Time-based graphical user interface for multimedia content
First Claim
1. A method for a computing device to present information about multimedia content via a graphical user interface, wherein different types of information related to the multimedia content are simultaneously displayed, the method comprising:
- receiving metadata information for each of multiple indicated pieces of multimedia content that are each associated with at least one time-related characteristic, and that each satisfy a search request of multimedia content;
determining a selected period of time;
determining which of the indicated pieces of multimedia content have associated time-related characteristics that correspond to the selected period of time, and which of the indicated pieces of multimedia content have associated time-related characteristics that do not correspond to the selected period of time; and
,displaying to a user of the computing device a graphical user interface having information about pieces of multimedia content available for presentation, and wherein the displayed graphical user interface includes;
a first timebar that represents a first period of time, wherein the first timebar includes;
indications of times outside the selected period of time,multiple index marks corresponding to units of time for the first period of time, anda graphical indicator representing a future occurrence of multimedia content for each of one or more of the indicated pieces of multimedia content that have associated time-related characteristics that do not correspond to the selected period of time, wherein each of the graphical indicators is displayed on the first timebar at an index mark corresponding to an associated time-related characteristic of an indicated piece of multimedia content, and wherein each of the graphical indicators is selectable by the user to display information for the associated piece of multimedia content;
a second timebar that represents a second period of time, wherein the second period of time is shorter than the first period of time, and wherein the second timebar includes;
indications of multiple segments of time during the selected period of time; and
a region associated with the second timebar that includes;
at least some of the received metadata information for one or more of the indicated pieces of multimedia content that have associated time-related characteristics that correspond to the selected period of time.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface (“GUI”) for a content management system is provided, such as to present information associated with various forms of multimedia content. In some situations, the GUI includes information presented simultaneously using at least first and second time scales, such as to provide relatively detailed information for content corresponding to a shorter time scale (e.g., to display content listings with details about content that corresponds to a time period at the shorter time scale) and to provide relatively limited information for content corresponding to a longer time scale (e.g., indications of other content of potential interest corresponding to times outside the time period of the shorter time scale). In addition, in some situations the relatively limited information for content corresponding to the longer time scale may be selectable by the user to provide various functionality related to that content.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for a computing device to present information about multimedia content via a graphical user interface, wherein different types of information related to the multimedia content are simultaneously displayed, the method comprising:
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receiving metadata information for each of multiple indicated pieces of multimedia content that are each associated with at least one time-related characteristic, and that each satisfy a search request of multimedia content; determining a selected period of time; determining which of the indicated pieces of multimedia content have associated time-related characteristics that correspond to the selected period of time, and which of the indicated pieces of multimedia content have associated time-related characteristics that do not correspond to the selected period of time; and
,displaying to a user of the computing device a graphical user interface having information about pieces of multimedia content available for presentation, and wherein the displayed graphical user interface includes; a first timebar that represents a first period of time, wherein the first timebar includes; indications of times outside the selected period of time, multiple index marks corresponding to units of time for the first period of time, and a graphical indicator representing a future occurrence of multimedia content for each of one or more of the indicated pieces of multimedia content that have associated time-related characteristics that do not correspond to the selected period of time, wherein each of the graphical indicators is displayed on the first timebar at an index mark corresponding to an associated time-related characteristic of an indicated piece of multimedia content, and wherein each of the graphical indicators is selectable by the user to display information for the associated piece of multimedia content; a second timebar that represents a second period of time, wherein the second period of time is shorter than the first period of time, and wherein the second timebar includes; indications of multiple segments of time during the selected period of time; and a region associated with the second timebar that includes; at least some of the received metadata information for one or more of the indicated pieces of multimedia content that have associated time-related characteristics that correspond to the selected period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computing system configured to present information about multimedia content, wherein different types of information related to the multimedia content are simultaneously displayed, comprising:
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a display; and a content management system configured to present on the display a graphical user interface having information about pieces of multimedia content that each satisfy a search request of multimedia content, the presented graphical user interface including; a first timebar that corresponds to a first time period, wherein the first timebar includes one or more graphical indicators corresponding to a future occurrence of one or more pieces of multimedia content that are each associated with a portion of the first time period that is outside of a second time period, and wherein each of the graphical indicators is selectable by the user to display information for the associated piece of multimedia content; a second timebar that corresponds to the second time period, wherein the second time period is shorter than the first time period; and
,a second region that corresponds to the second time period, wherein the second region includes detail information for each of a plurality of pieces of multimedia content associated with the second time period, so that detail information is displayed for pieces of multimedia content associated with the second time period and so that graphical indicators are displayed for at least some of the pieces of multimedia content associated with the first time period. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium whose contents enable a computing device to perform a method for presenting information about multimedia content via a graphical user interface, wherein different types of information related to the multimedia content are simultaneously displayed, the method comprising:
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receiving metadata information for each of multiple indicated pieces of multimedia content that are each associated with at least one time-related characteristic that each satisfy a search request of multimedia content; determining a selected period of time; determining which of the indicated pieces of multimedia content have associated time-related characteristics that correspond to the selected period of time, and which of the indicated pieces of multimedia content have associated time-related characteristics that do not correspond to the selected period of time; and
,displaying to a user of the computing device a graphical user interface having information about pieces of multimedia content available for presentation, and wherein the displayed graphical user interface includes; a first timebar that represents a first period of time, wherein the first timebar includes; indications of times outside the selected period of time, multiple index marks corresponding to units of time for the first period of time, and a graphical indicator representing a future occurrence of multimedia content for each of one or more of the indicated pieces of multimedia content that have associated time-related characteristics that do not correspond to the selected period of time, wherein each of the graphical indicators is displayed on the first timebar at an index mark corresponding to an associated time-related characteristic of an indicated piece of multimedia content, and wherein each of the graphical indicators is selectable by the user to display information for the associated piece of multimedia content; a second timebar that represents a second period of time, wherein the second period of time is shorter than the first period of time, and wherein the second timebar includes; indications of multiple segments of time during the selected period of time; and a region associated with the second timebar that includes; at least some of the received metadata information for one or more of the indicated pieces of multimedia content that have associated time-related characteristics that correspond to the selected period of time. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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