METHODS AND INTERFACES FOR HOME MEDIA CONTROL

• US 20180335903A1
• Filed: 03/02/2018
• Published: 11/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: COFFMAN, Patrick L., ALBUQUERQUE, Fernando, CARRIGAN, Taylor G., CIELAK, Matthew J., GRAHAM, David Chance, IRANI, Cyrus Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 10,992,795 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 232/08 having condensed rings coumarone-indene polymers C08F244/00
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/3324 derived from norbornene
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/418 Ring opening metathesis polymerisation [ROMP]
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 61/08 of carbocyclic compounds containing one or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds in the ring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives user input and, in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes: one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device, and a media playback status of the plurality of available playback devices.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a display;

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

receiving a user input; and

in response to receiving the user input, displaying, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes;

one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device including at least;

a first indicator associated with at least a first playback device that is connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device; and

a second indicator associated with at least a second playback device that is connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device;

a media playback status of the first playback device including at least a media item being played back on the first playback device; and

a media playback status of the second playback device including at least a media item being played back on the second playback device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the user input is a first user input, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a second user input representing selection of the one or more indicators associated with the plurality of available playback devices;

in response to receiving the second user input, transmitting an instruction to initiate playback on the plurality of available playback devices.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the user input is a first user input, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while displaying the multi-device interface, displaying, on the display, a third indicator of the one or more indicators;

receiving a third user input representing selection of the third indicator;

in response to receiving the third user input, displaying, on the display, affordances for each of the devices of the plurality of available playback devices.

4. The device of claim 3, the one or more programs further including instructions for, while the device is playing back a first media item:

receiving a fourth user input representing selection of a fourth indicator of the one or more indicators,

wherein the fourth indicator is associated with a set of playback devices that does not include the device;

subsequent to receiving the fourth user input representing selection of the fourth indicator, displaying, on the display, a browsing interface, wherein the browsing interface includes an affordance associated with a second media item;

receiving a fifth user input representing selection of the affordance associated with the second media item; and

in response to receiving the fifth user input;

transmitting an instruction to initiate playback of the second media item on the set of playback devices that does not include the device; and

continuing playing back the first media item on the device.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the browsing interface includes an affordance associated with a third media item, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a sixth user input associated with the affordance associated with the third media item;

in accordance with receiving the sixth user input, displaying, on the display, the multi-device interface.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein displaying the multi-device interface comprises:

concurrently displaying, on the display;

a first region that includes the multi-device interface; and

a second region that includes content displayed prior to displaying the multi-device interface.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the first region is visually overlaid on the second region.

8. The device of claim 6, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving selection of an indicator of the one or more indicators, wherein the indicator includes a representation of a fourth media item; and

in response to receiving selection of the indicator, and while continuing to concurrently display the first and second regions, updating display of the second region to include at least a portion of the representation of the fourth media item.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the user input is a first user input, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to receiving the user input;

receiving a seventh user input;

in response to receiving the seventh user input, displaying, on the display, a playback control interface that includes;

one or more playback control affordances;

a playback device selection affordance; and

an affordance for controlling a data connection of the device; and

receiving the first user input, wherein the first user input is associated with the playback control interface.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the user input is a selection of the playback device selection affordance.

11. The device of claim 9, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving the first user input, wherein the first user input has an input characteristic;

determining whether the input characteristic meets an input characteristic-dependent criteria;

in accordance with a determination that the input characteristic meets the input characteristic-dependent criteria, displaying, on the display, the multi-device interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the input characteristic intensity does not meet the input characteristic-dependent criteria, forgoing displaying, on the display, the multi-device interface.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein the seventh user input is received while displaying a user interface of an application executing on the device, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while continuing to display at least a portion of the user interface of the application, displaying, on the display, the playback control interface; and

subsequent to receiving the first user input, and while continuing to display the at least a portion of the user interface of the application, displaying, on the display, the multi-device interface.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the multi-device interface includes a volume control affordance associated with the plurality of available playback devices, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving an eighth user input associated with the volume control affordance; and

in response to receiving the eighth user input, transmitting an instruction to adjust a playback volume of the plurality of available playback devices.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the multi-device interface includes a plurality of individual volume control affordances, each associated with a single device of the plurality of available playback devices, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a ninth user input associated with an individual volume control affordance; and

in response to receiving the ninth user input, transmitting an instruction to adjust a playback volume of the associated device, wherein the associated device is different than the device.

