Method and apparatus for interacting with a plurality of media files
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- causing a display of an image of a respective function and a plurality of images of respective media files, wherein causing the display comprises causing the display of the images such that at least one image is displayed in a foreground and at least one image is displayed in a background;
receiving input causing the display of the images to be altered such that the image of the respective function and the images of the respective media files move in a uniform manner;
receiving a selection of the image of the respective function; and
performing, with a processor, the respective function with respect to at least one of the media files in response to the selection of the image of the respective function, andwherein the image of the respective function presents a graphical indication associated with the function that is to be performed in response to the selection of the image of the respective function while the image of the respective function is displayed in the foreground and the images of the media files associated with the respective function are displayed in the background.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for facilitating interaction with a plurality of media files. In this regard, a method may be provided that includes causing the display of an image of a respective function and a plurality of images of respective media files. The display of the images may be such that at least one image is displayed in the foreground and at least one image is displayed in the background. The method may also receive a selection of the image of the respective function. In response to the selection of the image of the respective function, the respective function is performed with respect to at least one of the media files. For example, the respective function may include a shuffle function such that the plurality of media files are caused to be played in a random order.
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1. A method comprising:
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causing a display of an image of a respective function and a plurality of images of respective media files, wherein causing the display comprises causing the display of the images such that at least one image is displayed in a foreground and at least one image is displayed in a background; receiving input causing the display of the images to be altered such that the image of the respective function and the images of the respective media files move in a uniform manner; receiving a selection of the image of the respective function; and performing, with a processor, the respective function with respect to at least one of the media files in response to the selection of the image of the respective function, and wherein the image of the respective function presents a graphical indication associated with the function that is to be performed in response to the selection of the image of the respective function while the image of the respective function is displayed in the foreground and the images of the media files associated with the respective function are displayed in the background. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:
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cause a display of an image of a respective function and a plurality of images of respective media files by causing the display of the images such that at least one image is displayed in a foreground and at least one image is displayed in a background; receive input causing the display of the images to be altered such that the image of the respective function and the images of the respective media files move in a uniform manner; receive a selection of the image of the respective function; and perform the respective function with respect to at least one of the media files in response to the selection of the image of the respective function, and wherein the image of the respective function presents a graphical indication associated with the function that is to be performed in response to the selection of the image of the respective function while the image of the respective function is displayed in the foreground and the images of the media files associated with the respective function are displayed in the background. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions stored therein, the computer-readable program instructions comprising:
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program instructions configured to cause a display of an image of a respective function and a plurality of images of respective media files, wherein the program instructions configured to cause the display comprises program instructions configured to cause the display of the images such that at least one image is displayed in a foreground and at least one image is displayed in a background; program instructions configured to receive input causing the display of the images to be altered such that the image of the respective function and the images of the respective media files move in a uniform manner; program instructions configured to receive a selection of the image of the respective function; and program instructions configured to perform the respective function with respect to at least one of the media files in response to the selection of the image of the respective function, and wherein the image of the respective function presents a graphical indication associated with the function that is to be performed in response to the selection of the image of the respective function while the image of the respective function is displayed in the foreground and the images of the media files associated with the respective function are displayed in the background. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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