User interfaces for browsing content from multiple content applications on an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018136800-A1
Application number	US-201715798092-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 30, 2017
Priority date	Oct 26, 2016
Publication date	May 17, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents media items from different media applications in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates browsing of media from different media applications based on category of media (e.g., movies, television shows, etc.). In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates setup of a unified media browsing application that presents media items from different media applications in a unified media browsing user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays multiple episodes of a collection of episodic content (e.g., a television series) in a user interface for the collection of episodic content. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays representations of, and provides access to, live-event media items accessible on the electronic device.

First claim

1 . A method comprising:
at an electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices:
receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display, on the display, suggested media items for a user of the electronic device;
in response to receiving the request to display the suggested media items, displaying, in a media navigation user interface on the display, a first plurality of representations of suggested media items, including a first set and a second set of representations of suggested media items, wherein:
the first set of representations of suggested media items is displayed separately from the second set of representations of suggested media items;
the first set of representations of suggested media items includes one or more representations of suggested media items corresponding to one or more media items that share one or more first characteristics; and
the second set of representations of suggested media items includes one or more representations of suggested media items corresponding to one or more media items that share one or more second characteristics, different from the one or more first characteristics;

while displaying the first plurality of representations of suggested media items, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a navigation input corresponding to a request to scroll through the first plurality of representations of suggested media items;
in response to receiving the navigation input, scrolling through the first plurality of representations of suggested media items to reveal, in the media navigation user interface, a plurality of media-category user interface elements corresponding to categories of media of suggested media, wherein, prior to receiving the navigation input, the plurality of representations of media items were displayed without displaying the media-category user interface elements;
while displaying the media-category user interface elements, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input selecting a respective media-category user interface element of the plurality of media-category user interface elements, the respective media-category user interface element corresponding to a respective category of media of the categories of media; and
in response to receiving the input selecting the respective user interface element, replacing, in the media navigation user interface, the first plurality of representations of suggested media items and the media-category user interface elements with a second plurality of representations of suggested media items corresponding to suggested media items in the respective category of media.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while displaying the media-category user interface elements, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second navigation input corresponding to a request to scroll past the media-category user interface elements; and in response to receiving the second navigation input, scrolling past the media-category user interface elements to reveal, in the media navigation user interface, a third plurality of representations of suggested media items, different from the first and second pluralities of suggested media items.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the suggested media items in the respective category of media are not included in the suggested media items.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
in accordance with a determination that a given category of media of the suggested media includes greater than a threshold number of media items, a media-category user interface element corresponding to the given category of media is included in the plurality of media-category user interface elements, and representations of the media items included in the given category of media of the suggested media are not displayed in the media navigation user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the given category of media of the suggested media includes fewer than the threshold number of media items, the media-category user interface element corresponding to the given category of media is not included in the plurality of media-category user interface elements, and the representations of the media items included in the given category of media of the suggested media are displayed in the media navigation user interface.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the suggested media items include media items that the user of the electronic device is entitled to access on the electronic device, and excludes media items that the user of the electronic device is not entitled to access on the electronic device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input selecting a respective representation of a respective media item of the first or second pluralities of representations of suggested media items; in response to receiving the input selecting the respective representation of the respective media item, displaying, on the display, a page corresponding to the respective media item that includes information about the respective media item and a selectable affordance that, when selected, plays the respective media item on the electronic device; receiving, via the one or more input devices, a selection of the selectable affordance; and in response to receiving the selection of the selectable affordance, playing, on the display, the respective media item on the electronic device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first plurality of representations of suggested media items includes representations of suggested media items that are displayed in respective regions of the media navigation user interface that correspond to respective media categories of suggested media.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while displaying, in the media navigation user interface, the second plurality of representations of suggested media items corresponding to the suggested media items in the respective category of media, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second navigation input corresponding to a request to scroll through the second plurality of representations of suggested media items; and in response to receiving the second navigation input, scrolling through the second plurality of representations of suggested media items to reveal, in the media navigation user interface, a second plurality of media-category user interface elements corresponding to sub-categories of media of the respective category of media, wherein, prior to receiving the second navigation input, the second plurality of representations of suggested media items were displayed without displaying the second plurality of media-category user interface elements.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
in accordance with a determination that media restrictions are in effect on the electronic device, the suggested media items corresponding to the first and second pluralities of representations of suggested media items exclude media items that are restricted by the media restrictions.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
while the media restrictions are in effect on the electronic device, receiving, via the one or more input devices, input corresponding to a request to perform a search across media items accessible by the electronic device; and in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to search across the media items accessible by the electronic device, searching the media items accessible by the electronic device, including the media items that are restricted by the media restrictions.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein searching the media items accessible by the electr

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Johnston Alexander W
• Park Dennis S
• Balsamo Tito Lloyd
• Lochhead Jonathan
• El-Shafey Yesmeen
• Clarke Graham R
• Anton Peter D
• Folse Jennifer L C
• Bachman William M
• Lemay Stephen O
• Suzuki Gregg
• Dye Alan C
• Tan-Ang Jeff

Classifications

• H04N21/482

  End-user interface for programme selection · CPC title

• H04N21/472

  End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)} · CPC title

• H04N21/4622

  Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859) · CPC title

• H04N21/42224

  Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control · CPC title

• G06F16/743 Primary

  a collection of video files or sequences · CPC title