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Granted Patent B2
US 11,962,836 · App. 16/827,910 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

User interfaces for a media browsing application

Inventors: Drew R. Domm (Oakland, CA); Matthew J. Cielak (San Francisco, CA); Fredric Vinna (San Francisco, CA); Tito Lloyd Balsamo (San Francisco, CA); Jeff Tan-Ang (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H04N21/4312H04H20/38H04N21/47205
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Patent No.
US 11,962,836
App. No.
16/827,910
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a plurality of representations of content items in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents information on representations of content items. In some embodiments, an electronic device display content in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device links to an account for a primary content provider. In some embodiments, an electronic device restricts access to content based on the geographic location of the device. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents playback menus during playback of content in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays user interfaces specific to respective content items. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays content items.

Claims (141)

1. A method comprising:

at an electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices:

displaying, on the display, a user interface that includes a plurality of representations of a plurality of content items that are selectable to initiate processes to access the content items;

while displaying the user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to move a current focus to a respective representation of a respective content item of the plurality of representations;

in response to receiving the input, moving the current focus to the respective representation, and:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a first type of content item, updating the respective representation to include a first set of one or more visual indicators that include first information corresponding to the respective content item; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a second type of content item, different than the first type of content item, updating the respective representation to include a second set of one or more visual indicators, different than the first set of one or more visual indicators, that include second information corresponding to the respective content item, wherein the respective representation is not displayed with the first set of one or more visual indicators or the second set of one or more visual indicators when the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus to the respective representation is received;

after receiving the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus and while the respective representation of the respective content item has the current focus, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input corresponding to a request to select the respective representation of the respective content item of the plurality of representations;

in response to receiving the second input, causing playback of the respective content item;

while the respective representation of the respective content item has the current focus, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a third input corresponding to a second request to move the current focus to a second respective representation, different from the respective representation, of a second respective content item different from the respective content item of the plurality of representations; and

in response to receiving the third input, moving the current focus to the second respective representation, including:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item was the first type of content item, ceasing display of the first set of one or more visual indicators that include the first information corresponding to the respective content item in the respective representation; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item was the second type of content item, ceasing display of the second set of one or more visual indicators that include the second information corresponding to the respective content item in the respective representation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first type of content is an episode of a collection of episodic content,

the first set of one or more visual indicators includes:

a first visual indicator of which episode the respective content item is, and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item has been partially watched, a visual indication of a current progress through the respective content item.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the second type of content is a movie,

the second set of one or more visual indicators includes:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item has been partially watched:

the visual indication of the current progress through the respective content; and

a textual indication of an amount of time remaining in the respective content item.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a broadcast item:

before receiving the input, the respective representation includes:

a visual indicator of a status of the respective content item, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is currently being broadcast, the visual indicator indicates that the respective content item is currently being broadcast, and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is being broadcast at a future time, the visual indicator indicates the future time, and

the method further comprises:

in response to receiving the input:

maintaining display of the visual indicator in the respective representation; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is associated with one or more statistics, updating the respective representation to include a visual indication of the one or more statistics.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device is entitled to access the respective content item, the visual indicator of the status of the respective content item includes an indication that the respective content item can be played, and

in accordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device is not entitled to access the respective content item, the visual indicator of the status of the respective content item does not include the indication that the respective content item can be played.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

in accordance with the determination that the respective content item is currently being broadcast, the respective representation includes live display of content from the broadcast of the respective content item.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device is entitled to access the respective content item, the respective representation includes an indication that the respective content item can be played, and

in accordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device is not entitled to access the respective content item, the respective representation does not include the indication that the respective content item can be played.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is a user interface of a unified media browsing application, the method further comprising:

in response to receiving the input:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item will be played, if the respective representation is selected, within an application other than the unified media browsing application, updating the respective representation to include a visual indication that the respective content item will be played outside of the unified media browsing application; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item will be played, if the respective representation is selected, within the unified media browsing application, forgoing updating the respective representation to include the visual indication that the respective content item will be played outside of the unified media browsing application.

9. 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:

displaying, on a display, a user interface that includes a plurality of representations of a plurality of content items that are selectable to initiate processes to access the content items;

while displaying the user interface, receiving, via one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to move a current focus to a respective representation of a respective content item of the plurality of representations;

in response to receiving the input, moving the current focus to the respective representation, and:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a first type of content item, updating the respective representation to include a first set of one or more visual indicators that include first information corresponding to the respective content item; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a second type of content item, different than the first type of content item, updating the respective representation to include a second set of one or more visual indicators, different than the first set of one or more visual indicators, that include second information corresponding to the respective content item, wherein the respective representation is not displayed with the first set of one or more visual indicators or the second set of one or more visual indicators when the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus to the respective representation is received;

after receiving the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus and while the respective representation of the respective content item has the current focus, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input corresponding to a request to select the respective representation of the respective content item of the plurality of representations;

in response to receiving the second input, causing playback of the respective content item;

while the respective representation of the respective content item has the current focus, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a third input corresponding to a second request to move the current focus to a second respective representation, different from the respective representation, of a second respective content item different from the respective content item of the plurality of representations; and

in response to receiving the third input, moving the current focus to the second respective representation, including:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item was the first type of content item, ceasing display of the first set of one or more visual indicators that include the first information corresponding to the respective content item in the respective representation; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item was the second type of content item, ceasing display of the second set of one or more visual indicators that include the second information corresponding to the respective content item in the respective representation.

