Mobile communication terminal and method
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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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Abstract
A method for handling media files having attributes is disclosed. A user-configurable play criteria specification is provided, and the method involves automatically selecting and performing a current media file having at least one attribute in compliance with the play criteria specification. Moreover, the method involves receiving a user input indicative of a desired play criterion, the desired play criterion being related to at least one attribute of the current media file, and updating the play criteria specification to include the desired play criterion.
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1. A method, comprising:
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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, and wherein 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a controller and a user interface with an output device and an input device, the controller being adapted to automatically select and perform a current media file having at least one attribute in compliance with a play criteria specification, wherein the at least one attribute includes an aspect of a media file separate from an identification of the media file, and wherein the controller is further adapted to; detect, during performance of the current media file, an input from said input device indicative of a desired play criterion having at least one attribute of said current media file, the controller being responsive to selections 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 controller is further adapted to; determine a plurality of attributes of said current media file from stored attributes; generate a plurality of user-selectable play criterion options from the determined attributes; display the generated play criterion options; detect selection by a user of at least one of the play criterion options; and generate the desired play criterion from the or each selected play criterion option; and update said play criteria specification to include said desired play criterion without interrupting the performance of the current media file, wherein said user-configurable play criteria specification comprises at least one criterion relating to an attribute of a media file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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