US 12,256,143 B2
Electronic device systems for image sharing
Stephen Brian Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US); and Kevin M Lynch, Woodside, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/698,943.
Prior Publication US 2023/0300458 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/661 (2023.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 23/661 (2023.01) [G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing an image to a user of a first electronic device from a second electronic device, comprising:
with the first electronic device, sending an image capture request wirelessly to the second electronic device;
at the second electronic device, wirelessly receiving the image capture request from the first electronic device;
in response to receipt of the image capture request, displaying a selectable option on a display of the second electronic device; and
following acceptance of the wireless image capture request at the second electronic device and capturing of an image of the user of the first electronic device with a camera in the second electronic device, wirelessly receiving the captured image from the second electronic device at the first electronic device.