Previewing a Video in Response to Computing Device Interaction

• US 20190132648A1
• Filed: 10/27/2017
• Published: 05/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Zimmerman, Jared Michael
• Granted Patent: US 11,259,088 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/422 Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS] input devices also receiving signals from specially adapted client devices H04N21/4104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4396 by muting the audio signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44213 Monitoring of end-user related data arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• 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 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739

Abstract

In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in describes methods, systems, and other mechanisms for previewing a video in response to computing device interaction. The method includes presenting, on a display of a computing device, a graphical indication of a video; identifying, by the computing device, that first user input interacted with the computing device; presenting, by the computing device, an animation of a preview of the video in response to the computing device having identified that the first user input interacted with the computing device; identifying, by the computing device, that the first user input stopped interacting with the computing device; stopping, by the computing device, the animation of the preview of the video in response to the computing device having identified that the first user input stopped interacting with the computing device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

presenting, on a display of a computing device, a graphical indication of a video;

identifying, by the computing device, that first user input interacted with the computing device;

presenting, by the computing device, an animation of a preview of the video in response to the computing device having identified that the first user input interacted with the computing device;

identifying, by the computing device, that the first user input stopped interacting with the computing device;

stopping, by the computing device, the animation of the preview of the video in response to the computing device having identified that the first user input stopped interacting with the computing device;

identifying, by the computing device, that second user input selected the graphical indication of the video; and

playing, by the computing device, the video as a result of having identified that the second user input selected the graphical indication of the video.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the graphical indication of the video includes a play button.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein identifying that the second user input selected the graphical indication of the video includes identifying that the second user input selected the play button.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first user input does not include user selection of the graphical indication of the video.

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

the video includes a collection of frames in a sequential order;

the collection of frames includes a first frame, a second frame, and a third frame, with the second frame occurring in the sequential order between the first and third frame;

playing the video includes playing the collection of frames in the sequential order;

the preview of the video includes a subset of frames from the collection of frames;

the preview of the video excludes intervening frames, such that the preview of the video includes the first frame and the third frame but excludes the second frame; and

presenting the animation of the preview of the video includes playing the subset of frames, including the first frame and the third frame, but excluding the second frame.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the video includes a collection of frames;

playing the video includes starting the playing of the video with a beginning frame from the collection of frames;

the preview of the video includes a subset of frames from the collection of frames; and

presenting the animation of the preview of the video includes starting the animation of the preview of the video with a frame that is not the beginning frame from the collection of frames.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying that the first user input interacted with the computing device includes identifying that the computing device physically moved due to information received from an accelerometer or gyroscope of the computing device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein presenting the animation of the preview of the video includes:

(i) identifying that the computing device has a first physical orientation using information received from the accelerometer or gyroscope of the computing device;

(ii) identifying a frame of the preview that corresponds to the first physical orientation;

(iii) presenting the frame of the preview that corresponds to the first physical orientation as a result of having identified that the computing device has the first physical orientation;

(iv) identifying that the computing device has a second physical orientation using information received from the accelerometer or gyroscope of the computing device;

(v) identifying a frame of the preview that corresponds to the second physical orientation; and

(vi) presenting the frame of the preview that corresponds to the second physical orientation as a result of having identified that the computing device has the second physical orientation.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein presenting the animation of the preview of the video includes:

presenting frames of the preview in a forward progression in response to determining that the computing device is physically moving in a first manner;

presenting frames of the preview in a backwards progression in response to determining that the computing device is physically moving in a second manner; and

the second manner is opposite the first manner.

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

the first manner includes rotating the computing device in a first direction and the second manner includes rotating in a second direction that is opposite the first direction;

or

the first manner includes translating the position of the computing device in a third direction and the second manner includes translating the position of the computing device in a fourth direction that is opposite the third direction.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying that the first user input interacted with the computing device includes identifying that user input contacted a touchscreen of the computing device at a location other than the presentation of the graphical indication of the video.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying that the first user input interacted with the computing device includes identifying that user input scrolled a user interface that is being presented by the display of the computing device.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein presenting the animation of the preview of the video includes:

(i) identifying that the user interface is scrolled to a first position;

(ii) identifying a frame of the preview that corresponds to the first position;

(iii) presenting the frame of the preview that corresponds to the first position as a result of having identified that the user interface is scrolled to the first position;

(iv) identifying that the computing device is scrolled to a second position;

(v) identifying a frame of the preview that corresponds to the second position; and

(vi) presenting the frame of the preview that corresponds to the second position as a result of having identified that the user interface is scrolled to the second position.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein presenting the animation of the preview of the video includes:

presenting frames of the preview in a forward progression in response to determining that user input is scrolling the user interface in a first direction; and

presenting frames of the preview in a backwards progression in response to determining that user input is scrolling the user interface in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein:

the video includes a collection of frames; and

the preview of the video includes a subset of frames from the collection of frames;

the method further comprises selecting the subset of frames from the collection of frames based on a size or resolution of the display of the computing device.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the video comprises a collection of frames; and

the preview of the video includes a subset of frames selected from a collection of frames;

the method further comprises selecting the subset of frames from the sub-collection of frames based on the computing device determining that the subset of frames is associated with the salient portion of the video.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein selecting the subset of frames includes:

(i) selecting a starting time and an ending time; and

(i) selecting the subset of frames from times of the video between the starting time and the ending time.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein selecting the subset of frames includes:

(i) selecting a number of frames; and

(i) selecting the subset of frames to include the selected number of frames.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the video includes a collection of frames; and

the preview of the video includes a subset of frames selected from two salient portions of the video without including frames from a portion of the video between the two salient portions of the video;

the method further comprises selecting the subset of frames based on determining that the subset of frames are from two salient portions of the video.

20. A system, comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable devices including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations that comprise;

presenting, on a display of a computing device, a graphical indication of a video;

identifying, by the computing device, that first user input interacted with the computing device;

presenting, by the computing device, an animation of a preview of the video in response to the computing device having identified that the first user input interacted with the computing device;

identifying, by the computing device, that the first user input stopped interacting with the computing device;

stopping, by the computing device, the animation of the preview of the video in response to the computing device having identified that the first user input stopped interacting with the computing device;

identifying, by the computing device, that second user input selected the graphical indication of the video; and

playing, by the computing device, the video as a result of having identified that the second user input selected the graphical indication of the video.