Dynamic resizable media item player

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024338116-A1
Application number	US-202418746000-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 17, 2024
Priority date	Aug 12, 2013
Publication date	Oct 10, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Described herein is a method for managing media item playback. A method includes presenting a media player playing a media item in a first portion of a user interface (UI) provided by a first application on a screen of a user device, responsive to a first user input, reducing a size of the media player playing the media item to allow a user to open a second mobile application, causing playback of the media item to be continued in the media player of the reduced size while content associated with the second application is being presented to the user on the screen of the user device, and responsive to a second user input, restoring the size of the media player while the media player continues to play the media item.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
presenting a media player playing a media item in a first portion of a user interface (UI) provided by a first mobile application on a screen of a user device; responsive to a first user input, reducing a size of the media player playing the media item to allow a user to open a second mobile application; causing playback of the media item to be continued in the media player of the reduced size while content associated with the second application is being presented to the user on the screen of the user device; and responsive to a second user input, restoring the size of the media player while the media player continues to play the media item.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to a third user input, switching controls of the media player from a hidden state to a displayed state.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to a fourth user input, changing the size of the media player while the media player is playing the media item.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to a fifth user input, discontinuing presentation of the media player on the screen of the user device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
relocating the media player to a second portion of the UI provided by the first mobile application while continuing to provide playback of the first media item by the relocated media player in the UI provided by the first mobile, wherein the second portion is a predetermined portion of the UI provided by the first mobile application.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a user gesture to scroll through a plurality of media items provided by the first mobile application on the screen of the user device, the plurality of media items comprising the first media item and a second media item, the user gesture to scroll through the plurality of media items being received while the media player continues to provide playback of the first media item in the UI provided by the first mobile application; and upon receiving the user gesture to scroll through the plurality of media items, allowing the user to view the second media item while continuing to provide playback of the first media item by the relocated media player in the UI provided by the first mobile application of the content sharing platform.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first mobile application is any of a social network application or a content sharing application, and the second application is any one of a messaging application, an email application, a calendar application or a map navigation application.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the media player of the reduced size appears to float on top of the content associated with the second application.

9 . A system comprising:
a memory; and a processing device, coupled to the memory, to perform operations comprising:
presenting a media player playing a media item in a first portion of a user interface (UI) provided by a first mobile application on a screen of a user device;
responsive to a first user input, reducing a size of the media player playing the media item to allow a user to open a second mobile application; causing playback of the media item to be continued in the media player of the reduced size while content associated with the second application is being presented to the user on the screen of the user device; and responsive to a second user input, restoring the size of the media player while the media player continues to play the media item.

10 . The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
in response to a third user input, switching controls of the media player from a hidden state to a displayed state.

11 . The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
in response to a fourth user input, changing the size of the media player while the media player is playing the media item.

12 . The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
in response to a fifth user input, discontinuing presentation of the media player on the screen of the user device.

13 . The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
relocating the media player to a second portion of the UI provided by the first mobile application while continuing to provide playback of the first media item by the relocated media player in the UI provided by the first mobile, wherein the second portion is a predetermined portion of the UI provided by the first mobile application.

14 . The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
receiving a user gesture to scroll through a plurality of media items provided by the first mobile application on the screen of the user device, the plurality of media items comprising the first media item and a second media item, the user gesture to scroll through the plurality of media items being received while the media player continues to provide playback of the first media item in the UI provided by the first mobile application; and upon receiving the user gesture to scroll through the plurality of media items, allowing the user to view the second media item while continuing to provide playback of the first media item by the relocated media player in the UI provided by the first mobile application of the content sharing platform.

15 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the media player of the reduced size appears to float on top of the content associated with the second application.

16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operation comprising:
presenting a media player playing a media item in a first portion of a user interface (UI) provided by a first mobile application on a screen of a user device; responsive to a first user input, reducing a size of the media player playing the media item to allow a user to open a second mobile application; causing playback of the media item to be continued in the media player of the reduced size while content associated with the second application is being presented to the user on the screen of the user device; and responsive to a second user input, restoring the size of the media player while the media player continues to play the media item.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
in response to a third user input, switching controls of the media player from a hidden state to a displayed state.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
in response to a fourth user input, changing the size of the media player while the media player is playing the media item.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
in response to a fifth user input, discontinuing presentation of the media player on the screen of the user device.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
relocating the media player to a second portion of the UI provided by the first mobile application while continuing to provide playback of the first media item by the relocated media player in the UI provided by the first mobile, wherein the second portion is a predetermined portion of the UI provided by the first mobile application.

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Darby Matthew Thomas
• Curry Clifford
• Reid Bryce Gibson
• Doronichev Andrey
• Janich Andrew
• Joyce Alan
• Ko Taeho
• Lewis Justin
• Greene Kevin

Classifications

• H04L65/60

  Network streaming of media packets · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06Q30/0277 Primary

  Online advertisement · CPC title