Common user interface for accessing media

• US 20060036959A1
• Filed: 08/04/2005
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Ratzlaff, Cordell, Heatherly, Chris, Bensaid, Phillip, Chan, Mei-Yan
• Application Number:
  US11/198,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20060036959A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A user interface for a computer or the like for accessing media files. The interface includes a resizable window displaying a preview image of each of a plurality of media files and providing access thereto for use in at least one of a plurality of applications.

Claims

1. A common user interface for accessing media files comprising:

a resizable window that is common to a plurality of applications, the resizable window displaying a preview image of each of a plurality of media files and providing access to the plurality of media files for use in at least one of a plurality of applications.

2. The interface of claim 1 wherein the resizable window is viewable from within at least one of a plurality of said applications.

3. The interface of claim 1 wherein the resizable window includes at least one drop down menu for filtering the display of media files by type.

4. The interface of claim 1 wherein the resizable window displays files located in a pre-determined folder.

5. The interface of claim 1 wherein the resizable window includes at least one button for sorting the display of media files by name.

6. The interface of claim 1 wherein the resizable window includes at least one button for sorting the display of media files by date.

7. The interface of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of applications is an audio application.

8. The interface of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of applications is an image application.

9. The interface of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of applications is an video application.

10. The interface of claim 1 wherein said interface is displayed on the screen of a computer.

11. The interface of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of applications is an image application, said image application including image creation means for creating an image.

12. The interface of claim 11 screen and wherein said interface includes a computer screen and said image creation means includes a plurality of tools for drawing images on said screen.

13. The interface of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of applications is an audio application, said audio application including audio creation means for creating audio programs comprised of one or more musical instruments.

14. The interface of claim 13 including playback means for playing back said created audio programs.

15. The interface of claim 13 wherein said interface includes a computer screen and said audio creation means includes music recording means for recording music displayed on said computer screen.

16. The interface of claim 1 wherein said interface includes a computer with a screen and said one of the plurality of applications is a video application, said video application including video creating means for creating videos viewable on said computer screen.

17. The interface of claim 16 including a plurality of tools associated with said interface for creating drawings viewable on said computer screen.

18. The interface of claim 16 including audio creating means for creating audio audible on said computer associated with said videos.