Flick to send or display content

• US 10,303,357 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2010
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TiVo Solutions Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: TiVo Solutions Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Hayes, Robin
• Primary Examiner(s): Casillas, Roland J
• Application Number:
  US12/950,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20120131458A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,112 Days
• Field of Search: 715716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0383 Remote input, i.e. interface arrangements in which the signals generated by a pointing device are transmitted to a PC at a remote location, e.g. to a PC in a LAN
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

In an embodiment, a flick motion is detected on a touch screen interface of a first device. In response to detecting the flick motion: data associated with the flick motion is identified and transmitted to a second device. The data may be automatically displayed in response to detecting the flick motion.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

playing video content at a first device;

while playing the video content, detecting a flick motion on a touch screen interface of the first device;

determining a direction associated with the flick motion;

determining a playing position of the video content that was displayed on the touch screen interface when the flick motion was detected;

selecting based on a direction of the flick motion one of a plurality of devices and one of a plurality of actions, the plurality of actions comprising;

(1) storage of the video content, and (2) playing of the video content;

in response to the selection of the action comprising playing of the video content, the first device;

transmitting data associated with the video content from the first device to the selected device, the selected device different from the first device, the data including a link to the video content; and

causing the selected device to play the video content based on the data using the link, the selected device automatically playing the video content beginning at the determined playing position at which the video content was playing when the flick motion was detected; and

in response to the selection of the action comprising storage of the video content, the first device;

causing the selected device to store the video content that was playing on the first device when the flick motion was detected.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the second device from a plurality of devices based on a direction of the flick motion.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the second device from a plurality of devices based on detecting that the flick motion was in a direction of a visual representation of the second device on the touch screen interface;

wherein during the flick motion, a user performing the flick motion does not touch the visual representation of the second device on the touch screen interface.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the video content is included in the data.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein detecting the flick motion comprises:

detecting an initial user touch on the playing video content on the touch screen interface;

detecting a movement of the user touch along the touch screen interface away from a location of the initial user touch;

while the movement is being detected, detecting a release of the user touch.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

subsequent to transmitting the data to the second device and subsequent to the second device displaying the video content based on the data;

receiving input on the first device associated with a playback operation of the video content;

transmitting a command from the first device to the second device based on the playback operation;

wherein the second device is configured to perform the playback operation responsive to receiving the command.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

in response to detecting the flick motion, transmitting at least a portion of the video content to a plurality of devices.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the plurality of devices are selected in response to detecting the plurality of devices within a same sub-network as the first device.

9. A method comprising:

playing first content at a first device;

while playing the first content, detecting a first flick motion on a first touch screen interface of the first device;

determining a direction associated with the flick motion;

determining a playing position of the first content that was playing on the first touch screen interface when the first flick motion was detected;

selecting based on a direction of the flick motion one of a plurality of shared display devices and one of a plurality of actions, the plurality of actions comprising;

(1) storage of the video content, and (2) presenting of the video content;

in response to the selection of the action comprising storage of the video content, the first device;

causing the selected shared display device to store the first content associated with the first flick motion that was playing on the first device when the first flick motion was detected;

in response to the selection of the action comprising presenting of the video content, causing presenting of at least a portion of the first content associated with the first flick motion on the selected shared display device using a first link to the first content, the selected shared display device automatically playing the first content beginning at the determined playing position at which the first content was playing when the first flick motion was detected;

while the portion of the first content is being presented on the selected shared display device, detecting a first command entered at the first device, the first command requesting performance of a first playback operation;

responsive to the first command being entered at the first device, causing the first playback operation to be performed with respect to the presenting of the first content at the selected shared display device;

playing second content at a second device;

subsequent to detecting the first flick motion and while playing the second content, detecting a second flick motion on a second touch screen interface of a second device;

determining a playing position of the second content that was displayed on the second touch screen interface when the second flick motion was detected;

in response to detecting the second flick motion, causing presenting of at least a portion of the second content associated with the second flick motion on the selected shared display device using a second link to the second content, the presenting of at least the portion of the second content being subsequent to the presenting of at least the portion of the first content, the selected shared display device automatically playing the second content beginning at the determined playing position at which the second content was playing when the second flick motion was detected;

while the portion of the second content is being presented on the selected shared display device, detecting a second command entered at the second device, the second command requesting performance a second playback operation; and

responsive to the second command being entered the second device, causing the playback operation to be performed with respect to the second content at the selected shared display device.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

for each content of a plurality of content, queuing that content for display on the selected shared display device at a position in a queue that is based on a time corresponding to detection of a flick motion associated with that content.

