Unified Playback Control Interface Gesture Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices face challenges in efficiently controlling and browsing content playback, leading to increased user interaction time and battery consumption, especially in battery-operated devices, due to complex and disparate user interfaces across various applications.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a unified user interface with playback control elements, such as a scrubber bar and options for subtitle, audio, and picture-in-picture settings, that can be accessed through intuitive touch gestures on a touch-sensitive display, allowing seamless navigation and control of content playback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a unified user interface is implemented across multiple applications, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified playback control interface that serves multiple applications (video player, music player, etc.) through a single standardized UI component. This universal interface allows users to control playback across different content types using the same gestures and controls, improving ease of operation while the modular architecture manages the complexity through reuse rather than duplication
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive playback controls are provided, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The playback control interface is segmented into distinct functional zones: playback control elements (play, pause, skip), scrubber bar for time navigation, and settings options (subtitle, audio, picture-in-picture). Each segment can be independently accessed and configured, allowing comprehensive adaptability while managing complexity through modular organization of controls
3Ease of operation
If touch-sensitive display with gestures is used, then ease of operation is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs gesture recognition that activates touch-sensitive display processing only when gestures are detected, rather than continuously monitoring all touch input. Playback controls respond to periodic gesture inputs (tap, swipe, pinch) rather than maintaining constant high-power processing, reducing energy consumption while preserving ease of operation through intuitive gesture-based navigation
Data Source
AI summary
In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a user interface for controlling the playback of content items. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a plurality of selectable options for controlling playback of a respective content item overlaid on the content item. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a user interface for browsing and switching between content items available for playback.