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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
John Charles Brook, Stanhope Gardens NSW, AU;
Julie Rae Kowald, Newport NSW, AU;
Rupert William Galloway Reeve, Redfern NSW, AU;
Choi Chi Evelene MA, Ashfield NSW, AU;
Joshua Worrill, Ryde NSW, AU;
John Charles Brook, Stanhope Gardens NSW, AU;
Julie Rae Kowald, Newport NSW, AU;
Rupert William Galloway Reeve, Redfern NSW, AU;
Choi Chi Evelene Ma, Ashfield NSW, AU;
Joshua Worrill, Ryde NSW, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing media items is disclosed. The method involves selecting a sub-set () of the media items (), and concurrently displaying a spatial representation () and a temporal representation () of the selected sub-set. Using this starting point, a user can browse, using either a temporal control input () or a spatial control input (), applied to the associated temporal or spatial display (respectively), to modify the media item selection (). The display corresponding to the non-selected navigation mode is automatically and contemporaneously changed to reflect the change in the media item selection.