AVATAR INTEGRATION WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS
The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for displaying and using avatars. In some embodiments, avatars are used to generate stickers for sending in a content-creation user interface. In some embodiments, avatars are used to generate a representation of a contactable user in a contactable user editing user interface. In some embodiments, a user interface can be used to create and edit an avatar. In some embodiments, a user interface can be used to display an avatar that is responsive to detected changes in pose of a face of a user. In some embodiments, contact information is transmitted or received.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/843,967, entitled “AVATAR INTEGRATION WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS,” filed on May 6, 2019, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/855,891, entitled “AVATAR INTEGRATION WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS,” filed on May 31, 2019, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
FIELDThe present disclosure relates generally to computer user interfaces, and more specifically to techniques for displaying avatars in various application user interfaces.
BACKGROUNDMultimedia content, such as emojis, stickers, and virtual avatars, are sometimes used in various application user interfaces. The emojis, stickers, and virtual avatars represent a variety of people, objects, actions, and/or other things. Individuals' contact information, such as their name and photo representation, are used in messaging applications.
BRIEF SUMMARYSome techniques for displaying and using avatars in various application user interfaces using electronic devices, however, are generally cumbersome and inefficient. For example, some existing techniques use a complex and time-consuming user interface, which may include multiple key presses or keystrokes. Existing techniques require more time than necessary, wasting user time and device energy. This latter consideration is particularly important in battery-operated devices.
Accordingly, the present technique provides electronic devices with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for displaying avatars in various application user interfaces. Such methods and interfaces optionally complement or replace other methods for displaying avatars in various application user interfaces. Such methods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden on a user and produce a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, such methods and interfaces conserve power and increase the time between battery charges.
Example methods are described herein. An example method includes, at an electronic device having a display device and an input device: receiving a request, via the one or more input devices, to display a sticker user interface; and in response to receiving the request to display the sticker user interface, displaying, via the display device, a sticker user interface that includes representations of a plurality of sets of stickers based on user-created avatars, including: in accordance with a determination that the user has created a first set of two or more user-created avatars including a first avatar and a second avatar, displaying representations of a first plurality of sets of stickers wherein the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the first avatar and a representation of a set of stickers based on the second avatar; and in accordance with a determination that the user has created a second set of two or more user-created avatars including a third avatar not included in the first set of two or more user-created avatars, displaying representations of a second plurality of sets of stickers that is different from the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers, wherein the representations of the second plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the third avatar that was not included in the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers.
Example non-transitory computer-readable storage media are described herein. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and an input device, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving a request, via the one or more input devices, to display a sticker user interface; and in response to receiving the request to display the sticker user interface, displaying, via the display device, a sticker user interface that includes representations of a plurality of sets of stickers based on user-created avatars, including: in accordance with a determination that the user has created a first set of two or more user-created avatars including a first avatar and a second avatar, displaying representations of a first plurality of sets of stickers wherein the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the first avatar and a representation of a set of stickers based on the second avatar; and in accordance with a determination that the user has created a second set of two or more user-created avatars including a third avatar not included in the first set of two or more user-created avatars, displaying representations of a second plurality of sets of stickers that is different from the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers, wherein the representations of the second plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the third avatar that was not included in the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers.
Example transitory computer-readable storage media are described herein. An example transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and an input device, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving a request, via the one or more input devices, to display a sticker user interface; and in response to receiving the request to display the sticker user interface, displaying, via the display device, a sticker user interface that includes representations of a plurality of sets of stickers based on user-created avatars, including: in accordance with a determination that the user has created a first set of two or more user-created avatars including a first avatar and a second avatar, displaying representations of a first plurality of sets of stickers wherein the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the first avatar and a representation of a set of stickers based on the second avatar; and in accordance with a determination that the user has created a second set of two or more user-created avatars including a third avatar not included in the first set of two or more user-created avatars, displaying representations of a second plurality of sets of stickers that is different from the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers, wherein the representations of the second plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the third avatar that was not included in the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; an input device; 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: receiving a request, via the one or more input devices, to display a sticker user interface; and in response to receiving the request to display the sticker user interface, displaying, via the display device, a sticker user interface that includes representations of a plurality of sets of stickers based on user-created avatars, including: in accordance with a determination that the user has created a first set of two or more user-created avatars including a first avatar and a second avatar, displaying representations of a first plurality of sets of stickers wherein the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the first avatar and a representation of a set of stickers based on the second avatar; and in accordance with a determination that the user has created a second set of two or more user-created avatars including a third avatar not included in the first set of two or more user-created avatars, displaying representations of a second plurality of sets of stickers that is different from the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers, wherein the representations of the second plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the third avatar that was not included in the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; an input device; means for receiving a request, via the one or more input devices, to display a sticker user interface; and means for, in response to receiving the request to display the sticker user interface, displaying, via the display device, a sticker user interface that includes representations of a plurality of sets of stickers based on user-created avatars, including: in accordance with a determination that the user has created a first set of two or more user-created avatars including a first avatar and a second avatar, displaying representations of a first plurality of sets of stickers wherein the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the first avatar and a representation of a set of stickers based on the second avatar; and in accordance with a determination that the user has created a second set of two or more user-created avatars including a third avatar not included in the first set of two or more user-created avatars, displaying representations of a second plurality of sets of stickers that is different from the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers, wherein the representations of the second plurality of sets of stickers includes a representation of a set of stickers based on the third avatar that was not included in the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers.
An example method is described herein. An example method includes, at an electronic device having a display device and one or more input devices: displaying, via the display device, a contactable user editing user interface, the contactable user editing user interface including: one or more representation options for a contactable user including an avatar representation option; detecting, via the one or more input devices, a selection of the avatar representation option; in response to detecting selection of the avatar representation option, initiating a process for selecting an avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface; as a part of the process for selecting the avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface, receiving a sequence of one or more inputs, via the one or more input devices, that correspond to selection of a simulated three-dimensional avatar; and in response to selection of the simulated three-dimensional avatar, displaying, via the display device, a posing user interface that includes one or more controls for selecting a pose of the simulated three-dimensional avatar from a plurality of different poses.
An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display device, a contactable user editing user interface, the contactable user editing user interface including: one or more representation options for a contactable user including an avatar representation option; detecting, via the one or more input devices, a selection of the avatar representation option; in response to detecting selection of the avatar representation option, initiating a process for selecting an avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface; as a part of the process for selecting the avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface, receiving a sequence of one or more inputs, via the one or more input devices, that correspond to selection of a simulated three-dimensional avatar; and in response to selection of the simulated three-dimensional avatar, displaying, via the display device, a posing user interface that includes one or more controls for selecting a pose of the simulated three-dimensional avatar from a plurality of different poses.
An example transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display device, a contactable user editing user interface, the contactable user editing user interface including: one or more representation options for a contactable user including an avatar representation option; detecting, via the one or more input devices, a selection of the avatar representation option; in response to detecting selection of the avatar representation option, initiating a process for selecting an avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface; as a part of the process for selecting the avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface, receiving a sequence of one or more inputs, via the one or more input devices, that correspond to selection of a simulated three-dimensional avatar; and in response to selection of the simulated three-dimensional avatar, displaying, via the display device, a posing user interface that includes one or more controls for selecting a pose of the simulated three-dimensional avatar from a plurality of different poses.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; one or more input devices; 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 device, a contactable user editing user interface, the contactable user editing user interface including: one or more representation options for a contactable user including an avatar representation option; detecting, via the one or more input devices, a selection of the avatar representation option; in response to detecting selection of the avatar representation option, initiating a process for selecting an avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface; as a part of the process for selecting the avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface, receiving a sequence of one or more inputs, via the one or more input devices, that correspond to selection of a simulated three-dimensional avatar; and in response to selection of the simulated three-dimensional avatar, displaying, via the display device, a posing user interface that includes one or more controls for selecting a pose of the simulated three-dimensional avatar from a plurality of different poses.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; one or more input devices; means for displaying, via the display device, a contactable user editing user interface, the contactable user editing user interface including: one or more representation options for a contactable user including an avatar representation option; means for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a selection of the avatar representation option; means for, in response to detecting selection of the avatar representation option, initiating a process for selecting an avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface; means for, as a part of the process for selecting the avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface, receiving a sequence of one or more inputs, via the one or more input devices, that correspond to selection of a simulated three-dimensional avatar; and means for, in response to selection of the simulated three-dimensional avatar, displaying, via the display device, a posing user interface that includes one or more controls for selecting a pose of the simulated three-dimensional avatar from a plurality of different poses.
An example method is described herein. An example method includes, at an electronic device having a display device and an input device, displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar including a first feature, the first feature having a first color pattern generated with a first set of colors including a first color in a first region of the first color pattern; a set of color options for the first feature; and a plurality of color pattern options for the first feature including a second color pattern option that is different from the first color pattern; while the first feature is displayed with the first color pattern generated with the first set of colors including the first color in the first region of the first color pattern, detecting, via the input device, a selection of a color option in the set of color options that corresponds to a second color; in response to detecting the selection: changing an appearance of one or more color pattern options in the plurality of color pattern options having a first portion corresponding to the set of color options, wherein changing the appearance includes changing a portion of the second color pattern option from a respective color to the second color; and maintaining display of the avatar including the first feature, the first feature having the first color pattern; detecting a selection of a respective color pattern option of the color pattern options having the changed appearance; and in response to detecting the selection of the respective color pattern option and while the second color is selected for the set of color options: changing an appearance of the first feature of the avatar to have an appearance generated based on the respective color pattern option with the second color applied to a portion of the respective color pattern option.
An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and an input device, the one or more programs including instructions for displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar including a first feature, the first feature having a first color pattern generated with a first set of colors including a first color in a first region of the first color pattern; a set of color options for the first feature; and a plurality of color pattern options for the first feature including a second color pattern option that is different from the first color pattern; while the first feature is displayed with the first color pattern generated with the first set of colors including the first color in the first region of the first color pattern, detecting, via the input device, a selection of a color option in the set of color options that corresponds to a second color; in response to detecting the selection: changing an appearance of one or more color pattern options in the plurality of color pattern options having a first portion corresponding to the set of color options, wherein changing the appearance includes changing a portion of the second color pattern option from a respective color to the second color; and maintaining display of the avatar including the first feature, the first feature having the first color pattern; detecting a selection of a respective color pattern option of the color pattern options having the changed appearance; and in response to detecting the selection of the respective color pattern option and while the second color is selected for the set of color options: changing an appearance of the first feature of the avatar to have an appearance generated based on the respective color pattern option with the second color applied to a portion of the respective color pattern option.
An example transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and an input device, the one or more programs including instructions for displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar including a first feature, the first feature having a first color pattern generated with a first set of colors including a first color in a first region of the first color pattern; a set of color options for the first feature; and a plurality of color pattern options for the first feature including a second color pattern option that is different from the first color pattern; while the first feature is displayed with the first color pattern generated with the first set of colors including the first color in the first region of the first color pattern, detecting, via the input device, a selection of a color option in the set of color options that corresponds to a second color; in response to detecting the selection: changing an appearance of one or more color pattern options in the plurality of color pattern options having a first portion corresponding to the set of color options, wherein changing the appearance includes changing a portion of the second color pattern option from a respective color to the second color; and maintaining display of the avatar including the first feature, the first feature having the first color pattern; detecting a selection of a respective color pattern option of the color pattern options having the changed appearance; and in response to detecting the selection of the respective color pattern option and while the second color is selected for the set of color options: changing an appearance of the first feature of the avatar to have an appearance generated based on the respective color pattern option with the second color applied to a portion of the respective color pattern option.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; an input device; 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 device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar including a first feature, the first feature having a first color pattern generated with a first set of colors including a first color in a first region of the first color pattern; a set of color options for the first feature; and a plurality of color pattern options for the first feature including a second color pattern option that is different from the first color pattern; while the first feature is displayed with the first color pattern generated with the first set of colors including the first color in the first region of the first color pattern, detecting, via the input device, a selection of a color option in the set of color options that corresponds to a second color; in response to detecting the selection: changing an appearance of one or more color pattern options in the plurality of color pattern options having a first portion corresponding to the set of color options, wherein changing the appearance includes changing a portion of the second color pattern option from a respective color to the second color; and maintaining display of the avatar including the first feature, the first feature having the first color pattern; detecting a selection of a respective color pattern option of the color pattern options having the changed appearance; and in response to detecting the selection of the respective color pattern option and while the second color is selected for the set of color options: changing an appearance of the first feature of the avatar to have an appearance generated based on the respective color pattern option with the second color applied to a portion of the respective color pattern option.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; an input device; means for displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar including a first feature, the first feature having a first color pattern generated with a first set of colors including a first color in a first region of the first color pattern; a set of color options for the first feature; and a plurality of color pattern options for the first feature including a second color pattern option that is different from the first color pattern; means for, while the first feature is displayed with the first color pattern generated with the first set of colors including the first color in the first region of the first color pattern, detecting, via the input device, a selection of a color option in the set of color options that corresponds to a second color; means for, in response to detecting the selection: changing an appearance of one or more color pattern options in the plurality of color pattern options having a first portion corresponding to the set of color options, wherein changing the appearance includes changing a portion of the second color pattern option from a respective color to the second color; and maintaining display of the avatar including the first feature, the first feature having the first color pattern; means for detecting a selection of a respective color pattern option of the color pattern options having the changed appearance; and means for, in response to detecting the selection of the respective color pattern option and while the second color is selected for the set of color options: changing an appearance of the first feature of the avatar to have an appearance generated based on the respective color pattern option with the second color applied to a portion of the respective color pattern option.
An example method is described herein. An example method includes, at an electronic device having a display device and an input device, displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar, the respective avatar feature having a first pose; and an avatar option selection region including a plurality of avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of an avatar feature and having an appearance based on the avatar; detecting, via the input device, a request to display options for editing the respective avatar feature; and in response to detecting the request, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature, including concurrently displaying: a representation of a first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a second pose; and a representation of a second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a third pose that is different from the second pose.
An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and an input device, the one or more programs including instructions for displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar, the respective avatar feature having a first pose; and an avatar option selection region including a plurality of avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of an avatar feature and having an appearance based on the avatar; detecting, via the input device, a request to display options for editing the respective avatar feature; and in response to detecting the request, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature, including concurrently displaying: a representation of a first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a second pose; and a representation of a second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a third pose that is different from the second pose.
An example transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and an input device, the one or more programs including instructions for displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar, the respective avatar feature having a first pose; and an avatar option selection region including a plurality of avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of an avatar feature and having an appearance based on the avatar; detecting, via the input device, a request to display options for editing the respective avatar feature; and in response to detecting the request, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature, including concurrently displaying: a representation of a first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a second pose; and a representation of a second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a third pose that is different from the second pose.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; an input device; 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 device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar, the respective avatar feature having a first pose; and an avatar option selection region including a plurality of avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of an avatar feature and having an appearance based on the avatar; detecting, via the input device, a request to display options for editing the respective avatar feature; and in response to detecting the request, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature, including concurrently displaying: a representation of a first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a second pose; and a representation of a second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a third pose that is different from the second pose.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; an input device; means for displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar, the respective avatar feature having a first pose; and an avatar option selection region including a plurality of avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of an avatar feature and having an appearance based on the avatar; means for detecting, via the input device, a request to display options for editing the respective avatar feature; and means for, in response to detecting the request, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature, including concurrently displaying: a representation of a first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a second pose; and a representation of a second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a third pose that is different from the second pose.
An example method is described herein. An example method incudes, at an electronic device having a display device and one or more cameras, displaying, via the display device, a virtual avatar having one or more avatar features that change appearance in response to detected changes in pose of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras, including a first avatar feature with a first appearance that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the 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 one or more detected facial features, detecting movement of one or more facial features of the face; in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features: in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes first pose criteria to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a second appearance, different from the first appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes second pose criteria, that is different from the first pose criteria, to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a third appearance, different from the first appearance and the second appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; and in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features meets criteria for maintaining display of the first avatar feature with the first appearance, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature by modifying the first appearance of the first avatar feature in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras.
An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and one or more cameras, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display device, a virtual avatar having one or more avatar features that change appearance in response to detected changes in pose of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras, including a first avatar feature with a first appearance that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the 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 one or more detected facial features, detecting movement of one or more facial features of the face; in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features: in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes first pose criteria to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a second appearance, different from the first appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes second pose criteria, that is different from the first pose criteria, to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a third appearance, different from the first appearance and the second appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; and in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features meets criteria for maintaining display of the first avatar feature with the first appearance, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature by modifying the first appearance of the first avatar feature in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras.
An example transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and one or more cameras, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display device, a virtual avatar having one or more avatar features that change appearance in response to detected changes in pose of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras, including a first avatar feature with a first appearance that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the 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 one or more detected facial features, detecting movement of one or more facial features of the face; in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features: in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes first pose criteria to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a second appearance, different from the first appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes second pose criteria, that is different from the first pose criteria, to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a third appearance, different from the first appearance and the second appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; and in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features meets criteria for maintaining display of the first avatar feature with the first appearance, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature by modifying the first appearance of the first avatar feature in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; 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 device, a virtual avatar having one or more avatar features that change appearance in response to detected changes in pose of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras, including a first avatar feature with a first appearance that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the 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 one or more detected facial features, detecting movement of one or more facial features of the face; in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features: in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes first pose criteria to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a second appearance, different from the first appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes second pose criteria, that is different from the first pose criteria, to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a third appearance, different from the first appearance and the second appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; and in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features meets criteria for maintaining display of the first avatar feature with the first appearance, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature by modifying the first appearance of the first avatar feature in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; one or more cameras; means for displaying, via the display device, a virtual avatar having one or more avatar features that change appearance in response to detected changes in pose of a face in a field of view of the one or more cameras, including a first avatar feature with a first appearance that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; means for, while the face is detected in the field of view of the one or more cameras, the face including one or more detected facial features, detecting movement of one or more facial features of the face; means for, in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features: in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes first pose criteria to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a second appearance, different from the first appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes second pose criteria, that is different from the first pose criteria, to be met, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with a third appearance, different from the first appearance and the second appearance, that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras; and in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features meets criteria for maintaining display of the first avatar feature with the first appearance, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature by modifying the first appearance of the first avatar feature in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras.
An example method is described herein. An example method includes, at an electronic device having a display device and one or more input devices: displaying, via the display device, a content creation user interface; while displaying the content creation user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a first display region, the first display region including a plurality of graphical objects that correspond to predefined content for insertion into the content creation user interface, wherein displaying the first display region includes: in response to receiving the request, displaying, via the display device, the first display region including a first subset of graphical objects that have an appearance based on a set of avatars available at the electronic device, including: in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars includes an avatar of a first type, displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type; and in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars does not include any avatars of the first type, displaying the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on an avatar of a second type different from the first type, without displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type.
An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display device, a content creation user interface; while displaying the content creation user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a first display region, the first display region including a plurality of graphical objects that correspond to predefined content for insertion into the content creation user interface, wherein displaying the first display region includes: in response to receiving the request, displaying, via the display device, the first display region including a first subset of graphical objects that have an appearance based on a set of avatars available at the electronic device, including: in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars includes an avatar of a first type, displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type; and in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars does not include any avatars of the first type, displaying the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on an avatar of a second type different from the first type, without displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type.
An example transitory computer-readable storage medium is described herein. An example transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display device, a content creation user interface; while displaying the content creation user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a first display region, the first display region including a plurality of graphical objects that correspond to predefined content for insertion into the content creation user interface, wherein displaying the first display region includes: in response to receiving the request, displaying, via the display device, the first display region including a first subset of graphical objects that have an appearance based on a set of avatars available at the electronic device, including: in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars includes an avatar of a first type, displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type; and in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars does not include any avatars of the first type, displaying the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on an avatar of a second type different from the first type, without displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; one or more input devices; 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 device, a content creation user interface; while displaying the content creation user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a first display region, the first display region including a plurality of graphical objects that correspond to predefined content for insertion into the content creation user interface, wherein displaying the first display region includes: in response to receiving the request, displaying, via the display device, the first display region including a first subset of graphical objects that have an appearance based on a set of avatars available at the electronic device, including: in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars includes an avatar of a first type, displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type; and in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars does not include any avatars of the first type, displaying the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on an avatar of a second type different from the first type, without displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type.
An example electronic device is described herein. An example electronic device includes a display device; one or more input devices; means for displaying, via the display device, a content creation user interface; means for, while displaying the content creation user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a first display region, the first display region including a plurality of graphical objects that correspond to predefined content for insertion into the content creation user interface, wherein displaying the first display region includes: in response to receiving the request, displaying, via the display device, the first display region including a first subset of graphical objects that have an appearance based on a set of avatars available at the electronic device, including: means for, in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars includes an avatar of a first type, displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type; and means for, in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars does not include any avatars of the first type, displaying the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on an avatar of a second type different from the first type, without displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type.
Exemplary methods are disclosed herein. An example method includes, at an electronic device with one or more communication devices, wherein a user is associated with the electronic device, receiving a request to transmit a first message to a set of contactable users, the set of contactable users including a first contactable user; and in response to receiving the request to transmit the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of sharing criteria is satisfied for the first contactable user, the set of sharing criteria including a first sharing criterion that is satisfied when the first contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient: transmitting, via the one or more communication devices, to the first contactable user: the first message, and contact information of the user associated with the electronic device; and in accordance with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user: transmitting, to the first contactable user, via the one or more communication devices, the first message without transmitting the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device.
Exemplary non-transitory computer-readable storage media are described herein. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with one or more communication devices, wherein a user is associated with the electronic device and the one or more programs include instructions for: receiving a request to transmit a first message to a set of contactable users, the set of contactable users including a first contactable user; and in response to receiving the request to transmit the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of sharing criteria is satisfied for the first contactable user, the set of sharing criteria including a first sharing criterion that is satisfied when the first contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient: transmitting, via the one or more communication devices, to the first contactable user: the first message, and contact information of the user associated with the electronic device; and in accordance with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user: transmitting, to the first contactable user, via the one or more communication devices, the first message without transmitting the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device.
Exemplary transitory computer-readable storage media are described herein. An example transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with one or more communication devices, wherein a user is associated with the electronic device and the one or more programs include instructions for: receiving a request to transmit a first message to a set of contactable users, the set of contactable users including a first contactable user; and in response to receiving the request to transmit the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of sharing criteria is satisfied for the first contactable user, the set of sharing criteria including a first sharing criterion that is satisfied when the first contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient: transmitting, via the one or more communication devices, to the first contactable user: the first message, and contact information of the user associated with the electronic device; and in accordance with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user: transmitting, to the first contactable user, via the one or more communication devices, the first message without transmitting the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device.
Exemplary electronic devices are described herein. An example electronic device includes one or more communication devices; one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, wherein a user is associated with the electronic device and the one or more programs include instructions for: receiving a request to transmit a first message to a set of contactable users, the set of contactable users including a first contactable user; and in response to receiving the request to transmit the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of sharing criteria is satisfied for the first contactable user, the set of sharing criteria including a first sharing criterion that is satisfied when the first contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient: transmitting, via the one or more communication devices, to the first contactable user: the first message, and contact information of the user associated with the electronic device; and in accordance with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user: transmitting, to the first contactable user, via the one or more communication devices, the first message without transmitting the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device.
Exemplary electronic devices are described herein. An example electronic device includes one or more communication devices, wherein a user is associated with the electronic device; means for receiving a request to transmit a first message to a set of contactable users, the set of contactable users including a first contactable user; and means for, in response to receiving the request to transmit the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of sharing criteria is satisfied for the first contactable user, the set of sharing criteria including a first sharing criterion that is satisfied when the first contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient: transmitting, via the one or more communication devices, to the first contactable user: the first message, and contact information of the user associated with the electronic device; and in accordance with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user: transmitting, to the first contactable user, via the one or more communication devices, the first message without transmitting the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device.
Exemplary methods are disclosed herein. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display device and with one or more communication devices: receiving, via the one or more communication devices, a first message; subsequent to receiving the first message, receiving a request to display the first message; and in response to receiving the request to display the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of prompting criteria is satisfied for a first contactable user, wherein the set of prompting criteria includes a first prompting criterion that is satisfied when updated contact information corresponding to the first contactable user has been received, concurrently displaying, on the display device: the first message, and a visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user; and in accordance with a determination that the set of prompting criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user, displaying, on the display device: the first message without displaying the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user.
Exemplary non-transitory computer-readable storage media are described herein. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and one or more communication devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving, via the one or more communication devices, a first message; subsequent to receiving the first message, receiving a request to display the first message; and in response to receiving the request to display the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of prompting criteria is satisfied for a first contactable user, wherein the set of prompting criteria includes a first prompting criterion that is satisfied when updated contact information corresponding to the first contactable user has been received, concurrently displaying, on the display device: the first message, and a visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user; and in accordance with a determination that the set of prompting criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user, displaying, on the display device: the first message without displaying the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user.
Exemplary transitory computer-readable storage media are described herein. An example transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and one or more communication devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving, via the one or more communication devices, a first message; subsequent to receiving the first message, receiving a request to display the first message; and in response to receiving the request to display the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of prompting criteria is satisfied for a first contactable user, wherein the set of prompting criteria includes a first prompting criterion that is satisfied when updated contact information corresponding to the first contactable user has been received, concurrently displaying, on the display device: the first message, and a visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user; and in accordance with a determination that the set of prompting criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user, displaying, on the display device: the first message without displaying the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user.
Exemplary electronic devices are described herein. An example device includes a display device; one or more communication devices; 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: receiving, via the one or more communication devices, a first message; subsequent to receiving the first message, receiving a request to display the first message; and in response to receiving the request to display the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of prompting criteria is satisfied for a first contactable user, wherein the set of prompting criteria includes a first prompting criterion that is satisfied when updated contact information corresponding to the first contactable user has been received, concurrently displaying, on the display device: the first message, and a visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user; and in accordance with a determination that the set of prompting criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user, displaying, on the display device: the first message without displaying the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user.
Exemplary electronic devices are described herein. An example device includes a display device; one or more communication devices; means for receiving, via the one or more communication devices, a first message; means for, subsequent to receiving the first message, receiving a request to display the first message; and means for, in response to receiving the request to display the first message: in accordance with a determination that a set of prompting criteria is satisfied for a first contactable user, wherein the set of prompting criteria includes a first prompting criterion that is satisfied when updated contact information corresponding to the first contactable user has been received, concurrently displaying, on the display device: the first message, and a visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user; and in accordance with a determination that the set of prompting criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user, displaying, on the display device: the first message without displaying the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user.
Executable instructions for performing these functions are, optionally, included in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors. Executable instructions for performing these functions are, optionally, included in a transitory computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors.
Thus, devices are provided with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for displaying avatars in various application user interfaces, thereby increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction with such devices. Such methods and interfaces may complement or replace other methods for displaying avatars in various application user interfaces.
For a better understanding of the various described embodiments, reference should be made to the Description of Embodiments below, in conjunction with the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.
The following description sets forth exemplary methods, parameters, and the like. It should be recognized, however, that such description is not intended as a limitation on the scope of the present disclosure but is instead provided as a description of exemplary embodiments.
There is a need for electronic devices that provide efficient methods and interfaces for displaying avatars in various application user interfaces. For example, existing applications display avatars, but often the processes for displaying the avatars are cumbersome and inefficient. Moreover, such processes do not provide a seamless integration of the avatar with other user interfaces. Disclosed herein are techniques for displaying avatars in various application user interfaces. Such techniques can reduce the cognitive burden on a user who uses avatars in various application user interfaces, thereby enhancing productivity. Further, such techniques can reduce processor and battery power otherwise wasted on redundant user inputs.
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Although the following description uses terms “first,” “second,” etc. to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by the terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first touch could be termed a second touch, and, similarly, a second touch could be termed a first touch, without departing from the scope of the various described embodiments. The first touch and the second touch are both touches, but they are not the same touch.
The terminology used in the description of the various described embodiments herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used in the description of the various described embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms “includes,” “including,” “comprises,” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
The term “if” is, optionally, construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [a stated condition or event] is detected” is, optionally, construed to mean “upon determining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [the stated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the stated condition or event],” depending on the context.
Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are described. In some embodiments, the device is a portable communications device, such as a mobile telephone, that also contains other functions, such as PDA and/or music player functions. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunction devices include, without limitation, the iPhone®, iPod Touch®, and iPad® devices from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. Other portable electronic devices, such as laptops or tablet computers with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touchpads), are, optionally, used. It should also be understood that, in some embodiments, the device is not a portable communications device, but is a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch screen display and/or a touchpad).
In the discussion that follows, an electronic device that includes a display and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It should be understood, however, that the electronic device optionally includes one or more other physical user-interface devices, such as a physical keyboard, a mouse, and/or a joystick.
The device typically supports a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a drawing application, a presentation application, a word processing application, a website creation application, a disk authoring application, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, a workout support application, a photo management application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsing application, a digital music player application, and/or a digital video player application.
The various applications that are executed on the device optionally use at least one common physical user-interface device, such as the touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitive surface as well as corresponding information displayed on the device are, optionally, adjusted and/or varied from one application to the next and/or within a respective application. In this way, a common physical architecture (such as the touch-sensitive surface) of the device optionally supports the variety of applications with user interfaces that are intuitive and transparent to the user.
Attention is now directed toward embodiments of portable devices with touch-sensitive displays.
