Patent ID: 8225235
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A reproduction apparatus for reproducing audio content data from an audio content among a plurality of audio contents, each of the plurality of audio contents having specific items defined for each of a plurality of different audio content attributes, the reproduction apparatus comprising: a display; a first operation key for instructing switching a current selection screen mode between a plurality of selection screen modes, each selection screen mode being associated with one of a plurality of audio content attributes, the plurality of audio content attributes comprising at least one of album, artist, or genre, each selection screen mode of the plurality of selection screen modes being associated with a different selection screen hierarchy, each of the selection screen hierarchies for the selection screen modes comprising a plurality of selection screens for displaying in the display information on the plurality of audio contents, the information displayed in a selection screen comprising items defined for audio content attributes for at least some of the plurality of audio contents; a plurality of other operation keys for navigating within a current selection screen hierarchy for the current selection screen mode, the plurality of other operation keys comprising a processor for: