Electronic device with image based browsers
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1. A method for browsing through a group of visual representations on a display of a portable electronic device having a touch screen, said method comprising:
- displaying a first set of visual representations from the group of visual representations;
receiving a navigation input via the touch screen;
characterizing the navigation input;
determining a second set of visual representations from the group of visual representations based on at least the characterized navigation input;
determining transition characteristics based on the characterized navigation input; and
dynamically transitioning from display of the first set of visual representations to the second set of visual representations.
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Abstract
Methods and systems that improve the way media is played, sorted, modified, stored and cataloged on a portable media player are disclosed. One aspect relates to an image based browser that allows a user to navigate through and select images that are related to media items.
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66 Claims
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1. A method for browsing through a group of visual representations on a display of a portable electronic device having a touch screen, said method comprising:
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displaying a first set of visual representations from the group of visual representations; receiving a navigation input via the touch screen; characterizing the navigation input; determining a second set of visual representations from the group of visual representations based on at least the characterized navigation input; determining transition characteristics based on the characterized navigation input; and dynamically transitioning from display of the first set of visual representations to the second set of visual representations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for displaying a user interface on a display of a portable electronic device, said method comprising:
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displaying an image associated with a group of digital media assets in accordance with a first graphical user interface configuration; determining whether orientation of the portable electronic device has changed; and displaying an arrangement of images in accordance with a second graphical user interface configuration when said determining determines that the orientation of the portable electronic device has changed, wherein each of the images in the arrangement of images is associated with a different group of digital media assets, and wherein one of the images in the arrangement of images being displayed in accordance with the second graphical user interface is the same image as the image being displayed in accordance with the first graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for presenting representations of one or more media items on a display of a portable electronic device, said method comprising:
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displaying a graphical representation of a collection of media items; receiving a user input with respect to the portable electronic device, the user input requesting information about the collection of media items; and transitioning from displaying of the graphical representation of the collection of media items to displaying a list representation of the collection of media items, the list representation presenting a list of at least a plurality of the media items within the collection of media items. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a display; a processing device configured to present an image based browser on display; and a user input device for receiving user input for controlling said image based browser, wherein the image based browser includes at least a front primary image displayed in a primary position; and a plurality of secondary images displayed in secondary positions, the secondary images being displayed is a skewed manner to give the appearance of being displayed in a tilted manner. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An image based browser configured to be displayed on a display of a portable electronic device, said image based browser comprising:
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a front primary image displayed in a primary position; and a plurality of secondary images displayed in secondary positions, the secondary images being displayed is a skewed manner to give the appearance of being displayed in a tilted arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code stored therein for browsing through a group of visual representations on a display of a handheld electronic device having a touch-sensitive surface, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for displaying a first set of visual representations from the group of visual representations; computer program code for receiving a navigation input via the touch screen; computer program code for characterizing the navigation input; computer program code for determining a second set of visual representations from the group of visual representations based on at least the characterized navigation input; computer program code for determining transition characteristics based on the characterized navigation input; and computer program code for dynamically transitioning from display of the first set of visual representations to the second set of visual representations.
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65. A computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code stored therein for displaying a user interface on a display of a portable electronic device, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for displaying an image associated with a group of digital media assets in accordance with a first graphical user interface configuration; computer program code for determining whether orientation of the portable electronic device has changed; and computer program code for displaying an arrangement of images in accordance with a second graphical user interface configuration when said determining determines that the orientation of the portable electronic device has changed, wherein each of the images in the arrangement of images is associated with a different group of digital media assets, and wherein one of the images in the arrangement of images being displayed in accordance with the second graphical user interface is the same image as the image being displayed in accordance with the first graphical user interface.
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66. A computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code stored therein for presenting representations of one or more media items on a display of a portable electronic device, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for displaying a graphical representation of a collection of media items; computer program code for receiving a user input with respect to the portable electronic device, the user input requesting information about the collection of media items; and computer program code for transitioning from displaying of the graphical representation of the collection of media items to displaying a list representation of the collection of media items, the list representation presenting a list of at least a plurality of the media items within the collection of media items.
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