Cluster Presentation of Digital Assets for Electronic Devices
First Claim
1. An electronic system, comprising:
- a memory configured to store a plurality of digital media assets;
a user input device configured to receive a user input;
a display device configured to present media information; and
a processing unit configured topresent any of the digital media assets in response to a user input received via said user input device,arrange the digital media assets into groups, each group including at least two of the digital media assets, andcause said display device to present the groups of the digital media assets, wherein visual representations associated with a plurality of the digital media assets within each of the groups are at least partially displayed in a concurrent fashion with partial overlap.
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Abstract
Improved approaches to present groups of digital assets in a dynamic, graphical manner are disclosed. The groups to be presented can be automatically formed in accordance with grouping criteria. Each of the resulting groups can then be visually represented by a set of images. The sets of images for the different groups can be dynamically visually presented in a sequential manner. The plurality of images that represent a particular group can be concurrently presented in a partial overlapped arrangement. Optionally, user interaction can affect the group(s) being presented, alter the images visually representing the group(s), or cause other navigational actions with respect to the digital assets. The presentation of the groups (e.g., clusters) can serve to assist a user in understanding what digital assets (e.g., digital media assets) are available on an electronic device. The electronic device typically permits the user to utilize (e.g., play, view, etc.) the digital assets.
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35 Claims
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1. An electronic system, comprising:
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a memory configured to store a plurality of digital media assets; a user input device configured to receive a user input; a display device configured to present media information; and a processing unit configured to present any of the digital media assets in response to a user input received via said user input device, arrange the digital media assets into groups, each group including at least two of the digital media assets, and cause said display device to present the groups of the digital media assets, wherein visual representations associated with a plurality of the digital media assets within each of the groups are at least partially displayed in a concurrent fashion with partial overlap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for forming media asset clusters presenting digital assets on a display associated with an electronic device, said method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of available digital assets; obtaining cluster attributes; and forming media asset clusters from the media asset files based on the cluster attributes, each of the media asset clusters having more than one of the digital assets. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for importing digital media assets to an electronic device, said method comprising:
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receiving digital media assets being imported to the electronic device; automatically associating the received digital media assets to media asset clusters, thereby determining cluster information; and storing the imported digital media assets and the cluster information to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for presenting digital media assets on a display associated with a computing device, said method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of media assets corresponding to a plurality of media assets files stored on the computing device; obtaining cluster attributes; forming media asset clusters from the media assets based on the cluster attributes, each of the media asset clusters corresponding to more than one of the media assets; determining a presentation format for the media asset clusters; and dynamically presenting the media asset clusters in accordance with the presentation format respectively associated with the media asset clusters. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30)
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27. A method as recited in clam 26, wherein said presenting displays the first visual representation such that it partially obscures display of the second visual representation and the third visual representation.
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31. A computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code tangibly stored thereon for presenting digital media assets on a display associated with an electronic device, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for identifying a plurality of media assets corresponding to a plurality of media assets files stored on the computing device; computer program code for obtaining cluster attributes; computer program code for forming media asset clusters from the media assets based on the cluster attributes, each of the media asset clusters corresponding to more than one of the media assets; computer program code for determining a presentation format for the media asset clusters; and computer program code for dynamically presenting the media asset clusters in accordance with the presentation format respectively associated with the media asset clusters.
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32. A method for displaying information on digital assets, said method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of clusters to be displayed, each of the clusters corresponding to a plurality of digital assets; selecting one of the clusters to be displayed; displaying an initial representation of the selected cluster; determining, following said displaying of the initial representation of the selected cluster, whether another representation of the selected cluster should be displayed; displaying the another representation of the selected cluster if it is determined that the another representation of the selected cluster should be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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