As used in the specification and claims, the term “intensity” of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface refers to the force or pressure (force per unit area) of a contact (e.g., a finger contact) on the touch-sensitive surface, or to a substitute (proxy) for the force or pressure of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. The intensity of a contact has a range of values that includes at least four distinct values and more typically includes hundreds of distinct values (e.g., at least 256). Intensity of a contact is, optionally, determined (or measured) using various approaches and various sensors or combinations of sensors. For example, one or more force sensors underneath or adjacent to the touch-sensitive surface are, optionally, used to measure force at various points on the touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations, force measurements from multiple force sensors are combined (e.g., a weighted average) to determine an estimated force of a contact. Similarly, a pressure-sensitive tip of a stylus is, optionally, used to determine a pressure of the stylus on the touch-sensitive surface. Alternatively, the size of the contact area detected on the touch-sensitive surface and/or changes thereto, the capacitance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate to the contact and/or changes thereto, and/or the resistance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate to the contact and/or changes thereto are, optionally, used as a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations, the substitute measurements for contact force or pressure are used directly to determine whether an intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is described in units corresponding to the substitute measurements). In some implementations, the substitute measurements for contact force or pressure are converted to an estimated force or pressure, and the estimated force or pressure is used to determine whether an intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is a pressure threshold measured in units of pressure). Using the intensity of a contact as an attribute of a user input allows for user access to additional device functionality that may otherwise not be accessible by the user on a reduced-size device with limited real estate for displaying affordances (e.g., on a touch-sensitive display) and/or receiving user input (e.g., via a touch-sensitive display, a touch-sensitive surface, or a physical/mechanical control such as a knob or a button).
As used in the specification and claims, the term “tactile output” refers to physical displacement of a device relative to a previous position of the device, physical displacement of a component (e.g., a touch-sensitive surface) of a device relative to another component (e.g., housing) of the device, or displacement of the component relative to a center of mass of the device that will be detected by a user with the user's sense of touch. For example, in situations where the device or the component of the device is in contact with a surface of a user that is sensitive to touch (e.g., a finger, palm, or other part of a user's hand), the tactile output generated by the physical displacement will be interpreted by the user as a tactile sensation corresponding to a perceived change in physical characteristics of the device or the component of the device. For example, movement of a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch-sensitive display or trackpad) is, optionally, interpreted by the user as a “down click” or “up click” of a physical actuator button. In some cases, a user will feel a tactile sensation such as an “down click” or “up click” even when there is no movement of a physical actuator button associated with the touch-sensitive surface that is physically pressed (e.g., displaced) by the user's movements. As another example, movement of the touch-sensitive surface is, optionally, interpreted or sensed by the user as “roughness” of the touch-sensitive surface, even when there is no change in smoothness of the touch-sensitive surface. While such interpretations of touch by a user will be subject to the individualized sensory perceptions of the user, there are many sensory perceptions of touch that are common to a large majority of users. Thus, when a tactile output is described as corresponding to a particular sensory perception of a user (e.g., an “up click,” a “down click,” “roughness”), unless otherwise stated, the generated tactile output corresponds to physical displacement of the device or a component thereof that will generate the described sensory perception for a typical (or average) user.
It should be appreciated that device 100 is only one example of a portable multifunction device, and that device 100 optionally has more or fewer components than shown, optionally combines two or more components, or optionally has a different configuration or arrangement of the components. The various components shown in
Memory 102 optionally includes high-speed random access memory and optionally also includes non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memory devices. Memory controller 122 optionally controls access to memory 102 by other components of device 100.
Peripherals interface 118 can be used to couple input and output peripherals of the device to CPU 120 and memory 102. The one or more processors 120 run or execute various software programs and/or sets of instructions stored in memory 102 to perform various functions for device 100 and to process data. In some embodiments, peripherals interface 118, CPU 120, and memory controller 122 are, optionally, implemented on a single chip, such as chip 104. In some other embodiments, they are, optionally, implemented on separate chips.
RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 receives and sends RF signals, also called electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 converts electrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates with communications networks and other communications devices via the electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 optionally includes well-known circuitry for performing these functions, including but not limited to an antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. RF circuitry 108 optionally communicates with networks, such as the Internet, also referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranet and/or a wireless network, such as a cellular telephone network, a wireless local area network (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network (MAN), and other devices by wireless communication. The RF circuitry 108 optionally includes well-known circuitry for detecting near field communication (NFC) fields, such as by a short-range communication radio. The wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality of communications standards, protocols, and technologies, including but not limited to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), Evolution, Data-Only (EV-DO), HSPA, HSPA+, Dual-Cell HSPA (DC-HSPDA), long term evolution (LTE), near field communication (NFC), wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, and/or IEEE 802.11ac), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for e-mail (e.g., Internet message access protocol (IMAP) and/or post office protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., extensible messaging and presence protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and/or Short Message Service (SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol, including communication protocols not yet developed as of the filing date of this document.
Audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, and microphone 113 provide an audio interface between a user and device 100. Audio circuitry 110 receives audio data from peripherals interface 118, converts the audio data to an electrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to speaker 111. Speaker 111 converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves. Audio circuitry 110 also receives electrical signals converted by microphone 113 from sound waves. Audio circuitry 110 converts the electrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data to peripherals interface 118 for processing. Audio data is, optionally, retrieved from and/or transmitted to memory 102 and/or RF circuitry 108 by peripherals interface 118. In some embodiments, audio circuitry 110 also includes a headset jack (e.g., 212,
I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on device 100, such as touch screen 112 and other input control devices 116, to peripherals interface 118. I/O subsystem 106 optionally includes display controller 156, optical sensor controller 158, depth camera controller 169, intensity sensor controller 159, haptic feedback controller 161, and one or more input controllers 160 for other input or control devices. The one or more input controllers 160 receive/send electrical signals from/to other input control devices 116. The other input control devices 116 optionally include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some alternate embodiments, input controller(s) 160 are, optionally, coupled to any (or none) of the following: a keyboard, an infrared port, a USB port, and a pointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g., 208,
A quick press of the push button optionally disengages a lock of touch screen 112 or optionally begins a process that uses gestures on the touch screen to unlock the device, as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking a Device by Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, U.S. Pat. No. 7,657,849, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. A longer press of the push button (e.g., 206) optionally turns power to device 100 on or off. The functionality of one or more of the buttons are, optionally, user-customizable. Touch screen 112 is used to implement virtual or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards.
Touch-sensitive display 112 provides an input interface and an output interface between the device and a user. Display controller 156 receives and/or sends electrical signals from/to touch screen 112. Touch screen 112 displays visual output to the user. The visual output optionally includes graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof (collectively termed “graphics”). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output optionally corresponds to user-interface objects.
Touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor, or set of sensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic and/or tactile contact. Touch screen 112 and display controller 156 (along with any associated modules and/or sets of instructions in memory 102) detect contact (and any movement or breaking of the contact) on touch screen 112 and convert the detected contact into interaction with user-interface objects (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages, or images) that are displayed on touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, a point of contact between touch screen 112 and the user corresponds to a finger of the user.
Touch screen 112 optionally uses LCD (liquid crystal display) technology, LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, or LED (light emitting diode) technology, although other display technologies are used in other embodiments. Touch screen 112 and display controller 156 optionally detect contact and any movement or breaking thereof using any of a plurality of touch sensing technologies now known or later developed, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity sensor arrays or other elements for determining one or more points of contact with touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, projected mutual capacitance sensing technology is used, such as that found in the iPhone® and iPod Touch® from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.
A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 is, optionally, analogous to the multi-touch sensitive touchpads described in the following U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), U.S. Pat. No. 6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932 (Westerman), and/or U.S. Patent Publication 2002/0015024A1, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However, touch screen 112 displays visual output from device 100, whereas touch-sensitive touchpads do not provide visual output.
A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 is described in the following applications: (1) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/381,313, “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,” filed May 2, 2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “Multipoint Touchscreen,” filed May 6, 2004; (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jul. 30, 2004; (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/048,264, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 31, 2005; (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 18, 2005; (6) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,758, “Virtual Input Device Placement On A Touch Screen User Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,700, “Operation Of A Computer With A Touch Screen Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (8) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,737, “Activating Virtual Keys Of A Touch-Screen Virtual Keyboard,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; and (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006. All of these applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
Touch screen 112 optionally has a video resolution in excess of 100 dpi. In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution of approximately 160 dpi. The user optionally makes contact with touch screen 112 using any suitable object or appendage, such as a stylus, a finger, and so forth. In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarily with finger-based contacts and gestures, which can be less precise than stylus-based input due to the larger area of contact of a finger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, the device translates the rough finger-based input into a precise pointer/cursor position or command for performing the actions desired by the user.
In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, device 100 optionally includes a touchpad for activating or deactivating particular functions. In some embodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad is, optionally, a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from touch screen 112 or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen.
Device 100 also includes power system 162 for powering the various components. Power system 162 optionally includes a power management system, one or more power sources (e.g., battery, alternating current (AC)), a recharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light-emitting diode (LED)) and any other components associated with the generation, management and distribution of power in portable devices.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more optical sensors 164.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more depth camera sensors 175.
In some embodiments, a depth map (e.g., depth map image) contains information (e.g., values) that relates to the distance of objects in a scene from a viewpoint (e.g., a camera, an optical sensor, a depth camera sensor). In one embodiment of a depth map, each depth pixel defines the position in the viewpoint's Z-axis where its corresponding two-dimensional pixel is located. In some embodiments, a depth map is composed of pixels wherein each pixel is defined by a value (e.g., 0-255). For example, the “0” value represents pixels that are located at the most distant place in a “three dimensional” scene and the “255” value represents pixels that are located closest to a viewpoint (e.g., a camera, an optical sensor, a depth camera sensor) in the “three dimensional” scene. In other embodiments, a depth map represents the distance between an object in a scene and the plane of the viewpoint. In some embodiments, the depth map includes information about the relative depth of various features of an object of interest in view of the depth camera (e.g., the relative depth of eyes, nose, mouth, ears of a user's face). In some embodiments, the depth map includes information that enables the device to determine contours of the object of interest in a z direction.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more proximity sensors 166.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more tactile output generators 167.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more accelerometers 168.
In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102 include operating system 126, communication module (or set of instructions) 128, contact/motion module (or set of instructions) 130, graphics module (or set of instructions) 132, text input module (or set of instructions) 134, Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or set of instructions) 135, and applications (or sets of instructions) 136. Furthermore, in some embodiments, memory 102 (
Operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, iOS, WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includes various software components and/or drivers for controlling and managing general system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control, power management, etc.) and facilitates communication between various hardware and software components.
Communication module 128 facilitates communication with other devices over one or more external ports 124 and also includes various software components for handling data received by RF circuitry 108 and/or external port 124. External port 124 (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB), FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling directly to other devices or indirectly over a network (e.g., the Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). In some embodiments, the external port is a multi-pin (e.g., 30-pin) connector that is the same as, or similar to and/or compatible with, the 30-pin connector used on iPod® (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices.
Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects contact with touch screen 112 (in conjunction with display controller 156) and other touch-sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). Contact/motion module 130 includes various software components for performing various operations related to detection of contact, such as determining if contact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger-down event), determining an intensity of the contact (e.g., the force or pressure of the contact or a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact), determining if there is movement of the contact and tracking the movement across the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one or more finger-dragging events), and determining if the contact has ceased (e.g., detecting a finger-up event or a break in contact). Contact/motion module 130 receives contact data from the touch-sensitive surface. Determining movement of the point of contact, which is represented by a series of contact data, optionally includes determining speed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and/or an acceleration (a change in magnitude and/or direction) of the point of contact. These operations are, optionally, applied to single contacts (e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g., “multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, contact/motion module 130 and display controller 156 detect contact on a touchpad.
In some embodiments, contact/motion module 130 uses a set of one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an operation has been performed by a user (e.g., to determine whether a user has “clicked” on an icon). In some embodiments, at least a subset of the intensity thresholds are determined in accordance with software parameters (e.g., the intensity thresholds are not determined by the activation thresholds of particular physical actuators and can be adjusted without changing the physical hardware of device 100). For example, a mouse “click” threshold of a trackpad or touch screen display can be set to any of a large range of predefined threshold values without changing the trackpad or touch screen display hardware. Additionally, in some implementations, a user of the device is provided with software settings for adjusting one or more of the set of intensity thresholds (e.g., by adjusting individual intensity thresholds and/or by adjusting a plurality of intensity thresholds at once with a system-level click “intensity” parameter).
Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects a gesture input by a user. Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contact patterns (e.g., different motions, timings, and/or intensities of detected contacts). Thus, a gesture is, optionally, detected by detecting a particular contact pattern. For example, detecting a finger tap gesture includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event at the same position (or substantially the same position) as the finger-down event (e.g., at the position of an icon). As another example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting one or more finger-dragging events, and subsequently followed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event.
Graphics module 132 includes various known software components for rendering and displaying graphics on touch screen 112 or other display, including components for changing the visual impact (e.g., brightness, transparency, saturation, contrast, or other visual property) of graphics that are displayed. As used herein, the term “graphics” includes any object that can be displayed to a user, including, without limitation, text, web pages, icons (such as user-interface objects including soft keys), digital images, videos, animations, and the like.
In some embodiments, graphics module 132 stores data representing graphics to be used. Each graphic is, optionally, assigned a corresponding code. Graphics module 132 receives, from applications etc., one or more codes specifying graphics to be displayed along with, if necessary, coordinate data and other graphic property data, and then generates screen image data to output to display controller 156.
Haptic feedback module 133 includes various software components for generating instructions used by tactile output generator(s) 167 to produce tactile outputs at one or more locations on device 100 in response to user interactions with device 100.
Text input module 134, which is, optionally, a component of graphics module 132, provides soft keyboards for entering text in various applications (e.g., contacts 137, e-mail 140, IM 141, browser 147, and any other application that needs text input).
GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone 138 for use in location-based dialing; to camera 143 as picture/video metadata; and to applications that provide location-based services such as weather widgets, local yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets).
Applications 136 optionally include the following modules (or sets of instructions), or a subset or superset thereof:
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- Contacts module 137 (sometimes called an address book or contact list);
- Telephone module 138;
- Video conference module 139;
- E-mail client module 140;
- Instant messaging (IM) module 141;
- Workout support module 142;
- Camera module 143 for still and/or video images;
- Image management module 144;
- Video player module;
- Music player module;
- Browser module 147;
- Calendar module 148;
- Widget modules 149, which optionally include one or more of: weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, dictionary widget 149-5, and other widgets obtained by the user, as well as user-created widgets 149-6;
- Widget creator module 150 for making user-created widgets 149-6;
- Search module 151;
- Video and music player module 152, which merges video player module and music player module;
- Notes module 153;
- Map module 154; and/or
- Online video module 155.
Examples of other applications 136 that are, optionally, stored in memory 102 include other word processing applications, other image editing applications, drawing applications, presentation applications, JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition, and voice replication.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, contacts module 137 are, optionally, used to manage an address book or contact list (e.g., stored in application internal state 192 of contacts module 137 in memory 102 or memory 370), including: adding name(s) to the address book; deleting name(s) from the address book; associating telephone number(s), e-mail address(es), physical address(es) or other information with a name; associating an image with a name; categorizing and sorting names; providing telephone numbers or e-mail addresses to initiate and/or facilitate communications by telephone 138, video conference module 139, e-mail 140, or IM 141; and so forth.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, telephone module 138 are optionally, used to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to a telephone number, access one or more telephone numbers in contacts module 137, modify a telephone number that has been entered, dial a respective telephone number, conduct a conversation, and disconnect or hang up when the conversation is completed. As noted above, the wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality of communications standards, protocols, and technologies.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, contacts module 137, and telephone module 138, video conference module 139 includes executable instructions to initiate, conduct, and terminate a video conference between a user and one or more other participants in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, e-mail client module 140 includes executable instructions to create, send, receive, and manage e-mail in response to user instructions. In conjunction with image management module 144, e-mail client module 140 makes it very easy to create and send e-mails with still or video images taken with camera module 143.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, the instant messaging module 141 includes executable instructions to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to an instant message, to modify previously entered characters, to transmit a respective instant message (for example, using a Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) protocol for telephony-based instant messages or using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-based instant messages), to receive instant messages, and to view received instant messages. In some embodiments, transmitted and/or received instant messages optionally include graphics, photos, audio files, video files and/or other attachments as are supported in an MMS and/or an Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS). As used herein, “instant messaging” refers to both telephony-based messages (e.g., messages sent using SMS or MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS).
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, GPS module 135, map module 154, and music player module, workout support module 142 includes executable instructions to create workouts (e.g., with time, distance, and/or calorie burning goals); communicate with workout sensors (sports devices); receive workout sensor data; calibrate sensors used to monitor a workout; select and play music for a workout; and display, store, and transmit workout data.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor(s) 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and image management module 144, camera module 143 includes executable instructions to capture still images or video (including a video stream) and store them into memory 102, modify characteristics of a still image or video, or delete a still image or video from memory 102.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and camera module 143, image management module 144 includes executable instructions to arrange, modify (e.g., edit), or otherwise manipulate, label, delete, present (e.g., in a digital slide show or album), and store still and/or video images.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, browser module 147 includes executable instructions to browse the Internet in accordance with user instructions, including searching, linking to, receiving, and displaying web pages or portions thereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to web pages.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, e-mail client module 140, and browser module 147, calendar module 148 includes executable instructions to create, display, modify, and store calendars and data associated with calendars (e.g., calendar entries, to-do lists, etc.) in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and browser module 147, widget modules 149 are mini-applications that are, optionally, downloaded and used by a user (e.g., weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, and dictionary widget 149-5) or created by the user (e.g., user-created widget 149-6). In some embodiments, a widget includes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In some embodiments, a widget includes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file and a JavaScript file (e.g., Yahoo! Widgets).
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and browser module 147, the widget creator module 150 are, optionally, used by a user to create widgets (e.g., turning a user-specified portion of a web page into a widget).
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, search module 151 includes executable instructions to search for text, music, sound, image, video, and/or other files in memory 102 that match one or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specified search terms) in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module 147, video and music player module 152 includes executable instructions that allow the user to download and play back recorded music and other sound files stored in one or more file formats, such as MP3 or AAC files, and executable instructions to display, present, or otherwise play back videos (e.g., on touch screen 112 or on an external, connected display via external port 124). In some embodiments, device 100 optionally includes the functionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.).
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, notes module 153 includes executable instructions to create and manage notes, to-do lists, and the like in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, GPS module 135, and browser module 147, map module 154 are, optionally, used to receive, display, modify, and store maps and data associated with maps (e.g., driving directions, data on stores and other points of interest at or near a particular location, and other location-based data) in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, text input module 134, e-mail client module 140, and browser module 147, online video module 155 includes instructions that allow the user to access, browse, receive (e.g., by streaming and/or download), play back (e.g., on the touch screen or on an external, connected display via external port 124), send an e-mail with a link to a particular online video, and otherwise manage online videos in one or more file formats, such as H.264. In some embodiments, instant messaging module 141, rather than e-mail client module 140, is used to send a link to a particular online video. Additional description of the online video application can be found in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/936,562, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Jun. 20, 2007, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,067, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Dec. 31, 2007, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
Each of the above-identified modules and applications corresponds to a set of executable instructions for performing one or more functions described above and the methods described in this application (e.g., the computer-implemented methods and other information processing methods described herein). These modules (e.g., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as separate software programs, procedures, or modules, and thus various subsets of these modules are, optionally, combined or otherwise rearranged in various embodiments. For example, video player module is, optionally, combined with music player module into a single module (e.g., video and music player module 152,
In some embodiments, device 100 is a device where operation of a predefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screen and/or a touchpad as the primary input control device for operation of device 100, the number of physical input control devices (such as push buttons, dials, and the like) on device 100 is, optionally, reduced.
The predefined set of functions that are performed exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad optionally include navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user, navigates device 100 to a main, home, or root menu from any user interface that is displayed on device 100. In such embodiments, a “menu button” is implemented using a touchpad. In some other embodiments, the menu button is a physical push button or other physical input control device instead of a touchpad.
Event sorter 170 receives event information and determines the application 136-1 and application view 191 of application 136-1 to which to deliver the event information. Event sorter 170 includes event monitor 171 and event dispatcher module 174. In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes application internal state 192, which indicates the current application view(s) displayed on touch-sensitive display 112 when the application is active or executing. In some embodiments, device/global internal state 157 is used by event sorter 170 to determine which application(s) is (are) currently active, and application internal state 192 is used by event sorter 170 to determine application views 191 to which to deliver event information.
In some embodiments, application internal state 192 includes additional information, such as one or more of: resume information to be used when application 136-1 resumes execution, user interface state information that indicates information being displayed or that is ready for display by application 136-1, a state queue for enabling the user to go back to a prior state or view of application 136-1, and a redo/undo queue of previous actions taken by the user.
Event monitor 171 receives event information from peripherals interface 118. Event information includes information about a sub-event (e.g., a user touch on touch-sensitive display 112, as part of a multi-touch gesture). Peripherals interface 118 transmits information it receives from I/O subsystem 106 or a sensor, such as proximity sensor 166, accelerometer(s) 168, and/or microphone 113 (through audio circuitry 110). Information that peripherals interface 118 receives from I/O subsystem 106 includes information from touch-sensitive display 112 or a touch-sensitive surface.
In some embodiments, event monitor 171 sends requests to the peripherals interface 118 at predetermined intervals. In response, peripherals interface 118 transmits event information. In other embodiments, peripherals interface 118 transmits event information only when there is a significant event (e.g., receiving an input above a predetermined noise threshold and/or for more than a predetermined duration).
In some embodiments, event sorter 170 also includes a hit view determination module 172 and/or an active event recognizer determination module 173.
Hit view determination module 172 provides software procedures for determining where a sub-event has taken place within one or more views when touch-sensitive display 112 displays more than one view. Views are made up of controls and other elements that a user can see on the display.
Another aspect of the user interface associated with an application is a set of views, sometimes herein called application views or user interface windows, in which information is displayed and touch-based gestures occur. The application views (of a respective application) in which a touch is detected optionally correspond to programmatic levels within a programmatic or view hierarchy of the application. For example, the lowest level view in which a touch is detected is, optionally, called the hit view, and the set of events that are recognized as proper inputs are, optionally, determined based, at least in part, on the hit view of the initial touch that begins a touch-based gesture.
Hit view determination module 172 receives information related to sub-events of a touch-based gesture. When an application has multiple views organized in a hierarchy, hit view determination module 172 identifies a hit view as the lowest view in the hierarchy which should handle the sub-event. In most circumstances, the hit view is the lowest level view in which an initiating sub-event occurs (e.g., the first sub-event in the sequence of sub-events that form an event or potential event). Once the hit view is identified by the hit view determination module 172, the hit view typically receives all sub-events related to the same touch or input source for which it was identified as the hit view.
Active event recognizer determination module 173 determines which view or views within a view hierarchy should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In some embodiments, active event recognizer determination module 173 determines that only the hit view should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, active event recognizer determination module 173 determines that all views that include the physical location of a sub-event are actively involved views, and therefore determines that all actively involved views should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, even if touch sub-events were entirely confined to the area associated with one particular view, views higher in the hierarchy would still remain as actively involved views.
Event dispatcher module 174 dispatches the event information to an event recognizer (e.g., event recognizer 180). In embodiments including active event recognizer determination module 173, event dispatcher module 174 delivers the event information to an event recognizer determined by active event recognizer determination module 173. In some embodiments, event dispatcher module 174 stores in an event queue the event information, which is retrieved by a respective event receiver 182.
In some embodiments, operating system 126 includes event sorter 170. Alternatively, application 136-1 includes event sorter 170. In yet other embodiments, event sorter 170 is a stand-alone module, or a part of another module stored in memory 102, such as contact/motion module 130.
In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes a plurality of event handlers 190 and one or more application views 191, each of which includes instructions for handling touch events that occur within a respective view of the application's user interface. Each application view 191 of the application 136-1 includes one or more event recognizers 180. Typically, a respective application view 191 includes a plurality of event recognizers 180. In other embodiments, one or more of event recognizers 180 are part of a separate module, such as a user interface kit or a higher level object from which application 136-1 inherits methods and other properties. In some embodiments, a respective event handler 190 includes one or more of: data updater 176, object updater 177, GUI updater 178, and/or event data 179 received from event sorter 170. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls data updater 176, object updater 177, or GUI updater 178 to update the application internal state 192. Alternatively, one or more of the application views 191 include one or more respective event handlers 190. Also, in some embodiments, one or more of data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178 are included in a respective application view 191.
A respective event recognizer 180 receives event information (e.g., event data 179) from event sorter 170 and identifies an event from the event information. Event recognizer 180 includes event receiver 182 and event comparator 184. In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 also includes at least a subset of: metadata 183, and event delivery instructions 188 (which optionally include sub-event delivery instructions).
Event receiver 182 receives event information from event sorter 170. The event information includes information about a sub-event, for example, a touch or a touch movement. Depending on the sub-event, the event information also includes additional information, such as location of the sub-event. When the sub-event concerns motion of a touch, the event information optionally also includes speed and direction of the sub-event. In some embodiments, events include rotation of the device from one orientation to another (e.g., from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation, or vice versa), and the event information includes corresponding information about the current orientation (also called device attitude) of the device.
Event comparator 184 compares the event information to predefined event or sub-event definitions and, based on the comparison, determines an event or sub-event, or determines or updates the state of an event or sub-event. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 includes event definitions 186. Event definitions 186 contain definitions of events (e.g., predefined sequences of sub-events), for example, event 1 (187-1), event 2 (187-2), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events in an event (187) include, for example, touch begin, touch end, touch movement, touch cancellation, and multiple touching. In one example, the definition for event 1 (187-1) is a double tap on a displayed object. The double tap, for example, comprises a first touch (touch begin) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, a first liftoff (touch end) for a predetermined phase, a second touch (touch begin) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, and a second liftoff (touch end) for a predetermined phase. In another example, the definition for event 2 (187-2) is a dragging on a displayed object. The dragging, for example, comprises a touch (or contact) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, a movement of the touch across touch-sensitive display 112, and liftoff of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments, the event also includes information for one or more associated event handlers 190.
In some embodiments, event definition 187 includes a definition of an event for a respective user-interface object. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which user-interface object is associated with a sub-event. For example, in an application view in which three user-interface objects are displayed on touch-sensitive display 112, when a touch is detected on touch-sensitive display 112, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which of the three user-interface objects is associated with the touch (sub-event). If each displayed object is associated with a respective event handler 190, the event comparator uses the result of the hit test to determine which event handler 190 should be activated. For example, event comparator 184 selects an event handler associated with the sub-event and the object triggering the hit test.
In some embodiments, the definition for a respective event (187) also includes delayed actions that delay delivery of the event information until after it has been determined whether the sequence of sub-events does or does not correspond to the event recognizer's event type.
When a respective event recognizer 180 determines that the series of sub-events do not match any of the events in event definitions 186, the respective event recognizer 180 enters an event impossible, event failed, or event ended state, after which it disregards subsequent sub-events of the touch-based gesture. In this situation, other event recognizers, if any, that remain active for the hit view continue to track and process sub-events of an ongoing touch-based gesture.
In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 includes metadata 183 with configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate how the event delivery system should perform sub-event delivery to actively involved event recognizers. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate how event recognizers interact, or are enabled to interact, with one another. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate whether sub-events are delivered to varying levels in the view or programmatic hierarchy.
In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 activates event handler 190 associated with an event when one or more particular sub-events of an event are recognized. In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 delivers event information associated with the event to event handler 190. Activating an event handler 190 is distinct from sending (and deferred sending) sub-events to a respective hit view. In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 throws a flag associated with the recognized event, and event handler 190 associated with the flag catches the flag and performs a predefined process.
In some embodiments, event delivery instructions 188 include sub-event delivery instructions that deliver event information about a sub-event without activating an event handler. Instead, the sub-event delivery instructions deliver event information to event handlers associated with the series of sub-events or to actively involved views. Event handlers associated with the series of sub-events or with actively involved views receive the event information and perform a predetermined process.
In some embodiments, data updater 176 creates and updates data used in application 136-1. For example, data updater 176 updates the telephone number used in contacts module 137, or stores a video file used in video player module. In some embodiments, object updater 177 creates and updates objects used in application 136-1. For example, object updater 177 creates a new user-interface object or updates the position of a user-interface object. GUI updater 178 updates the GUI. For example, GUI updater 178 prepares display information and sends it to graphics module 132 for display on a touch-sensitive display.
In some embodiments, event handler(s) 190 includes or has access to data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178. In some embodiments, data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178 are included in a single module of a respective application 136-1 or application view 191. In other embodiments, they are included in two or more software modules.
It shall be understood that the foregoing discussion regarding event handling of user touches on touch-sensitive displays also applies to other forms of user inputs to operate multifunction devices 100 with input devices, not all of which are initiated on touch screens. For example, mouse movement and mouse button presses, optionally coordinated with single or multiple keyboard presses or holds; contact movements such as taps, drags, scrolls, etc. on touchpads; pen stylus inputs; movement of the device; oral instructions; detected eye movements; biometric inputs; and/or any combination thereof are optionally utilized as inputs corresponding to sub-events which define an event to be recognized.
Device 100 optionally also include one or more physical buttons, such as “home” or menu button 204. As described previously, menu button 204 is, optionally, used to navigate to any application 136 in a set of applications that are, optionally, executed on device 100. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented as a soft key in a GUI displayed on touch screen 112.
