Navigation of a list of content sharing platform media items on a client device via gesture controls and contextual synchronization

• US 9,588,647 B1
• Filed: 07/17/2013
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Lewis, Justin, Ray, Jonathan W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhatia, Ajay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phuong
• Application Number:
  US13/943,976
• Time in Patent Office: 1,329 Days
• Field of Search: 715/716, 715/719, 715/720, 715/727
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/0488 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 method navigation of a list of content sharing platform media items on a client device via gesture controls and contextual synchronization is disclosed. The method includes providing, by an electronic device, a playlist for playback in a portion of a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device, wherein the playlist comprises a collection of media items streamed to the application on the electronic device. The method further include receiving an indication of a gesture made by a user of the electronic device with respect to the portion of the UI associated with the playback of the playlist and navigating media items of the playlist based on the received indication. The method also includes updating a viewing state associated with the playlist based on the navigating, the viewing state maintained for the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing, by an electronic device, a playlist for playback in a playback portion of a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device, wherein the playlist comprises a collection of media items streamable to the application on the electronic device;

receiving an indication of a gesture made by a user of the electronic device with respect to the playlist;

identifying a location associated with the gesture on the UI of the application;

in response to determining that the location associated with the gesture is in a first area covering the playback portion of the UI, navigating media items of the playlist, wherein a different navigational result occurs when the gesture is indicated to be made outside of the first area covering the playback portion of the UI;

responsive to receiving the gesture that comprises a swipe down gesture in the first area covering the playback portion of the UI minimizing the playback portion to a second area of the UI while maintaining the media items of the playlist in the UI;

responsive to the gesture made with respect to the second area, navigating the media items of the playlist; and

updating a viewing state associated with the playlist based on the navigating, the viewing state maintained for the user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request for the playlist from the user, the request sent via a mobile application of a content sharing platform executing on the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a playlist portion of the UI displays a list of the media items in the playlist, and wherein gestures of the user received in the playlist portion of the UI provide the different navigational result than the gestures made by the user in the playback portion of the UI.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the viewing state associated with the playlist comprises a most recent location within the playlist that the user has viewed, and is used by a content sharing platform to return the user to the most recent location when the user accesses the playlist on a device that is different than the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a swipe left gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of proceeding to a next media item in the playlist, fast forwarding a current media item in the playback, or skipping a promotion in the playback.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a swipe right gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of proceeding to a prior media item in the playlist or rewinding a current media item in the playback.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a swipe up gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of liking a current media item in the playback, increasing a volume of the playback, increasing a playback speed of the playback, or maximizing the portion of the UI within the display of the application on the electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is the swipe down gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of disliking a current media item in the playback, decreasing a volume of the playback, decreasing a playback speed of the playback, or minimizing the portion of the UI within the display of the application on the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a swipe in a circle gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of returning to a beginning of a current media item in the playback, returning to a first media item in the playlist for the playback, or replaying a section of the current media item in the playback.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a hover gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of showing a list of thumbnails and links to each media item in the playlist, or showing other hidden controls for the playlist.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is a shaking gesture, the navigating the media items comprises proceeding to a media item that is randomly-selected from the playlist.

12. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the processing device of an electronic device, data of a playlist comprising a collection of media items of a content sharing platform, the media items of the playlist streamable to an application executed by the processing device on the electronic device;

generating a user interface (UI) of the application for the playlist, the UI comprising a playback portion presenting playback of the playlist by a media item player;

receiving an indication of a gesture made by a user of the electronic device with respect to the playback portion of the UI;

identifying a location associated with the gesture on the UI of the application;

in response to determining that the location associated with the gesture is in a first area covering the playback portion of the UI, determining a navigation action associated with the gesture and the location;

navigating the media items of the playlist according to the determined navigation action, wherein a different navigational result occurs when the gesture is indicated to be made outside of the first area covering the playback portion of the UI;

