PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A SONG SELCETION FUNCTION

• US 20080022845A1
• Filed: 07/26/2007
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ensky Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ensky Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Chung, Shin-Hong, Pan, Zai-An
• Application Number:
  US11/828,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20080022845A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/609
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• 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: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]

Abstract

A portable electronic device with a song selection function is disclosed. The device includes a storage unit, a processing unit, a display unit, an input unit and a wireless communication unit. The processing unit further includes a list displaying module and a song selecting module. A user can make use of the device to browse or select songs rapidly to play at a multimedia system in an efficient method, without the need for the user to remember the song titles or artist(s) name of the song in advance of making a selection. Consequently, the device avoids searching for songs from a complex multimedia system and is convenient for the user to select desired songs. The present invention also provides a method for achieving a song selection function.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device with a song selection function, comprising:

a storage unit for storing multimedia files;

an input unit for generating input instructions;

a display unit for displaying information;

a list displaying module, for acquiring the multimedia files from the storage unit, and displaying an acquired song choosing interface on the display unit;

a song selecting module connecting with the list displaying module, for selecting desired songs from the acquired song choosing interface; and

a wireless communication unit, connected to a multimedia system, for encoding the desired songs and signaling the multimedia system to invoke remote multimedia files.

2. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein when the list displaying module receives a song selection instruction from the input unit, the displaying unit displays a GUI providing a song selection method.

3. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 2, wherein the song selection methods comprise browse files, search in local play history, and search in remote play history.

4. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the storage unit further stores a local play history and a remote play history.

5. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the multimedia files comprise song titles and artist(s) name.

6. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 4, wherein the local play history comprise song titles, artist(s) name, and playing times.

7. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 4, wherein the remote play history comprise song titles, artist(s) name, and selected times.

8. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising an update module, for updating the multimedia files after the portable electronic device communicates with an external storage device.

9. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a first record module, for updating the local play history after the portable electronic device plays a multimedia file in the storage unit.

10. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a second record module, for updating the remote play history after the song selecting module selects a desired song.

11. The portable electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is a Bluetooth module.

12. A method of performing a song selection function in a portable electronic device, comprising:

storing multimedia files in the portable electronic device;

selecting a desired song from the multimedia files; and

encoding the desired song and sending an encoded signal to a multimedia system.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

storing a local play history and a remote play history.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the song selection method comprises three options, such as browse files, search in local play history, and search in remote play history.

15. The method as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

updating the multimedia files after the portable electronic device communicates with the external storage device.

16. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

updating the local play history after the portable electronic device plays a multimedia file.

17. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

updating the remote play history after the portable electronic device selects a desired multimedia file.