Video manager for portable multifunction device

• US 8,531,423 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2012
• Issued: 09/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Anzures, Freddy Allen, Christie, Greg, Forstall, Scott, Pisula, Charles J.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHERMAN, STEPHEN G
• Application Number:
  US13/464,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20120218304A1
• Time in Patent Office: 494 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-178, 715719-722, 455/566
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A video player for a portable multifunction device is disclosed. In some embodiments, a list of video items is displayed in a portrait orientation of a touch screen display of a portable electronic device. Upon user selection of a respective video item in the list, the user selected video item is automatically displayed in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display;

displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation, detecting user selection of a video item; and

in response to detecting the user selection of the video item, automatically initiating display of the corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

2. The method of claim 1, including

detecting a scrolling gesture comprising movement of a user contact along the touch screen display;

and

responding to the scrolling gesture by scrolling the list of video items.

3. The method of claim 1, including detecting a predefined user gesture on the touch screen display for selecting the video item.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predefined user gesture on the touch screen display is a finger tap.

5. The method of claim 1, including displaying a rotation animation that transitions from displaying an image in the portrait orientation to displaying an image in the landscape orientation.

6. The method of claim 1, including, while displaying the corresponding user selected video, displaying a user interactive progress bar upon detecting user contact with the touch screen display.

7. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

memory;

one or more processors; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

detecting user selection of a video item while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation; and

in response to detecting the user selection of the video item, automatically initiating display of the corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

8. The device of claim 7, including instructions for:

detecting a scrolling gesture comprising movement of a user contact along the touch screen display; and

responding to the scrolling gesture by scrolling the list of video items.

9. The device of claim 7, including instructions for detecting a predefined user gesture on the touch screen display for selecting the video item.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the predefined user gesture on the touch screen display is a finger tap.

11. The device of claim 7, including instructions for displaying a rotation animation that transitions from displaying an image in the portrait orientation to displaying an image in the landscape orientation.

12. The device of claim 7, including instructions for, while displaying the corresponding user selected video, displaying a user interactive progress bar upon detecting user contact with the touch screen display.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the portable electronic device to:

display, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation, detect user selection of a video item; and

in response to the user selection of the video item, automatically initiate display of the corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

14. The storage medium of claim 13, including instructions which cause the portable electronic device to:

detect a scrolling gesture comprising movement of a user contact with the touch screen display; and

respond to the scrolling gesture by scrolling the list of video items.

15. The storage medium of claim 13, including instructions which cause the portable electronic device to detect a predefined user gesture on the touch screen display for selecting the video item.

16. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the predefined user gesture on the touch screen display is a finger tap.

17. The storage medium of claim 13, including instructions which cause the portable electronic device to display a rotation animation that transitions from displaying an image in the portrait orientation to displaying an image in the landscape orientation.

18. The storage medium of claim 13, including instructions which cause the portable electronic device to, while displaying the corresponding user selected video, display a user interactive progress bar upon detecting user contact with the touch screen display.

19. A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, comprising:

a list of video items displayed in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display; and

a user-selected video item,

wherein;

the user-selected video is selected by detecting user selection of a video item while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation; and

the user-selected video is automatically displayed in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display in response to user selection of the corresponding video item.

20. The graphical user interface of claim 19, wherein:

a scrolling gesture comprising movement of a user contact along the touch screen display is detected; and

in response to detecting the scrolling gesture, the list of video items is scrolled.

21. The graphical user interface of claim 19, wherein a predefined user gesture is detected on the touch screen display for selecting the video item.

22. The graphical user interface of claim 21, wherein the predefined user gesture on the touch screen display is a finger tap.

23. The graphical user interface of claim 19, wherein a rotation animation is displayed that transitions from displaying an image in the portrait orientation to displaying an image in the landscape orientation.

24. The graphical user interface of claim 19, wherein, while displaying the corresponding user selected video, a user interactive progress bar is displayed upon detecting user contact with the touch screen display.