Contextual Presentation of Digital Media Asset Collections
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1. A method performed by a computer to present a representation of media assets on a display screen associated with the computer, said method comprising:
- obtaining a superset list of media assets available from a remote media repository that satisfy at least one media asset characteristic;
obtaining a subset list of media assets from a local media collection stored on the computer that satisfy the at least one media asset characteristic;
comparing the subset list with the superset list to identify those of the media items in the superset list that are also in the subset list; and
displaying, on the display screen, a visual representation of (i) a plurality of the media assets within the superset list of media assets from the remote media repository and (ii) a plurality of the media assets within the subset list of media assets from the local media collection, wherein those of the media assets within the plurality of the media assets within the superset list that are also in the subset list are distinguishably displayed from those of the media assets within the plurality of the media assets within the superset list that are not also in the subset list.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus and systems for facilitating presentation of media asset collections with reference to larger media libraries re disclosed. In one embodiment, digital media assets that are in a media asset collection can be visually distinguished from those digital media assets available from a remote media repository that are related to but not within the media asset collection.
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1. A method performed by a computer to present a representation of media assets on a display screen associated with the computer, said method comprising:
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obtaining a superset list of media assets available from a remote media repository that satisfy at least one media asset characteristic; obtaining a subset list of media assets from a local media collection stored on the computer that satisfy the at least one media asset characteristic; comparing the subset list with the superset list to identify those of the media items in the superset list that are also in the subset list; and displaying, on the display screen, a visual representation of (i) a plurality of the media assets within the superset list of media assets from the remote media repository and (ii) a plurality of the media assets within the subset list of media assets from the local media collection, wherein those of the media assets within the plurality of the media assets within the superset list that are also in the subset list are distinguishably displayed from those of the media assets within the plurality of the media assets within the superset list that are not also in the subset list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method performed by a computer to present a representation of media assets on a display screen associated with the computer, said method comprising:
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identifying at least one subset of media assets from a local media library stored on the computer, the at least one subset being defined by at least one subset characteristic; displaying, on the display screen, a visual representation of a plurality of the media assets within the at least one subset of media assets from the local media library; obtaining a superset of media assets from a remote media library that satisfy the at least one subset characteristic; filtering out from the superset of media assets those of the media assets that are included within the at least one subset of media assets from the local media library; and displaying, on the display screen, a visual representation of a plurality of those media assets within the filtered superset of media assets from the remote media library. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-implemented method for visually representing media items on a display device, said method comprising:
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determining media identifiers for a library of media items; receiving a collection list for a predetermined collection of media items, the collection list having a collection list of media identifiers; evaluating whether the media identifiers of the library match the media identifiers of the collection list; and displaying a visual representation of the media items in the collection list in relation to media items in the library that the evaluating indicates are not in the collection list for the predetermined collection.
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