User interface for sharing and searching playlists
The present disclosure provides a user interface for making a playlist available to the public. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a user interface for creating a playlist comprising user-defined descriptor information. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a user interface for searching for such public playlists.
1 . A user interface for a media management application operating on a computing device comprising:
a search entry area for inputting search criteria representing a desire to identify a playlist, said playlist accessible from a playlist storage comprising user published playlists, some or all of said published playlists comprising associated user-defined playlist descriptor information, said user-defined playlist descriptor information comprising user developed text;
a user input element for initiating a search of said playlist storage in accordance with said input criteria; and
a first area for displaying a result of said search, said result comprising information associated with said playlist.
2 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area comprises a drop down menu.
3 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area comprises a text entry box.
4 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area is capable of accepting a user entry comprising a search criteria related to a mood.
5 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area is capable of accepting a user entry comprising a search criteria related to a situation.
6 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area is capable of accepting a user entry comprising a search criteria related to an event.
7 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said user input element is a button.
8 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said first area displays said result of said search in a columnar format.
9 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a title associated with said playlist.
10 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a user identification associated with said playlist.
11 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a playlist descriptor information associated with said playlist.
12 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises an artist associated with said playlist.
13 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a genre associated with said playlist.
14 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a rating associated with said playlist.
15 . The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises an identifier associated with said playlist.
16 . The user interface of claim 15 wherein said identifier comprises a pointer, wherein the displayed identifier when selected by a user is recognized by a computing device as relating to a pointer on a network.
17 . The user interface of claim 15 wherein said identifier comprises a uniform resource locator, wherein the displayed identifier when selected by a user is recognized by a computing device as relating to a uniform resource locator on a network.
18 . The user interface of claim 15 wherein said identifier comprises a universal resource identifier, wherein the displayed identifier when selected by a user is recognized by a computing device as relating to a universal resource identifier on a network.
19 . The user interface of claim 15 wherein upon selecting said playlist identifier, said first area displays the contents of said playlist.
20 . The user interface of claim 19 wherein said playlist contents are displayed in columnar format.
21 . The user interface of claim 19 wherein said first area further comprises a text box displaying said user developed text.
22 . The user interface of claim 19 wherein said first area further comprises a user input element for indicating whether said playlist is public or private.
23 . A user interface for a media management application operating on a computing device comprising:
a first area for displaying at least one selected media file to be included in a playlist;
a second area for receiving user-defined playlist descriptor information, said user-defined playlist descriptor information comprising user developed text;
a first user input element for saving said playlist in a playlist storage wherein interaction with said first user input elements causes said playlist to be saved and associated with said playlist descriptor information; and
a second user input element for causing said playlist to become published, said published playlist and playlist descriptor information being publicly available for searching by an entity.
24 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said first area displays said media file in columnar format.
25 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said first area displays information associated with said media file.
26 . The user interface of claim 25 wherein said information comprises a title associated with said media file.
27 . The user interface of claim 25 wherein said information comprises an artist associated with said media file.
28 . The user interface of claim 25 wherein said information comprises a genre associated with said media file.
29 . The user interface of claim 25 wherein said information comprises a rating associated with said media file.
30 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said input element is a button.
31 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said user developed text is related to a mood associated with said playlist.
32 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said user developed text is related to a situation associated with said playlist.
33 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said user developed text is related to an event associated with said playlist.
34 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said second user input element comprises user selectable text.
35 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said second user input element comprises a button.
36 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said second user input element comprises drop down menu.
37 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said searching entity comprises a user located at a computing device.
38 . The user interface of claim 23 wherein said searching entity comprises a program.
39 . The user interface of claim 23 further comprising a third input element for designating said playlist as private, wherein said private playlist is not searchable by a searching entity.
40 . The user interface of claim 23 further comprising a third area for displaying a user-definable title associated with said playlist.