In some embodiments, device 100 includes touch screen 112, menu button 204, push button 206 for powering the device on/off and locking the device, volume adjustment button(s) 208, subscriber identity module (SIM) card slot 210, headset jack 212, and docking/charging external port 124. Push button 206 is, optionally, used to turn the power on/off on the device by depressing the button and holding the button in the depressed state for a predefined time interval; to lock the device by depressing the button and releasing the button before the predefined time interval has elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate an unlock process. In an alternative embodiment, device 100 also accepts verbal input for activation or deactivation of some functions through microphone 113. Device 100 also, optionally, includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165 for detecting intensity of contacts on touch screen 112 and/or one or more tactile output generators 167 for generating tactile outputs for a user of device 100.
Each of the above-identified elements in
Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces that are, optionally, implemented on, for example, portable multifunction device 100.
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- Signal strength indicator(s) 402 for wireless communication(s), such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals;
- Time 404;
- Bluetooth indicator 405;
- Battery status indicator 406;
- Tray 408 with icons for frequently used applications, such as:
- Icon 416 for telephone module 138, labeled “Phone,” which optionally includes an indicator 414 of the number of missed calls or voicemail messages;
- Icon 418 for e-mail client module 140, labeled “Mail,” which optionally includes an indicator 410 of the number of unread e-mails;
- Icon 420 for browser module 147, labeled “Browser;” and
- Icon 422 for video and music player module 152, also referred to as iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) module 152, labeled “iPod;” and
- Icons for other applications, such as:
- Icon 424 for IM module 141, labeled “Messages;”
- Icon 426 for calendar module 148, labeled “Calendar;”
- Icon 428 for image management module 144, labeled “Photos;”
- Icon 430 for camera module 143, labeled “Camera;”
- Icon 432 for online video module 155, labeled “Online Video;”
- Icon 434 for stocks widget 149-2, labeled “Stocks;”
- Icon 436 for map module 154, labeled “Maps;”
- Icon 438 for weather widget 149-1, labeled “Weather;”
- Icon 440 for alarm clock widget 149-4, labeled “Clock;”
- Icon 442 for workout support module 142, labeled “Workout Support;”
- Icon 444 for notes module 153, labeled “Notes;” and
- Icon 446 for a settings application or module, labeled “Settings,” which provides access to settings for device 100 and its various applications 136.
It should be noted that the icon labels illustrated in
Although some of the examples that follow will be given with reference to inputs on touch screen display 112 (where the touch-sensitive surface and the display are combined), in some embodiments, the device detects inputs on a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display, as shown in
Additionally, while the following examples are given primarily with reference to finger inputs (e.g., finger contacts, finger tap gestures, finger swipe gestures), it should be understood that, in some embodiments, one or more of the finger inputs are replaced with input from another input device (e.g., a mouse-based input or stylus input). For example, a swipe gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click (e.g., instead of a contact) followed by movement of the cursor along the path of the swipe (e.g., instead of movement of the contact). As another example, a tap gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click while the cursor is located over the location of the tap gesture (e.g., instead of detection of the contact followed by ceasing to detect the contact). Similarly, when multiple user inputs are simultaneously detected, it should be understood that multiple computer mice are, optionally, used simultaneously, or a mouse and finger contacts are, optionally, used simultaneously.
Exemplary techniques for detecting and processing touch intensity are found, for example, in related applications: International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040061, titled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying User Interface Objects Corresponding to an Application,” filed May 8, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No. WO/2013/169849, and International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/069483, titled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Transitioning Between Touch Input to Display Output Relationships,” filed Nov. 11, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No. WO/2014/105276, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more input mechanisms 506 and 508. Input mechanisms 506 and 508, if included, can be physical. Examples of physical input mechanisms include push buttons and rotatable mechanisms. In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more attachment mechanisms. Such attachment mechanisms, if included, can permit attachment of device 500 with, for example, hats, eyewear, earrings, necklaces, shirts, jackets, bracelets, watch straps, chains, trousers, belts, shoes, purses, backpacks, and so forth. These attachment mechanisms permit device 500 to be worn by a user.
Input mechanism 508 is, optionally, a microphone, in some examples. Personal electronic device 500 optionally includes various sensors, such as GPS sensor 532, accelerometer 534, directional sensor 540 (e.g., compass), gyroscope 536, motion sensor 538, and/or a combination thereof, all of which can be operatively connected to I/O section 514.
Memory 518 of personal electronic device 500 can include one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums, for storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more computer processors 516, for example, can cause the computer processors to perform the techniques described below, including processes 700, 800, 1000, 1200, 1300, 1500, 1700, and 1800 (
As used here, the term “affordance” refers to a user-interactive graphical user interface object that is, optionally, displayed on the display screen of devices 100, 300, and/or 500 (
As used herein, the term “focus selector” refers to an input element that indicates a current part of a user interface with which a user is interacting. In some implementations that include a cursor or other location marker, the cursor acts as a “focus selector” so that when an input (e.g., a press input) is detected on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touchpad 355 in
As used in the specification and claims, the term “characteristic intensity” of a contact refers to a characteristic of the contact based on one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity is based on multiple intensity samples. The characteristic intensity is, optionally, based on a predefined number of intensity samples, or a set of intensity samples collected during a predetermined time period (e.g., 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 seconds) relative to a predefined event (e.g., after detecting the contact, prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, before or after detecting a start of movement of the contact, prior to detecting an end of the contact, before or after detecting an increase in intensity of the contact, and/or before or after detecting a decrease in intensity of the contact). A characteristic intensity of a contact is, optionally, based on one or more of: a maximum value of the intensities of the contact, a mean value of the intensities of the contact, an average value of the intensities of the contact, a top 10 percentile value of the intensities of the contact, a value at the half maximum of the intensities of the contact, a value at the 90 percent maximum of the intensities of the contact, or the like. In some embodiments, the duration of the contact is used in determining the characteristic intensity (e.g., when the characteristic intensity is an average of the intensity of the contact over time). In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity is compared to a set of one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an operation has been performed by a user. For example, the set of one or more intensity thresholds optionally includes a first intensity threshold and a second intensity threshold. In this example, a contact with a characteristic intensity that does not exceed the first threshold results in a first operation, a contact with a characteristic intensity that exceeds the first intensity threshold and does not exceed the second intensity threshold results in a second operation, and a contact with a characteristic intensity that exceeds the second threshold results in a third operation. In some embodiments, a comparison between the characteristic intensity and one or more thresholds is used to determine whether or not to perform one or more operations (e.g., whether to perform a respective operation or forgo performing the respective operation), rather than being used to determine whether to perform a first operation or a second operation.
In some embodiments, a portion of a gesture is identified for purposes of determining a characteristic intensity. For example, a touch-sensitive surface optionally receives a continuous swipe contact transitioning from a start location and reaching an end location, at which point the intensity of the contact increases. In this example, the characteristic intensity of the contact at the end location is, optionally, based on only a portion of the continuous swipe contact, and not the entire swipe contact (e.g., only the portion of the swipe contact at the end location). In some embodiments, a smoothing algorithm is, optionally, applied to the intensities of the swipe contact prior to determining the characteristic intensity of the contact. For example, the smoothing algorithm optionally includes one or more of: an unweighted sliding-average smoothing algorithm, a triangular smoothing algorithm, a median filter smoothing algorithm, and/or an exponential smoothing algorithm. In some circumstances, these smoothing algorithms eliminate narrow spikes or dips in the intensities of the swipe contact for purposes of determining a characteristic intensity.
The intensity of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface is, optionally, characterized relative to one or more intensity thresholds, such as a contact-detection intensity threshold, a light press intensity threshold, a deep press intensity threshold, and/or one or more other intensity thresholds. In some embodiments, the light press intensity threshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will perform operations typically associated with clicking a button of a physical mouse or a trackpad. In some embodiments, the deep press intensity threshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will perform operations that are different from operations typically associated with clicking a button of a physical mouse or a trackpad. In some embodiments, when a contact is detected with a characteristic intensity below the light press intensity threshold (e.g., and above a nominal contact-detection intensity threshold below which the contact is no longer detected), the device will move a focus selector in accordance with movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface without performing an operation associated with the light press intensity threshold or the deep press intensity threshold. Generally, unless otherwise stated, these intensity thresholds are consistent between different sets of user interface figures.
An increase of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below the light press intensity threshold to an intensity between the light press intensity threshold and the deep press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as a “light press” input. An increase of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below the deep press intensity threshold to an intensity above the deep press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as a “deep press” input. An increase of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below the contact-detection intensity threshold to an intensity between the contact-detection intensity threshold and the light press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting the contact on the touch-surface. A decrease of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity above the contact-detection intensity threshold to an intensity below the contact-detection intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-surface. In some embodiments, the contact-detection intensity threshold is zero. In some embodiments, the contact-detection intensity threshold is greater than zero.
In some embodiments described herein, one or more operations are performed in response to detecting a gesture that includes a respective press input or in response to detecting the respective press input performed with a respective contact (or a plurality of contacts), where the respective press input is detected based at least in part on detecting an increase in intensity of the contact (or plurality of contacts) above a press-input intensity threshold. In some embodiments, the respective operation is performed in response to detecting the increase in intensity of the respective contact above the press-input intensity threshold (e.g., a “down stroke” of the respective press input). In some embodiments, the press input includes an increase in intensity of the respective contact above the press-input intensity threshold and a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact below the press-input intensity threshold, and the respective operation is performed in response to detecting the subsequent decrease in intensity of the respective contact below the press-input threshold (e.g., an “up stroke” of the respective press input).
In some embodiments, the device employs intensity hysteresis to avoid accidental inputs sometimes termed “jitter,” where the device defines or selects a hysteresis intensity threshold with a predefined relationship to the press-input intensity threshold (e.g., the hysteresis intensity threshold is X intensity units lower than the press-input intensity threshold or the hysteresis intensity threshold is 75%, 90%, or some reasonable proportion of the press-input intensity threshold). Thus, in some embodiments, the press input includes an increase in intensity of the respective contact above the press-input intensity threshold and a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact below the hysteresis intensity threshold that corresponds to the press-input intensity threshold, and the respective operation is performed in response to detecting the subsequent decrease in intensity of the respective contact below the hysteresis intensity threshold (e.g., an “up stroke” of the respective press input). Similarly, in some embodiments, the press input is detected only when the device detects an increase in intensity of the contact from an intensity at or below the hysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity at or above the press-input intensity threshold and, optionally, a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact to an intensity at or below the hysteresis intensity, and the respective operation is performed in response to detecting the press input (e.g., the increase in intensity of the contact or the decrease in intensity of the contact, depending on the circumstances).
For ease of explanation, the descriptions of operations performed in response to a press input associated with a press-input intensity threshold or in response to a gesture including the press input are, optionally, triggered in response to detecting either: an increase in intensity of a contact above the press-input intensity threshold, an increase in intensity of a contact from an intensity below the hysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity above the press-input intensity threshold, a decrease in intensity of the contact below the press-input intensity threshold, and/or a decrease in intensity of the contact below the hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to the press-input intensity threshold. Additionally, in examples where an operation is described as being performed in response to detecting a decrease in intensity of a contact below the press-input intensity threshold, the operation is, optionally, performed in response to detecting a decrease in intensity of the contact below a hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to, and lower than, the press-input intensity threshold.
Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”) and associated processes that are implemented on an electronic device, such as portable multifunction device 100, device 300, or device 500.
In some examples, electronic device 600 includes a depth camera, such as an infrared camera, a thermographic camera, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the device further includes a light-emitting device (e.g., light projector), such an IR flood light, a structured light projector, or a combination thereof. The light-emitting device is, optionally, used to illuminate the subject during capture of the image by a visible light camera and a depth camera (e.g., an IR camera) and the information from the depth camera and the visible light camera are used to determine a depth map of different portions of subject captured by the visible light camera. In some embodiments, the lighting effects described herein are displayed using disparity information from two cameras (e.g., two visual light cameras) for rear facing images and using depth information from a depth camera combined with image data from a visual light camera for front facing images (e.g., selfie images). In some embodiments, the same user interface is used when the two visual light cameras are used to determine the depth information and when the depth camera is used to determine the depth information, providing the user with a consistent experience, even when using dramatically different technologies to determine the information that is used when generating the lighting effects. In some embodiments, while displaying the camera user interface with one of the lighting effects applied, the device detects selection of a camera switching affordance and switches from the front facing cameras (e.g., a depth camera and a visible light camera) to the rear facing cameras (e.g., two visible light cameras that are spaced apart from each other) (or vice versa) while maintaining display of the user interface controls for applying the lighting effect and replacing display of the field of view of the front facing cameras to the field of view of the rear facing cameras (or vice versa).
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Avatar keyboard 605 includes various graphical objects that can be selected for communicating in message user interface 603. Avatar keyboard 605 includes emoji region 608 displaying a set of emojis 609 that can be selected for communicating in message user interface 603, and sticker region 610 displaying stickers 612 and sticker application affordance 614, which, when selected, displays sticker user interface 615 (shown in
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In some embodiments, device 600 selectively displays various stickers 612 in sticker region 610 based on a number of factors. For example, in some embodiments, device 600 selectively displays individual stickers based on a history of usage such as, for example, stickers that have been recently created (e.g., recommended/proposed stickers for an avatar that was recently created) and stickers that are frequently or recently used by the user. In some embodiments, device 600 selectively displays different stickers 612 so that a variety of sticker poses are represented in sticker region 610.
Device 600 also selectively displays various stickers 612 in sticker region 610 based on the types of avatars available at device 600. For example, different types of avatars can include avatars that are based on a non-human character, based on a human character, user-created (e.g., created and/or customizable by the user), or predefined (e.g., not created or customizable by the user). In the embodiment illustrated in
Device 600 displays stickers 612 for avatars that are available at device 600. Therefore, if a particular avatar is not available at device 600, sticker region 610 does not include stickers for that avatar. For example, in
Sticker region 610 also includes sticker application affordance 614. Sticker application affordance 614 has an appearance that includes representations of various stickers. For example, in
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In some embodiments, sets of stickers that are based on predefined avatars or avatars based on non-human characters all have stickers with the same or similar poses. For example, all such avatars include a heart-eyes sticker and exclude a thumbs up sticker. In some embodiments, certain stickers have a same pose for different sticker sets, but are customized to the particular avatar upon which the sticker's appearance is based. For example, robot stickers 690 include mind-blown robot sticker 690-2, which is similar to corresponding poses in other sticker sets (e.g.,
In some embodiments, stickers that are based on user-created avatars or avatars based on a non-human character all have stickers with the same poses. For example, the sticker poses shown for beanie stickers 642 are the same as the sticker poses shown for boy stickers 662 (e.g., same poses, but different appearances based on the different avatars).
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As described below, method 700 provides an intuitive way for displaying avatars in a stickers application user interface. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for displaying avatars in a stickers application user interface, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to display avatars in a stickers application user interface faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
An electronic device (e.g., 600) receives (702) a request (e.g., 616; 656) (e.g., selection of a user interface object (e.g., an affordance) associated with displaying the sticker user interface) (e.g., selection of a representation of a set of stickers) (e.g., a gesture on a set of stickers to display the representations of sets of stickers), via the one or more input devices (e.g., 601), to display a sticker user interface (e.g., 615) (e.g., a single user interface displaying stickers that may be selected for use in an application such as, for example, a messaging application).
In response to receiving the request to display the sticker user interface, the electronic device (e.g., 600) displays (704), via the display device (e.g., 601), a sticker user interface (e.g., 615) that includes representations (e.g., 622) of a plurality of sets of stickers based on user-created avatars (e.g., an avatar that can be created and, optionally, customized by the user). In some embodiments user-created avatars include customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features. In some embodiments, a user-created avatar includes an avatar modeled to represent a human character, and the customizable avatar features generally correspond to physical traits of a human. For example, such an avatar may include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., an older woman with a dark skin tone and having long, straight, brown hair). Such an avatar would also include a representation of a person having various non-human characteristics that are typically associated with an appearance of a human (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, etc.). A user-created avatar does not include an avatar that is generated without input from the user to select features of the avatar.
In some embodiments, the representations of a plurality of sets of stickers based on user-created avatars are displayed in a first region (e.g., 618) (e.g., a sticker carousel) of the user interface. In some embodiments, the first region further includes one or more representations (e.g., 622-1) of sets of stickers based on avatars that are not user-created avatars (e.g., an avatar that cannot be created or customized by the user). In some embodiments, the sticker carousel can be scrolled (e.g., horizontally) (e.g., in response to a gesture such as, for example, a swipe gesture) to display additional representations of sets of stickers and other options displayed in the sticker carousel. In some embodiments, avatars that cannot be created or customized by the user include avatars that are modeled to represent non-human characters. In some embodiments, avatars modeled to represent a non-human character include, for example, a non-human character that is an anthropomorphic construct (e.g., a stylized animal, a stylized robot, or a stylization of a normally inanimate or normally inhuman object)). In some embodiments, such avatars include an avatar having customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features that generally correspond to non-human traits and features. In some embodiments, such an avatar would not include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., a young child having a round face and short, wavy hair), even if some of the customizable features of the human avatar include non-human characteristics (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, or other inhuman objects that are typically associated with an appearance of a human). Displaying the first region having one or more representations of sets of stickers based on avatars that are not user-created avatars reduces the number of inputs to perform the technical task of locating and selecting stickers for display in an application. Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the first region further includes a creation user interface object (e.g., 626) (e.g., a creation affordance) that, when selected, displays a user interface (e.g., 632) for creating a user-created avatar (e.g., a new user-created avatar). Displaying such a creation user interface object reduces the number of inputs needed to access a user interface to perform the technical task of generating an avatar. Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, after detecting generation of a new user-created avatar, the electronic device displays, in the first region, a representation (e.g., 622-4) of a set of stickers based on the new user-created avatar.
In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface (e.g., 615) further includes, in accordance with a determination that the request to display the sticker user interface is a first received request (e.g., 616) to display the sticker user interface (e.g., the first time the electronic device receives the request to display the sticker user interface), displaying the sticker user interface having the first region (e.g., 618). In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface further includes, in accordance with a determination that the request to display the sticker user interface is a subsequent received request (e.g., 656) to display the sticker user interface (e.g., not the first time the electronic device receives the request to display the sticker user interface), displaying the sticker user interface without the first region (e.g., see sticker user interface 615 in
In some embodiments, while displaying the sticker user interface without the first region (e.g., see sticker user interface 615 in
In some embodiments, the set of stickers based on the first avatar (e.g., beanie avatar 636) have a first set of sticker poses (e.g., poses shown in stickers 642) and the set of stickers based on the second avatar have the first set of sticker poses (e.g. poses shown in stickers 662) (e.g., all sets of stickers that are based on user-created avatars have the same poses and facial expressions, but have different appearances that are based on the specific user-created avatar upon which each set of stickers is based). In some embodiments, a respective one of the sets of stickers based on user-created avatars is displayed in response to detecting a selection of a respective one of the representations of a plurality of sets of stickers based on user-created avatars. Displaying a set of stickers in response to detecting a selection of a representation of a set of stickers based on a user-created avatar reduces the number of inputs to perform the technical task of generating a sticker. Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface (e.g., 615) further includes displaying a representation (e.g., 662-5) of a set of stickers based on a first predefined avatar (e.g., robot avatar) (e.g., predefined or preexisting avatars, avatars that are not created by the user, avatars that cannot be created by the user). In some embodiments, avatars that cannot be created or customized by the user include avatars that are modeled to represent non-human characters. In some embodiments, avatars modeled to represent a non-human character include, for example, a non-human character that is an anthropomorphic construct (e.g., a stylized animal, a stylized robot, or a stylization of a normally inanimate or normally inhuman object)). In some embodiments, such avatars include an avatar having customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features that generally correspond to non-human traits and features. In some embodiments, such an avatar would not include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., a young child having a round face and short, wavy hair), even if some of the customizable features of the human avatar include non-human characteristics (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, or other inhuman objects that are typically associated with an appearance of a human). In some embodiments, the set of stickers (e.g., 690) based on the first predefined avatar have a second set of sticker poses (e.g., see stickers 690 in
In some embodiments, the set of stickers (e.g., 690) based on the first predefined avatar (e.g., an avatar representing an animated character that was not created by the user such as a unicorn avatar) includes a sticker having a first sticker pose (e.g., mind-blown robot sticker 690-2) (e.g., a sticker depicting an exploding head pose/expression). In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface further includes displaying a representation of a set of stickers based on a second predefined avatar (e.g., see stickers 624 in
In some embodiments, the first set of sticker poses includes at least one sticker pose (e.g., thumbs up sticker 662-1) (e.g., a sticker pose that includes hands) not included in the second set of sticker poses. In some embodiments, the excluded sticker poses include poses that display body parts other than a head. Stickers having such poses may include, for example, a “thumbs up” sticker, a “fist bump” sticker, a “hug” sticker, etc.
In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface further includes displaying a keyboard display region (e.g., 605), the keyboard display region including a plurality of emojis (e.g., 609) and the representations of the plurality of sets of stickers based on user-created avatars (e.g., sticker region 610). In some embodiments, the electronic device detects selection (e.g., 656) of one of the representations (e.g., 614-2 in
Displaying (704) the sticker user interface (e.g., 615) includes, in accordance with a determination that the user has created a first set of two or more user-created avatars including a first avatar (e.g., beanie avatar 636) (e.g., an avatar that is created by the user to model a man) and a second avatar (e.g., an avatar that is created by the user to model a woman), displaying (706) (e.g., concurrently displaying) representations (e.g., 622) of a first plurality of sets of stickers (e.g., static representations of avatars upon which the corresponding sets of stickers are based such as, for example, representations of the user-created avatars). The representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers include a representation (e.g., 622-2) of a set of stickers based on the first avatar (e.g., a static representation of the first avatar having a static pose and an appearance based on the first avatar including features used to create the first avatar (e.g., a hat, sunglasses, hair style/color, skin tone, etc.)) and a representation (e.g., 622-3) of a set of stickers based on the second avatar (e.g., a static representation of the second avatar having a static pose and an appearance based on the second avatar including features used to create the second avatar (e.g., a hat, sunglasses, hair style/color, skin tone, etc.)). Displaying representations of sets of stickers when a set of avatars has been created reduces the number of inputs to perform the technical task of generating and selecting a sticker for communication in a messaging application (e.g., by reducing the number of menu options needed to locate and select a desired sticker). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
Displaying (704) the sticker user interface (e.g., 615) includes, in accordance with a determination that the user has created a second set of two or more user-created avatars including a third avatar (e.g., boy avatar 672) not included in the first set of two or more user-created avatars (e.g., an avatar that is created by the user to model a child), displaying (708) (e.g., concurrently) representations of a second plurality of sets of stickers that is different from the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers. In some embodiments, the representations of the second plurality of sets of stickers include a representation (e.g., 622-4) of a set of stickers based on the third avatar that was not included in the representations of the first plurality of sets of stickers (e.g., a static representation of the third avatar having a static pose and an appearance based on the third avatar including features used to create the third avatar (e.g., a hat, sunglasses, hair style/color, skin tone, etc.)). In some embodiments, the sets of stickers based on the respective avatars and the corresponding representations of the sets of stickers are generated (e.g., automatically (e.g., without subsequent user input after the avatar is created)) in response to detecting generation of the respective avatars (e.g., the first, second, and third avatars). In some embodiments, the representations of the first and/or second plurality of sets of stickers include representations of avatars that are not user-created. Displaying a different representation of sets of stickers when a new avatar has been created reduces the number of inputs to perform the technical task of generating and selecting a sticker for communication in a messaging application (e.g., by reducing the number of menu options needed to locate and select a desired sticker). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the electronic device detects a selection (e.g., 694) of the representation of the set of stickers based on the first avatar (e.g., beanie representation 622-2 in
In some embodiments, the plurality of stickers in the set of stickers based on the first avatar includes a first sticker (e.g., 642-1) having a first pose (e.g., thumbs up pose) and an appearance based on the first avatar, and a second sticker (e.g., 642-2) having a second pose (e.g., heart eyes) different from the first pose and an appearance based on the first avatar (e.g., beanie avatar 636) (e.g., the stickers in the set of stickers have a set of different poses and an appearance based on the first avatar). In some embodiments, while displaying the plurality of stickers in the set of stickers based on the first avatar, the electronic device detects a selection of the representation (e.g., 622-4) of the set of stickers based on the second avatar. In some embodiments, in response to detecting the selection of the representation of the set of stickers based on the second avatar, the electronic device ceases to display the plurality of stickers in the set of stickers based on the first avatar. In some embodiments, in response to detecting the selection of the representation of the set of stickers based on the second avatar, the electronic device displays the plurality of stickers (e.g., 662) in the set of stickers based on the second avatar. In some embodiments, the set of stickers based on the second avatar includes a third sticker (e.g., 662-1) having the first pose (e.g., thumbs up pose) and an appearance based on the second avatar (e.g., boy avatar 672), and a fourth sticker (e.g., 662-2) having the second pose (e.g., heart eyes) and an appearance based on the second avatar (e.g., the first set of stickers having the appearance of the first avatar and the set of poses are replaced with a second set of stickers having the same set of poses, but an appearance that is instead based on the second avatar). Displaying stickers having same sets of poses, but different appearances based on the respective avatar (e.g., a user-created avatar), allows a user to quickly and easily compose messages to express a known sentiment that is based on the poses, while still respecting the user's personal and artistic preferences with stickers of avatars having different appearances. This provides an improved control scheme for generating custom messages, which can require fewer inputs to generate the custom messages than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring generation of individual, custom poses). Moreover, this type of control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual control to build a sticker would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended. Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, one or more of the plurality of stickers are animated (e.g., the stickers are shown winking, waving, making facial expressions, etc.).
In some embodiments, after displaying the sticker user interface, the electronic device receives a request (e.g., 638) to redisplay the sticker user interface. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the request to redisplay the sticker user interface, the electronic device redisplays, via the display device, the sticker user interface (e.g., sticker user interface 615 is redisplayed in
In some embodiments, the representation (e.g., 622-2) of the set of stickers based on the first avatar has an appearance of one of the stickers in the set of stickers based on the first avatar. In some embodiments, the representation (e.g., 622-4) of the set of stickers based on the second avatar has an appearance of one of the stickers in the set of stickers based on the second avatar. In some embodiments, the representation of the set of stickers based on the third avatar has an appearance of one of the stickers in the set of stickers based on the third avatar.
In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface further includes displaying an edit user interface object (e.g., 665) (e.g., edit affordance) that, when selected, displays an edit interface (e.g., 670) for editing a respective user-created avatar.
In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface further includes displaying a plurality of stickers (e.g., 662) in a set of stickers based on the respective user-created avatar (e.g., 672), wherein the plurality of stickers have an appearance that is based on a first appearance of the respective user-created avatar (e.g., boy stickers 662 in
In some embodiments, editing the respective user-created avatar using the edit interface (e.g., 670) changes an appearance of the respective user-created avatar in the sticker user interface and in user interfaces other than the sticker user interface (e.g., the edit interface changes the appearance of the respective user-created avatar throughout the operating system, including instances in which the respective user-created avatar is displayed in different applications such as, for example, a camera application, a video communication application, a messaging application, a media display application, etc.). For example, in a camera application and a video communication application, a representation of the respective user-created avatar can be displayed in the field of view of the camera. When the appearance of the respective user-created avatar is changed in the sticker user interface, the changes to the appearance of the respective user-created avatar are also applied to the representation of the respective user-created avatar in the camera application and video communication application. In a messaging application, a participant in a message conversation can be represented using the respective user-created avatar. When the appearance of the respective user-created avatar is changed in the sticker user interface, the changes to the appearance of the respective user-created avatar are also applied to the respective user-created avatar in the message conversation of the messaging application. A media display application such as a photo-viewing application or a video-viewing application, can include a representation of the respective user-created avatar in the media item. When the appearance of the respective user-created avatar is changed in the sticker user interface, the changes to the appearance of the respective user-created avatar are also applied to the representation of the respective user-created avatar in the media item viewed in the media display application. Updating an appearance of an avatar throughout various user interfaces, in response to detecting changes made to an avatar in the sticker user interface reduces the number of inputs to perform the technical task of generating or updating an avatar for use in different applications. Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 700 (e.g.,
As described below, method 800 provides an intuitive way for displaying avatars in an avatar keyboard application user interface. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for displaying avatars in an avatar keyboard application user interface, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to display avatars in an avatar keyboard application user interface faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
The electronic device (e.g., 600) displays (802), via the display device (e.g., 601), a content creation user interface (e.g., 603) (e.g., a document creation user interface or a message compose user interface) (e.g., a single interface screen).
While displaying the content creation user interface (e.g., 603), the electronic device (e.g., 600) receives (804), via the one or more input devices, a request (e.g., 604) to display a first display region (e.g., 605) (e.g., a keyboard display region) (e.g., an emoji keyboard display region) (e.g., a sticker keyboard display region). In some embodiments, the first display region includes a plurality of graphical objects (e.g., 612; 609) (e.g., stickers) (e.g., emoji) that correspond to predefined content for insertion into the content creation user interface.
