Content Sheet for Media Player

• US 20090177966A1
• Filed: 09/10/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran A.
• Application Number:
  US12/208,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20090177966A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations

Abstract

A partially transparent sheet is overlaid on content displayed by a media player. The sheet can include lyrics or other text associated with an audio file currently playing on the media player. The sheet can be manipulated (e.g., scrolled) in response to user input (e.g., touch input).

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting a user interface on a media player displaying visual content associated with currently playing audio content;

obtaining a first input through the user interface; and

responsive to the first input, at least partially overlaying a partially transparent sheet on the visual content, the sheet including at least some text associated with the audio content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a second input through the user interface; and

manipulating the sheet in response to the second input.

3. The method of claim 2, where the second input is touch input.

4. The method of claim 3, where the touch input is a gesture made by a user with one or more of the user'"'"'s fingers.

5. The method of claim 1, where the visual content is one or more of an image, a video and a graphic.

6. The method of claim 1, where the text is modified to improve its visibility when displayed over the content.

7. The method of claim 1, where the text includes song lyrics.

8. The method of claim 1, where the content includes album cover art.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

overlaying one or more audio controls on the user interface which are operable through touch input to control the audio content.

10. The method of claim 9, where the one or more audio controls are included in a partially transparent control display overlying the user interface, so that the visual content or text is at least partially visible through the control display.

11. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

presenting a user interface on a media player for presenting visual content associated with currently playing audio content;

obtaining a first input through the user interface; and

responsive to the first input, at least partially overlaying a partially transparent sheet on the visual content, the sheet including at least some text associated with the audio content.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

obtaining a second input through the user interface; and

manipulating the sheet in response to the second input.

13. The system of claim 12, where the second input is touch input.

14. The system of claim 13, where the touch input is a gesture made by a user with one or more of the user'"'"'s fingers.

15. The system of claim 11, where the visual content is one or more of an image, a video and a graphic.

16. The system of claim 11, where the text is modified to improve its visibility when displayed over the content.

17. The system of claim 11, where the text includes song lyrics.

18. The system of claim 11, where the content includes album cover art.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

overlaying one or more audio controls on the user interface which are operable through touch input to control the audio content.

20. The system of claim 19, where the one or more audio controls are included in a partially transparent control display overlying the user interface, so that the visual content or text is at least partially visible through the control display.

21. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

presenting a user interface on a media player for presenting visual content associated with currently playing audio content;

obtaining a first input through the user interface; and

responsive to the first input, at least partially overlaying a partially transparent sheet on the visual content, the sheet including at least some text associated with the audio content.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising:

obtaining a second input through the user interface; and

manipulating the sheet in response to the second input.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, where the second input is touch input.

24. A method comprising:

presenting a user interface on a media player displaying visual content associated with currently playing audio content;

obtaining a first input through the user interface; and

responsive to the first input, at least partially replacing the visual content with at least some text associated with the currently playing audio.