Patent ID: 7853893
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A graphical user interface produced on a display device by an application program, comprising: a media item window presented on the display device, said media item window including at least a list of selectable items that are capable of being selected by a user of the application program, the list representing a subset of a plurality of media items that are available to the application program, and a media information window that displays media information pertaining to at least one of the plurality of the media items in the list of selectable items that are available to the application program, said media information window being displayed concurrently with said media item window, wherein the selectable items are displayed in said media item window such that at least one of the selectable items represents a group of related media items, each of the related media items being playable via the application program, wherein the group of related media items being represented by the at least one of the selectable items is displayed in said media item window in one of a condensed manner and an expanded manner, with said media item window supporting both the condensed manner and the expanded manner, wherein, in the condensed manner, the group of related media items are displayed in a single row within said media item window, wherein, in the expanded manner, the group of related media items are displayed in a plurality of rows within said media item window, and wherein, in the expanded manner, each row of the plurality of rows for the group of related media items pertains to a different one of the media items within the group of related media items within said media item window.