User interface

• US 9,880,708 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2015
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Lambourne, Robert A., Schulert, Andrew J., Holmgren, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Linh K
• Application Number:
  US14/729,643
• Publication Number:
  US 20150261397A1
• Time in Patent Office: 972 Days
• 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 3/0482 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• 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

An example implementation involves a control device displaying on a graphical user interface, an indicator positioned with respect to a particular multimedia item in a displayed list of a plurality of multimedia items. After displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, the control device displays on the graphical user interface, an information panel obstructing a portion of the displayed list, the information panel providing information associated with the particular multimedia item that is not shown in the displayed list. After displaying the information panel for a second predefined time, the control device terminates display of the information panel.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a control device to perform operations comprising:

displaying, on a graphical user interface, an indicator positioned with respect to a particular multimedia item in a displayed list of a plurality of multimedia items, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a first area and a second area different from the first area, wherein the first area comprises the particular multimedia item and the indicator, and wherein the second area comprises at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of multimedia items different from the particular multimedia item;

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, displaying, on the graphical user interface, (i) the first area, and (ii) an information panel obstructing a least a portion of the second area, the information panel providing information associated with the particular multimedia item that is not shown in the displayed list and instead displayed in the information panel in association with the particular multimedia item via the graphical user interface;

detecting that the information panel is obstructing one of the plurality of multimedia items in the second area; and

in response to detecting that the information panel is obstructing one of the plurality of multimedia items in the second area, terminating display of the information panel after displaying the information panel for a second predefined time.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to displaying the indicator positioned with respect to the particular multimedia item, receiving an input indicating a selection of the particular multimedia item.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein each multimedia item in the plurality of multimedia items share at least one common characteristic, and wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to displaying the indicator, receiving an input indicating a selection of the at least one common characteristic; and

in response to the received input, displaying the list of the plurality of multimedia items on the graphical user interface.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the particular multimedia item is not otherwise viewable in the displayed list of the plurality of multimedia items.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein displaying on the graphical user interface, the information panel further comprises:

transmitting, to a remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item;

receiving the information associated with the particular multimedia item from the remote device; and

displaying in the information panel on the graphical user interface, the information associated with the particular multimedia item.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein transmitting, to the remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item comprises:

upon displaying the indicator, transmitting, to the remote device, the request for information associated with the particular multimedia item.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein transmitting to the remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item comprises:

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a third predefined time, transmitting to the remote device, the request for information associated with the particular multimedia item.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein displaying the indicator comprises a highlighting of a representation of the particular multimedia item in the displayed list of the plurality of multimedia items.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the information comprises one or more of (a) a motion picture associated with the particular multimedia item, (b) metadata associated with the particular multimedia item, and (c) images associated with the particular multimedia item.

10. A method comprising:

displaying, on a graphical user interface, an indicator positioned with respect to a particular multimedia item in a displayed list of a plurality of multimedia items, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a first area and a second area different from the first area, wherein the first area comprises the particular multimedia item and the indicator, and wherein the second area comprises at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of multimedia items different from the particular multimedia item;

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, displaying, on the graphical user interface, (i) the first area, and (ii) an information panel obstructing a least a portion of the second area, the information panel providing information associated with the particular multimedia item that is not shown in the displayed list and instead displayed in the information panel in association with the particular multimedia item via the graphical user interface;

detecting that the information panel is obstructing one of the plurality of multimedia items in the second area; and

in response to detecting that the information panel is obstructing one of the plurality of multimedia items in the second area, terminating display of the information panel after displaying the information panel for a second predefined time.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

prior to displaying the indicator positioned with respect to the particular multimedia item, receiving an input indicating a selection of the particular multimedia item.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein each multimedia item in the plurality of multimedia items share at least one common characteristic, and wherein the method further comprises:

prior to displaying the indicator, receiving an input indicating a selection of the at least one common characteristic; and

in response to the received input, displaying the list of the plurality of multimedia items on the graphical user interface.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the information is not otherwise viewable in the displayed list of the plurality of multimedia items.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying, on the graphical user interface, the information panel further comprises:

transmitting, to a remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item;

receiving the information associated with the particular multimedia item from the remote device; and

displaying in the information panel on the graphical user interface, the information associated with the particular multimedia item.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein transmitting, to the remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item comprises:

upon displaying the indicator, transmitting, to the remote device, the request for information associated with the particular multimedia item.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein transmitting to the remote device, a request for information associated with the particular multimedia item comprises:

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a third predefined time, transmitting to the remote device, the request for information associated with the particular multimedia item.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying the indicator comprises a highlighting of a representation of the particular multimedia item in the displayed list of the plurality of multimedia items.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the information comprises one or more of (a) a motion picture associated with the particular multimedia item, (b) metadata associated with the particular multimedia item, and (c) images associated with the particular multimedia item.

19. A controller device comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the controller device to perform functions comprising;

displaying, on a graphical user interface, an indicator positioned with respect to a particular multimedia item in a displayed list of a plurality of multimedia items, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a first area and a second area different from the first area, wherein the first area comprises the particular multimedia item and the indicator, and wherein the second area comprises at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of multimedia items different from the particular multimedia item;

after displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, displaying on the graphical user interface, (i) the first area, and (ii) an information panel obstructing a least a portion of the second area, the information panel providing information associated with the particular multimedia item that is not shown in the displayed list and instead displayed in the information panel in association with the particular multimedia item via the graphical user interface;

detecting that the information panel is obstructing one of the plurality of multimedia items in the second area; and

in response to detecting that the information panel is obstructing one of the plurality of multimedia items in the second area, terminating display of the information panel after displaying the information panel for a second predefined time.

20. The controller device of claim 19, wherein the functions further comprise prior to displaying the indicator positioned with respect to the particular multimedia item, receiving an input indicating a selection of the particular multimedia item.