Granted Patent B2

US 12,422,976 · App. 18/504,001 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan (San Francisco, CA); Kevin M. Lynch (Woodside, CA); Jeffrey D. Tanner (Walnut Creek, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

G06F3/04847F24F11/50G06F3/0362G06F3/16H04L63/10H04R3/12H04R27/00H04R2227/003

Abstract

Claims (93)

1. A computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and a rotatable input mechanism, comprising:

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:

while displaying, via the display generation component, a camera user interface, concurrently displaying, via the display generation component:

a first image captured via a first camera that is in communication with the computer system;

a plurality of event indicators;

a first control user interface object having a first appearance characteristic; and

a second control user interface object having the first appearance characteristic, wherein the second control user interface object corresponds to an intercom function between the computer system and the first camera;

while concurrently displaying the first image captured via the first camera and the plurality of event indicators, detecting, via the rotatable input mechanism, a first user input; and

in response to detecting the first user input via the rotatable input mechanism:

replacing display of the first image captured via the first camera with display of a second image captured via the first camera, wherein the second image of the first camera corresponds a first event indicator of the plurality of event indicators, and wherein the second image captured via the first camera corresponds to one or more images captured via the first camera at a first time prior to a current time; and

displaying, via the display generation component:

the first control user interface object with the first appearance characteristic; and

the second control user interface object with a second appearance characteristic, different from the first appearance characteristic, wherein the second appearance characteristic includes an inactive appearance characteristic indicating that the second control user interface object is not selectable.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein replacing display of the first image captured via the first camera with display of the second image captured via the first camera includes displaying, via the display generation component and concurrently with the second image captured via the first camera, a time indicator corresponding to the first time prior to the current time.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

while concurrently displaying the second image captured via the first camera and the plurality of event indicators, detecting, via the rotatable input mechanism, a second user input; and

in response to detecting the second user input via the rotatable input mechanism, replacing display of the second image captured via the first camera with display of a third image captured via the first camera, wherein the third image of the first camera corresponds a second event indicator, different from the first event indicator, of the plurality of event indicators, and wherein the third image captured via the first camera corresponds to one or more images captured via the first camera at a second time, different from the first time, prior to the current time.

4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

prior to displaying the camera user interface, displaying, via the display generation component, a home user interface that includes a first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera;

while displaying the home user interface that includes the first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, detecting a third user input corresponding to selection of the first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera; and

in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to selection of the first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, displaying, via the display generation component, the camera user interface.

5. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

prior to displaying the camera user interface, displaying, via the display generation component, a home user interface that includes a second camera user interface object;

while displaying the home user interface that includes the second camera user interface object, detecting a fourth user input corresponding to selection of the second camera user interface object;

in response to detecting the fourth user input corresponding to selection of the second camera user interface object, displaying a second camera user interface that includes a third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera;

while displaying the second camera user interface that includes the third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, detecting a fifth user input corresponding to selection of the third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera; and

in response to detecting the fifth user input corresponding to selection of the third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, displaying, via the display generation component, the camera user interface.

6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of event indicators correspond to respective events detected by the first camera, wherein the respective events occurred prior to the current time.

7. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein the respective events are selected from the group consisting of: a motion detection event, a person detection event, an object detection event, an animal detection event, an audio detection event and a vehicle detection event.

8. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of event indicators are arranged in chronological order based on respective times at which the respective events were detected by the first camera.

9. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of event indicators do not include a visual indication of an image captured via the first camera.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and a rotatable input mechanism, the one or more programs including instructions causing the computer system to perform:

while displaying, via the display generation component, a camera user interface, concurrently displaying, via the display generation component:

a first image captured via a first camera that is in communication with the computer system;

a plurality of event indicators;

a first control user interface object having a first appearance characteristic; and

a second control user interface object having the first appearance characteristic, wherein the second control user interface object corresponds to an intercom function between the computer system and the first camera;

while concurrently displaying the first image captured via the first camera and the plurality of event indicators, detecting, via the rotatable input mechanism, a first user input; and

in response to detecting the first user input via the rotatable input mechanism:

replacing display of the first image captured via the first camera with display of a second image captured via the first camera, wherein the second image of the first camera corresponds a first event indicator of the plurality of event indicators, and wherein the second image captured via the first camera corresponds to one or more images captured via the first camera at a first time prior to a current time; and

displaying, via the display generation component:

the first control user interface object with the first appearance characteristic; and

the second control user interface object with a second appearance characteristic, different from the first appearance characteristic, wherein the second appearance characteristic includes an inactive appearance characteristic indicating that the second control user interface object is not selectable.

