Video object behavior in a user interface

US8990691B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8990691-B2
Application numberUS-201213490343-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 6, 2012
Priority dateFeb 1, 2012
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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In one embodiment, presenting a video in a user interface in a first presentation mode of a plurality of presentation modes, each presentation mode has a specific size for presenting a visual portion of the video and a specific volume for presenting an audio portion of the video; and in response to a user interaction with the video in the first presentation mode, transitioning the video to a second presentation mode, comprising: changing the visual portion of the video from a first size of the first presentation mode to a second size of the second presentation mode; and changing the audio portion of the video from a first volume of the first presentation mode to a second volume of the second presentation mode.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, performed by one or more first electronic devices, comprising: presenting a video in a user interface of a digital book in a first presentation mode of a plurality of presentation modes, each presentation mode of the plurality of presentation modes having a specific size for presenting a visual portion of the video and a specific volume for presenting an audio portion of the video; in response to a user interaction to start playback of the video…

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What does patent US8990691B2 cover?
In one embodiment, presenting a video in a user interface in a first presentation mode of a plurality of presentation modes, each presentation mode has a specific size for presenting a visual portion of the video and a specific volume for presenting an audio portion of the video; and in response to a user interaction with the video in the first presentation mode, transitioning the video to a se…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Matas Michael, Tsinteris Kimon, Sarner Austin, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/04815. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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