MULTI-PARTICIPANT LIVE COMMUNICATION USER INTERFACE

• US 20200195887A1
• Filed: 02/24/2020
• Published: 06/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: VAN OS, Marcel, CARO, Pablo F., CHANG, Jae Woo, DRYER, Allison, DYE, Alan C., GARCIA, Robert, LEMAY, Stephen O., PHAM, Hoan
• Granted Patent: US 10,904,486 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10016 Video; Image sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30196 Human being; Person
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/20 Analysis of motion motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/144 camera and display on the same optical axis, e.g. optically multiplexing the camera and display for eye to eye contact
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The device can display a live video communication user interface of a live video communication application that includes participant affordances corresponding to participants. In response to detecting an input that corresponds to a request to initiate a process of starting a new live communication session, the device can: in accordance with the input corresponding to selection of the first participant affordance, initiate a process of starting a new live communication session that includes a group of three or more participants; and in accordance with the input corresponding to selection of the new session affordance, initiate a process for selecting two or more participants and start a new live communication session that includes a participant associated with the device and the selected participants.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display device;

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 live video communication user interface of a live video communication application, the live video communication user interface including;

a plurality of participant affordances corresponding to respective one or more participants, the plurality of participant affordances including a first participant affordance corresponding to a group of three or more participants; and

a new session affordance for starting a new live communication session;

detecting an input that corresponds to a request to initiate a process of starting a new live communication session; and

in response to detecting the input;

in accordance with the input corresponding to selection of the first participant affordance, initiating a process of starting new live communication session that includes the group of three or more participants; and

in accordance with the input corresponding to selection of the new session affordance, initiating a process for selecting two or more participants and starting a new live communication session that includes a participant associated with the electronic device and the two or more selected participants.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the live video communication user interface further includes a list of recent live communication sessions.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of participant affordances includes a second participant affordance corresponding to a suggested group of participants determined based on data from a second application that is different from the live video communication application.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the suggested group of participants corresponds to participants in a group conversation conducted in the second application or a conference call conducted in the second application.

5. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the second participant affordance includes an indication of the second application.

6. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the plurality of participant affordances includes a third participant affordance corresponding to a second suggested group of participants determined based on data from a third application that is different from the live video communication application and the second application.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the live video communication user interface further includes a participant selection affordance, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

receiving a second input corresponding to selection of the participant selection affordance; and

in response to receiving the second input corresponding to selection of the participant selection affordance, displaying a group selection user interface that includes;

a text entry field for identifying one or more participants;

a keyboard;

an audio-only affordance; and

a video affordance;

while displaying the group selection user interface, receiving a third input selection; and

in response to receiving the third input;

in accordance with the third input corresponding to selection of the audio-only affordance, starting the new live communication session using audio transmitted from the electronic device, without transmitting video data from the electronic device; and

in accordance with the third input corresponding to selection of the video affordance, starting the new live communication session using audio and video transmitted from the electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

starting the new live communication session; and

after starting the new live communication session, displaying a representation of the new live communication session in a fourth application that is different from the live video communication application.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of participant affordances includes a fourth participant affordance corresponding to the group of three or more participants, and wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the fourth participant affordance corresponds to an active live communication session, the fourth participant affordance is displayed with a first visual appearance; and

in accordance with a determination that the fourth participant affordance corresponds to a non-active live communication session, the fourth participant affordance is displayed with a second visual appearance that is different from the first visual appearance.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein initiating the process for selecting two or more participants includes displaying a representation of a potential participant, and wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the potential participant is associated with a device capable of joining a live communication session, the representation of the potential participant is displayed with a first visual appearance; and

in accordance with a determination that the participant is not associated with a device capable of joining a live communication session, the representation of the potential participant is displayed with a second visual appearance that is different from the first visual appearance.

11. 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 device, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying a live video communication user interface of a live video communication application, the live video communication user interface including;

a plurality of participant affordances corresponding to respective one or more participants, the plurality of participant affordances including a first participant affordance corresponding to a group of three or more participants; and

a new session affordance for starting a new live communication session;

detecting an input that corresponds to a request to initiate a process of starting a new live communication session; and

in response to detecting the input;

in accordance with the input corresponding to selection of the first participant affordance, initiating a process of starting new live communication session that includes the group of three or more participants; and

in accordance with the input corresponding to selection of the new session affordance, initiating a process for selecting two or more participants and starting a new live communication session that includes a participant associated with the electronic device and the two or more selected participants.

12. A method comprising:

at an electronic device with a display device;

displaying a live video communication user interface of a live video communication application, the live video communication user interface including;

a plurality of participant affordances corresponding to respective one or more participants, the plurality of participant affordances including a first participant affordance corresponding to a group of three or more participants; and

a new session affordance for starting a new live communication session;

detecting an input that corresponds to a request to initiate a process of starting a new live communication session; and

in response to detecting the input;

in accordance with the input corresponding to selection of the first participant affordance, initiating a process of starting new live communication session that includes the group of three or more participants; and

in accordance with the input corresponding to selection of the new session affordance, initiating a process for selecting two or more participants and starting a new live communication session that includes a participant associated with the electronic device and the two or more selected participants.