Rotary navigation of synchronized content
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an electronic data store configured to store;
an audiobook version of a content item; and
an electronic book version of the content item;
a touchscreen comprising an electronic display enabling touch input to the electronic display; and
a computing device in communication with the electronic data store and touch screen, the computing device configured to;
output a first portion of audio content associated with the audiobook;
generate, for display on the touchscreen, a user interface including a first portion of text content associated with the electronic book, wherein the user interface includes an output indicator indicating text, within the text content, that corresponds to the first portion of the audio content;
receive a first touch input data associated with a first set of coordinates on the touchscreen, wherein a first coordinate of the first set of coordinates is associated with a first time at which input was received at the first coordinate;
determine, based at least in part on the first coordinate of the first set of coordinates and the first time associated with the first coordinate of the first set of coordinates, that the first touch input data corresponds to a predefined gesture associated with causing display of a rotational navigation control element;
generate, for display on the touchscreen, the rotational navigation control element;
receive a second touch input data from the touchscreen at a second set of coordinates on the touchscreen, wherein a second coordinate of the second set of coordinates is associated with a second time at which input was received at the second coordinate;
determine, based at least in part on the second coordinate of the second set of coordinates and the second time associated with the second coordinate of the second set of coordinates, that the second touch input data corresponds to a rotational input to the portion of the touchscreen displaying the rotational navigation control display element, the rotational input representing a request to move the output indicator to locate a specific word within the text content of the electronic book and further representing a request to navigate, in the audio content, to a location corresponding to the specific word within the text content;
display the output indicator at the specific word within the text content of the electronic book;
determine a time position in the audio content associated with the audiobook that corresponds to the specific word within the text content of the electronic book; and
output a second portion of the audio content from the time position.
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Abstract
Embodiments of this disclosure enable synchronized content items, such as an ebook and corresponding audiobook, to be navigated via a rotational interface (e.g., a “jog wheel”). Specifically, a playback device is disclosed that enables a rotational interface to be used to select locations within an audiobook or other audio content. During selection of a location, the playback device can maintain an output indicator indicating one or more words within a textual content that match the selected location within the audio content. Thus, a user is enabled to easily and intuitively select precise locations within audio content. In some embodiments, an acceleration or speed of input to the rotational interface may modify how quickly locations within the content item are traversed.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an electronic data store configured to store; an audiobook version of a content item; and an electronic book version of the content item; a touchscreen comprising an electronic display enabling touch input to the electronic display; and a computing device in communication with the electronic data store and touch screen, the computing device configured to; output a first portion of audio content associated with the audiobook; generate, for display on the touchscreen, a user interface including a first portion of text content associated with the electronic book, wherein the user interface includes an output indicator indicating text, within the text content, that corresponds to the first portion of the audio content; receive a first touch input data associated with a first set of coordinates on the touchscreen, wherein a first coordinate of the first set of coordinates is associated with a first time at which input was received at the first coordinate; determine, based at least in part on the first coordinate of the first set of coordinates and the first time associated with the first coordinate of the first set of coordinates, that the first touch input data corresponds to a predefined gesture associated with causing display of a rotational navigation control element; generate, for display on the touchscreen, the rotational navigation control element; receive a second touch input data from the touchscreen at a second set of coordinates on the touchscreen, wherein a second coordinate of the second set of coordinates is associated with a second time at which input was received at the second coordinate; determine, based at least in part on the second coordinate of the second set of coordinates and the second time associated with the second coordinate of the second set of coordinates, that the second touch input data corresponds to a rotational input to the portion of the touchscreen displaying the rotational navigation control display element, the rotational input representing a request to move the output indicator to locate a specific word within the text content of the electronic book and further representing a request to navigate, in the audio content, to a location corresponding to the specific word within the text content; display the output indicator at the specific word within the text content of the electronic book; determine a time position in the audio content associated with the audiobook that corresponds to the specific word within the text content of the electronic book; and output a second portion of the audio content from the time position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-implemented method comprising:
as implemented by one or more computing devices configured with specific computer-executable instructions, outputting a portion of an audio content item synchronously with a portion of a textual content item; generating, within the portion of the textual content item, an output indicator indicating a location within the portion of the textual content item that corresponds to a current output position within the portion of the audio content item; receiving first data from an input device; determining the first data corresponds to a predefined gesture to cause display of a rotational navigation control element on a display device; displaying the rotational navigation control element using the display device; receiving second data from the input device, the second data representing a rotational input associated with the rotational navigation control, the rotational input representing a request to navigate the textual content item, using the output indicator, to locate a specific word within the textual content item and further representing a request to navigate, in the audio content item, to a location corresponding to the specific word within the textual content item; displaying the output indicator at the third location specific word within the second textual content item; outputting a second portion of the audio content item from a location in the audio content item that corresponds to the specific word within textual content item located using the rotational input. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising:
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outputting a portion of an audio content item synchronously with a portion of a textual content item; generating an output indicator within the portion of the textual content item, the output indicator identifying a location within the portion of the textual content item corresponding to the portion of the audio content item; receiving first data from an input device; determining that the first data corresponds to a predefined gesture to cause display of a rotational navigation control element; displaying the rotational navigation control element; receiving second data from the input device, where the second data represents a rotational input associated with the rotational navigation control, the rotational input representing a request to navigate the text of the textual content item, using the output indicator, to locate a specific word within the textual content item and further representing a request to navigate, in the audio content item, to a location corresponding to the specific word within the textual content item; displaying the output indicator at the specific word within the textual content item; and outputting a second portion of the audio content item from a location in the audio content item that corresponds to the specific word within textual content item. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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