Media player with imaged based browsing

• US 8,564,543 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2007
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran
• Primary Examiner(s): Mengistu, Amare
• Assistant Examiner(s): LAM, VINH TANG
• Application Number:
  US11/767,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20080062141A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,314 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 715700-850
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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 16/444 Spatial browsing, e.g. 2D maps, 3D or virtual spaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• 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: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

Methods and systems that improve the way media is played, sorted, modified, stored and cataloged on a portable media player are disclosed. One aspect relates to an image based browser that allows a user to navigate through and select images that are related to media items.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including a media player comprising instructions for;

storing information corresponding to a set of media items;

determining whether the electronic device is in a first orientation or a second orientation;

in accordance with a determination that the device is in the first orientation, presenting a first graphical user interface for scrolling through a list comprising one or more entries, wherein each entry in the list corresponds to a media item in the set of media items;

in accordance with a determination that the device is in the second orientation, presenting a second graphical user interface, wherein the second graphical user interface is configured to;

display a first image in a primary mode, wherein the primary mode is for displaying images with a 2D appearance;

display a second image in a secondary mode, wherein the secondary mode is for displaying images with a with a 3D appearance;

detect a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to the detection of the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a selection input, perform an operation associated with play back of a media item corresponding to the first image;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a navigational input, display the first image in the secondary mode and display the second image in the primary mode.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the navigational input includes a swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein:

the first and second images are separated on the display by one or more images displayed in the secondary mode, the one or more images separating the first and second images comprising a count of images; and

the count of images is proportional to one or more properties of the swipe input, the one or more properties comprising properties in the group consisting of;

speed, length of time, and number of fingers used.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, the media player further comprising instructions for:

animating a transition between displaying the first image in the primary mode and displaying the first image in the secondary mode, wherein the transition occurs at a transition speed determined in accordance with a speed of the user sliding their finger over the touch screen display.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the media player comprises an image browsing module responsible for said displaying of the first image and the second image and a playback module responsible for said playing back the media item corresponding to the first image.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the media item corresponding to the first image is an audio file or a video file;

and

the operation associated with play back of the media item corresponding to the first image includes playing back the audio or video file.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein,

the media item corresponding to the first image is a collection of media assets, and

the operation associated with play back of the media item corresponding to the first image includes presentation of a scrollable display of the media assets for selection of a particular media asset.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 wherein, presentation of a scrollable display includes an animation of the first image flipping over to present the scrollable display on the backside of the first image.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein,

the media item corresponding to the first image is a contact in an address book, and

the operation associated with play back of the media item corresponding to the first image includes initiating a phone call with the contact.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 wherein,

the media item corresponding to the first image is a document with one or more user modifiable fields, and

the operation associated with play back of the media item corresponding to the first image includes displaying an interface for a user to modify the one or more user modifiable fields.

11. A method of operating an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, the method comprising:

storing information corresponding to a set of media items;

determining whether the electronic device is in a first orientation or a second orientation;

in accordance with a determination that the device is in the first orientation, presenting, using a media player of the electronic device, a first graphical user interface on the display for scrolling through a list comprising one or more entries, wherein each entry in the list corresponds to a media item in the set of media items; and

in accordance with a determination that the device is in the second orientation, presenting, using the media player of the electronic device, a second graphical user interface on the display, wherein presenting the second graphical user interface includes;

displaying a first image in a primary mode, wherein the primary mode is for displaying images with a 2D appearance;

displaying a second image in a secondary mode, wherein the secondary mode is for displaying images with a with a 3D appearance;

detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to the detection of the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a selection input, performing an operation associated with play back of a media item corresponding to the first image; and

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a navigational input, displaying the first image in the secondary mode and displaying the second image in the primary mode.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the navigational input includes a swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the first and second images are separated on the display by one or more images displayed in the secondary mode, the one or more images separating the first and second images comprising a count of images; and

the count of images is proportional to one or more properties of the swipe input, the one or more properties comprising properties in the group consisting of;

speed, length of time, and number of fingers used.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

animating a transition between displaying the first image in the primary mode and displaying the first image in the secondary mode, wherein the transition occurs at a transition speed determined in accordance with a speed of the user sliding their finger over the touch screen display.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the media player comprises an image browsing module responsible for said displaying of the first image and the second image and a playback module responsible for said playing back the media item corresponding to the first image.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the media item corresponding to the first image is an audio file or a video file; and

the operation associated with play back of the media item corresponding to the first image includes playing back the audio or video file.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the media item corresponding to the first image is a collection of media assets, and

the operation associated with play back of the media item corresponding to the first image includes presenting a scrollable display of the media assets for selection of a particular media asset.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein presenting the scrollable display includes animating the first image flipping over to present the scrollable display on the backside of the first image.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the media item corresponding to the first image is a contact in an address book; and

the operation associated with play back of the media item corresponding to the first image includes initiating a phone call with the contact.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the media item corresponding to the first image is a document with one or more user modifiable fields, and

the operation associated with play back of the media item corresponding to the first image includes displaying an interface for a user to modify the one or more user modifiable fields.