Patent ID: 7904485
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of graphically representing media assets stored on a portable media device, the method comprising: presenting, on a first portion of a display of the portable media device, a listing of a plurality of values of a first metadata item associated with the media assets, wherein each value of the first metadata item is associated with at least one of the media assets in an initial set of media assets; determining a distribution of the media assets across the plurality of values of the first metadata item based on a count of the media assets that are associated with each of the plurality of values of the first metadata item; and presenting, on a second portion of the display, a graphical representation comprising a plurality of elements, each element being associated with a different one of the plurality of values of the first metadata item, wherein each element has a size and the sizes of the elements relative to each other represent the distribution of the media assets in the initial set of media assets across the plurality of values of the first metadata item.