Minimal and preferential option user interface

• US 8,756,502 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2010
• Issued: 06/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hill, Seth, Friedlander, Steven, Barnes, Tracy, Yeh, Sabrina, Yi, Hyehoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Linh K
• Application Number:
  US12/877,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20120060088A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,378 Days
• Field of Search: 715/702, 715/721, 715/744, 715/810, 725/40, 725/42, 725/52
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

A request to display a portion of a full-screen content overlay options menu of a multiple media player device is detected by the multiple media player device that represents less than all of the full-screen content overlay options menu. A media type of content media currently accessed by the multiple media player device is determined. A current setting status of an available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type of content media currently accessed by the multiple media player device is determined. A first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu, including the current setting status of the available adjustment, is displayed over full-screen content on a display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on one or more programmed processors, carry out a method comprising:

detecting, via a multiple media player device, a request to display a portion of a full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device comprising one of a remote control device up arrow key input and a remote control device down arrow key input, where the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprises less than all of the full-screen content overlay options menu;

determining which media type of a plurality of media types of content media is currently being accessed via the multiple media player device;

determining a current setting status of each of a plurality of available adjustment options of the multiple media player device associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type of content media currently accessed via the multiple media player device;

pairing each of the plurality of current setting status with an option icon representing each of the plurality of adjustment options;

displaying a first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of a default available adjustment option over full-screen video content on a display along with the option icon representing the default available adjustment option;

displaying a control pane to a side of the first graphical menu pane comprising an adjustment control associated with the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

detecting an adjustment input associated with the adjustment control;

adjusting the current setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device based upon the adjustment input;

determining an adjusted setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

updating the control pane and the first graphical menu pane with the adjusted setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

detecting a request to display an additional portion of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device;

determining a second current setting status of a second available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the additional portion of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the media type of content media currently accessed via the multiple media player device; and

displaying a second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display; and

wherein displaying the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment along with the option icon representing the second available adjustment option over the full-screen video content on the display comprises displaying the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment vertically relative to the first graphical menu pane.

2. A method of dynamically populating a user interface in response to user inputs of a multiple media player device, comprising:

detecting, via the multiple media player device, a request to display a portion of a full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device, where the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprises less than all of the full-screen content overlay options menu;

determining which media type of a plurality of media types of content media is currently being accessed via the multiple media player device;

determining a current setting status of each of a plurality of available adjustment options of the multiple media player device associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type of content media currently accessed via the multiple media player device;

pairing each of the plurality of current setting status with an option icon representing each of the plurality of adjustment options;

displaying a first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of a default available adjustment option over full-screen video content on a display along with the option icon representing the default available adjustment option;

displaying a control pane to a side of the first graphical menu pane comprising an adjustment control associated with the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

detecting an adjustment input associated with the adjustment control;

adjusting the current setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device based upon the adjustment input;

determining an adjusted setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device; and

updating the control pane and the first graphical menu pane with the adjusted setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

detecting a request to display an additional portion of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device;

determining a second current setting status of a second available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the additional portion of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the media type of content media currently accessed via the multiple media player device; and

displaying a second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display; and

wherein displaying the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment along with the option icon representing the second available adjustment option over the full-screen video content on the display comprises displaying the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment vertically relative to the first graphical menu pane.

3. The method according to claim 2, where detecting, via the multiple media player device, the request to display the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device comprises:

detecting a remote control device key input associated with the available adjustment for the multiple media player device.

4. The method according to claim 3, where detecting the remote control device key input associated with the available adjustment for the multiple media player device comprises detecting a designated remote control device navigation key associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu.

5. The method according to claim 3, where:

detecting the remote control device key input associated with the available adjustment for the multiple media player device comprises detecting one of a remote control device up arrow key input and a remote control device down arrow key input; and

determining the current setting status of the available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the media type of content media currently accessed via the multiple media player device comprises determining a current setting status of a default available adjustment for the multiple media player device.

6. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

displaying a control pane to a side of the first graphical menu pane comprising an adjustment control associated with the available adjustment for the multiple media player device.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

detecting an adjustment input associated with the adjustment control;

adjusting the current setting status of the available adjustment for the multiple media player device based upon the adjustment input;

determining an adjusted setting status of the available adjustment for the multiple media player device; and

updating the control pane and the first graphical menu pane with the adjusted setting status of the available adjustment for the multiple media player device.

8. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

detecting one of a remote control device up arrow key input and a remote control device

down arrow key input from a remote control device;

terminating display of the first graphical menu pane from a display location of the first graphical menu pane within the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu;

displaying the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment along with the option icon representing the second available adjustment at the display location of the first graphical menu pane; and

re-displaying the first graphical menu pane as a top graphical menu pane of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu.

9. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

detecting a remote control device key input associated with the available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

determining that the detected remote control device key input is associated with a different available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

determining a current setting status of the different available adjustment of the multiple media player device;

determining a display location of the first graphical menu pane;

terminating the display of the first graphical menu pane; and

displaying a second graphical menu pane comprising the current setting status of the different available adjustment along with the option icon representing the different available adjustment over the full-screen video content on the display in the display location of the first graphical menu pane.

10. The method according to claim 2, where the associated available adjustment comprises a content rewind adjustment, and where:

detecting, via the multiple media player device, the request to display the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device comprises detecting a remote control device left arrow key input;

displaying the first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display comprises displaying the first graphical menu pane in response to detecting the remote control device left arrow key input; and

further comprising beginning to rewind the content rendered on the display.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

displaying a control pane to a side of the second graphical menu pane comprising a content position adjustment control associated with the content rewind adjustment comprising a current content rendering location of content rendered on the display;

determining whether continued actuations of the remote control device left arrow key input are detected; and

iteratively adjusting the content position adjustment control to new content rendering locations of the content rendered on the display in response to each determined continued actuation of the remote control device left arrow key input.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

detecting a remote control device right arrow key input associated with a content fast forward adjustment for the multiple media player device;

beginning to fast forward the content rendered on the display;

determining whether continued actuations of the remote control device right arrow key input are detected; and

iteratively adjusting the content position adjustment control to new content rendering locations of the content rendered on the display in response to each determined continued actuation of the remote control device right arrow key input.

13. The method according to claim 2, where displaying the first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display comprises displaying the first graphical menu pane comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content proximate to a lower corner of the display.

14. The method according to claim 13, where displaying the first graphical menu pane comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content proximate to the lower corner of the display comprises displaying the first graphical menu pane comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content proximate to a right lower corner of the display.

15. The method according to claim 2, where the display comprises a touchscreen display and where detecting, via the multiple media player device, the request to display the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device comprises detecting a first touchscreen input proximate to a default display location of the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu on the touchscreen display.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

detecting a second touchscreen input proximate to the default display location of the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu; and

displaying a control pane to a side of the first graphical menu pane comprising an adjustment control associated with the available adjustment for the multiple media player device.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

detecting one of a sliding touchscreen input and a rotating touchscreen input proximate to a display location of the adjustment control;

adjusting the current setting status of the available adjustment for the multiple media player device based upon a magnitude and a direction of the one of the sliding touchscreen input and the rotating touchscreen input;

determining an adjusted setting status of the available adjustment for the multiple media player device; and

updating the control pane and the first graphical menu pane with the adjusted setting status of the available adjustment for the multiple media player device.

18. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

detecting a second touchscreen input associated with a first display location above a display location of the first graphical menu pane; and

displaying a plurality of graphical menu panes, each associated with one additional available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type, above the first graphical menu pane.

19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising:

detecting a third touchscreen input associated with a second display location above the display location of the first graphical menu pane;

scrolling the displayed plurality of graphical menu panes by a number of the graphical menu panes based upon a magnitude of distance between the second display location above the display location of the first graphical menu pane and the display location of the first graphical menu pane and relative to a size of each of the plurality of graphical menu panes;

displaying a different one of the plurality of graphical menu panes at the display location of the first graphical menu pane;

displaying a control pane to a side of the different one of the plurality of graphical menu panes comprising an adjustment control associated with the available adjustment for the multiple media player device associated with the different one of the plurality of graphical menu panes; and

re-displaying the first graphical menu pane at a new location based upon the scrolled display of the plurality of graphical menu panes.

