Patent ID: 7559027
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A computing device including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to implement a software control interface, the software control interface comprising: a media control panel structured for use with a first media application and a second media application, the first media application and the second media application being stand-alone applications distinct from each other, the first media application adapted to access a first type of media file, the second media application adapted to access a second type of media file, the media control panel structured to include one or more control buttons selected responsive to interfacing with the first media application or the second media application, the one or more control buttons controlling functions of the interfaced media application, the media control panel independent of the first and second media applications, the media control panel displayed along a same boundary of a computer screen.