Topographic presentation of media files in a media diary application
First Claim
1. An application for providing access to 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 segments time into time units; and
second instructions for generating a topographic view that graphically represents media file quantity in relation to the time units presented in the media view.
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Abstract
A media diary application implemented in an electronic device, such as a digital communication device that provides for a topographic presentation or view of the quantity of media files associated with specific time periods. In addition, the topographic view provides the capability to distinguish between different media files based on a chosen media file characteristic. In the topographic presentation the quantity of media files are represented graphically, typically in a line graph or bar graph type presentation. As such, the topographic view of the media diary application provides the user of the diary an efficient means of locating media files and assessing quantity of media files in relation to time span.
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27 Claims
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1. An application for providing access to 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:
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first instructions for generating a media view that segments time into time units; and
second instructions for generating a topographic view that graphically represents media file quantity in relation to the time units presented in the media view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A digital device, the device comprising:
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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 segments time into time units, and second instructions for generating a topographic view that graphically represents media file quantity in relation to the time units presented in the media view; and
a display in communication with the processing unit that presents a combined view of the time bar and topographic view. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for providing a topographic view in a media diary application, the method comprising the steps of:
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defining a time span and time units within the time span;
determining the quantity of media files in the media diary application that are associated with the defined time units; and
providing a topographic view that graphically represents the quantity of media files in the media diary application that are associated with the time units. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 22, 23, 24)
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21. A method for providing a zoom function in a topographic view of a media diary, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a portion of a graphical representation in a first topographic view;
activating the selected portion of the graphical representation; and
displaying a detailed second topographical view that represents, in more detail, the selected portion of the graphical representation of the first topographical view.
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25. A method for searching for media files within a topographic view of a media diary, the method including the steps of:
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providing a media view that defines a time span and time units in conjunction with a first topographic view that graphically represents media files in the media diary by association with a time unit;
defining a search query that includes at least one item of media file metadata; and
providing for a geometric identifier in the topographic view that overlies a region of the topographic view that includes media files having the searched media file metadata. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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Specification