US 12,452,389 B2
Multi-participant live communication user interface
Marcel Van Os, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Lee S. Broughton, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Peter Callaway, Creeting St Peter (GB); Pablo F. Caro, San Francisco, CA (US); Jae Woo Chang, Cupertino, CA (US); Allison Dryer, Tiburon, CA (US); Craig M. Federighi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US); Robert Garcia, San Francisco, CA (US); Stephen O. Lemay, Palo Alto, CA (US); John Louch, Boulder, CO (US); and Hoan Pham, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/498,779.
Application 18/498,779 is a continuation of application No. 17/872,736, filed on Jul. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,849,255.
Application 17/872,736 is a continuation of application No. 17/157,166, filed on Jan. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,399,155, issued on Jul. 26, 2022.
Application 17/157,166 is a continuation of application No. 16/799,481, filed on Feb. 24, 2020, granted, now 10,904,486, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 16/799,481 is a continuation of application No. 16/383,403, filed on Apr. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,630,939, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Application 16/383,403 is a continuation of application No. 16/144,572, filed on Sep. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,284,812, issued on May 7, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/679,925, filed on Jun. 3, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/668,229, filed on May 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064270 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); H04L 51/04 (2022.01); H04L 51/043 (2022.01); H04L 51/046 (2022.01); H04M 1/72439 (2021.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 7/15 (2013.01) [G06F 9/542 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/043 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04M 1/72439 (2021.01); H04N 5/2628 (2013.01); H04N 7/141 (2013.01); H04N 7/144 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04N 7/152 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04N 2007/145 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01)] 51 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
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 a live video communication user interface that includes concurrently displaying a representation of a first participant in a live video communication session, a representation of a second participant in the live video communication session, and a representation of a third participant in the live video communication session,
wherein the representation of the first participant overlaps the representation of the second participant and the representation of the second participant overlaps the representation of the third participant;
while displaying the live video communication user interface, receiving data indicating that an activity level of the second participant in the live video communication session has increased above an activity level of the first participant in the live video communication session; and
in response to receiving the data indicating that the activity level of the second participant in the live video communication session has increased above the activity level of the first participant in the live video communication session:
changing a size and/or position of the representation of the first participant in the live video communication user interface;
changing a size and/or position of the representation of the second participant in the live video communication user interface; and
changing a size and/or position of the representation of the third participant in the live video communication user interface, wherein:
after changing the size and/or position of the representation of the first participant in the live video communication user interface, the changed representation of the first participant occupies at least a portion of a region that was occupied by the representation of the first participant in the live video communication user interface before changing at least one of the size or the position of the representation of the first participant;
after changing the size and/or position of the representation of the second participant in the live video communication user interface, the changed representation of the second participant occupies at least a portion of a region that was occupied by the representation of the second participant in the live video communication user interface before changing at least one of the size or the position of the representation of the second participant;
after changing the size and/or position of the representation of the third participant in the live video communication user interface, the changed representation of the third participant occupies at least a portion of a region that was occupied by the representation of the third participant in the live video communication user interface before changing at least one of the size or the position of the representation of the third participant; and
after changing the sizes and/or positions of the representation of the first participant, the representation of the second participant, and the representation of the third participant, the representation of the first participant overlaps the representation of the second participant and the representation of the second participant overlaps the representation of the third participant.