Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigating media content

• US 9,639,241 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2015
• Issued: 05/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Penha, Henrique D., Ive, Jonathan, Chaudhri, Imran A., Hwang, Grace H., Clarke, Graham R., Butcher, Gary I., Alonso Ruiz, Marcos, Robbin, Jeffrey L., Bachman, William M., Keighran, Benjamin W., Folse, Jennifer L. C., Lochhead, Jonathan, Howard, Joe R., McGlinn, Joshua K., Chen, Elbert D.
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US14/872,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20160370982A1
• Time in Patent Office: 580 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/745 the internal structure of a single video sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• 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 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06
• 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 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47211 for requesting pay-per-view content payment schemes payment architectures or payment protocols G06Q20/00, G07F
• 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

Abstract

An electronic device with one or more processors and memory is in communication with a display. The device, while in a first playback navigation mode, provides, to the display, video information for display; and receives an input that corresponds to a request by a user to switch to a second playback navigation mode. The video information includes information that corresponds to one or more frames of a video, a scrubber bar that represents a timeline of the video, a first playhead that indicates a current play position in the scrubber bar, and playback position markers, distinct from the first playhead, that indicate predetermined playback positions in the video. The device, in response to receiving the input, transitions from the first playback navigation mode to the second playback navigation mode; and, while in the second playback navigation mode, ceases to provide information that corresponds to the playback position markers.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory, wherein the device is in communication with a display;

while the electronic device is operating in a first playback navigation mode;

providing, to the display, first video information for display, wherein the first video information includes information that corresponds to

one or more frames of a video,

a scrubber bar that represents a timeline of the video,

a first playhead that indicates a current play position in the scrubber bar, and

a plurality of playback position markers, distinct from the first playhead, that indicate predetermined playback positions in the video; and

receiving an input that corresponds to a request by a user to switch to a second playback navigation mode;

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request by the user to switch to the second playback navigation mode, transitioning from operating in the first playback navigation mode to operating in the second playback navigation mode; and

,

while the electronic device is operating in the second playback navigation mode;

providing, to the display, second video information for display, wherein the second video information includes information that corresponds to

one or more frames of the video,

the scrubber bar, and

the first playhead; and

ceasing to provide information that corresponds to the plurality of playback position markers that indicate the predetermined playback positions in the video.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second video information includes information that corresponds to a second playhead that indicates a first navigation position in the scrubber bar.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second video information includes text that indicates the first navigation position in the scrubber bar.

4. The method of claim 2, including:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead forward; and

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead forward, providing, to the display, data to continuously advance the second playhead in a forward direction in the scrubber bar; and

,

while operating in the first playback navigation mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead forward; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead forward, providing, to the display, data to skip the second playhead forward in the scrubber bar to a next playback position marker.

5. The method of claim 2, including:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead backward; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead backward, providing, to the display, data to continuously move the second playhead in a reverse direction in the scrubber bar; and

,

while operating in the first playback navigation mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead backward; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead backward, providing, to the display, data to skip the second playhead backward in the scrubber bar to a previous playback position marker.

6. The method of claim 2, including:

while the electronic device is operating in either the first playback navigation mode or the second playback navigation mode, and the display is displaying

the scrubber bar,

the first playhead that indicates the current play position in the scrubber bar,

the second playhead that indicates the first navigation position in the scrubber bar, and

a preview pane adjacent to the second playhead;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to resume playing the video at the current play position in the scrubber bar;

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to resume playing the video at the current play position in the scrubber bar, providing, to the display, third video information that corresponds to an animation of the preview pane moving to a position at or adjacent to the current play position, and,

after the preview pane has moved to the position at or adjacent to the current play position, ceasing to display the preview pane and resuming play of the video at a point in the video that corresponds to the current play position in the scrubber bar.

7. The method of claim 2, including:

while the electronic device is operating in either the first playback navigation mode or the second playback navigation mode, and the display is displaying

the scrubber bar,

the first playhead that indicates the current play position in the scrubber bar, and

the second playhead that indicates the first navigation position in the scrubber bar;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to play the video at the first navigation position in the scrubber bar; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to play the video at the first navigation position in the scrubber bar, resuming play of the video at a point in the video that corresponds to the first navigation position in the scrubber bar.

8. The method of claim 2, including:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode, receiving an input that corresponds to a request to switch to a play mode; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to switch to the play mode;

transitioning from operating in the second navigation mode to operating in a play mode that plays the video on the display and ceases to display the scrubber bar, the first playback head, and the second playback head.

9. The method of claim 8, including:

while operating in the play mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to fast forward or rewind the video; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to a request to fast forward or rewind the video, providing, to the display, data to skip the video by a predefined time interval in accordance with the input.

