Apple patents live TV controls that show extra info on screen
Apple describes a system for watching live video on devices like phones or TVs. When you tap the screen, a control bar appears with an option to view specific details about the live event. The interface can also shrink the video to show more information or switch to a view showing multiple streams at once.
In the filing’s own words
Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate control of playback of a live content item displayed in a playback user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate display of key content corresponding to a live content item in a key content user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate concurrently display of multiple content items in a Multiview user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate display of insights corresponding to a content item displayed in a playback user interface.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method comprising: at an electronic device in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices: while displaying, via the display generation component, a respective content item in a playback user interface, wherein the playback user interface is configured to playback content, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a first input corresponding to a request to display one or more controls for controlling playback of the respective content item; in response to receiving the first input, displaying, via the display generation component, a content player bar for controlling playback of the respective content item and a first option that is selectable to display information corresponding to the respective content item; while displaying the content player bar and the first option, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input corresponding to selection of the first option; in response to receiving the second input: in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is a live content item, displaying, via the display generation component, first information corresponding to the live content item; and in accordance with a determination that the respective content item is an on-demand content item, displaying second information corresponding to the on-demand content item; while displaying the first information corresponding to the live content item in accordance with the determination that the respective content item is a live content item in response to receiving the second input, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a third input; and in response to receiving the third input: displaying, via the display generation component, the live content item in a minimized state in the playback user interface; and updating the first information corresponding to the live content item to further include third information, different from the first information, corresponding to the live content item.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- USER INTERFACES FOR PLAYBACK OF LIVE CONTENT ITEMS
- Publication number
- US20260292305A1
- Application number
- 19642129
- Filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Inventors
- 11
- Claims
- 19
Classified under
H04N 21/47217 Electricity & electronicsG06F 3/0488 Physics & computingH04N 21/47202 Electricity & electronicsH04N 21/4722 Electricity & electronicsMore from Apple in AI & software
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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