USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING DIFFERENT FORMATS FOR MEDIA FILES AND MEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICES
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon when executed by a processor, provide a media manager user interface (UI) for managing playback formats of a media system comprising at least one playback device and at least one source device configured for storing a plurality of media files, the computer readable medium comprising sets of instructions for:
- displaying media file icons for representing the plurality of media files, each media file having a format defined by at least one format parameter value;
displaying at least one playback device icon for representing the at least one playback device, the at least one playback device configured for playing media files in a format defined by at least one format parameter value;
receiving a selection of a media file icon representing a selected media file and a playback device icon representing a selected playback device;
determining whether the selected media file is compatible with the selected playback device by using a media data structure comprising compatibility data indicating compatibility between the plurality of media files and the at least one playback device.
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Abstract
Described herein is a media manager user interface (UI) application/engine for managing different formats for media files and playback devices in a media system. The media system may include a source device, at least one playback device, and the media manager UI, coupled through a communication system. A source device may store a plurality of media files for various media forms. Each media file and playback device may have a playback format that is specified by values of one or more format parameters. The media manager UI allows users to select media files stored on the source device for downloading onto selected playback devices through the communication system. The media manager UI may automatically determine and store compatibility data indicating format compatibility between different media files and playback devices, the compatibility data being used to automatically convert media files to the formats of the playback devices.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon when executed by a processor, provide a media manager user interface (UI) for managing playback formats of a media system comprising at least one playback device and at least one source device configured for storing a plurality of media files, the computer readable medium comprising sets of instructions for:
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displaying media file icons for representing the plurality of media files, each media file having a format defined by at least one format parameter value; displaying at least one playback device icon for representing the at least one playback device, the at least one playback device configured for playing media files in a format defined by at least one format parameter value; receiving a selection of a media file icon representing a selected media file and a playback device icon representing a selected playback device; determining whether the selected media file is compatible with the selected playback device by using a media data structure comprising compatibility data indicating compatibility between the plurality of media files and the at least one playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A media system for managing playback formats of media files, the media system comprising:
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at least one source device configured for storing a plurality of media files, each media file having a format defined by at least one format parameter value; at least one playback device configured for playing media files in a format defined by at least one format parameter value; a media manager user interface (UI) engine coupled with the at least one source device and the at least one playback device, the media manager UI engine configured for; displaying media file icons for representing the plurality of media files; displaying at least one playback device icon for representing the at least one playback device; receiving a selection of a media file icon representing a selected media file and a playback device icon representing a selected playback device; determining whether the selected media file is compatible with the selected playback device by using a media data structure comprising compatibility data indicating compatibility between the plurality of media files and the at least one playback device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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