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US 10,325,416 B1Granted
Avatar creation user interface
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsNicolas Scapel, Guillaume Pierre André Barlier, JD Gardner, Aurelio Guzman
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to creating and editing avatars, and navigating avatar selection interfaces. In some examples, an avatar feature user interface includes a plurality of feature options that can be customized to create an avatar. In some examples, different types of avatars can be managed for use in different applications. In some examples, an interface is provided for navigating types of avatars for an application.
Claims45
An electronic device comprising:
- a display apparatus;
- 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, via the display apparatus, an avatar editing user interface that includes displaying:
- an avatar having a plurality of avatar features including avatar hair having a selected avatar hairstyle;
- and
- a plurality of avatar accessory options;
- detecting selection of a respective accessory option;
- and
- in response to detecting the selection of the respective accessory option of the plurality of avatar accessory options, changing an appearance of the avatar to include a representation of the respective accessory option, including, in accordance with a determination that the respective accessory option is a first accessory option:
- displaying the representation of the first accessory option positioned on the avatar;
- and
- modifying a geometry of a first displayed portion of the avatar hair based on the position of the representation of the first accessory option on the avatar, while maintaining the selected avatar hairstyle;
- wherein the avatar hair moves in accordance with a simulated physical reaction of the avatar hair to avatar movement based on a physics model, and the simulated physical reaction of the avatar hair to avatar movement based on the physics model changes when the first accessory option is an avatar hat.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a display apparatus;
- 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, via the display apparatus, an avatar editing user interface that includes displaying:
- an avatar having a plurality of avatar features including avatar hair having a selected avatar hairstyle;
- and
- a plurality of avatar accessory options;
- detecting selection of a respective accessory option;
- in response to detecting the selection of the respective accessory option of the plurality of avatar accessory options, changing an appearance of the avatar to include a representation of the respective accessory option, including, in accordance with a determination that the respective accessory option is a first accessory option:
- displaying the representation of the first accessory option positioned on the avatar;
- and
- modifying a geometry of a first displayed portion of the avatar hair based on the position of the representation of the first accessory option on the avatar, while maintaining the selected avatar hairstyle;
- in response to detecting a selection of a second hairstyle option, changing the appearance of the avatar from having the selected avatar hairstyle to having the second hairstyle option;
- and
- changing an appearance of the representation of the respective accessory option based on the second hairstyle option;
- wherein the respective accessory option is an avatar hat, and changing the appearance of the representation of the respective accessory option includes changing a size of the representation of the avatar hat based on a size of the second hairstyle option.
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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 apparatus, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying, via the display apparatus, an avatar editing user interface that includes displaying:
- an avatar having a plurality of avatar features including avatar hair having a selected avatar hairstyle;
- and
- a plurality of avatar accessory options;
- detecting selection of a respective accessory option;
- and
- in response to detecting the selection of the respective accessory option of the plurality of avatar accessory options, changing an appearance of the avatar to include a representation of the respective accessory option, including, in accordance with a determination that the respective accessory option is a first accessory option:
- displaying the representation of the first accessory option positioned on the avatar;
- and
- modifying a geometry of a first displayed portion of the avatar hair based on the position of the representation of the first accessory option on the avatar, while maintaining the selected avatar hairstyle;
- wherein the avatar hair moves in accordance with a simulated physical reaction of the avatar hair to avatar movement based on a physics model, and the simulated physical reaction of the avatar hair to avatar movement based on the physics model changes when the first accessory option is an avatar hat.
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A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device having a display apparatus:
- displaying, via the display apparatus, an avatar editing user interface that includes displaying:
- an avatar having a plurality of avatar features including avatar hair having a selected avatar hairstyle;
- and
- a plurality of avatar accessory options;
- detecting selection of a respective accessory option;
- and
- in response to detecting the selection of the respective accessory option of the plurality of avatar accessory options, changing an appearance of the avatar to include a representation of the respective accessory option, including, in accordance with a determination that the respective accessory option is a first accessory option:
- displaying the representation of the first accessory option positioned on the avatar;
- and
- modifying a geometry of a first displayed portion of the avatar hair based on the position of the representation of the first accessory option on the avatar, while maintaining the selected avatar hairstyle;
- wherein the avatar hair moves in accordance with a simulated physical reaction of the avatar hair to avatar movement based on a physics model, and the simulated physical reaction of the avatar hair to avatar movement based on the physics model changes when the first accessory option is an avatar hat.
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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 apparatus, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying, via the display apparatus, an avatar editing user interface that includes displaying:
- an avatar having a plurality of avatar features including avatar hair having a selected avatar hairstyle;
- and
- a plurality of avatar accessory options;
- detecting selection of a respective accessory option;
- in response to detecting the selection of the respective accessory option of the plurality of avatar accessory options, changing an appearance of the avatar to include a representation of the respective accessory option, including, in accordance with a determination that the respective accessory option is a first accessory option:
- displaying the representation of the first accessory option positioned on the avatar;
- and
- modifying a geometry of a first displayed portion of the avatar hair based on the position of the representation of the first accessory option on the avatar, while maintaining the selected avatar hairstyle;
- in response to detecting a selection of a second hairstyle option, changing the appearance of the avatar from having the selected avatar hairstyle to having the second hairstyle option;
- and
- changing an appearance of the representation of the respective accessory option based on the second hairstyle option;
- wherein the respective accessory option is an avatar hat, and changing the appearance of the representation of the respective accessory option includes changing a size of the representation of the avatar hat based on a size of the second hairstyle option.
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A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device having a display apparatus:
- displaying, via the display apparatus, an avatar editing user interface that includes displaying:
- an avatar having a plurality of avatar features including avatar hair having a selected avatar hairstyle;
- and
- a plurality of avatar accessory options;
- detecting selection of a respective accessory option;
- in response to detecting the selection of the respective accessory option of the plurality of avatar accessory options, changing an appearance of the avatar to include a representation of the respective accessory option, including, in accordance with a determination that the respective accessory option is a first accessory option:
- displaying the representation of the first accessory option positioned on the avatar;
- and
- modifying a geometry of a first displayed portion of the avatar hair based on the position of the representation of the first accessory option on the avatar, while maintaining the selected avatar hairstyle;
- in response to detecting a selection of a second hairstyle option, changing the appearance of the avatar from having the selected avatar hairstyle to having the second hairstyle option;
- and
- changing an appearance of the representation of the respective accessory option based on the second hairstyle option;
- wherein the respective accessory option is an avatar hat, and changing the appearance of the representation of the respective accessory option includes changing a size of the representation of the avatar hat based on a size of the second hairstyle option.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.