Patent ID: 8712219

Claim:
A method for editing a media record of a terminal device comprising: playing the media record on a display of the terminal device in a first, a second, and a third presentation mode; displaying a pointer line associated with the media record on the display; operating in the first presentation mode to allow for setting of a start mark in the media record by a first key of the terminal device and not allowing the setting of a stop mark by a second key of the terminal device; in response to the setting of the start mark, displaying the start mark on the pointer line and operating in the second presentation mode to allow for resetting of the start mark in the media record by the first key of the terminal device and to allow for setting of the stop mark by the second key of the terminal device; in response to the setting of the stop mark, displaying the stop mark on the pointer line and operating in the third presentation mode to allow for resetting of the stop mark in the media record by the second key of the terminal device and not allowing for the resetting of the start mark by the first key of the terminal device; and saving the portion of the media record between the start and stop marks.