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US 12,574,600 B2Granted
User interfaces for interacting with channels that provide content that plays in a media browsing application
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMatthew J. Cielak, Michael Evashevski, Drew R. Domm, Fredric Vinna, Fernando A. Albuquerque
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a plurality of representations of content items that are available on a respective channel in response to successfully subscribing the respective channel. In some embodiments, an electronic device plays content that is provided by a channel in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents information about subscribing to a channel based on content consumption activity of the user on the electronic device in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
Claims36
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 of a unified media browsing application on the electronic device, wherein the user interface includes one or more first representations of content available for viewing via one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application, and one or more representations of content available for viewing from one or more channels within the unified media browsing application, wherein the user interface includes a representation of a respective content item that does not have a current focus;
- while displaying the user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a first input corresponding to a request to move a current focus to the representation of the respective content item;
- in response to receiving the first input:
- moving the current focus to the representation of the respective content item;
- and
- displaying, via the display, an icon that is included in the representation of the respective content item that indicates whether the respective content item is available for viewing via the unified media browsing application or the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application;
- and
- while displaying the user interface including the representation of the respective content item with the current focus and that includes the icon, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input corresponding to a request to play the respective content item;
- and
- in response to receiving the second input:
- in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is content available for viewing via the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application and is not available for viewing within the unified media browsing application:
- displaying, on the display, a respective application of the one or more applications corresponding to the respective content item;
- and
- playing the respective content item in the respective application;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is available for viewing within the unified media browsing application and is not available for viewing via the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application, playing the respective content item in the unified media browsing application without displaying the one or more applications;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is available for viewing within the unified media browsing application and for viewing via the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application, playing the respective content item in the unified media browsing application or the respective application.
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An electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices, 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 of a unified media browsing application on the electronic device, wherein the user interface includes one or more first representations of content available for viewing via one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application, and one or more representations of content available for viewing from one or more channels within the unified media browsing application, wherein the user interface includes a representation of a respective content item that does not have a current focus;
- while displaying the user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a first input corresponding to a request to move a current focus to the representation of the respective content item;
- in response to receiving the first input:
- moving the current focus to the representation of the respective content item;
- and
- displaying, via the display, an icon that is included in the representation of the respective content item that indicates whether the respective content item is available for viewing via the unified media browsing application or the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application;
- and
- while displaying the user interface including the representation of the respective content item with the current focus and that includes the icon, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input corresponding to a request to play the respective content item;
- and
- in response to receiving the second input:
- in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is content available for viewing via the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application and is not available for viewing within the unified media browsing application:
- displaying, on the display, a respective application of the one or more applications corresponding to the respective content item;
- and
- playing the respective content item in the respective application;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is available for viewing within the unified media browsing application and is not available for viewing via the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application, playing the respective content item in the unified media browsing application without displaying the one or more applications;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is available for viewing within the unified media browsing application and for viewing via the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application, playing the respective content item in the unified media browsing application or the respective application.
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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 in communication with a display and one or more input devices, cause the electronic device to:
- display, on the display, a user interface of a unified media browsing application on the electronic device, wherein the user interface includes one or more first representations of content available for viewing via one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application, and one or more representations of content available for viewing from one or more channels within the unified media browsing application, wherein the user interface includes a representation of a respective content item that does not have a current focus;
- while displaying the user interface, receive, via the one or more input devices, a first input corresponding to a request to move a current focus to the representation of the respective content item;
- in response to receiving the first input:
- move the current focus to the representation of the respective content item;
- and
- display, via the display, an icon that is included in the representation of the respective content item that indicates whether the respective content item is available for viewing via the unified media browsing application or the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application;
- and
- while displaying the user interface including the representation of the respective content item with the current focus and that includes the icon, receive, via the one or more input devices, a second input corresponding to a request to play the respective content item;
- and
- in response to receiving the second input:
- in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is content available for viewing via the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application and is not available for viewing within the unified media browsing application:
- display, on the display, a respective application of the one or more applications corresponding to the respective content item;
- and
- play the respective content item in the respective application;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is available for viewing within the unified media browsing application and is not available for viewing via the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application, play the respective content item in the unified media browsing application without displaying the one or more applications;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is available for viewing within the unified media browsing application and for viewing via the one or more applications other than the unified media browsing application, play the respective content item in the unified media browsing application or the respective application.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.