User interfaces and associated systems and processes for controlling playback of content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022394346-A1
Application number	US-202217805320-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 3, 2022
Priority date	Jun 6, 2021
Publication date	Dec 8, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a user interface for controlling the playback of content items. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a plurality of selectable options for controlling playback of a respective content item overlaid on the content item. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a user interface for browsing and switching between content items available for playback.

First claim

1 - 29 . (canceled)

30 . A method comprising:
at an electronic device in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices:
presenting, via the display generation component, content corresponding to live media;
while presenting the content, concurrently displaying, via the display generation component, overlaid on the content:
a playback control element for the content; and
a plurality of representations of additional content corresponding to live media;

while concurrently displaying the playback control element and the plurality of representations of the additional content corresponding to live media overlaid on the content, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input; and
in response to receiving the input:
ceasing display of the plurality of representations of additional content corresponding to live media; and
displaying, overlaid on the content, a plurality of representations of on-demand content items.

31 . The method of claim 30 , wherein the additional content corresponding to live media is provided by a plurality of content sources selected by a user of the electronic device.

32 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:
prior to receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to selection of a respective representation of respective content included in the plurality of representations of additional content corresponding to live media, wherein the respective representation of the respective content has a current focus, concurrently displaying, via the display generation component, the respective content without playing audio associated with the respective content, wherein the playback control element and the plurality of representations of additional content are overlaid on the respective content; while displaying the respective content without playing the audio associated with the respective content and while the respective representation has the current focus, receiving, via the one or more input devices, the input corresponding to selection of the respective representation of the respective content; and in response to receiving the input corresponding to selection of the respective representation of the respective content:
continuing to display the respective content; and
playing the audio associated with the respective content.

33 . The method of claim 30 , wherein the plurality of representations of additional content corresponding to live media include images corresponding to portions of the additional content currently available for live playback.

34 . The method of claim 30 , wherein displaying the plurality of representations of additional content includes:
in accordance with a determination that a respective representation of respective content of the plurality of representations of additional content has a current focus of the electronic device, the respective representation is displayed with an indication of metadata associated with the respective content; and in accordance with a determination that the respective representation of the respective content does not have the current focus of the electronic device, the respective representation is displayed without the indication of metadata associated with the respective content.

35 . The method of claim 30 , wherein the plurality of representations of additional content corresponding to live media include visual indications of playback positions corresponding to portions of the additional content currently available for live playback.

36 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:
while concurrently displaying the playback control element and the plurality of representations of the additional content corresponding to live media overlaid on the content, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input; in response to receiving the second input:
ceasing display of the plurality of representations of additional content corresponding to live media; and
displaying, overlaid on the content, information corresponding to the content.

37 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:
while concurrently displaying the playback control element and the plurality of representations of the additional content corresponding to live media overlaid on the content, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input; and in response to receiving the second input:
ceasing concurrent display of the playback control element and the plurality of representations of additional content corresponding to live media overlaid on the content; and
displaying, via the display generation component, a content guide user interface including representations of respective content corresponding to live media displayed in association with indications of respective content sources associated with the respective content corresponding to live media.

38 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:
while displaying the content without displaying the playback control element and the plurality of representations of additional content corresponding to live content, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input; and in response to receiving the second input, displaying a user interface that includes: a plurality of first representations of first content sources associated with live media displayed in association with a plurality of representations of respective additional content corresponding to live media available from the first content sources that is currently available for viewing, a plurality of second representations of second content sources associated with live media that is currently available for viewing not displayed in association with a plurality of representations of respective additional content corresponding to live media available from the second content sources, and the content displayed in association with a respective representation of a respective content source associated with the content.

39 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:
displaying, via the display generation component, a content guide user interface that does not include the playback control element and the plurality of representations of additional content corresponding to live media overlaid on the content, wherein the content guide user interface includes:
a first representation of first content corresponding to live media that includes a graphical representation of the first content, and
a second representation of second content corresponding to live media that includes a graphical representation of the second content,
wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the first representation has a current focus, the graphical representation of the first content is a first live video and the graphical representation of the second content is a first still image, and in accordance with a determination that the second representation has the current focus, the graphical representation of the second content is a second live video and the graphical representation of the second content is a second still image.

40 . The method of claim 39 , wherein:
the first representation of the first content has a first size corresponding to a duration of the first content, the second representation of the second content has a second size, different from the first size, corresponding to a duration of the second content, different from the duration of the first content, the graphical representation of the first content has a size independent of the duration of the first content, and the graphical representation of the second content has a size independent of the duration of the second content.

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Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Tan-Ang Jeff
• Ellingford Christopher J
• Sanders Christopher J
• Sart Dila
• Arnold Justin K
• Gaussoin Justin D
• Sandlow Kevin M
• Moreno Rufo Lucio
• Cormican Neil P
• Wood Policarpo B
• Kim Yonghyun A

Classifications

• H04N21/482

  End-user interface for programme selection · CPC title

• H04N21/47217 Primary

  for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks (specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312) · 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

• H04N21/4316

  for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window · CPC title

• H04N21/8133

  specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video programme · CPC title