Menu overlay including context dependent menu icon

• US 8,525,787 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2012
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Brodersen, Rainer, Goldeen, Rachel Clare, Pacurariu, Mihnea Calin, Ma, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Lao, Lun-Yi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Abebe, Sosina
• Application Number:
  US13/569,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20120304066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 391 Days
• Field of Search: 345/158, 345/169, 345/173, 345/204, 715/716, 715/810, 715/864, 348/333.02, 348/734, 463/37
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• 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 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71

Abstract

A video device displays video in one of a plurality of contexts in an onscreen display area. In response to the menu command, the video device generates a menu overlay within the onscreen display area while maintaining the video within the menu overlay, and generates within the menu overlay a context icon based on the selected context.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

presenting a video environment capable of displaying videos;

displaying a video in the video environment;

presenting an overlay within the video environment while maintaining the video within the video environment;

determining that a source for the video is a broadcast video source;

automatically presenting an interactive record icon within the overlay;

determining that the source for the video has changed from a broadcast video source to a recorded video source; and

automatically removing the interactive record icon and displaying an interactive delete icon instead of the interactive record icon.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting within the overlay one or more navigation icons.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the navigation icons are independent of the context in which the video is currently being displayed.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

sensing an input from an input device;

generating selection commands from the input; and

selecting one of the navigation icons based on the selection commands.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the input is a touch input.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the overlay within the video environment while maintaining the video within the video environment comprises maintaining the video within the overlay.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a selection of the interactive record icon, wherein the selection causes the video to be recorded; and

in response to the detecting, displaying an interactive stop icon instead of the interactive record icon, wherein a selection of the interactive stop icon causes the recording to stop.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer program instructions executable by data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

presenting a video environment capable of displaying videos;

receiving a video from a source;

displaying the video in the video environment;

presenting an overlay within the video environment while maintaining the video within the video environment;

determining that the source for the video is a first type of source;

automatically presenting a first icon associated with the first type of source within the overlay;

determining that the source for the video has changed from the first type of source to a second type of source; and

automatically removing the first icon and displaying a second icon associated with the second type of source.

9. The medium of claim 8, wherein the first type of source is a recorded video source and the first icon is an interactive delete icon.

10. The medium of claim 9, wherein the second type of source is a broadcast video source and the second icon is an interactive record icon.

11. The medium of claim 10, the operations further comprising:

detecting a selection of the interactive record icon, wherein the selection causes the video to be recorded; and

in response to the detecting, automatically removing the interactive record icon and displaying an interactive stop icon, wherein a selection of the interactive stop icon causes the recording to stop.

12. The medium of claim 8, wherein the first type of source is a broadcast video source and the first icon is an interactive record icon.

13. The medium of claim 12, wherein the second type of source is a recorded video source and the second icon is an interactive delete icon.

14. The medium of claim 8, the operations further comprising presenting within the overlay one or more navigation icons.

15. The medium of claim 14, the operations further comprising:

sensing a touch input from an input device;

generating selection commands from the touch input; and

selecting one of the navigation icons based on the selection commands.

16. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by the processor to perform operations comprising;

presenting a video environment capable of displaying videos;

receiving a video from a source;

displaying the video in the video environment;

determining that the source for the video is a first type of source;

automatically presenting a first icon associated with the first type of source;

determining that the source for the video has changed from the first type of source to a second type of source; and

automatically removing the first icon and displaying a second icon associated with the second type of source.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first type of source is a recorded video source and the first icon is an interactive delete icon.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the second type of source is a broadcast video source and the second icon is an interactive record icon.

19. The system of claim 18, the operations further comprising:

detecting a selection of the interactive record icon, wherein the selection causes the video to be recorded; and

in response to the detecting, automatically removing the interactive record icon and displaying an interactive stop icon, wherein a selection of the interactive stop icon causes the recording to stop.

20. The system of claim 16, the operations further comprising:

presenting one or more navigation icons;

sensing a touch input from an input device;

generating selection commands from the touch input; and

selecting one of the navigation icons based on the selection commands.

21. A computer-implemented method comprising:

presenting a video environment capable of displaying videos;

receiving a video from a source;

displaying the video in the video environment;

determining that the source for the video is a first type of source;

automatically presenting a first icon associated with the first type of source;

determining that the source for the video has changed from the first type of source to a second type of source; and

automatically removing the first icon and displaying a second icon associated with the second type of source.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first type of source is a recorded video source and the first icon is an interactive delete icon.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the second type of source is a broadcast video source and the second icon is an interactive record icon.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

detecting a selection of the interactive record icon, wherein the selection causes the video to be recorded; and

in response to the detecting, automatically removing the interactive record icon and displaying an interactive stop icon, wherein a selection of the interactive stop icon causes the recording to stop.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the first type of source is a broadcast video source and the first icon is an interactive record icon.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the second type of source is a recorded video source and the second icon is an interactive delete icon.

27. The method of claim 21, further comprising presenting one or more navigation icons.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

sensing a touch input from an input device;

generating selection commands from the touch input; and

selecting one of the navigation icons based on the selection commands.