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Mobile communication terminal and method

  • US 7,937,417 B2
  • Filed: 04/11/2006
  • Issued: 05/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing a user-configurable play criteria specification via a user interface for media files,via the user interface, automatically selecting and performing a current media file having at least one attribute in compliance with the play criteria specification, said selecting being responsive to a criteria specification of more than one play criterion option combined in various logical combinations including the logical combination of a selection designating one attribute and negation of another attribute, and wherein the at least one attribute includes an aspect of a media file separate from an identification of the media file,during the performing of the current media file, detecting an input indicative of a desired play criterion, said desired play criterion being related to at least one attribute of said current media file; and

    updating said play criteria specification, without interrupting the performing of the current media file, to include said desired play criterion;

    wherein said user configurable play criteria specification comprises at least one criterion relating to an attribute of a media file, andwherein detecting an input comprises;

    determining a plurality of attributes of said current file from stored attributes;

    generating a plurality of user-selectable play criterion options from the determined attributes;

    displaying the generated play criterion options;

    detecting selection by a user of at least one of the play criterion options; and

    generating the desired play criterion from the or each selected play criterion option.

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