20. The method according to claim 2, where the media type of the content media currently accessed via the multiple media player device comprises a type of media selected from a group consisting of:

audio media, audio and video media, and still image media.

21. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

determining a remote control device type based upon input signaling received from a remote control device; and

selecting a remote control input command map to control the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined remote control device type.

22. The method according to claim 21, further comprising:

assigning one remote control input command from the remote control input command map as a default remote control input command for accessing the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device.

23. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

detecting repeated use of at least one general remote control device navigation key associated with a plurality of requests to display the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device; and

assigning one of the at least one general remote control device navigation keys as a default remote control device navigation key associated with displaying the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu.

24. The method according to claim 2, where displaying the first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display comprises displaying the first graphical menu pane comprising a current setting status icon associated with the available adjustment with an option icon that represents the available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display.

25. A multiple media player device, comprising:

a display;

an input device; and

a processor programmed to;

detect, via the input device, a request to display a portion of a full-screen content overlay options menu, where the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprises less than all of the full-screen content overlay options menu;

determine which media type of a plurality of media types of content media is currently is accessed via the multiple media player device;

determine a current setting status of each of a plurality of available adjustment options associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type of content media currently accessed;

pair each of the plurality of current setting status with an option icon representing each of the plurality of adjustment options;

display a first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of a default available adjustment option over full-screen video content on a display along with the option icon representing the default available adjustment option;

display a control pane to a side of the first graphical menu pane comprising an adjustment control associated with the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

detect an adjustment input associated with the adjustment control;

adjust the current setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device based upon the adjustment input;

determine an adjusted setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device; and

updating the control pane and the first graphical menu pane with the adjusted setting status of the default available adjustment for the multiple media player device;

detect a request to display an additional portion of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu of the multiple media player device;

determine a second current setting status of a second available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the additional portion of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the media type of content media currently accessed via the multiple media player device; and

displaying a second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display; and

wherein displaying the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment along with the option icon representing the second available adjustment option over the full-screen video content on the display comprises displaying the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment vertically relative to the first graphical menu pane.

26. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where in being programmed to detect, via the input device, the request to display the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu, the processor is further programmed to:

detect a remote control device key input associated with the available adjustment via the input device.

27. The multiple media player device according to claim 26, where, in being programmed to detect the remote control device key input associated with the available adjustment via the input device, the processor is further programmed to detect a designated remote control device navigation key associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu.

28. The multiple media player device according to claim 26, where, in being programmed to:

detect the remote control device key input associated with the available adjustment via the input device, the processor is programmed to detect one of a remote control device up arrow key input and a remote control device down arrow key input; and

determine the current setting status of the available adjustment associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the media type of content media currently accessed, the processor is further programmed to determine a current setting status of a default available adjustment.

29. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where the processor is further programmed to:

display a control pane to a side of the first graphical menu pane comprising an adjustment control associated with the available adjustment.

30. The multiple media player device according to claim 29, where the processor is further programmed to:

detect an adjustment input via the input device associated with the adjustment control;

adjust the current setting status of the available adjustment based upon the adjustment input;

determine an adjusted setting status of the available adjustment; and

update the control pane and the first graphical menu pane with the adjusted setting status of the available adjustment.

31. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where the processor is further programmed to:

detect, via the input device, one of a remote control device up arrow key input and a remote control device down arrow key input from a remote control device;

terminate display of the first graphical menu pane from a display location of the first graphical menu pane within the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu;

display the second graphical menu pane comprising the second current setting status of the second available adjustment at the display location of the first graphical menu pane; and

re-display the first graphical menu pane as a top graphical menu pane of the vertically wrapping full-screen content overlay options menu.

32. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where the processor is further programmed to:

detect, via the input device, a remote control device key input associated with the available adjustment;

determine that the detected remote control device key input is associated with a different available adjustment;

determine a current setting status of the different available adjustment;

determine a display location of the first graphical menu pane;

terminate the display of the first graphical menu pane; and

display a second graphical menu pane comprising the current setting status of the different available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display in the display location of the first graphical menu pane.

33. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where the associated available adjustment comprises a content rewind adjustment, and where, in being programmed to:

detect, via the input device, the request to display the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu, the processor is programmed to detect a remote control device left arrow key input;

display the first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display, the processor is programmed to display the first graphical menu pane in response to detecting the remote control device left arrow key input; and

the processor is further programmed to begin to rewind the content rendered on the display.

