Method and apparatus for managing a playlist by metadata
    1.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for managing a playlist by metadata 审中-公开
    用于通过元数据管理播放列表的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130254207A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-26

    申请号:US11126871

    申请日:2005-05-11

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: Techniques for managing a playlist in a multimedia system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, the playlist is structured to be able to include as many items as desired. To facilitate the manageability of such playlist, the playlist is built with a plurality of items. Each of the items is associated with metadata that includes information related to, for example, artist, album, genre, composer, and track number. The metadata for each item may be parsed, updated or logically operated upon to facilitate the management of the playlist. In another embodiment, each of the items is either a single item or a group item. A single item contains metadata of a corresponding source. A group item contains metadata of accessing other constituent items, which again may be single items or group items. As a result, the playlist can accommodate as many items as desired in a limited memory space without compromising the manageability of the playlist. Each of the items can be removed from, added to, or moved around in the playlist without concerning that an item may further include many items therein.

    摘要翻译: 公开了在多媒体系统中管理播放列表的技术。 根据技术的一个方面,播放列表被构造成能够包括根据需要的多个项目。 为了便于这种播放列表的可管理性,播放列表用多个项目构建。 每个项目与包括与例如艺术家,专辑,类型,作曲者和曲目号相关的信息的元数据相关联。 可以对每个项目的元数据进行解析,更新或逻辑操作,以便于播放列表的管理。 在另一个实施例中,每个项目是单个项目或组项目。 单个项目包含相应源的元数据。 组项目包含访问其他组成项目的元数据,其再次可以是单个项目或组项目。 结果,播放列表可以在有限的存储器空间中容纳尽可能多的项目,而不会影响播放列表的可管理性。 每个项目可以从播放列表中移除,添加到或移动到其中,而不涉及一个项目可以进一步包括许多项目。

    Method and apparatus for adjusting volume levels in a multi-zone system
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for adjusting volume levels in a multi-zone system 有权
    用于调整多区域系统中的音量的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08588949B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-19

    申请号:US13619237

    申请日:2012-09-14

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: A multimedia controller including a processor, the controller configured to: provide a user interface for a player group, wherein the player group includes a plurality of players in a local area network, and wherein each player is configured to playback a multimedia output from a multimedia source; accept an input to facilitate formation of the player group, indicating that at least two of the players in the local area network are to be included in the player group; for each of the plurality of players within the player group, accept an input to adjust a volume associated with the player, that causes the player to adjust its volume; and accept an input to adjust a volume associated with the player group, wherein the input to adjust the volume associated with the group causes the players in the player group to adjust their volumes.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括处理器的多媒体控制器,所述控制器被配置为:为玩家组提供用户界面,其中所述玩家组包括局域网中的多个玩家,并且其中每个玩家被配置为从多媒体播放多媒体输出 资源; 接受输入以便于播放器组的形成,指示局域网中的至少两个播放器将被包括在播放器组中; 对于玩家组中的多个玩家中的每一个,接受输入以调整与玩家相关联的音量,导致玩家调节其音量; 并且接受输入以调整与播放器组相关联的音量,其中用于调整与组相关联的音量的输入导致播放器组中的玩家调节其音量。

    Method and apparatus for controlling multimedia players in a multi-zone system
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling multimedia players in a multi-zone system 有权
    用于控制多区域系统中的多媒体播放器的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07571014B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-04

    申请号:US10861653

    申请日:2004-06-05

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00 G06F3/00

    摘要: Techniques for controlling zone group and zone group characteristics such as audio volume in a multi-zone system are disclosed. The multi-zone system includes a number of multimedia players, each preferably located in a zone. A controller may control the operations of all of the zone players remotely from any one of the zones. Two or more zone players may be dynamically grouped as a zone group for synchronized operations. According to one aspect of the techniques, a zone group configuration can be managed, updated, modified via an interactive user interface provided in a controlling device. The zone group configuration may be saved in one of zone players. According to another aspect of the techniques, the audio volume control of a zone group can be performed individually or synchronously as a group.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于控制多区域系统中的区域组和区域组特征如音频体积的技术。 多区域系统包括多个多媒体播放器,每个多媒体播放器优选地位于一个区域中。 控制器可以从任何一个区域远程地控制所有区域播放器的操作。 两个或多个区域播放器可以动态地分组为用于同步操作的区域组。 根据技术的一个方面,可以经由控制设备中提供的交互式用户界面来管理,更新,修改区域组配置。 区域组配置可以保存在其中一个区域播放器中。 根据技术的另一方面,区域组的音频音量控制可以单独地或同步地作为一组进行。

