Patent ID: 8745501

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a device, data associated with a multimedia timeline, wherein the multimedia timeline corresponds to a life event; generating a first view to display a first portion of the multimedia timeline in a first timeline format at a display device, the first view corresponding to a first time period, wherein the first view includes a first selectable record icon; receiving a first audio annotation by activating a microphone in response to a selection of the first selectable record icon; associating the first audio annotation with the first portion of the multimedia timeline; in response to receiving a command to modify the first view via a rotary selector of a remote control device, generating a second view to display a second portion of the multimedia timeline in a second timeline format at the display device, the second view corresponding to a second time period, wherein the second view includes a second selectable record icon; receiving a second audio annotation by activating the microphone in response to a selection of the second selectable record icon; and associating the second audio annotation with the second portion of the multimedia timeline, wherein the second time period is broadened with respect to the first time period when the command corresponds to the rotary selector being rotated in a first direction, and wherein the second time period is narrowed with respect to the first time period when the command corresponds to the rotary selector being rotated in a second direction.