Graphical user interface and methods of use thereof in a multimedia player
First Claim
1. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, the multimedia asset player having a front surface that includes a display and a rotational input device, said method comprising:
- displaying a first order user interface having a first list of user selectable items;
receiving at least one first rotational user input via the rotational input device;
successively visually distinguishing one of the user selectable items in the first list as the first rotational user input is received;
thereafter receiving a user selection of the one of the user selectable items in the first list being visually distinguished; and
automatically transitioning to and displaying a second order user interface having a second list of user selectable items in response to the user selection, the second order user interface being based upon the user selection,wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the first list of user selectable items is removed from being displayed and the second order user interface is displayed in its place, the second order user interface includes a second number of user selectable items each of which is associated with the user selection from the first list of user selectable items,wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the user selection with respect to the first order user interface is noted so that if a user operates to transition backwards from the second order user interface back to the first order user interface, the previously selected one of the user selectable items in the first list of user selectable items is visually distinguished as the first list of user selectable items are subsequently displayed in the first order user interface, andwherein the multimedia asset player is portable and pocket-sized.
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Abstract
In a portable multimedia device, a method, apparatus, and system for providing user supplied configuration data are described. In one embodiment, a hierarchically ordered graphical user interface are provided. A first order, or home, interface provides a highest order of user selectable items each of which, when selected, results in an automatic transition to a lower order user interface associated with the selected item. In one of the described embodiments, the lower order interface includes other user selectable items associated with the previously selected item from the higher order user interface.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, the multimedia asset player having a front surface that includes a display and a rotational input device, said method comprising:
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displaying a first order user interface having a first list of user selectable items; receiving at least one first rotational user input via the rotational input device; successively visually distinguishing one of the user selectable items in the first list as the first rotational user input is received; thereafter receiving a user selection of the one of the user selectable items in the first list being visually distinguished; and automatically transitioning to and displaying a second order user interface having a second list of user selectable items in response to the user selection, the second order user interface being based upon the user selection, wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the first list of user selectable items is removed from being displayed and the second order user interface is displayed in its place, the second order user interface includes a second number of user selectable items each of which is associated with the user selection from the first list of user selectable items, wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the user selection with respect to the first order user interface is noted so that if a user operates to transition backwards from the second order user interface back to the first order user interface, the previously selected one of the user selectable items in the first list of user selectable items is visually distinguished as the first list of user selectable items are subsequently displayed in the first order user interface, and wherein the multimedia asset player is portable and pocket-sized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 31, 37, 42, 43)
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7. In a portable, pocket-sized media asset player having a display and a rotational input device on a front face of the media asset player, a method of selecting and playing a media asset from a group of media assets stored therein, comprising:
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displaying a first user interface on the portable media asset player having a first number of user selectable items each of which is associated with a particular grouping of the stored media assets; receiving at least one first rotational user input via the rotational input device; successively visually distinguishing one of the first number of user selectable items to scroll vertically through the first number of user selectable items as the first rotational user input is received; thereafter receiving a selection of one of the first number of user selectable items being visually distinguished; and automatically transitioning to a second user interface displayed on the portable media asset player based upon the selected one of the first number of user selectable items, wherein after the selection of one of the first number of user selectable items is made with respect to the first user interface, the first user interface is removed from being displayed and the second user interface is displayed in its place, the second user interface includes a second number of user selectable items each of which is associated with the selected one of the first number of user selectable items, and wherein after the selection of one of the first number of user selectable items is made with respect to the first user interface, the selection of one of the first number of user selectable items with respect to the first user interface is noted so that if a user operates to transition backwards from the second user interface back to the first user interface, the previously selected one of the first number of user selectable items in the first user interface is visually distinguished as the first list of user selectable items are displayed in the first user interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 32, 33)
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11. In a portable, pocket-sized multimedia asset player, a hierarchically ordered graphical user interface accessible to a user suitable for receiving user supplied inputs that facilitate selecting a multimedia asset stored therein, comprising:
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a first order interface having a first number of user selectable items; a user activated first selection tool associated with the first order interface and suitable for specifying at least one of the first number of user selectable items in response to a user movement input; a second order interface having a second number of user selectable items based upon the selected at least one of the first number of user selectable items; and a user activated second selection tool associated with the second order interface and suitable for specifying at least one of the second number of user selectable items in response to a user movement input, wherein when the first selection tool specifies the at least one of the first number of user selectable items, in response to a user selection, the first order interface automatically transitions to the second order interface, wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the first number of user selectable items of the first user interface is removed from being displayed and the second order user interface is displayed in its place, the second order user interface includes the second number of user selectable items each of which is associated with the user selection made with respect to the first order user interface, and wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the user selection made with respect to the first order user interface is noted so that if a user operates to transition backwards from the second order user interface back to the first order user interface, the previously selected one of the first number of user selectable items in the first order user interface is visually distinguished as the first number of user selectable items are displayed in the first order user interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 36)
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38. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, the multimedia asset player having a front surface that includes a display and a rotational input device, said method comprising:
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displaying a first order user interface having a first list of user selectable items; receiving at least one first rotational user input via the rotational input device; successively visually distinguishing one of the user selectable items in the first list as the first rotational user input is received; thereafter receiving a user selection of the one of the user selectable items in the first list being visually distinguished; and automatically transitioning to and displaying a second order user interface having a second list of user selectable items in response to the user selection, the second order user interface being based upon the user selection, wherein said displaying of the first order interface only displays a portion of the first list of user selectable items because the number of user selectable items in the first list of user selectable items exceeds the number of user selectable items that are able to be simultaneously displayed, and wherein while the first order user interface is being displayed, a user of the multimedia asset player is able to continuously scroll through more than one of the user selectable items within the first list of user selectable items through use of a continuous rotational user input action. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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44. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, the multimedia asset player having a front surface that includes a display and an input device substantially planar to the front surface, comprising:
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displaying a first order user interface having a first list of user selectable items; receiving at least one first planar user movement input via the planar input device; successively visually distinguishing one of the user selectable items in the first list as the first planar user movement input is received; thereafter receiving a user selection of the one of the user selectable items in the first list being visually distinguished; and automatically transitioning to and displaying a second order user interface having a second list of user selectable items based upon the user selection, wherein the multimedia asset player is portable and pocket-sized, wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the first list of user selectable items is removed from being displayed and the second order user interface is displayed in its place, the second order user interface includes the second list of user selectable items each of which is associated with the user selection from the first list of user selectable items, and wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the user selection with respect to the first order user interface is noted so that if a user operates to transition backwards from the second order user interface back to the first order user interface, the previously selected one of the user selectable items in the first list of user selectable items is visually distinguished as the first list of user selectable items are subsequently displayed in the first order user interface. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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