Displaying (804) the first display region (e.g., 605), in response to receiving the request, includes: in response to receiving the request, displaying (806), via the display device (e.g., 601), the first display region including a first subset of graphical objects (e.g., 612) (e.g., stickers) (e.g., a subset of the plurality of graphical objects in the first display region) that have an appearance based on a set of avatars (e.g., avatars such as, for example, an avatar modeled to represent a human character, an avatar modeled to represent a non-human character, an avatar that can be created and/or customized by the user, and an avatar that cannot be created or customized by the user) available at the electronic device (e.g., 600) (e.g., stickers that have an appearance based on a respective avatar and having different poses and facial expressions). In some embodiments, the stickers include additional features that are displayed to modify the respective avatar in order to convey a particular expression, emotion, sentiment, etc. For example, stickers can include a heart over the avatar's eyes to convey love or a tear under the avatar's eye(s) to convey sadness. In some embodiments, the stickers include slight modifications to the appearance of the avatar, such as altering a portion of the avatar while still retaining an overall recognizable representation of the avatar. An example of one such modification is a “mind blown” sticker in which the sticker is a representation of the avatar with a top portion of the avatar's head removed and displaying an exploded state of the avatar's brain. In some embodiments avatars modeled to represent a human include customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features that generally correspond to physical traits of a human. For example, such an avatar may include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., an older woman with a dark skin tone and having long, straight, brown hair). Such an avatar would also include a representation of a person having various non-human characteristics that are typically associated with an appearance of a human (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, etc.). In some embodiments, such an avatar would not include an anthropomorphic construct such as a stylized animal, a stylized robot, or a stylization of a normally inanimate or normally inhuman object. In some embodiments, avatars modeled to represent a non-human character include, for example, a non-human character that is an anthropomorphic construct (e.g., a stylized animal, a stylized robot, or a stylization of a normally inanimate or normally inhuman object)). In some embodiments, such avatars include an avatar having customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features that generally correspond to non-human traits and features. In some embodiments, such an avatar would not include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., a young child having a round face and short, wavy hair), even if some of the customizable features of the human avatar include non-human characteristics (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, or other inhuman objects that are typically associated with an appearance of a human).
Displaying (806) the first display region (e.g., 605) including a first subset (e.g., 610) of graphical objects (e.g., 612) that have an appearance based on a set of avatars available at the electronic device includes, in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars includes an avatar of a first type (e.g., an avatar that can be created and/or customized by a user of the electronic device) (e.g., an avatar modeled to represent a human character), displaying (808) one (e.g., one or more) of the graphical objects (e.g., 642-1 in
Displaying (806) the first display region (e.g., 605) including a first subset of graphical objects (e.g., 612) that have an appearance based on a set of avatars available at the electronic device includes in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars does not include any avatars of the first type, displaying (810) the graphical objects (e.g., 612-1; 612-2; 612-3) in the first subset having an appearance based on an avatar of a second type (e.g., an avatar that cannot be created and/or customized by a user of the electronic device) (e.g., an avatar modeled to represent a non-human character) different from the first type, without displaying one (e.g., one or more) of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type. In some embodiments, when the set of avatars does not include one that is customizable, creatable, and/or modeled to represent a human, the displayed stickers are derived from (e.g., having an appearance based on) an avatar that is a non-human character and/or is not created or customizable by the user. In some embodiments, these are referred to as stickers of a second type. Displaying only avatars of a second type when an avatar of a first type is not available provides feedback to the user that no avatars of the first type are currently available at the device, and encourages the user to create an avatar of the first type. Providing improved feedback enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the avatar of the first type is a user-created avatar (e.g., beanie avatar 636; boy avatar 672) (e.g., an avatar that can be created and, optionally, customized by the user), and the avatar of the second type is a predefined avatar (e.g., robot, monkey, poop) (e.g., an avatar of a type other than a user-created avatar) (e.g., an avatar that cannot be created and/or customized by a user of the electronic device). In some embodiments user-created avatars include customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features.
In some embodiments, the avatar of the first type is based on a human character (e.g., beanie avatar 636; boy avatar 672) (e.g., an avatar modeled to represent a human), and the avatar of the second type is based on a non-human character (e.g., monkey, poop, robot) (e.g., an avatar modeled to represent an animal such as a pig, cat, dog, shark, and the like; a mythical character such as a unicorn, dragon, and alien; an anthropomorphized object such as a robot and poop; and/or a stylized expression such as an emoji). In some embodiments, avatars modeled to represent a non-human character include, for example, a non-human character that is an anthropomorphic construct (e.g., a stylized animal, a stylized robot, or a stylization of a normally inanimate or normally inhuman object)). In some embodiments, such avatars include an avatar having customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features that generally correspond to non-human traits and features. In some embodiments, such an avatar would not include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., a young child having a round face and short, wavy hair), even if some of the customizable features of the human avatar include non-human characteristics (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, or other inhuman objects that are typically associated with an appearance of a human).
In some embodiments, displaying the first display region further includes displaying a sticker user interface object (e.g., 614) (e.g., a sticker affordance). In some embodiments, the electronic device receives an input (e.g., 616; 656) directed to the sticker user interface object. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the input directed to the sticker user interface object, the electronic device ceases to display the first display region (e.g., 605). In some embodiments, in response to receiving the input directed to the sticker user interface object, the electronic device displays a sticker user interface (e.g., 615) (e.g., a user interface displaying stickers that may be selected for use in the content creation user interface). In some embodiments, the sticker user interface including a second plurality of graphical objects (e.g., stickers 624; stickers 642) that correspond to predefined content for insertion into the content creation user interface. In some embodiments, the sticker user interface is displayed concurrently with a portion of the content creation user interface (e.g., a message display region). In some embodiments, the sticker user interface replaces the sticker keyboard display region. Displaying a set of graphical objects that correspond to predefined content for insertion into the content creation user interface allows a user to quickly and easily compose messages to express a known sentiment that is based on the predefined content. This provides an improved control scheme for generating messages, which can require fewer inputs to generate the messages than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring generation of individual, custom content). Moreover, this type of control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual control to build a graphical object would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface object includes displaying the sticker user interface object having a first appearance (e.g., 614 in
In some embodiments, after displaying the sticker user interface object (e.g., 614) having the first appearance (e.g., 614 in
In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface object (e.g., 614) having the first appearance includes displaying an animated sequence of the representations of avatars of the first type and representations of avatars of the second type. In some embodiments, the animation includes showing a representation of a first sticker on the sticker user interface object having an animation (e.g., smiling, moving, etc.), then replacing the representation of the first sticker with a representation of a second sticker having an animation, and so on. In some embodiments, the representations of stickers in the animation include representations of stickers of the first type and representations of stickers of the second type. Displaying the sticker user interface object having an animation in which representations of avatars are displayed cycling across provides feedback to the user no such avatars are available at the device, and informs the user that selection of the sticker user interface object will allow the user to create such avatars. Providing improved feedback enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, displaying the sticker user interface (e.g., 615) further includes, in accordance with a determination that the set of avatars does not include any avatars of the first type, displaying a creation user interface object (e.g., 626) (e.g., creation affordance) that, when selected, displays a creation user interface (e.g., 632) for creating an avatar of the first type. In some embodiments, when the set of avatars does not include any avatars of the first type, a plurality of representations (e.g., 622 in
In some embodiments, displaying the first display region further includes displaying a plurality of emojis (e.g., 609) (e.g., predefined emoji in predefined categories or predefined emoji selected based on prior user activity (e.g., recently/frequently used)).
In some embodiments, after displaying the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on an avatar of a second type different from the first type, without displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type, the electronic device receives a series of inputs (e.g., 630, 634, 638) corresponding to a request to create a first avatar of the first type (e.g., detecting creation of an avatar of the first type (e.g., a user-created avatar)). In some embodiments, in response to receiving the series of inputs, the electronic device creates the first avatar (e.g., 636) of the first type and adds the first avatar to the set of avatars. In some embodiments, after creating the first avatar of the first type, the electronic device receives a request (e.g., 644) to redisplay the first display region (e.g., 605). In some embodiments, in response to receiving the request to redisplay the first display region, the electronic device displays the first display region with the first subset of graphical objects (e.g., 612). In some embodiments, the first subset of graphical objects includes a first graphical object (e.g., 642-1 in
In some embodiments, after displaying the graphical objects (e.g., 612) in the first subset having an appearance based on an avatar of a second type different from the first type, without displaying one of the graphical objects in the first subset having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type, the electronic device receives a series of inputs (e.g., 644) corresponding to usage (e.g., sending a sticker, creating a sticker, etc.) (e.g., in a content creation user interface such as a document creation user interface or a message compose user interface) of a graphical object (e.g., 642-1) corresponding to a second avatar of the first type (e.g., a sticker having an appearance based on the avatar of the first type). In some embodiments, after receiving the series of inputs corresponding to usage of the graphical object corresponding to the second avatar of the first type, the electronic device receives a request to redisplay the first display region. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the request to redisplay the first display region, the electronic device displays the first display region with the first subset of graphical objects, the first subset of graphical objects including the graphical object (e.g., 642-1) corresponding to the second avatar of the first type (e.g., the keyboard is redisplayed and the subset of graphical objects now includes the sticker that was used). In some embodiments, the keyboard display region includes stickers that are suggested by the electronic device based on a history of usage of the stickers of the first type (or second type) (e.g., suggesting stickers that have been used recently and/or frequently). Displaying the first display region updated with a sticker that was previously used reduces the number of inputs needed to locate and send the sticker in subsequent communications. Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, while displaying a first instance (e.g., 642-1 in
In some embodiments, while displaying the second instance (e.g., 650) of the respective one of the graphical objects, the electronic device receives a second input directed to the second instance of the respective one of the graphical objects, wherein the second input includes a first portion that is stationary followed by a second portion that includes movement of the second input. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the second input, in accordance with a determination that the second input satisfies first criteria (e.g., the first portion of the second input is stationary at a location of the second instance of the respective one of the graphical objects for a threshold amount of time, and the second portion of the second input includes movement to a location corresponding to a messaging region of the content creation user interface), the electronic device sends a sticker corresponding to the respective one of the graphical objects to a recipient user. For example, in
In some embodiments, displaying the second instance (e.g., 650) of the respective one of the graphical objects further includes displaying a send user interface object (e.g., 652) (e.g., send affordance). In some embodiments, the electronic device receives an input (e.g., 654) directed to the send user interface object. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the input directed to the send user interface object, the electronic device sends a sticker corresponding to the respective one of the graphical objects to a recipient user.
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 800 (e.g.,
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In some embodiments, the new contact representation can be edited by selecting region 910 from new contact user interface 906. For example,
In response to detecting input 914 on region 910, device 600 displays representation editing user interface 915 for modifying the appearance of the representation of the new contact (e.g., Jane Appleseed), as seen in
User interface 915 includes current representation 916. Current representation 916 represents the current appearance of the representation of the contact. Thus, upon exiting user interface 915 (e.g., in response to selecting done affordance 917), representations of the contact as shown throughout various user interfaces of device 600 (e.g., such as that appearing in region 910 of new contact user interface 906) will have the appearance shown in current representation 916. As discussed in detail below, current representation 916 is updated in response to a series of user inputs in user interface 915. However, such updates can be discarded, and the representation of the contact reverted back to its prior appearance (e.g., that shown in region 910 prior to displaying user interface 915), in response to detecting selection of cancel affordance 918.
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User interface 915 further includes sets of selectable options for modifying current representation 916. First set of options 921 includes options that, when selected, initiate a process for selecting an avatar to set as current representation 916. Second set of options 922 generally includes options that, when selected, initiate a process for selecting a non-avatar representation as current representation 916. Examples of non-avatar representations include pictures and monograms. In some embodiments, second set of options 922 can include a subset of options that are determined based on a history of use. For example, a subset that includes options that were previously (e.g., recently) used and/or options that are frequently used by the user. In such embodiments, the subset of options can include avatar options (e.g., avatar options that were recently used). In some embodiments second set of options 922 can include options that are recommended to the user based on information available for the new contact. For example, the options can include pictures of the contact, pictures/stickers/avatars sent to or received from the contact, avatars associated with the contact, or other representations previously used for the contact. In some embodiments, the options are recommended based on information available at device 600 such as, for example, content from messaging metadata from communications with the contact.
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As described below, method 1000 provides an intuitive way for displaying avatars in a contacts application user interface. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for displaying avatars in a contacts application user interface, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to display avatars in a contacts application user interface faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
An electronic device (e.g., 600) displays (1002), via the display device (e.g., 601), a contactable user editing user interface (e.g., 915) (e.g., an interface for editing information at the electronic device for a contactable user (e.g., for contacting via telephone, email, messaging, etc.); a single interface screen). In some embodiments, the contactable user editing user interface includes (e.g., concurrently includes) one or more representation options (e.g., 921) (e.g., user interface objects (affordances)) for a contactable user including an avatar representation option (e.g., 921-2) (e.g., the avatar representation option is a user interface object (e.g., an affordance) that, when selected, initiates a process for selecting an avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user). In some embodiments, the avatar representation option has an appearance of an avatar (e.g., an avatar such as, for example, an avatar modeled to represent a human character, an avatar modeled to represent a non-human character, an avatar that can be created and/or customized by the user, and an avatar that cannot be created or customized by the user). In some embodiments avatars modeled to represent a human include customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features that generally correspond to physical traits of a human. For example, such an avatar may include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., an older woman with a dark skin tone and having long, straight, brown hair). Such an avatar would also include a representation of a person having various non-human characteristics that are typically associated with an appearance of a human (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, etc.). In some embodiments, such an avatar would not include an anthropomorphic construct such as a stylized animal, a stylized robot, or a stylization of a normally inanimate or normally inhuman object. In some embodiments, avatars modeled to represent a non-human character include, for example, a non-human character that is an anthropomorphic construct (e.g., a stylized animal, a stylized robot, or a stylization of a normally inanimate or normally inhuman object). In some embodiments, such avatars include an avatar having customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features that generally correspond to non-human traits and features. In some embodiments, such an avatar would not include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., a young child having a round face and short, wavy hair), even if some of the customizable features of the human avatar include non-human characteristics (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, or other inhuman objects that are typically associated with an appearance of a human).
In some embodiments, the contactable user editing user interface (e.g., 915) further includes a first representation of the contactable user (e.g., 916) (e.g., an image, monogram, or other symbol that provides a visual association to the contactable user). In some embodiments, the representation of the contactable user is displayed in other user interfaces (e.g., in a telephone application UI, in a messaging application UI, etc.) to represent the contactable user (typically in a small area on the screen). In some embodiments, the first representation of the contactable user is replaced with the avatar (e.g., 921-2) that is selected for use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface.
In some embodiments, the one or more representation options include a non-avatar option (e.g., 922-1; 922-3; 922-5; 922-6; 922-7; 922-8) (e.g., a contactable user representation option that does not correspond to an avatar) (e.g., the non-avatar option is associated with a photo, monogram, or other option that is not an avatar for selection to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface). In some embodiments, the electronic device (e.g., 600) detects, via the one or more input devices (e.g., 601), a selection (e.g., 964; 968; 984; 993) of the non-avatar option. In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of the non-avatar option, the electronic device initiates a process for selecting a representation option other than an avatar (e.g., a photo, monogram, etc.) to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface.
In some embodiments, the one or more representation options includes a plurality of options (e.g., 922) selected based on information for the contactable user.
In some embodiments, the plurality of options selected based on information for the contactable user include a recently used representation of the contactable user (e.g., 922-1; 922-2; 922-4; 922-6; 922-7; 922-8) (e.g., a representation of the contactable user that was previously used within a predetermined amount of time or a predetermined number of instances of selecting a representation of the contactable user). In some embodiments, after a representation is selected for the contactable user, the representation is added to a collection of recently used representations of the contactable user. Adding the recently selected representation for the contactable user to a collection of recently used representations for the contactable user reduces the number of inputs needed for subsequent use of the recently selected representation (e.g., reducing the inputs needed to generate or access the representation). Reducing the number of inputs enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the plurality of options selected based on information for the contactable user include media items available at the electronic device identified as being associated with the contactable user (e.g., 922-5) (e.g., photos of the contactable user). In some embodiments, the plurality of options selected based on information for the contactable user include media items are identified as being associated with the contactable user and meeting a particular quality standard (e.g., the photo is primarily capturing the contactable user, the photo is in focus, etc.). In some embodiments, the media items correspond to the contactable user. For example, the media items include photos of the user. As another example, the media items were previously (e.g., recently) sent to or received from the contactable user. Displaying recently communicated media items for potential use as representations for the contactable user reduces the number of inputs needed for subsequent use of the media items (e.g., reducing the inputs needed to generate or access the representation). Reducing the number of inputs enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the information for the contactable user includes information from a messaging communication session with the contactable user. In some embodiments, the items include stickers, photos, or other content comprising messaging metadata from communications to/from the contactable user.
In some embodiments, the one or more representation options includes a monogram representation option (e.g., 922-1; 922-6) (e.g., a representation of the contactable user that is a monogram having initials corresponding to names (e.g., first name; last name; middle name) associated with the contactable user).
In some embodiments the one or more representation options includes a media item option (e.g., 922-5; 922-7; 922-8) (e.g., selecting a photograph associated with the contactable user (e.g., a photograph of the contactable user) from a collection of photographs associated with the contactable user (e.g., a collection of photographs of the contactable user)).
In some embodiments, after detecting a selection of the media item option, the electronic device (e.g., 600) displays, via the display device (e.g., 601), a plurality of filter options for applying a filter effect to a media item associated with the selected media item option. In some embodiments, a filter effect is applied to the media item by overlaying the filter effect onto the media item. In some embodiments, the filter effect applies changes to both a background in the media item as well as any applied visual effects (e.g., avatars, stickers, etc.) that may be included in the media item. In some embodiments, the filter changes an appearance of the media item (e.g., applying a comic book filter, a sketch drawing filter, a black and white filter, a greyscale filter, or the like). In some embodiments, the filter is a filter that reduces a realism of the media item (e.g., a sketch filter or a comic book filter). In some embodiments the filter is a filter that reduces a 3D effect (e.g., flattens) of the media item. Displaying filter options for modifying a media item option after it is selected reduces the number of inputs needed to customize the selected media item if a different control scheme were used (e.g., one that required navigation to a customization user interface and selection of different controls for displaying and modifying the selected media item). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
The electronic device detects (1004), via the one or more input devices (e.g., 601), a selection (e.g., 936) of the avatar representation option (e.g., 921-2).
In response to detecting selection of the avatar representation option (e.g., 921-2), the electronic device (e.g., 600) initiates (1006) a process for selecting an avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface.
As a part of the process for selecting the avatar to use as a representation of the contactable user in the contactable user interface, the electronic device receives (1008) a sequence of one or more inputs (e.g., 936; 938; 944; 950; 954; 956; 959; 962; image data controlling avatar 928 in
In some embodiments, in response to selection of the simulated three-dimensional avatar, the electronic device (e.g., 600) displays (1010), via the display device (e.g., 601), a posing user interface (e.g., 926; 940) that includes one or more controls (e.g., 942-1 through 942-6) (e.g., 930) (e.g., a plurality of user interface objects (e.g., affordances) corresponding to different predefined poses) (e.g., a capture affordance for capturing a pose using a camera of the electronic device) for selecting a pose of the simulated three-dimensional avatar from a plurality of different poses. Displaying a pose interface for selecting a pose of the avatar from a plurality of different poses after selecting the avatar reduces the number of inputs needed to customize the selected avatar if a different control scheme were used (e.g., one that required navigation to a customization user interface and selection of different controls for displaying and modifying the selected avatar). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the one or more controls include a first pose user interface object (e.g., 942-1) (e.g., first pose affordance) corresponding to a first predefined pose and a second pose user interface object (e.g., 942-2) (e.g., second pose affordance) corresponding to a second predefined pose, different than the first predefined pose. In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of one of the pose affordances, the simulated three-dimensional avatar is set (e.g., displayed) having the pose that corresponds to the selected pose affordance.
In some embodiments, the one or more input devices includes a camera (e.g., 602). In some embodiments, the one or more controls include a capture user interface object (e.g., 630) (e.g., capture affordance) that, when selected, selects a pose for the simulated three-dimensional avatar that is based on a pose of a face detected in a field of view of the camera at a time that the capture user interface object was selected (e.g., see
In some embodiments, after selecting the pose of the simulated three-dimensional avatar from the plurality of different poses (e.g., 938 in
In some embodiments, displaying the posing user interface (e.g., 926) includes, in accordance with a determination that a first avatar (e.g., 921-1) was selected as the simulated three-dimensional avatar (e.g., an avatar affordance corresponding to a first avatar was selected), displaying at least one representation of the first avatar (e.g., 928 in
In some embodiments, prior to displaying the contactable user editing user interface (e.g., 915), the electronic device (e.g., 600) detects a series of inputs corresponding to a request to create a first user-created avatar (e.g., a series of inputs for creating the first user-created avatar that are detected, for example, in a user interface of a different application (e.g., avatar creation user interface 632 in
In some embodiments, the sequence of one or more inputs that correspond to selection of the simulated three-dimensional avatar includes an input corresponding to selection (e.g., 936) of the first user-created avatar (921-4; 921-2) from a set of user-created avatars (e.g., 921-4, 921-2, girl avatar adjacent option 921-3 in
In some embodiments, the sequence of one or more inputs that correspond to selection of the simulated three-dimensional avatar includes a set of inputs (e.g., 956, 959, 962) corresponding to creating a new avatar (e.g., the avatar is created in response to detecting a series of user inputs directed to an avatar creation user interface). In some embodiments, the new avatar is created after the contactable user editing user interface is displayed (e.g., while the contactable user editing user interface display is displayed, a series of inputs is received to access an avatar creation user interface and to create the new avatar). In some embodiments, the newly created avatar is selected for use as the simulated three-dimensional avatar. Creating a new avatar in the contactable user editing user interface reduces the number of inputs to perform the technical task of generating a representation of the contactable user. This provides an improved control scheme for generating custom representations, which can require fewer inputs to generate the custom representations than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring navigation to a different application to create and customize an avatar that can then be loaded into the contactable user editing user interface for selection). Moreover, this type of control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual control to build a sticker would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended. This enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, after selecting the pose of the simulated three-dimensional avatar from the plurality of different poses, the electronic device (e.g., 600) displays, via the display device (e.g., 601), a background option (e.g., 952-3 in
In some embodiments, displaying the posing user interface that includes the one or more controls includes, in accordance with a determination that the one or more input devices (e.g., 602) include a depth camera sensor (e.g., depth camera sensor 175 in
In some embodiments, a depth camera captures image data that corresponds to depth data (e.g., the image data includes data captured by a visible light camera and a depth camera) (e.g., image data that includes a depth aspect (e.g., depth data independent of RGB data) of a captured image or video) that includes depth data for a subject positioned in the field of view of the depth camera (e.g., information about the relative depth positioning of one or more portions of the subject with respect to other portions of the subject and/or to other objects within the field of view of the one or more cameras). In some embodiments, the image data includes at least two components: an RGB component that encodes the visual characteristics of a captured image, and depth data that encodes information about the relative spacing relationship of elements within the captured image (e.g., the depth data encodes that a user is in the foreground, and background elements, such as a tree positioned behind the user, are in the background). In some embodiments, the image data includes depth data without an RGB component. In some embodiments, the depth data is a depth map. In some embodiments, a depth map (e.g., depth map image) contains information (e.g., values) that relates to the distance of objects in a scene from a viewpoint (e.g., a camera). In one embodiment of a depth map, each depth pixel defines the position in the viewpoint's Z-axis where its corresponding two-dimensional pixel is located. In some embodiments, a depth map is composed of pixels wherein each pixel is defined by a value (e.g., 0-255). For example, the “0” value represents pixels that are located at the most distant place in a “three dimensional” scene and the “255” value represents pixels that are located closest to a viewpoint (e.g., camera) in the “three dimensional” scene. In other examples, a depth map represents the distance between an object in a scene and the plane of the viewpoint. In some embodiments, the depth map includes information about the relative depth of various features of an object of interest in view of the depth camera (e.g., the relative depth of eyes, nose, mouth, ears of a user's face). In some embodiments, the depth map includes information that enables the device to determine contours of the object of interest in a z direction. In some embodiments, the depth data has a first depth component (e.g., a first portion of depth data that encodes a spatial position of the subject in the camera display region; a plurality of depth pixels that form a discrete portion of the depth map, such as a foreground or a specific object) that includes the representation of the subject in the camera display region. In some embodiments, the depth data has a second depth component (e.g., a second portion of depth data that encodes a spatial position of the background in the camera display region; a plurality of depth pixels that form a discrete portion of the depth map, such as a background), separate from the first depth component, the second depth aspect including the representation of the background in the camera display region. In some embodiments, the first depth aspect and second depth aspect are used to determine a spatial relationship between the subject in the camera display region and the background in the camera display region. This spatial relationship can be used to distinguish the subject from the background. This distinction can be exploited to, for example, apply different visual effects (e.g., visual effects having a depth component) to the subject and background. In some embodiments, all areas of the image data that do not correspond to the first depth component (e.g., areas of the image data that are out of range of the depth camera) are segmented out (e.g., excluded) from the depth map. In some embodiments, the depth data is in the form of a depth map or depth mask.
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 1000 (e.g.,
Avatar editing user interface 11002 includes avatar display region 11004 having avatar 11005 and selectable avatar feature menu options 11006. Avatar editing user interface 11002 further includes avatar option region 11008, which includes various feature options that can be selected to change features of avatar 11005. In
Feature options (e.g., lip options 11010) have an appearance that represents a potential appearance of the avatar (e.g., avatar 11005) if the respective feature option is selected. The appearances of the feature options can be dynamically updated (e.g., in real time) when feature options are selected.
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The sets of feature options include teeth options 11016, and tongue piercing options 11018. Each set of feature options displays avatar mouth 11014 having a different pose to display, for the respective set of feature options, the mouth characteristics that are capable of being modified by the feature options in the respective set of feature options. For example, while avatar mouth 11014 has neutral pose 11014-1 on avatar 11005, teeth options 11016 show avatar mouth 11014 having smile pose 11014-2 to reveal avatar teeth 11020, so that the different teeth options are displayed for the user to more easily view. Similarly, while avatar mouth 11014 has neutral pose 11014-1 on avatar 11005, tongue piercing options 11018 show avatar mouth 11014 having tongue-out pose 11014-3 to reveal avatar tongue 11022, so that the different piercing options are displayed for the user to more easily view. In embodiments in which avatar 11005 tracks the user's face, displaying mouth 11014 with smile pose 11014-2 and tongue-out pose 1114-3 in the respective teeth options 11016 and tongue piercing options 11018 allows the user to view the respective feature options without requiring the user to stick their tongue out or maintain a smiling pose.
Teeth options 11016 show different options for selecting teeth for avatar 11005. Teeth options 11016 include default teeth 11016-1 (e.g., no missing teeth or modifications), missing tooth 11016-2, gold tooth 11016-3, lucky tooth gap 11016-4, braces 11016-5, and grill 11016-6. Additional teeth options can include an option for fangs. Additional teeth options can include options for different grills, including different grill colors (e.g., gold, silver) and locations in the mouth (e.g., lower grill, upper and lower grill, partial grill). Additional teeth options can include different missing teeth, including displaying one or more teeth missing in different locations in the mouth (e.g., hockey player teeth, missing bottom tooth). Various combinations of the foregoing teeth options can be included in teeth options 11016.
Tongue piercing options 11018 show different options for selecting piercings for a tongue of avatar 11005. Examples include no piercing 11018-1, stud piercing 11018-2, and ring piercing 11018-3. Tongue piercing options 11018 can include additional options such, for example, a spike tongue piercing and a barbell tongue piercing.
Avatar option region 11008 also includes piercing color options 11024, corresponding to different colors for the tongue piercings.
The appearance of avatar mouth 11014 shown in teeth options 11016 and tongue piercing options 11018 is a representation of the current mouth of avatar 11005. Therefore, when modifications are made to characteristics of avatar mouth 11014, those modifications can be displayed in the respective teeth options 11016 and tongue piercing options 11018 (if the modified characteristics are displayed in the respective sets of feature options). For example, if avatar mouth 11014 is updated to include lipstick, the appearance of avatar mouth 11014 will be updated to include lipstick in the various poses (e.g., 11014-1, 11014-2, and 11014-3).
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Device 600 detects input 11076 on custom affordance 11072 and, in response, selects custom affordance 11072 and replaces selectable earring options 11074 with left earring options 11078 and right earring options 11080. Left earring options 11078 can be selected to apply a selected earring option to the avatar's left ear without applying the selected earring option to the avatar's right ear. Conversely, right earring options 11080 can be selected to apply a selected earring option to the avatar's right ear without applying the selected earring option to the avatar's left ear. Accordingly, the left and right earring options 11078 and 11080 allow a user to mix and match different earrings with different avatar ears, thereby allowing custom earring application to avatar 11005.
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Highlight type options 11090 can be selected to change the types of highlighting applied to avatar hair (e.g., in hairstyle options 11092 and, if a non-bald hairstyle is selected, on avatar 11005). Highlight type options 11090 include first type 11090-1, second type 11090-2, and third type 11090-3. First type 11090-1 is currently selected in
Hairstyle options 11092 can be selected to change hairstyles applied to avatar 11005. Hairstyle options 11092 include bald 11092-1, second hairstyle 11092-2, and third hairstyle 11092-3, although others can be displayed. The representation of the avatar shown in second hairstyle option 11092-2 and third hairstyle option 11092-3 show current states of selected color options 11088 and highlight type options 11090. When color options 11088 and highlight type options 11090 are changed, the representations of the avatar hair (with highlights) shown in second hairstyle option 11092-2 and third hairstyle option 11092-3 are updated to reflect the changes.
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Facepaint color options 11112 include sets of color options that can be selected to change a region of a facepaint pattern. Facepaint pattern options 11114 represent various pattern options that can be selected to apply a facepaint pattern to the face of avatar 11005, with the facepaint pattern having one or more of the colors selected in facepaint color options 11112. Some regions of the various facepaint pattern options 11114 correspond to facepaint color options 11112, although, in some instances, some facepaint pattern options 11114 have regions that do not change color in response to selections of facepaint color options 11112. For example, pattern option 11114-1 represents a vampire facepaint pattern having a white base region 11114-la that is not changed by the selection of color options 11112.
