Graphical user interface and methods of use thereof in a multimedia player
First Claim
1. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, comprising:
- displaying a first order user interface having a first list of user selectable items;
receiving a user selection of one of the user selectable items; and
automatically transitioning to and displaying a second order user interface based upon the user selection.
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Abstract
In a portable multimedia device, a method, apparatus, and system for providing user supplied configuration data are described. In one embodiment, a hierarchically ordered graphical user interface are provided. A first order, or home, interface provides a highest order of user selectable items each of which, when selected, results in an automatic transition to a lower order user interface associated with the selected item. In one of the described embodiments, the lower order interface includes other user selectable items associated with the previously selected item from the higher order user interface.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, comprising:
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displaying a first order user interface having a first list of user selectable items;
receiving a user selection of one of the user selectable items; and
automatically transitioning to and displaying a second order user interface based upon the user selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a portable media asset player, a method of selecting and playing a media asset from a group of media assets stored therein, comprising:
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displaying at a first user interface displayed on the portable media asset player a first number of items each of which is associated with a particular grouping of the stored media assets;
receiving a selection of one of the first number of items;
automatically transitioning to a second user interface displayed on the portable media asset player based upon the selected one of the first number of items wherein the second user interface includes a second number of items each of which is associated with the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. In a portable, pocket-sized multimedia asset player, a method of selecting and playing an multi media asset from a group of multimedia assets stored therein, comprising:
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displaying at a home interface, a playlist list item corresponding to a number of playlists stored in the multimedia asset player, wherein each playlist is a user customizable group of multimedia assets, an artists item corresponding to all of a number of artists each of which is associated with at least one of the stored multimedia assets, and a songs list item associated with each of the stored multimedia assets;
highlighting a desired one of the playlist list item, the artists item, or the songs list item;
receiving a selection of the highlighted item; and
automatically transitioning to a second interface based upon the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. In a portable, pocket-sized multimedia asset player, a hierarchically ordered graphical user interface accessible to a user suitable for receiving user supplied inputs that facilitate selecting a multimedia asset stored therein, comprising:
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a first order interface having a first number of user selectable items;
a user activated first selection tool suitable for selecting at least one of the first number of user selectable items;
a second order interface having a second number of user selectable items based upon the selected at least one of the first number of user selectable items; and
a user activated second selection tool suitable for selecting at least one of the second number of user selectable items, wherein when the first selection tool selects the at least one of the first number of user selectable items, the first order interface automatically transitions to the second order interface. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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