IP Library Granted Patent US 7,730,414
Granted Patent B2
US 7,730,414 · App. 11/466,967 · Granted Jun 1, 2010

Graphical display

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Patent No.
US 7,730,414
App. No.
11/466,967
Granted
Jun 1, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device may include logic configured to store a number of media files. The media files may include audio files, video files, image files or multimedia files. The device may also include a display configured to display a graphical representation illustrating information associated with the media files.

Claims (33)

1. A device, comprising:

logic to store a plurality of media files;

a display to present a graphical representation illustrating information associated with the plurality of media files; and

an input device to receive input from a user identifying at least a portion of the plurality of media files represented in the graphical representation, where the logic is further to:

generate a playlist, based on the identified portion of the plurality of media files; and

associate at least one of the identified portion of the plurality of media files with at least one of a plurality of visual color indicators that indicates, based on a color of the at least one of a plurality of visual color indicators, a number of times the at least one of the identified portion of the plurality of media files has been played by the user.

2. The device of claim 1 , where the graphical representation comprises a graph, a first axis of the graph being associated with a first item of information and a second axis of the graph being associated with a second item of information.

3. The device of claim 2 , where the first item of information and second item of information each comprises at least one of one of a genre of music, a tempo, an artist or a year.

4. The device of claim 1 , where the input from the user comprises:

graphical input enclosing a number of points illustrated in the graph, where each of the number of points is associated with one of the plurality of media files.

5. The device of claim 1 , where the input received from the user comprises:

input highlighting a number of points illustrated in the graph, where each of the number of points is associated with one of the plurality of media files.

6. The device of claim 1 , where the logic is further to display at least one of the at least a portion of the plurality of media files in the playlist using visual indicators.

7. The device of claim 6 , where the visual indicators comprise at least one of color, highlighting or bolding.

8. The device of claim 1 , where the graphical representation comprises dots, stars or geometrical shapes, each of the dots, stars or geometrical shapes representing at least one of the plurality of media files.

9. The device of claim 1 , where the graphical representation comprises a map, the map including indicators representing at least one of the plurality of media files.

10. The device of claim 1 , where the graphical representation comprises artwork associated with at least one of the plurality of media files.

11. The device of claim 1 , where the device comprises a mobile telephone.

12. The device of claim 1 , where the logic is further to:

provide a link to a music vendor.

13. A method, comprising:

storing, on a device, a plurality of media files;

displaying, on the device, a graphical representation illustrating information associated with the plurality of media files;

receiving, at the device, an input from a user identifying at least a portion of the plurality of media files represented in the graphical representation;

generating, at the device, a playlist based on the at least a portion of the plurality of media files,

where one or more of the at least a portion of the plurality of media files is associated with at least one of a plurality of visual color indicators that indicates, based on a color of the visual color indicator, a number of times the one or more of the at least a portion of the plurality of media files has been played by the user.

14. The method of claim 13 , where the graphical representation comprises a graph, a first axis of the graph being associated with a first piece of information and a second axis of the graph being associated with a second piece of information.

15. A computer-readable memory device having stored thereon a plurality of sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

store, on a user device, a plurality of media files;

display, on the user device, a graphical representation illustrating information associated with the plurality of media files;

receive input from a user selecting at least one of the plurality of media files; and

generate. at the device, a playlist based on the at least a portion of the plurality of media files, where one or more of the at least a portion of the plurality of media files is associated with at least one of a plurality of visual color indicators that indicates, based on a color of the visual color indicator, a number of times the one or more of the at least a portion of the plurality of media files has been played by the user.

16. The device of claim 7 , where the visual indicators comprise color that indicate a number of times the at least one media file has been played.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2019
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048825/0737 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2019
From: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
Reel/Frame 048690/0974 →