Facepaint pattern options 11114 each include a representation of avatar 11005 having an appearance that represents the appearance of avatar 11005 with the respective facepaint pattern option selected. For example, pattern option 11114-2 is a no-facepaint option that shows a representation of avatar 11005 with no facepaint. Because avatar 11005 includes beauty mark 11055, eye makeup 11048, facial wrinkles 11007, and eyebrows 11009, pattern option 11114-2 (no facepaint) also shows these features on the avatar representation. Pattern option 11114-2 maintains display of these features for as long as they are applied to avatar 11005, even when different facepaint patterns are displayed on avatar 11005, as shown in
Conversely, beauty mark 11055 and eye makeup 11048 are not displayed on representations of avatar 11005 shown in pattern options 11114-1, and 11114-3 through 11114-6, or on avatar 11005 when these pattern options are selected. This is because these pattern options show the representation of avatar 11005 as if facepaint is painted over the face of avatar 11005, covering or obscuring these features. However, other features of avatar 11005 are displayed, even when facepaint is applied. These other features can include facial wrinkles 11007, glasses, hair, and facial hair. Facial wrinkles 11007 remain displayed because facepaint does not cover wrinkles on a painted face. Glasses, hair, and facial hair are displayed on the avatar (without facepaint on these features) because glasses are worn over the face, and facepaint is typically not applied over hair or facial hair. An example of such an embodiment is illustrated in
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In some embodiments, some color sets do not effect a change in all of the pattern options. For example, pattern option 11114-3 includes region 11114-3a corresponding to first color set 11112-1 and region 11114-3b corresponding to second color set 11112-2, but does not include a region corresponding to third color set 11112-3. Accordingly, changes to color set 11112-3 do not affect the appearance of pattern option 11114-3 (or avatar 11005 if pattern option 11114-3 is selected).
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As discussed previously, facepaint 11118 is displayed as applied over the face of avatar 11005. Accordingly, device 600 does not display avatar 11005 with eye makeup 11048 or beauty mark 11055, but does display facial wrinkles 11007. Additionally, device 600 displays eyebrows having a distorted appearance 11009-1 (e.g., a distorted color) caused by the mixing of eyebrow color/texture and facepaint 11118.
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As described below, method 1200 provides an intuitive way for displaying avatars in an avatar editing application user interface. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for displaying avatars in an avatar editing application user interface, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to display avatars in an avatar editing application user interface faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
An electronic device (e.g., 600) displays (1202), via the display device (e.g., 601), an avatar editing user interface (e.g., 11002) (e.g., a single interface screen).
The device displays (1204) the avatar editing user interface (e.g., 11002) including (e.g., includes displayed concurrently) an avatar (e.g., 11005) (e.g., an avatar such as, for example, an avatar modeled to represent a human character, and/or an avatar that can be created and/or customized by the user) including a first feature (e.g., avatar facepaint 11118), the first feature having a first color pattern (e.g., 11120) (e.g., a facepaint template applied to the avatar) (e.g., a color pattern having lightning bolt shapes) generated with a first set of colors (e.g., 11122) (e.g., a default set of colors; e.g., a set of colors corresponding to the facepaint template) including a first color (e.g., 11122-1a) (e.g., red) in a first region (e.g., 11120-1) (e.g., the center lightning bolt shape) of the first color pattern. In some embodiments, avatars modeled to represent a human include customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features that generally correspond to physical traits of a human. For example, such an avatar may include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., an older woman with a dark skin tone and having long, straight, brown hair). Such an avatar would also include a representation of a person having various non-human characteristics that are typically associated with an appearance of a human (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, etc.). In some embodiments, such an avatar would not include an anthropomorphic construct such as a stylized animal, a stylized robot, or a stylization of a normally inanimate or normally inhuman object.
In some embodiments, the first feature includes a first displayed texture (e.g., represented by light effect 11128) (e.g., a paint texture (e.g., glossy, flat, matte, etc.)) that is different from a second displayed texture of a skin feature (e.g., 11124) of the avatar (e.g., the avatar skin has a texture that is different from the texture of the facepaint). Displaying the first feature having a displayed texture that is different from a displayed texture of a skin feature of the avatar provides visual feedback to the user that the facepaint feature is applied to the avatar and where interaction with facepaint controls will affect the avatar, particular in instances where the facepaint has a color that can be confused for a skin tone. Providing improved feedback enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
The device displays (1206) the avatar editing user interface (e.g., 11002) including a set of color options (e.g., 11112) (e.g., a plurality of sets of color options) for the first feature. In some embodiments, each set of color options corresponds to various facepaint template options that include a pattern (or portion thereof) that changes color with selection of the color options comprising the respective set of color options.
The device displays (1208) the avatar editing user interface (e.g., 11002) including a plurality of color pattern options (e.g., 11114) (e.g., selectable options that correspond to different avatar facepaint templates) for the first feature (e.g., 11118) including a second color pattern option (e.g., 11114-3) (e.g., a color pattern having vertical stripes) that is different from the first color pattern (e.g., 11120) (e.g., the second color pattern option corresponds to a color pattern that is different from the color pattern applied to the avatar).
In some embodiments, the plurality of color pattern options includes a first color pattern option (e.g., 11114-4) that corresponds to the first color pattern (e.g., 11120) (e.g., a selectable color pattern option that represents the color pattern currently applied to the avatar). In some embodiments, the first color pattern option is shown in a selected state when the first feature of the avatar has the first color pattern.
In some embodiments, the plurality of color pattern options include an option (e.g., 11114-2) that, when selected, causes ceasing to display the first feature (e.g., 11118) (e.g., the avatar is displayed without facepaint when the option for ceasing to display the first feature is selected).
In some embodiments, the electronic device detects selection of the option (e.g., 11114-2) for ceasing to display the first feature. In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of the option for ceasing to display the first feature, the electronic device ceases to display the first feature (e.g., removing the facepaint from the avatar while still displaying the color pattern options each having a representation of the avatar with a respective color pattern applied). In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of the option for ceasing to display the first feature, the electronic device displays (e.g., introducing display of, revealing) one or more avatar features (e.g., beauty marks, makeup (e.g., blush, lipstick, eyeshadow, etc.)) that were hidden while the first feature was displayed (e.g., see avatar 11005 in
In some embodiments, the avatar (e.g., 11005) includes a third feature displayed over the first feature. In some embodiments, the first feature is an item selected from a group consisting of: an avatar glasses feature (e.g., 11146) (e.g., eyeglasses, sunglasses, monocle, goggles, etc.), an avatar hair feature (e.g., hair on top of the avatar's head), an avatar facial hair feature (e.g., 11155) (e.g., avatar facial hair other than eyebrows (e.g., a beard, goatee, mustache, etc.)), and an avatar skin wrinkle feature (e.g., 11007) (e.g., lines in the avatar's skin that represent wrinkles). In some embodiments, the third feature is displayed over the facepaint and is not responsive to changes made to the facepaint (e.g., while still remaining responsive to other features of the avatar such as, for example, movement of the avatar's head, changes in facial poses of the avatar, and movement of avatar facial features (e.g., nose, eyebrows, mouth, etc.)). Displaying a third feature over the first feature allows for displaying customization and expression (e.g., facial expressions; poses) of the avatar while still respecting the user's choice of facepaint. This provides an improved control scheme for generating an avatar, which can require fewer inputs to generate the avatar than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points to build the avatar). This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the avatar includes a fourth feature (e.g., an avatar eyebrow 11009). In some embodiments, while displaying the first feature, the electronic device displays the fourth feature having a first appearance (e.g., 11009-1) that is based on the first feature (e.g., the avatar eyebrow has a color that is a combination of the original eyebrow color and the color of the first feature at a location corresponding to the respective eyebrow, or a portion of the face paint corresponding to the eyebrow has a different color or texture at a location and shape of the eyebrow to indicate the presence of the eyebrow under the facepaint). In some embodiments, after ceasing to display the first feature, the electronic device displays the fourth feature having a second appearance (e.g., see eyebrows 11009 in
In some embodiments, the avatar includes a fifth feature (e.g., avatar ears 11126) displayed concurrently with the first feature, wherein the fifth feature is separate from the first feature and does not change in response to changes to the first feature (e.g., the avatar ears have a skin tone and are not changed when the first feature is modified).
While the first feature (e.g., 11118) is displayed with the first color pattern (e.g., 11120) generated with the first set of colors (e.g., 11122) including the first color (e.g., 11122-la) in the first region (e.g., 11120-1) of the first color pattern, the electronic device detects (1210), via the input device (e.g., 601), a selection (e.g., 11130) of a color option in the set of color options that corresponds to a second color (e.g., 11112-1b) (e.g., blue).
In response (1212) to detecting the selection (e.g., 11130), the electronic device changes (1214) an appearance of one or more color pattern options (e.g., 11114-3 and 11114-4 in
In some embodiments, the plurality of color pattern options include a fifth color pattern option (e.g., 11114-1) having a region (e.g., 11114-1a) (e.g., a region having a default color) that is not responsive to selections of the color options (e.g., 11112) (e.g., the default color is not changeable by the set of color options). In some embodiments, one or more of the color patterns include patterns of a type that have one or more default colors that do not change. For example, a camo pattern includes a black color that is not changeable by the set of color options. As another example, a skull pattern has eye sockets and nose regions that are always black. As another example, clown and vampire patterns have a white base color that is not changeable by the set of color options. As yet another example, an ogre pattern has lips and eyes regions that have a black color that is not changeable by the set of color options.
In response (1212) to detecting the selection of the color option (e.g., 11112-1b) in the set of color options that corresponds to the second color, the electronic device maintains (1216) display of the avatar (e.g., 11005) including the first feature (e.g., 11118). In some embodiments, the first feature has the first color pattern (e.g., 11120) (e.g., the lightning bolt color pattern) (e.g., the avatar maintains the same color pattern (e.g., the first color pattern), however, any of the regions of the maintained color pattern optionally change color depending on whether the region corresponds to the selected color option. For example, if the first region of the first color pattern corresponds to the selected color option, then the first region changes from the first color to the second color. Otherwise, the first region remains unchanged (e.g., having the first color).).
In some embodiments, maintaining display of the avatar (e.g., 11005) including the first feature (e.g., 11118) includes changing a respective one of the colors (e.g., 11122-1a) (e.g., the first color; a color other than the first color) in the first set of colors of the first color pattern to the second color (e.g., 11122-1b) (e.g., the color pattern applied to the avatar is maintained while one of the colors in the set of colors is changed to the second color (e.g., blue)). In some embodiments, the color that changes in the first set of colors of the first color pattern applied to the avatar is in a region of the first color pattern that is responsive to the set of color options. Thus, as different color options are selected from the set of color options, the color of the responsive region changes to the selected colors. In some embodiments, the color that changes in the first set of colors is the color (e.g., first color) in the first region of the first color pattern. In some embodiments, the color that changes in the first set of colors is a color in a different region (e.g., not the first region) of the first color pattern. Changing a respective one of the colors in the first set of colors of the first color pattern to the second color reduces the number of inputs to perform the technical task of generating a virtual avatar. Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of the color option in the set of color options (e.g., 11112-1) that corresponds to the second color (e.g., 11112-1b), the electronic device displays a color adjustment control (e.g., 11131) (e.g., a color slider user interface) for the selected color option. In some embodiments, the electronic device detects an input (e.g., a drag gesture or tap gesture) that corresponds to the color adjustment control. In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of the color option in the set of color options that corresponds to the second color and in response to detecting the input that corresponds to the color adjustment control, the electronic device modifies one or more properties (e.g., hue, saturation, value, lightness, luminance, shading, midtones, highlights, warmth, coolness, etc.) of the second color (e.g., modifying the one or more properties based on a magnitude and direction of the input that corresponds to the color adjustment control). In some embodiments, modifying the one or more properties of the second color includes modifying the one or more properties of the second color at locations where the second color is displayed (e.g., displayed in response to being selected (e.g., in one or more of the color pattern options; in the selected color option; in the first feature)). In some embodiments, each set of color options displays a color slider when one of the color options in the set of color options is selected.
The electronic device detects (1218) a selection (e.g., 11132) of a respective color pattern option (e.g., 11114-3) (e.g., the second color pattern option) of the color pattern options having the changed appearance (e.g., see
In response to detecting the selection of the respective color pattern option (e.g., 11114-3) and while the second color (e.g., 11112-1b) is selected for the set of color options (e.g., 11112-1), the electronic device changes (1220) an appearance of the first feature (e.g., 11118) of the avatar to have an appearance generated based on the respective color pattern option with the second color applied to a portion of the respective color pattern option (e.g., avatar 11005 is updated with facepaint 11118 having a color pattern corresponding to pattern option 11114-3, as shown in
In some embodiments, changing an appearance of the first feature (e.g., 11118) of the avatar (e.g., 11005) to have the appearance generated based on the respective color pattern option with the second color applied to a portion of the respective color pattern option includes, in accordance with a determination that the respective color pattern option is the second color pattern option (e.g., 11114-3) (e.g., an option for the pattern with vertical stripes), displaying the first feature of the avatar having a second color pattern (e.g., vertical stripes applied to the face of the avatar) corresponding to the second color pattern option (e.g., avatar 11005 is updated with facepaint 11118 having a color pattern corresponding to pattern option 11114-3, as shown in
In some embodiments, the plurality of color pattern options further includes a third color pattern option different from the second color pattern option. In some embodiments, changing a portion of the second color pattern option from a respective color to the second color includes changing a portion of the third color pattern option from a third color to the second color. Changing a portion of the third color pattern option from a third color to the second color when changing a portion of the second color pattern option from a respective color to the second color allows a user to update colors of multiple color pattern options by selecting a single color option from the set of color options. This provides an improved control scheme for creating an avatar, which can require fewer inputs to generate custom appearances of the avatar than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points to build the avatar). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 1200 (e.g.,
As described below, method 1300 provides an intuitive way for displaying avatars in an avatar editing application user interface. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for displaying avatars in an avatar editing application user interface, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to display avatars in an avatar editing application user interface faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
The electronic device (e.g., 600) displays (1302), via the display device (e.g., 601), an avatar editing user interface (e.g., 1102) (e.g., a single interface screen).
The electronic device (e.g., 600) displays (1304) the avatar editing user interface including (e.g., includes displaying concurrently) an avatar (e.g., 11005) (e.g., an avatar such as, for example, an avatar modeled to represent a human character, and/or an avatar that can be created and/or customized by the user) including a respective avatar feature (e.g., 11014) (e.g., mouth, tongue, face), the respective avatar feature having a first pose (e.g., 11014-1) (e.g., a default pose or state of the feature; e.g., mouth closed; e.g., tongue inside avatar mouth; e.g., a facial expression). In some embodiments avatars modeled to represent a human include customizable (e.g., selectable or configurable) avatar features that generally correspond to physical traits of a human. For example, such an avatar may include a representation of a person having various physical, human features or characteristics (e.g., an older woman with a dark skin tone and having long, straight, brown hair). Such an avatar would also include a representation of a person having various non-human characteristics that are typically associated with an appearance of a human (e.g., cosmetic enhancements, hats, glasses, etc.). In some embodiments, such an avatar would not include an anthropomorphic construct such as a stylized animal, a stylized robot, or a stylization of a normally inanimate or normally inhuman object.
The electronic device (e.g., 600) displays (1306) the avatar editing user interface including an avatar option selection region (e.g., 11008) (e.g., a visually distinguished region that includes options selectable for modifying an avatar feature) including a plurality of avatar feature options (e.g., 11016; 11018) (e.g., displayed representations of available modifications of a corresponding avatar feature. In some embodiments, the feature options include graphical depictions of different feature options that may be selected to customize aspects or values of a particular avatar feature.) corresponding to a set of candidate values (e.g., 11016-1 through 11016-6) (e.g., 11018-1 through 11018-3) (e.g., a set of candidates or candidate options) for a characteristic (e.g., teeth style; piercing type) of an avatar feature (e.g., 11020; 11022) (e.g., a selected avatar feature other than the respective avatar feature) and having an appearance based on the avatar.
The electronic device detects (1308), via the input device, a request (e.g., 11012) to display options for editing the respective avatar feature (e.g., a selection of “Mouth” affordance for modifying features of the respective avatar feature and/or scrolling through a set of options for modifying features of the respective avatar feature, such as a mouth of the avatar).
In response to detecting the request, the electronic device updates (1310) the avatar option selection region (e.g., 11008) to display avatar feature options (e.g., 11016; 11018) corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic (e.g., teeth, tongue piercings, etc.) of the respective avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth 11014). In some embodiments, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature includes concurrently displaying (1312) a representation of a first option (e.g., 11018-1) (e.g., an avatar tongue piercing option) for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature (e.g., 11014) has a second pose (e.g., 11014-3) (e.g., avatar mouth is open with the tongue is sticking out) (e.g., a second pose that is different from the first pose) (e.g., a second pose that is the same as the first pose) and displaying (1314) a representation of a second option (e.g., 11016-1) (e.g., an avatar teeth option) for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a third pose (e.g., 11014-2) that is different from the second pose (e.g., the avatar mouth is open (e.g., lips pulled back) in a smiling pose to reveal the avatar teeth). Displaying the respective representations of the first and second options having different poses enhances the displayed options so that a user can more easily see and accurately edit the characteristics of the respective avatar features. This provides an improved control scheme for creating or editing an avatar, which can require fewer inputs to generate custom appearances of the avatar than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points to build the avatar). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments updating the avatar option selection region (e.g., 11008) to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature further includes displaying a plurality of representations of alternatives (e.g., 11018-2; 11018-3) for the first option (e.g., different avatar tongue piercing options) for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the second pose (e.g., 11014-3) (e.g., the avatar mouth is open with the tongue sticking out) in each of the plurality of representations of alternatives for the first option. Displaying the plurality of representations of alternatives for the first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the second pose in each of the plurality of representations of alternatives for the first option enhances the displayed appearances of the plurality of representations so that a user can more easily see and accurately edit different characteristics of the respective avatar feature based on the plurality of representations of alternatives for the first option. This provides an improved control scheme for creating or editing an avatar, which can require fewer inputs to generate custom appearances of the avatar than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points to build the avatar). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature further includes displaying a plurality of representations of alternatives (e.g., 11016-2 through 11016-6) for the second option (e.g., different avatar teeth options) for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the third pose (e.g., 11014-2) that is different from the second pose (e.g., the avatar mouth is open with the lips pulled back in a smiling pose to reveal the avatar teeth) in each of the plurality of representations of alternatives for the second option. Displaying the plurality of representations of alternatives for the second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the third pose in each of the plurality of representations of alternatives for the second option enhances the displayed appearances of the plurality of representations so that a user can more easily see and accurately edit different characteristics of the respective avatar feature based on the plurality of representations of alternatives for the second option. This provides an improved control scheme for creating or editing an avatar, which can require fewer inputs to generate custom appearances of the avatar than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points to build the avatar). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the plurality of representations of alternatives for the first option and the plurality of representations of alternatives for the second option each have an appearance that is based on an appearance of the avatar (e.g., the appearance of the avatar is selected based on avatar editing inputs (e.g., selecting avatar features such as skin color, lipstick color, age, facial hair color and style, etc.) and the representations of alternatives each include an appearance that incorporates the selected appearance of the avatar (e.g., based on the avatar editing inputs for the avatar (e.g., having the same selected avatar features))).
In some embodiments, the first option corresponds to an option for editing a first portion (e.g., 11022) of the respective avatar feature (e.g., 11014) (e.g., a tongue portion of an avatar mouth). In some embodiments, the second pose (e.g., 11014-3) increases a degree of visibility (e.g., prominence; a level of detail) of the first portion of the respective avatar feature. In some embodiments, the second option corresponds to an option for editing a second portion (e.g., 11020) of the respective avatar feature that is different from the first portion (e.g., a tongue portion of an avatar mouth). In some embodiments, the third pose (e.g., 11014-2) increases a degree of visibility of the second portion of the respective avatar feature. In some embodiments, increasing a degree of visibility of a portion of a feature includes enlarging a view of the portion or displaying additional content of the portion so that the portion is easier for a user to see. Increasing the degree of visibility of the first or second portions allows a user to more easily view the respective portion to more accurately edit features of the avatar that correspond to the respective portion.
In some embodiments, the first portion (e.g., 11022) has a first degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature (e.g., 11014) has the first pose (e.g., 11014-1), and the degree of visibility of the first portion is greater in the second pose (e.g., 11014-3) than the first degree of visibility of the first portion in the first pose (e.g., the first portion has an increased degree of visibility in the second pose than it does in the first pose). In some embodiments, the second portion (e.g., 11020) has a second degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the first pose, and the degree of visibility of the second portion is greater in the third pose (e.g., 11014-2) than the second degree of visibility of the second portion in the first pose (e.g., the second portion has an increased degree of visibility in the third pose than it does in the first pose). In some embodiments, a pose of the respective avatar feature is not determined based on tracking a face of the user, and the first pose of the respective avatar feature is a neutral pose of the respective avatar feature or a predetermined pose of the respective avatar. In some embodiments, the first pose of the respective avatar feature is determined based on a pose of a face detected within a field of view of a camera of the electronic device.
In some embodiments, the first portion (e.g., 11022) has a third degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the third pose (e.g., 11014-2), and the degree of visibility of the first portion is greater in the second pose (e.g., 11014-3) than the third degree of visibility of the first portion in the third pose (e.g., the first portion has an increased degree of visibility in the second pose than it does in the third pose). In some embodiments, the second portion (e.g., 11020) has a fourth degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the second pose (e.g., 11014-3), and the degree of visibility of the second portion is greater in the third pose (e.g., 11014-2) than the fourth degree of visibility of the second portion in the second pose (e.g., the second portion has an increased degree of visibility in the third pose than it does in the second pose).
In some embodiments, the respective avatar feature is an avatar mouth (e.g., 11014). In some embodiments, the first option is a piercing option (e.g., tongue piercing option 11018-1) for an avatar tongue (e.g., 11022). In some embodiments, the second pose (e.g., 11014-3) is a pose in which the avatar mouth is displayed with the avatar tongue extending from the avatar mouth (e.g., the avatar mouth is open with the tongue sticking out). In some embodiments, the avatar mouth has a first pose in which the tongue is not extended, and the second pose shows the tongue sticking out. Displaying the avatar mouth having a pose in which the avatar tongue is extended from the avatar mouth enhances the displayed appearance of the avatar tongue so that a user can more easily see and accurately edit different tongue piercing characteristics of the avatar mouth based on the pose having the tongue extended. This provides an improved control scheme for creating or editing an avatar, which can require fewer inputs to generate custom appearances of the avatar than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points to build the avatar). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the respective avatar feature is an avatar mouth (e.g., 11014). In some embodiments, the second option is an avatar teeth option (e.g., 11016-1) (e.g., teeth options such as braces, tooth gaps (e.g., lost tooth, lucky tooth gap), grills, fangs, single gold tooth, etc.). In some embodiments, the third pose (e.g., 11014-2) is a pose in which the avatar mouth is displayed with avatar lips positioned to reveal avatar teeth (e.g., 11020) (e.g., the avatar mouth is open with the lips pulled back (e.g., in a smiling pose) to reveal the avatar teeth). In some embodiments, the avatar mouth has a first pose in which the lips are in a closed position (e.g., a neutral mouth pose or smiling without revealing teeth), and the third pose shows the lips in a different position revealing the avatar teeth. Displaying the avatar mouth having a pose in which the avatar lips are positioned to reveal avatar teeth enhances the displayed appearance of the avatar teeth so that a user can more easily see and accurately edit different teeth characteristics of the avatar mouth based on the pose having the lips positioned to reveal the avatar teeth. This provides an improved control scheme for creating or editing an avatar, which can require fewer inputs to generate custom appearances of the avatar than would be necessary if a different control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points to build the avatar). Reducing the number of inputs needed to perform a task enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 1300 (e.g.,
In some examples, electronic device 600 includes a depth camera, such as an infrared camera, a thermographic camera, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the device further includes a light-emitting device (e.g., light projector), such an IR flood light, a structured light projector, or a combination thereof. The light-emitting device is, optionally, used to illuminate the subject during capture of the image by a visible light camera and a depth camera (e.g., an IR camera) and the information from the depth camera and the visible light camera are used to determine a depth map of different portions of subject captured by the visible light camera. In some embodiments, a depth map (e.g., depth map image) contains information (e.g., values) that relates to the distance of objects in a scene from a viewpoint (e.g., a camera). In one embodiment of a depth map, each depth pixel defines the position in the viewpoint's Z-axis where its corresponding two-dimensional pixel is located. In some examples, a depth map is composed of pixels wherein each pixel is defined by a value (e.g., 0-255). For example, the “0” value represents pixels that are located at the most distant place in a “three dimensional” scene, and the “255” value represents pixels that are located closest to a viewpoint (e.g., camera) in the “three dimensional” scene. In other examples, a depth map represents the distance between an object in a scene and the plane of the viewpoint. In some embodiments, the depth map includes information about the relative depth of various features of an object of interest in view of the depth camera (e.g., the relative depth of eyes, nose, mouth, ears of a user's face). In some embodiments, the depth map includes information that enables the device to determine contours of the object of interest in a z direction. In some embodiments, the lighting effects described herein are displayed using disparity information from two cameras (e.g., two visual light cameras) for rear facing images and using depth information from a depth camera combined with image data from a visual light camera for front facing images (e.g., selfie images). In some embodiments, the same user interface is used when the two visual light cameras are used to determine the depth information and when the depth camera is used to determine the depth information, providing the user with a consistent experience, even when using dramatically different technologies to determine the information that is used when generating the lighting effects. In some embodiments, while displaying the camera user interface with one of the lighting effects applied, the device detects selection of a camera switching affordance and switches from the front facing cameras (e.g., a depth camera and a visible light camera) to the rear-facing cameras (e.g., two visible light cameras that are spaced apart from each other) (or vice versa) while maintaining display of the user interface controls for applying the lighting effect and replacing display of the field of view of the front facing cameras to the field of view of the rear facing cameras (or vice versa).
In some embodiments, a virtual avatar (also referred to as an “avatar”) is a representation of the user that can be graphically depicted. In some embodiments, the virtual avatar is non-photorealistic (e.g., cartoonish). In some embodiments, the avatar is an anthropomorphic construct such as an animated emoji (e.g., a smiley face). In some embodiments, the virtual avatar includes an avatar face having one or more avatar features (e.g., avatar facial features). In some embodiments, the avatar features correspond (e.g., are mapped) to one or more physical features of a user's face such that detected movement of the user's physical feature(s) affects the avatar feature (e.g., affects the graphical representation of the features).
In some embodiments, a user is able to manipulate characteristics or features of a virtual avatar using a camera sensor (e.g., camera 602) (e.g., camera module 143, optical sensor 164, depth camera sensor 175). As a user's physical features (such as facial features) and position (such as head position, head rotation, or head tilt) changes, the electronic device detects the changes and, in response, modifies the displayed image of the virtual avatar (e.g., to reflect the changes in the user's physical features and position). In some embodiments, the changes to the user's physical features and position are indicative of various expressions, emotions, context, tone, or other non-verbal communication. In some embodiments, the electronic device modifies the displayed image of the virtual avatar to represent these expressions, emotions, context, tone, or other non-verbal communication.
In some embodiments, a virtual avatar can be displayed in the context of various applications such as, for example, a messaging application (e.g., messaging user interface 603, avatar creation user interface 632, avatar editing user interface 670), a contacts application (e.g., live pose interface 926, contact card 976, etc.), a camera application, a media viewer application (e.g., a photo application or other application for viewing multimedia content such as pictures and videos), and a video communication application. For example, in the context of a messaging application, a virtual avatar can be used to generate visual effects (e.g., multimedia content) including stickers, static virtual avatars, and animated virtual avatars, which can be communicated to users of the messaging application. Examples of such embodiments are described above and illustrated in
Each of the representations (e.g., avatar states 1412-1 through 1412-19) on the right side of
In some embodiments, the magnitude of a reaction of an avatar feature (e.g., a discrete element of the avatar that can be moved or modified discretely with respect to other avatar features) corresponds to a magnitude of a change in a physical feature of the user (e.g., a detected or tracked feature such as a user muscle, muscle group, or anatomical feature such as an eye). For example, the magnitude of the change in the physical feature is, in some embodiments, determined in accordance with a potential range of motion of the physical feature, wherein the magnitude is representative of a relative position of the physical feature within the range of motion (e.g., the predicted or modeled range of motion) of that physical feature. In such embodiments, the magnitude of the reaction (e.g., change in position) of the avatar feature is similarly a relative position of the avatar feature within a range of motion of the avatar feature. In some embodiments, the magnitude of change is determined based on a comparison or measurement (e.g., a distance) of the starting position and ending position of the physical feature, through the change. In such embodiments, the change in the physical feature can be translated to a modification of the first avatar feature by applying the measured change in the physical feature to the avatar feature (e.g., directly or as a scaled or adjusted value).
In some embodiments, modifications to an avatar feature have both a magnitude component and a directional component, with the directional component of the modification in the avatar feature being based on a directional component of a change in one or more of the physical features (e.g., facial features of the user's face) to which the avatar feature reacts. In some embodiments, the direction of a reaction of an avatar feature corresponds (e.g., directly or inversely) to a relative direction of a change in a physical feature of the user, wherein the relative direction of the change in the physical feature is determined based on a direction of movement of the physical feature from an initial position (e.g., a neutral, resting position of the physical feature or, in some embodiments, a position of the physical feature that is initially detected by the device). In some embodiments, the direction of the reaction of the avatar feature corresponds directly (e.g., the physical feature moves up, the avatar feature also moves up) to the relative direction of the change in the physical feature. In other embodiments, the direction of the reaction of the avatar feature corresponds inversely (e.g., the physical feature moves up, the avatar feature moves down) to the relative direction of the change in the physical feature.
