Method for selecting multiple electronic files

• US 20060150114A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tatung Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Tatung Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Shih-Chieh, Chen, Yi-Ru, Wang, Yueh-Chi, Hsu, Guang-Min
• Application Number:
  US11/146,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20060150114A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for selecting multiple electronic files, that can be applied on portable electronic devices. The method comprises: selecting an electronic file from an electronic menu; verifying whether a ‘select all’, ‘partial’, or ‘single’ selection option is selected; selecting every or a portion of the electronic files thereof from the electronic menu; and editing every selected electronic file thereof.

Claims

1. A method for selecting multiple electronic files, which can be applied on a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:

(A) selecting an electronic file from an electronic menu;

(B) verifying whether a ‘

select all’

option is selected;

(C) selecting said every electronic file from said electronic menu; and

(D) editing said every selected electronic file.

2. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 1, wherein said editing comprises cutting, copying, pasting, and playing every said electronic file.

3. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 1, wherein step (C) further comprises:

canceling selection of said electronic file.

4. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 1, wherein said portable electronic device is an MP3 player.

5. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 1, wherein, as a control button of said portable electronic device is pressed, said portable electronic device provides said ‘

select all’

option.

6. A method for selecting multiple electronic files, which can be applied on a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:

(A) selecting an electronic file from an electronic menu as a starting point;

(B) verifying whether a partial selection option is selected;

(C) selecting an electronic file from said electronic menu as an ending point;

(D) selecting electronic files listed in between said starting and said ending point of said electronic files; and

(E) editing said selected electronic files.

7. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 6, wherein said editing comprises cutting, copying, pasting, and playing every said electronic file.

8. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 6, wherein step (D) further comprises:

canceling selection of said electronic files.

9. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 6, wherein said portable electronic device is an MP3 player.

10. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 6, wherein, as a control button on said portable electronic device is pressed, said portable electronic device provides said partial selection option.

15. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 6, wherein, as a control button on said portable electronic device is pressed, said portable electronic device provides said multiple single files selection option.

11. A method for selecting multiple electronic files, which can be applied on a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:

(A) selecting an electronic file from an electronic menu as a starting point;

(B) verifying whether a multiple single-selection option is selected;

(C) selecting electronic files requested from said electronic menu; and

(D) editing said selected electronic files.

12. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 11, wherein said editing comprises cutting, copying, pasting, and playing every said electronic file.

13. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 11, wherein step (C) further comprises:

canceling selection of said electronic files.

14. The method for selecting multiple electronic files as claimed in claim 11, wherein said portable electronic device is an MP3 player.