Menu overlay including context dependent menu icon
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsRainer Brodersen, Rachel Clare Goldeen, Mihnea Calin Pacurariu, Jeffrey Ma
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Abstract
A video device displays video in one of a plurality of contexts in an onscreen display area. In response to the menu command, the video device generates a menu overlay within the onscreen display area while maintaining the video within the menu overlay, and generates within the menu overlay a context icon based on the selected context.
Claims28
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- presenting a video environment capable of displaying videos;
- displaying a video in the video environment;
- presenting an overlay within the video environment while maintaining the video within the video environment;
- determining that a source for the video is a broadcast video source;
- automatically presenting an interactive record icon within the overlay;
- determining that the source for the video has changed from a broadcast video source to a recorded video source;
- and
- automatically removing the interactive record icon and displaying an interactive delete icon instead of the interactive record icon.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer program instructions executable by data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- presenting a video environment capable of displaying videos;
- receiving a video from a source;
- displaying the video in the video environment;
- presenting an overlay within the video environment while maintaining the video within the video environment;
- determining that the source for the video is a first type of source;
- automatically presenting a first icon associated with the first type of source within the overlay;
- determining that the source for the video has changed from the first type of source to a second type of source;
- and
- automatically removing the first icon and displaying a second icon associated with the second type of source.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by the processor to perform operations comprising:
- presenting a video environment capable of displaying videos;
- receiving a video from a source;
- displaying the video in the video environment;
- determining that the source for the video is a first type of source;
- automatically presenting a first icon associated with the first type of source;
- determining that the source for the video has changed from the first type of source to a second type of source;
- and
- automatically removing the first icon and displaying a second icon associated with the second type of source.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- presenting a video environment capable of displaying videos;
- receiving a video from a source;
- displaying the video in the video environment;
- determining that the source for the video is a first type of source;
- automatically presenting a first icon associated with the first type of source;
- determining that the source for the video has changed from the first type of source to a second type of source;
- and
- automatically removing the first icon and displaying a second icon associated with the second type of source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.