Systems and methods for incorporating a control connected media frame
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1. A method implemented in a communications device for managing media content, comprising:
- providing, by the communications device, a user interface for a user to access media content;
receiving a user input from the user via the user interface, the user input specifying media content to be searched, a location characteristic of the media content, and a reference location;
searching a media content database in at least one remote entity for media content corresponding to the user input; and
updating the user interface to include the media content corresponding to the user input and displaying the media content corresponding to the user input in a specified order, wherein updating the user interface to include the media content corresponding to the user input comprises;
forming clusters of the media content corresponding to the user input based on the location characteristic specified in the user input; and
sorting the clusters of the media content corresponding to the user input according to the specified order relative to the specified reference location, wherein the clusters are arranged according to distance from the specified reference location with respect to one of;
east-west directions and north-south directions.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described for managing media content using a communications device. One embodiment is a method that comprises providing, by the communications device, a user interface for a user to access the media content. The method further comprises receiving a user input from the user via the user interface, searching a media content database for media content corresponding to the user input, and updating the user interface according to the media content corresponding to the user input and displaying in a specified order.
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1. A method implemented in a communications device for managing media content, comprising:
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providing, by the communications device, a user interface for a user to access media content; receiving a user input from the user via the user interface, the user input specifying media content to be searched, a location characteristic of the media content, and a reference location; searching a media content database in at least one remote entity for media content corresponding to the user input; and updating the user interface to include the media content corresponding to the user input and displaying the media content corresponding to the user input in a specified order, wherein updating the user interface to include the media content corresponding to the user input comprises; forming clusters of the media content corresponding to the user input based on the location characteristic specified in the user input; and sorting the clusters of the media content corresponding to the user input according to the specified order relative to the specified reference location, wherein the clusters are arranged according to distance from the specified reference location with respect to one of;
east-west directions and north-south directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21)
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12. A system for managing media content, comprising:
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a processor; an application executable in the processor, the application comprising; a media content manager configured to update a media content database in at least one remote entity; a user interface generator configured to provide a user interface for a user to access media content stored in the media content database; and a touchscreen interface for receiving a user input from the user, the user input specifying media content to be searched, a location characteristic of the media content to be searched, and a reference location; wherein the media content manager is further configured to search the media content database for media content corresponding to the user input through a communication network; wherein the user interface generator updates the user interface to include the media content corresponding to the user input; and wherein the user interface generator updates the user interface by forming clusters of the media content corresponding to the user input based on the location characteristic specified in the user input and sorting the clusters of the media content corresponding to the user input according to a specified order relative to the specified reference location, wherein the clusters are arranged according to distance from the specified reference location with respect to one of;
east-west directions and north-south directions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, the program comprising:
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logic for updating a media content database from one or more remote entities through a communication network; logic for providing a user interface for a user to access media content stored in the media content database, wherein the user interface includes a slider control for navigating the media content; logic for receiving a user input from the user via the user interface, the user input specifying media content to be searched, a location characteristic of the media content, and a reference location; logic for searching the media content database for media content corresponding to the user input; and logic for updating the user interface to include the media content corresponding to the user input by forming clusters of the media content corresponding to the user input based on the location characteristic, and sorting the clusters according to a specified order relative to the specified reference location, wherein the clusters are arranged according to distance from the specified reference location with respect to one of;
east-west directions and north-south directions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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