(12) United States Patent
`US 7,853,893 B2
`(10) Patent No.:
`Muller et al.
`(45) Date of Patent:
`Dec. 14, 2010
`
`US007853893B2
`
`GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR
`
`BROWSING, SEARCHING AND PRESENTING
`CLASSICAL WORKS
`
`(58) Field of Classification Search ................. 715/810,
`715/763, 762, 854, 825, 792; 345/744
`See application file for complete search history.
`
`(54)
`
`(75)
`
`Inventors: Max Muller, San Jose, CA (US); Mike
`Wiese, Cupertino, CA (US); David
`Heller, San Jose, CA (US); Bruno
`Posokhow, San Francisco, CA (US);
`Jeffrey L. Robbin, Los Altos, CA (US);
`Patrice Gautier, San Francisco, CA
`(US)
`
`(73)
`
`Assignee: Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
`
`(*)
`
`Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 1538 days.
`
`(21)
`
`Appl. No.: 10/903,496
`
`(22)
`
`Filed:
`
`Jul. 30, 2004
`
`(56)
`
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`Primary Examiner7William L Bashore
`Assistant Examinerisherrod Keaton
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`
`ABSTRACT
`
`Improved graphical user interfaces suitable for reviewing,
`browsing, previewing and/or purchasing media items are also
`disclosed. The methods and graphical user interfaces are par-
`ticularly useful for a system that provides purchase and dis-
`tribution ofmedia in a client-server environment. The graphi-
`cal user interfaces can be presented to a user at a client (client
`machine). In one embodiment, the methods and graphical
`user interfaces can assist users in locating media to be
`browsed, previewed or purchased. The media can,
`for
`example, be audio, video and/or image data. The methods and
`graphical user interfaces are particularly useful for reviewing,
`browsing, previewing and/or purchasing classical music.
`
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`US 7,853,893 B2
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`1
`GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR
`BROWSING, SEARCHING AND PRESENTING
`CLASSICAL WORKS
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
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`This application is a continuation of US. patent applica-
`tion Ser. No. 10/832,984, filed Apr. 26, 2004, and entitled
`“GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR BROWSING,
`SEARCHING AND PRESENTING MEDIA ITEMS”,
`which is hereby incorporated by reference herein, which is a
`Continuation-In-Part of US. patent application Ser. No.
`10/776,652, filed Feb. 10, 2004, now abandoned, and entitled
`“GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR BROWSING,
`SEARCHING AND PRESENTING MEDIA ITEMS”,
`which is hereby incorporated by reference herein, and which
`claims the benefit of: (i) US. Provisional Patent Application
`No. 60/465,410, filedApr. 25, 2003, and entitled “METHOD
`AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE NETWORK-BASED DIS-
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`TRIBUTION OF MEDIA”, which is hereby incorporated by
`reference herein; and (ii) US. Provisional Patent Application
`No. 60/534,555, filed Jan. 5, 2004, and entitled “GRAPHI-
`CAL USER INTERFACE FOR BROWSING, SEARCHING
`AND PRESENTING MEDIA ITEMS”, which is hereby
`incorporated by reference herein.
`In addition, this application claims priority benefit of: US.
`Provisional Patent Application No. 60/534,555, filed Jan. 5,
`2004, and entitled “GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR
`BROWSING, SEARCHING AND PRESENTING MEDIA
`ITEMS”, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
`This application is also related to: (i) US. patent applica-
`tion Ser. No. 10/833,267, filed Apr. 26, 2004, and entitled
`“METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK-BASED
`PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA”, which is
`hereby incorporated by reference herein; and (ii) US. patent
`application Ser. No. 10/832,812, filed Apr. 26, 2004, and
`entitled “METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE NET-
`WORK-BASED DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT”, which
`is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`1. Field of the Invention
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`The present invention relates to media purchase and distri-
`bution and, more particularly, to media purchase and distri-
`bution in a client-server environment.
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`2. Description of the Related Art
`Traditionally, music has been purchased at music stores or
`music departments of larger stores. A consumer will visit the
`music store or department and manually browse for albums or
`compact discs (CDs) of interest. Often, the music in the music
`store or department is categorized by genre, and then indexed
`by artist. For example, genre can include rock, country, pop,
`soul, jazz, etc. After the consumer selects an album or CD of
`interest, the consumer proceeds to a check-out register to pay
`for the album or CD being purchased.
`In recent years music delivery or distribution over the Inter-
`net has become popular. Due to the advances in efficient file
`formats, such as MP3 and MPEG4, the size of media files
`have become small enough to make their download via the
`Internet practical. Also, technological advances have led to
`higher-speed Internet connections and lower cost of memory.
`The combination ofthese advances make downloading media
`files, such as for music and videos, manageable and not too
`time consuming.
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`One popular approach to music distribution was mp3.com
`which uses a centralized server for storage of the numerous
`songs that are available for download. Another popular
`approach to music distribution was Napster in which peer-to-
`peer sharing was utilized. With peer-to-peer sharing, the
`numerous songs reside on the user machines of the many
`users, not on a centralized server.
`However, unrestricted use and distribution of music files
`can lead to copyright violations. It is, therefore, desirable for
`companies to be endorsed by the music industry. However, to
`obtain endorsement, companies must charge users for access
`to the songs. Some companies charge a monthly subscription
`fee and permit subscribers to play songs by streaming such to
`the subscriber’s machine where the songs are played. Stream-
`ing does not store the music files on the subscriber’s machine,
`and thus is less of a concern for the music industry. However,
`such a system requires a network connection and network
`availability in order for subscribers to play songs.