11. The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

for each content in a plurality of content, queuing that content for display on the selected shared display device in response to detecting a flick motion associated with that content, that content being queued at a queue position based on a priority level associated with that content.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the shared display device is configured to present the first content and second content at least partially concurrently in a split screen, the first playback operation and the second playback operation being performed at a same time.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the shared display device is configured to only accept commands to perform playback operations with respect to a particular video content from an authorized device, the authorized device initially being a particular device at which the flick motion associated with the particular video content was detected.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising detecting a third command from the second device to transfer control of the presenting of the second content to the first device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause performing steps comprising:

playing video content at a first device;

while playing the video content, detecting a flick motion on a touch screen interface of the first device;

determining a direction associated with the flick motion;

determining a playing position of the video content that was displayed on the touch screen interface when the flick motion was detected;

selecting based on a direction of the flick motion one of a plurality of devices and one of a plurality of actions, the plurality of actions comprising;

(1) storage of the video content, and (2) playing of the video content;

in response to the selection of the action comprising playing of the video content, the first device;

transmitting data associated with the video content from the first device to the selected device, the selected device different from the first device, the data including a link to the video content; and

causing the selected device to play the video content based on the data using the link, the selected device automatically playing the video content beginning at the determined playing position at which the video content was playing when the flick motion was detected; and

in response to the selection of the action comprising storage of the video content, the first device;

causing the selected device to store the video content that was playing on the first device when the flick motion was detected.

16. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause:

selecting the second device from a plurality of devices based on a direction of the flick motion.

17. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause:

selecting the second device from a plurality of devices in response to detecting that the flick motion was directed toward a visual representation of the second device on the touch screen interface.

18. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 15, wherein at least a portion of the video content is included in the data.

19. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause:

subsequent to transmitting the data to the second device and subsequent to the second device displaying the video content based on the data;

receiving input on the first device associated with a playback operation of the video content;

transmitting a command from the first device to the second device based on the playback operation;

wherein the second device is configured to perform the playback operation responsive to receiving the command.

20. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause:

in response to detecting the flick motion, transmitting at least a portion of the video content to a plurality of devices.

21. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 20, wherein the plurality of devices are selected in response to detecting the plurality of devices within a same sub-network as the first device.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein detecting the flick motion comprises:

detecting an initial user touch on the playing video content on the touch screen interface;

detecting a movement of the user touch along the touch screen interface away from a location of the initial user touch;

while the movement is being detected, detecting a release of the user touch.

23. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause:

playing first content at a first device;

while playing the first content, detecting a first flick motion on a first touch screen interface of the first device;

determining a direction associated with the flick motion;

determining a playing position of the first content that was playing on the first touch screen interface when the first flick motion was detected;

selecting based on a direction of the flick motion one of a plurality of shared display devices and one of a plurality of actions, the plurality of actions comprising;

(1) storage of the video content, and (2) presenting of the video content;

in response to the selection of the action comprising storage of the video content, the first device;

causing the selected shared display device to store the first content associated with the first flick motion that was playing on the first device when the first flick motion was detected;

in response to the selection of the action comprising presenting of the video content, causing presenting of at least a portion of the first content associated with the first flick motion on the selected shared display device using a first link to the first content, the selected shared display device automatically playing the first content beginning at the determined playing position at which the first content was playing when the first flick motion was detected;

while the portion of the first content is being presented on the selected shared display device, detecting a first command entered at the first device, the first command requesting performance of a first playback operation;

responsive to the first command being entered at the first device, causing the first playback operation to be performed with respect to the presenting of the first content at the selected shared display device;

playing second content at a second device;

subsequent to detecting the first flick motion and while playing the second content, detecting a second flick motion on a second touch screen interface of a second device;

in response to detecting the second flick motion, causing presenting of at least a portion of the second content associated with the second flick motion on the selected shared display device using a second link to the second content, the presenting of at least the portion of the second content being subsequent to the presenting of at least the portion of the first content, the selected shared display device automatically playing the second content beginning at the determined playing position at which the second content was playing when the second flick motion was detected;

while the portion of the second content is being presented on the selected shared display device, detecting a second command entered at the second device, the second command requesting performance a second playback operation; and

responsive to the second command being entered the second device, causing the playback operation to be performed with respect to the second content at the selected shared display device.

24. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 23, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause:

for each content of a plurality of content, queuing that content for display on a shared display device based on a time corresponding to detection of a flick motion associated with that content.

25. The computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 23, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause:

for each content in a plurality of content, queuing that content for display on a shared display device in response to detecting a flick motion associated with that content, that content being queued at a queue position based on a priority level associated with that content.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the shared display device is configured to present the first content and second content at least partially concurrently in a split screen, the first playback operation and the second playback operation being performed at a same time.

27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the shared display device is configured to only accept commands to perform playback operations with respect to a particular video content from an authorized device, the authorized device initially being a particular device at which the flick motion associated with the particular video content was detected.

28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the instructions which, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause detecting a third command from the second device to transfer control of the presenting of the second content to the first device.

