Patent ID: 7434170

Claim:
A method for modifying metadata of a media file in a media library, said media file having a metadata field that includes property data, and wherein the property data defines a property of the media file, comprising: receiving a selection of a media file from a list of media files being displayed via a graphical user interface; receiving a request including property category data associating the selected media file with a property category, said property category data defining a different property from the property data of the media file, said property category data including either genre property data, artist property data, or album property data, said request for associating comprises dragging and dropping; associating the selected media file with the property category data within the property category; in response to the associating, determining whether the property category data is the album property data; if it is determined the property category data is the album property data, the selected media file is added to the property category associated with the album category data; if it is determined the property category data is the genre category data and not the album property data; providing dynamic options to a user for modifying or supplementing the property data of the selected media file, said dynamic options for modifying or supplementing being provided as a function of and depending upon the determined property category data and the defined property data of the selected media file; receiving a user response to the provided options; modifying or supplementing the metadata field of the selected media file to the different property defined by the property category data in response to the user response, wherein the property data of the selected media file is replaced with the genre category data if the user selects the modifying option or the property data of the selected media file is added with the genre category data if the user selects the supplementing option; and if it is determined that the property category data is not the album property data and not the genre property data, automatically replacing the property data of the selected media file with the album property data.