`As a result, there is a need to permit songs to be purchased
`and then made available locally to purchasers so that the
`purchaser is not dependent and constrained by the availability
`of a network connection for playback of the songs. However,
`the music industry requires its songs be secured against unau-
`thorized copying or other copyright violations. Thus, there is
`also the need to incorporate security measures to restrain the
`susceptibility to unauthorized use or distribution ofthe songs.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`the invention relates methods and
`Broadly speaking,
`graphical user interfaces suitable for reviewing, browsing,
`previewing and/or purchasing media items. The methods and
`graphical user interfaces are particularly useful for a system
`that provides purchase and distribution of media in a client-
`server environment. The graphical user interfaces can be pre-
`sented to a user at a client (client machine). In one embodi-
`ment, the methods and graphical user interfaces can assist
`users in locating media to be browsed, previewed or pur-
`chased. The media can, for example, be audio, video and/or
`image data. The invention is particularly useful for reviewing,
`browsing, previewing and/or purchasing classical music.
`The invention can be implemented in numerous ways,
`including as a method, system, device, apparatus, graphical
`user
`interface, or computer
`readable medium. Several
`embodiments of the invention are discussed below.
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`As a graphical user interface produced by an application
`program, one embodiment ofthe invention includes at least a
`media item window that includes at least a list of selectable
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`items that are capable of being selected by a user of the
`application program. The list represents a subset of a plurality
`of media items that are available to the application program.
`The selectable items are displayed such that at least one ofthe
`selectable items represent a group of related media items.
`Optionally, a group indicator can be displayed proximate to
`the at least one of the selectable items representing a group of
`related media items. As an example, the group indicator can
`be a symbol or icon. In a further example, the media items
`within the group of related media items can be items of
`classical music.
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`As a graphical user interface produced by an application
`program, one embodiment ofthe invention includes at least a
`browse window generated by the application program. The
`browse window enables a user of the application program to
`browse through a plurality of media items. The browse win-
`dow includes at least: a first list of first selectable items, with
`at least one ofthe first selectable items being capable ofbeing
`selected by the user; and a second list of second selectable
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`items, with at least one of the second selectable items being
`capable of being selected by the user. The second selectable
`items of the second list are dependent on a first selection by
`the user of at least one of the first selectable items from the
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`first list, and the second list is displayed along with the first list
`after the user has selected at least one of the first selectable
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`items from the first list. In one example, the first selectable
`items within the first list pertain to genres ofmusic, the at least
`one of the first selectable items being a classical music genre.
`In another example, the first selectable items within the first
`list pertain to a grouping ofmedia items, such as pertaining to
`charts.
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`As a method for browsing through a plurality of media
`items, one embodiment of the invention includes at least the
`acts of: requesting first selectable items for a first list from a
`remote server; displaying a browse window with the first list
`of the first selectable items; receiving a first user selection of
`one of the first selectable items in the first list; requesting
`second selectable items for a second list from the remote
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`server, the second selectable items being dependent on the
`one ofthe first selectable items in the first list that the user has
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`selected; displaying the browse window with the first list of
`the first selectable items and the second list of the second
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`selectable items; receiving a second user selection of one of
`the second selectable items in the second list; requesting third
`selectable items for a third list from the remote server, the
`third selectable items being dependent on the one of the
`second selectable items in the second list that the user has
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`selected; and displaying the browse window with the first list
`of the first selectable items, the second list of the second
`selectable items, and the third list ofthe third selectable items.
`In one implementation, the first selectable items, the sec-
`ond selectable items and the third selectable items can be
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`genre types, artists and albums, respectively. As an example,
`one of the genre types can be a classical genre.
`In another implementation, at least one of the first select-
`able items within the first list pertain to a grouping of media
`items. As an example, the grouping ofmedia items canpertain
`to charts.
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`Other aspects and advantages ofthe invention will become
`apparent from the following detailed description taken in
`conjunction with the accompanying drawings which illus-
`trate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`The invention will be readily understood by the following
`detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying
`drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate like
`structural elements, and in which:
`FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a media purchase system
`according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIGS. 2A and 2B are flow diagrams of media purchase
`processing according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIG. 3 is flow diagram of media commerce processing
`according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIG. 4 is a flow diagram oftransaction completion process-
`ing according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIG. 5A is a flow diagram of payment processing accord-
`ing to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIG. 5B is a screen shot of a representative application
`program window that displays purchase history information
`corresponding to a user’s account.
`FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of media delivery processing
`according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIG. 7A is a diagram of an application program window
`according to one embodiment of the invention.
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`FIG. 7B is a screen shot of a representative application
`program window according to one embodiment of the inven-
`tion.
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`FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of media search processing
`according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIG. 9 is a flow diagram of additional processing according
`to one embodiment of the invention.
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`FIG. 10 is a diagram of an application program window
`according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIGS. 11A-11C are screen shots illustrating successive
`views ofa browse feature according to one embodiment ofthe
`invention.
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`FIGS. 12A and 12B are flow diagrams of media browse
`processing according to one embodiment of the invention.
`FIGS. 13A-13B are screen shots