ACTION-BASED MENUS FOR A PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE
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1. A portable media device for presenting an action-based menu on a portable media device, the system comprising:
- an identification component for identifying a context related to a media file or group of media files selected by a user of the portable media device;
a selection component communicatively coupled to the identification component for selecting one or more actions relevant to the media file or group of media files under the identified context;
a display component communicatively coupled to the selection component for displaying the selected one or more actions to the user;
an input component for receiving a selection by the user of one of the displayed actions; and
a processing component communicatively coupled to the input component for initiating an activity corresponding to the action selected by the user.
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Abstract
A software and/or hardware facility for presenting action-based menus on a portable media player. An action-based menu is a list of action options contextually displayed to a user of the portable media player that includes actions that are relevant to the particular piece of media or group of media. Each action in the action-based menu is selectable by the user, and the facility initiates an activity corresponding to a selected action. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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1. A portable media device for presenting an action-based menu on a portable media device, the system comprising:
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an identification component for identifying a context related to a media file or group of media files selected by a user of the portable media device; a selection component communicatively coupled to the identification component for selecting one or more actions relevant to the media file or group of media files under the identified context; a display component communicatively coupled to the selection component for displaying the selected one or more actions to the user; an input component for receiving a selection by the user of one of the displayed actions; and a processing component communicatively coupled to the input component for initiating an activity corresponding to the action selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of presenting an action-based menu on a portable media player, the method comprising:
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identifying by the portable media player a context related to a media file or group of media files selected by a user; selecting by the portable media player one or more actions relevant to the identified context; displaying by the portable media player the selected actions to the user; receiving by the portable media player a selection by the user of one of the displayed actions; and initiating by the portable media player an activity corresponding to the action selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An article of manufacture comprises a computer readable storage medium, and content stored therein, wherein the content is configured to enable a portable media player to practice an action-based menu method comprising
identifying by the portable media player a context related to a media file or group of media files selected by a user; -
selecting by the portable media player one or more actions relevant to the identified context; displaying by the portable media player the selected actions to the user; receiving by the portable media player a selection by the user of one of the displayed actions; and initiating by the portable media player an activity corresponding to the action selected by the user.
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