Fast seek between multiple selections in a multimedia player
First Claim
1. A method of fast seeking from a current selection to a desired selection within an ordered playlist of selections for reproduction by a media player, each selection in said ordered playlist having a corresponding selection number between a first selection number and a last selection number, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying selection identifying data of said current selection on a display;
performing a control action indicating either a seek-up or a seek-down command;
performing a control action to establish a fast seek interval;
displaying selection identifying data for interim selections on said display according to a predetermined sequence of said selection numbers wherein said interim selection is indexed to successive selections in said sequence in an increasing order in response to said seek-up command and is indexed to successive selections in said sequence in a decreasing order in response to said seek-down command, and wherein said sequence indexes said interim selection number in single steps until said interim selection number has a predetermined modulo value and then indexes said interim selection number by a jump step, each selection identifying data for each interim selection in said sequence being displayed for a predetermined display time;
performing a control action to terminate said fast seek interval, wherein an interim selection having selection identifying data being displayed at the termination of said fast seek interval is a chosen selection; and
reproducing said chosen selection.
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Abstract
A multimedia player has a fast seek function for navigating between track selections contained within a large playlist. By holding down a seek-up or a seek-down button, a selection identifying display scrolls through the selections in a playlist in single steps until a multiple of 10 is reached. If a minimum number of single steps (e.g., 4) have been taken, then the display begins to jump by 10'"'"'s. Otherwise, single steps are taken until the next multiple of 10. Single stepping is again used when the display nears the beginning or end of the playlist.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of fast seeking from a current selection to a desired selection within an ordered playlist of selections for reproduction by a media player, each selection in said ordered playlist having a corresponding selection number between a first selection number and a last selection number, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying selection identifying data of said current selection on a display;
performing a control action indicating either a seek-up or a seek-down command;
performing a control action to establish a fast seek interval;
displaying selection identifying data for interim selections on said display according to a predetermined sequence of said selection numbers wherein said interim selection is indexed to successive selections in said sequence in an increasing order in response to said seek-up command and is indexed to successive selections in said sequence in a decreasing order in response to said seek-down command, and wherein said sequence indexes said interim selection number in single steps until said interim selection number has a predetermined modulo value and then indexes said interim selection number by a jump step, each selection identifying data for each interim selection in said sequence being displayed for a predetermined display time;
performing a control action to terminate said fast seek interval, wherein an interim selection having selection identifying data being displayed at the termination of said fast seek interval is a chosen selection; and
reproducing said chosen selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A media player for reproducing selections from a media containing an ordered playlist of selections, each selection in said ordered playlist having a corresponding selection number between a first selection number and a last selection number, said media player performing a fast seek from a current selection to a desired selection within said playlist, said media player comprising:
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a display showing selection identifying data;
a user control interface for indicating either a seek-up or a seek-down command, for establishing a fast seek interval, and for terminating said fast seek interval; and
a controller responsive to said user control interface for controlling said fast seek to display selection identifying data for interim selections on said display according to a predetermined sequence of said selection numbers wherein said interim selection is indexed to successive selections in said sequence in an increasing order in response to said seek-up command and is indexed to successive selections in said sequence in a decreasing order in response to said seek-down command, wherein said sequence indexes said interim selection number in single steps until said interim selection number has a predetermined modulo value and then indexes said interim selection number by a jump step, and wherein each selection identifying data for each interim selection in said sequence is displayed for a predetermined display time, said controller switching to reproduction of a chosen selection comprised of the interim selection with its selection identifying data being displayed when said fast seek interval is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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