Media player playlist management

• US 10,031,660 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2015
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bachman, William M., Frick, Brian R., Martin, Timothy B., Robbin, Jeffrey L., Sanders, Christopher J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Weng, Peiyong
• Application Number:
  US14/977,499
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110050A1
• Time in Patent Office: 946 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/61 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• 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

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for enabling easy generation, editing, and access to digital content compilations, such as playlists, etc. Specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure employ one or more graphical user-interfaces that provide a playlist toolbar (e.g., a sidebar) after determining a user wishes to access a digital content compilation. Further, predictions may be made to determine potential activities associated with these compilations based upon previous actions performed by the user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

displaying, on the display, a first user interface of an application, the first user interface including a plurality of content items;

detecting an input dragging a first content item, in the plurality of content items, across the first user interface; and

,

in response to detecting the input dragging the first content item across the first user interface, displaying a sidebar that contains objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the application manages media content items and the content items include media content items.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed include objects that correspond to other electronic devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed include objects that correspond to playlists.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sidebar is displayed over the first user interface.

6. The method of claim 1, including:

in response to detecting the input dragging the first content item across the first user interface, determining objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed and displaying the sidebar based on this determination.

7. The method of claim 1, including:

detecting an input that releases the first content item while the first content item is not over any objects in the sidebar; and

,

in response to detecting the input that releases the first content item while the first content item is not over any objects in the sidebar, hiding the sidebar.

8. The method of claim 1, including:

detecting an input that releases the first content item while the first content item is over a first object in the sidebar; and

,

in response to detecting the input that releases the first content item while the first content item is over a first object in the sidebar, placing the first content item within the first object.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first content item is placed at a default location within the first object.

10. The method of claim 1, including:

detecting an input that releases the first content item; and

,

in response to detecting the input that releases the first content item;

in accordance with a determination that, when released, the first content item is not over any objects in the sidebar, hiding the sidebar; and

in accordance with a determination that, when released, the first content item is over a first object in the sidebar, placing the first content item within the first object.

11. The method of claim 1, including:

detecting an input that hovers the first content item over a first object in the sidebar; and

,

in response to detecting the input that hovers the first content item over the first object in the sidebar, displaying in the sidebar a user interface for positioning and/or storing the first content item within the first object.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein display, in the sidebar, of the user interface for positioning and/or storing the first content item within the first object replaces display, in the sidebar, of the objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the sidebar is displayed in a first region of the display in response to detecting the input dragging the first content item across the first user interface, and

dragging the first content item occurs in a portion of the first user interface that is displayed outside of the first region of the display.

14. An electronic device, comprising:

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 including instructions to;

display, on the display, a first user interface of an application, the first user interface including a plurality of content items;

detect an input dragging a first content item, in the plurality of content items, across the first user interface; and

,

in response to detecting the input dragging the first content item across the first user interface, display a sidebar that contains objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein the application manages media content items and the content items include media content items.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein the objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed include objects that correspond to other electronic devices.

18. The device of claim 14, wherein the objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed include objects that correspond to playlists.

19. The device of claim 14, wherein the sidebar is displayed over the first user interface.

20. The device of claim 14, including instructions for:

in response to detecting the input dragging the first content item across the first user interface, determining objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed and displaying the sidebar based on this determination.

21. The device of claim 14, including instructions for:

detecting an input that releases the first content item while the first content item is not over any objects in the sidebar; and

,

in response to detecting the input that releases the first content item while the first content item is not over any objects in the sidebar, hiding the sidebar.

22. The device of claim 14, including instructions for:

detecting an input that releases the first content item while the first content item is over a first object in the sidebar; and

,

in response to detecting the input that releases the first content item while the first content item is over a first object in the sidebar, placing the first content item within the first object.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein the first content item is placed at a default location within the first object.

24. The device of claim 14, including instructions for:

detecting an input that releases the first content item; and

,

in response to detecting the input that releases the first content item;

in accordance with a determination that, when released, the first content item is not over any objects in the sidebar, hiding the sidebar; and

in accordance with a determination that, when released, the first content item is over a first object in the sidebar, placing the first content item within the first object.

25. The device of claim 14, including instructions for:

detecting an input that hovers the first content item over a first object in the sidebar; and

,

in response to detecting the input that hovers the first content item over the first object in the sidebar, displaying in the sidebar a user interface for positioning and/or storing the first content item within the first object.

26. The device of claim 25, wherein display, in the sidebar, of the user interface for positioning and/or storing the first content item within the first object replaces display, in the sidebar, of the objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed.

27. The device of claim 14, wherein:

the sidebar is displayed in a first region of the display in response to detecting the input dragging the first content item across the first user interface, and

dragging the first content item occurs in a portion of the first user interface that is displayed outside of the first region of the display.

15. 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 with a display, cause the electronic device to:

display, on the display, a first user interface of an application, the first user interface including a plurality of content items;

detect an input dragging a first content item, in the plurality of content items, across the first user interface; and

,

in response to detecting the input dragging the first content item across the first user interface, display a sidebar that contains objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed.

28. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the application manages media content items and the content items include media content items.

29. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed include objects that correspond to other electronic devices.

30. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed include objects that correspond to playlists.

31. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the sidebar is displayed over the first user interface.

32. The storage medium of claim 15, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

in response to detecting the input dragging the first content item across the first user interface, determine objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed and display the sidebar based on this determination.

33. The storage medium of claim 15, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

detect an input that releases the first content item while the first content item is not over any objects in the sidebar; and

,

in response to detecting the input that releases the first content item while the first content item is not over any objects in the sidebar, hide the sidebar.

34. The storage medium of claim 15, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

detect an input that releases the first content item while the first content item is over a first object in the sidebar; and

,

in response to detecting the input that releases the first content item while the first content item is over a first object in the sidebar, place the first content item within the first object.

35. The storage medium of claim 33, wherein the first content item is placed at a default location within the first object.

36. The storage medium of claim 15, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

detect an input that releases the first content item; and

,

in response to detecting the input that releases the first content item;

in accordance with a determination that, when released, the first content item is not over any objects in the sidebar, hide the sidebar; and

in accordance with a determination that, when released, the first content item is over a first object in the sidebar, place the first content item within the first object.

37. The storage medium of claim 15, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

detect an input that hovers the first content item over a first object in the sidebar; and

,

in response to detecting the input that hovers the first content item over the first object in the sidebar, display in the sidebar a user interface for positioning and/or storing the first content item within the first object.

38. The storage medium of claim 36, wherein display, in the sidebar, of the user interface for positioning and/or storing the first content item within the first object replaces display, in the sidebar, of the objects in which the first content item is configured to be placed.

39. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein:

the sidebar is displayed in a first region of the display in response to detecting the input dragging the first content item across the first user interface, and

dragging the first content item occurs in a portion of the first user interface that is displayed outside of the first region of the display.