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Navigating media content via groups within a playlist

  • US 7,043,477 B2
  • Filed: 10/17/2002
  • Issued: 05/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method of grouping media files within a playlist, said method comprisingselecting one or more media files according to a grouping criterion to define a first group from the media files, said first group referencing each of the selected media files;

  • generating a group header associated with the first group, said group header comprising a value identifying the first group and a reference to a second group to enable navigation between the first group and the second group during rendering of one of the selected media files; and

    storing the generated group header and references to each of the selected media files in a first data structure representing the first group on a computer-readable medium, said first data structure being independent of a second data structure representing the second group.

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