US 12,238,376 B2
Methods, systems, and media for presenting contextual information in connection with media content
Neil Cormican, Menlo Park, CA (US); Christopher David Scott, San Francisco, CA (US); Andre Cunha, Belmont, CA (US); and Kathryn Lee Smith, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/204,727.
Application 18/204,727 is a continuation of application No. 17/486,040, filed on Sep. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,671,667.
Application 17/486,040 is a continuation of application No. 15/842,217, filed on Dec. 14, 2017, granted, now 11,134,312, issued on Sep. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0308722 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4622 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/8133 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
causing a media content item to be presented on a user device;
receiving, at a first time point from a user of the user device, a first user input to display one or more contextual interfaces that present information related to the media content item being presented on the user device;
identifying a first contextual interface having a first type of contextual information corresponding to first metadata associated with the first time point of the media content item and a second contextual interface having a second type of contextual information, wherein the first contextual interface includes an option to replay at least one portion of the media content item corresponding to the first metadata associated with the first time point of the media content item;
causing the media content item to continue being presented in a first portion of a display of the user device;
causing one of the first contextual interface and the second contextual interface to be presented in a second portion of the display of the user device concurrently with a navigational indicator that indicates that contextual interfaces can be switched between at least the first contextual interface and the second contextual interface within the second portion of the display; and
responsive to receiving a second user input selecting the option to replay the at least one portion of the media content item:
pausing presentation of the media content item within the first portion of the display;
causing the at least one portion of the media content item to be presented in the first portion of the display; and
after the at least one portion of the media content item is presented in the first portion of the display, resuming presentation of the media content item in the first portion of the display from where the presentation of the media content item was paused.