SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVITY FOR PANORAMIC MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20170060373A1
• Filed: 08/28/2015
• Published: 03/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Salituri, Andrew Gavin, Handte, Winston Felix Popowicz, O'Beirne, Michael Coleman
• Granted Patent: US 10,521,100 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 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/20 Linear translation of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. panning

Abstract

In some cases, a panoramic media content item to be displayed can be acquired. An interface including a viewable area for displaying at least a portion of the content item can be generated. Based on a size of the content item, a scroll bar can be generated, within the interface, for scrolling the content item. Based on a size of the viewable area, a scroll element can be generated, within the scroll bar, to be movable based on user interactions to scroll the content item. In some cases, at least a first portion of the content item can be automatically scrolled through such that the viewable area displays, over time, at least a second portion of the content item. In some cases, a leftmost or rightmost edge of the content item is displayable via the viewable area. A transitional animation associated with the leftmost or rightmost edge can be performed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

acquiring, by a computing system, a panoramic media content item to be displayed;

generating, by the computing system, an interface including a viewable area for displaying at least a first portion of the panoramic media content item;

automatically, by the computing system, scrolling the panoramic media content item in a first direction such that the viewable area displays, over time, at least a second portion of the panoramic media content item;

determining, by the computing system, that at least one of a leftmost edge or a rightmost edge of the panoramic media content item is displayed via the viewable area; and

performing, by the computing system, a transitional animation associated with the at least one of the leftmost edge or the rightmost edge of the panoramic media content item.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the transitional animation includes automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item in a second direction different from the first direction.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the first direction and the second direction are along a horizontal axis, and wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the transitional animation includes automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item in the first direction such that the leftmost edge and the rightmost edge appear to be connected together, and wherein the transitional animation is continuously repeatable.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring information associated with a user to whom the panoramic media content item is to be displayed;

analyzing the information to identify one or more content consumption properties associated with the user; and

adjusting, based on the one or more content consumption properties, at least one of a speed or a timing factor associated with automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the information includes historical usage data about the user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the one or more content consumption properties are indicative of a pace at which the user consumes content.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring size information associated with the panoramic media content item; and

adjusting, based on the size information, at least one of a speed or a timing factor associated with automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a second interface for presenting a full view of the panoramic media content item.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

providing at least one interactive element for switching between the full view and the viewable area.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a method comprising;

acquiring a panoramic media content item to be displayed;

generating an interface including a viewable area for displaying at least a first portion of the panoramic media content item;

automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item in a first direction such that the viewable area displays, over time, at least a second portion of the panoramic media content item;

determining that at least one of a leftmost edge or a rightmost edge of the panoramic media content item is displayed via the viewable area; and

performing a transitional animation associated with the at least one of the leftmost edge or the rightmost edge of the panoramic media content item.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the transitional animation includes automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item in a second direction different from the first direction.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first direction and the second direction are along a horizontal axis, and wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the transitional animation includes automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item in the first direction such that the leftmost edge and the rightmost edge appear to be connected together, and wherein the transitional animation is continuously repeatable.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions cause the system to further perform:

acquiring information associated with a user to whom the panoramic media content item is to be displayed;

analyzing the information to identify one or more content consumption properties associated with the user; and

adjusting, based on the one or more content consumption properties, at least one of a speed or a timing factor associated with automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

acquiring a panoramic media content item to be displayed;

generating an interface including a viewable area for displaying at least a first portion of the panoramic media content item;

automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item in a first direction such that the viewable area displays, over time, at least a second portion of the panoramic media content item;

determining that at least one of a leftmost edge or a rightmost edge of the panoramic media content item is displayed via the viewable area; and

performing a transitional animation associated with the at least one of the leftmost edge or the rightmost edge of the panoramic media content item.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the transitional animation includes automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item in a second direction different from the first direction.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first direction and the second direction are along a horizontal axis, and wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the transitional animation includes automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item in the first direction such that the leftmost edge and the rightmost edge appear to be connected together, and wherein the transitional animation is continuously repeatable.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to further perform:

acquiring information associated with a user to whom the panoramic media content item is to be displayed;

analyzing the information to identify one or more content consumption properties associated with the user; and

adjusting, based on the one or more content consumption properties, at least one of a speed or a timing factor associated with automatically scrolling the panoramic media content item.