Bookmarking and annotating in a media diary application

• US 20050108233A1
• Filed: 11/17/2003
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Lindholm, Christian, Finke-Anlauff, Andrea, Hakari, Tomi, Metsatahti, Vesa
• Granted Patent: US 8,010,579 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/447 Temporal browsing, e.g. timeline
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/94 Hypermedia Hyperlinking G06F40/134
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/951 Calendar or scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/963 Calendar or scheduling

Abstract

A media diary or media management application implemented in a digital device that incorporates a bookmarking and/or annotating mechanism for providing graphical enhancement to media files, calendar events and time periods displayed in the media management application. In addition, the bookmarking and annotation mechanism provides for text notes to be associated with the media files, calendar event or time period and for the text note to be accessible through the bookmark or annotation.

Claims

1. An application for accessing media files on a digital device, the application comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program instructions comprising:

first instructions for generating a media view that provides access to digital media files and associates digital media files with a period of time; and

second instructions for generating an information identifier that is associated with items of information including at least one of a digital media file, a calendared event and a period of time, wherein the information identifier enhances identification of items of information.

2. The application of claim 1, wherein the second instructions for generating an information identifier further includes instructions for including the information identifier in metadata associated with the item of information.

3. The application of claim 1, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier further includes instructions for generating an information identifier that graphically alters a representation of the associated item of information.

4. The application of claim 1, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier further includes instructions for generating an information identifier that provides for a text note to be associated with the information identifier.

5. The application of claim 3, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier further includes instructions for generating an information identifier that provides for a text note this is included in metadata associated with the digital media file.

6. The application of claim 1, further including third instructions for generating a calendar view that represents time in calendar format and associates events with respective time periods.

7. The application of claim 6, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier that is associated with items of information including at least one of a digital media file, a calendared event and a period of time further includes an information identifier associated with a calendar event that is displayed in the calendar view.

8. The application of claim 1, further comprising third instructions for generating a time bar that divides time into segments having a size that depends upon the digital media files in the media view associated with the respective segment of time.

9. The application of claim 8, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier that is associated with items of information including at least one of a digital media file, a calendared event and a period of time further includes an information identifier associated with a period of time that is displayed in the time bar.

10. The application of claim 1, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier that is associated with items of information including at least one of a digital media file, a calendared event and a period of time further includes an information identifier associated with a digital media file that is displayed in the media view.

11. A digital device, the device comprising:

a processing unit that executes computer-readable program instructions for accessing media files, the computer-readable program instructions comprising;

first instructions for generating a media view that provides access to digital media files and associates digital media files with a period of time, and

second instructions for generating an information identifier that is associated with items of information including at least one of a digital media file, a calendared event and a period of time, wherein the information identifier enhances identification of items of information; and

a display in communication with the processing unit that presents a combined view of the media view and the media file identifier.

12. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the second instructions for generating an information identifier further includes instructions for including the information identifier in metadata associated with the item of information.

13. The application of claim 11, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier further includes instructions for generating an information identifier that graphically alters a representation of the associated item of information.

14. The application of claim 11, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier further includes instructions for generating an information identifier that provides for a text note to be associated with the information identifier.

15. The application of claim 14, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier further includes instructions for generating an information identifier that provides for a text note this is included in metadata associated with the digital media file.

16. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the processing unit that executes computer-readable program instructions for accessing media files, the computer-readable program instructions comprising further comprises third instructions for generating a calendar view that represents time in calendar format and associates events with respective time periods.

17. The digital device of claim 16, wherein the second instructions for generating an information identifier that is associated with items of information including at least one of a digital media file, a calendared event and a period of time further includes an information identifier associated with a calendar event that is displayed in the calendar view.

18. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the processing unit that executes computer-readable program instructions for accessing media files, the computer-readable program instructions comprising further comprises third instructions for generating a time bar that divides time into segments having a size that depends upon the digital media files in the media view associated with the respective segment of time.

19. The digital device of claim 18, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier that is associated with items of information including at least one of a digital media file, a calendared event and a period of time further includes an information identifier associated with a period of time that is displayed in the time bar.

20. The digital device of claim 11, wherein second instructions for generating an information identifier that is associated with items of information including at least one of a digital media file, a calendared event and a period of time further includes an information identifier associated with a digital media file that is displayed in the media view.

21. A method for classifying media files in a media diary application, the method comprising the steps of:

selecting an information identifier option;

selecting an item of information, including at least one of a media file, calendared event or time period to associate with the selected information identifier option;

creating information identifier data for the selected media file; and

storing the information identifier data with item of information metadata.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of identifying, visually, the item of information as associated with an information identifier.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of selecting an information identifier option further comprises selecting an information identifier option from a group consisting of bookmark identifier and annotation identifier.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of creating information identifier data for the selected item of information further includes the step of creating a text message for the selected item of information.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of creating information identifier data for the selected item of information further includes the step of altering, graphically, a representation of the item of information.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of creating information identifier data for the selected item of information further includes the step of creating a graphical enhancement for the selected item of information.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein the step of identifying, visually, the item of information as associated with an information identifier further comprises the step of identifying the item of information with a bookmark identifier to indicate that the item of information has an associated text note.

28. The method of claim 24, wherein the step of identifying, visually, the item of information as associated with an information identifier further comprises the step of identifying the item of information with an annotation identifier that indicates a graphical enhancement for the visual representation of the item in a view of the media diary.