    User interface to provide additional information on a selected item in a list
    5.
    发明授权
    User interface to provide additional information on a selected item in a list 有权
    用户界面提供列表中所选项目的附加信息

    公开(公告)号:US09075509B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-07

    申请号:US11419136

    申请日:2006-05-18

    摘要: Techniques pertaining to efficient scrolling a list are disclosed. One of the features of the efficient scrolling is to provide a graphic user interface that displays items in the list so that a user may scroll the list using a scroll wheel. After an item is highlighted for a predefined time, an information panel is automatically displayed to show hidden information associated with the item. The information panel is superimposed in an area of the graphic user interface, without obstructing the highlighted item.

    摘要翻译: 公开了有效滚动列表的技术。 高效滚动的特征之一是提供一个图形用户界面,用于显示列表中的项目,以便用户可以使用滚轮滚动列表。 在预定义时间突出显示某个项目后,会自动显示信息面板以显示与该项目相关联的隐藏信息。 信息面板叠加在图形用户界面的一个区域,而不会阻碍突出显示的项目。

    User Interface to provide additional information on a selected item in a list
    6.
    发明申请
    User Interface to provide additional information on a selected item in a list 有权
    用户界面提供列表中所选项目的附加信息

    公开(公告)号:US20130254695A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-26

    申请号:US11419136

    申请日:2006-05-18

    IPC分类号: G06F3/0484

    摘要: Techniques pertaining to efficient scrolling a list are disclosed. One of the features of the efficient scrolling is to provide a graphic user interface that displays items in the list so that a user may scroll the list using a scroll wheel. After an item is highlighted for a predefined time, an information panel is automatically displayed to show hidden information associated with the item. The information panel is superimposed in an area of the graphic user interface, without obstructing the highlighted item.

    摘要翻译: 公开了有效滚动列表的技术。 高效滚动的特征之一是提供一个图形用户界面,用于显示列表中的项目,以便用户可以使用滚轮滚动列表。 在预定义时间突出显示某个项目后,会自动显示信息面板以显示与该项目相关联的隐藏信息。 信息面板叠加在图形用户界面的一个区域,而不会阻碍突出显示的项目。

    User Interface to enable users to scroll through a large list of items
    8.
    发明申请
    User Interface to enable users to scroll through a large list of items 有权
    用户界面,使用户能够浏览大量项目列表

    公开(公告)号:US20130254707A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-26

    申请号:US11382272

    申请日:2006-05-09

    IPC分类号: G06F3/0485

    摘要: Techniques pertaining to efficient scrolling are disclosed. One of the features of the efficient scrolling is the enablement of a search right at an appropriate item in a large list of items, thus avoiding going through the long list and wandering back and forth around a desired item. According to one embodiment, an indexing display is used. The indexing display includes a list of indexes, each corresponding to a group of items that sharing one or more common characteristics (e.g., a character or a kind). The indexing display is allowed first to be scrolled for a desired index. Once the desired index is confirmed, searching for a desired item in the large list starts at an item indexed by the desired index.

    摘要翻译: 公开了有效滚动的技术。 高效滚动的特征之一是在大量项目列表中的适当项目上实现搜索权,从而避免经历长列表并绕所需项目来回移动。 根据一个实施例,使用索引显示。 索引显示包括索引列表,每个索引对应于共享一个或多个共同特征(例如,字符或种类)的一组项目。 首先允许索引显示被滚动以获得所需的索引。 一旦确定所需的索引,在大列表中搜索期望的项目就从按期望索引索引的项目开始。

    Method and apparatus for editing a playlist
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for editing a playlist 有权
    用于编辑播放列表的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07805682B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-28

    申请号:US11462047

    申请日:2006-08-03

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048

    摘要: Techniques for editing a list of items are disclosed and may be used advantageously in portable devices without the drag-and-drop utility. According to one aspect of the present invention, a highlighting bar is provided to facilitate the selection of the item(s), the selected item(s) are then moved to a desired position, and released thereto to produce an edited list, all of which are achieved by using a finger pointing sensor (e.g., a scroll wheel) and one or more designated keys or buttons.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于编辑项目列表的技术,并且可以有利地用于便携式设备中,而无需拖放实用程序。 根据本发明的一个方面,提供了一个突出显示栏以便于选择项目,然后将所选择的项目移动到期望的位置,并将其释放以产生编辑的列表,全部 其通过使用手指指示传感器(例如,滚轮)和一个或多个指定的键或按钮来实现。