User Interface For A Device For Playback Of Multimedia Files

• US 20070276828A1
• Filed: 11/06/2004
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kin Lie, Matthew Au, Sai Chan
• Original Assignee: Kin Lie, Matthew Au, Sai Chan
• Inventors: Au, Matthew, Lie, Kin, Chan, Sai
• Application Number:
  US10/584,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20070276828A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/634 Query by example, e.g. query by humming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/64 Browsing; Visualisation therefor generation of a list or set of audio data G06F16/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/02 Editing, e.g. varying the order of information signals recorded on, or reproduced from, record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/102 Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers access by moving the head G11B3/08, G11B5/54, G11B7/085, G11B21/022; by moving the record carrier G11B15/005, G11B17/005, by driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/1816
• 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

The present invention relates to a user interface for a multimedia device having means for navigating within a plurality of multimedia files and/or means for changing a playback order. According to the invention, the user interface includes means for changing the sorting order and/or playback order of the plurality of multimedia files, whereby upon changing the sorting order and/or playback order of the multimedia files the currently selected multimedia file is kept and the new sorting order and/or playback order is determined by at least one property of the currently selected multimedia file, wherein the means for changing the sorting order and/or the playback order include a button for changing the order by running through a predefined sequence of properties of the currently selected multimedia file.

Claims

1. Device for playback of multimedia files, including means for changing the sorting order and/or the playback order of a plurality of multimedia files, wherein upon changing the sorting order and/or the playback order of the multimedia files the currently selected multimedia file is kept and the new sorting order and/or playback order is determined by at least one property of the currently selected audio file, and wherein the means for changing the sorting order and/or the playback order include a button for changing the order by running through a predefined sequence of properties of the currently selected multimedia file.

2. Device according to claim 1, further including means for giving a feedback of the sorting order and/or the playback order.

3. Device according to claim 2, wherein the means for giving a feedback of the sorting order and/or the playback order give an acoustical feedback.

4. Device according to claim 2, wherein the means for giving a feedback of the sorting order and/or the playback order give an optical feedback.

5. Device according to claim 4, wherein the means for giving a feedback of the sorting order and/or the playback order include a display.

6. Device according to claim 5, wherein the display displays information about at least one multimedia file of the plurality of multimedia files.

7. Device according to claim 5, wherein the display displays information about at least two multimedia files of the plurality of multimedia files, and wherein means are provided for marking a currently selected multimedia file.

18. Device according to claim 1, wherein the means for changing the sorting order and/or the playback order include two buttons for changing the order by running in opposite directions through a predefined sequence of properties of the currently selected multimedia file.

19. Device according to claim 1, wherein the means for changing the sorting order and/or the playback order include a specific button for each property of the currently selected multimedia file which is used for determining the sorting order and/or the playback order.

20. Device according to one of claim 1, wherein the means for changing the sorting order and the means for changing the playback order are the same.

21. Device according to claim 1, wherein the properties of the multimedia files used for determining the sorting order and/or the playback order are user-definable.

22. Device according to claim 1, wherein the properties of the multimedia files used for determining the sorting order and/or the playback order are included in the multimedia files.

23. Device according to claim 1, wherein the properties of the multimedia files used for determining the sorting order and/or the playback order are stored in the device for playback of multimedia files.

24. Device according to claim 1, wherein the properties of the audio files used for determining the order include at least one of artist, album, genre, release year, number of accesses, last access, creation date, length, and weighting.

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