15. The device of claim 1,

wherein the one or more indicators associated with the plurality of available playback devices includes:

a fifth indicator representing a fifth media item currently playing on the device, wherein the fifth indicator is displayed in a first region;

a sixth indicator representing a group of devices that are each currently playing back a sixth media item;

individual indicators for each device of the plurality of available playback devices; and

the one or more programs further including instructions for, while displaying the multi-device interface;

receiving a tenth user input representing a request to replace display of the fifth indicator in the first region with display of the sixth indicator; and

in response to the tenth user input, replacing display of the fifth indicator in the first region with display of the second indicator.

16. The device of claim 15, further comprising displaying an indication of whether each device of the plurality of available playback devices is currently playing back a media item associated with an indicator displayed in the first region.

17. The device of claim 15, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving an eleventh user input associated with an individual indicator for a device of the plurality of available playback devices;

determining whether the eleventh user input represents a selection that exceeds a threshold duration;

in accordance with the eleventh user input representing a selection that exceeds the threshold duration, entering a volume adjustment mode for the device associated with the individual indicator; and

in accordance with the eleventh user input not representing a selection that exceeds the threshold duration, forgoing entering the volume adjustment mode for the device associated with the individual indicator.

18. The device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a twelfth user input representing a request to initiate media playback on the plurality of available devices;

in response to receiving the twelfth user input;

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of available devices includes at least one device configured to receive playback coordination responsibility, transferring playback coordination responsibility to the at least one device of the plurality of devices; and

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of available devices does not include at least one device configured to receive playback coordination responsibility, coordinating the media playback on the plurality of devices.

19. The device of claim 18, the one or more programs further including instructions for, while the device is coordinating the media playback on the plurality of devices:

receiving a thirteenth user input representing a request to initiate a phone call on the device;

in response to receiving the thirteenth user input representing the request to initiate the phone call;

initiating the phone call; and

continuing coordinating the media playback on the plurality of devices during the phone call.

20. The device of claim 18, the one or more programs further including instructions for, further in response to receiving the twelfth user input, transmitting data representing a playback queue to each of the devices in the plurality of devices.

21. The device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a fourteenth user input representing a request to initiate media playback on the plurality of available devices, wherein the fourteenth user input is associated with a first user;

in response to receiving the fourteenth user input;

in accordance with a determination that the first user is subject to a playback restriction, preventing the device from initiating media playback on the plurality of available devices in response to the eleventh user input; and

in accordance with a determination that the first user is not subject to the playback restriction, allowing the device to initiate media playback on the plurality of available devices in response to the eleventh user input.

22. The device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a fifteenth user input representing a request for media output on the device;

in response to receiving the fifteenth user input;

in accordance with a determination that the request for media output is a request to display content, transmitting an instruction to a preferred device of the plurality of available playback devices to initiate display of the content in response to the twelfth request; and

in accordance with a determination that the request for media output is not a request to display content;

forgoing transmitting the instruction to the preferred device of the plurality of available playback devices to initiate display of the content in response to the twelfth request; and

initiating media output on the device in response to the twelfth user input.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

receiving a user input; and

in response to receiving the user input, displaying, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes;

one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device including at least;

a first indicator associated with at least a first playback device that is connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device; and

a second indicator associated with at least a second playback device that is connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device;

a media playback status of the first playback device including at least a media item being played back on the first playback device; and

a media playback status of the second playback device including at least a media item being played back on the second playback device.

24. A method comprising:

at a device with a display;

receiving a user input; and

in response to receiving the user input, displaying, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes;

one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device including at least;

a first indicator associated with at least a first playback device that is connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device; and

a second indicator associated with at least a second playback device that is connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device;

a media playback status of the first playback device including at least a media item being played back on the first playback device; and

a media playback status of the second playback device including at least a media item being played back on the second playback device.