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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
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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.

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