Method and Apparatus for Gesture-Based Controls

• US 20120179967A1
• Filed: 01/06/2011
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TiVo Solutions Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: TiVo Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Hayes, Robin
• Application Number:
  US12/986,054
• Publication Number:
  US 20120179967A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312

Abstract

In an embodiment, a slide gesture is detected, in a particular area on a touch screen interface of a device, from a first location in the particular area to a second location in the particular area. A video playback command is identified based at least on the slide gesture and an action associated with the video playback command is performed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting a slide gesture, in a particular area on a touch screen interface of a device, from a first location in the particular area to a second location in the particular area;

identifying a video playback command for a video based at least on the slide gesture;

performing an action associated with the video playback command.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the sliding gesture is detected without detecting selection of any video progress indicator displayed within the particular area.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the slide gesture is detected in the particular area concurrently with displaying at least a portion of the video in the particular area.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the slide gesture is detected in the particular area while displaying information on how to perform one or more gestures in the particular area.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein identifying the video playback command comprises:

identifying the particular area, in which the slide gesture was detected, from a plurality of areas on the touch screen interface;

wherein identifying the video playback command comprises selecting the video playback command from a plurality of video playback commands associated with the particular area.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein performing the action comprises a first device sending information to a second device, the information based on the video playback command.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein performing the action associated with the video comprises performing the action on a same device as the device detecting the slide gesture.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the video playback command selects a playing speed and direction.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the slide gesture comprises a swipe gesture from the first location to a second location.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the slide gesture comprises a flick gesture starting at the first location.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the video playback command is for one or more of:

pausing the playing of the video;

resuming the playing of the video;

replaying a played portion of the video;

stopping playing of the video;

stopping playing of the video and resuming playing of the video at a particular playing position;

playing the video in slow motion;

frame-stepping through a video;

playing the video from the beginning;

playing one or more videos from a next playlist;

playing the video from a particular scene forward;

bookmarking a playing position in the video;

stopping playing and resuming playing at a bookmarked position;

or

rating the video.

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

detecting a slide gesture, in a particular area on a touch screen interface of a device, from a first location in the particular area to a second location in the particular area;

identifying a video playback command for a video based at least on the slide gesture;

performing an action associated with the video playback command.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the sliding gesture is detected without detecting selection of any video progress indicator displayed within the particular area.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the slide gesture is detected in the particular area concurrently with displaying at least a portion of the video in the particular area.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the slide gesture is detected in the particular area while displaying information on how to perform one or more gestures in the particular area.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein identifying the video playback command comprises:

identifying the particular area, in which the slide gesture was detected, from a plurality of areas on the touch screen interface;

wherein identifying the video playback command comprises selecting the video playback command from a plurality of video playback commands associated with the particular area.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein performing the action comprises a first device sending information to a second device, the information based on the video playback command.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein performing the action associated with the video comprises performing the action on a same device as the device detecting the slide gesture.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the video playback command selects a playing speed and direction.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the slide gesture comprises a swipe gesture from the first location to a second location.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the slide gesture comprises a flick gesture starting at the first location.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the video playback command is for one or more of:

pausing the playing of the video;

resuming the playing of the video;

replaying a played portion of the video;

stopping playing of the video;

stopping playing of the video and resuming playing of the video at a particular playing position;

playing the video in slow motion;

frame-stepping through a video;

playing the video from the beginning;

playing one or more videos from a next playlist;

playing the video from a particular scene forward;

bookmarking a playing position in the video;

stopping playing and resuming playing at a bookmarked position;

or

rating the video.

23. A device comprising:

one or more processors and configured to perform steps comprising;

detecting a slide gesture, in a particular area on a touch screen interface of a device, from a first location in the particular area to a second location in the particular area;

identifying a video playback command for a video based at least on the slide gesture;

performing an action associated with the video playback command.

24. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein the sliding gesture is detected without detecting selection of any video progress indicator displayed within the particular area.

25. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein the slide gesture is detected in the particular area concurrently with displaying at least a portion of the video in the particular area.

26. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein the slide gesture is detected in the particular area while displaying information on how to perform one or more gestures in the particular area.

27. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein identifying the video playback command comprises:

identifying the particular area, in which the slide gesture was detected, from a plurality of areas on the touch screen interface;

wherein identifying the video playback command comprises selecting the video playback command from a plurality of video playback commands associated with the particular area.

28. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein performing the action comprises a first device sending information to a second device, the information based on the video playback command.

29. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein performing the action associated with the video comprises performing the action on a same device as the device detecting the slide gesture.

30. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein the video playback command selects a playing speed and direction.

31. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein the slide gesture comprises a swipe gesture from the first location to a second location.

32. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein the slide gesture comprises a flick gesture starting at the first location.

33. The device as recited in claim 23, wherein the video playback command is for one or more of:

pausing the playing of the video;

resuming the playing of the video;

replaying a played portion of the video;

stopping playing of the video;

stopping playing of the video and resuming playing of the video at a particular playing position;

playing the video in slow motion;

frame-stepping through a video;

playing the video from the beginning;

playing one or more videos from a next playlist;

playing the video from a particular scene forward;

bookmarking a playing position in the video;

stopping playing and resuming playing at a bookmarked position;

or

rating the video.