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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019012048-A1
Application number	US-201816126962-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 10, 2018
Priority date	Oct 26, 2016
Publication date	Jan 10, 2019
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:
displaying, on the display, a user interface for a respective collection of episodic content, the user interface including a plurality of representations of episodes of the respective collection of episodic content,
wherein:
in accordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device is not entitled to view all of the episodes of the respective collection of episodic content on the electronic device:
a first set of one or more representations of the plurality of representations of the episodes, which the user is entitled to view on the electronic device, are displayed with a first visual characteristic, and
a second set of one or more representations of the plurality of representations of the episodes, which the user is not entitled to view on the electronic device, are displayed with a second visual characteristic, different from the first visual characteristic.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
displaying a respective representation with the second visual characteristic includes displaying the respective representation with one or more indicators indicating that the user is not entitled to view a respective episode of the respective collection of episodic content corresponding to the respective representation; and displaying the respective representation with the first visual characteristic includes displaying the respective representation with no indicators indicating that the user is not entitled to view a respective episode of the respective collection of episodic content corresponding to the respective representation.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of representations of episodes include one or more visual indications of one or more respective content providers on which corresponding episodes of the respective collection of episodic content are available.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of representations of episodes includes a respective representation of a respective episode that is available on a plurality of content providers, the respective representation including a plurality of visual indications corresponding to the plurality of content providers, and the plurality of visual indications corresponding to the plurality of content providers are displayed in the respective representation in an order that is based on entitlements of the user to view the respective episode on the plurality of content providers.

5 . The method of any of claims 1 , wherein in accordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device is entitled to view all of the episodes of the respective collection of episodic content on the electronic device, all of the plurality of representations of the episodes, which the user is entitled to view on the electronic device, are displayed with a same visual characteristic.

6 . The method of any of claims 1 , further comprising:
while displaying the plurality of representations of episodes of the respective collection of episodic content, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to view a respective episode of the respective collection of episodic content; and in response to receiving the input:
in accordance with a determination that a plurality of versions of the respective episode are available, or that the respective episode is available from a plurality of content providers, displaying, on the display, a plurality of representations of the respective episode corresponding to the plurality of versions of the respective episode or the plurality of content providers on which the respective episode is available, wherein a first representation of the plurality of representations of the respective episode is selectable to initiate a process to view a first version of the respective episode and a second representation of the plurality of representations of the respective episode is selectable to initiate a process to view a second version of the respective episode; and
in accordance with a determination that a single of version of the respective episode is available and that the respective episode is available from a single content provider, playing, on the display, the single version of the episode via the single content provider.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of representations of the respective episode are displayed in an order that is based on entitlements of the user to view the plurality of versions of the respective episode and to view the respective episode on the plurality of content providers.

8 . The method of any of claims 6 , wherein:
the plurality of the versions of the respective episode includes a first set of one or more versions of the respective episode that the user is entitled to view, and a second set of one or more versions of the respective episode that the user is not entitled to view, and the plurality of representations of the respective episode includes representations corresponding to the first set of versions of the respective episode and representations corresponding to the second set of versions of the respective episode.

9 . The method of any of claims 6 , wherein:
the plurality of content providers from which the respective episode is available includes a first set of one or more content providers via which the user is entitled to view the respective episode, and a second set of one or more content providers via which the user is not entitled to view the respective episode, and the plurality of representations of the respective episode includes representations corresponding to the first set of content providers and representations corresponding to the second set of content providers.

10 . The method of any of claims 6 , wherein:
the plurality of versions of the respective episode are available on the electronic device, the plurality of representations of the respective episode includes representations corresponding to the plurality of versions of the respective episode, and respective representations of respective versions of the respective episode include information about the respective versions of the respective episode.

11 . The method of any of claims 6 , wherein:
the respective episode is available from the plurality of content providers, the plurality of representations of the respective episode includes representations corresponding to the plurality of content providers, and respective representations of respective content providers of the respective episode include information about the respective content providers of the respective episode.

12 . 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 for a respective collection of episodic content, the user interface including a plurality of representations of episodes of the respective collection of episodic content, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that a user of the electronic device is not entitled to view all of the episodes of the respective collection of episodic content on the electronic device:
a first set of one or more representations of the plurality of representations of the episodes, which the user is entitled to view on the electronic device, are displayed with a first visual characteristic, and
a second set of one or more representations of the plurality of representations of the episodes, which the user

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