Patent ID: 7376696

Claim:
A method comprising: storing a plurality of digital media files on a host; displaying a thumbnail representation of at least one of the digital media files on a desktop of the host; detecting a presence of the thumbnail representation hovering over a first desktop icon of the desktop; in response to the presence of the thumbnail representation hovering over the first desktop icon, displaying a first menu to indicate a first plurality of potential media file destinations without requiring a user selection of a destination; detecting a presence of the thumbnail representation hovering over a second desktop icon of the desktop; in response to the presence of the thumbnail representation hovering over the second desktop icon, displaying a second menu to indicate a second plurality of potential media file destinations without requiring a user selection of a destination; and receiving a user command to transfer the at least one digital media file, wherein the user command specifies a destination processor-based device other than the host from either the first or second menus.