10. 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:

display, on a display, a user interface that includes a plurality of representations of a plurality of content items that are selectable to initiate processes to access the content items;

while displaying the user interface, receive, via one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to move a current focus to a respective representation of a respective content item of the plurality of representations;

in response to receiving the input, move the current focus to the respective representation, and:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a first type of content item, update the respective representation to include a first set of one or more visual indicators that include first information corresponding to the respective content item; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a second type of content item, different than the first type of content item, update the respective representation to include a second set of one or more visual indicators, different than the first set of one or more visual indicators, that include second information corresponding to the respective content item, wherein the respective representation is not displayed with the first set of one or more visual indicators or the second set of one or more visual indicators when the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus to the respective representation is received;

after receiving the input corresponding to the request to move the current focus and while the respective representation of the respective content item has the current focus, receive, via the one or more input devices, a second input corresponding to a request to select the respective representation of the respective content item of the plurality of representations;

in response to receiving the second input, cause playback of the respective content item;

while the respective representation of the respective content item has the current focus, receive, via the one or more input devices, a third input corresponding to a second request to move the current focus to a second respective representation, different from the respective representation, of a second respective content item different from the respective content item of the plurality of representations; and

in response to receiving the third input, move the current focus to the second respective representation, including:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item was the first type of content item, cease display of the first set of one or more visual indicators that include the first information corresponding to the respective content item in the respective representation; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item was the second type of content item, cease display of the second set of one or more visual indicators that include the second information corresponding to the respective content item in the respective representation.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein:

the first type of content is an episode of a collection of episodic content,

the first set of one or more visual indicators includes:

a first visual indicator of which episode the respective content item is, and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item has been partially watched, a visual indication of a current progress through the respective content item.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein:

the second type of content is a movie,

the second set of one or more visual indicators includes:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item has been partially watched:

the visual indication of the current progress through the respective content; and

a textual indication of an amount of time remaining in the respective content item.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a broadcast item:

before receiving the input, the respective representation includes:

a visual indicator of a status of the respective content item, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is currently being broadcast, the visual indicator indicates that the respective content item is currently being broadcast, and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is being broadcast at a future time, the visual indicator indicates the future time, and

the one or more programs further include instructions for:

in response to receiving the input:

maintaining display of the visual indicator in the respective representation; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is associated with one or more statistics, updating the respective representation to include a visual indication of the one or more statistics.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device is entitled to access the respective content item, the visual indicator of the status of the respective content item includes an indication that the respective content item can be played, and

in accordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device is not entitled to access the respective content item, the visual indicator of the status of the respective content item does not include the indication that the respective content item can be played.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein:

in accordance with the determination that the respective content item is currently being broadcast, the respective representation includes live display of content from the broadcast of the respective content item.

16. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device is entitled to access the respective content item, the respective representation includes an indication that the respective content item can be played, and

in accordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device is not entitled to access the respective content item, the respective representation does not include the indication that the respective content item can be played.

17. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the user interface is a user interface of a unified media browsing application and the one or more programs further include instructions for:

in response to receiving the input:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item will be played, if the respective representation is selected, within an application other than the unified media browsing application, updating the respective representation to include a visual indication that the respective content item will be played outside of the unified media browsing application; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item will be played, if the respective representation is selected, within the unified media browsing application, forgoing updating the respective representation to include the visual indication that the respective content item will be played outside of the unified media browsing application.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein:

the first type of content is an episode of a collection of episodic content,

the first set of one or more visual indicators includes:

a first visual indicator of which episode the respective content item is, and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item has been partially watched, a visual indication of a current progress through the respective content item.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein:

the second type of content is a movie,

the second set of one or more visual indicators includes:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item has been partially watched:

the visual indication of the current progress through the respective content; and

a textual indication of an amount of time remaining in the respective content item.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a broadcast item:

before receiving the input, the respective representation includes:

a visual indicator of a status of the respective content item, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is currently being broadcast, the visual indicator indicates that the respective content item is currently being broadcast, and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is being broadcast at a future time, the visual indicator indicates the future time, and

the one or more programs comprise further instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

in response to receiving the input:

maintain display of the visual indicator in the respective representation; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is associated with one or more statistics, update the respective representation to include a visual indication of the one or more statistics.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device is entitled to access the respective content item, the visual indicator of the status of the respective content item includes an indication that the respective content item can be played, and

in accordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device is not entitled to access the respective content item, the visual indicator of the status of the respective content item does not include the indication that the respective content item can be played.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein:

in accordance with the determination that the respective content item is currently being broadcast, the respective representation includes live display of content from the broadcast of the respective content item.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein:

in accordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device is entitled to access the respective content item, the respective representation includes an indication that the respective content item can be played, and

in accordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device is not entitled to access the respective content item, the respective representation does not include the indication that the respective content item can be played.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein:

the user interface is a user interface of a unified media browsing application, and

the one or more programs comprise further instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

in response to receiving the input:

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item will be played, if the respective representation is selected, within an application other than the unified media browsing application, update the respective representation to include a visual indication that the respective content item will be played outside of the unified media browsing application; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective content item will be played, if the respective representation is selected, within the unified media browsing application, forgo updating the respective representation to include the visual indication that the respective content item will be played outside of the unified media browsing application.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2020
From: DOMM, DREW R.; CIELAK, MATTHEW J.; VINNA, FREDRIC; BALSAMO, TITO LLOYD; TAN-ANG, JEFF
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 052229/0558 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62855842 · May 31, 2019
Provisional Application 62822948 · Mar 24, 2019
Related Publication 20200304863A1 · Sep 24, 2020
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