Media browsing user interface with intelligently selected representative media items

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11947778-B2
Application number	US-202318114794-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2023
Priority date	May 6, 2019
Publication date	Apr 2, 2024
Grant date	Apr 2, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to navigating a collection of media items. In accordance with one embodiment, in response to receiving an input, a device displays a first view of a collection of media items, including concurrently displaying a representation of a first time period and a representation of a second time period. In accordance with a determination that a current time is associated with a first recurring temporal event: the representation of the first time period includes a first representative media item and the representation of the second time period includes a second representative media item. In accordance with a determination that the current time is associated with a second recurring temporal event, the representation of the first time period includes a third representative media item and the representation of the second time period includes a fourth representative media item.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display device;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying, via the display device, a plurality of content items in a first layout, including concurrently displaying:
a first content item of the plurality of content items; and
a second content item of the plurality of content items;

while displaying, via the display device, the plurality of content items in the first layout, detecting a user input that corresponds to a request to change a size of the first content item; and
in response to detecting the user input, starting to transition from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in a second layout, wherein:
the second layout is different from the first layout;
in the first layout the second content item has a first location relative to the first content item;
in the second layout a third content item, different from the first content item, has the first location relative to the first content item; and
transitioning from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout includes displaying a combination of the second content item and the third content item at the first location relative to the first content item during the transition from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein transitioning from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout includes changing the size of the first content item without combining the first content item with any other content item.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein transitioning from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout includes changing the size of a fourth content item without combining the fourth content item with any other content item.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first layout includes a plurality of rows;
the first content item is in a first row of the plurality of rows of the first layout;
a fifth content item is in a second row, different from the first row, of the plurality of rows of the first layout; and
transitioning from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout includes displaying a combination of the fifth content item and a sixth content item during the transition from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein displaying the combination of the second content item and the third content item at the first location relative to the first content item includes:
fading out the second content item while fading in the third content item.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the user input includes a gesture; and
displaying the combination of the second content item and the third content item at the first location relative to the first content item includes gradually progressing a level of the combination in conjunction with movement of the gesture of the user input.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein:
the gesture includes movement of one or more contacts on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device, and
the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that a magnitude of the movement is below a threshold, completing the transition from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout, including replacing the second content item at the first location relative to the first content item with the third content item at the first location relative to the first content item.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein:
the gesture includes movement of two or more contacts on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device, and
the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in response to detecting lift-off of the two or more contacts from the touch-sensitive surface:
in accordance with a determination that the movement of the two or more contacts includes decreasing a distance between the two or more contacts, decreasing the size of the first content item as part of transitioning from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout; and
in accordance with a determination that the movement of the two or more contacts includes increasing a distance between the two or more contacts, increasing the size of the first content item as part of transitioning from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the user input includes a gesture that includes movement of one or more contacts on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device, and
the first content item in the second layout is displayed at a size that is based on a magnitude of the movement of the one or more contacts.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the user input includes a gesture that includes movement of one or more contacts on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device, and
the third content item is selected to be combined with the second content item at the first location relative to the first content item based on the magnitude.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
displaying, via the display device, the plurality of content items in the first layout includes:
displaying, on the display device, a first label; and

displaying, via the display device, the plurality of content items in the second layout includes:
displaying, on the display device, a second label different from the first label.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the first label is displayed at a location adjacent to the plurality of content items.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the second label is displayed overlaid on the plurality of content items.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein:
the user input includes a gesture that includes one or more contacts on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device, and
displaying the second label is in response to detecting lift-off of the one or more contacts of the gesture.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein:
the user input includes a second gesture that includes movement of one or more contacts on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device, and
displaying the second label is in response to a determination that a threshold has been satisfied, the threshold being satisfied while transitioning from displaying the first content item in the first layout to displaying the first content item in the second layout.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a display location, on the display device, of the first content item in the second layout is based on an input location of the user input.

17. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second layout includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and wherein displaying, via the display device, the plurality of content items in the second layou

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Clarke Graham R
• Bovet Simon
• Circlaeys Eric M G
• Dellinger Richard R
• Devine Lynne
• Dye Alan C
• Gobera Rubalcava Daniel E
• Karlsson Andreas
• Lucas Matthieu
• Manzari Johnnie B
• Ryan Nicole R
• Sorrentino Iii William A
• Souza Dos Santos Andre
• Suzuki Gregg
• Tatarchuk Sergey

Classifications

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  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

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title