US 12,141,914 B2
Techniques for manipulating computer graphical light sources
Zachary Z. Becker, Kirkland, WA (US); Mahdi Nabiyouni, Emeryville, CA (US); and Robin Yann Joram Storm, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,236.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/216,399, filed on Jun. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0414975 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06T 15/50 (2011.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 15/50 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04804 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices:
presenting, using the display, a graphical environment including a virtual light source;
while presenting the virtual light source, receiving input representing selection of the virtual light source;
after receiving the input representing selection of the virtual light source, presenting a light source manipulator along with the presented virtual light source, the light source manipulator having one or more affordances including a spherical directional affordance for multidirectional adjustment of the virtual light source;
while presenting the spherical directional affordance, receiving input representing a multidirectional adjustment of the spherical directional affordance; and
after receiving the input representing the multidirectional adjustment of the spherical directional affordance, adjusting the selected virtual light source in accordance with the multidirectional adjustment.