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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2010
Applicants:

Drew Bamford, Taoyuan, TW;

Yi-shan Lin, Taoyuan, TW;

I-fen Shih, Taoyuan, TW;

Shih-hao Yeh, Taoyuan, TW;

Hsu-jung Chen, Taoyuan, TW;

Inventors:

Drew Bamford, Taoyuan, TW;

Yi-Shan Lin, Taoyuan, TW;

I-Fen Shih, Taoyuan, TW;

Shih-Hao Yeh, Taoyuan, TW;

Hsu-Jung Chen, Taoyuan, TW;

Assignee:

HTC Corporation, Taoyuan, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and method for accessing multimedia items using an electronic device determines a set of first level categories based on multimedia items associated with the electronic device. The system determines second level category graphics and first level category graphics corresponding to the set of first level categories. The first level category graphics are generated based on one or more second level category graphics associated with the first level category. The system displays a first view that comprises some or all of the first level category graphics. In response to a user input selecting a particular first level category graphic, the system shows a second view that simultaneously displays first level category graphics and second level category graphics associated with the selected first level category. In response to a user input selecting a second level category, the system displays accesses a multimedia item associated with the selected second level category.


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