Context-based error indication methods and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of operating a media player comprising:
- allowing a user of the player to select an item of media of a particular kind for playing by the player;
playing the selected item;
detecting any failure of the player to play the item; and
when a failure is detected, outputting an error indication that is indicative of the particular kind of media.
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Abstract
A media player may occasionally be unable to play or continue to play a particular item of media. When that occurs, the media player outputs an error indication that is related to the type of media that the problem media item is representative of. For example, if the problem item is a movie, then the media player may display an error indication having the appearance of broken movie film. If the problem media item is music, then the media player may display an error indication having the appearance of a broken compact disc (“CD”). Thus whatever the type of media that is not playing, the media player outputs an error indication that is appropriate for that type of media. The error indications output by the player are therefore context-based or media-appropriate.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of operating a media player comprising:
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allowing a user of the player to select an item of media of a particular kind for playing by the player; playing the selected item; detecting any failure of the player to play the item; and when a failure is detected, outputting an error indication that is indicative of the particular kind of media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a media player that is capable of playing media of any of a plurality of kinds comprising:
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storing a plurality of error indications, each of which is evocative of a breakdown in playing a respective one of the plurality of kinds of media; allowing a user of the player to select any one of the plurality of kinds of media and any one of a plurality of items of media of the selected kind; playing the selected item; detecting any failure of the player to play the selected item; when a failure is detected, selecting from the plurality of error indications the one of those error indications that is evocative of a breakdown in playing media of the kind that the selected item is; and outputting the selected error indication. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a media player comprising:
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allowing a user of the player to connect the player to an external source of data for a plurality of error indications; allowing the user to operate the player to select any one of the plurality of error indications; downloading from the external source to the player the selected error indication; and outputting the selected error indication when the player fails to operate properly. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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