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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Anton M. Davydov, Gilroy, CA (US);
Jane E. Koo, Campbell, CA (US);
Johnnie B. Manzari, San Francisco, CA (US);
Grant R. Paul, San Francisco, CA (US);
William A. Sorrentino, III, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Andre Souza Dos Santos, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel J. Wiersema, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments are directed to a media capture lock affordance for a graphical user interface displayed by a media capture device. The media capture lock affordance allows a user to lock and unlock a capture state of the media capture device using a simple and intuitive touch gesture that can be applied by the user's finger (e.g., the user's thumb) while holding the media capture device in one hand.