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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Johnnie B. Manzari, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jae Woo Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brandon J. Corey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Craig M. Federighi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Bradley D. Ford, San Jose, CA (US);
Aaron Moring, Fremont, CA (US);
Fiona P. O'leary, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for managing camera sharing between devices. In some embodiments, a first computer system displays a system interface with a set of camera options for a second computer system and an option to select a camera of a second computer system for generating a video feed at the first computer system. In some embodiments, a first computer system is in a first mode of operation in which video information is provided to a second computer system, and the first computer system receives an input and switches to a second mode of operation and ceases providing the video information to the second computer system. In some embodiments, a first computer system determines whether or not to automatically set a camera of a second computer system as a system camera for the first computer system based on device proximity.