Advanced navigation method for music players and video players
US7934236B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/2748
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content navigation method that may be used with a storage device that holds multiple content objects includes a controller, at least one search switch and at least one control switch. Each of the content objects has a corresponding name which includes at least one character from an alphabet. The controller determines a set of names of the stored content that corresponds to the activation of the search switch, displays at least one name the set of names and, responsive to the control switch, selects the content object corresponding to the displayed name. The search switches may include multiple search switches, each associated with a predetermined set of letters from the alphabet. Alternatively, each switch may have an corresponding display and may be associated with a dynamically determined set of letters based on their frequency of occurrence in the names.
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