User interfaces for a media browsing application

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020304863-A1
Application number	US-202016827910-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 24, 2020
Priority date	Mar 24, 2019
Publication date	Sep 24, 2020
Grant date	—

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.

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 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; and
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 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, corresponding to the respective content item.

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:
a visual indication of a 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 , 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 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; and 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 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, corresponding to the respective content item.

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 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, receive, 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; and 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 corresponding to the respective content item; and
in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a se

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Domm Drew R
• Cielak Matthew J
• Vinna Fredric
• Balsamo Tito Lloyd
• Tan-Ang Jeff

Classifications

• H04L67/52

  specially adapted for the location of the user terminal · CPC title

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• H04L67/55

  Push-based network services · CPC title

• H04L67/535

  Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34) · CPC title