Fast Switching Between Multiple Programs

Patent №

US 9,986,281

Granted

2018-05-29

Filed 2013

Owner

FACEBOOK, INC.

AI components

1

hardware

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

14075457

In one embodiment, a method includes providing a plurality of thumbnails for display on a display device, receiving an indication that a user selected a particular thumbnail, and providing one or more instructions to change from media content that the user is currently watching to media content associated with the particular thumbnail. Each of the plurality of thumbnails includes a visual indication representing media content previously viewed by the user. The plurality of thumbnails are operable to change from media content that the user is currently watching to media content corresponding to the particular thumbnail selected by the user.

AI hardwareH04N 21/4221G06F 3/04817G06F 3/0482G06F 3/04883G06F 3/04886G06F 16/435G06F 16/438G06F 16/9535+14 more

AI classification

AI hardware0.56
Evolutionary computation0.39
Knowledge representation0.04
Natural language0.04
Vision0.03
Speech0.02
Machine learning0.00
Planning0.00

Ownership

FACEBOOK, INC.

assignment · 322270205

Assignors

TSENG, ERICK, CAMPBELL, COLIN CAMERON, MOECK, GREGORY

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

© 2026 NYSGPT2525 LLC