Patent ID: 8405621

Claim:
A method, comprising: at an electronic device with a touch interface and a media player: while a media file is playing in the media player: detecting a first user gesture on the touch interface, wherein the first user gesture is associated with a request to vary scan rate through the media file; in response to the first user gesture, changing playback speed of the media file by a first scan rate factor from a first playback speed to a second playback speed; after detecting the first gesture, detecting a pause without cessation in user contact with the touch interface; maintaining the second playback speed during the pause; after detecting the pause, detecting a second user gesture on the touch interface, wherein the second user gesture includes a multi-finger swipe motion, executed after the pause without cessation in user contact with the touch interface throughout the first gesture, the second gesture, and the pause, wherein the second user gesture is also associated with a request to vary scan rate through the media file; and in response to the second user gesture, changing playback speed of the media file by an additional second scan rate factor to a third playback speed, distinct from the first playback speed and the second playback speed.