US Patent Application 18196759. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA FILES simplified abstract
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA FILES
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Andrew John Gasparovic of Zurich (CH)
Andrew Fergus Simpson of San Francisco CA (US)
Christopher Joseph Findeisen of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Rajat Kumar Paharia of Fremont CA (US)
Ravi Gauba of Mountain View CA (US)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA FILES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18196759 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA FILES
Simplified Explanation
- This patent application describes systems and methods for displaying media files on a device. - The device has two modes: a first mode that displays a subset of media files based on a user query, and a second mode that displays all media files. - The first mode remains active on the device until it is manually deactivated. - When the user specifies the first mode with a query, the device retrieves a corresponding subset of files from a remote system and displays them sequentially. - If the user does not specify a query, the device retrieves all files from a remote device and displays them sequentially according to the second mode.
Original Abstract Submitted
Systems and methods for displaying media files on a device are provided. The device provides a first mode that displays a subset of media files, determined by a user query, from a plurality of media files. Once activated, the first mode persists on the device prior to becoming inactive. A second mode of the device displays the plurality of media files. The second mode is active when the first mode is inactive. An instruction is received from a user. When the instruction specifies the first mode by inclusion of a user query, a corresponding subset of files is obtained from a remote system. The subset of files is sequentially displayed until the period of time has elapsed according to the first mode. When the instruction does not specify a query, the plurality of files is polled for from a remote device and sequentially displayed according to the second mode.
