Patent ID: 7743116
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing media items from a media server that hosts a plurality of media items, said method comprising: (a) requesting, from the media server, information pertaining to a first set of one or more media items that have at least one common classification; (b) receiving, from the media server, the requested information pertaining to the first set of one or more media items that have the at least one common classification; (c) storing, following said receiving (b), the requested information pertaining to the first set of one or more media items to an electronic apparatus; (d) displaying at least a first portion of the requested information for at least a plurality of the media items in the first set of media items; (e) displaying a user selectable control to initiate a request for information pertaining to a second set of one or more media items that have the at least one common classification, the second set being different from the first set; (f) receiving, from the media server, the requested information pertaining to the second set of one or more media items that have the at least one common classification; (g) storing, following said receiving (f), the requested information pertaining to the second set of one or more media items to the electronic apparatus; and (h) displaying at least a first portion of the requested information for at least a plurality of the media items in the first set of media items or the second set of media items.