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Device, method, and graphical user interface for switching between camera interfaces

A camera interface, camera technology, applied in image communication, components of TV systems, input/output process of data processing, etc., can solve problems such as ineffective toggle switches and inconvenient positioning.

Active Publication Date: 2016-01-20
APPLE INC
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When the user is holding the device to capture images or video, the position of the toggle switch may be inconvenient relative to the positioning of the user's hand and fingers
Also, the toggle switch isn't very effective for switching between more than two modes

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[0020] Many electronic devices have cameras with camera modes and video camera modes. With advances in hardware and software, the devices are able to support even more modes of cameras. With the proliferation of different camera modes, it can be inefficient to switch between these modes. Typically, the user switches between modes using a switch, button, or some other affordance displayed in a location on the display that is not the most convenient (eg, to navigate through a series of menus and settings interfaces). Specifically, if the device is a touchscreen device, the poor location of the mode switch affordance prevents quick access to different camera modes when quick access is required. The following embodiments describe methods for quickly switching between camera interfaces corresponding to different camera modes. A user switches between a series of at least two camera interfaces by using a swipe gesture in opposite directions on the touch-sensitive surface. This mak...

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A method is performed at an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and a camera. The device displays a first camera interface on the display for a first virtual camera that produces media with first output dimensions. While displaying the first camera interface on the display, the device detects a first gesture that includes movement of a contact in a first direction on the touch-sensitive surface. The first gesture does not interact with a predefined camera-switching affordance. In response to detecting the first gesture, the device switches from displaying the first camera interface to displaying a second camera interface for a second virtual camera that produces media with second output dimensions different from the first output dimensions. The second camera interface is different from the first camera interface.

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technical field [0001] This document generally relates to electronic devices with touch-sensitive surfaces, including but not limited to electronic devices with touch-sensitive surfaces that include multiple camera interfaces. Background technique [0002] The use of touch-sensitive surfaces as input devices for computers and other electronic computing devices has grown significantly in recent years. Exemplary touch-sensitive surfaces include touchpads and touchscreen displays. Such surfaces are widely used to manipulate user interface objects on a display or to activate various features of a device. For example, a user may use a camera application on a device to capture still images or video. [0003] However, the method for switching modes in the camera app is cumbersome and inefficient. For example, current methods for switching modes or interfaces in camera applications involve users activating toggle switches or navigating through a complex series of menus and settin...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/0488G06F3/0485
CPCG06F3/0488G06F3/0485G06F2203/04805H04N23/632H04N23/62G06F3/04847
Inventor G·克里斯蒂I·乔德里
Owner APPLE INC
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