10. The method of claim 8, including:

while operating in the play mode, receiving an input that corresponds to a request to switch to the second playback navigation mode; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to a request to switch to the second playback navigation mode, transitioning from the play mode to the second playback navigation mode.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the second video information includes information that corresponds to a preview pane, wherein the preview pane includes one or more frames of the video that corresponds to a navigation position of the second playhead on the scrubber bar.

12. The method of claim 11, including:

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to display the preview pane;

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to a request to display the preview pane, providing, to the display, the information that corresponds to the preview pane, for display.

13. The method of claim 1, including:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode, receiving an input that corresponds to a request by the user to switch to the first playback navigation mode; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to switch to the first playback navigation mode;

transitioning from operating in the second playback navigation mode to operating in the first playback navigation mode; and

providing, to the display, fourth video information for display, wherein the fourth video information includes information that corresponds to

one or more frames of the video,

the scrubber bar,

the first playhead, and

the plurality of playback position markers, distinct from the first playhead, that indicate predetermined playback positions in the video.

14. An electronic device in communication with a display, comprising:

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 instructions for;

while the electronic device is operating in a first playback navigation mode;

providing, to the display, first video information for display, wherein the first video information includes information that corresponds to

one or more frames of a video,

a scrubber bar that represents a timeline of the video,

a first playhead that indicates a current play position in the scrubber bar, and

a plurality of playback position markers, distinct from the first playhead, that indicate predetermined playback positions in the video; and

receiving an input that corresponds to a request by a user to switch to a second playback navigation mode;

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request by the user to switch to the second playback navigation mode, transitioning from operating in the first playback navigation mode to operating in the second playback navigation mode; and

,

while the electronic device is operating in the second playback navigation mode;

providing, to the display, second video information for display, wherein the second video information includes information that corresponds to

one or more frames of the video,

the scrubber bar, and

the first playhead; and

ceasing to provide information that corresponds to the plurality of playback position markers that indicate the predetermined playback positions in the video.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the second video information includes information that corresponds to a second playhead that indicates a first navigation position in the scrubber bar.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the second video information includes text that indicates the first navigation position in the scrubber bar.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead forward; and

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead forward, providing, to the display, data to continuously advance the second playhead in a forward direction in the scrubber bar; and

,

while operating in the first playback navigation mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead forward; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead forward, providing, to the display, data to skip the second playhead forward in the scrubber bar to a next playback position marker.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead backward; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead backward, providing, to the display, data to continuously move the second playhead in a reverse direction in the scrubber bar; and

,

while operating in the first playback navigation mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead backward; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead backward, providing, to the display, data to skip the second playhead backward in the scrubber bar to a previous playback position marker.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while the electronic device is operating in either the first playback navigation mode or the second playback navigation mode, and the display is displaying

the scrubber bar,

the first playhead that indicates the current play position in the scrubber bar,

the second playhead that indicates the first navigation position in the scrubber bar, and

a preview pane adjacent to the second playhead;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to resume playing the video at the current play position in the scrubber bar;

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to resume playing the video at the current play position in the scrubber bar, providing, to the display, third video information that corresponds to an animation of the preview pane moving to a position at or adjacent to the current play position, and,

after the preview pane has moved to the position at or adjacent to the current play position, ceasing to display the preview pane and resuming play of the video at a point in the video that corresponds to the current play position in the scrubber bar.

20. The device of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while the electronic device is operating in either the first playback navigation mode or the second playback navigation mode, and the display is displaying

the scrubber bar,

the first playhead that indicates the current play position in the scrubber bar, and

the second playhead that indicates the first navigation position in the scrubber bar;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to play the video at the first navigation position in the scrubber bar; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to play the video at the first navigation position in the scrubber bar, resuming play of the video at a point in the video that corresponds to the first navigation position in the scrubber bar.

21. The device of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode, receiving an input that corresponds to a request to switch to a play mode; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to switch to the play mode;

transitioning from operating in the second navigation mode to operating in a play mode that plays the video on the display and ceases to display the scrubber bar, the first playback head, and the second playback head.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while operating in the play mode;

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to fast forward or rewind the video; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to a request to fast forward or rewind the video, providing, to the display, data to skip the video by a predefined time interval in accordance with the input.

23. The device of claim 21, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while operating in the play mode, receiving an input that corresponds to a request to switch to the second playback navigation mode; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to a request to switch to the second playback navigation mode, transitioning from the play mode to the second playback navigation mode.

24. The device of claim 14, wherein the second video information includes information that corresponds to a preview pane, wherein the preview pane includes one or more frames of the video that corresponds to a navigation position of the second playhead on the scrubber bar.

25. The device of claim 24, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

receiving an input that corresponds to a request to display the preview pane;

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to a request to display the preview pane, providing, to the display, the information that corresponds to the preview pane, for display.

