Video manager for portable multifunction device

• US 7,956,849 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Issued: 06/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Pisula, Charles J., Christie, Greg, Forstall, Scott, Anzures, Freddy Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): Sherman; Stephen G
• Application Number:
  US11/850,008
• Publication Number:
  US 20080055272A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,372 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 345/156, 345/158, 715/716, 715719-722, 455/566
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A video player for a portable multifunction device is disclosed. In some embodiments, a list of video items is displayed in a portrait orientation of a touch screen display of a portable electronic device. Upon user selection of a respective video item in the list, the user selected video item is automatically displayed in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display,

displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation, detecting user selection of any video item in the list; and

in response to detecting the user selection of any video item in the list, automatically displaying a corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

2. The method of claim 1, including

detecting a scrolling gesture comprising substantially vertical movement of user contact with the touch screen display;

and

responding to the scrolling gesture by scrolling the list of video items.

3. The method of claim 1, including detecting a predefined user gesture on the touch screen display for selecting the any video item.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predefined user gesture on the touch screen display is a finger tap.

5. The method of claim 1, including displaying a rotation animation.

6. The method of claim 1, including displaying a rotation animation that transitions from displaying an image in the portrait orientation to displaying an image in the landscape orientation.

7. The method of claim 1, including, while displaying the corresponding user selected video, displaying a user interactive progress bar upon detecting user contact with the touch screen display.

8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display,

in a first mode of operation, performing wireless telephony; and

in a second mode of operation;

displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation, detecting user selection of any video item in the list; and

in response to detecting the user selection of any video item in the list, automatically displaying a corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

9. The method of claim 8, including pausing display of the corresponding user selected video upon receiving a telephone call.

10. The method of claim 9, including automatically resuming display of the corresponding user selected video upon completion of the telephone call.

11. The method of claim 8, including, upon receiving a telephone call, pausing display of the corresponding user selected video and displaying a telephone call interface on the touch screen display in the portrait orientation.

12. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

memory;

one or more processors; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including;

instructions for displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

instructions for detecting user selection of any video item in the list of video items while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation; and

instructions for, in response to the user selection of any video item in the list, automatically displaying a corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

13. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

memory;

one or more processors; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including;

in a first mode of operation, instructions for performing wireless telephony; and

in a second mode of operation;

instructions for displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

instructions for detecting user selection of any video item in the list of video items while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation; and

instructions for, in response to the user selection of any video item in the list, automatically displaying a corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

14. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, causes the portable electronic device to perform a method comprising:

displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation, detecting user selection of any video item in the list; and

in response to the user selection of any video item in the list, automatically displaying a corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

15. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, causes the portable electronic device to perform a method comprising:

in a first mode of operation, performing wireless telephony; and

in a second mode of operation;

displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation, detecting user selection of any video item in the list; and

in response to the user selection of any video item in the list, automatically displaying a corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

16. A portable electronic device with a touch screen display, comprising:

means for displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

means for detecting user selection of any video item in the list of video items while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation; and

means for, in response to the user selection of any video item in the list, automatically displaying a corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

17. A portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprising:

in a first mode of operation, means for performing wireless telephony; and

in a second mode of operation;

means for displaying, in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display, a list of video items;

means for detecting user selection of any video item in the list of video items while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation; and

means for, in response to the user selection of any video item in the list, automatically displaying a corresponding user selected video in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display.

18. A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, comprising:

a list of video items displayed in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display; and

a user-selected video item, wherein the user-selected video is selected by detecting user selection of any video item in the list of video items while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation and is displayed in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display in response to user selection of the corresponding video item in the list of video items.

19. A graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprising:

a wireless telephony interface in a first mode of operation; and

a video manager interface in a second mode of operation, wherein the video manager interface includes;

a list of video items displayed in a portrait orientation of the touch screen display; and

a user-selected video, wherein the user-selected video is selected by detecting user selection of any video item in the list of video items while displaying the list of video items in the portrait orientation and is displayed in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display in response to user selection of the corresponding video item in the list of video items.