US 12,340,481 B2
Avatar creation user interface
Nicolas Scapel, London (GB); Guillaume P. Barlier, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Alan C. Dye, San Francisco, CA (US); Joseph D. Gardner, San Jose, CA (US); Aurelio Guzman, San Jose, CA (US); and Christopher Wilson, Sonoma, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on May 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/677,585.
Application 18/677,585 is a continuation of application No. 18/138,634, filed on Apr. 24, 2023, granted, now 12,033,296.
Application 18/138,634 is a continuation of application No. 17/370,505, filed on Jul. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,682,182, issued on Jun. 20, 2023.
Application 17/370,505 is a continuation of application No. 17/091,460, filed on Nov. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,380,077, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Application 17/091,460 is a continuation of application No. 16/519,850, filed on Jul. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,861,248, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 16/519,850 is a continuation of application No. 16/142,288, filed on Sep. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,410,434, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/679,950, filed on Jun. 3, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/668,200, filed on May 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2025/0037398 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06T 13/80 (2011.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 19/20 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/001 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06T 13/40 (2013.01); G06T 13/80 (2013.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2012 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2016 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2021 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2024 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display apparatus;
one or more cameras;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying, via the display apparatus, a virtual avatar, having a plurality of avatar features, that changes appearance in response to detected changes in pose of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras;
while the face is detected in the field of view of the one or more cameras, the face including a plurality of detected facial features including a first facial feature other than a tongue of a user, detecting movement of the first facial feature; and
in response to detecting movement of the first facial feature:
in accordance with a determination that the tongue of the user meets respective criteria wherein the respective criteria include a requirement that the tongue of the user is detected extending from a mouth of the user in order for the respective criteria to be met, displaying an avatar tongue extending from a mouth of the virtual avatar and modifying a position of the avatar tongue based on the movement of the first facial feature; and
in accordance with a determination that the tongue of the user does not meet the respective criteria, forgoing displaying the avatar tongue extending from the mouth of the virtual avatar.