Method for modifying a list of itmes selected by a user, notably a play list of an audio and/or video apparatus, and audio and/or video apparatus allowing play lists

• US 20060015899A1
• Filed: 07/17/2003
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Liebhold, Valerie, Tow, Lan Ying
• Granted Patent: US 7,937,671 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/65 wherein solid state memory is used for storing indexing information or metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A method for modifying a play list in an audio and/or video apparatus is proposed. This methods notably comprises the steps of: displaying available tracks in a first area, displaying the current play list in a second are, determining a track to be considered depending on a first user action, indicating the track to be considered by highlighting it in the first area, upon a second user action, removing, if existing, the last occurrence of the track to be considered in the play list displayed in the second area.

Claims

1. Method for modifying a play list in an audio and/or video apparatus, comprising the steps of:

displaying in a first area of a screen a representation of at least part of available tracks,

displaying in a second area of the screen at least part of the current play list,

determining a track to be considered upon a first user action.

indicating the track to be considered by a specific representation in the first area of the track to be considered.

Upon a second user action, removing, if existing, the last occurrence of the track to be considered in the play list displayed in the second area.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the first user action and the second user action are actions on a remote-control sending signals to the apparatus.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein said specific representation of the track to be considered is highlighting the representation in the first area of the track to be considered.

4. Method for modifying a play list in an audio and/or video apparatus, comprising the steps of:

generating video signals defining a screen with a first area displaying a representation of at least part of available tracks and a second area displaying at least part of the current play list,

determining a track to be considered upon receiving a first signal from a user interface,

indicating the track to be considered by generating video signals defining a specific representation in the first area of the track to be considered,

upon receiving a second signal from the user interface, removing, if existing, the last occurrence of the track to be considered in the play list displayed in the second area.

5. Method according to claim 4, wherein the user interface receives signals from a remote-control.

6. Method according to claim 4, wherein said specific representation of the track to be considered is highlighting the representation in the first area of the track to be considered.

7. Audio and/or video apparatus having a media reader to read a medium where the data are organized in tracks, and a memory able to store a play list, comprising:

video means generating video signals defining a screen with a first area displaying a representation of at least part of the tracks and a second area displaying at least part of the play list,

a user interface for receiving a first signal determining a track to be considered,

wherein the video means are meant to indicate the track to be considered by generating video signals defining a specific representation in the first area of the track to be considered,

control means for removing, if existing, the last occurrence of the track to be considered in the play list upon receiving a second signal by the user interface.

8. Audio and/or video apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the user interface receives the first signal and the second signal from a remote-control.

9. Audio and/or video apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said specific representation of the track to be considered is highlighting the representation in the first area of the track to be considered.

10. Method for modifying a list of items selected by a user from a given set, comprising the steps of:

displaying in a first area a representation of items of the given set,

displaying in a second area a list representing at least part of the previously selected items,

determining an item to be considered upon a first user action,

indicating the item to be considered by a specific representation in the first area of the item to be considered,

upon a second user action, removing, if existing, the last occurrence of the item to be considered in the list displayed in the second area.