In-page full screen internet video method

• US 8,543,919 B1
• Filed: 04/23/2012
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Amzallag, Tristan D., Klink, Maria C., Young, Christopher B.
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US13/453,670
• Time in Patent Office: 519 Days
• Field of Search: 715716-719, 715/733, 715/760, 715/764, 715/765, 715/771, 715/781, 715/970, 715/203, 715/205, 345/581, 345/589, 345/592, 345/629
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/70 of video data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• 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 21/440263 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for displaying on a connected PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82

Abstract

A method is provided for playing a video clip on a computer monitor in a full screen mode. Activation of a link to the video clip on a web page results in the video clip being played automatically in full screen mode on the computer monitor. Upon the video clip ending, the full screen mode ends and returns the display to the previous view of the web page. The full screen mode plays the video clip with integrated with a transparent video control panel that has controls to enable user control of the playing of the video clip.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing a video clip;

generating control indicators for playback of the video clip;

merging, by a computer, the video clip and the control indicators together into a merged video for display in a first webpage; and

generating a script for inclusion in contents of a second webpage that differs from the first webpage;

wherein the script is configured to launch the merged video in a full screen display mode;

wherein the control indicators are shown during the playback of the merged video in the full screen display mode;

wherein data for the first webpage comprises instructions to load contents of the second webpage into a portion of the first webpage, with the contents of the second webpage loaded being hidden from display in the first webpage.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the control indicators comprise indicators to perform at least one of a play operation, a stop operation, a mute operation, a replay operation and a pause operation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first webpage comprises a link to the merged video.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein selection of the link activates the script, causing the playback of the merged video in the full screen display mode.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the merged video on a network server with a web browser compatible script code for playback in the full screen display mode.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an image, during loading of the merged video in the full screen display mode.

7. A system comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions that are executable by the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

accessing a video clip;

generating control indicators for playback of the video clip;

merging, by a computer, the video clip and the control indicators together into a merged video for display in a first webpage; and

generating a script for inclusion in contents of a second webpage that differs from the first webpage;

wherein the script is configured to launch the merged video in a full screen display mode;

wherein the control indicators are shown during the playback of the merged video in the full screen display mode;

wherein data for the first webpage comprises instructions to load contents of the second webpage into a portion of the first webpage, with the contents of the second webpage loaded being hidden from display in the first webpage.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the control indicators comprise indicators to perform at least one of a play operation, a stop operation, a mute operation, a replay operation and a pause operation.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the first webpage comprises a link to the merged video.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein selection of the link activates the script, causing the playback of the merged video in the full screen display mode.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

storing the merged video on a network server with a web browser compatible script code for playback in the full screen display mode.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

displaying an image, during loading of the merged video in the full screen display mode.

13. One or more computer-readable media configured to store instructions that are executable by one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

accessing a video clip;

generating control indicators for playback of the video clip;

merging, by a computer, the video clip and the control indicators together into a merged video for display in a first webpage; and

generating a script for inclusion in contents of a second webpage that differs from the first webpage;

wherein the script is configured to launch the merged video in a full screen display mode;

wherein the control indicators are shown during the playback of the merged video in the full screen display mode;

wherein data for the first webpage comprises instructions to load contents of the second webpage into a portion of the first webpage, with the contents of the second webpage loaded being hidden from display in the first webpage.

14. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the control indicators comprise indicators to perform at least one of a play operation, a stop operation, a mute operation, a replay operation and a pause operation.

15. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the first webpage comprises a link to the merged video.

16. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein selection of the link activates the script, causing the playback of the merged video in the full screen display mode.

17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

storing the merged video on a network server with a web browser compatible script code for playback in the full screen display mode.

18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

displaying an image, during loading of the merged video in the full screen display mode.