User Interface

• US 20150261397A1
• Filed: 06/03/2015
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Lambourne, Robert A., Schulert, Andrew J., Holmgren, Steve
• Granted Patent: US 9,880,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

An example implementation involves a control device displaying on a graphical user interface, an indicator positioned with respect to a particular multimedia item in a displayed list of a plurality of multimedia items. After displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, the control device displays on the graphical user interface, an information panel obstructing a portion of the displayed list, the information panel providing information associated with the particular multimedia item that is not shown in the displayed list. After displaying the information panel for a second predefined time, the control device terminates display of the information panel.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a control device to perform operations comprising:

displaying on a graphical user interface, an indicator positioned with respect to a particular multimedia item in a displayed list of a plurality of multimedia items;

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, displaying on the graphical user interface, an information panel obstructing a portion of the displayed list, the information panel providing information associated with the particular multimedia item that is not shown in the displayed list; and

after displaying the information panel for a second predefined time, terminating display of the information panel.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to displaying the indicator positioned with respect to the particular multimedia item, receiving an input indicating a selection of the particular multimedia item.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein each multimedia item in the plurality of multimedia items share at least one common characteristic, and wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to displaying the indicator, receiving an input indicating a selection of the at least one common characteristic; and

responsively, display on the graphical user interface, the list of the plurality of multimedia items.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the information is not otherwise viewable in the displayed list of the plurality of multimedia items.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein displaying on the graphical user interface, the information panel further comprises:

transmitting to a remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item;

receiving the information from the remote device; and

displaying in the information panel on the graphical user interface, the information.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein transmitting to the remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item comprises:

upon displaying the indicator, transmitting to the remote device, the request for information associated with the particular media item.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein transmitting to the remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item comprises:

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, transmitting to the remote device, the request for information associated with the particular media item.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the indicator comprises a highlighting of a representation of the particular multimedia item in the displayed list of the plurality of multimedia items.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the information comprises one or more of (a) a motion picture associated with the particular multimedia item, (b) metadata associated with the particular multimedia item, and (c) images associated with the particular multimedia item.

10. A method comprising:

displaying, by a device on a graphical user interface, an indicator positioned with respect to a particular multimedia item in a displayed list of a plurality of multimedia items;

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, displaying on the graphical user interface, an information panel obstructing a portion of the displayed list, the information panel providing information associated with the particular multimedia item that is not shown in the displayed list; and

after displaying the information panel for a second predefined time, terminating display of the information panel.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

prior to displaying the indicator positioned with respect to the particular multimedia item, receiving an input indicating a selection of the particular multimedia item.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein each multimedia item in the plurality of multimedia items share at least one common characteristic, and wherein the method further comprises:

prior to displaying the indicator, receiving an input indicating a selection of the at least one common characteristic; and

responsively, display on the graphical user interface, the list of the plurality of multimedia items.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the information is not otherwise viewable in the displayed list of the plurality of multimedia items.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying on the graphical user interface, the information panel further comprises:

transmitting to a remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item;

receiving the information from the remote device; and

displaying in the information panel on the graphical user interface, the information.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein transmitting to the remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item comprises:

upon displaying the indicator, transmitting to the remote device, the request for information associated with the particular media item.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein transmitting to the remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item comprises:

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, transmitting to the remote device, the request for information associated with the particular media item.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the indicator comprises a highlighting of a representation of the particular multimedia item in the displayed list of the plurality of multimedia items.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the information comprises one or more of (a) a motion picture associated with the particular multimedia item, (b) metadata associated with the particular multimedia item, and (c) images associated with the particular multimedia item.

19. A controller device comprising:

a processor; and

memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor to cause the controller device to perform functions comprising;

displaying on a graphical user interface, an indicator positioned with respect to a particular multimedia item in a displayed list of a plurality of multimedia items;

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, displaying on the graphical user interface, an information panel obstructing a portion of the displayed list, the information panel providing information associated with the particular multimedia item that is not shown in the displayed list; and

after displaying the information panel for a second predefined time, terminating display of the information panel.

20. The controller drive of claim 19, wherein the functions further comprise prior to displaying the indicator positioned with respect to the particular multimedia item, receiving an input indicating a selection of the particular multimedia item.