SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND USER INTERFACES FOR PREVIEWING MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20160313872A1
• Filed: 01/26/2016
• Published: 10/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Original Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Inventors: Garmark, Sten, Cook, Quenton, Soderstrom, Gustav, Silva, Ivo, Kadir, Michelle, Stromberg, Peter
• Application Number:
  US15/006,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20160313872A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23109 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. EPG data repository details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4396 by muting the audio signal
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739

Abstract

An electronic device includes one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more proecessors. The one or more programs include instructions for determining whether a first input is released at a time before expiration of a first time period after a beginning of the first input is detected. In accordance with a determination as to whether the first input is released at a time before expiration of the first time period after the beginning of the first input is detected, the electronic device selects between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to a playlist. The electronic device performs the selected one of presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by an electronic device having one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

determining whether a first input is released at a time before expiration of a first time period after a beginning of the first input is detected;

in accordance with a determination as to whether the first input is released at a time before expiration of the first time period after the beginning of the first input is detected, selecting between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to a playlist; and

performing the selected one of presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein selecting between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the first input is released at a time before expiration of the first time period after the beginning of the first input is detected, selecting adding the first media content to the playlist.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein selecting between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the first input is not released at a time before expiration of the first time period after the beginning of the first input is detected, selecting presenting the first media content.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for detecting the beginning of the first input during presentation of second media content.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the playlist includes the second media content.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, the one or more programs further comprising instructions for:

reducing a volume of the second media content while the first media content is presented; and

upon detecting release of the first input, ceasing presentation of the first media content.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions for reducing the volume of the second media content comprise instructions for muting the second media content.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, the one or more programs further comprising instructions for:

pausing the presentation of the second media content while the first media content is presented; and

upon detecting release of the first input, ceasing presentation of the first media content.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the first input is a touch input including a contact with a touch-sensitive surface.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the release of the first input is a liftoff from the touch-sensitive surface.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein:

the first input is a click-down event; and

the release of the first input is a click-release event.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the instructions for adding the first media content to the playlist comprise instructions for adding the first media content to an end of the playlist.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the instructions for adding the first media content to the playlist comprise instructions for adding the first media content as next media content in the playlist.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the instructions for adding the first media content to the playlist comprise instructions for replacing existing content in the playlist with the first media content.

16. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors;

determining whether a first input is released at a time before expiration of a first time period after a beginning of the first input is detected;

in accordance with a determination as to whether the first input is released at a time before expiration of the first time period after the beginning of the first input is detected, selecting between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to a playlist; and

performing the selected one of presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein selecting between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the first input is released at a time before expiration of the first time period after the beginning of the first input is detected, selecting adding the first media content to the playlist.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein selecting between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the first input is not released at a time before expiration of the first time period alter the beginning of the first input is detected, selecting presenting the first media content.

19. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for;

determining whether a first input is released at a time before expiration of a first time period after a beginning of the first input is detected;

in accordance with a determination as to whether the first input is released at a time before expiration of the first time period after the beginning of the first input is detected, selecting between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to a playlist; and

performing the selected one of presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein selecting between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the first input is released at a time before expiration of the first time period after the beginning of the first input is detected, selecting adding the first media content to the playlist.

21. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein selecting between presenting the first media content or adding the first media content to the playlist comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the first input is not released at a time before expiration of the first time period after the beginning of the first input is detected, selecting presenting the first media content.