MEDIA SYSTEM HAVING SYNCHRONIZATION WITH PREEMPTIVE PRIORITIZATION OF SYNCHRONIZATION ORDER
A media system includes media devices having media files arranged in folders and a database adapted to store information about the media files and/or folders. A synchronizer is used to synchronize information about the media files and/or folders with the database. The synchronizer synchronizes the information to a folder synchronization order. The determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user. The user may designate a priority different from the synchronization order to place another folder other than a current folder at a higher priority within the synchronization order.
1 . A media system comprising:
a plurality of media devices, where each of the media devices includes one or more media files arranged in one or more folders;
a database adapted to store information about the one or more media files; and
a synchronizer adapted to synchronize information about the one or more media files with the database, where the synchronizer synchronizes the information in accordance with a determined folder synchronization order, and where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to place a folder at a higher prioritization order.
2 . The media system of claim 1 , where the determined folder synchronization order comprises starting synchronization operations at a root folder of a media device of the plurality of media devices.
3 . The media system of claim 2 , where the determined folder synchronization order comprises continuing synchronization operations at subsequent filesystem levels in alphabetical order.
4 . The media system of claim 1 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize an a prior folder stored by the user.
5 . The media system of claim 1 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a folder entered in real time.
6 . The media system of claim 1 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a folder entered in real time in response to a query.
7 . The media system of claim 1 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a predetermined default folder.
8 . A media system comprising:
a plurality of media devices, where each of the media devices includes one or more media files arranged in one or more folders;
a database adapted to store information about the one or more media files and folders; and
a human machine interface module adapted to accept media content selection commands from a user;
a media engine module accepting media content selection commands from the human machine interface to select a media file for playback; and
a synchronization module synchronizing information about the one or more media files and folders with the database, where the synchronizer synchronizes the information in accordance with a determined folder synchronization order, and where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user through the human machine interface module to place a folder at a higher prioritization order.
9 . The media system of claim 8 , where the determined folder synchronization order comprises starting synchronization operations at a root folder of a media device of the plurality of media devices.
10 . The media system of claim 9 , where the determined folder synchronization order comprises continuing synchronization operations at subsequent filesystem levels in alphabetical order.
11 . The media system of claim 8 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize an a prior folder stored by the user.
12 . The media system of claim 8 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a folder entered in real time.
13 . The media system of claim 8 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a folder entered in real time in response to a query.
14 . The media system of claim 8 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a predetermined default folder.
15 . A media system comprising:
media device means for storing one or more media files in one or more folders;
database means for storing information about the one or more media files; and
synchronization means for synchronizing information about the one or more media files with the database means, where the synchronization means synchronizes the information in accordance with a determined folder synchronization order, and where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to place a folder at a higher prioritization order.
16 . The media system of claim 15 , where the determined folder synchronization order comprises starting synchronization operations at a root folder of a media device of the plurality of media devices.
17 . The media system of claim 16 , where the determined folder synchronization order comprises continuing synchronization operations at subsequent filesystem levels in alphabetical order.
18 . The media system of claim 15 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize an a prior folder stored by the user.
19 . The media system of claim 15 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a folder entered in real time.
20 . The media system of claim 15 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a folder entered in real time in response to a query.
21 . The media system of claim 15 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a predetermined default folder.
22 . A method for operating a media system comprising:
storing one or more media files in one or more folders;
organizing information about the one or more media files in one or more databases; and
synchronizing information about the one or more media files with the one or more databases, where the information is synchronize in accordance with a determined folder synchronization order; and
allowing a user to preempt the determined folder synchronization order to place a folder at a higher prioritization order.
23 . The method of claim 22 , where the determined folder synchronization order comprises starting synchronization operations at a root folder of a media device.
24 . The method of claim 22 , where the determined folder synchronization order comprises continuing synchronization operations at subsequent filesystem levels of the media device in alphabetical order.
25 . The method of claim 22 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize an a prior folder stored by the user.
26 . The method of claim 22 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a folder entered in real time.
27 . The method of claim 22 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a folder entered in real time in response to a query.
28 . The method of claim 22 , where the determined folder synchronization order may be preempted by a user to synchronize a predetermined default folder.