Utilization of podcasts on portable media devices
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1. A method for utilizing podcasts on a portable media device, said method comprising:
- (a) navigating, in response to user navigation inputs, through a series of hierarchically ordered lists pertaining to podcasts that are stored on the portable media device, each of the podcasts being stored on the portable media device having audio data and metadata;
(b) selecting, in response to a user selection input, a podcast to be played following said navigation;
(c) initiating playing of audio data for the selected podcast by the portable media device;
(d) displaying, during the playing of at least an initial portion of the audio data, initial metadata for the selected podcast on a display associated with the portable media device; and
(e) displaying, during at least a subsequent portion of the playing of the audio data, subsequent metadata for the selected podcast on the display associated with the portable media device.
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Abstract
Improved techniques to facilitate use of podcasts on a portable media device are disclosed. A podcast to be played can be located on the portable media device and then played for the benefit of a user. According to one aspect, a podcast can be located on the portable media device using hierarchical menus. According to another aspect, metadata for a podcast can be displayed while the podcast is being played. The metadata can be changed in response to user input or can be dynamically changed without user input.
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1. A method for utilizing podcasts on a portable media device, said method comprising:
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(a) navigating, in response to user navigation inputs, through a series of hierarchically ordered lists pertaining to podcasts that are stored on the portable media device, each of the podcasts being stored on the portable media device having audio data and metadata;
(b) selecting, in response to a user selection input, a podcast to be played following said navigation;
(c) initiating playing of audio data for the selected podcast by the portable media device;
(d) displaying, during the playing of at least an initial portion of the audio data, initial metadata for the selected podcast on a display associated with the portable media device; and
(e) displaying, during at least a subsequent portion of the playing of the audio data, subsequent metadata for the selected podcast on the display associated with the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for utilizing podcasts on a portable media device, said method comprising:
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(a) navigating through a series of lists pertaining to podcasts that are stored on the portable media device, each of the podcasts being stored on the portable media device having audio data and metadata;
(b) subsequently selecting a podcast to be played following said navigation;
(c) initiating playing of audio data for the selected podcast by the portable media device; and
(d) displaying metadata for the selected podcast on a display associated with the portable media device, wherein at least a portion of the metadata being displayed is dependent on an elapsed play time for the selected podcast. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for utilizing podcasts on a portable media device, said method comprising:
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(a) identifying a podcast stored on the portable media device;
(b) initiating playing of audio data for the identified podcast by the portable media device; and
(c) displaying metadata for the selected podcast on a display associated with the portable media device, said displaying (c) being concurrent with the playing of the audio data for the identified podcast. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for navigating media items available on a media device having a display screen, said method comprises:
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(a) displaying a first list including at least audio categories, the audio categories including at least a podcast category;
(b) determining whether the podcast category has been selected from the first list;
(c) displaying a second list when said determining (b) determines that the podcast category has been selected, the second list including at least textual descriptors for available podcasts on the portable media device;
(d) determining whether one of the available podcasts has been selected from the second list;
(e) displaying a third list when said determining (d) determines that one of the available podcasts has been selected from the second list, the third list including at least textual descriptors for available episodes for the selected podcast; and
(f) determining whether one of the available episodes has been selected from the third list. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for utilizing podcasts on a portable media device, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for identifying a podcast stored on the portable media device;
computer program code for initiating playing of audio data for the identified podcast by the portable media device; and
computer program code for displaying metadata for the selected podcast on a display associated with the portable media device, said computer program code for displaying being concurrent with the playing of the audio data for the identified podcast.
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39. In a portable, pocket-sized multimedia asset player, a method of selecting and playing a multimedia asset from a group of multimedia assets stored therein, comprising:
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displaying at a home interface, a playlist list item corresponding to a number of playlists stored in the multimedia asset player, wherein each playlist is a group of multimedia assets, an artists item corresponding to all of a number of artists each of which is associated with at least one of the stored multimedia assets, a songs list item associated with each of the stored multimedia assets; and
a podcasts list item corresponding to a number of playlists stored in the multimedia asset player;
highlighting a desired one of the playlist list item, the artists item, the songs list item or the podcasts list item;
receiving a selection of the highlighted item; and
automatically transitioning to a second interface based upon the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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