SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA FILES IN A MEDIA APPLICATION FOR A PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for use with a media application running on a wireless device, the method for displaying to a user a listing of media files available in a memory of the wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining locations in the memory to search for the available media files, the locations including all memory devices of the wireless device suitable for storing the media files excluding one or more predetermined folders contained in the memory;
searching the determined locations for files to include in the listing of available media files;
locating files not already included in the listing of available media files;
determining if the located files meet one or more defined criteria of the search and identifying the located files that meet the defined criteria of the search as suitable media files; and
displaying a menu listing the available media files
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Abstract
A method is provided for use with a media application running on a wireless device. The method displays to a user a listing of media files available in a memory of the wireless device. The method comprises the steps of: determining locations in the memory to search for the available media files; the locations including all memory devices of the wireless device suitable for storing the media flies except for one or more predetermined folders contained in the memory, searching the determined locations for files to include in the listing of available media files; locating files not yet included in the listing of available media files; determining if the located files meet criteria of the search and identifying located files that meet the criteria of the search as suitable media files, and displaying a menu including the suitable media files.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for use with a media application running on a wireless device, the method for displaying to a user a listing of media files available in a memory of the wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining locations in the memory to search for the available media files, the locations including all memory devices of the wireless device suitable for storing the media files excluding one or more predetermined folders contained in the memory; searching the determined locations for files to include in the listing of available media files; locating files not already included in the listing of available media files; determining if the located files meet one or more defined criteria of the search and identifying the located files that meet the defined criteria of the search as suitable media files; and displaying a menu listing the available media files - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless device for displaying to a user a listing of media files available in a memory of the wireless device, the wireless device comprising:
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a microprocessor for controlling operation of the wireless device; a first input device coupled to the microprocessor for accepting an input from a user of the wireless device, a display device coupled to the microprocessor for communicating an output to the user; a communications subsystem coupled to the microprocessor for communicating with a communications network; and a memory coupled to the microprocessor; the wireless device including a media application module resident in the memory for execution by the microprocessor, the memory having media files stored therein, the media application module being configured to; determine locations in the memory to search for the available media files, the locations including all memory devices of the wireless device suitable for storing the media flies excluding one or more predetermined folders contained in the memory; search the determined locations for files to include in the listing of variable media files; locate files not yet included in the listing of available media files; determine if the located files meet criteria of the search and identifying located files that meet the one or more defined criteria of the search as suitable media files; and display a menu listing the available media files. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly embodying code for displaying to a user a listing of media files available in a memory of a wireless device, the wireless device including a media applications running on the wireless device, the computer program product including:
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code for determining locations in the memory to search for the available media files;
the locations including all memory devices of the wireless device suitable for storing the media files excluding one or more predetermined folders contained in the memory;code for searching the determined locations for files to include in the listing of available media files; code for locating files not yet included in the listing of available media files; code for determining if the located files meet criteria of the search and identifying located files that meet the criteria of the search as suitable media files; and code for displaying a menu listing the available media files.
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