System and Method to Display a Progress Bar
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorIan Schmehl
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Abstract
A method includes receiving input at a media display control device generating a display of media content. The method includes executing a media control function in response to the input. Executing the media control function causes the media display control device to advance or rewind the media content displayed by a change amount. The method also includes displaying a progress bar based on progress bar settings. The progress bar settings include progress bar display options that depend on the change amount.
Claims21
A method, comprising:
- receiving input at a media display control device generating a display of media content;
- executing a media control function in response to the input, wherein executing the media control function causes the media display control device to advance or rewind the media content displayed by a change amount;
- and
- displaying a progress bar based on progress bar settings, wherein the progress bar settings include progress bar display options that depend on the change amount.
A computer-readable storage medium, comprising:
- operational instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute a media control function in response to input received at a media display control device, wherein the media control function changes a time index of media content displayed via the media display control device by a change amount;
- and
- operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to display a progress bar based on progress bar settings, wherein the progress bar settings include progress bar display options that depend on the change amount.
A media display control device, comprising:
- a user interface to receive input to initiate a media control function;
- a media display controller to modify a display of media content in response to the media control function by advancing to a subsequent portion of the media content or regressing to an earlier portion of the media content;
- a progress bar module to select progress bar display settings based on a change amount, wherein the change amount indicates how much the media content was advanced or regressed;
- and
- a display interface to send the display of media content to a display device and to include a progress bar in the display of media content, wherein the progress bar is included in the display of media content based upon the selected progress bar display settings.
A method, comprising:
- generating a display of media content and sending the display to a display device;
- receiving a replay command at a media display control device, wherein the replay command indicates that a portion of the media content is to be replayed;
- determining a duration of the portion of the media content to be replayed;
- accessing a plurality of progress bar display settings, each progress bar display setting having a corresponding replay duration threshold, wherein each progress bar display setting specifies a display characteristic of a progress bar to be displayed in response to the replay command;
- selecting a progress bar display setting from the plurality of progress bar display settings based upon the duration of the portion of the media content;
- and
- displaying a progress bar at the display device based upon the selected progress bar display setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.