Method and system for providing a user interface for accessing multimedia items on an electronic device

摘要

A system and method for accessing multimedia items using an electronic device determines a set of first level categories based on multimedia items associated with the electronic device. The system determines second level category graphics and first level category graphics corresponding to the set of first level categories. The first level category graphics are generated based on one or more second level category graphics associated with the first level category. The system displays a first view that comprises some or all of the first level category graphics. In response to a user input selecting a particular first level category graphic, the system shows a second view that simultaneously displays first level category graphics and second level category graphics associated with the selected first level category. In response to a user input selecting a second level category, the system displays accesses a multimedia item associated with the selected second level category.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a user interface for accessing multimedia items using a mobile device, the method comprising:
determining a set of artists based on a plurality of multimedia items associated with the mobile device; determining a set of album graphics associated with an individual artist in the set of artists,
wherein each of the album graphics in a plurality of album graphics contained within the set of album graphics is associated with at least one multimedia item of the plurality of multimedia items, andwherein one album graphic contained within the set of album graphics apart from the plurality of album graphics is associated with each multimedia item of the plurality of album graphics; determining artist graphics for multiple artists of the set of artists; displaying a first view on a display screen associated with a mobile device, the first view comprising artist graphics associated with at least a portion of the set of artists; receiving a first user input selecting the artist graphic associated with the individual artist; and in response to the first user input, displaying a second view on the display screen, the second view simultaneously displaying artist graphics for at least a portion of the set of artists and at least a portion of the set of album graphics associated with the selected artist,
wherein the plurality of album graphics comprise a scrollable area,wherein the extent to which the scrollable area may be scrolled is limited to the plurality of album graphics, andwherein the scrollable area is bounded by at least one artist graphic and the one album graphic contained within the set of album graphics apart from the plurality of album graphics.