26. The device of claim 14, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode, receiving an input that corresponds to a request by the user to switch to the first playback navigation mode; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to switch to the first playback navigation mode;

transitioning from operating in the second playback navigation mode to operating in the first playback navigation mode; and

providing, to the display, fourth video information for display, wherein the fourth video information includes information that corresponds to

one or more frames of the video,

the scrubber bar,

the first playhead, and

the plurality of playback position markers, distinct from the first playhead, that indicate predetermined playback positions in the video.

27. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device in communication with a display, cause the electronic device to:

while the electronic device is operating in a first playback navigation mode;

provide, to the display, first video information for display, wherein the first video information includes information that corresponds to

one or more frames of a video,

a scrubber bar that represents a timeline of the video,

a first playhead that indicates a current play position in the scrubber bar, and

a plurality of playback position markers, distinct from the first playhead, that indicate predetermined playback positions in the video; and

receive an input that corresponds to a request by a user to switch to a second playback navigation mode;

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request by the user to switch to the second playback navigation mode, transition from operating in the first playback navigation mode to operating in the second playback navigation mode; and

,

while the electronic device is operating in the second playback navigation mode;

provide, to the display, second video information for display, wherein the second video information includes information that corresponds to

one or more frames of the video,

the scrubber bar, and

the first playhead; and

cease to provide information that corresponds to the plurality of playback position markers that indicate the predetermined playback positions in the video.

28. The computer readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the second video information includes information that corresponds to a second playhead that indicates a first navigation position in the scrubber bar.

29. The computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the second video information includes text that indicates the first navigation position in the scrubber bar.

30. The computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode;

receive an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead forward; and

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead forward, provide, to the display, data to continuously advance the second playhead in a forward direction in the scrubber bar; and

,

while operating in the first playback navigation mode;

receive an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead forward; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead forward, provide, to the display, data to skip the second playhead forward in the scrubber bar to a next playback position marker.

31. The computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode;

receive an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead backward; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead backward, provide, to the display, data to continuously move the second playhead in a reverse direction in the scrubber bar; and

,

while operating in the first playback navigation mode;

receive an input that corresponds to a request to move the second playhead backward; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to move the second playhead backward, provide, to the display, data to skip the second playhead backward in the scrubber bar to a previous playback position marker.

32. The computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while the electronic device is operating in either the first playback navigation mode or the second playback navigation mode, and the display is displaying

the scrubber bar,

the first playhead that indicates the current play position in the scrubber bar,

the second playhead that indicates the first navigation position in the scrubber bar, and

a preview pane adjacent to the second playhead;

receive an input that corresponds to a request to resume playing the video at the current play position in the scrubber bar;

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to resume playing the video at the current play position in the scrubber bar, provide, to the display, third video information that corresponds to an animation of the preview pane moving to a position at or adjacent to the current play position, and,

after the preview pane has moved to the position at or adjacent to the current play position, cease to display the preview pane and resuming play of the video at a point in the video that corresponds to the current play position in the scrubber bar.

33. The computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while the electronic device is operating in either the first playback navigation mode or the second playback navigation mode, and the display is displaying

the scrubber bar,

the first playhead that indicates the current play position in the scrubber bar, and

the second playhead that indicates the first navigation position in the scrubber bar;

receive an input that corresponds to a request to play the video at the first navigation position in the scrubber bar; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to play the video at the first navigation position in the scrubber bar, resume play of the video at a point in the video that corresponds to the first navigation position in the scrubber bar.

34. The computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode, receive an input that corresponds to a request to switch to a play mode; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to switch to the play mode;

transition from operating in the second navigation mode to operating in a play mode that plays the video on the display and ceases to display the scrubber bar, the first playback head, and the second playback head.

35. The computer readable storage medium of claim 34, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while operating in the play mode;

receive an input that corresponds to a request to fast forward or rewind the video; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to a request to fast forward or rewind the video, provide, to the display, data to skip the video by a predefined time interval in accordance with the input.

36. The computer readable storage medium of claim 34, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while operating in the play mode, receive an input that corresponds to a request to switch to the second playback navigation mode; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to a request to switch to the second playback navigation mode, transition from the play mode to the second playback navigation mode.

37. The computer readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the second video information includes information that corresponds to a preview pane, wherein the preview pane includes one or more frames of the video that corresponds to a navigation position of the second playhead on the scrubber bar.

38. The computer readable storage medium of claim 37, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive an input that corresponds to a request to display the preview pane;

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to a request to display the preview pane, provide, to the display, the information that corresponds to the preview pane, for display.

39. The computer readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while operating in the second playback navigation mode, receive an input that corresponds to a request by the user to switch to the first playback navigation mode; and

,

in response to receiving the input that corresponds to the request to switch to the first playback navigation mode;

transition from operating in the second playback navigation mode to operating in the first playback navigation mode; and

provide, to the display, fourth video information for display, wherein the fourth video information includes information that corresponds to

one or more frames of the video,

the scrubber bar,

the first playhead, and

the plurality of playback position markers, distinct from the first playhead, that indicate predetermined playback positions in the video.