METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO SELECTION AND PLAYBACK IN A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER
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1. A method for using an accessory communicably coupled to navigate video content stored on a portable media player according to a video hierarchy;
- the method comprising, by the accessory;
sending a first selection command to the media player to select a media kind from the video hierarchy;
sending a second selection command to the media player to select a category of the media kind; and
sending one or more additional selection commands to the media player until a desired video track is located.
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Abstract
A method and system in accordance with the present invention allows an accessory to control settings of a portable media player when providing video to an accessory, to control playback of the portable media player and to provide for navigation between video tracks in a hierarchical fashion. In so doing, a portable media player can then utilize this information to provide for the maximum functionality of the accessory when connected to the portable media player.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for using an accessory communicably coupled to navigate video content stored on a portable media player according to a video hierarchy;
- the method comprising, by the accessory;
sending a first selection command to the media player to select a media kind from the video hierarchy; sending a second selection command to the media player to select a category of the media kind; and sending one or more additional selection commands to the media player until a desired video track is located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- the method comprising, by the accessory;
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5. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for controlling operation of an accessory communicably coupled to a media player that stores video content according to a video hierarchy, the program code comprising:
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program code for sending a first selection command to the media player to instruct the media player to select a media kind from the video hierarchy; program code for sending a second selection command to the media player to instruct the media player to select a category of the media kind; and program code for sending one or more additional selection commands to instruct the media player to make additional selections. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A connector interface system for an accessory comprising:
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an interface configured to transmit and receive signals with a media player, wherein the signals include a plurality of commands for navigating video content stored on a portable media player according to a video hierarchy, the plurality of commands including; a first command that instructs the media player to select a media kind from the video hierarchy; a second command that instructs the media player to select a category of the media kind; and a third command that instructs the media player to make a further selection within the video hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An accessory comprising:
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a device; and a connector interface system in communication with the device, the connector interface system comprising an interface configured to transmit and receive signals with a media player, wherein the signals include a plurality of commands for navigating video content stored on a portable media player according to a video hierarchy, the plurality of commands including; a first command that instructs the media player to select a media kind from the video hierarchy; a second command that instructs the media player to select a category of the media kind; and a third command that instructs the media player to make a further selection within the video hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for locating video content stored within a portable media player using an accessory communicably coupled to the portable media player;
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sending to the portable media player a first command to select a video hierarchy within a database of media tracks stored on the portable media player, the database of media tracks including at least one video track; sending to the portable media player a second command to select a media kind from within the video hierarchy; receiving from the media player information indicating a number of video tracks stored within the media player that correspond to the selected media kind; and in the event that more than one video track corresponds to the selected media kind, sending to the portable media player a third command to select a category within the media kind. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. An accessory for use with a portable media player, the accessory comprising:
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an interface adapted to be coupled with a portable media player and configured to support an accessory protocol for exchanging with the portable media player commands and information related to playback of video tracks stored on the portable media player; and a control module coupled to the interface, the control module being configured to; send to the portable media player a first command to select a video hierarchy within a database of media tracks stored on the portable media player, the database of media tracks including at least one video track; send to the portable media player a second command to select a media kind from within the video hierarchy; receive from the media player information indicating a number of tracks stored within the media player that correspond to the selected media kind; and send to the portable media player, in the event that more than one video track corresponds to the selected media kind, a third command to select a category within the media kind. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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