Method and apparatus for selecting at least one media item

A non-transitory computer readable tangible medium having an executable code stored thereon, the executable code, when executed by at least one processor, carrying out a method comprising:

• detecting an input of search criteria entered by a user via an input device;
• retrieving settings of a user profile of said user, said setting stored in a storage device;
• in response to the input of said search criteria:
• determining at least one attribute to display, wherein the at least one attribute includes or is derived from at least one of the search criteria entered via the input device;
• displaying search results on a display device, the search results comprising:
• at least one item corresponding to said search criteria,
• the at least one attribute associated with each item, and
• a ratings adjustment image associated with each attribute, said rating adjustment image showing a value of the rating associated with each attribute, wherein each rating associated to the attribute indicates a degree of preference of the attribute to the user and wherein the determination of the value of each rating is based on said user profile;
• and
• when an adjustment of a rating associated with a given attribute is detected via the ratings adjustment image, displaying a control button to permit a reselection of items based on said search criteria and on the adjustment via the ratings adjustment image, wherein the control button is included in the display of said search results such that the new search results can be retrieved without leaving a navigation of the search results displayed on the display device;
• and
• in response to input detected via the control button, displaying new search results on the display device, the new search results comprising at least one item corresponding to the search criteria and the adjustment of the rating associated with the given attribute.

An apparatus for selecting at least one item, the apparatus comprising:

• an interface;
• a memory;
• a display;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• detect an input, via the interface, of search criteria entered by a user via an input device;
• retrieve settings of a user profile of said user from said memory;
• in response to the input of said search criteria:
• determine at least one attribute to display, wherein the at least one attribute includes or is derived from at least one of the search criteria entered via the input device;
• display search results on the display, the search results comprising:
• at least one item corresponding to said search criteria,
• the at least one attribute associated with each item, and
• a ratings adjustment image associated with each attribute, said rating adjustment image showing a value of the rating associated with each attribute, wherein each rating associated to the attribute indicates a degree of preference of the attribute to the user and wherein the determination of the value of each rating is based on said user profile;
• and
• when an adjustment of a rating associated with a given attribute is detected via the ratings adjustment image, display a control button to permit a reselection of items based on said search criteria and on the adjustment via the ratings adjustment image, wherein the control button is included in the display of the search results such that new search results can be retrieved without leaving a navigation of the search results displayed on the display;
• in response to input detected via the control button, display the new search results on the display, the new search results comprising at least one item corresponding to said search criteria and the adjustment of the at least one rating associated with the given attribute.