US 12,141,418 B2
Adaptive content control and display for internet media
Shivakumar Littoo Rajaraman, San Francisco, CA (US); Stein Eldar Johnsen, Adliswil (CH); Jonas Yngvesson, Binz (CH); Jasmine Kent, Zurich (CH); Elena Kaschner, Thalwil (CH); Jun Li, Zurich (CH); Matias Cudich, San Francisco, CA (US); and Thomas Robinson Purnell-Fisher, San Bruno, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on May 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/202,055.
Application 18/202,055 is a continuation of application No. 17/881,728, filed on Aug. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,662,887.
Application 17/881,728 is a continuation of application No. 16/229,669, filed on Dec. 21, 2018, abandoned.
Application 16/229,669 is a continuation of application No. 15/216,484, filed on Jul. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,162,487, issued on Dec. 25, 2018.
Application 15/216,484 is a continuation of application No. 13/546,987, filed on Jul. 11, 2012, granted, now 9,423,925, issued on Aug. 23, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0297215 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/44 (2019.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04L 65/613 (2022.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/44 (2019.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 65/613 (2022.05); H04N 21/4825 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a memory storing computer executable instructions; and
a processor that, when executing the computer executable instructions stored in the memory, is configured to:
cause a media content item to be played back;
determine, based on relatedness criteria, a plurality of media content items related to the media content item and a channel of media content items associated with the media content item being played back; and
cause a pivot menu to be presented that includes a plurality of levels comprising a related content level that includes at least a portion of the plurality of media content items, a player control level that includes a plurality of player controls that control playback of the media content item, and a channel level that includes the channel of media content items associated with the media content item being played back, wherein one level from the plurality of levels included in the pivot menu is active based on commands received from a user input device.