Patent Application

App. No. 16/735,511

Abstract

Claims (107)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, at a device comprising a display and an orientation sensor, a plurality of assets comprising:

a first video asset associated with a first aspect ratio; and

a second video asset associated with a second aspect ratio, different from the first aspect ratio;

determining, based on an output of the orientation sensor, a desired aspect ratio;

in accordance with a determination that the desired aspect ratio is closer to the first aspect ratio than to the second aspect ratio, selecting the first video asset and further selecting a first playback interface associated with the first aspect ratio;

in accordance with a determination that the desired aspect ratio is closer to the second aspect ratio than to the first aspect ratio, selecting the second video asset and further selecting a second playback interface associated with the second aspect ratio;

presenting, via the display, the selected video asset at the desired aspect ratio; and

presenting, via the display, concurrently with presenting the selected video asset, the selected playback interface.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first selected corresponding playback interface comprises:

a scrubber bar having a start point and an end point;

a slider of the scrubber bar; and

a plurality of playback controls.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving input corresponding to a playback control of the plurality of playback controls; and

in response to receiving the input:

determining, based on the playback control, a command corresponding to one or more of a rewind command, a pause command, a play command, and a fast-forward command; and

executing the command.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a touch input; and

in response to receiving the touch input, determining, based on the touch input, a desired display location,

wherein presenting the selected playback interface comprises presenting the selected playback interface on the display at the desired display location.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first playback interface comprises a first scrubber bar having a first length, and the second playback interface comprises a second scrubber bar having a second length the same as the first length.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a first input corresponding to an icon associated with a social networking platform;

receiving a second input identifying a target user of the social networking platform; and

in response to receiving the second input, sending a link to the target user, wherein the link is associated with a first location of the first video asset and is further associated with a second location of the second video asset, the second location corresponding to the first location.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the link is further associated with the selected video asset.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a first focus region associated with the selected video asset;

wherein presenting the selected playback interface comprises presenting the selected playback interface in a second region of the display that does not overlap with the first focus region.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the first focus region comprises determining the first focus region based on metadata associated with the selected video asset.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the first focus region comprises determining the first focus region based on video display data associated with the selected video asset.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a location of a user's hand with respect to the display; and

determining, based on the location of the user's hand, a desired display location,

wherein presenting the selected playback interface comprises presenting the selected playback interface on the display at the desired display location.

12 . A device comprising:

a display;

an orientation sensor; and

one or more processors configured to execute instructions which, when executed, cause the device to perform a method comprising:

receiving a plurality of assets comprising:

a first video asset associated with a first aspect ratio; and

a second video asset associated with a second aspect ratio, different from the first aspect ratio;

determining, based on an output of the orientation sensor, a desired aspect ratio;

in accordance with a determination that the desired aspect ratio is closer to the first aspect ratio than to the second aspect ratio, selecting the first video asset and further selecting a first playback interface associated with the first aspect ratio;

in accordance with a determination that the desired aspect ratio is closer to the second aspect ratio than to the first aspect ratio, selecting the second video asset and further selecting a second playback interface associated with the second aspect ratio;

presenting, via the display, the selected video asset at the desired aspect ratio; and

presenting, via the display, concurrently with presenting the selected video asset, the selected playback interface.

13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the first selected corresponding playback interface comprises:

a scrubber bar having a start point and an end point;

a slider of the scrubber bar; and

a plurality of playback controls.

14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving input corresponding to a playback control of the plurality of playback controls; and

in response to receiving the input:

determining, based on the playback control, a command corresponding to one or more of a rewind command, a pause command, a play command, and a fast-forward command; and

executing the command.

15 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a touch input; and

in response to receiving the touch input, determining, based on the touch input, a desired display location, and

wherein presenting the selected playback interface comprises presenting the selected playback interface on the display at the desired display location.

16 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the first playback interface comprises a first scrubber bar having a first length, and the second playback interface comprises a second scrubber bar having a second length the same as the first length.

17 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a first input corresponding to an icon associated with a social networking platform;

receiving a second input identifying a target user of the social networking platform; and

in response to receiving the second input, sending a link to the target user, wherein the link is associated with a first location of the first video asset and is further associated with a second location of the second video asset, the second location corresponding to the first location.

18 . The device of claim 17 , wherein the link is further associated with the selected video asset.

19 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a first focus region associated with the selected video asset, and

wherein presenting the selected playback interface comprises presenting the selected playback interface in a second region of the display that does not overlap with the first focus region.

20 . The device of claim 19 , wherein determining the first focus region comprises determining the first focus region based on metadata associated with the selected video asset.

21 . The device of claim 19 , wherein determining the first focus region comprises determining the first focus region based on video display data associated with the selected video asset.

22 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a location of a user's hand with respect to the display; and

determining, based on the location of the user's hand, a desired display location, and

wherein presenting the selected playback interface comprises presenting the selected playback interface on the display at the desired display location.

23 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to execute a method comprising:

receiving, at a device comprising a display and an orientation sensor, a plurality of assets comprising:

a first video asset associated with a first aspect ratio; and

a second video asset associated with a second aspect ratio, different from the first aspect ratio;

determining, based on an output of the orientation sensor, a desired aspect ratio;

in accordance with a determination that the desired aspect ratio is closer to the first aspect ratio than to the second aspect ratio, selecting the first video asset and further selecting a first playback interface associated with the first aspect ratio;

in accordance with a determination that the desired aspect ratio is closer to the second aspect ratio than to the first aspect ratio, selecting the second video asset and further selecting a second playback interface associated with the second aspect ratio;

presenting, via the display, the selected video asset at the desired aspect ratio; and

presenting, via the display, concurrently with presenting the selected video asset, the selected playback interface.

24 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the first selected corresponding playback interface comprises:

a scrubber bar having a start point and an end point;

a slider of the scrubber bar; and

a plurality of playback controls.

25 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a touch input; and

in response to receiving the touch input, determining, based on the touch input, a desired display location, and

wherein presenting the selected playback interface comprises presenting the selected playback interface on the display at the desired display location.

26 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the first playback interface comprises a first scrubber bar having a first length, and the second playback interface comprises a second scrubber bar having a second length the same as the first length.

27 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a first input corresponding to an icon associated with a social networking platform;

receiving a second input identifying a target user of the social networking platform; and

in response to receiving the second input, sending a link to the target user, wherein the link is associated with a first location of the first video asset and is further associated with a second location of the second video asset, the second location corresponding to the first location.

28 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27 , wherein the link is further associated with the selected video asset.

29 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a first focus region associated with the selected video asset, and

wherein presenting the selected playback interface comprises presenting the selected playback interface in a second region of the display that does not overlap with the first focus region.

30 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a location of a user's hand with respect to the display; and

determining, based on the location of the user's hand, a desired display location, and

wherein presenting the selected playback interface comprises presenting the selected playback interface on the display at the desired display location.

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