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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Hui-yu Chiang, Burnaby, CA;
Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott, Toronto, CA;
Alen Mujkic, Mississauga, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method is provided for providing a visual indicator of content existing in a play list while displaying available media items for adding to the play list. The method comprises the steps of: retrieving information related to the available media items; retrieving information related to the content existing in the play list; comparing the available media item information with the play list content information to determine items from the available media that are already included in the play list; displaying a menu showing the available media items; and displaying visual indicators next to the items in the menu of the available media that are already included in the play list.