Systems, methods, and user interfaces for previewing media content

• US 9,246,967 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2013
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Original Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Inventors: Garmark, Sten, Cook, Quenton, Soderstrom, Gustav, Silva, Ivo, Kadir, Michelle, Stromberg, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): BASHORE, WILLIAM L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chowdhury, Rayeez
• Application Number:
  US14/053,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20140108929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 834 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23109 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. EPG data repository details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4396 by muting the audio signal
• 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 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a display, 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 include instructions for detecting a first input; and determining whether a change to the first input is detected within a first time period after detecting the first input. In accordance with a determination that a change to the first input is detected within the first time period after detecting the first input, first media content is added to a playlist. In accordance with a determination that a change to the first input is not detected within the first time period after detecting the first input, the first media content is caused to be presented.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

detecting a beginning of a first input;

determining whether the first input is released at a time before expiration of a first time period after detecting the beginning of the first input;

in accordance with a determination that the first input is released at a time before expiration of the first time period after detecting the beginning of the first input, adding first media content to a playlist; and

in accordance with a determination that the first input is not released at a time before expiration of the first time period after detecting the beginning of the first input, initiating presentation of the first media content after expiration of the first time period.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the beginning of the first input is detected during presentation of second media content.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the playlist includes the second media content.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

reducing a volume of the second media content while the first media content is presented;

determining whether the first input is released at a time after expiration of the first time period; and

in accordance with a determination that the first input is released at a time after expiration of the first time period, ceasing presentation of the first media content.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein reducing the volume of the second media content includes muting the second media content.

6. The electronic device of claim 2, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

pausing the presentation of the second media content while the first media content is presented;

determining whether the first input is released at a time after expiration of the first time period; and

in accordance with a determination that the first input is released at a time after expiration of the first time period, ceasing presentation of the first media content.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input is a touch input including a contact with a touch-sensitive surface.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the release of the first input is a liftoff from the touch-sensitive surface.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input is a click-down event.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the release of the first input is a click-release event.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein adding the first media content to the playlist includes adding the first media content to an end of the playlist.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein adding the first media content to the playlist includes adding the first media content as next media content in the playlist.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein adding the first media content to the playlist includes replacing existing content in the playlist with the first media content.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first media content comprises a plurality of media content items, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a direction of the first input;

determining whether the direction of the first input is a first direction or a second direction; and

in accordance with a determination that the direction of the first input is the first direction, causing a next media content item of the plurality of media content items to be presented.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, the one or more programs further including instructions for, in accordance with a determination that the direction of the first input is the second direction, causing a previous media content item of the plurality of media content items to be presented.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the first direction corresponds to an input movement having a predetermined directional component in a right-hand direction.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the second direction corresponds to an input movement having a predetermined directional component in a left-hand direction.

18. A method for previewing media content, performed at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the method comprising:

detecting a beginning of a first input;

determining whether the first input is released at a time before expiration of a first time period after detecting the beginning of the first input;

in accordance with a determination that the first input is released at a time before expiration of the first time period after detecting the beginning of the first input, adding first media content to a playlist; and

in accordance with a determination that the first input is not released at a time before expiration of the first time period after detecting the beginning of the first input, initiating presentation of the first media content after expiration of the first time period.