Providing a video preview of search results

Abstract

A client device may receive a plurality of search result items. Each search result item may correspond to a media content item. The client device may present a user interface, including a scrollable search result area presenting a subset of the plurality of search result items, and a focus area presenting a preview of a media content item corresponding to one of the plurality of search result items. The client device may receive one or more user gestures in the scrollable search result area and in response, may determine whether the one or more user gestures indicate a user interest in a second media content item. If so, the client device may present a preview of the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving, at a client device, a plurality of search result items that each correspond to a media content item;   presenting a user interface comprising a scrollable search result area to present two or more of the plurality of search result items, and a focus area to present a preview of a media content item corresponding to one of the plurality of search result items, wherein the scrollable search result area and the focus area are concurrently presented on a screen of the client device;   receiving, while concurrently presenting the scrollable search result area and the focus area on the screen of the client device, user touch inputs in the scrollable search result area, wherein the user touch inputs comprise a user swipe gesture to scroll vertically to a second search result item of the plurality of search result items, and a tap on the second search result item, wherein the user swipe gesture causes the two or more of the plurality of search result items to shift vertically upwards;   upon receiving the user touch inputs, determining whether the user touch inputs indicate a user selection of the second search result item of the plurality of search result items; and   in response to determining that the user touch inputs indicate the user selection of the second search result, presenting a preview of a second media content item corresponding to the second search result item in the focus area while concurrently presenting the scrollable search result area including the second search result on the screen of the client device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving the user swipe gesture in the scrollable search result area. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining whether the one or more user touch inputs indicate the user selection of the second search result item of the plurality of search result items is based on previously received user gestures associated with a user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second media content item is a video trailer describing a video represented by the second media content item, a video clip comprising a subsection of the video, or the video. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a type of the second media content item being presented is based upon previously presented media content items and/or user interactions with the previously presented media content items. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein prior to presenting the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item, presenting a thumbnail associated with the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item in the focus area. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each search result item of the plurality of search result items comprises metadata describing a corresponding media content item. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein presenting the preview of the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item comprises:
 overlaying the preview of the second media content item in the focus area with the metadata describing the second media content item.   
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a processing device to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, at a client device, a plurality of search result items that each correspond to a media content item;   presenting a user interface comprising a scrollable search result area to present two or more of the plurality of search result items, and a focus area to present a preview of a media content item corresponding to one of the plurality of search result items, wherein the scrollable search result area and the focus area are concurrently presented on a screen of the client device;   receiving, while concurrently presenting the scrollable search result area and the focus area on the screen of the client device, user touch inputs in the scrollable search result area, wherein the user touch inputs comprise a user swipe gesture to scroll vertically to a second search result item of the plurality of search result items, and a tap on the second search result item, wherein the user swipe gesture causes the two or more of the plurality of search result items to shift vertically upwards;   upon receiving the user touch inputs, determining whether the user touch inputs indicate a user selection of the second search result item of the plurality of search result items; and   in response to determining that the user touch inputs indicate the user selection of the second search result, presenting a preview of a second media content item corresponding to the second search result item in the focus area while concurrently presenting the scrollable search result area including the second search result on the screen of the client device.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein determining whether the one or more user touch inputs indicate the user selection of the second search result item of the plurality of search result items is based on previously received user gestures associated with a user. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein the second media content item is a video trailer describing a video represented by the second media content item, a video clip comprising a subsection of the video, or the video. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein a type of the second media content item being presented is based upon previously presented media content items and/or user interactions with the previously presented media content items. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein prior to presenting the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item, presenting a thumbnail associated with the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item in the focus area. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein:
 each search result item of the plurality of search result items comprises metadata describing a corresponding media content item; and   presenting the preview of the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item comprises overlaying the preview of the second media content item in the focus area with the metadata describing the second media content item.   
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 a memory; and   a processing device operatively coupled with the memory to perform operations comprising:   receiving, at a client device, a plurality of search result items that each correspond to a media content item;   presenting a user interface comprising a scrollable search result area to present two or more of the plurality of search result items, and a focus area to present a preview of a media content item corresponding to one of the plurality of search result items, wherein the scrollable search result area and the focus area are concurrently presented on a screen of the client device;   receiving, while concurrently presenting the scrollable search result area and the focus area on the screen of the client device, user touch inputs in the scrollable search result area, wherein the user touch inputs comprise a user swipe gesture to scroll vertically to a second search result item of the plurality of search result items, and a tap on the second search result item, wherein the user swipe gesture causes the two or more of the plurality of search result items to shift vertically upwards;   upon receiving the user touch inputs, determining whether the user touch inputs indicate a user selection of the second search result item of the plurality of search result items; and   in response to determining that the user touch inputs indicate the user selection of the second search result, presenting a preview of a second media content item corresponding to the second search result item in the focus area while concurrently presenting the scrollable search result area including the second search result on the screen of the client device.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein determining whether the one or more user touch inputs indicate the user selection of the second search result item of the plurality of search result items is based on previously received user gestures associated with a user. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the second media content item is a video trailer describing a video represented by the second media content item, a video clip comprising a subsection of the video, or the video. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein a type of the second media content item being presented is based upon previously presented media content items and/or user interactions with the previously presented media content items. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein prior to presenting the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item, presenting a thumbnail associated with the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item in the focus area. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein:
 each search result item of the plurality of search result items comprises metadata describing a corresponding media content item; and   presenting the preview of the second media content item corresponding to the second search result item comprises overlaying the preview of the second media content item in the focus area with the metadata describing the second media content item.