Method for modifying a list of items selected by a user, notably a play list of an audio and/or video apparatus, and audio and/or video apparatus allowing play lists

• US 7,937,671 B2
• Filed: 07/17/2003
• Issued: 05/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Liebhold, Valerie, Tow, Lan Ying
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui; Kieu Oanh
• Assistant Examiner(s): EKPO, NNENNA NGOZI
• Application Number:
  US10/522,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20060015899A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,847 Days
• Field of Search: 725 43- 46, 715/255, 715/716, 715/723, 715/727, 715/828
• US Class Current: 715/828
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/65 wherein solid state memory is used for storing indexing information or metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A method for modifying a play list in an audio and/or video apparatus is proposed. This methods notably comprises the steps of: displaying available tracks in a first area, displaying the current play list in a second are, determining a track to be considered depending on a first user action, indicating the track to be considered by highlighting it in the first area, upon a second user action, removing, if existing, the last occurrence of the track to be considered in the play list displayed in the second area.

Claims

1. Method for modifying a play list in an audio and/or video apparatus, comprising the steps of:

displaying in a first area of a screen a representation of at least part of available tracks, only one occurrence of each available track appearing in the first area,

displaying in a second area of the screen at least part of the current play list,

determining a track to be considered upon a first action introduced by a user,

indicating the track to be considered by a specific representation in the first area of the screen associated with the track to be considered,

repeating the steps of determining and indicating to enable several occurrences of the same track to be added to the play list, all the occurrences of same track appearing in the first area, the considered track being highlighted in the first area,

if the user introduces a second action for removing the track to be considered and highlighted in the first area of the screen, and if several occurrences of the track to be considered are displayed in the second area displaying at least part of the play list, removing the last occurrence of the track to be considered in the play list displayed in the second area.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the first action and the second action are actions introduced on a remote control sending signals to the apparatus.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein said specific representation of the track to be considered is highlighting the representation in the first area of the screen associated with the track to be considered.

4. Method for modifying a play list in an audio and/or video apparatus, comprising the steps of:

generating video signals defining a screen with a first area displaying a representation of at least part of available tracks and a second area displaying at least part of the current play list, only one occurrence of each available track appearing in the first area,

determining a track to be considered upon receiving a first signal introduced by a user from a user interface,

indicating the track to be considered by generating video signals defining a specific representation in the first area of the screen associated with the track to be considered, the considered track being highlighted in the first area,

if the user introduces a second signal from the user interface, for removing the track to be considered and highlighted in the first area, and if several occurrences of the track to be considered are displayed in the second area displaying at least part of the play list, removing the last occurrence of the track to be considered in the play list displayed in the second area.

5. Method according to claim 4, wherein the user interface receives signals from a remote control.

6. Method according to claim 4, wherein said specific representation of the track to be considered is highlighting the representation in the first area of the screen associated with the track to be considered.

7. Audio and/or video apparatus having a media reader to read a medium where the data are organized in tracks, and a memory able to store a play list, comprising:

video means generating video signals defining a screen with a first area displaying a representation of at least part of the tracks and a second area displaying at least part of the play list, only one occurrence of each available track appearing in the first area,

a user interface for receiving a first signal determining a track to be considered, wherein the video means are meant to indicate the track to be considered by generating video signals defining a specific representation in the first area of the screen associated with the track to be considered, the considered track being highlighted in the first area,

control means for removing the track to be considered and highlighted in the first area of the screen, and if several occurrences of the track to be considered are displayed in the second area displaying at least part of the play list, said control means removing the last occurrence of the track to be considered in the play list upon receiving a second signal introduced by the user from the user interface.

8. Audio and/or video apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the user interface receives the first signal and the second signal from a remote control.

9. Audio and/or video apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said specific representation of the track to be considered is highlighting the representation in the first area of the screen associated with the track to be considered.

10. Method for modifying a list of items selected by a user from a given set, comprising the steps of:

displaying in a first area a representation of items of the given set, only one occurrence of each item appearing in the first area

displaying in a second area a list representing at least part of the previously selected items,

determining an item to be considered upon a first action introduced by the user,

indicating the item to be considered by a specific representation in the first area of the item to be considered, the considered item highlighted in the first area

if the user introduces a second action for removing the item to be considered and highlighted in the first area, and if several occurrences of the item to be considered are displayed in the second area, removing the last occurrence of the item to be considered in the list displayed in the second area.