responsive to receiving the gesture that comprises a swipe down gesture in the first area covering the playback portion of the UI minimizing the playback portion to a second area of the UI while maintaining the media items of the playlist in the UI;

responsive to the gesture made with respect to the second area, navigating the media items of the playlist; and

updating a viewing state associated with the playlist based on the navigating, the viewing state maintained for the user.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein a playlist portion of the UI displays a list of the media items in the playlist, and wherein gestures of the user received in the playlist portion of the UI provide the different navigational result than the gestures made by the user in the playback portion of the UI.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein when the gesture is a swipe left gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of proceeding to a next media item in the playlist, fast forwarding a current media item in the playback, or skipping a promotion in the playback, and wherein when the gesture is a swipe right gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of proceeding to a prior media item in the playlist or rewinding a current media item in the playback.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein when the gesture is a swipe up gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of liking a current media item in the playback, increasing a volume of the playback, increasing a playback speed of the playback, or maximizing the portion of the UI within the display of the application on the electronic device, and wherein when the gesture is the swipe down gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of disliking a current media item in the playback, decreasing a volume of the playback, decreasing a playback speed of the playback, or minimizing the portion of the UI within the display of the application on the electronic device.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein when the gesture is a swipe in a circle gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of returning to a beginning of a current media item in the playback, returning to a first media item in the playlist for the playback, or replaying a section of the current media item in the playback, wherein when the gesture is a hover gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of showing a list of thumbnails and links to each media item in the playlist, or showing other hidden controls for the playlist, and wherein when the gesture is a shaking gesture, the navigating the media items comprises proceeding to a media item that is randomly-selected from the playlist.

17. A system comprising:

a processing device;

a memory coupled to the processing device, the memory to store a plurality of media items; and

a playlist component executable by the processing device from the memory, the playlist component to;

provide a playlist for playback in a playback portion of a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device, wherein the playlist comprises a collection of media items streamable to the application on the electronic device;

receive an indication of a gesture made by a user of the electronic device with respect to the playlist;

identify a location associated with the gesture on the UI of the application;

in response to determining that the location associated with the gesture is in a first area covering the playback portion of the UI, navigate media items of the playlist, wherein a different navigational result occurs when the gesture is indicated to be made outside of the first area covering the playback portion of the UI;

responsive to receiving the gesture that comprises a swipe down gesture in the first area covering the playback portion of the UI minimize the playback portion to a second area of the UI UI while maintaining the media items of the playlist in the UI;

responsive to the gesture made with respect to the second area, navigate the media items of the playlist; and

update a viewing state associated with the playlist based on the navigating, the viewing state maintained for the user.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein a playlist portion of the UI displays a list of the media items in the playlist, and wherein gestures of the user received in the playlist portion of the UI provide the different navigational result than the gestures made by the user in the playback portion of the UI.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein:

when the gesture is a swipe left gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of proceeding to a next media item in the playlist, fast forwarding a current media item in the playback, or skipping a promotion in the playback;

when the gesture is a swipe right gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of proceeding to a prior media item in the playlist or rewinding a current media item in the playback;

when the gesture is a swipe up gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of liking a current media item in the playback, increasing a volume of the playback, increasing a playback speed of the playback, or maximizing the portion of the UI within the display of the application on the electronic device; and

when the gesture is the swipe down gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of disliking a current media item in the playback, decreasing a volume of the playback, decreasing a playback speed of the playback, or minimizing the portion of the UI within the display of the application on the electronic device.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein:

when the gesture is a swipe in a circle gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of returning to a beginning of a current media item in the playback, returning to a first media item in the playlist for the playback, or replaying a section of the current media item in the playback;

when the gesture is a hover gesture, the navigating the media items comprises one of showing a list of thumbnails and links to each media item in the playlist, or showing other hidden controls for the playlist; and

when the gesture is a shaking gesture, the navigating the media items comprises proceeding to a media item that is randomly-selected from the playlist.