Customizable database-driven menu structure for a portable computing device
US8132108B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0482
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable media playing device incorporating a menu structure. The device includes a display mechanism, a navigation database, including a navigation record with a navigation description, and an action database, including an action record with an action description. The action database is customizable. A display driver displays the navigation description. When the navigation description is selected, the display driver displays the action description. When the action description is selected, a digital synchronization system generates an extra action request (EAR) record that includes an action identifier and action data for storage in an EAR database. When the device is synchronized with a computer, a synchronization manager accesses the EAR database and updates the action database with any new action records.
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