USER INTERFACE FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK

• US 20130151966A1
• Filed: 10/01/2012
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Neuman, Michael, Bachman, William Martin
• Application Number:
  US13/632,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20130151966A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/64 Browsing; Visualisation therefor generation of a list or set of audio data G06F16/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

A graphical user interface made up of icons representing individual files and collectively forming the shape of a spiral is described along with methods of using and creating the graphical user interface. The spiral interface is useful to display detailed information about many of the items in a list and facilitates manipulation of list order and selection of the active file in the list. The interface further permits the use of a representative icon associated with the list as a whole.

Claims

1. A method of playlist manipulation comprising:

providing a graphical user interface in the form of a receding spiral made up of a collection of icons representing media items in a playlist;

providing an icon in a center region of the receding spiral representing the entire playlist; and

receiving inputs representative of a selection and dragging of a representation of a media item or playlist into the center region of the receding spiral and displaying a new receding spiral based on the media item or playlist currently in the center region of the receding spiral.