Media engine user interface
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium comprising software code for a media management application, the code configured to implement functions comprising:
- generating an application window within a user interface, said window comprising a plurality of panes;
displaying in a first of said panes a listing of one or more sources from which media files may be accessed;
displaying in a second of said panes a listing of user selectable media file identifiers, each identifier associated with a media file and with said one or more sources;
displaying in a third of said panes first selected information associated with said listed media file identifiers;
displaying in a fourth pane instructional information as to how a user can cause said fourth pane to display second selected information associated with said listed media file identifiers; and
displaying in a fifth pane a media player control interface through which said user can direct the playing of said media files associated with said listed identifiers.
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Abstract
A user interface and associated computer readable medium for a user interface within a media management application. In one aspect, the user interface comprises a plurality of panes displaying a list of one or more media file sources, a list of user selectable media file identifiers, selected information associated with the listed media file identifiers, instructional information as to how a user can cause one of the panes to display selected information associated with the listed media file identifiers and a media player control interface. In one aspect, the user interface comprises panes displaying an instant messaging platform as a media file source and a list of indicia representing messaging users that a user communicates with. In another aspect, selecting the indicia representing a messaging user can cause a pane to display information associated with media files found in a media library of the selected messaging user.
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56 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium comprising software code for a media management application, the code configured to implement functions comprising:
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generating an application window within a user interface, said window comprising a plurality of panes;
displaying in a first of said panes a listing of one or more sources from which media files may be accessed;
displaying in a second of said panes a listing of user selectable media file identifiers, each identifier associated with a media file and with said one or more sources;
displaying in a third of said panes first selected information associated with said listed media file identifiers;
displaying in a fourth pane instructional information as to how a user can cause said fourth pane to display second selected information associated with said listed media file identifiers; and
displaying in a fifth pane a media player control interface through which said user can direct the playing of said media files associated with said listed identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A user interface for a media management application comprising:
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a media management application window comprising a plurality of panes;
a first pane in which is displayed a listing of one or more sources from which media files may be accessed;
a second pane in which is displayed a listing of user selectable media file identifiers, each identifier associated with a media file and with said one or more sources;
a third pane in which is displayed first selected information associated with said listed media file identifiers;
a fourth pane in which is displayed instructional information as to how a user can cause said fourth pane to display second selected information associated with said listed media file identifiers; and
a fifth pane in which is displayed a media player control interface through which said user can direct the playing of media files associated with said listed identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. The computer readable medium comprising software code for generating a user interface for a media management application, the code configured to implement on one or more processor functions comprising:
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generating a media management application window;
displaying in said window, a first pane comprising a list of user selectable indicia, each representing a source from which media files may be accessed, wherein one of said indicia represents a media file source comprising an instant messaging platform;
displaying in said window, in response to a user selecting said messaging platform indicia, a list of indicia representing selected messaging users that said user communicates with; and
displaying in said window, in response to said user selecting one of said messaging user indicia associated with a selected messaging user, a second pane comprising information associated with media files found in a media library of said selected messaging user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A user interface for a media management application comprising:
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a media management application window comprising;
a first pane in which is displayed user selectable indicia, each representing a source from which media files may be accessed, wherein one of said indicia represents a media file source comprising an instant messaging platform and wherein a user selecting said messaging platform indicia causes a list of indicia representing selected messaging users that said user desires to communicate with to be displayed; and
a second pane in which is displayed, in response to said user selecting one of said messaging user indicia associating with a selected messaging user, information associated with media files found in a media library of said selected messaging user. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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