Patent ID: 7757173
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G06F,G10L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing an audible menu in a portable media device, comprising: receiving customization settings from a user, wherein the customization settings include an indication of a type of media file to navigate; presenting a navigable menu on a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes navigation menu icons presented on a visual display; receiving user input indicating movement to a particular navigation menu icon; outputting an audible output corresponding to the particular navigation menu icon, wherein content of the audible output is customized based upon the customization settings, such that different indicated types of media files to navigate result in different audible output content corresponding to the same particular navigation menu icon, wherein the outputting only occurs after a predetermined amount of time has elapsed without receipt of user input indicating movement to a different navigation menu icon and without receipt of user input indicating selection of the particular navigation menu icon; receiving user input indicating selection of the particular navigation menu icon; and executing a specific navigation corresponding to the particular navigation menu icon in response to the receiving of the user input indicating selection of the particular navigation menu icon, wherein the specific navigation command does not include playing a media item.