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Granted Patent B2

US 12707124 · App. 18/329,211 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Health aware media navigation and consumption

Inventors: Gregory S. Robbin (Mountain View, CA); Daniel E. Marusich (San Carlos, CA); Eliza J. Von Hagen (Campbell, CA); Emily A. Stone (Los Angeles, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

H04N21/482 H04N21/2343 H04N21/4755 H04N21/4828

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Patent No.: US 12707124
App. No.: 18/329,211
Granted: Aug 11, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

In some embodiments, a user interface displayed by an electronic device is used for playback of media associated with health-based metadata, wherein the electronic device is configured to initiate processes to forgo display of sensitive content and/or display an interactive timeline indicating such sensitive content based on the health-based metadata.

Claims (112)

1 . A method comprising:

at an electronic device in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices;

while displaying, via the display generation component, first media content, wherein the first media content includes a first portion, corresponding to a current playback position of the first media content, that is associated with first health-based metadata, and wherein the first media content includes a second portion, different than the first portion:

in accordance with a determination that the first health-based metadata satisfies one or more criteria, including a criterion that is satisfied based on health-based data of a user profile associated with the electronic device, initiating a process to forgo display of the first portion of the first media content, including:

displaying, via the display generation component, a first visual element which includes:

a selectable option that is selectable to display information, corresponding to the first health-based metadata, about the first portion of the first media content; and

a selectable option that is selectable to skip the first portion of the first media content;

while displaying the first visual element, receiving, via the one or more input devices, one or more inputs corresponding to selection of one or more selectable options; and

in response to receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to selection of the selectable option that is selectable to display the information about the first portion of the first media content, displaying, via the display generation component, the information about the first portion of the first media content; and

in accordance with a determination that the first health-based metadata does not satisfy the one or more criteria, continuing playback of the first media content to display, via the display generation component, the first portion of the first media content.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second portion is associated with second health-based metadata, different from the first health-based metadata, the method further comprising:

while displaying, via the display generation component, the first media content, in accordance with a determination the current playback position of the first media content corresponds to the second portion:

in accordance with a determination that the second health-based metadata does not satisfy the one or more criteria, including the criterion that is satisfied based on the first health-based metadata of the user profile associated with the electronic device, displaying, via the display generation component, the second portion of the first media content without initiating a process to forgo display of the second portion of the first media content.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to initiate the displaying, via the display generation component, of the first media content; and

in response to receiving, via the one or more input devices, the input corresponding to the request to initiate the displaying of the first media content, displaying, via the display generation component, first information including a selectable option that is selectable to enable a content skipping mode associated with the first media content;

while displaying, via the display generation component, the selectable option that is selectable to enable the content skipping mode associated with the first media content, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input corresponding to selection of the selectable option that is selectable to enable the content skipping mode associated with the first media content; and

in response to receiving the second input corresponding to selection of the selectable option that is selectable to enable the content skipping mode associated with the first media content, enabling the content skipping mode associated with the first media content.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein initiating the process to forgo display of the first portion of the first media content includes, in accordance with a determination that automatic content skipping is enabled for the first media content, automatically skipping the first portion of the first media content without receiving user input to skip the first portion of the first media content.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein initiating the process to forgo display of the first portion of the first media content includes:

ceasing playback of the first media content; and wherein the first visual element includes first information associated with the first health-based metadata of the first portion of the first media content.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the first information includes a description associated with the satisfaction of the one or more criteria.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein before displaying the first visual element, the first media content is displayed with a first visual appearance corresponding to a visual characteristic having a first value, the method further comprising:

while displaying the first visual element, displaying the first media content with a second visual appearance, different from the first visual appearance, corresponding to the visual characteristic having a second value, different from the first value.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

while playback of the first media content is ceased and while displaying the first visual element, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a selection of the selectable option that is selectable to enable a content skipping mode associated with the first media content; and

in response to receiving, via the one or more input devices, the input corresponding to the selection of the selectable option that is selectable to enable a content skipping mode associated with the first media content, skipping the first portion of the first media content.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first visual element includes a selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content, the method further comprising:

while playback of the first media content is ceased and while displaying the first visual element, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a selection of the selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content; and

