Devices and method for providing remote control hints on a display
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1. A method comprising:
- at an electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices;
concurrently displaying, on the display;
a plurality of representations of content items that a user of the electronic device has viewed on the electronic device, wherein a first representation of a first content item of the plurality of representations has a current focus, and the plurality of representations of content items are arranged according to a recency with which the user of the electronic device viewed the corresponding content items, wherein the first content item is partially watched; and
a representation of content from the first content item;
while concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and the representation of content from the first content item, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a sequence of one or more inputs selecting the first representation of the first content item;
in response to receiving the sequence of one or more inputs selecting the first representation of the first content item, resuming playback, on the display, of the first content item from a playback location at which playback of the first content item was previously stopped;
while concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and the representation of the content from the first content item, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to move the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to a second representation of a second content item of the plurality of representations; and
in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to the second representation of the second content item;
moving the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to the second representation of the second content item;
ceasing the display of the representation of the content from the first content item; and
concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and a representation of content from the second content item.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a media content user interface. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface to the system that includes a side bar. The user interface provides context sensitive hints to assist the viewer. The system also tracks a viewer'"'"'s viewing history in a manner that allows the viewer to review and directly access any part of that history. Finally, magnetic points are created for use during video scrubbing to intelligently select relocation points for the current playback position.
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1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices; concurrently displaying, on the display; a plurality of representations of content items that a user of the electronic device has viewed on the electronic device, wherein a first representation of a first content item of the plurality of representations has a current focus, and the plurality of representations of content items are arranged according to a recency with which the user of the electronic device viewed the corresponding content items, wherein the first content item is partially watched; and a representation of content from the first content item; while concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and the representation of content from the first content item, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a sequence of one or more inputs selecting the first representation of the first content item; in response to receiving the sequence of one or more inputs selecting the first representation of the first content item, resuming playback, on the display, of the first content item from a playback location at which playback of the first content item was previously stopped; while concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and the representation of the content from the first content item, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to move the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to a second representation of a second content item of the plurality of representations; and in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to the second representation of the second content item; moving the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to the second representation of the second content item; ceasing the display of the representation of the content from the first content item; and concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and a representation of content from the second content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. 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 in communication with a display and one or more input devices, cause the electronic device to perform a method comprising:
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concurrently displaying, on the display; a plurality of representations of content items that a user of the electronic device has viewed on the electronic device, wherein a first representation of a first content item of the plurality of representations has a current focus, and the plurality of representations of content items are arranged according to a recency with which the user of the electronic device viewed the corresponding content items, wherein the first content item is partially watched; and a representation of content from the first content item; while concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and the representation of content from the first content item, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a sequence of one or more inputs selecting the first representation of the first content item; in response to receiving the sequence of one or more inputs selecting the first representation of the first content item, resuming playback, on the display, of the first content item from a playback location at which playback of the first content item was previously stopped; while concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and the representation of the content from the first content item, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to move the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to a second representation of a second content item of the plurality of representations; and in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to the second representation of the second content item; moving the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to the second representation of the second content item; ceasing the display of the representation of the content from the first content item; and concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and a representation of content from the second content item. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An electronic device, comprising:
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one or more processors; memory; and one 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; concurrently displaying, on a display; a plurality of representations of content items that a user of the electronic device has viewed on the electronic device, wherein a first representation of a first content item of the plurality of representations has a current focus, and the plurality of representations of content items are arranged according to a recency with which the user of the electronic device viewed the corresponding content items, wherein the first content item is partially watched; and a representation of content from the first content item; while concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and the representation of content from the first content item, receiving, via one or more input devices, a sequence of one or more inputs selecting the first representation of the first content item; in response to receiving the sequence of one or more inputs selecting the first representation of the first content item, resuming playback, on the display, of the first content item from a playback location at which playback of the first content item was previously stopped; while concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and the representation of the content from the first content item, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to move the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to a second representation of a second content item of the plurality of representations; and in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to the second representation of the second content item; moving the current focus from the first representation of the first content item to the second representation of the second content item; ceasing the display of the representation of the content from the first content item; and concurrently displaying the plurality of representations of content items and a representation of content from the second content item. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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