29. An apparatus comprising:

a subsystem, implemented at partially in hardware, that plays video content at a first device;

a subsystem, implemented at partially in hardware, that, while the video content is playing, detects a flick motion on a touch screen interface of the first device;

a subsystem, implemented at partially in hardware, that determines a direction associated with the flick motion;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that determines a playing position of the video content that was displayed on the touch screen interface when the flick motion was detected;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that selects based on a direction of the flick motion one of a plurality of devices and one of a plurality of actions, the plurality of actions comprising;

(1) storage of the video content, and (2) playing of the video content;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, in response to the selection of the action comprising playing of the video content;

transmits data associated with the video content from the first device to the selected device, the selected device different from the first device, the data including a link to the video content; and

causes the selected device to play the video content based on the data using the link, the second device automatically playing the video content beginning at the determined playing position at which the video content was playing when the flick motion was detected; and

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that in response to the selection of the action comprising storage of the video content, the first device;

cause the selected device to store the video content that was playing on the first device when the flick motion was detected.

30. The apparatus as recited in claim 29, further comprising:

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that selects the second device from a plurality of devices based on a direction of the flick motion.

31. The apparatus as recited in claim 29, further comprising:

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that selects the second device from a plurality of devices in response to detecting that the flick motion was directed toward a visual representation of the second device on the touch screen interface.

32. The apparatus as recited in claim 29, wherein at least a portion of the video content is included in the data.

33. The apparatus as recited in claim 29, further comprising:

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, subsequent to transmitting the data to the second device, receives input on the first device associated with playback of the video content based on the data;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that transmits a playback command from the first device to the second device based on the playback operation.

34. The apparatus as recited in claim 29, further comprising:

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, in response to detecting the flick motion, transmits the video content to a plurality of devices.

35. The apparatus as recited in claim 34, wherein the plurality of devices are selected in response to detecting the plurality of devices within a same sub-network as the first device.

36. The apparatus as recited in claim 29, wherein detecting the flick motion comprises:

detecting an initial user touch on the playing video content on the touch screen interface;

detecting a movement of the user touch along the touch screen interface away from a location of the initial user touch;

while the movement is being detected, detecting a release of the user touch.

37. An apparatus comprising:

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that detects a first flick motion on a first touch screen interface of a first device while the first device is playing first content;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that determines a direction associated with the flick motion;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that determines a playing position of the first content that was playing on the first touch screen interface when the first flick motion was detected;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that selects based on a direction of the flick motion one of a plurality of shared display devices and one of a plurality of actions, the plurality of actions comprising;

(1) storage of the video content, and (2) presenting of the video content;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that in response to the selection of the action comprising storage of the video content, the first device;

cause the selected shared display device to store the first content associated with the first flick motion that was playing on the first device when the first flick motion was detected;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, in response to the selection of the action comprising presenting of the video content, causes presenting of at least a portion of the first content associated with the first flick motion on the selected shared display device using a first link to the first content, the selected shared display device automatically playing the first content beginning at the determined playing position at which the first content was playing when the first flick motion was detected;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, while the portion of the first content is being presented on the selected shared display device, detecting a first command entered at the first device, the first command requesting performance of a first playback operation;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, responsive to the first command being entered at the first device, causing the first playback operation to be performed with respect to the presenting of the first content at the selected shared display device;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, subsequent to detecting the first flick motion, detects a second flick motion on a second touch screen interface of a second device while the second device is playing second content;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, in response to detecting the second flick motion, causes presenting of at least a portion of the second content associated with the second flick motion on the selected shared display device using a second link to the second content, the presenting of at least the portion of the second content being subsequent to the display of at least the portion of the first content, the shared display device automatically playing the second content beginning at the determined playing position at which the second content was playing when the second flick motion was detected;

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, while the portion of the second content is being presented on the selected shared display device, detecting a second command entered at the second device, the second command requesting performance a second playback operation; and

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, responsive to the second command being entered the second device, causing the playback operation to be performed with respect to the second content at the selected shared display device.

38. The apparatus as recited in claim 37, further comprising:

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, for each content of a plurality of content, queues that content for display on a shared display device based on a time corresponding to detection of a flick motion associated with that content.

39. The apparatus as recited in claim 37, further comprising:

a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that, for each content in a plurality of content, queues that content for display on a shared display device in response to detecting a flick motion associated with that content, that content being queued at a queue position based on a priority level associated with that content.

40. The apparatus as recited in claim 37, wherein the shared display device is configured to present the first content and second content at least partially concurrently in a split screen, the first playback operation and the second playback operation being performed at a same time.

41. The apparatus as recited in claim 37, wherein the shared display device is configured to only accept commands to perform playback operations with respect to a particular video content from an authorized device, the authorized device initially being a particular device at which the flick motion associated with the particular video content was detected.

42. The apparatus as recited in claim 37, further comprising a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that detects a third command from the second device to transfer control of the presenting of the second content to the first device.