Apple Patent | Notification of augmented reality content on an electronic device

Patent: Notification of augmented reality content on an electronic device

Publication Number: 20250310613

Publication Date: 2025-10-02

Assignee: Apple Inc

Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device detects that playback of content has reached a respective playback position. In some embodiments, in response to detecting that the playback of the content has reached the respective playback position and in accordance with a determination that the respective playback position in the content is associated with respective augmented reality content corresponding to the content, an electronic device provides a notification corresponding to the respective augmented reality content wherein an input directed to the notification initiates a process for displaying of the respective augmented reality content. In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the respective playback position in the content is not associated with the respective augmented reality content, an electronic device forgoes providing the notification corresponding to the respective augmented reality content.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A method comprising:at an electronic device in communication with a display device and one or more input devices:while playing a first content item, detecting that playback of the first content item has reached a respective playback position within the first content item; andin response to detecting that the playback of the first content item has reached the respective playback position within the first content item, displaying, via the display device, a set of a plurality of representations of content that are additional content items that are available for playback, wherein:in accordance with a determination that the first content item is associated with respective augmented reality content, different from the first content item, the set of the plurality of representations of content includes a representation of the respective augmented reality content and one or more representations of content, different from the respective augmented reality content and the first content item;while displaying the set of the plurality of representations of content including the representation of the respective augmented reality content, receiving, via the one or more input devices, selection of the representation of the respective augmented reality content; andin response to receiving the representation of the respective augmented reality content, initiating a process to display the respective augmented reality content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:in accordance with a determination that the first content item is not associated with the respective augmented reality content, the set of the plurality of representations of content includes the one or more representations of content, different from the respective augmented reality content and the first content item being played back, and does not include the representation of the respective augmented reality content.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying the set of the plurality of representations of content includes displaying the set of the plurality of representations of content in a user interface element that is dynamically updated to include respective representations of content based on a content consumption history of a user account associated with the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein initiating the process to display the respective augmented reality content includes causing the respective augmented reality content to be displayed via a second electronic device, different from the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more representations of content, different from the respective augmented reality content and the first content item being played back, include content recommended to a user account associated with the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying the set of representations of content includes displaying the set of representations of content overlaid on the first content item being played back.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying the set of the plurality of representations of content includes displaying a first representation of the set of the plurality of representations of content having focus, the method further comprising:while displaying the set of representations of content including the first representation having focus, detecting, via the one or more input devices, an input; andin response to detecting the input:in accordance with a determination that the first representation corresponds to the respective augmented reality content, initiating the process for displaying the respective augmented reality content; andin accordance with a determination that the first representation corresponds to content, different from the respective augmented reality content and the first content item being played back, initiating a process for displaying the content, different from the respective augmented reality content and the first content item being played back.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein initiating the process for displaying the respective augmented reality content includes:in accordance with a determination that an application for displaying the respective augmented reality content is accessible on the electronic device, displaying, via the display device, the respective augmented reality content; andin accordance with a determination that the application for displaying the respective augmented reality content is not accessible on the electronic device, causing the respective augmented reality content to be displayed via a second electronic device, different from the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting that the playback of the content has reached the respective playback position includes detecting that the playback of the content has reached a predetermined position from an end of the first content item being played back.

11. An electronic device, comprising:one or more processors;memory; andone or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:while playing a first content item, detecting that playback of the first content item has reached a respective playback position within the first content item; andin response to detecting that the playback of the first content item has reached the respective playback position within the first content item, displaying, via a display device, a set of a plurality of representations of content that are additional content items that are available for playback, wherein:in accordance with a determination that the first content item is associated with respective augmented reality content, different from the first content item, the set of the plurality of representations of content includes a representation of the respective augmented reality content and one or more representations of content, different from the respective augmented reality content and the first content item;while displaying the set of the plurality of representations of content including the representation of the respective augmented reality content, receiving, via one or more input devices, selection of the representation of the respective augmented reality content; andin response to receiving the representation of the respective augmented reality content, initiating a process to display the respective augmented reality content.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform a method comprising:while playing a first content item, detecting that playback of the first content item has reached a respective playback position within the first content item; andin response to detecting that the playback of the first content item has reached the respective playback position within the first content item, displaying, via a display device, a set of a plurality of representations of content that are additional content items that are available for playback, wherein:in accordance with a determination that the first content item is associated with respective augmented reality content, different from the first content item, the set of the plurality of representations of content includes a representation of the respective augmented reality content and one or more representations of content, different from the respective augmented reality content and the first content item;while displaying the set of the plurality of representations of content including the representation of the respective augmented reality content, receiving, via one or more input devices, selection of the representation of the respective augmented reality content; andin response to receiving the representation of the respective augmented reality content, initiating a process to display the respective augmented reality content.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/518,365, filed Nov. 22, 2023, and published on Mar. 14, 2024 as U.S. Publication No. 2024-0089553, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/888,478, filed May 29, 2020, and issued on Jan. 2, 2024 as U.S. Pat. No. 11,863,837, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/855,794, filed May 31, 2019, all of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties for all purposes.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

This relates generally to user interfaces that present augmented reality content related to items of content on an electronic device.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

User interaction with electronic devices has increased significantly in recent years. These devices can be devices such as computers, tablet computers, televisions, multimedia devices, mobile devices, and the like.

In some circumstances, such a device presents an item of content. In some circumstances, the electronic device presents the user with augmented reality content related to an item of content that the user has been viewing. Enhancing the user's interactions with the device improves the user's experience with the device and decreases user interaction time, which is particularly important where input devices are battery-operated.

It is well understood that the use of personally identifiable information should follow privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental requirements for maintaining the privacy of users. In particular, personally identifiable information data should be managed and handled so as to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of authorized use should be clearly indicated to users.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that provide notifications of the availability of augmented reality content. The full descriptions of the embodiments are provided in the Drawings and the Detailed Description, and it is understood that the Summary provided above does not limit the scope of the disclosure in any way.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the various described embodiments, reference should be made to the Detailed Description below, in conjunction with the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.

FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for event handling in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device having a touch screen in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 4A illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu of applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 4B illustrates an exemplary user interface for a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 5A illustrates a personal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 5B is a block diagram illustrating a personal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5C-5D illustrate exemplary components of a personal electronic device having a touch-sensitive display and intensity sensors in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5E-5H illustrate exemplary components and user interfaces of a personal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 51-5J illustrate block diagrams of exemplary architectures for devices according to some embodiments of the disclosure.

FIGS. 6A-6V illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic device displays notifications of available augmented reality content in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

FIGS. 7A-7E are flow diagrams illustrating a method of displaying notifications of available augmented reality content in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.