Daniel J Rinehart

US Patent:

20190149887, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Nov 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/811613

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Andrew MCCOLLUM - San Francisco CA, US
Daniel RINEHART - Somerville MA, US
Benjamin Avery CHAMBERS - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/482
H04N 21/431
H04N 21/472
G06F 3/0481

Abstract:

Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed for generating and causing display of graphical interfaces which include a new interface element used to intuitively display status information related to video content items across many different types of interfaces and across many different types of client electronic devices and associated display screens. The described interface element comprises a circular status icon including a status ring that can be used to display, among other possible information, an airing progress of a video content item and a user's playback progress of a video content item. The circular status icon described herein provides a compact and consistent way to represent multiple types of status information, thereby enabling the same interface element to be used across many different interfaces and display devices in a consistent manner.