A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA FILES IN A MEDIA APPLICATION FOR A PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE

摘要

A method is provided for use with a media application running on a wireles s device. The method displays to a user a listing of media files available in a memory of the wireless device. The method comprises the steps of: determining locations in the memory to search for the available media files, the locations including all memory devices of the wireless device suitable for storing the media files except for one or more predetermined folders contained in th e memory; searching the determined locations for files to include in the listi ng of available media files; locating files not yet included in the listing of available media files; determining if the located files meet criteria of the search an d identifying located files that meet the criteria of the search as suitable media files; and displaying a menu including the suitable media files.