ONE-CLICK SELECTION OF MUSIC OR OTHER CONTENT
First Claim
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- A method of selecting audiovisual files in a collection, the method comprising;
defining a plurality of temporal phases, wherein each temporal phase has a predefined duration in time and is associated with a set of one or more selection criteria;
monitoring the timing of user operation of a selection control device;
when user operation of the selection control device is detected, determining which of the temporal phases is applicable at the time of operation; and
using at least one selection criterion associated with the applicable temporal phase to select one or more audiovisual files in said collection.
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Abstract
A set of temporal phases are defined, occurring successively during the playback of music (or other content) to a user. Each temporal phase is associated with a set of selection criteria. If the user operates a selection device (which can be a computer mouse button) while a piece of music or other content is being played back, the selection phase applicable at the time of user-action is determined and further content is selected based on the selection criteria associated with the applicable phase. This enables the user, with minimal action, to influence the content being rendered. The selection criteria can be related to the meta-data of the content being played back at the time of user action. The meaning attributed to the applicable temporal phase can be varied depending on the pressure of the mouse button click.
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14 Claims
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1. :
- A method of selecting audiovisual files in a collection, the method comprising;
defining a plurality of temporal phases, wherein each temporal phase has a predefined duration in time and is associated with a set of one or more selection criteria; monitoring the timing of user operation of a selection control device; when user operation of the selection control device is detected, determining which of the temporal phases is applicable at the time of operation; and using at least one selection criterion associated with the applicable temporal phase to select one or more audiovisual files in said collection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- A method of selecting audiovisual files in a collection, the method comprising;
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11. An audiovisual-file selection system for selecting audiovisual files in a collection, the system comprising:
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means defining a plurality of temporal phases, each temporal phase having a predefined duration in time and being associated with a set of one or more selection criteria; input means for determining the timing of user operation of a selection control device; identification means for identifying the temporal phase applicable at the timing determined by the input means; and file selection means for selecting one or more audiovisual files in said collection, the selection being based on at least one selection criterion associated with the temporal phase identified by the identification means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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