Content-related wallpaper
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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a content-related element, comprising:
- receiving, in a media player having an interface displayed in a window in an onscreen display area, content containing at least one tag;
retrieving at least one element identified by the at least one tag;
playing, in the media player, the received content, the received content being content selected for play by the media player; and
issuing at least one resource call to display the retrieved at least one element in a display area that extends beyond the media player display area, such that the window containing the media player'"'"'s interface appears to be superimposed on the display area that displays the retrieved at least one element as wallpaper, the at least one element is displayed as wallpaper while the received content is the content selected for play by the media player, wherein the displayed at least one element comprises at least one interactive element.
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Abstract
A media player provides on-screen desktop imagery such as background wallpaper and/or interactive features, related to music or other content being played. The presentation of the content-related imagery and/or features is not limited to the area of the screen associated with the media player, but can extend to other areas of the screen as well. The content-related imagery and/or features may be displayed, for example, as desktop wallpaper, so that it appears as a background to other user interface elements such as icons and windows.
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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a content-related element, comprising:
- receiving, in a media player having an interface displayed in a window in an onscreen display area, content containing at least one tag;
retrieving at least one element identified by the at least one tag;
playing, in the media player, the received content, the received content being content selected for play by the media player; and
issuing at least one resource call to display the retrieved at least one element in a display area that extends beyond the media player display area, such that the window containing the media player'"'"'s interface appears to be superimposed on the display area that displays the retrieved at least one element as wallpaper, the at least one element is displayed as wallpaper while the received content is the content selected for play by the media player, wherein the displayed at least one element comprises at least one interactive element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
- receiving, in a media player having an interface displayed in a window in an onscreen display area, content containing at least one tag;
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6. A system for displaying a content-related element, comprising:
- a media player for receiving content containing at least one tag and for playing the received content, the media player having an interface displayed in a window in an onscreen display area, the received content being content selected for play by the media player;
an element retriever, coupled to the media player, for retrieving at least one element identified by the at least one tag;
an operating system interface, coupled to the element retriever, for issuing at least one resource call to display the retrieved at least one element in a display area that extends beyond the media player display area, such that the window containing the media player'"'"'s interface appears to be superimposed on the display area that displays the retrieved at least one element as wallpaper, the at least one element is displayed as wallpaper while the received content is the content selected for play by the media player, wherein the displayed at least one element comprises at least one interactive element. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
- a media player for receiving content containing at least one tag and for playing the received content, the media player having an interface displayed in a window in an onscreen display area, the received content being content selected for play by the media player;
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11. A computer program product for displaying a content-related element, comprising:
- a computer readable medium; and
computer program code, encoded on the medium, for controlling a processor to perform the operations of;
receiving, in a media player having an interface displayed in a window in an onscreen display area, content containing at least one tag;
retrieving at least one element identified by the at least one tag;
playing, in the media player, the received content, the received content being content selected for play by the media player; and
issuing at least one resource call to display the retrieved at least one element in a display area that extends beyond the media player display area, such that the window containing the media player'"'"'s interface appears to be superimposed on the display area that displays the retrieved at least one element as wallpaper, the at least one element is displayed as wallpaper while the received content is the content selected for play by the media player, wherein the displayed at least one element comprises at least one interactive element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
- a computer readable medium; and
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