ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,204, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"User interfaces for controlling media capture settings" was invented by Johnnie B. Manzari (San Francisco) and Andre Souza Dos Santos (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "User interfaces for controlling media capture settings are described, including user interfaces for controlling capture of media with associated depth information (e.g., for applying simulated depth-of-field effects), controlling media capture settings with multiple input types, controlling zoom settings for media capture (e.g., conditionally displaying a secondary preview at a differ...