Claims
- 1. A method for the management and organization of media assets, comprising the steps of:
creating a keylist comprising an ordered sequence of items, each item referencing either a media asset or a keylist; and receiving user selections of reference data for media assets identified from a plurality of available media assets to be assigned to each keylist.
- 2. The method of claim 1, and further comprising the step of creating a parent keylist that comprises an ordered sequence of one or more keylists.
- 3. The method of claim 2, and further comprising the step of utilizing the media assets in accordance with the sequence of the parent keylist.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving comprises receiving user selections of reference data for media assets stored locally and/or remotely from a device on which the media assets are to be used.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the media assets may comprise one or more selected from the group consisting of: audio assets, video assets, streaming audio or video assets and interactive software.
- 6. The method of claim 1, and further comprising utilizing items within a keylist in a random sequence.
- 7. A media player device comprising:
memory that stores reference data identifying a plurality of media assets; a user interface that receives user input; processor coupled to the memory and to the user interface, wherein the processor is responsive to user input via the user interface to execute a process to:
(i) create a keylist comprising an ordered sequence of items, each item referencing either a media asset or a keylist; and (ii) receive user selections of reference data for media assets identified from a plurality of available media assets to be assigned to each keylist.
- 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the memory stores reference data for media assets stored locally and/or remotely from the device.
- 9. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is programmed to select a media asset selected from the group consisting of: audio assets, video assets, streaming audio or video assets and interactive software.
- 10. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor utilizes items in a keylist in a random sequence.
- 11. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is programmed to create a parent keylist comprising an ordered sequence of one or more keylists.
- 12. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor is programmed to execute usage of media assets in accordance with the sequence of the parent keylist.
- 13. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions, said sequences of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause said processor to:
(i) create a keylist comprising an ordered sequence of items, each item referencing either a media asset or a keylist; and (ii) receive user selections of reference data for media assets identified from a plurality of available media assets to be assigned to each keylist
- 14. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, and further comprising data representing instructions which when executed by a processor causes the processor to create a parent keylist comprising an ordered sequence of one or more keylists.
- 15. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, and further comprising data representing instructions which when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute usage of media assets in accordance with the sequence of the parent keylist.
- 16. A method for the management and organization of media assets, comprising the steps of:
creating a keylist comprising an ordered sequence of the following items: (1) an ordered sequence of a plurality of media assets and (2) one or more keylists; and receiving user selections of reference data for media assets identified from a plurality of available media assets to be assigned to a keylist.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/177,700 filed Jan. 24, 2000, entitled “Dynamic Management And Organization Of Media Assets In A Universal Media Player,” the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60177700 |
Jan 2000 |
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