METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING A MEDIA INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE CONTROL INTERFACES

• US 20150293681A1
• Filed: 02/02/2015
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Wheeler, Aaron Joseph, Ali, Sarah Hatem
• Application Number:
  US14/611,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20150293681A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for providing a media interface with multiple control interfaces are provided. In some embodiments, a method for media guidance is provided, the method comprising: causing a media interface to be presented, wherein the media interface identifies a plurality of media content items and includes a control interface, wherein the control interface includes a first portion having a plurality of navigation options that navigate through the plurality of media content items and a second portion having a plurality of media playback options that control playback of a media content item from the plurality of media content items that has been navigated to; determining that a portion of the control interface has been selected; and activating the selected portion of the control interface, wherein: the plurality of navigation options that navigate through the plurality of media content items are activated; and the plurality of media playback options that control playback of the media content item from the plurality of media content items.

Claims

1. A method for media guidance, the method comprising:

causing a media interface to be presented, wherein the media interface identifies a plurality of media content items and includes a control interface, wherein the control interface includes a first portion having a plurality of navigation options that navigate through the plurality of media content items and a second portion having a plurality of media playback options that control playback of a media content item from the plurality of media content items that has been navigated to using the first portion of the control interface;

determining that a portion of the control interface has been selected; and

activating the selected portion of the control interface, wherein;

the plurality of navigation options that navigate through the plurality of media content items are activated in response to determining that the first portion of the control interface has been selected; and

the plurality of media playback options that control playback of the media content item from the plurality of media content items are activated in response to determining that the second portion of the control interface has been selected.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising causing the media content item to be presented concurrently with the media interface in response to determining that the media content item from the plurality of media content items has been selected using the first portion of the control interface.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising inhibiting the second portion of the control interface from being activated in response to determining that the first portion of the control interface has been selected.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising inhibiting the first portion of the control interface from being activated in response to determining that the second portion of the control interface has been selected.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the media interface includes a plurality of media identifiers and wherein each of the plurality of media identifiers includes an image that represents the media content item of the plurality of media content items.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion is a top portion of the control interface and wherein the second portion is a bottom portion of the control interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected portion of the control interface is activated in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a vertical direction and wherein the method further comprises navigating through options associated with the selected portion of the control interface in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a horizontal direction.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected portion of the control interface is activated in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a horizontal direction and wherein the method further comprises navigating through options associated with the selected portion of the control interface in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a vertical direction.

9. A system for media guidance, the system comprising:

a hardware processor that is configured to;

cause a media interface to be presented, wherein the media interface identifies a plurality of media content items and includes a control interface, wherein the control interface includes a first portion having a plurality of navigation options that navigate through the plurality of media content items and a second portion having a plurality of media playback options that control playback of a media content item from the plurality of media content items that has been navigated to using the first portion of the control interface;

determine that a portion of the control interface has been selected; and

activate the selected portion of the control interface, wherein;

the plurality of navigation options that navigate through the plurality of media content items are activated in response to determining that the first portion of the control interface has been selected; and

the plurality of media playback options that control playback of the media content item from the plurality of media content items are activated in response to determining that the second portion of the control interface has been selected.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to cause the media content item to be presented concurrently with the media interface in response to determining that the media content item from the plurality of media content items has been selected using the first portion of the control interface.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to inhibit the second portion of the control interface from being activated in response to determining that the first portion of the control interface has been selected.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to inhibit the first portion of the control interface from being activated in response to determining that the second portion of the control interface has been selected.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the media interface includes a plurality of media identifiers and wherein each of the plurality of media identifiers includes an image that represents the media content item of the plurality of media content items.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the first portion is a top portion of the control interface and wherein the second portion is a bottom portion of the control interface.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the selected portion of the control interface is activated in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a vertical direction and wherein the hardware processor is further configured to navigate through options associated with the selected portion of the control interface in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a horizontal direction.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the selected portion of the control interface is activated in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a horizontal direction and wherein the hardware processor is further configured to navigate through options associated with the selected portion of the control interface in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a vertical direction.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for media guidance, the method comprising:

causing a media interface to be presented, wherein the media interface identifies a plurality of media content items and includes a control interface, wherein the control interface includes a first portion having a plurality of navigation options that navigate through the plurality of media content items and a second portion having a plurality of media playback options that control playback of a media content item from the plurality of media content items that has been navigated to using the first portion of the control interface;

determining that a portion of the control interface has been selected; and

activating the selected portion of the control interface, wherein;

the plurality of navigation options that navigate through the plurality of media content items are activated in response to determining that the first portion of the control interface has been selected; and

the plurality of media playback options that control playback of the media content item from the plurality of media content items are activated in response to determining that the second portion of the control interface has been selected.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises causing the media content item to be presented concurrently with the media interface in response to determining that the media content item from the plurality of media content items has been selected using the first portion of the control interface.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises inhibiting the second portion of the control interface from being activated in response to determining that the first portion of the control interface has been selected.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises inhibiting the first portion of the control interface from being activated in response to determining that the second portion of the control interface has been selected.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the media interface includes a plurality of media identifiers and wherein each of the plurality of media identifiers includes an image that represents the media content item of the plurality of media content items.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first portion is a top portion of the control interface and wherein the second portion is a bottom portion of the control interface.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the selected portion of the control interface is activated in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a vertical direction and wherein the method further comprises navigating through options associated with the selected portion of the control interface in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a horizontal direction.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the selected portion of the control interface is activated in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a horizontal direction and wherein the method further comprises navigating through options associated with the selected portion of the control interface in response to receiving a user input to navigate in a vertical direction.