Graphic user interface for playing video data
AssigneeVudu, Inc.
InventorsKeith R. Ohlfs, Prasanna Ganesan
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Abstract
A graphic user interface is provided to facilitate a playback of a movie from any desired point. The graphic user interface includes a track bar to reflect how much time data pertaining to the movie title is available for playback. After it is determined that a current data point is being dragged along the track bar, a time corresponding to the current data point is tracked as such a subsequent playback of the movie starts right from the current data point. In one embodiment, dragging the current data point along the track bar is achieved by a scroll wheel.
Claims20
A method for displaying a video, the method being performed by a processor and comprising:
- displaying the video for a playback on a display device at a playback speed;
- providing a graphic user interface on the display device, the graphic user interface including a track bar with a current data point;
- determining a speed of the current data point being dragged along the track bar by a user via a user input mechanism;
- and
- in response to determining that the speed of the current data point being dragged along the track bar by the user via the user input mechanism is greater than a particular speed, displaying a default image until the current data point is no longer dragged along the track bar, and then continuing to playback the video, wherein the particular speed is at least twice the playback speed.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising:
- displaying a video for a playback on a display device at a playback speed;
- providing a graphic user interface on the display device, the graphic user interface including a track bar with a current data point;
- determining a speed of the current data point being dragged along the track bar by a user via a user input mechanism;
- and
- in response to determining that the speed of the current data point being dragged along the track bar by the user via the user input mechanism is greater than a particular speed, displaying a default image until the current data point is no longer dragged along the track bar, and then continuing to playback the video, wherein the particular speed is at least twice the playback speed.
A device comprising:
- a display screen;
- a processor coupled to the display screen, the processor being configured to:
- display a video for a playback on the display screen at a playback speed;
- provide a graphic user interface on the display screen, the graphic user interface including a track bar with a current data point;
- determine a speed of the current data point being dragged along the track bar by a user via a user input mechanism;
- and
- in response to determining that the speed of the current data point being dragged along the track bar by the user via the user input mechanism is greater than a particular speed, display a default image until the current data point is no longer dragged along the track bar, and then continue to playback the video, wherein the particular speed is at least twice the playback speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.