Granted Patent B2

US 12,262,089 · App. 17/116,938 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan (San Francisco, CA); Patrick L. Coffman (San Francisco, CA); Christopher Patrick Foss (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

H04N21/47217H04N21/21805H04N21/2187H04N21/8456

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

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 a first user interface including:

a representation of video data from a source of video data; and

a first affordance for accessing controls for two or more controllable external devices that are associated with the source of video data, wherein the two or more controllable external devices are associated with the source of video data based on at least one of physical proximity to the source of video data, a designated association with the source of video data, or common functionality with the source;

while displaying the first user interface, detecting a first user input corresponding to selection of the first affordance;

in response to detecting the first user input, displaying a second user interface, wherein displaying the second user interface includes:

displaying at least a second affordance representing a first controllable external device of the two or more controllable external devices that are is associated with the source of video data and a third affordance representing a second controllable external device of the two or more controllable external devices that are associated with the source of video data;

detecting a selection of the second affordance representing the first controllable external device; and

in response to detecting the selection of the second affordance representing the first controllable external device, initiating a process for controlling the first controllable external device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the representation of video data includes a live video feed from the source of video data.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the representation of video data includes a notification corresponding to an event associated with the source of video data.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein displaying the second user interface further includes:

displaying recorded video from the source of video data, wherein the recorded video corresponds to the event associated with the source of video data.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein displaying the second user interface further includes ceasing to display the representation of video data.

6. 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, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying a first user interface including:

a representation of video data from a source of video data; and

a first affordance for accessing controls two or more controllable external devices that are associated with the source of video data, wherein the two or more controllable external devices are associated with the source of video data based on at least one of physical proximity to the source of video data, a designated association with the source of video data, or common functionality with the source;

while displaying the first user interface, detecting a first user input corresponding to selection of the first affordance;

in response to detecting the first user input, displaying a second user interface, wherein displaying the second user interface includes:

displaying at least a second affordance representing a first controllable external device of the two or more controllable external devices that are associated with the source of video data and a third affordance representing a second controllable external device of the two or more controllable external devices that are associated with the source of video data;

detecting a selection of the second affordance representing the first controllable external device; and

in response to detecting the selection of the second affordance representing the first controllable external device, initiating a process for controlling the first controllable external device.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the representation of video data includes a live video feed from the source of video data.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the representation of video data includes a notification corresponding to an event associated with the source of video data.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein displaying the second user interface further includes:

displaying recorded video from the source of video data, wherein the recorded video corresponds to the event associated with the source of video data.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein displaying the second user interface further includes ceasing to display the representation of video data.

11. A method comprising:

at an electronic device with a display:

displaying a first user interface including:

a representation of video data from a source of video data; and

a first affordance for accessing controls for two or more controllable external devices that are associated with the source of video data, wherein the two or more controllable external devices are associated with the source of video data based on at least one of physical proximity to the source of video data, a designated association with the source of video data, or common functionality with the source;

while displaying the first user interface, detecting a first user input corresponding to selection of the first affordance;

in response to detecting the first user input, displaying a second user interface, wherein displaying the second user interface includes:

displaying at least a second affordance representing a first controllable external device of the two or more controllable external devices that are associated with the source of video data and a third affordance representing a second controllable external device of the two or more controllable external devices that are associated with the source of video data;

detecting a selection of the second affordance representing the first controllable external device; and

in response to detecting the selection of the second affordance representing the first controllable external device, initiating a process for controlling the first controllable external device.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the representation of video data includes a live video feed from the source of video data.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the representation of video data includes a notification corresponding to an event associated with the source of video data.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein displaying the second user interface further includes:

displaying recorded video from the source of video data, wherein the recorded video corresponds to the event associated with the source of video data.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein displaying the second user interface further includes ceasing to display the representation of video data.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the displaying a first user interface further comprises simultaneously displaying the representation of video data and the first affordance.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the displaying a first user interface further comprises simultaneously displaying the representation of video data and the first affordance.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying a first user interface further comprises simultaneously displaying the representation of video data and the first affordance.

19. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein initiating the process for controlling the first controllable external device includes displaying a menu of operational states for the first controllable external device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein initiating the process for controlling the first controllable external device includes displaying a menu of operational states for the first controllable external device.

21. The method of claim 11 , wherein initiating the process for controlling the first controllable external device includes displaying a menu of operational states for the first controllable external device.

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