In some embodiments, the directional component of the change in the avatar feature is mirrored with respect to the directional component of the change in the physical feature. For example, when the physical feature (e.g., user's mouth) moves left, the avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth) moves right. In some embodiments, the directional component of the change in the avatar feature is the same as the directional component of the change in the physical feature for movement along a vertical axis and mirrored for movement along a horizontal axis, similar to the effect seen when looking in a mirror. In some embodiments, a change in relative position of a physical feature (e.g., the user's iris or eyebrow) is in a direction determined from a neutral, resting position of the physical feature. For example, in some embodiments, the neutral, resting position of a user's iris is determined to be a particular position (e.g., centered) relative to the perimeter of the user's eyeball.
In some embodiments, the snapped pose of the avatar feature can be said to have a greater inertia than other avatar poses, such that a greater degree of facial feature pose change is required to modify away from the snapped pose, once triggered. In some embodiments, there is a degree of hysteresis associated with the snapped pose of the avatar feature such that the feature is maintained (e.g., not modified), once triggered, for a period of time even after a change is detected in the corresponding facial feature (e.g., while the corresponding facial feature is still within the sub-portion of facial poses that correspond to the snapped avatar pose). In some embodiments, when the facial feature reaches a threshold of the sub-portion, changes in the facial feature near the threshold distort the snapped pose of the corresponding avatar feature (e.g., as shown in avatar state 1412-5 of
The predefined poses (e.g., snapped poses) can be poses that are associated with an emoji character (e.g., a static/non-animated emoji), or a portion thereof, such as an emoji character that the electronic device is configured to communicate to a user (e.g., via messaging user interface 603 in
In user state 1411-2, the electronic device detects movement of user mouth 1420 to a slightly larger smiling position. The position of user mouth 1420 is not a position that triggers snapping avatar mouth 1425 to a predefined pose. Therefore, the electronic device modifies avatar mouth 1425 to mirror movement of user mouth 1420 by slightly increasing the smile of avatar mouth 1425, as shown in avatar state 1412-2, without snapping to a predefined pose. The electronic device does not detect changes to any other user features in user state 1411-2 and, therefore, does not modify any other avatar features of smiley avatar 1405 in avatar state 1412-2.
In user state 1411-3, the electronic device detects movement of user mouth 1420 to a slightly opened smiling position and movement of user eyes 1410 to a slightly squinting position. The position of user mouth 1420 is a position that triggers snapping avatar mouth 1425 to a predefined pose. Therefore, the electronic device modifies avatar mouth 1425 to snap to the predefined pose, which is a large smile 1425-1 with avatar teeth 1465, as shown in avatar state 1412-3. In some embodiments, this snapping behavior is displayed as an animated change of the avatar mouth 1425 transitioning from the pose in avatar state 1412-2 to the pose in avatar state 1412-3. The snapped pose of the avatar mouth 1425-1 does not mirror the pose of user mouth 1420 in user state 1411-3. For example, avatar mouth 1425-1 is a large, open mouth revealing avatar teeth 1465, whereas user mouth 1420 is a slightly opened position having a smile with little or no teeth shown.
Although the electronic device detects a change in position of user eyes 1410 in user state 1411-3, the eyes are still within a range of positions that correspond to a neutral eye pose 1415-1 of avatar eyes. Therefore, the electronic device does not modify avatar eyes 1415 in avatar state 1412-3.
In user state 1411-4, the electronic device detects continued movement of user mouth 1420 to a wider smile pose, but does not further modify the appearance of smiley avatar 1405 in avatar state 1412-4. This is because the position of user mouth 1420 is still within the range of user mouth positions that triggers display of avatar mouth 1425-1 having a large smile with avatar teeth 1465, without being at an edge of the range that causes distortion of the snapped pose.
In user state 1411-6, the electronic device detects movement of user mouth 1420 to an open position, user eyes 1410 shifting sideways, and slight raising of user eyebrows 1430. The detected movement of user mouth 1420 is to a pose that is beyond the sub-portion of poses that correspond to the snapped pose (e.g., 1425-1) and, therefore, causes the electronic device to display avatar mouth 1425 moving from the predefined pose in avatar state 1412-5 to a pose that is determined based on the position of user mouth 1420, as shown in avatar state 1412-6. The electronic device also modifies avatar eyes 1415 to shift sideways to a shifted eye position 1415-3 to mirror movement of user eyes 1410 in user state 1411-6. The electronic device does not modify smiley avatar 1405 in response to the detected slight raising of user eyebrows 1430.
In user state 1411-7, the electronic device detects movement of user eyes 1410 to a widened pose looking forward. The widened pose of user eyes 1410 corresponds to a pose that triggers wide eye pose 1415-2 for avatar eyes 1415. In response, the electronic device modifies avatar eyes 1415 to snap to a wide eye pose 1415-2 as shown in avatar state 1412-7. The electronic device also detects further widening of user mouth 1420 to a pose that triggers display of avatar mouth 1425 snapping to wide mouth pose 1425-2. The electronic device also detects further raising of user eyebrows 1430 to a pose that triggers display of avatar eyebrows 1435 appearing on smiley avatar 1405, as shown in avatar state 1412-7. In some embodiments, display of avatar eyebrows 1435 is triggered by the snapping of avatar eyes 1415 to the wide eye pose 1415-2, and not in response to the detected position of user eyebrows 1430. In some embodiments, display of avatar eyebrows 1435 is triggered by the detected combination of snapping to the wide eye pose 1415-2 and snapping to the wide mouth pose 1425-2, and not in response to the detected position of user eyebrows 1430.
In some embodiments, the electronic device displays avatar eyebrows 1435 appearing in an animation in which the eyebrows appear as holes (starting small and growing to the full size of the eyebrow) that open in head 1445 of smiley avatar 1405 and darken in color. This animation is represented in avatar states 1412-7 and 1412-8. The electronic device displays avatar eyebrows 1435 on smiley avatar 1405 until the pose triggering their display is no longer detected. In some embodiments, if the electronic device does not detect the pose being maintained for at least a predetermined amount of time (e.g., 0.5 seconds), then the eyebrows persist on smiley avatar 1405 for the predetermined amount of time before fading away. In some embodiments, the electronic device displays avatar eyebrows 1435 disappearing in an animation in which the eyebrows shrink in size and dim in color to give the appearance of the eyebrows fading into smiley avatar head 1445.
In user state 1411-8, the electronic device detects continued movement of user eyes 1410 to an even wider pose, and maintains display of avatar eyes having wide eye pose 1415-2 and avatar eyebrows 1435 displayed on avatar head 1445.
In some embodiments, some avatar features appear less responsive than other avatar features to detected changes in a corresponding facial feature. This is a result of the hysteresis effect discussed above. For example, in avatar states 1412-1 through 1412-12, avatar mouth 1425 is responsive to slight changes in user mouth 1420 (e.g., snapping to different poses and mirroring slight movements in the user's mouth), whereas avatar eyes 1415 are not responsive to changes in the widening of user eyes 1410 until they are detected in a wide pose in user state 1411-7. This is because the ranges of user feature poses that trigger avatar features to snap to a predefined pose can be different magnitudes of ranges for different avatar features. Here, the range of user eye poses that trigger the neutral avatar eye pose 1415-1 shown in avatar states 1412-1 through 1412-6 is larger than the individual ranges of user mouth poses that trigger different avatar mouth poses. Accordingly, a greater amount of detected movement of user eyes 1410 is needed to change avatar eyes 1415 from the neutral pose to a different eye pose such as wide eye pose 1415-2 in avatar state 1412-7 (or squinty eye pose 1415-3 described below with respect to avatar state 1412-14), whereas less detected movement of user mouth 1420 is needed to move avatar mouth 1425 to different poses (e.g., snapped poses 1425-1 and 1425-2 and non-snapped poses 1425).
In user state 1411-10, the electronic device detects user eyes 1410 narrow slightly from the wide pose in user state 1411-9 and eyebrows 1430 return to a slightly raised position. The pose of user eyes 1410 still triggers display of the wide eye pose 1425-2, but the slightly raised position of eyebrows 1430 no longer triggers display of avatar eyebrows 1435. Accordingly, the electronic device maintains display of avatar eyes having wide eye pose 1415-2, but ceases displaying avatar eyebrows 1435. As shown in avatar state 1412-10, avatar eyebrows 1435 are displayed fading off smiley avatar 1405 as discussed above. The electronic device continues to detect user mouth 1420 in the wide pose, which is a pose that triggers display of wide mouth pose 1425-2. Accordingly, the electronic device maintains display of wide mouth pose 1425-2 in avatar state 1412-10.
In user state 1411-11, the electronic device detects user eyes 1410 return to the neutral pose, while user mouth 1420 remains in the wide pose. In response, the electronic device modifies avatar eyes 1415 to return to neutral eye pose 1415-1 and maintains display of wide mouth pose 1425-2 in avatar state 1412-11.
In user state 1411-12, the electronic device detects user 1401 return to the neutral pose detected in user state 1411-1. In response, the electronic device modifies, in avatar state 1412-12, smiley avatar 1405 to return to the neutral pose previously discussed with respect to avatar state 1412-1.
In user state 1411-14, the electronic device detects movement of user mouth 1420 to a slightly bigger smiling pose, and user eyes 1410 moving to a squinted position. The detected movement of user mouth 1420 is still within the range of mouth poses that corresponds to large smile mouth pose 1425-1 with avatar teeth. Therefore, the electronic device continues to display avatar mouth 1425 having large smile mouth pose 1425-1 with avatar teeth 1465. The detected squinted position of user eyes 1410 is within a range of eye poses that triggers snapping avatar eyes 1415 to a predefined squinty eye pose 1415-3. Therefore, the electronic device modifies the avatar eyes to transition from the neutral eye pose to the squinty eye pose 1415-3, as shown in avatar state 1412-14.
In user state 1411-15, the electronic device detects continued movement of user eyes 1410 to a closed position, and movement of user mouth 1420 narrowing as the user is moving their mouth towards a puckered pose. The detected position of the eyes is still within the range of poses that triggers squinty eye pose 1415-3. Accordingly, the electronic device continues to display smiley avatar 1405 having squinty eye pose 1415-3 as shown in avatar state 1412-15. The detected movement of user mouth 1420 is not within a range of mouth positions that correspond to a predefined pose for avatar mouth 1425. Accordingly, the electronic device modifies avatar mouth 1425 to a pose that is determined based on the detected position of user mouth 1420 in user state 1411-15. Avatar mouth 1425 is, therefore, shown having a narrowed smile in avatar state 1412-15.
In user state 1411-16, the electronic device detects continued movement of user mouth 1420 to a puckered pose, and user eyes 1410 remain in the same closed position as in the previous user state. The detected puckered pose of user mouth 1420 corresponds to a predefined puckered pose for avatar mouth 1425. Therefore, the electronic device displays smiley avatar 1405 having puckered mouth pose 1425-3 in avatar state 1412-16. Because the detected position of user eyes 1410 remains in the range of user eye poses that trigger squinty eye pose 1415-3, the electronic device continues to display avatar eyes 1415 having squinty eye pose 1415-3 in avatar state 1412-16.
In user state 1411-18, the electronic device detects rotation of user head 1440. In response, the electronic device modifies smiley avatar 1405 to rotate avatar head 1445 to mirror movement of user head 1440. The electronic device displays light effect 1455 having a stationary position while avatar head 1445 rotates, as shown in avatar state 1412-18.
In user state 1411-19, the electronic device detects movement of user mouth 1420 to an open position and tilting of user head 1440. The open position of user mouth 1420 does not trigger a snapped pose of avatar mouth 1425. In response, the electronic device modifies smiley avatar 1405 to have a tilted head position that mirrors titled head movement of user head 1440 and having an open mouth position 1425 that mirrors the open mouth position of user mouth 1420. The electronic device displays light effect 1455 having a stationary position while avatar head 1445 tilts, as shown in avatar state 1412-19.
The foregoing embodiments illustrate a few examples of the snapping behavior that can be displayed using the disclosed techniques. It should be appreciated that the snapping poses are not limited to those discussed above, and modifications to the virtual avatar can include additional poses, different combinations of poses for different avatar features, and other behaviors detailed below. For example, in some embodiments, snapping an avatar feature can include replacing display of the avatar feature with a different version of the avatar feature (e.g., replacing a displayed mouth without lips with a displayed mouth with puckered lips to achieve puckered mouth pose 1425-3 in avatar state 1412-16). In some embodiments, the features can be replaced in an animation in which the first feature fades out while the second feature fades onto the avatar. In some embodiments, changes to avatar features can be driven by detected changes in user features that do not anatomically correspond to the avatar feature. For example, changes to a user's mouth triggers a change in pose of the avatar's eyes.
As described below, method 1500 provides an intuitive way for displaying a virtual avatar. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for displaying a virtual avatar, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to display a virtual avatar faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
The electronic device (e.g., 600) displays (1502), via the display device (e.g., 601), a virtual avatar (e.g., 1405) (e.g., a representation of the user that can be graphically depicted. In some embodiments, the virtual avatar is non-photorealistic. In some embodiments, the avatar is an anthropomorphic construct such as an animated emoji (e.g., a smiley face)) having one or more avatar features (e.g., avatar eyes 1415, avatar mouth 1425, avatar eyebrows 1435, avatar head 1445) (e.g., facial features (e.g., mouth, eyes); e.g., a macro feature (e.g., head)) that change appearance in response to detected changes in pose (e.g., orientation, translation) (e.g., a change in a facial expression) of a face (e.g., user 1401 including user eyes 1410, user mouth 1420, user eyebrows 1430, and user head 1440) in a field of view of the one or more cameras (e.g., 602). In some embodiments, the one or more avatar features includes a first avatar feature (e.g., an avatar mouth 1425) with a first appearance (e.g., avatar mouth 1425 in avatar states 1412-1, 1412-2, 1412-6, 1412-12, 1412-15, and 1412-15 through 1412-19) (e.g., an appearance that is not snapped to a predefined pose) that is modified in response to detected changes in pose (e.g., orientation, translation) (e.g., a change in a facial expression) of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. In some embodiments, the avatar features correspond (e.g., are mapped) to one or more physical features of a user's face such that detected movement of the user's physical feature(s) affects the avatar feature (e.g., affects the graphical representation of the features). In some embodiments, an avatar feature anatomically corresponds to a physical feature (e.g., the avatar feature is modeled based on one or more of the location, movement characteristics, size, color, and/or shape of the physical feature) (e.g., the avatar feature and physical feature are both eyebrows).
While the face is detected in the field of view of the one or more cameras (e.g., 602), the face including one or more detected facial features (e.g., a mouth 1420 of the user) (e.g., one or more of the user's eyes 1410), the electronic device detects (1504) movement of one or more facial features of the face.
In response (1506) to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features, in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes first pose criteria to be met (e.g., detected changes in the face of the user trigger snapping the avatar feature to a first pose (e.g., an open-mouth smile 1425-1)) (e.g., the detected pose of a facial feature is within an acceptable range of poses corresponding to the first pose criteria, thereby triggering snapping of the avatar feature(s) to the first pose), the electronic device modifies (1508) the virtual avatar (e.g., 1405) to display the first avatar feature with a second appearance (e.g., avatar mouth 1425 having large smile pose 1425-1) (e.g., an appearance that is triggered based on the detected changes in the face of the user that satisfy the first pose criteria (e.g., a smile pose of the avatar's opened mouth that corresponds, for example, to a mouth of an emoji having an opened mouth while smiling)), different from the first appearance, that is modified (e.g., distorted within a first range of appearance values) in response to detected changes in pose (e.g., orientation, translation) (e.g., a change in a facial expression) of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. In some embodiments, the one or more facial features are moved to a first position that is within a range of positions that satisfy the first pose criteria and, in response, the electronic device modifies the first avatar feature to assume a pose that is associated with the range of positions (e.g., a pose that represents a facial expression associated with the first pose criteria). This is referred to herein as “snapping” to a pose or position. This snapping behavior makes it easier for a user to achieve a particular pose with the virtual avatar (or an avatar feature) because the virtual avatar (or avatar feature) can be biased to achieve the particular pose (e.g., depending on how generous the range of positions is for satisfying the pose criteria. This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In response (1506) to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features, in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes second pose criteria, that is different from the first pose criteria, to be met (e.g., detected changes in the face of the user trigger snapping the avatar feature to a second pose different from the first pose (e.g., a sad mouth pose)) (e.g., the detected pose of a facial feature is within an acceptable range of poses corresponding to the second pose criteria, thereby triggering snapping of the avatar feature(s) to the second pose), the electronic device modifies (1510) the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth 1425) with a third appearance (e.g., wide mouth pose 1425-2) (e.g., an appearance that is triggered based on the detected changes in the face of the user that satisfy the second pose criteria (e.g., a sad pose of the avatar's mouth that corresponds, for example, to a mouth of an emoji having a sad facial expression)), different from the first appearance and the second appearance, that is modified (e.g., distorted within a first range of appearance values) in response to detected changes in pose (e.g., orientation, translation) (e.g., a change in a facial expression) of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. In some embodiments, the one or more facial features are moved to a second position that is within a range of positions that satisfy the second pose criteria and, in response, the electronic device modifies the first avatar feature to assume a pose that is associated with the range of positions (e.g., a pose that represents a facial expression associated with the second pose criteria). In some embodiments, the first avatar feature is anchored to the pose that is associated with the respective first or second pose criteria, but is slightly modified from the pose in response to detected changes in the one or more facial features when the detected changes are within a threshold amount of deviation from the pose of the one or more facial features that satisfies the respective first or second pose criteria. In some embodiments, when the detected changes to the one or more facial features are beyond the threshold amount of deviation, the electronic device transitions the first avatar feature from the pose associated with the first/second pose criteria to a pose that is determined based on the position of the one or more facial features (e.g., based on the magnitude and/or direction of movement of the one or more facial features).
In some embodiments, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with the second appearance includes displaying a third avatar feature (e.g., avatar eyebrows 1435; avatar teeth 1465). In some embodiments, the third avatar feature was not displayed prior to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features (e.g., initially displaying; introducing display of) a third avatar feature (e.g., avatar eyebrows; avatar tongue; avatar teeth; avatar mouth; etc.). Introducing a facial feature when modifying a different avatar feature provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, displaying the third avatar feature includes displaying the third avatar feature fading onto the virtual avatar (e.g., avatar eyebrows 1435 fade onto smiley avatar 1405 in avatar state 1412-7) (e.g., the third avatar feature appears and increases in optical intensity to give the appearance of fading onto the avatar). In some embodiments, the third avatar feature is displayed fading onto the virtual avatar in an animated effect in which the feature appears as a hole that opens in the virtual avatar (e.g., at the location of the third avatar feature), enlarges (e.g., expanding) to the shape of the third avatar feature, and increases in optical intensity (e.g., darkens in appearance). In some embodiments, the optical intensity of an object is the object's degree of visual materialization. The optical intensity may be measured along a scale between a predefined minimum and a predefined maximum. In some embodiments, the optical intensity may be measured along a logarithmic scale. In some embodiments, the optical intensity may be perceived by users as a transparency effect (or lack thereof) applied to the object. In some embodiments, the minimum optical intensity means that the object is not displayed at all (i.e., the object is not perceptible to the user), and the maximum optical intensity means that the object is displayed without any transparency effect (e.g., the object has completely materialized visually and is perceptible to the user). In some embodiments, the optical intensity may be the visual differentiation between the object and an object behind it, based on color, hue, color saturation, brightness, contrast, transparency, and any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the optical intensity of the third avatar feature increases as it fades onto the avatar, and decreases as it fades off the avatar. In some embodiments, the optical intensity increases or decreases smoothly. Displaying the third avatar feature fading onto the virtual avatar provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, while the third avatar feature is displayed, the electronic device detects movement of the one or more facial features. In some embodiments, in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features, in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes the first pose criteria to no longer be met, the electronic device ceases to display the third avatar feature by fading out the third avatar feature from the virtual avatar (e.g., avatar eyebrows 1435 fade off smiley avatar 1405 in avatar state 1412-10) (e.g., the third avatar feature decreases in optical intensity and disappears to give the appearance of fading out from the avatar). In some embodiments, the third avatar feature is displayed fading out from virtual avatar in an animated effect in which the feature appears shrinks in size and dims in appearance to give the appearance of the avatar feature fading into the avatar. Displaying the third avatar feature fading off the virtual avatar provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, displaying the third avatar feature includes maintaining display of the third avatar feature (e.g., avatar eyebrows 1435) for at least a predetermined period of time. In some embodiments, the third avatar feature is displayed for a duration of time that is the longer of: a) the predetermined period of time, orb) the duration for which the user maintains the pose that causes the respective first or second pose criteria to be met. For example, if the user does not maintain the pose for at least the predetermined period of time, then the third avatar feature persists for the predetermined period of time (e.g., if the user quickly raises and lowers their eyebrows, the avatar's eyebrows appear on the avatar and persist for the predetermined period of time before disappearing). However, if the user continues to hold their eyebrows in the raised position for a period of time that is longer than the predetermined period of time, the avatar eyebrows persist until the user ceases to maintain the raised-eyebrow pose. Maintaining display of the third avatar feature for at least the predetermined period of time prevents the third avatar feature from having a flickering, jittery appearance when the user fails to maintain the pose triggering display of the third avatar feature for at least the predetermined period of time. The flickering appearance detracts from the visual appearance of the virtual avatar and the expressions intended to be conveyed using the virtual avatar. Therefore, maintaining display of the third avatar feature for at least the predetermined period of time enables the avatar to capture the user's expression in instances in which the duration of the expression is too short for a user to notice on the virtual avatar if the third avatar feature did not persist. This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with the second appearance includes displaying a first animation of the first avatar feature with the first appearance (e.g., avatar mouth having no visually distinguished lips (e.g., avatar mouth 1425 in avatar state 1412-15)) fading out and displaying a second animation of the first avatar feature with the second appearance (e.g., avatar mouth with puckered lips (e.g., avatar mouth 1425 with puckered pose 1425-3 in avatar state 1412-16)) fading in, wherein the second animation is displayed concurrently with at least a portion of the first animation (e.g., cross-fading the first and second appearances). Displaying a first animation of the first avatar feature with the first appearance fading out and displaying a second animation of the first avatar feature with the second appearance fading in, wherein the second animation is displayed concurrently with at least a portion of the first animation, provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, the movement of the one or more facial features includes movement of a fourth facial feature (e.g., user mouth 1420), and the first avatar feature is a representation of a facial feature different from the fourth facial feature (e.g., avatar eyes 1415). In some embodiments, the change in pose of the user's mouth triggers a change in the appearance of the avatar in which the avatar eyes transition from a first set of eyes in the first appearance to a different set of eyes in the second appearance. For example, the avatar eyes are shown in a neutral state when the first avatar feature is shown having the first appearance and the user mouth is in a neutral pose. When the user moves their mouth to a large smile pose, the avatar eyes transition to the second appearance having squinting eyes. Moving a first avatar feature based on detected changes in a feature of a face that is different from the facial feature for which the first avatar feature is a representation allows the device to modify the avatar to achieve different poses while tracking fewer facial features. This is because the device can change the avatar mouth and eyes in response to detecting changes in only the user's mouth. This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In response (1506) to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features, in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features meets criteria for maintaining display of the first avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth 1425) with the first appearance (e.g., detected changes in the face of the user do not trigger snapping the avatar feature(s) to a particular pose), the electronic device modifies (1512) the virtual avatar (e.g., 1405) to display the first avatar feature by modifying the first appearance of the first avatar feature in response to detected changes in pose (e.g., orientation, translation) (e.g., a change in a facial expression) of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras (e.g., avatar mouth 1425 in avatar states 1412-1, 1412-2, 1412-6, 1412-12, 1412-15, and 1412-17 through 1412-19) (e.g., when the avatar feature is not snapped to a particular pose, the feature is modified in response to detected changes in the face of the user (e.g., modified based on a direction and/or magnitude of movement of the facial feature(s))). In some embodiments, the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth, the second appearance is a smiling pose of the mouth, the third appearance is a sad pose of the mouth, and the first appearance of the mouth includes various positions of the mouth between a smiling pose and a sad pose (e.g., a neutral mouth, a position between opening and closing when talking, etc.).
In some embodiments, detected movement of a physical feature (e.g., a change in pose of a face; movement of a facial feature) has both a directional component and a magnitude component In some embodiments, modifications to an avatar feature have both a magnitude component and a directional component. In some embodiments, the directional component of the modification in the avatar feature is based on a directional component of a change in one or more physical features (e.g., facial features of the user's face) that the avatar feature is reactive to. In some embodiments, the directional component of the change in the avatar feature is the same as the directional component of the change in the physical feature. For example, when the physical feature (e.g., mouth) moves down, the corresponding (e.g., reactive) avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth) moves down. In some embodiments, the directional component of the change in the avatar feature is mirrored with respect to the directional component of the change in a corresponding physical feature (e.g., the physical feature for which the avatar feature is reactive to detected changes). For example, when the physical feature (e.g., a user's eye (e.g., iris)) moves left, the reactive avatar feature (e.g., avatar eye (e.g., iris)) moves right. In some embodiments, the directional component of the change in the avatar feature is the same as the directional component of the change in the corresponding physical feature for movement along a vertical axis and mirrored for movement along a horizontal axis, similar to the effect seen when looking in a mirror. In some embodiments, a change in relative position of a physical feature (e.g., the user's iris or eyebrow) is in a direction determined from a neutral, resting position of the physical feature. In some embodiments, the neutral, resting position of a user's iris is determined to be a particular position (e.g., centered) relative to the perimeter of the user's eyeball. In some embodiments, the direction of a reaction of an avatar feature corresponds (e.g., directly or inversely) to a relative direction of a change in a physical feature of the user. In some embodiments, the relative direction of the change in the physical feature is determined based on a direction of movement of the physical feature from a neutral, resting position of the physical feature. In some embodiments, the direction of the reaction of the avatar feature corresponds directly (e.g., the physical feature moves up, the avatar feature moves up) to the relative direction of the change in the physical feature. In some embodiments, the direction of the reaction of the avatar feature corresponds inversely (e.g., the physical feature moves up, the avatar feature moves down) to the relative direction of the change in the physical feature.
In some embodiments, the magnitude of a change in an avatar feature corresponds to a magnitude of a change in a physical feature of the user. In some embodiments, the magnitude of the change in the physical feature is determined in accordance with a potential range of motion of the physical feature, wherein the magnitude is representative of a relative position of the physical feature within the range of motion (e.g., the predicted or modeled range of motion) of that physical feature. In such embodiments, the magnitude of the reaction (e.g., change in position) of the avatar feature is similarly a relative position of the avatar feature within a range of motion of the avatar feature. In some embodiments, the magnitude of change is determined based on a comparison or measurement (e.g., a distance) of the starting position and ending position of the physical feature, through the change. In such embodiments, the change in the physical feature is translated to a modification of the corresponding avatar feature by applying the measured change in the physical feature to the avatar feature (e.g., directly or as a scaled or adjusted value.
In some embodiments, the one or more cameras include a depth camera (e.g., having depth camera sensor 175). In some embodiments, the one or more cameras capture image data that corresponds to depth data (e.g., the image data includes data captured by a visible light camera and a depth camera) (e.g., image data that includes a depth aspect (e.g., depth data independent of RGB data) of a captured image or video) that includes depth data for a subject positioned in the field of view of the depth camera (e.g., information about the relative depth positioning of one or more portions of the subject with respect to other portions of the subject and/or to other objects within the field of view of the one or more cameras). In some embodiments, the image data includes at least two components: an RGB component that encodes the visual characteristics of a captured image, and depth data that encodes information about the relative spacing relationship of elements within the captured image (e.g., the depth data encodes that a user is in the foreground, and background elements, such as a tree positioned behind the user, are in the background). In some embodiments, the image data includes depth data without an RGB component. In some embodiments, the depth data is a depth map. In some embodiments, a depth map (e.g., depth map image) contains information (e.g., values) that relates to the distance of objects in a scene from a viewpoint (e.g., a camera). In one embodiment of a depth map, each depth pixel defines the position in the viewpoint's Z-axis where its corresponding two-dimensional pixel is located. In some embodiments, a depth map is composed of pixels wherein each pixel is defined by a value (e.g., 0-255). For example, the “0” value represents pixels that are located at the most distant place in a “three dimensional” scene and the “255” value represents pixels that are located closest to a viewpoint (e.g., camera) in the “three dimensional” scene. In other examples, a depth map represents the distance between an object in a scene and the plane of the viewpoint. In some embodiments, the depth map includes information about the relative depth of various features of an object of interest in view of the depth camera (e.g., the relative depth of eyes, nose, mouth, ears of a user's face). In some embodiments, the depth map includes information that enables the device to determine contours of the object of interest in a z direction. In some embodiments, the depth data has a first depth component (e.g., a first portion of depth data that encodes a spatial position of the subject in the camera display region; a plurality of depth pixels that form a discrete portion of the depth map, such as a foreground or a specific object) that includes the representation of the subject in the camera display region. In some embodiments, the depth data has a second depth component (e.g., a second portion of depth data that encodes a spatial position of the background in the camera display region; a plurality of depth pixels that form a discrete portion of the depth map, such as a background), separate from the first depth component, the second depth aspect including the representation of the background in the camera display region. In some embodiments, the first depth aspect and second depth aspect are used to determine a spatial relationship between the subject in the camera display region and the background in the camera display region. This spatial relationship can be used to distinguish the subject from the background. This distinction can be exploited to, for example, apply different visual effects (e.g., visual effects having a depth component) to the subject and background. In some embodiments, all areas of the image data that do not correspond to the first depth component (e.g., areas of the image data that are out of range of the depth camera) are segmented out (e.g., excluded) from the depth map. In some embodiments, the depth data is in the form of a depth map or depth mask.
