Patent ID: 8959453
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a video in a video player, the method comprising: receiving a total player height and a total player width of a display area of the video player; receiving a height for a control panel of the video player, the control panel displayed horizontally across the bottom of the video player; determining a maximum video height for displaying the video within the display area, the maximum height based on an aspect ratio of the video, the total player height, and the total player width; comparing the maximum video height to a difference between the total player height and the height of the control panel to determine whether the video can be displayed at a larger size if the control panel is hidden; responsive to the maximum video height for the video being less than or equal to the difference between the total player height and the height of the control panel, instructing the video player to maintain the display of the control panel in the display area; and responsive to the maximum video height for the video being greater than the difference between the total player height and the height of the control panel, instructing the video player to hide the control panel from the display area and display the video at the larger size.