34. The multiple media player device according to claim 33, where the processor is further programmed to:

display a control pane to a side of the second graphical menu pane comprising a content position adjustment control associated with the content rewind adjustment comprising a current content rendering location of content rendered on the display;

determine whether continued actuations of the remote control device left arrow key input are detected; and

iteratively adjust the content position adjustment control to new content rendering locations of the content rendered on the display in response to each determined continued actuation of the remote control device left arrow key input.

35. The multiple media player device according to claim 34, where the processor is further programmed to:

detect, via the input device, a remote control device right arrow key input associated with a content fast forward adjustment;

begin to fast forward the content rendered on the display;

determine whether continued actuations of the remote control device right arrow key input are detected; and

iteratively adjust the content position adjustment control to new content rendering locations of the content rendered on the display in response to each determined continued actuation of the remote control device right arrow key input.

36. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where, in being programmed to display the first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display, the processor is further programmed to display the first graphical menu pane comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content proximate to a lower corner of the display.

37. The multiple media player device according to claim 36, where, in being programmed to display the first graphical menu pane comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content proximate to the lower corner of the display, the processor is further programmed to display the first graphical menu pane comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content proximate to a right lower corner of the display.

38. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where the display comprises a touchscreen display and where, in being programmed to detect, via the input device, the request to display the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu, the processor is programmed to detect a first touchscreen input proximate to a default display location of the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu on the touchscreen display.

39. The multiple media player device according to claim 38, where the processor is further programmed to:

detect a second touchscreen input proximate to the default display location of the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu; and

display a control pane to a side of the first graphical menu pane comprising an adjustment control associated with the available adjustment.

40. The multiple media player device according to claim 39, where the processor is further programmed to:

detect, via the input device, one of a sliding touchscreen input and a rotating touchscreen input proximate to a display location of the adjustment control;

adjust the current setting status of the available adjustment based upon a magnitude and a direction of the one of the sliding touchscreen input and the rotating touchscreen input;

determine an adjusted setting status of the available adjustment; and

update the control pane and the first graphical menu pane with the adjusted setting status of the available adjustment.

41. The multiple media player device according to claim 38, where the processor is further programmed to:

detect, via the input device, a second touchscreen input associated with a first display location above a display location of the first graphical menu pane; and

display a plurality of graphical menu panes, each associated with one additional available adjustment associated with the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type, above the first graphical menu pane.

42. The multiple media player device according to claim 41, where the processor is further programmed to:

detect, via the input device, a third touchscreen input associated with a second display location above the display location of the first graphical menu pane;

scroll the displayed plurality of graphical menu panes by a number of the graphical menu panes based upon a magnitude of distance between the second display location above the display location of the first graphical menu pane and the display location of the first graphical menu pane and relative to a size of each of the plurality of graphical menu panes;

display a different one of the plurality of graphical menu panes at the display location of the first graphical menu pane;

display a control pane to a side of the different one of the plurality of graphical menu panes comprising an adjustment control associated with the available adjustment associated with the different one of the plurality of graphical menu panes; and

re-display the first graphical menu pane at a new location based upon the scrolled display of the plurality of graphical menu panes.

43. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where the media type of the content media currently accessed comprises a type of media selected from a group consisting of:

audio media, audio and video media, and still image media.

44. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where the processor is further programmed to:

determine a remote control device type based upon input signaling received from a remote control device; and

select a remote control input command map to control the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined remote control device type.

45. The multiple media player device according to claim 44, where the processor is further programmed to:

assign one remote control input command from the remote control input command map as a default remote control input command for accessing the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu.

46. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where the processor is further programmed to:

detect repeated use of at least one general remote control device navigation key associated with a plurality of requests to display the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu; and

assign one of the at least one general remote control device navigation keys as a default remote control device navigation key associated with displaying the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu.

47. The multiple media player device according to claim 25, where, in being programmed to display the first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu comprising the current setting status of the available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display, the processor is further programmed to display the first graphical menu pane comprising a current setting status icon associated with the available adjustment with an option icon that represents the available adjustment over the full-screen content on the display.