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Granted Patent B2
US 11,259,090 · App. 17/109,677 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Method for adjusting multimedia playing progress

Inventors: Bing Yan (Shenzhen, CN); Mingliang Du (Shanghai, CN); Maochang Dang (Shenzhen, CN); Yuxiang Fu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04N21/47217H04N21/4312H04N21/47202H04N21/8456
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Patent No.
US 11,259,090
App. No.
17/109,677
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and devices adjusting multimedia playing progress. In one implementation, a method includes playing, by a terminal, a multimedia file; receiving, by the terminal, a user input indicating a fast-forward operation that is for a playing progress of the multimedia file and that is input by a user; obtaining, by the terminal, a fast-forward record of the multimedia file; and automatically adjusting, by the terminal, the playing progress of the multimedia file according to the fast-forward record.

Claims (38)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a screen coupled to the processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:

play a multimedia file;

receive a first user input to display a fast-forwarding user interface on the screen;

display the fast-forwarding user interface on the screen, wherein the fast-forwarding user interface comprises a plurality of user-selectable categories, and wherein each of the user-selectable categories corresponds to a type of content within the multimedia file;

receive a second user input to select at least one of the user-selectable categories; and

perform a fast-forwarding operation according to the at least one of the user-selectable categories while playing the multimedia file.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to display a button while playing the multimedia file, and wherein receiving the first user input comprises receiving tapping on the button.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to obtain a first multimedia clip and a second multimedia clip, wherein the first multimedia clip and the second multimedia clip are discontinuous in the multimedia file, and wherein performing the fast-forwarding operation comprises automatically adjusting a playing progress to the second multimedia clip after playing the first multimedia clip.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the user-selectable categories corresponds to a type of dialogue.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the user-selectable categories corresponds to a scene of a movie.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the user-selectable categories comprises at least two of the user-selectable categories, and wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to perform a plurality of fast-forwarding operations corresponding to the user-selectable categories while playing the multimedia file.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to obtain a time and a duration of the multimedia file corresponding to the at least one of the user-selectable categories.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the time and the duration are obtained from the multimedia file.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the time and the duration are obtained from a server.

10. A method, comprising:

playing a multimedia file;

receiving a first user input to display a fast-forwarding user interface on a screen;

displaying the fast-forwarding user interface on the screen, wherein the fast-forwarding user interface comprises a plurality of user-selectable categories, and wherein each of the user-selectable categories corresponds to a type of content within the multimedia file;

receiving a second user input to select at least one of the user-selectable categories; and

performing a fast-forwarding operation according to the at least one of the user-selectable categories while playing the multimedia file.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising displaying a button while playing the multimedia file, and wherein receiving the first user input comprises receiving tapping on the button.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising obtaining a first multimedia clip and a second multimedia clip, wherein the first multimedia clip and the second multimedia clip are discontinuous in the multimedia file, and wherein performing the fast-forwarding operation comprises automatically adjusting a playing progress to the second multimedia clip after playing the first multimedia clip.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the user-selectable categories corresponds to a type of dialogue.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the user-selectable categories corresponds to a scene of a movie.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one of the user-selectable categories comprises at least two of the user-selectable categories, and wherein the method further comprises performing a plurality of fast-forwarding operations corresponding to the user-selectable categories while playing the multimedia file.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising obtaining a time and a duration of the multimedia file corresponding to the at least one of the user-selectable categories.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the time and the duration are obtained from the multimedia file.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the time and the duration are obtained from a server.

19. A computer program product comprising instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by a processor, cause an electronic device to:

play a multimedia file;

receive a first user input to display a fast-forwarding user interface on a screen;

display the fast-forwarding user interface on the screen, wherein the fast-forwarding user interface comprises a plurality of user-selectable categories, and wherein each of the user-selectable categories corresponds to a type of content within the multimedia file;

receive a second user input to select at least one of the user-selectable categories; and

perform a fast-forwarding operation according to the at least one of the user-selectable categories while playing the multimedia file.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to obtain a first multimedia clip and a second multimedia clip, wherein the first multimedia clip and the second multimedia clip are discontinuous in the multimedia file, and wherein performing the fast-forwarding operation comprises automatically adjusting a playing progress to the second multimedia clip after playing the first multimedia clip.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2023
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING KUNSHI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065375/0727 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2020
From: YAN, BING; DU, MINGLIANG; DANG, MAOCHANG; FU, YUXIANG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054518/0408 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16063934
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