in response to receiving, via the one or more input devices, the input corresponding to the selection of the selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content, resuming the playback of the first media content and displaying, via the display generation component, the first portion of the first media content.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first visual element includes a selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content, the method further comprising:

while playback of the first media content is ceased and while displaying, the first visual element, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to selection of the selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content; and

in response to receiving, via the one or more input devices, the input corresponding to selection of the selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content, resuming the playback of the first media content.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first health-based metadata is associated with at least one of photosensitivity, post-traumatic stress disorder, epilepsy, or migraines.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria includes a criterion that is satisfied when a setting is enabled in a content viewing application in which the first media content is being displayed.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

while displaying, via the display generation component, the second portion of the first media content that is associated with second health-based metadata, in accordance with a determination the second health-based metadata does not satisfy the one or more criteria, forgoing displaying, via the display generation component, the selectable option that is selectable to skip the second portion of the first media content.

14 . An electronic device, comprising:

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 for:

while displaying, via a display generation component, first media content, wherein the first media content includes a first portion, corresponding to a current playback position of the first media content, that is associated with first health-based metadata, and wherein the first media content includes a second portion, different than the first portion:

displaying, via the display generation component, a first visual element which includes:

a selectable option that is selectable to display information, corresponding to the first health-based metadata, about the first portion of the first media content; and

a selectable option that is selectable to skip the first portion of the first media content;

while displaying the first visual element, receiving, via one or more input devices, one or more inputs corresponding to selection of one or more selectable options; and

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the second portion is associated with second health-based metadata, different from the first health-based metadata, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

16 . The electronic device of claim 14 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to initiate the displaying, via the display generation component, of the first media content; and

17 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein initiating the process to forgo display of the first portion of the first media content includes, in accordance with a determination that automatic content skipping is enabled for the first media content, automatically skipping the first portion of the first media content without receiving user input to skip the first portion of the first media content.

18 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein initiating the process to forgo display of the first portion of the first media content includes:

19 . The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the first information includes a description associated with the satisfaction of the one or more criteria.

20 . The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein before displaying the first visual element, the first media content is displayed with a first visual appearance corresponding to a visual characteristic having a first value, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

21 . The electronic device of claim 14 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

22 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first visual element includes a selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

while playback of the first media content is ceased and while displaying the first visual element, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a selection of the selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content; and

23 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first visual element includes a selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

24 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first health-based metadata is associated with at least one of photosensitivity, post-traumatic stress disorder, epilepsy, or migraines.

25 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more criteria includes a criterion that is satisfied when a setting is enabled in a content viewing application in which the first media content is being displayed.

26 . The electronic device of claim 14 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

27 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform a method comprising:

displaying, via the display generation component, a first visual element which includes:

a selectable option that is selectable to display information, corresponding to the first health-based metadata, about the first portion of the first media content; and

a selectable option that is selectable to skip the first portion of the first media content;

while displaying the first visual element, receiving, via one or more input devices, one or more inputs corresponding to selection of one or more selectable options; and

28 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein the second portion is associated with second health-based metadata, different from the first health- based metadata, and wherein the method further comprises:

29 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , the method further comprising:

receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to initiate the displaying, via the display generation component, of the first media content; and

30 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein initiating the process to forgo display of the first portion of the first media content includes, in accordance with a determination that automatic content skipping is enabled for the first media content, automatically skipping the first portion of the first media content without receiving user input to skip the first portion of the first media content.

31 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein initiating the process to forgo display of the first portion of the first media content includes:

32 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 31 , wherein the first information includes a description associated with the satisfaction of the one or more criteria.

33 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 31 , wherein before displaying the first visual element, the first media content is displayed with a first visual appearance corresponding to a visual characteristic having a first value, and wherein the method further comprises:

34 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , the method further comprising:

35 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein the first visual element includes a selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content, and wherein the method further comprises:

while playback of the first media content is ceased and while displaying the first visual element, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a selection of the selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content; and

36 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein the first visual element includes a selectable option that is selectable to display the first portion of the first media content, and wherein the method further comprises:

37 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein the first health-based metadata is associated with at least one of photosensitivity, post-traumatic stress disorder, epilepsy, or migraines.

38 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , wherein the one or more criteria includes a criterion that is satisfied when a setting is enabled in a content viewing application in which the first media content is being displayed.

39 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 27 , the method further comprising: