Presentation of the Media Content on Mobile Devices

• US 20130145306A1
• Filed: 12/05/2011
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kiefer, William Frederick III, Doll, Cassandra Lynn, SHORE, Maurice Bennett, Schneider, Thomas William
• Granted Patent: US 9,536,012 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/38 with means for controlling the display position

Abstract

A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for generating a magazine edition menu, is provided. Dimensions of a display screen on a mobile device are determined. Based on the dimensions, the size of an edition preview pane is determined, where the edition preview pane displays multiple images from the magazine editions. Based on the dimensions the size of a thumbnail section is determined, the thumbnail section displays a plurality of thumbnail editions associated with each magazine edition. Based on the size of the thumbnail section and a number of magazine editions, a layout of the plurality of thumbnail editions on a display screen is determined.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generating a magazine edition menu comprising;

querying an operating system on a mobile device to determine dimensions of a display screen;

based on the dimensions, determining the size of an edition preview pane, the edition preview pane displaying a plurality of images from each magazine edition;

based on the dimensions and the size of the edition preview pane, determining the size of a thumbnail section, the thumbnail section displaying a plurality of thumbnail editions, each thumbnail edition. associated with each magazine edition; and

based on the size of the thumbnail section and a number of magazine editions, determining a layout of the plurality of thumbnail editions on the display screen.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication that an orientation of the mobile device is changing;

recalculating the size of the edition preview pane based on the new orientation;

recalculating the size of the thumbnail section based on the new orientation; and

recalculating the layout of the plurality of thumbnail editions on the display screen based on the orientation.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the size of the thumbnail section is below a predefined threshold; and

in response to determining the size of the thumbnails section is below the predefined threshold, reallocating the size of the thumbnail section to include a predetermined number of rows that include the plurality of thumbnail editions.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising:

eliminating a display of the edition preview pane in response to determining the size of the thumbnail section is below the predefined threshold.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a plurality of images or display in the edition preview pane based on the image credentials, one image in the plurality of images included in a particular magazine edition; and

displaying each image in the plurality of images on the edition preview pane for a preconfigured amount of time.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the selected image is a newest image in the magazine edition.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the selected image is a largest image in the magazine edition.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining whether a post associated with the selected image within the magazine edition was accessed on the mobile device; and

in response to determining the selected image was accessed, selecting another image for display on the edition preview pane.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the edition player is further configured to:

receive an indication that an orientation of the mobile device is changing;

recalculate the size of the edition preview pane based on the new orientation;

recalculate the size of the thumbnail section based on the new orientation; and

recalculate the layout of the plurality of thumbnail editions on the display screen based on the orientation.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the edition player is further configured to:

select a plurality of images for display on the edition preview pane based on the image credentials, each included in each magazine edition; and

cause the display screen to display each image in the plurality of images on the edition preview pane for a preconfigured amount of time.

9. A computer-implemented method of claim for generating a menu for presenting contents of a magazine edition that fills out a display screen of a mobile device, comprising:

determining dimensions of the display screen on the mobile device;

determining a number of sections in the magazine edition, wherein the number of sections are predefined in the magazine edition;

in response to determining that the number of sections is above a predefined threshold, selecting a predefined number of posts from each section;

or

in response to determining that the number of sections is below a predefined threshold, selecting a number of posts form each section based on a predefined function that fills the dimensions of the display screen;

generating the menu that includes a title that corresponds to each selected post and section; and

displaying the selected menu on the display screen of the mobile device.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

selecting each post based on the popularity of each post within the magazine edition.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving an indication that determines whether each post was previously viewed by a user; and

selecting each post based on the indication.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

selecting each post based on a time each post was received on the mobile device.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

redisplaying the menu in response to a new section or a new post being uploaded on the mobile device.

14. A computer-implemented method for extending functionality of an application control on a touch-screen display, comprising:

overloading the application control on the touch screen display of a mobile device with at least one extended action from an extended action list;

activating the extended action list on the touch screen display, wherein activating includes receiving a pulling indication beginning at the application control in a vertical or horizontal direction on the touch screen display of the mobile device;

displaying the extended action list, wherein the displaying is a function of the pulling indication;

receiving a second indication that an extended action from the extended action list was selected; and

executing the extended action from the extended action list.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, further comprising:

cancelling the extended action list, wherein cancelling includes continuing to receive the pulling indication after the extended action list is displayed.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, further comprising:

dynamically extending the extended action list by incorporating a new extended action that corresponds to the action received from a user using an application configured to execute on the mobile device.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the application is a magazine edition.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, farther comprising;

extending a behavior of the application control using the at least one action in the extended action list.

19. A system for generating a magazine edition menu, comprising:

an edition player configured to;

querying an operating system on a mobile device to determine dimensions of a display screen;

based on the dimensions, determine the size of an edition preview pane, the edition preview pane displaying a plurality of images from each magazine edition;

based on the dimensions and the size of the edition preview pane, determine the size of a thumbnail section, the thumbnail section displaying a plurality of thumbnail editions, each thumbnail edition associated with each magazine edition; and

based on the size of the thumbnail section and a number of magazine editions, determine a layout of the plurality of thumbnail editions on the display screen.

22. A system for generating a menu for presenting contents of a magazine edition that fills out a display screen of a mobile device, comprising:

an edition player configured to;

determine dimensions of the display screen on the mobile device;

determine a number of sections in the magazine edition, wherein the number of sections are predefined in the magazine edition;

in response to determining that the number of sections is above a predefined threshold, select a predefined number of posts from each section;

or

in response to determining that the number of sections is below a predefined threshold, select a number of posts form each section based on a predefined function that fills the dimensions of the display screen;

generate the menu that includes a title that corresponds to each selected post and section; and

display the selected menu on the display screen of the mobile device.

23. A system for extending functionality of an application control, comprising:

an edition player configured to

overload the application control on the touch screen display of a mobile device with at least one extended action from an extended action list;

activate the extended action list on the touch screen display, wherein activating includes receiving a pulling indication at the application control in a vertical or horizontal direction on the touch screen display of the mobile device; and

the touch screen display configured to

display the extended action list, wherein the displaying is a function of the pulling indication;

receive a second indication that an extended action from the extended action list was selected; and

cause the edition layer to execute the extended action from the extended action list.