DVD changer UX

• US 8,082,521 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2005
• Issued: 12/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Braun, David A., Vidos, Hugh C., Sands, Kort D., Goyer, Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Thai
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUNN, MISHAWN N
• Application Number:
  US11/297,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20070133946A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,202 Days
• Field of Search: 386/46, 386/95, 386239-241, 386/278, 386/282, 455/556, 455/566, 715/810, 715/835
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/41 Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier

Abstract

A user experience for displaying and organizing content available on discs in an external media changer is provided. A media content organizer for identifying discs, retrieving supplemental information, and presenting a display of the discs and disc information is also provided.

Claims

1. A method for organizing media content, comprising:

identifying, by a first computing process, one or more media discs stored on an external media changer;

retrieving, by a second computing process, supplemental information corresponding to each identified media disc;

displaying cover art, by a third computing process, of at least a first media disc of the identified media discs in an aggregated gallery comprised of a cover art associated with the first media disc, wherein the cover art, when displayed as part of the aggregated gallery, is a selectable link to provide additional supplemental information for at least a second media disc of the identified media discs, the first media disc and the second media disc are different media discs;

in response to a user selecting the cover art for the first media disc from the aggregated gallery, displaying, in a second gallery, at least a portion of the supplemental information for the second media disc, wherein the at least a portion of the supplemental information for the second media disc is comprised of a cover art associated with the second media disc; and

the first computing process, the second computing process, and the third computing process are performed by one or more computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving step further comprises retrieving supplemental information, including cover art, from a remote source.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying step further comprises determining at least one identifier for the first media disc.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising navigating through the displayed supplemental information.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identifying step further comprises determining at least one of:

a number, a type, or other identifiers associated to the first media disc.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the retrieving step further comprises forwarding media identification information to an outside service provider.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising aggregating information corresponding to media contained in one or more external media sources.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the supplemental information is stored locally for a fixed period of time.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the retrieving step further comprises displaying at least a portion of the supplemental information each time the supplemental information is retrieved.

10. A media content organizer, comprising:

an identification service that determines an identifier for at least one media content disc in an external media changer;

a data retrieval service that retrieves supplemental information, including cover art, corresponding to one or more identified media content discs; and

a media presentation service that displays, on a display device, an aggregated gallery and a second gallery, the aggregated gallery is comprised of a cover art graphical representation of a first media content disc, the second gallery, which is displayed in response to a selection of the cover art graphical representation of the first media content disc from the aggregate gallery, is comprised of cover art for a second media content disc, the second media content disc is related to, but different from, the first media content disc, such that the first media content disc and the second media content disc are media of a similar content type.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the identification service determines at least one of:

a number, a type, or other identifiers for a media source.

12. The system according to claim 10, further comprising an aggregator that aggregates information corresponding to media information contained in the external media changer.

13. The system according to claim 10, further comprising one or more external media sources that provide media content.

14. The system according to claim 10, wherein the data retrieval service forwards identification information to an outside service provider and receives the supplemental information.

15. The system according to claim 10, wherein the second gallery displays cover art in a scrolling format for the second media content disc.

16. The system according to claim 10, wherein the display device displays a series of aggregate gallery screens that a user can navigate between, wherein each aggregate gallery screen includes a subset of the at least one media disc.

17. The system according to claim 10, wherein the cover art is a menu link to one or more actions.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the second gallery is further comprised of:

a top-level gallery that displays a first portion of supplemental data for the second media content disc; and

a second-level gallery that displays a second portion of the supplemental data for the second media content disc.

19. One or more computer-readable storage memories having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, that when executed perform a method for organizing media content, the method comprises:

identifying one or more media content discs having video content embodied thereon, the one or more media content discs are stored on an external media changer, wherein the one or more media content discs are identified by identifying information;

retrieving supplemental information, including cover art, corresponding to each identified media content disc of the one or more media content discs, wherein the supplemental information is retrieved from an external source based on the identifying information;

displaying a first portion of the supplemental information corresponding to a first media content item of the identified media content discs in a first-level gallery, wherein the first portion of supplemental information includes cover art configured with a menu to a second-level gallery associated with a second media content item of the identified media content discs, such that the first media content item and the second media content item are different content items having a similar content type; and

displaying a second portion of the supplemental information in the second-level gallery corresponding to a selected cover art menu link for the first content item from the first portion of the supplemental information, wherein the second-level gallery includes cover art for the second media content item.