Speed browsing of media items in a media diary application
First Claim
1. An application for providing access to media files on a digital device, the application comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program instructions comprising:
- first instructions for generating a media view that provides access to digital media files and associates digital media files with a period of time; and
second instructions for generating a media handle that provides the ability to browse a view generated by the application over several periods of time.
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Abstract
A media management application implemented in a digital device that incorporates a speed browsing mechanism. The speed browsing mechanism provides for the speed of the browsing or scrolling function to be altered depending on the desire of the user. The speed browser can be configured by the user to browse for time periods, specific types of media files, annotated or bookmarked media files or any other user designated browse-able parameter. The speed browsing mechanism of the present invention provides the device user with a highly efficient means of locating time periods and the media files associated with the time periods. In addition, the speed browsing mechanism provides ergonomic benefit to the user, in that, user inputs to the device are limited and the user inputs that are required are user-friendly.
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29 Claims
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1. An application for providing access to media files on a digital device, the application comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program instructions comprising:
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first instructions for generating a media view that provides access to digital media files and associates digital media files with a period of time; and
second instructions for generating a media handle that provides the ability to browse a view generated by the application over several periods of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A digital device, the device comprising:
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a processing unit that executes computer-readable program instructions for accessing media files, the computer-readable program instructions comprising;
first instructions for generating a media view that provides access to digital media files and associates digital media files with a period of time, and second instructions for generating a media handle that provides the ability to browse a view generated by the application over several periods of time; and
a display in communication with the processing unit that presents a combined view of the media view and the media handle. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method for browsing media files in a media application, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing for a media view and a media handle on a display associated with a device implementing the media application;
deviating, the media handle, a distance from a centerline position on the display; and
setting the browse speed according to the distance that the media handle deviates from the centerline position in order to locate a desired media file representation within the media view. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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