In some embodiments, the detected movement of the one or more facial features includes movement of a first facial feature (e.g., user mouth 1420). In some embodiments, the detected movement of the one or more facial features meets the criteria for maintaining display of the first avatar feature with the first appearance (e.g., avatar mouth 1425 having a position that tracks movement of user mouth 1420 (e.g., a non-snapped pose)) when the movement of the first facial feature is within a first range of possible first facial feature values (e.g., pose values for user mouth 1420 that do not cause avatar mouth 1425 to snap to a pose) based on a predetermined range of motion of the first facial feature (e.g., a range of motion expressed as magnitude values with respect to an initial (e.g., resting) value). In some embodiments, the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes the first pose criteria to be met when the movement of the first facial feature is within a second range of possible first facial feature values (e.g., a range of values for user mouth 1420 that cause avatar mouth 1425 to snap to a predefined pose) different from the first range of possible first facial feature values. In some embodiments, modifying the first appearance of the first avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth 1425) in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras includes modifying the first appearance of the first avatar feature within a first range of appearance values (e.g., a range of positions for the first avatar feature) corresponding to the first range of possible first facial feature values (e.g., moving avatar mouth 1425 along non-snapping poses). In some embodiments, modifying the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature with the second appearance includes displaying the first avatar feature having a second appearance value (e.g., a value corresponding to a predefined, snapped pose (e.g., large smile pose 1425-1) of avatar mouth 1425) within a second range of appearance values different from the first range of appearance values and corresponding to the second range of possible first facial feature values. In some embodiments, the second range of appearance values for the second appearance is a range of values that is limited so as to still associate the pose of the first avatar feature with the second appearance (e.g., so that distortions to the second appearance (e.g., in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the camera) are still associated with the second appearance). In other words, the second range is limited to a range of positions that a user would still identify or recognize as having the second appearance. For example, when the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth (e.g., 1425), and the second appearance is a smiling pose (e.g., large smile pose 1425-1), the second range of appearance values are a range of smiling poses of the mouth that resemble an initial smiling pose of the second appearance (e.g., the smiling pose that the mouth is snapped to when the first pose criteria are met). For example, in avatar state 1412-5, avatar mouth 1425 is distorted at corner 1425a, but avatar mouth 1425 still maintains the snapped large smile pose 1425-1. This serves to anchor the avatar feature to the second appearance so that the user can more easily maintain the second appearance of the first avatar feature, which provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes the second pose criteria to be met when the movement of the first facial feature (e.g., user mouth 1420) is within a third range of possible first facial feature values (e.g., a range of user mouth poses that cause avatar mouth 1425 to snap to a different predefined pose (e.g., wide mouth pose 1425-2)) different from the first range of possible first facial feature values and the second range of possible first facial feature values. In some embodiments, the electronic device modifies the virtual avatar to display the first avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth 1425) with the third appearance includes displaying the first avatar feature having a third appearance value within a third range of appearance values (e.g., a value of avatar mouth 1425 corresponding to the snapped mouth pose (e.g., wide mouth pose 1425-2)) different from the first range of appearance values and the second range of appearance values and corresponding to the third range of possible first facial feature values. In some embodiments, modifications to the third appearance are similarly limited to a range of appearance values for the third appearance so that distortions to the third appearance (e.g., in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the camera) are still associated with the third appearance. In some embodiments, the range of appearance values for the third appearance (e.g., a range of sad mouth positions) are different from the range of appearance values for the second appearance and the range of appearance values for the first appearance. This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, the electronic device is configured to transmit (e.g., transmit in a messaging application) a first predefined emoji (e.g., a smiling emoji) and a second predefined emoji (e.g., a sad emoji). In some embodiments, the second appearance of the first avatar feature corresponds to (e.g., has the appearance of) an appearance of the first predefined emoji (e.g., an emoji having an opened-mouth smiling expression) (e.g., the avatar mouth responds to changes in the user's face with a slight animation to assume the position of the mouth of an emoji having an opened mouth smile) (e.g., the entire virtual avatar responds to changes in the user's face with slight animations of the avatar mouth, avatar eyes, and rotation of the avatar head to assume the appearance of an emoji having an opened mouth smile). In some embodiments, the third appearance of the first avatar feature corresponds to (e.g., has the appearance of) an appearance of the second predefined emoji (e.g., an emoji having a sad expression) (e.g., the avatar mouth responds to changes in the user's face with a slight animation to assume the position of the mouth of an emoji having a sad expression) (e.g., the entire virtual avatar responds to changes in the user's face with slight animations of the avatar mouth, avatar eyes, and rotation of the avatar head to assume the appearance of a sad emoji). Displaying the first and second features of the avatar having appearances that correspond to features of different predefined emoji characters allows the avatar to achieve more easily recognized facial expressions, because the features correspond to well-known emoji characters. This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, while the first avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth 1425) is displayed with the second appearance (e.g., large smile pose 1425-2), the electronic device detects a change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. In some embodiments, in response to detecting the change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras, in accordance with a determination that the detected change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras includes movement of a second facial feature (e.g., user mouth 1420) to a pose that is outside a first range of poses (e.g., a range of poses that trigger the large smile pose 1425-2) (e.g., a range of second facial feature values) for the second facial feature (e.g., the second facial feature has a pose that is outside a range of poses associated with the second appearance), the electronic device modifies the first avatar feature to have the first appearance (e.g., avatar mouth 1425 has a non-snapped pose such as in avatar state 1412-6). In some embodiments, in response to detecting the change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras, in accordance with a determination that the detected change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras includes movement of the second facial feature to a pose that is within the first range of poses for the second facial feature (e.g., the second facial feature has a pose that is within the range of poses associated with the second appearance), the electronic device maintains display of the first avatar feature having the second appearance (e.g., despite being distorted at corner 1425a, avatar mouth 1425 has large smile pose 1425-1 in avatar state 1412-5) (e.g., slightly modifying the first avatar feature based on the movement of the second facial feature) (e.g., foregoing modifying the first avatar feature based on the movement of the second facial feature) (e.g., the first avatar feature maintains the second appearance (e.g., the snapped pose) when the detected movement of the second facial feature causes the pose of the second facial feature to be within the range of poses associated with the second appearance, and transitions to the first appearance (e.g., the non-snapped pose) when the detected movement of the second facial feature causes the pose of the second facial feature to be outside the range of poses associated with the second appearance). In some embodiments, requiring movement of a facial feature (e.g., the facial feature corresponding to the avatar feature) to a pose outside a range of poses in order to modify the avatar feature to something other than the second appearance works as a hysteresis to anchor the avatar feature to the second appearance so that the user can more easily maintain the second appearance of the first avatar feature. Accordingly, minor detected changes to the facial feature of the user (e.g., achieving poses of the facial feature that are within the range of poses associated with the second appearance) do not change the avatar feature, or do not change the position of the avatar feature to a position that is not recognized as the second appearance (e.g., the avatar feature is slightly distorted but still recognized as having the second appearance). This behavior serves to bias the respective avatar features to various poses making it easier for a user to achieve (e.g., via the snapping behavior) and maintain (e.g., via the hysteresis) avatar poses such as, for example, poses that are common for communicating with other users (e.g., poses corresponding to different emoji expressions). The snapping/hysteresis of the poses can be applied at an individual avatar feature basis (e.g., affecting avatar features individually such as by snapping a single avatar feature (e.g., mouth) to different feature poses (e.g., different emoji mouth poses) without snapping different avatar features (e.g., eyes)) or to the entirety of the virtual avatar (e.g., affecting the entire virtual avatar (e.g., multiple avatar features) such as by simultaneously snapping multiple avatar features to different emoji facial expressions).
In some embodiments, the one or more avatar features further includes a second avatar feature (e.g., avatar eyes 1415) with a fourth appearance (e.g., a non-snapped pose (e.g., side-glancing eyes 1415 in avatar state 1412-6)) that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras.
In some embodiments, further in response to detecting the change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras, in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes third pose criteria to be met, the electronic device modifies the virtual avatar to display the second avatar feature (e.g., avatar eyes 1415) with a fifth appearance (e.g., a snapped pose (e.g., squinty eye pose 1415-3)), different from the fourth appearance (e.g., a non-snapped pose), that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. In some embodiments, further in response to detecting the change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras, in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features meets criteria for maintaining display of the second avatar feature with the fourth appearance, the electronic device modifies the virtual avatar to display the second avatar feature by modifying the fourth appearance of the second avatar feature in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras (e.g., avatar eyes 1415 are modified based on movement of user eyes 1410 in avatar state 1412-6).
In some embodiments, while the second avatar feature is displayed with the fifth appearance (e.g., the snapped pose (e.g., squinty eye pose 1415-3)), the electronic device detects a second change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. In some embodiments, in response to detecting the second change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras, in accordance with a determination that the detected change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras includes movement of a third facial feature (e.g., user mouth 1425) to a pose that is outside a second range of poses (e.g., a range of user mouth poses that trigger a snapping pose of avatar mouth 1425) (e.g., a range of third facial feature values) for the third facial feature that is different from (e.g., having a greater or lesser range of poses for the third facial feature than the first range of poses for the second facial feature) the first range of poses for the second facial feature (e.g., the third facial feature has a pose that is outside a range of poses associated with the fifth appearance), the electronic device modifies the second avatar feature to have the fourth appearance (e.g., the avatar eyes 1415 return to a non-snapped pose). In some embodiments, in response to detecting the second change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras, in accordance with a determination that the detected change in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras includes movement of the third facial feature to a pose that is within the second range of poses for the third facial feature (e.g., the third facial feature has a pose that is within the range of poses associated with the fifth appearance), the electronic device maintains display of the second avatar feature having the fifth appearance (e.g., the avatar eyes 1415 remain in the snapped pose. For example, user eyes 1410 squint slightly in user states 1411-3 and 1411-4, but the avatar eyes 1415 remain in the neutral avatar eye pose 1415-1 in avatar states 1412-3 and 1412-4) (e.g., slightly modifying the second avatar feature based on the movement of the third facial feature) (e.g., foregoing modifying the second avatar feature based on the movement of the third facial feature) (e.g., the second avatar feature maintains the fifth appearance (e.g., the snapped pose) when the detected movement of the third facial feature causes the pose of the third facial feature to be within the range of poses associated with the fifth appearance, and transitions to the fourth appearance (e.g., the non-snapped pose) when the detected movement of the third facial feature causes the pose of the third facial feature to be outside the range of poses associated with the fifth appearance. In some embodiments, the ranges of poses of the second and third facial features have different ranges of values (e.g., the first range is shorter than the second range) to achieve a different hysteresis for each respective avatar feature. Applying different ranges for the different features allows for the different avatar features to have different ranges of hysteresis. This allows for some features to be more biased to a particular pose, and others to track more easily with the user's facial poses. This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth (e.g., 1425). In some embodiments, the second avatar feature is one or more avatar eyes (e.g., 1415). In some embodiments, the second range of poses is greater than the first range of poses. In some embodiments, the avatar eyes tend to be a rounded shape except for a few limited poses in which the eyes have a squinting shape, and the avatar mouth tends to snap to a larger range of poses (e.g., sad, neutral, little smile, big smile, big smile with teeth, etc.). Thus, for such embodiments, the hysteresis for the avatar eyes is greater than the hysteresis for the avatar mouth so that the avatar mouth can more easily transition to different poses (including both predefined poses (e.g., snapped poses) and poses based on the position of the user's mouth) while the avatar eyes tend to bias towards either a rounded shape or a squinted shape (e.g., when movement of the user's eyes is a substantial degree of movement such as when squinting). This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, while the virtual avatar is displayed having a first orientation (e.g., avatar state 1412-17) (e.g., relative to a fixed virtual point positioned relative to the virtual avatar) (e.g., the fixed virtual point is a pivot point located at a center location of the virtual avatar), the electronic device displays a three-dimensional effect (e.g., light effect 1455) (e.g., a light effect such as a glare that gives an impression of the virtual avatar having a shape of a three-dimensional object such as a sphere) at a first location on the virtual avatar (e.g., on a forehead region of the virtual avatar) (e.g., the first location on the virtual avatar has a first relationship to the fixed virtual point). In some embodiments, the electronic device detects a change in orientation of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras (e.g., user state 1411-18 or 1411-19) (e.g., a rotational movement of the face). In some embodiments, in response to detecting the change in orientation of the face, the electronic device modifies the virtual avatar based on the detected change in orientation of the face (e.g., avatar state 1412-18 or 1412-19) (e.g., rotating the virtual avatar based on the rotation of the face). In some embodiments, the virtual avatar is a spherical shape (e.g., a smiley face) and modifying the virtual avatar based on the change in orientation of the face includes rotating the face of the avatar about a pivot point located at a center location of the virtual avatar (as opposed to a pivot point located at a base of the virtual avatar such as a neck region).). In some embodiments, modifying the virtual avatar based on the detected change in orientation of the face includes changing an orientation of one or more features (e.g., facial features such as eyes 1415, eyebrows, and/or a mouth 1425) of the avatar by a respective amount that is determined based on a magnitude of the detected change in orientation of the face (e.g., the avatar's head is rotated based on the rotation of the face) (e.g., the avatar's head is rotated 5, 10, 15, 25, or 40 degrees (e.g., avatar is looking to the left), in response to a 5, 10, 15, 25, or 40-degree-rotation of the user's face) while changing an orientation of the three-dimensional effect by less than the respective amount (e.g., forgoing rotation of the three-dimensional effect). In some embodiments, changing an orientation of the three-dimensional effect by less than the respective amount includes displaying the three-dimensional effect at the first location (e.g. on the side of the avatar's head) on the virtual avatar that has the first relationship to the fixed virtual point (e.g., the first location no longer has the first relationship to the fixed virtual point) (e.g., the position of the three-dimensional effect remains fixed with respect to the fixed virtual point, while the face of the avatar rotates (e.g., the three-dimensional effect does not rotate with the face of the avatar)). Displaying the orientation of the one or more avatar features while changing the orientation of the three-dimensional effect by a lesser amount give the appearance of the virtual avatar having a three-dimensional shape that changes dynamically within an environment (e.g., turning and rotating, while still retaining a three-dimensional shape such as a sphere). This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, the one or more avatar features further includes a fourth avatar feature (e.g., an avatar feature different from the first avatar feature) (e.g., avatar eyes 1415) with a sixth appearance (e.g., a non-snapped pose) that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. In some embodiments, further in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features, in accordance with the determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes the first pose criteria to be met, the electronic device modifies the virtual avatar to display the fourth avatar feature having a seventh appearance different from the sixth appearance (e.g., the first avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth 1425) is snapped to the second appearance (e.g., 1425-1) and the avatar eyes (e.g., 1415) are snapped to the seventh appearance (e.g., a squinty eye pose 1415-3)), that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. In some embodiments, further in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features, in accordance with the determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features causes the second pose criteria to be met, the electronic device modifies the virtual avatar to display the fourth avatar feature having an eighth appearance, different from the sixth appearance and the seventh appearance (e.g., the first avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth 1425) is snapped to the third appearance (e.g., 1425-2) and the avatar eyes are snapped to the eighth appearance (e.g., a surprised eye pose 1415-2)), that is modified in response to detected changes in pose in the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. In some embodiments, further in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features, in accordance with a determination that the detected movement of the one or more facial features meets criteria for maintaining display of the fourth avatar feature with the sixth appearance (e.g., detected changes in the face of the user do not trigger snapping the first avatar feature or the fourth avatar feature to a particular pose), the electronic device modifies the virtual avatar to display the fourth avatar feature by modifying the sixth appearance of the fourth avatar feature in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras. A second avatar feature can be snapped to different poses independently from the first avatar feature. This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, the first avatar feature (e.g., avatar mouth 1425) includes a first state (e.g., 1425-2) (e.g., a state in which the avatar mouth is snapped to a sad pose) and a second state (e.g., 1425-1) (e.g., a state in which the avatar mouth is snapped to a big smile pose). In some embodiments, the states of an avatar feature correspond to appearances of the respective avatar feature (e.g., corresponding to the first, second, and third appearances of the first avatar feature). In some embodiments, the one or more avatar features further includes a fifth avatar feature (e.g., avatar eyes 1415) that is modified in response to detected changes in pose of the face in the field of view of the one or more cameras, the fifth avatar feature including a third state (e.g., a state in which the avatar eyes are snapped to a surprised pose (e.g., 1415-2)) and a fourth state (e.g., a state in which the avatar eyes are snapped to a squinty pose (e.g., 1415-3)).
In some embodiments, further in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial feature, in accordance with a determination that a first set of criteria are met, the electronic device displays the first avatar feature having the first state (e.g., 1425-2) (e.g., the avatar mouth is snapped to the sad pose) and displays the fifth avatar feature having the third state (e.g., the avatar eyes are snapped to the surprised pose (e.g., 1415-2)). In some embodiments, further in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial feature, in accordance with a determination that a second set of criteria are met, the electronic device displays the first avatar feature having the second state (e.g., 1425-1) (e.g., the avatar mouth is snapped to the big smile pose) and displays the fifth avatar feature having the third state (e.g., the avatar eyes are snapped to the surprised pose (e.g., 1415-2)). In some embodiments, further in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial feature, in accordance with a determination that a third set of criteria are met, the electronic device displays the first avatar feature having the first state (e.g., 1425-2) (e.g., the avatar mouth is snapped to the sad pose) and displays the fifth avatar feature having the fourth state (e.g., the avatar eyes are snapped to the squinty pose (e.g., 1415-3)). In some embodiments, further in response to detecting the movement of the one or more facial features, in accordance with a determination that a fourth set of criteria are met, the electronic device displays the first avatar feature having the second state (e.g., 1425-1) (e.g., the avatar mouth is snapped to the big smile pose) and displays the fifth avatar feature having the fourth state (e.g., the avatar eyes are snapped to the squinty pose (e.g., 1415-3)). Different avatar features can be snapped or modified in accordance with the magnitude and direction of movement of the facial feature (e.g., a non-snapped appearance) to achieve different poses independently of each other. This provides a control scheme for operating and/or composing a virtual avatar on a display of an electronic device, wherein the system detects and processes input in the form of changes to facial features of a user (and the magnitude and/or direction of those changes), and through an iterative feedback loop provides the desired output in the form of the appearance of the virtual avatar, while eliminating the need for manual handling of the user interface (e.g., providing touch inputs on the display). This provides improved visual feedback to the user regarding how to manipulate the display to control and/or compose the virtual avatar using facial movements. This enhances operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, this control scheme can require fewer inputs to generate or control animations of the virtual avatar than would be necessary if a different animation control scheme were used (e.g., a control scheme requiring manipulation of individual control points for each frame of an animation sequence). Moreover, this type of animation control can be done in real time during, for example, a conversation such as a text conversation or a video conversation, whereas manual animation control of an avatar would have to be done before the conversation started or after it had ended.
In some embodiments, the first avatar feature is one or more avatar eyes (e.g., 1415). In some embodiments, the first state is a state in which the one or more avatar eyes have a round eye appearance (e.g., 1415-2) (e.g., eyes wide open; a surprised pose). In some embodiments, the second state is a state in which the one or more avatar eyes have a squinting appearance (e.g., 1415-3) (e.g., eyes are squinted such as when laughing; a squinty pose).
In some embodiments, the first avatar feature is an avatar mouth (e.g., 1425). In some embodiments, the first state is a state in which the avatar mouth has a first expression (e.g., 1425-1) (e.g., frowning, indifference (e.g., “meh”), smiling, smiling wide, smiling wide and showing teeth). In some embodiments, the second state is a state in which the avatar mouth has a second expression different from the first expression (e.g., 1425-2) (e.g., the avatar mouth is a frown in the first state, and is a smile in the second state) (e.g., the avatar mouth is a “meh” pose (a pose of the avatar mouth when the avatar face is an expression of indifference) in the first state, and is a frown in the second state) (e.g., the avatar mouth is a smiling wide and showing teeth pose in the first state, and a smiling wide pose in the second state). In some embodiments, the mouth transitions between different poses (e.g., transitioning to the different states) as the user moves their mouth. For example, as the user moves their mouth from a frown to a large smile, the avatar mouth transitions between different mouth poses. For example, the avatar mouth starts in a frowning pose, then transitions to a meh pose, then to a smiling pose, then to a smiling wide pose, and then finally to a smiling wide and showing teeth pose. In some embodiments, the avatar mouth mirrors the user's mouth when moving between the different mouth poses, and then snaps to the mouth pose when the user's mouth moves to a range of mouth positions that cause the avatar to snap to the mouth pose.
In some embodiments, the first avatar feature is a set of avatar eyebrows (e.g., 1435). In some embodiments, the first state is a state in which the set of avatar eyebrows are displayed (e.g., avatar state 1412-8). In some embodiments, the second state is a state in which the set of avatar eyebrows are not displayed (e.g., avatar state 1412-6).
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As described below, method 1700 provides an intuitive way for providing contact information. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for providing contact information, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to provide contact information faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
In some embodiments, an electronic device receives (1702) a request (e.g., a tap input on a “send” affordance in a messaging user interface) to transmit a first message (e.g., that does not include the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device, an instant message, an electronic mail) to a set of contactable users (e.g., a set including only a first contactable user and no other users, a set including a first contactable user and a second contactable user). In some embodiments, the set of contactable users includes a first contactable user (that is different from the user of the electronic device).
In some embodiments, in response (1704) to receiving the request to transmit the first message, in accordance with a determination (1706) that a set of sharing criteria is satisfied for the first contactable user, the set of sharing criteria including a first sharing criterion that is satisfied when the first contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient (and not satisfied when does not correspond to an approved recipient): the electronic device transmits (1708), via the one or more communication devices, to the first contactable user: the first message (e.g., 1622a, 1622b, 1640a), and contact information of the user associated with the electronic device (e.g., graphical representation such as an avatar, photo, and/or monogram representing the user of the electronic device and/or a name of the user of the electronic device). For example, the contact information is the contact information of a user of the electronic device accessed from a contact card (in an address database or application) identified as being of the user of the device.
In some embodiments, the contact information includes information corresponding to an avatar (e.g., a simulated three-dimensional avatar). In some embodiments, the information corresponding to the avatar includes pose information that identifies a pose of the avatar (e.g., from a plurality of different poses). User interfaces for initiating a process for selecting an avatar to use as a representation are described in greater detail above, such as with respect to
In some embodiments, in response (1704) to receiving the request to transmit the first message, in accordance (1710) with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user: the electronic device transmits (1712), to the first contactable user, via the one or more communication devices, the first message (e.g., 1622b) without transmitting the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device.
In some embodiments, determining whether the first contactable user should receive the contact information enables the device to selectively share the contact information to only approved recipients, thereby improving security. Selecting transmitting the contact information to approve recipients increases the security of the device by preventing the sharing of the contact information with unintended recipients. Further, selectively transmitting the contact information to approved recipients while transmitting the first message to all recipients alleviates the need for the user to provide different sets of inputs for transmitting the message and for transmitting the contact information, thereby reducing the number of inputs required to perform the operations. Reducing the number of inputs required enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device, by reducing false negatives of authentication) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the request to transmit is a request to transmit using a primary source identifier (e.g., a unique identifier that is associated with a communication protocol or application used to transmit the communication such as an email address, phone number, account name) that serves to identify the source of the message (e.g., for that particular communication). For example, in a traditional SMS, the primary source identifier may be the phone number of the sending device. In some embodiments, the user may configure their device to have the primary source identifier be their email address for instant messaging techniques, and thus instant messages sent using that device will include the user's email address as the source of the message (e.g., in a “From” field). In contrast, the contact information is information other than that primary source identifier that serves to identify the user associated with the electronic device to the contactable user without regard to whether the contact information is a unique identifier (e.g., the first and/or last name of the user, a set of initials for the user, a picture of the user, and/or a virtual avatar created or selected by the user). In some embodiments, the receiving device associates the contact information with the primary source identifier after the contact information is received. For example, the receiving device associates a name and a graphical representation received as part of contact information with the primary source identifier (e.g., the primary source identifier of the message in which the contact information was received).
In some embodiments, in response to receiving the request to transmit the first message, in accordance with the determination that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user, the electronic device concurrently displays the first message (e.g., 1640a, a speech balloon in a messaging application that shows the content of the first message) and an indication (e.g., 1642) that the contact information was not transmitted to the first contactable user. In some embodiments, the indication that the contact information was not transmitted includes an affordance, which when activated, initiates a process for transmitting, to the first contactable user, the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device. Initiating a process for transmitting, to the first contactable user, the updated contact information when the user activates the indication that the contact information was not transmitted enables the user to transmit any new/updated contact information to the contactable user without needing to access an unnecessary number of user interfaces and providing an unnecessary number of using inputs. Reducing the number of user inputs to perform the function enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
Providing the user with a visual indication that the device user's contact information has not been transmitted to the first contactable user provides the user with feedback that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user (e.g., that the first contactable user does not correspond to an approved recipient) and that the first contactable user has not yet received the updated contact information (e.g., the name and/or graphical representation). Providing improved feedback to the user enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the set of contactable users includes a second contactable user. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the request to transmit the first message, in accordance with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is satisfied for the second contactable user, the set of sharing criteria including the first sharing criterion that is satisfied when the second contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient (and not satisfied when does not correspond to an approved recipient), the electronic device transmits, via the one or more communication devices, to the second contactable user: the first message and contact information of the user associated with the electronic device (e.g., graphical representation such as an avatar, photo, and/or monogram representing the user of the electronic device and/or a name of the user of the electronic device). For example, the contact information is the contact information of a user of the electronic device accessed from a contact card (in an address database or application) identified as being of the user of the device. In some examples, the device sends different contact information to the first contactable user as compared to the second contactable user. For example, if the first contactable user has recently received an update of a name but not an update of the graphical representation of the device user, the device transmits (to the first contactable user) the updated graphical representation without retransmitting the updated name and, if the second contactable user has not received an update of the name nor the graphical representation of the device user, the device transmits (to the second contactable user) both the updated name and the updated graphical representation. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the request to transmit the first message, in accordance with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the second contactable user, the electronic device transmits, to the first contactable user, via the one or more communication devices, the first message (e.g., 1640a) without transmitting the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device. In some embodiments, set of sharing criteria includes a recipient sharing criterion that is satisfied when a respective contactable user is a recipient of a message. Thus, updated contact information is not transmitted to contacts that are not in the set of contactable users that the message is bring transmitted to.
Determining which ones of the plurality of contactable users identified as recipients of the message should receive the contact information enables the device to selectively share a single message with the plurality of contactable users while potentially limiting transmission of the contact information to only approved recipients. Selectively transmitting the contact information to approved recipients while transmitting the first message to all recipients alleviates the need for the user to provide different sets of inputs for transmitting the message and for transmitting the contact information, thereby reducing the number of inputs required to perform the operations. Reducing the number of inputs required enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device, by reducing false negatives of authentication) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, subsequent to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users (and, optionally, subsequent to transmitting to the first contactable user: the first message and contact information of the user associated with the electronic device), the electronic device receives a second request to transmit a second message (e.g., 1640a) to a second set of one or more contactable users, wherein the second set of one or more contactable users includes the first contactable user. In some embodiments, the set of contactable users is different from the second set of contactable users. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the second request to transmit the second message, in accordance with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is satisfied for the first contactable user, the set of sharing criteria including a second sharing criterion that is satisfied when the contact information has been updated (revised) since the contact information was most recently transmitted to the first contactable user (and is not satisfied when the contact information has not been revised since the contact information was most recently transmitted to the first contactable user), the electronic device transmits, via the one or more communication devices, to the first contactable user, the second message and contact information of the user associated with the electronic device (e.g., graphical representation such as an avatar, photo, and/or monogram representing the user of the electronic device and/or a name of the user of the electronic device). For example, the contact information is the contact information of a user of the electronic device accessed from a contact card (in an address database or application) identified as being of the user of the device. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the second request to transmit the second message, in accordance with a determination that the set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user: the electronic device transmits, to the first contactable user, via the one or more communication devices, the second message without transmitting the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device.
In some embodiments, prior to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users: the electronic device receives user input to update the contact information (e.g., graphical representation such as an avatar, photo, and/or monogram representing the user of the electronic device and/or a name of the first contactable user) of the user (also referred to as the device user) associated with the electronic device. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input to update the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device, the electronic device updates the contact information (e.g., storing at the electronic device updates to the contact information, transmitting updates to the contact information to a remote server to store) of the user associated with the electronic device without transmitting to the first contactable user (or to any contactable users) the contact information (e.g., the updated portions of the contact information) of the user associated with the electronic device in response to the user input to update the contact information. Thus, the electronic device receives the device user's input to update the device user's contact information, but does not transmit the updated contact information to any contactable users. Instead, the device maintains a record of the updated contact information and whether the updated contact information has been send to particular contactable users (e.g., to the first contactable user). The updated contact information is held and transmitted (e.g., to the first contactable user) when the device user sends a message to the first contactable user. In some embodiments, to receive the user input to update the contact information, the device displays a user editing user interface (e.g., an interface for editing information at the electronic device for the user associated with the electronic device (e.g., for others to contact via telephone, email, messaging, etc.); a single interface screen), as described above as a contactable user editing user interface with respect to
In some embodiments, updating the contact information of the device user without transmitting the contact information enables storage of the updates without requiring usage of communication bandwidth (e.g., cellular bandwidth) and processing power to transmit the update. This is particularly helpful when the device maintains a large list of contactable users, as the device is able to avoid sending the updated contact information to contactable users that the device user no longer communicates with. Avoiding sending the updated contact information reduces bandwidth usage and processer usage, thereby reducing power usage and improving battery life of the device.
