MEDIA PLAYER IN QUICK MENU
A media player in quick menu provides a user with easy access to control content. The media player in the quick menu enables a user to perform operations on the currently watched programming The media player in the quick menu also provides the user with supplemental information and accessibility to additional content.
1 . A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:
a. displaying video content;
b. overlaying a menu on the video content; and
c. providing a media player within the menu, wherein the media player appears at the top of the menu when the menu is not being accessed.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the menu automatically appears as a show is ending.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the menu automatically disappears after a set amount of time of inactivity.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the menu slides up on a display from the bottom of the display.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the media player is a tile of the menu at the top of a list of tiles within the menu.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the menu includes a plurality of tiles and the media player becomes an episode tile.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the media player covers the menu when the menu is not in use.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the video content includes live content and on demand content.
9 . A system programmed in a non-transitory memory of a camera device comprising:
a. a display module configured for displaying video content;
b. an overlay module configured for overlaying a menu on the video content; and
c. a providing module configured for providing a media player within the menu, wherein the media player appears at the top of the menu when the menu is not being accessed.
10 . The system of claim 9 wherein the menu automatically appears as a show is ending.
11 . The system of claim 9 wherein the menu automatically disappears after a set amount of time of inactivity.
12 . The system of claim 9 wherein the menu slides up on a display from the bottom of the display.
13 . The system of claim 9 wherein the media player is a tile of the menu at the top of a list of tiles within the menu.
14 . The system of claim 9 wherein the menu includes a plurality of tiles and the media player becomes an episode tile.
15 . The system of claim 9 wherein the media player covers the menu when the menu is not in use.
16 . The system of claim 9 wherein the video content includes live content and on demand content.
17 . An apparatus comprising:
a. a non-transitory memory for storing an application, the application for:
i. displaying video content;
ii. overlaying a menu on the video content; and
iii. providing a media player within the menu, wherein the media player appears at the top of the menu when the menu is not being accessed; and
b. a processing component coupled to the memory, the processing component configured for processing the application.
18 . The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the menu automatically appears as a show is ending.
19 . The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the menu automatically disappears after a set amount of time of inactivity.
20 . The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the menu slides up on a display from the bottom of the display.
21 . The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the media player is a tile of the menu at the top of a list of tiles within the menu.
22 . The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the menu includes a plurality of tiles and the media player becomes an episode tile.
23 . The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the media player covers the menu when the menu is not in use.
24 . The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the video content includes live content and on demand content.