US 12,238,405 B2
Eyewear device mode indication
Matthew Hanover, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/472,512.
Application 18/472,512 is a continuation of application No. 17/662,509, filed on May 9, 2022, granted, now 11,805,309.
Application 17/662,509 is a continuation of application No. 16/883,665, filed on May 26, 2020, granted, now 11,330,165.
Application 16/883,665 is a continuation of application No. 15/717,637, filed on Sep. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,708,488.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/400,241, filed on Sep. 27, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0015387 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/62 (2023.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01); G02C 11/04 (2006.01); G03B 17/48 (2021.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/62 (2023.01) [G02C 11/04 (2013.01); G02C 11/10 (2013.01); G03B 17/48 (2013.01); G03B 17/56 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An eyewear device comprising:
an eyewear frame;
a camera incorporated in the eyewear frame, the camera being configured for providing both video capture and photo capture functionalities responsive to respectively corresponding user commands;
a mode indicator comprising one or more light emitters mounted on an outwardly-directed surface of the eyewear frame; and
a controller configured to perform operations comprising:
monitoring camera activity for user-controlled activity thereof;
during any instance of user-prompted video capture via the camera, unalterably causing the mode indicator to display a visual video capture alert during video capture via emitter illumination; and
in response to any instance of user-prompted photo capture via the camera, unalterably causing the mode indicator to display a photo capture indication via emitter illumination substantially simultaneously with said photo capture,
wherein display of the video capture alert with each instance of video capture and display of the photo capture indication with each instance of photo capture are non-optionally systemically enforced.