, now 9,576,400, issued on Feb. 21, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/321,840, filed on Apr. 7, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2024/0144626 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06F 3/04812 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06T 15/04 (2011.01)
CPC G06T 19/20 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06T 11/001 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06T 13/40 (2013.01); G06T 15/04 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2012 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2016 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
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23. A method, comprising:
at a computer system that is in communication with a display and one or more input devices:
displaying, via the display, an avatar editing user interface including a plurality of representations for a plurality of categories of avatar elements;
detecting, via the one or more input devices, a request to select a respective category of avatar elements from the plurality of categories of avatar elements; and
in response to detecting the request to select the respective category of avatar elements:
in accordance with a determination that a first category of avatar elements is selected, displaying, via the display, a representation of the first category of avatar elements at a respective position within the avatar editing user interface; and
in accordance with a determination that a second category of avatar elements, different from the first category of avatar elements, is selected, displaying, via the display, a representation of the second category of avatar elements at the respective position within the avatar editing user interface.