Adjustable video player

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10444846-B2
Application number	US-201314144778-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	Jul 31, 2013
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

A method for providing an adjustable video player is disclosed. The method includes providing, by an electronic device, a content item player for playback of a content item in a portion of a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device and receiving an indication of a gesture to minimize the content item player made by a user of the electronic device. The method further includes minimizing the content item player into a mini-player shown on the application UI without interrupting the playback of the content item in the content item player.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
providing, by an electronic device, a content item player for playback of a content item in a first portion of a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device;
receiving a first indication of a first gesture made with respect to the first portion of the UI for playback of the content item, the first gesture corresponding to an action of minimizing the content item player;
in response to receiving the first indication, minimizing the content item player into a mini-player shown on the application UI without interrupting the playback of the content item in the content item player, wherein the mini-player is positioned with a pre-determined size and position within the application UI and relative to the application UI, and wherein a display quality format of the mini-player is the same as the display quality format of the content item player when originally displayed in the application UI;
receiving a second indication of a second gesture made with respect to the mini-player;
responsive to the second gesture comprising a minimization gesture to dismiss the mini-player, stopping playback of the content item and removing the mini-player from the application UI on the electronic device; and
responsive to the second gesture comprising a maximization gesture to maximize the mini-player, returning the content item player to an original presentation format in the application UI, the original presentation format comprising presentation in the first portion of the UI of the application.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mini-player persists at the foreground of the application UI while a user interacts with the application UI.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a user interacts with at least one of a suggestions interface, a search interface, a browsing interface, a settings interface, a subscriptions interface, a playlists interface, a favorites interface, a history interface, or an uploads interface of the application UI while the mini-player provides uninterrupted playback of the content item to the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first gesture to minimize the content item player comprises a selection of a minimization indicator on the content item player.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to receiving the second indication and in response to receiving a third indication of a third gesture made with respect to the mini-player to move the mini-player within the application UI, moving the mini-player to a second portion of the application UI while maintaining a minimized size of the mini-player, the second portion indicated by the third gesture.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the removing the mini-player further comprising applying animation to the mini-player while the mini-player is removed from the application UI.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimization gesture to dismiss the mini-player comprises at least one of a swipe right gesture or a swipe left gesture made with respect to the mini-player.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the maximization gesture to maximize the mini-player comprises a click in the UI of the mini-player.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the maximization gesture to maximize the mini-player comprises a swipe gesture in a predetermined direction in a UI of the mini-player.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the removing the mini-player further comprising applying fading to the mini-player while the mini-player is removed from the application UI.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimizing the content item player further comprising applying fading to the content item player while the content item player transforms into the mini-player.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the maximization gesture to maximize the mini-player comprises a tap in the UI of the mini-player.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimizing the content item player further comprising applying animation to the content item player while the content item player transforms into the mini-player.

14. An apparatus comprising:
a display device;
a memory communicably coupled to the display device; and
a processing device communicably coupled to the memory, the processing device to execute instructions to:
provide a content item player for playback of a content item in a first portion of a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device, the application UI displayed by the display device;
receive a first indication of a first gesture made with respect to the first portion of the UI for playback of the content item, the first gesture corresponding to an action of minimizing the content item player;
in response to receiving the first indication, minimize the content item player into a mini-player shown on the application UI without interrupting the playback of the content item in the content item player, wherein the mini-player is positioned with a determined size and position within the application UI and relative to the application UI, and wherein a display quality format of the mini-player is the same as the display quality format of the content item player when originally displayed in the application UI;
receiving a second indication of a second gesture made with respect to the mini-player;
responsive to the second gesture comprising a minimization gesture to dismiss the mini-player, stop playback of the content item and remove the mini-player from the application UI on the electronic device; and
responsive to the second gesture comprising a maximization gesture to maximize the mini-player, returning the content item player to an original presentation format in the application UI, the original presentation format comprising presentation in the first portion of the UI of the application.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein a user interacts with at least one of a suggestions interface, a search interface, a browsing interface, a settings interface, a subscriptions interface, a playlists interface, a favorites interface, a history interface, or an uploads interface of the application UI while the mini-player provides uninterrupted playback of the content item to the user.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first gesture to minimize the content item player comprises a selection of a minimization indicator on the content item player.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processing device is further to, prior to receiving the second indication and in response to receiving a third indication of a third gesture made with respect to the mini-player to move the mini-player within the application UI, move the mini-player to a second portion of the application UI while maintaining a minimized size of the mini-player, the second portion indicated by the third gesture.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the minimization gesture to dismiss the mini-player comprises at least one of a swipe right gesture or a swipe left gesture made with respect to the mini-player.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the maximization gesture to maximize the mini-player comprises a tap in the UI of the mini-player.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the maximization gesture to maximize the mini-player comprises a click in the UI of the mini-player.

21. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the maximization gesture to maximize the mini-player comprises a swipe gesture in a predetermined direction in the UI of the mini-player.

22. A non-trans

Assignees

• Google Inc
• Google Llc

Inventors

• Curry Clifford
• Darby Matthew
• Doronichev Andrey
• Reid Bryce Gibson
• Greene Kevin
• Janich Andrew
• Joyce Alan
• Ko Taeho
• Lewis Justin

Classifications

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F3/04886 Primary

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title