Method and system for navigation using media transport controls
First Claim
1. A general purpose computer system for navigating and accessing content, comprising:
- a plurality of applications, at least one of the applications handling a different type of media content than another application, and wherein at least one of the applications comprises a voice mail application;
transport controls independent of the applications for inputting commands to navigate and access content of the applications; and
an operating system having a component operably coupled to the transport controls and the applications, the component receiving the input commands from the transport controls and sending the input commands to the applications,wherein the voice mail application receives the input commands corresponding to the transport controls for browsing a list of voice mail messages and wherein the input commands use at least one member of a set containing previous and next.
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Abstract
A system and method for improved navigation and access of computer media content using media transport controls is provided. These transport controls may be placed in various locations such as on the computer housing, on a keyboard, on a monitor or a remote control. With these controls, a user may easily play multimedia content and navigate to individual tracks or segments of an audio and/or video stream. The transport controls include a play/pause button, a stop button, a previous button, and a next button. A user may intuitively activate and interact with media content in a variety of applications using these transport controls. For example, users may play recordings such as voice mail and review their recorded replies using the transport controls. Users may similarly play and/or review multimedia annotations made to any application files, including traditional computer files such as spreadsheets, documents and presentations.
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35 Claims
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1. A general purpose computer system for navigating and accessing content, comprising:
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a plurality of applications, at least one of the applications handling a different type of media content than another application, and wherein at least one of the applications comprises a voice mail application; transport controls independent of the applications for inputting commands to navigate and access content of the applications; and an operating system having a component operably coupled to the transport controls and the applications, the component receiving the input commands from the transport controls and sending the input commands to the applications, wherein the voice mail application receives the input commands corresponding to the transport controls for browsing a list of voice mail messages and wherein the input commands use at least one member of a set containing previous and next. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method in a computer system, comprising:
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launching an application for navigating and accessing one type of media content; browsing the content using transport controls; playing a portion of the content using the transport controls; launching a second application for a different type of media content, wherein the second application comprises a voice mail-capable application, that includes at least one of a spreadsheet application and a word processing application, having annotations that use at least one member of a set containing visual, audible, and tactile content; browsing the different type of media content using the transport controls; and playing a portion of the different type of media content using the transport controls. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for accessing voice mail in a computer system, comprising:
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Selecting a voice mail message from a list of voice mail messages using transport controls that are independent of a voice mail application program such that the transport controls are operable to interface with at least one other media application other than a voice mail application; playing the voice mail message that was selected; recording a reply to the voice mail played; and sending the reply to the sender of the voice mail. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored, thereon, for implementing a method comprising;
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inputting commands through transport controls to navigate and access a plurality of different types of audible content including voice mail messages and wherein at least some of the audible content comprises annotations made to a document; and operably coupling a component of an operating system to the transport controls for receiving the input commands from the transport controls. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A general purpose computer system for navigating and accessing content, comprising:
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a plurality of applications, at least one of the applications handling a different type of media content than another application, and wherein at least one of the applications comprises a voice mail application; transport controls independent of the applications for inputting commands to navigate and access content of the applications; and an operating system having a component operably coupled to the transport controls and the applications, the component receiving the input commands from the transport controls and sending the input commands to the applications, wherein the voice mail application receives an input command corresponding to the transport controls for reviewing a recorded reply to a voice mail message. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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