System for Managing Display of Media Items on an Electronic Display Device

摘要

A computer implemented method for managing display of a plurality of media items on an electronic display device screen. An electronic library of media items stored in an electronic database, including collections of media items saved in the electronic data base as groups or channels of pluralities of media items, is accessed by a user, and one or more groups or channels of media items saved in the electronic database are selected and arranged in a playlist for sequential display of a media item from each selected group or channel and any selected individual media items in the playlist. Playlists are arranged in a player program on an electronic database, and a media player driving an electronic display device screen is configured by the saved player program, wherein each channel and/or group in each playlist is programmed such that the media player is configured by the player program to play a different media item from the channel and/or group relative to the media item played the previous time the channel and/or group is played in the player program as a player program loop repeats.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for managing display of a plurality of media items on an electronic display device screen comprising:
accessing an electronic library of media items stored in an electronic database, including collections of media items saved in the electronic data base as groups or channels of media items, where each group or channel of media items contains a plurality of media items; selecting and arranging one or more groups or channels of media items saved in the electronic database, and optionally individual media items saved in the electronic library, in a designated sequential arrangement for sequential display of a media item from each selected group or channel and any selected individual media items, and saving the designated sequential arrangement of groups or channels of media items and optional individual media items in an electronic database as a first playlist; optionally forming and saving one or more additional playlists by selecting and arranging one or more channels of media items, groups of media items and individual media items saved in the electronic library, in additional designated sequential arrangements for sequential display of a media item from each selected channel, group and selected individual media items, and saving the additional designated sequential arrangements of channels of individual media items, groups of individual media items and individual media items in an electronic database as additional playlists; and selecting and arranging playlists including the first playlist and optionally additional playlists in a desired sequential order and saving the desired sequential order in a player program on an electronic database, wherein a media player driving the electronic display device screen is configured by the saved player program to display media items on the electronic device display screen in a manner corresponding to a repeating loop of the arranged order of selected playlists and selection of sequential arrangement of channels of media items, groups of media items and individual media items in each selected playlist, wherein each channel and/or group in each playlist is programmed such that the media player is further configured by the player program to play a different media item from the channel and/or group relative to the media item played the previous time the channel and/or group is played by the media player, whereby the media item displayed on the electronic display device screen for a channel and/or group is changed, relative to the previous displayed media item for the channel and/or group, each time the channel and/or group is displayed in the designated sequential arrangement of channels, groups and individual media items of a playlist as a player program loop repeats.