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US 9,176,643 B2Granted
Method and system for playing video
AssigneeComcast Cable Holdings, LLC
InventorsEric J. Elia, Leslie A. Kelly, Jeremy C. Landis, Kevin M. Langdon, Salve Retuta
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Abstract
A method and system for playing video on a graphical user interface (GUI) that provides a singular user interface for searching, retrieving, and playing video available over a network from a server.
Claims34
A method comprising:
- outputting, for display from a computing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) for playing video available from a server, the graphical user interface comprising:
- a window arranged to display a current video;
- a plurality of thumbnail cells proximate the window and arranged to display a plurality of thumbnails concurrently with the window displaying the current video, each thumbnail being associated with a different one of a plurality of videos available from a server, each thumbnail being separately selectable for causing playback of its associated video as the current video in the window, and at least one of the thumbnails having a graphical icon displayed thereon in which the graphical icon is selectable to play an animated video clip that is representative of the different one of the plurality of videos associated with the at least one of the thumbnails;
- and
- a control menu comprising a selectable “left” arrow and a selectable “right” arrow for shifting the thumbnails for display in the thumbnail cells in a left and right direction respectively such that a new thumbnail is presented for display with each shifting thumbnail;
- and
- outputting, from the computing device, a signal for display of an identifier of a source of the different one of the plurality of videos associated with the at least one of the thumbnails when a cursor is rolled over the at least one thumbnail.
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A method comprising:
- outputting, for display from a computing device, a program guide graphical user interface (GUI) having a window and a plurality of thumbnails proximate the window, thumbnails being disposed along an arc circumscribing the window, each thumbnail displaying a video frame selected from a respective associated video of a plurality of videos available from a server, at least one of the plurality of videos being a television program, and each thumbnail having a bottom edge oriented towards the window;
- receiving a signal indicating selection of a particular thumbnail;
- and
- outputting one of the plurality of videos for display associated with the selected thumbnail in the window.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
- provide a program guide graphical user interface (GUI) configured for operation on the apparatus, the GUI comprising a window configured to display video and a plurality of thumbnails proximate the window, wherein each thumbnail is selectable for playing, in the window, an associated with one of a plurality of videos available from a server, wherein at least one of the plurality of videos is television program, and wherein one or more of the thumbnails are selectable to play an animated video clip that is representative of the associated one of the plurality of videos within the thumbnail during playback of video associated with another thumbnail within the window, wherein the thumbnails are disposed along an arc circumscribing the window, and wherein each thumbnail displays an image having a bottom edge oriented towards the window.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.