11. A method, comprising:

at a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and a rotatable input mechanism:

while displaying, via the display generation component, a camera user interface, concurrently displaying, via the display generation component:

a first image captured via a first camera that is in communication with the computer system;

a plurality of event indicators;

a first control user interface object having a first appearance characteristic; and

a second control user interface object having the first appearance characteristic, wherein the second control user interface object corresponds to an intercom function between the computer system and the first camera;

while concurrently displaying the first image captured via the first camera and the plurality of event indicators, detecting, via the rotatable input mechanism, a first user input; and

in response to detecting the first user input via the rotatable input mechanism:

replacing display of the first image captured via the first camera with display of a second image captured via the first camera, wherein the second image of the first camera corresponds a first event indicator of the plurality of event indicators, and wherein the second image captured via the first camera corresponds to one or more images captured via the first camera at a first time prior to a current time; and

displaying, via the display generation component:

the first control user interface object with the first appearance characteristic; and

the second control user interface object with a second appearance characteristic, different from the first appearance characteristic, wherein the second appearance characteristic includes an inactive appearance characteristic indicating that the second control user interface object is not selectable.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein replacing display of the first image captured via the first camera with display of the second image captured via the first camera includes displaying, via the display generation component and concurrently with the second image captured via the first camera, a time indicator corresponding to the first time prior to the current time.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

while concurrently displaying the second image captured via the first camera and the plurality of event indicators, detecting, via the rotatable input mechanism, a second user input; and

in response to detecting the second user input via the rotatable input mechanism, replacing display of the second image captured via the first camera with display of a third image captured via the first camera, wherein the third image of the first camera corresponds a second event indicator, different from the first event indicator, of the plurality of event indicators, and wherein the third image captured via the first camera corresponds to one or more images captured via the first camera at a second time, different from the first time, prior to the current time.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

prior to displaying the camera user interface, displaying, via the display generation component, a home user interface that includes a first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera;

while displaying the home user interface that includes the first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, detecting a third user input corresponding to selection of the first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera; and

in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to selection of the first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, displaying, via the display generation component, the camera user interface.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

prior to displaying the camera user interface, displaying, via the display generation component, a home user interface that includes a second camera user interface object;

while displaying the home user interface that includes the second camera user interface object, detecting a fourth user input corresponding to selection of the second camera user interface object;

in response to detecting the fourth user input corresponding to selection of the second camera user interface object, displaying a second camera user interface that includes a third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera;

while displaying the second camera user interface that includes the third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, detecting a fifth user input corresponding to selection of the third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera; and

in response to detecting the fifth user input corresponding to selection of the third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, displaying, via the display generation component, the camera user interface.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of event indicators correspond to respective events detected by the first camera, wherein the respective events occurred prior to the current time.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the respective events are selected from the group consisting of: a motion detection event, a person detection event, an object detection event, an animal detection event, an audio detection event and a vehicle detection event.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of event indicators are arranged in chronological order based on respective times at which the respective events were detected by the first camera.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of event indicators do not include a visual indication of an image captured via the first camera.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein replacing display of the first image captured via the first camera with display of the second image captured via the first camera includes displaying, via the display generation component and concurrently with the second image captured via the first camera, a time indicator corresponding to the first time prior to the current time.

21. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

while concurrently displaying the second image captured via the first camera and the plurality of event indicators, detecting, via the rotatable input mechanism, a second user input; and

in response to detecting the second user input via the rotatable input mechanism, replacing display of the second image captured via the first camera with display of a third image captured via the first camera, wherein the third image of the first camera corresponds a second event indicator, different from the first event indicator, of the plurality of event indicators, and wherein the third image captured via the first camera corresponds to one or more images captured via the first camera at a second time, different from the first time, prior to the current time.

22. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

prior to displaying the camera user interface, displaying, via the display generation component, a home user interface that includes a first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera;

while displaying the home user interface that includes the first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, detecting a third user input corresponding to selection of the first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera; and

in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to selection of the first camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, displaying, via the display generation component, the camera user interface.

23. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

prior to displaying the camera user interface, displaying, via the display generation component, a home user interface that includes a second camera user interface object;

while displaying the home user interface that includes the second camera user interface object, detecting a fourth user input corresponding to selection of the second camera user interface object;

in response to detecting the fourth user input corresponding to selection of the second camera user interface object, displaying a second camera user interface that includes a third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera;

while displaying the second camera user interface that includes the third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, detecting a fifth user input corresponding to selection of the third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera; and

in response to detecting the fifth user input corresponding to selection of the third camera user interface object corresponding to the first camera, displaying, via the display generation component, the camera user interface.

24. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of event indicators correspond to respective events detected by the first camera, wherein the respective events occurred prior to the current time.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the respective events are selected from the group consisting of: a motion detection event, a person detection event, an object detection event, an animal detection event, an audio detection event and a vehicle detection event.

26. The method of claim 24 , wherein the plurality of event indicators are arranged in chronological order based on respective times at which the respective events were detected by the first camera.

27. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of event indicators do not include a visual indication of an image captured via the first camera.

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