Graphical User Interface with Location-Specific Interface Elements

• US 20090064056A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Strand, Tyler A., Rossell, Joseph M., Miller, Mark, Anderson, Alexandrea, Verosub, Ellis M., Mirrashidi, Payam
• Granted Patent: US 8,667,422 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/864
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices

Abstract

Improved approaches to allow a portable electronic device to dynamically present location-specific information while the portable electronic device is at a predetermined location are disclosed. In one embodiment, the portable electronic device has a display that can display the location-specific information and has wireless capabilities for use in receiving the location-specific information from the server. The location-specific information can, for example, augment other information that is to be presented on the display. In one embodiment, the location-specific information can be information pertaining to a media item being played in an establishment, such as a store, where the portable electronic device is located.

Claims

1. A graphical user-interface for a portable electronic device, comprising:

one or more display panels, wherein at least one of the one or more display panels is capable of displaying a location-specific display element.

2. The graphical user-interface of claim 1, wherein the location-specific display element displays establishment-specific information.

3. The graphical user-interface of claim 2, wherein the establishment-specific display element only appears when enhanced online media store content is available.

4. The graphical user-interface of claim 3, wherein the establishment-specific information is an enhanced online media store.

5. The graphical user-interface of claim 4, wherein the establishment specific information comprises media information about a media item that is currently playing in a particular establishment.

6. The graphical user-interface of claim 4, wherein the establishment specific information further comprises media information about media assets that have previously played in a particular establishment.

7. The graphical user-interface of claim 4, wherein the establishment specific information further comprises media information about media assets available in the enhanced online media store.

8. A graphical user-interface for a portable electronic device, comprising:

a display panel that displays location-specific information about a digital media asset that is currently playing in a specific establishment; and

one or more device controls for initiating purchase of at least one of the digital media assets displayed in the display panel.

9. The graphical user-interface for a portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the location-specific information comprises graphical and text elements that provide information that identifies the digital media asset currently playing in the specific establishment.

10. The graphical user-interface for a portable electronic device of claim 9, further comprising:

a display panel that provides a link to a listing of media assets that have previously been played in the specific establishment.

11. The graphical user-interface for a portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the graphical elements comprise album cover graphics.

12. A graphical user-interface for a portable electronic device, comprising;

a media store display panel for presenting media assets for purchase; and

a two-state device control for purchasing an associated one or more displayed media assets, wherein the device control displays a price for the associated one or more displayed media assets in the first state and the device control displays a purchase confirmation for the purchase of the associated one or more displayed media assets in the second state;

wherein operating the two-state control when the two-state control is in the first state transitions the two-state control from the first state to the second state, and

wherein operating the two-state control when the two-state control is in the second state initiates the purchase of the associated one or more media assets.

13. A graphical user-interface for a portable electronic device, comprising:

a media store display panel for presenting media assets;

one or more links to one or more displayed media assets displayed on the media store display panel, wherein the one or more links to the one or more displayed media assets comprise media asset information about the one or more displayed media assets;

wherein using a single-tap to operate a link to a displayed media asset initiates a preview of the displayed media asset to be presented; and

wherein using a double-tap to operate a link to a displayed media asset displays additional information about the media asset.

14. A graphical user-interface for a portable electronic device, comprising:

one or more device control panels, wherein at least one of the one or more device control panels is capable of displaying one or more establishment-specific device controls.

15. The graphical user-interface of claim 14, wherein the one or more establishment-specific device controls appear only when enhanced online media store content is available.

16. The graphical user-interface of claim 15, wherein at least one of the establishment-specific device controls is a home key to an enhanced online media store.

17. A graphical user interface for a portable electronic device having an associated display, said graphical user interface comprising:

a page of information displayed on the display;

a location-specific module that displays location-specific information on the page.

18. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 17, wherein the location-specific information dynamically appears on the page only when the portable electronic device is at a predetermined location.

19. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 17, wherein the location-specific information comprises information about a digital media asset that is currently playing in a specific establishment.

20. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 19, wherein the location-specific information dynamically appears on the page only when the portable electronic device is at the specific establishment.

21. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 19,

wherein the information about the media asset comprises metadata pertaining to the media asset, and

wherein the location-specific information comprises a now-playing module.

22. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 19, wherein the media asset is a song, and wherein the information about the media asset comprises two or more of artist name, album name and album image.

23. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 19, wherein said graphical user interface further comprising:

a recently played indicator that provides or serves as a reference to recently played digital media assets.

24. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 19, wherein the location-specific information further comprises a list of recently played digital media assets.

25. A graphical user interface as recited in claim 19, wherein said graphical user interface further comprising:

one or more device controls for purchasing one or more digital media asset.