PORTABLE MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING MEDIA PLAYBACK USING GESTURES
First Claim
1. A portable multifunction device, comprising:
- a display;
one or more processors;
a 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 programs including instructions for;
playing back a media file initially selected from a media playlist, each media file in the media playlist having an associated media tile and is arranged to be played back in a predetermined order;
displaying the media tile associated with the initially selected media file;
receiving one or more quick view gestures to change the media tile being displayed, wherein each received quick view gesture either advances display of the media tile corresponding to a next media file or a previous media file in the playlist;
continuing playback of the initially selected media file while the one or more quick view gestures are being received; and
upon a determination that the one or more quick view gestures are no longer being received, automatically playing back the media file corresponding to the displayed media tile.
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Abstract
A collection of media tiles associated with a currently playing playlist can be displayed for a user on the screen of an electronic device. Browsing through the media tiles can require a user to perform one or more quick view gestures, including swiping, dragging, or walking. As long as a user continues to perform quick view gestures, the currently playing media file may continue to play. While the user continues to perform quick view gestures, the device can be considered to be in a quick view gesture mode in which the currently playing media file is not disrupted. A user may discontinue using quick view gestures (and thereby, quick view gesture mode) upon reaching a particular media tile. After a predetermined length of time, the media file associated with that media tile can automatically begin to play.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable multifunction device, comprising:
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a display; one or more processors; a 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 programs including instructions for; playing back a media file initially selected from a media playlist, each media file in the media playlist having an associated media tile and is arranged to be played back in a predetermined order; displaying the media tile associated with the initially selected media file; receiving one or more quick view gestures to change the media tile being displayed, wherein each received quick view gesture either advances display of the media tile corresponding to a next media file or a previous media file in the playlist; continuing playback of the initially selected media file while the one or more quick view gestures are being received; and upon a determination that the one or more quick view gestures are no longer being received, automatically playing back the media file corresponding to the displayed media tile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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providing a playlist including a plurality of tracks arranged to be played back according to a predetermined order, and wherein each of the tracks has an associated album cover; and in a playback mode in which the album cover associated with a track initially selected is displayed, commencing a quick view gesture input mode that allows the user to view the album covers of other tracks in the playlist while the initially selected track is being played; and automatically playing back the track corresponding to the album cover being displayed when the quick view gesture input mode ends. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable multifunction device with a display, comprising:
circuitry operative to; display a media tile comprising at least one of; a currently-playing media display associated with a media file; a status bar; and album art; and detect at least one gesture while the media tile is displayed; enter into a quick view gesture mode and display a second media tile in response to the detected at least one gesture, the second media tile corresponding with a second media file; exit the quick view gesture mode after a predetermined period of time has lapsed after a gesture has been detected; and automatically plays the second media file. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A portable multifunction device,
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a display; one or more processors; a 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 programs including instructions for; displaying a first media tile associated with an initially selected media file, wherein the media tile comprises at least one of; a currently-playing media display associated with a media file; a status bar; and album art; and displaying a second media tile in response to detecting at least a first gesture by a user of the device; selecting the second media tile in response to detecting at least a second gesture by a user of the device; and requeuing the second media tile in response to detecting at least a third gesture by a user of the device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification