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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew J. Dickoff, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jessica Aranda, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Patrick Coffman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Richard L. Hagy, Montara, CA (US);
Stephen J. Rhee, San Jose, CA (US);
Nicole R. Ryan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Adam C. Swift, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gavin B. Thomson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brandon J. Van Ryswyk, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are techniques to enable limited access to a photos library by enabling application specific virtual photo libraries. When an application requests access to the photos library, the user can select an option to enable or configure a virtual photos library, and then select specific assets (e.g., photos, videos) within the photos library to be selected for inclusion into an application specific virtual photos library.