US 12,315,034 B2
Capturing and storing an image of a physical environment
Elena J. Nattinger, Menlo Park, CA (US); Peter Burgner, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Anna L. Brewer, Cupertino, CA (US); and Devin W. Chalmers, Oakland, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on May 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/196,241.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/341,193, filed on May 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0368327 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 1/60 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 1/60 (2013.01) [A61B 5/024 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06V 10/761 (2022.01); G06V 40/174 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
at a device including a display, an image sensor, a non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the display, the image sensor and the non-transitory memory:
while presenting a representation of a physical environment of the device:
obtaining contextual data that indicates a characteristic of the physical environment, the device or a user of the device; and
obtaining an indication of historical content associated with the device;
determining, based on the characteristic indicated by the contextual data and the historical content, a user interest value that indicates a user interest level in the physical environment; and
storing an image captured by the image sensor in response to the user interest value being greater than a threshold interest value.