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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Allison W. Dryer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Grant R. Paul, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan R. Dascola, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lisa K. Forssell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew H. Goulding, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen O. Lemay, San Francisco, CA (US);
Giancarlo Yerkes, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jeffrey S. Norris, Saratoga, CA (US);
Alexandre Da Veiga, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device displays a field of view of a camera with a view of a three-dimensional space and updates the field of view based on changes detected by the camera. While a measurement-point-creation indicator is over a determined anchor point in the field of view, the device changes a visual appearance of the indicator to indicate that a measurement point will be added at the anchor point if a touch input meets first criteria. In response to a touch input that meets the first criteria, a measurement point is added at the anchor point if the indicator is over the anchor point, and at a location away from the anchor point if not. In response to movement of the camera changing the field of view, if the field of view does not include a feature to which measurement points can be added, the measurement-point-creation indicator ceases to be displayed.