In some embodiments, prior to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users (and, optionally, prior to receiving the user input to update the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device): the electronic device provides a plurality of predetermined options (e.g., by displaying one or more user interfaces including affordances for selecting from the predetermined options) to identify whether a respective contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient. In some embodiments, the plurality of predetermination options includes one or more of: a first recipient option that contactable users in a set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device (e.g., a list of contacts, such as a virtual address book including an entry for the first contactable user that includes a contact name and a communication method (e.g., phone number, email address) for the first contactable user) correspond to (e.g., are identified as, are set as) approved recipients and that contactable users not in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device do not correspond to approved recipients (e.g., an option that, when selected, configures the device using the selected relationships/correspondence), a second recipient option that all contactable users (regardless of whether they are listed in the address book) correspond to approved recipients, and a third recipient option that no contactable users (regardless of whether they are listed in the address book) correspond to approved recipients. Thus, the device user can specify in advance which contactable users should automatically receive updates to the device user's contact information when the device users sends the contactable user a message.
Providing the user with the ability to select which contactable users are automatically provided with the user's private contact information enables the user to securely control the propagation of the private contact information. Providing features to securely control the propagation of the private contact information enhances the security of the device by preventing private information from being transmitted to an unintended contactable user.
In some embodiments, prior to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users (and, optionally, prior to receiving the user input to update the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device), the electronic device receives a set of one or more inputs that includes input selecting a graphical object (e.g., during a setup process, as described above as a contactable user editing user interface with respect to
In some embodiments, to receive the user input to update the contact information, the device displays a user editing user interface (e.g., an interface for editing information at the electronic device for the user associated with the electronic device (e.g., for others to contact via telephone, email, messaging, etc.); a single interface screen), as described above as a contactable user editing user interface with respect to
In some embodiments, prior to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users (and, optionally, prior to receiving the user input to update the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device), the electronic device accesses, from a set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device (e.g., an entry in the address book corresponding to the user of the device), a name of the user associated with the electronic device. In some embodiments, prior to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users, the electronic device displays the name of the user in an editable format (e.g., in an editable text field). In some embodiments, prior to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users, the electronic device receives user input (e.g., during a setup process, modification of the name and confirmation input (such as “save” or “ok”)) to edit (or confirm) the name of the user associated with the electronic device. In some embodiments, rather than (or in addition to) an editable pre-populated name, the device provides the user with options for selecting from among a plurality of predefined proposed names that are concurrently displayed). In some embodiments, prior to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users, in response to receiving the user input to edit the name: the electronic device updates the contact information (e.g., storing at the electronic device updates to the contact information, transmitting updates to the contact information to a remote server to store) of the user associated with the electronic device to include the selected name (e.g., replacing a previous name of the device user with the selected name) without transmitting (e.g., to the first contactable user, to any contactable users) the contact information (e.g., the updated portions of the contact information) of the user associated with the electronic device. In some embodiments, prior to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users, in response to receiving the user input to edit the name: the electronic device provides (or otherwise making available) the contact information, including the selected name, to a plurality of applications (e.g., a phone application, an email application, an instant messaging application, a maps application, first-part applications provided by the manufacturer of the electronic device) of the electronic device.
In some embodiments, prior to receiving the request to transmit the first message to the set of contactable users, the electronic device concurrently displays the first message (e.g., the first message as received from the user prior to being sent, in a draft email, in an input field of an instant messaging conversation) and an affordance that, when selected, causes the device to display a user interface that includes one or more options for configuring whether the first contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient. In some embodiments, the electronic device provides the affordance such that the device user to configure whether the recipient(s) of the message will automatically be sent updated contact information of the device user. In some embodiments, the affordance includes an indication of whether the set of contactable users are approved recipients.
In some embodiments, the set of sharing criteria includes a second sharing criterion that is satisfied when the contact information has been updated (e.g., revised, changed) since the contact information was most recently transmitted to the first contactable user (and is not satisfied when the contact information has not been revised since the contact information was most recently transmitted to the first contactable user). Thus, the electronic device transmits new updates to contactable users, rather than sending the device user's contact information to the approved contactable users every time the device user sends an approved contactable user a message. In some embodiments, only the portion of the contact information that has been updated (revised) is transmitted, rather than the device user's full contact information. In some embodiments, the device determines which parts of the contact information (or the full contact information) to transmit to a particular contactable user based on which parts have previously been transmitted to that particular contactable user.
In some embodiments, the electronic device provides (or otherwise makes available) the contact information, including the selected graphical representation, to a plurality of applications (e.g., a phone application, an email application, an instant messaging application, a maps application, first-part applications provided by the manufacturer of the electronic device) of the electronic device.
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 1700 (e.g.,
As described below, method 1800 provides an intuitive way for receiving contact information. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for receiving contact information, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to receive contact information faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
An electronic device receives (1802) (e.g., from a first contactable user), via the one or more communication devices, a first message (e.g., 1632a, an instant message, an electronic mail) (e.g., the first message is received as part of a messaging conversation that includes a first contactable user).
Subsequent to receiving the first message, the electronic device receives (1804) a request (e.g., tap input on a displayed identifier of the first message) to display the first message.
In response (1806) to receiving the request to display the first message, in accordance with (1808) a determination that a set of prompting criteria is satisfied for a first contactable user, wherein the set of prompting criteria includes a first prompting criterion that is satisfied when updated (e.g., different from contact information stored at the electronic device in a contact card of the first contactable user (in a contact list or address book)) contact information (e.g., graphical representation such as an avatar, photo, and/or monogram representing the user of the electronic device and/or a name of the first contactable user) corresponding to the first contactable user has been received (e.g., from the first contactable user), the electronic device concurrently displays (1810), on the display device, the first message (e.g., 1632a) and a visual indication (e.g., 1634) that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user. In some embodiments, the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user includes at least a portion (e.g., the update name and/or the updated graphical representation of the first contactable user) of the received updated contact information.
In some embodiments, the electronic device is associated with a user. In response to receiving the request to display the first message, in accordance with a determination that a set of sharing criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user, the set of sharing criteria including a first sharing criterion that is satisfied when the first contactable user corresponds to an approved recipient (and not satisfied when does not correspond to an approved recipient), the electronic device concurrently display, with the first message (and, optionally, concurrent with the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user), an indication (e.g., 1682) that updated contact information of the user of the electronic device is available to be transmitted to the first contactable user. In some embodiments, the indication that updated contact information is available to be transmitted includes an affordance, which when activated, initiates a process for transmitting, to the first contactable user, the contact information of the user associated with the electronic device.
Providing the user with a visual indication that the device user's contact information has not been transmitted to the first contactable user (but is available to be transmitted) provides the user with feedback about the status of contact information sharing. Providing improved feedback to the user enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs when operating/interacting with the device) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In some embodiments, the set of prompting criteria includes a second prompting criterion that is satisfied when the first message is a part of a messaging conversation in which the first contactable user is a participant (and is not satisfied when the first message is not part of a messaging conversation in which the first contactable user is a participant). For example, the second prompting criteria is satisfied when the received first messaged is part of an instant messaging thread that includes the first contactable user and the user of the electronic device (and, optionally, other contactable users). For another example, the second prompting criteria is met when the first message is an email message that includes the first contactable user in the “from,” “to,” or “cc” fields, the user of the electronic device in the “to” or “cc” fields, and optionally other contactable users in the “from,” “to,” or “cc” fields).
In some embodiments, the electronic device detects activation of (e.g., tap on) the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user. In some embodiments, in response to detecting activation of the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user, in accordance with a determination that the first contactable user does not correspond to an existing entry in a set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device, the electronic device displays a selectable option (e.g., 1624a) to create a new entry in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device for the first contactable user using the contact information (e.g., using the received graphical representation such as an avatar, photo, and/or monogram representing the user of the electronic device and/or using the name of the contactable user). In some embodiments, in accordance with the determination that the first contactable user does not correspond to an existing entry in an address book of the electronic device, the device displays (alternative to the first selectable option or in addition to the first selectable option) a selectable option to add the received contact information to an existing entry of the address book. For example, activation of the option to add to an existing entry enables the user of the electronic device to select an existing entry to which the received name, the received graphical representation, and/or the communication method (e.g., phone number, email address) of the message is added.
In some embodiments, the electronic device detects activation of (e.g., tap on) the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user. In some embodiments, in response to detecting activation of the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user, in accordance with a determination that the first contactable user corresponds to an existing entry in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device and that the received contact information includes a revised graphical representation of the first contactable user and a revised name for the contactable user, the electronic device displays a plurality of selectable options that include two or more of: a selectable option to update the existing entry in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device with the revised graphical representation of the first contactable user and the revised name of the contactable user, a selectable option to update the existing entry in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device with the revised graphical representation of the first contactable user without updating the existing entry with the revised name of the contactable user, and a selectable option to update the existing entry in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device with the revised name of the first contactable user without updating the existing entry with the revised graphical representation of the contactable user.
In some embodiments, the electronic device detects activation of (e.g., tap on) the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user. In some embodiments, in response to detecting activation of the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user, in accordance with a determination that the first contactable user corresponds to an existing entry in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device and that the received contact information includes a revised graphical representation of the first contactable user without including a revised name for the contactable user, the electronic device updates the existing entry with the revised graphical representation of the contactable user (e.g., updating automatically, updating without requiring any further user inputs). In some embodiments, in response to detecting activation of the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user, and in accordance with a determination that the first contactable user corresponds to an existing entry in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device and that the received contact information includes a revised graphical representation of the first contactable user without including a revised name for the contactable user, the device prompts the user asking for confirmation to update the existing entry with the revised graphical representation of the contactable user.
In some embodiments, the electronic device detects activation of (e.g., tap on) the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user. In some embodiments, in response to detecting activation of the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user, in accordance with a determination that the first contactable user corresponds to an existing entry in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device and that the received contact information includes a revised name for the first contactable user without including a revised graphical representation of the contactable user, the electronic device updates the existing entry with the revised name of the contactable user (e.g., updating automatically, updating without requiring any further user inputs).
In some embodiments, the first message is received in a conversation that includes the first contactable user and a second contactable user. In some embodiments, the electronic device has received updated contact information for the first contactable user and updated contact information for the second contactable user (without having updated an entry in an address book of the electronic device using the updated contact information of the first and second contactable users). In some embodiments, the electronic device detects activation of the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user. In some embodiments, in response to detecting activation of the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user, the electronic device displays (e.g., by replacing display of the conversation) a second visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user, wherein the second visual indication includes a visual representation of at least a portion of the received updated contact information for the first contactable user and a third visual indication that updated contact information is available for the second contactable user, wherein the third visual indication includes a visual representation of at least a portion of the received updated contact information for the second contactable user.
In some embodiments, the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user is displayed concurrently with a visual representation of at least a portion of a messaging conversation that includes a plurality of messages, the plurality of messages including a second message transmitted (e.g., from the electronic device) to the first contactable user and a third message received from the first contactable user.
In some embodiments, in response (1806) to receiving the request to display the first message, in accordance with (1812) a determination that the set of prompting criteria is not satisfied for the first contactable user, the electronic device displays (1814), on the display device, the first message without displaying the visual indication that updated contact information is available for the first contactable user. In some embodiments, the electronic device does not display the visual indication if user of the device has previously selected to ignore the updated contact information for the first contactable user. Thus, the set of prompting criteria optionally includes a prompting criterion that is satisfied when the device has not received a request to ignore the updated contact information for the first contactable user.
In some embodiments, the received message includes a primary source identifier (e.g., a unique identifier that is associated with a communication protocol or application used to transmit the communication such as an email address, phone number, account name) that serves to identify the source of the message (e.g., for that particular communication). For example, in a traditional SMS, the primary source identifier may be the phone number of the sending device. In some embodiments, the sending user may configure their device to have the primary source identifier be their email address for instant messaging techniques, and thus instant messages received from that device will include the sending user's email address as the source of the message (e.g., in a “From” field). In contrast, the contact information is information other than that primary source identifier that serves to identify the user not associated with the electronic device (e.g., the first contactable user) to the user associated with the electronic device without regard to whether the contact information is a unique identifier (e.g., the first and/or last name of the user, a set of initials for the user, a picture of the user, and/or a virtual avatar created or selected by the contactable user). In some embodiments, the receiving device associates the contact information with the primary source identifier after the contact information is received. For example, the receiving device associates a name and a graphical representation received as part of contact information with the primary source identifier (e.g., the primary source identifier of the message in which the contact information was received).
In some embodiments, the received contact information includes a revised graphical representation of the first contactable user (and the received contact information optionally includes a revised name for the first contactable user). In some embodiments, the first contactable user corresponds to an existing entry in a set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device receives user input to update the existing entry using the revised graphical representation of the first contactable user (and optionally the revised name). In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input to update the existing entry using the revised graphical representation of the first contactable user (and optionally the revised name), the electronic device updates the existing entry in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device using (optionally, the revised name, and) the revised graphical representation of the first contactable user (e.g., by replacing a previous graphical representation of the contactable user). In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input to update the existing entry using the revised graphical representation of the first contactable user (and optionally the revised name), the electronic device displays a selectable affordance that, if selected, enables (e.g., displaying a prompt for) the electronic device to automatically (e.g., without requiring additional user input/authorization) update the graphical representation for the first contactable user in the future (e.g., for subsequently received revisions of the graphical representation of the first contactable user) (and, optionally, without prompting for approval to automatically update the name of the contactable user).
The electronic device prompts the user to approve automatic updates for graphical representations of the first contactable user, thereby providing the user with an option to eliminate the need to provide user inputs at the electronic device to update the graphical representation of the first contactable user in the future. Reducing the number of inputs required enhances the operability of the device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device, by reducing false negatives of authentication) which, additionally, reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Further, the device optionally does not enable the user to approve updates for a name of the first contactable user to avoid potential security issues, such as someone portraying themselves as somebody they are not.
In some embodiments, the contact information includes a name of the first contactable user or a graphical representation of the first contactable user. In some embodiments, the electronic device updates the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device (e.g., in response to user input requesting the updating) with a revised name of the first contactable user or a revised graphical representation of the contactable user. In some embodiments, the contact information in the set of contactable users associated with the user of the electronic device, including the revised name or the revised graphical representation, is available to a plurality of applications (e.g., a phone application, an email application, an instant messaging application, a maps application, first-part applications provided by the manufacturer of the electronic device) of the electronic device.
In some embodiments, the contact information of the first contactable user includes information corresponding to an avatar (e.g., a simulated three-dimensional avatar). In some embodiments, the information corresponding to the avatar includes pose information that identifies a post of the avatar (e.g., from a plurality of different poses). User interfaces for initiating a process for selecting an avatar to use as a representation are described in greater detail above, such as with respect to
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 1800 (e.g.,
The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, the illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the techniques and their practical applications. Others skilled in the art are thereby enabled to best utilize the techniques and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
Although the disclosure and examples have been fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be noted that various changes and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications are to be understood as being included within the scope of the disclosure and examples as defined by the claims.
As described above, one aspect of the present technology is the gathering and use of data available from various sources to display and use an avatar. The present disclosure contemplates that in some instances, this gathered data may include personal information data that uniquely identifies or can be used to contact or locate a specific person. Such personal information data can include demographic data, location-based data, telephone numbers, email addresses, twitter IDs, home addresses, data or records relating to a user's health or level of fitness (e.g., vital signs measurements, medication information, exercise information), date of birth, or any other identifying or personal information.
The present disclosure recognizes that the use of such personal information data, in the present technology, can be used to the benefit of users. For example, the personal information data can be used to present recommended images for contact representations. Further, other uses for personal information data that benefit the user are also contemplated by the present disclosure. For instance, health and fitness data may be used to provide insights into a user's general wellness, or may be used as positive feedback to individuals using technology to pursue wellness goals.
The present disclosure contemplates that the entities responsible for the collection, analysis, disclosure, transfer, storage, or other use of such personal information data will comply with well-established privacy policies and/or privacy practices. In particular, such entities should implement and consistently use privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental requirements for maintaining personal information data private and secure. Such policies should be easily accessible by users, and should be updated as the collection and/or use of data changes. Personal information from users should be collected for legitimate and reasonable uses of the entity and not shared or sold outside of those legitimate uses. Further, such collection/sharing should occur after receiving the informed consent of the users. Additionally, such entities should consider taking any needed steps for safeguarding and securing access to such personal information data and ensuring that others with access to the personal information data adhere to their privacy policies and procedures. Further, such entities can subject themselves to evaluation by third parties to certify their adherence to widely accepted privacy policies and practices. In addition, policies and practices should be adapted for the particular types of personal information data being collected and/or accessed and adapted to applicable laws and standards, including jurisdiction-specific considerations. For instance, in the US, collection of or access to certain health data may be governed by federal and/or state laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); whereas health data in other countries may be subject to other regulations and policies and should be handled accordingly. Hence different privacy practices should be maintained for different personal data types in each country.
Despite the foregoing, the present disclosure also contemplates embodiments in which users selectively block the use of, or access to, personal information data. That is, the present disclosure contemplates that hardware and/or software elements can be provided to prevent or block access to such personal information data. In addition to providing “opt in” and “opt out” options, the present disclosure contemplates providing notifications relating to the access or use of personal information. For instance, a user may be notified upon downloading an app that their personal information data will be accessed and then reminded again just before personal information data is accessed by the app.
Moreover, it is the intent of the present disclosure that personal information data should be managed and handled in a way to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use. Risk can be minimized by limiting the collection of data and deleting data once it is no longer needed. In addition, and when applicable, including in certain health related applications, data de-identification can be used to protect a user's privacy. De-identification may be facilitated, when appropriate, by removing specific identifiers (e.g., date of birth, etc.), controlling the amount or specificity of data stored (e.g., collecting location data a city level rather than at an address level), controlling how data is stored (e.g., aggregating data across users), and/or other methods.
Therefore, although the present disclosure broadly covers use of personal information data to implement one or more various disclosed embodiments, the present disclosure also contemplates that the various embodiments can also be implemented without the need for accessing such personal information data. That is, the various embodiments of the present technology are not rendered inoperable due to the lack of all or a portion of such personal information data. For example, content can be recommended to users by inferring preferences based on non-personal information data or a bare minimum amount of personal information, such as the content being requested by the device associated with a user, other non-personal information available, or publicly available information.
Claims
1-21. (canceled)
22. An electronic device, comprising:
- a display device;
- an input device;
- 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 device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar including a respective avatar feature, the respective avatar feature having a first pose; and an avatar option selection region including a plurality of avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of an avatar feature and having an appearance based on the avatar; detecting, via the input device, a request to display options for editing the respective avatar feature; and in response to detecting the request, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature, including concurrently displaying: a first set of avatar feature options corresponding to candidate values for a first characteristic of the respective avatar feature, wherein the first set of avatar feature options includes: a representation of a first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a second pose; a representation of a first alternative for the first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the second pose; and a representation of a second alternative for the first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the second pose, wherein the second alternative for the first option is different from the first alternative for the first option; and a second set of avatar feature options corresponding to candidate values for a second characteristic of the respective avatar feature different from the first characteristic, wherein the second set of avatar feature options includes: a representation of a second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a third pose that is different from the second pose; a representation of a first alternative for the second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the third pose that is different from the second pose; and a representation of a second alternative for the second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the third pose that is different from the second pose, wherein the second alternative for the second option is different from the first alternative for the second option.
23. (canceled)
24. The electronic device of claim 22, wherein the representation of the first alternative for the first option, the representation of the second alternative for the first option, the representation of the first alternative for the second option, and the representation of the second alternative for the second option each have an appearance that is based on an appearance of the avatar.
25. The electronic device of claim 22, wherein:
- the first option corresponds to an option for editing a first portion of the respective avatar feature;
- the second pose increases a degree of visibility of the first portion of the respective avatar feature;
- the second option corresponds to an option for editing a second portion of the respective avatar feature that is different from the first portion; and
- the third pose increases a degree of visibility of the second portion of the respective avatar feature.
26. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein:
- the first portion has a first degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the first pose, and the degree of visibility of the first portion is greater in the second pose than the first degree of visibility of the first portion in the first pose; and
- the second portion has a second degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the first pose, and the degree of visibility of the second portion is greater in the third pose than the second degree of visibility of the second portion in the first pose.
27. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein:
- the first portion has a third degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the third pose, and the degree of visibility of the first portion is greater in the second pose than the third degree of visibility of the first portion in the third pose; and
- the second portion has a fourth degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the second pose, and the degree of visibility of the second portion is greater in the third pose than the fourth degree of visibility of the second portion in the second pose.
28. The electronic device of claim 22, wherein:
- the respective avatar feature is an avatar mouth;
- the first option is a piercing option for an avatar tongue; and
- the second pose is a pose in which the avatar mouth is displayed with the avatar tongue extending from the avatar mouth.
29. The electronic device of claim 22, wherein:
- the respective avatar feature is an avatar mouth;
- the second option is an avatar teeth option; and
- the third pose is a pose in which the avatar mouth is displayed with avatar lips positioned to reveal avatar teeth.
30. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and an input device, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar including a respective avatar feature, the respective avatar feature having a first pose; and an avatar option selection region including a plurality of avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of an avatar feature and having an appearance based on the avatar;
- detecting, via the input device, a request to display options for editing the respective avatar feature; and
- in response to detecting the request, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature, including concurrently displaying: a first set of avatar feature options corresponding to candidate values for a first characteristic of the respective avatar feature, wherein the first set of avatar feature options includes: a representation of a first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a second pose; a representation of a first alternative for the first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the second pose; and a representation of a second alternative for the first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the second pose, wherein the second alternative for the first option is different from the first alternative for the first option; and a second set of avatar feature options corresponding to candidate values for a second characteristic of the respective avatar feature different from the first characteristic, wherein the second set of avatar feature options includes: a representation of a second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a third pose that is different from the second pose; a representation of a first alternative for the second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the third pose that is different from the second pose; and a representation of a second alternative for the second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the third pose that is different from the second pose, wherein the second alternative for the second option is different from the first alternative for the second option.
31. A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device having a display device and an input device: displaying, via the display device, an avatar editing user interface including: an avatar including a respective avatar feature, the respective avatar feature having a first pose; and an avatar option selection region including a plurality of avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of an avatar feature and having an appearance based on the avatar;
- detecting, via the input device, a request to display options for editing the respective avatar feature; and
- in response to detecting the request, updating the avatar option selection region to display avatar feature options corresponding to a set of candidate values for a characteristic of the respective avatar feature, including concurrently displaying: a first set of avatar feature options corresponding to candidate values for a first characteristic of the respective avatar feature, wherein the first set of avatar feature options includes: a representation of a first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a second pose; a representation of a first alternative for the first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the second pose; and a representation of a second alternative for the first option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the second pose, wherein the second alternative for the first option is different from the first alternative for the first option; and a second set of avatar feature options corresponding to candidate values for a second characteristic of the respective avatar feature different from the first characteristic, wherein the second set of avatar feature options includes: a representation of a second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has a third pose that is different from the second pose; a representation of a first alternative for the second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the third pose that is different from the second pose; and a representation of a second alternative for the second option for the respective avatar feature in which the respective avatar feature has the third pose that is different from the second pose, wherein the second alternative for the second option is different from the first alternative for the second option.
32. The electronic device of claim 22, the electronic device includes a camera and wherein the first pose of the respective avatar feature is determined based on a pose of a physical feature of a face detected in a field of view of the camera.
33. The electronic device of claim 22, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
- while displaying the first set of avatar feature options and the second set of avatar feature options: detecting, via the input device, a selection of one of the first set of avatar feature options and a selection of one of the second set of avatar feature options; and in response to detecting the selection of one of the first set of avatar feature options and the selection of one of the second set of avatar feature options, updating an appearance of the respective avatar feature, including: displaying, via the display device, the respective avatar feature having a first value of the first characteristic that is determined based on the selected one of the first set of avatar feature options; and displaying, via the display device, the respective avatar feature having a first value of the second characteristic that is determined based on the selected one of the second set of avatar feature options.
34. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 30, wherein the representation of the first alternative for the first option, the representation of the second alternative for the first option, the representation of the first alternative for the second option, and the representation of the second alternative for the second option each have an appearance that is based on an appearance of the avatar.
35. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 30, wherein:
- the first option corresponds to an option for editing a first portion of the respective avatar feature;
- the second pose increases a degree of visibility of the first portion of the respective avatar feature;
- the second option corresponds to an option for editing a second portion of the respective avatar feature that is different from the first portion; and
- the third pose increases a degree of visibility of the second portion of the respective avatar feature.
36. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein:
- the first portion has a first degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the first pose, and the degree of visibility of the first portion is greater in the second pose than the first degree of visibility of the first portion in the first pose; and
- the second portion has a second degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the first pose, and the degree of visibility of the second portion is greater in the third pose than the second degree of visibility of the second portion in the first pose.
37. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein:
- the first portion has a third degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the third pose, and the degree of visibility of the first portion is greater in the second pose than the third degree of visibility of the first portion in the third pose; and
- the second portion has a fourth degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the second pose, and the degree of visibility of the second portion is greater in the third pose than the fourth degree of visibility of the second portion in the second pose.
38. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 30, wherein:
- the respective avatar feature is an avatar mouth;
- the first option is a piercing option for an avatar tongue; and
- the second pose is a pose in which the avatar mouth is displayed with the avatar tongue extending from the avatar mouth.
39. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 30, wherein:
- the respective avatar feature is an avatar mouth;
- the second option is an avatar teeth option; and
- the third pose is a pose in which the avatar mouth is displayed with avatar lips positioned to reveal avatar teeth.
40. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 30, wherein the electronic includes a camera and wherein the first pose of the respective avatar feature is determined based on a pose of a physical feature of a face detected in a field of view of the camera.
41. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 30, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
- while displaying the first set of avatar feature options and the second set of avatar feature options: detecting, via the input device, a selection of one of the first set of avatar feature options and a selection of one of the second set of avatar feature options; and in response to detecting the selection of one of the first set of avatar feature options and the selection of one of the second set of avatar feature options, updating an appearance of the respective avatar feature, including: displaying, via the display device, the respective avatar feature having a first value of the first characteristic that is determined based on the selected one of the first set of avatar feature options; and displaying, via the display device, the respective avatar feature having a first value of the second characteristic that is determined based on the selected one of the second set of avatar feature options.
42. The method of claim 31, wherein the representation of the first alternative for the first option, the representation of the second alternative for the first option, the representation of the first alternative for the second option, and the representation of the second alternative for the second option each have an appearance that is based on an appearance of the avatar.
43. The method of claim 31, wherein:
- the first option corresponds to an option for editing a first portion of the respective avatar feature;
- the second pose increases a degree of visibility of the first portion of the respective avatar feature;
- the second option corresponds to an option for editing a second portion of the respective avatar feature that is different from the first portion; and
- the third pose increases a degree of visibility of the second portion of the respective avatar feature.
44. The method of claim 43, wherein:
- the first portion has a first degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the first pose, and the degree of visibility of the first portion is greater in the second pose than the first degree of visibility of the first portion in the first pose; and
- the second portion has a second degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the first pose, and the degree of visibility of the second portion is greater in the third pose than the second degree of visibility of the second portion in the first pose.
45. The method of claim 43, wherein:
- the first portion has a third degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the third pose, and the degree of visibility of the first portion is greater in the second pose than the third degree of visibility of the first portion in the third pose; and
- the second portion has a fourth degree of visibility when the respective avatar feature has the second pose, and the degree of visibility of the second portion is greater in the third pose than the fourth degree of visibility of the second portion in the second pose.
46. The method of claim 31, wherein:
- the respective avatar feature is an avatar mouth;
- the first option is a piercing option for an avatar tongue; and
- the second pose is a pose in which the avatar mouth is displayed with the avatar tongue extending from the avatar mouth.
47. The method of claim 31, wherein:
- the respective avatar feature is an avatar mouth;
- the second option is an avatar teeth option; and
- the third pose is a pose in which the avatar mouth is displayed with avatar lips positioned to reveal avatar teeth.
48. The method of claim 31, wherein the electronic device includes a camera and wherein the first pose of the respective avatar feature is determined based on a pose of a physical feature of a face detected in a field of view of the camera.
49. The method of claim 31, further comprising:
- while displaying the first set of avatar feature options and the second set of avatar feature options: detecting, via the input device, a selection of one of the first set of avatar feature options and a selection of one of the second set of avatar feature options; and in response to detecting the selection of one of the first set of avatar feature options and the selection of one of the second set of avatar feature options, updating an appearance of the respective avatar feature, including: displaying, via the display device, the respective avatar feature having a first value of the first characteristic that is determined based on the selected one of the first set of avatar feature options; and displaying, via the display device, the respective avatar feature having a first value of the second characteristic that is determined based on the selected one of the second set of avatar feature options.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 25, 2019
Publication Date: Nov 12, 2020
Inventors: Nicolas SCAPEL (Sunnyvale, CA), Aurelio GUZMAN (San Mateo, CA), Jason RICKWALD (Santa Cruz, CA), Marcel VAN OS (San Francisco, CA), Guillaume Pierre Andre BARLIER (San Mateo, CA)
Application Number: 16/582,500
