Media diary incorporating media and timeline views
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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:
- first instructions for generating a media view that provides access to at least one digital media file and associates the at least one digital media files with a period of time; and
second instructions for generating a timeline view that is presented in combination with the media view and provides access to the at least one digital media file according to periods of time defined in the timeline.
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Abstract
A media diary application implemented in a digital communication device. The media diary provides for a media view that present media files associated with a period of time and a timeline view that provides access to the media files according to periods of time in the timeline.
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35 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 provides access to at least one digital media file and associates the at least one digital media files with a period of time; and
second instructions for generating a timeline view that is presented in combination with the media view and provides access to the at least one digital media file according to periods of time defined in the timeline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for digital media management in a digital device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at the digital device, a digital media file having metadata associated with the digital media file;
transmitting the file to a media diary application that associates the digital media file with a period in time based on the metadata; and
providing a user access to the digital media file via a media view that displays a representation of the digital media file in connection with the period of time. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method for defining media file representation in a media view of a media diary application, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a media file having associated metadata information;
determining a manner in which the media file will be represented in a media view of the media diary;
presenting the media file as a media file representation in the media view in accordance with the determination of the manner of representation. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. 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 provides access to at least one digital media file and associates the at least one digital media files with a period of time, second instructions for generating a timeline view that is presented in combination with the media view and provides access to the at least one digital media file according to periods of time defined in the timeline; and
a display in communication with the processing unit that presents, independently, the media view and the timeline view.
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