Play menu and group auto organizer system and method for a multimedia player

• US 8,166,416 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2006
• Issued: 04/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cyber Group USA Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cyber Group USA Inc.
• Inventors: Mei, David, Bao, Jin-Xia, Bao, Si Ping
• Primary Examiner(s): HAILU, TADESSE
• Application Number:
  US11/502,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20080080837A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,084 Days
• Field of Search: 715/781, 715/784, 715716-733, 715/786, 715/787, 715/973, 715/974, 715/978, 345/173
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/973 Scroll tool, e.g. window scroll bar
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/974 Slider control as on-screen object in operator interface

Abstract

A multimedia play menu is generated into an auto playgroup organizer system for a multimedia player by using intelligence cursor/scroll sequence functions programmed for operation by an input device such as a hand-held mobile mouse. The intelligence cursor/scroll can sense any type of digitalized item or symbol displayed on the LED or LCD screen of the multimedia player. When the intelligence cursor/scroll function senses a click/press sequence symbol representing the position of a song, it will start to carry out a click/press sequence function as a user wishes. The more clicks/presses are applied by the intelligence cursor/scroll on the sequence symbol before a song/item, the higher the position for that song/item is created, analyzed, recorded and carried out.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating selection of at least one media item from a plurality of media items comprising:

(a) an input unit comprising a housing, a sphere or a scroll arrow device disposed in the housing, a display device in a front portion of the housing and an intelligence scroll sequence function bar for causing computer programmed screen scroll moving or screen scrolling functions in response to movements of the intelligence scroll sequence function bar,

said movements being controlled by an input device,

said intelligence scroll sequence function bar being adapted to detect a user selectable command or content item on the display device,

said intelligence scroll sequence function bar being operable to organize media items associated with the user selectable item into a selected operation sequence based on a number of times the intelligence scroll sequence function bar senses and generates a click signal on a sequence symbol associated with a respective media item when the user selectable item is a content item,

said intelligence scroll sequence function bar being operable to carry out computer programmed functions associated with the user selectable item when the user selectable item is a command item;

(b) a source unit accessible by the input unit for storage of media items;

(c) a central processing unit for operating and processing computerized programs comprising input commands of a user through the display device to display computerized results to the user;

(d) a play unit comprising at least one media item, said play unit causing operation of the at least one media item in response to commands received from the input unit; and

(e) an output unit for causing display of results of commands or contents of media items on the display device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the input device comprises an input device selected from the group consisting of a dial wheel, a push button, a joystick, a touch panel, a keypad, a node-stick and a button-stick.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the input device comprises a touch panel.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said intelligence scroll sequence function bar has a background simultaneously organized sequence function for adjusting a priority level of a media item upwardly or downwardly by placing the intelligence scroll sequence function bar on the media item of the plurality of media items and clicking on the media item a number of times corresponding to a desired priority level, wherein the priority level of the media item can be adjusted using the intelligence scroll sequence function bar simultaneously while at least one of the media item and another media item of the plurality of media items is being operated by the play unit.

5. A system for facilitating selection of at least one media item from a plurality of media items comprising:

(a) an input unit comprising a housing, a sphere or a scroll arrow device disposed in the housing, and a display device in a front portion of the housing, said display device comprising

a bordered screen comprising a plurality of borders and an intelligence cursor or scroll bar responsive to movements of the sphere or the scroll arrow device for generating a signal to activate a computer programmed screen or scroll moving function or a computer programmed cursor movement function for generating cursor motions in “

X”

axis and “

Y”

axis directions,

said intelligence cursor or scroll bar being adapted to detect a user selectable command or content item on the display device,

said intelligence cursor or scroll bar being operable to organize media items associated with the user selectable item into a selected operation sequence based on a number of times the intelligence cursor or scroll bar senses and generates a click signal on a sequence symbol associated with a respective media item when the user selectable item is a content item,

said intelligence cursor or scroll bar being operable to carry out computer programmed functions associated with the user selectable item when the user selectable item is a command item;

(b) a source unit accessible by the input unit for storage of media items;

(c) a central processing unit for operating and processing computerized programs comprising input commands of a user through the display device to display computerized results to the user;

(d) a play unit comprising at least one media item, said play unit causing operation of the at least one media item in response to commands received from the input unit; and

(e) an output unit for causing display of results of commands or contents of media items on the display device.

6. The system according to claim 5 wherein movement of the intelligence cursor or scroll bar into contact with a border generates a border moving signal for causing movement of the border and change in data displayed within the bordered screen from a first data set to a second data set.

7. The system according to claim 5 wherein the bordered screen comprises at least two sub-screens with different screen contents.

8. The system according to claim 5 wherein the bordered screen comprises a list of user selectable items, wherein contact by the intelligence cursor or scroll bar with a user selectable item causes display of an associated pop-up butterfly wing style display comprising a sub-list of user selectable items.

9. The system according to claim 5, wherein said intelligence cursor or scroll bar has a background simultaneously organized sequence function for adjusting a priority level of a media item upwardly or downwardly by placing the intelligence cursor or scroll bar on the media item of the plurality of media items and clicking on the media item a number of times corresponding to a desired priority level, wherein the priority level of the media item can be adjusted using the intelligence cursor or scroll bar simultaneously while at least one of the media item and another media item of the plurality of media items is being operated by the play unit.

10. A method of facilitating selection of at least one media item from a plurality of media items stored in a source unit for operation by a portable media player in response to signals generated by an input device comprising the steps of:

(a) generating a multimedia play menu for display on a screen of the portable media player, the menu comprising a list of media items to be operated by the portable media player, each media item having an associated sequence symbol,

(b) providing the portable media player with an intelligence scroll sequence function bar and an input device,

(c) controlling movements of the intelligence scroll sequence function bar with the input device,

(d) controlling a computer programmed press command function of the intelligence scroll sequence function bar with the input device,

(e) activating at least one of a computer programmed screen scroll moving function and a computer programmed screen scrolling function of the intelligence scroll sequence function bar in response to movements of the intelligence scroll sequence function bar, and

(f) changing a priority operation sequence associated with a media item relative to other media items in the list of media items by applying the intelligence scroll sequence function bar to a sequence symbol associated with the media item.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the input device is programmed to cause activation of a recording function, a go back to a front end of a media item function, a reverse function, a stop function, a forward function, a go forward to a rear end of a media item function, a pause function, a save function for saving a file or a group into the storage unit, and a delete function for deleting a file or a group from the storage unit.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of using the input device as at least one of a music play key, a movie play key and multimedia play key.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the input device comprises an input device selected from the group consisting of a dial wheel, a push button, a joystick, a touch panel, a keypad, a node-stick and a button-stick.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the input device comprises a touch panel.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of generating an auto playgroup organizer system from the multimedia play menu using a background simultaneously organized sequence function of the intelligence scroll sequence function bar by placing the intelligence scroll sequence function bar on a media item of the plurality of media items and clicking on the media item to adjust a priority level of the media item upwardly or downwardly, wherein the priority level of the media item can be adjusted using the intelligence scroll sequence function bar simultaneously while at least one of the media item and another media item of the plurality of media items is being operated by the portable media player.