Multiple-Mode System and Method for Providing User Selectable Video Content

A method of providing audiovisual content to a client device, the method comprising, at a server:

• detecting a selection of a graphical element corresponding to a video content item;
• in response to detecting the selection of the graphical element, determining whether the video content item is to be displayed in a partial screen format;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the video content item is to be displayed in a partial screen format:
• preparing a series of frames that includes the video content item and a first graphical user interface (GUI), wherein a respective frame of the series of frames includes content for the first video content item and the first GUI;
• and
• transmitting, to the client device, the prepared series of frames.

A computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• detecting a selection of a graphical element corresponding to a video content item;
• in response to detecting the selection of the graphical element, determining whether the video content item is to be displayed in a partial screen format;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the video content item is to be displayed in a partial screen format:
• preparing a series of frames that includes the video content item and a first graphical user interface (GUI), wherein a respective frame of the series of frames includes content for the first video content item and the first GUI;
• and
• transmitting, to the client device, the prepared series of frames.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• detect a selection of a graphical element corresponding to a video content item;
• in response to detecting the selection of the graphical element, determine whether the video content item is to be displayed in a partial screen format;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the video content item is to be displayed in a partial screen format:
• prepare a series of frames that includes the video content item and a first graphical user interface (GUI), wherein a respective frame of the series of frames includes content for the first video content item and the first GUI;
• and
• transmit, to the client device, the prepared series of frames.