Graphical user interface elements using video pre-fetch

• US 20090187859A1
• Filed: 01/23/2008
• Published: 07/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Jones, Tim, Spence, Stephen, Doduc, Natalie, Sharifi, Matthew, Groenink, Karen, Tuerk, Andreas, Desai, Dwipal
• Application Number:
  US12/011,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20090187859A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/834
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/70 of video data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

The described embodiments of the present invention provide a video database client application configured to execute on a wireless communication device or a device with a small display screen. The video database client application includes a user interface including user interface components designed to access video information and view videos using the wireless communication device. The video database client application includes a video player module to integrate and control a native video player within the user interface. The video database client application further includes a video database interface module adapted to retrieve videos and video information from the video database. The video database interface module functions to pre-fetch information from the video database based on anticipated user information needs.

Claims

1. A video display system adapted to execute on a wireless display device, the system comprising:

a carousel display adapted to display a first plurality of images associated with a first plurality of videos on a display of the wireless display device;

a carousel display controller adapted to receive an input to select an image from the first plurality of images and display video information for the video associated with the selected image on the display of the wireless display device; and

a video database interface module adapted to retrieve, responsive to selection of the image, a second plurality of images associated with a second plurality of videos and video information responsive to a received input to the carousel display controller.

2. A system adapted to execute on a wireless display device, the system comprising:

a graphical user interface comprising a button display area on a display of the wireless display device, wherein the button display area comprises at least 3 buttons; and

a video database interface module configured to retrieve user account information from a video database and display the user account information within at least a first button of the at least 3 buttons.

3. A computer implemented program product comprising program code for a video database program adapted to execute on a wireless device, the program code comprising:

program code for a video viewing page, wherein the video viewing page includes a video player native to an operating system of the wireless device and one or more control elements to control the video player;

program code for a video database interface module adapted to retrieve a set of videos responsive to selection of the one or more control elements.

4. A method for displaying video content on a wireless display device, the method comprising:

displaying a video selection menu in a first area of a user interface of the wireless communication device, the video selection menu displaying a rotatable carousel having a first plurality of images associated with each of a first plurality of videos;

responsive to receiving a first input to rotate the carousel, obtaining from a video server a second plurality of images associated with each of a second plurality of videos;

responsive to receiving a second input to rotate the carousel, displaying the second plurality of images.

5. A method for displaying video content on a wireless display device, the method comprising:

retrieving from a video database a first plurality of images associated with a first plurality of videos;

displaying a subset less than the entirety of the first plurality of images in a video selection menu in a first area of a user interface of the wireless communication device;

responsive to receiving a first input to advance the video selection menu, displaying images of the first plurality not included in the subset;

responsive to receiving the first input, retrieving from the video database a second plurality of images associated with a second plurality of videos; and

responsive to a second input to further advance the video selection menu, displaying a subset of the second plurality of images displayed