US 7,460,443 B2 · Folder indexing method for quickly accessing media files

Abstract

The present invention is a folder indexing method that defines a format for storage and playback of digital audio files to support a specialized song selection access method. Access codes used to select media files for playback of music in a digital audio player, such as a juke box, are entered using track selection keys bearing the characters associated with the various access codes. At the software level, the track selection keys are assigned index values. Index values are used to locate a selected individual folder, but each individual folder uniquely stores only one media file. Preferably, folder names are only used for the purpose of alpha sorting folders so that index values can be used to count to a selected folder rather than searching for a term in a folder name. Multiple folder levels can be located using this method, but only the last folder level contains media files.

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Dependent claims

A method for accessing media files comprising the steps of:

defining numerous access codes that are at least partially characterized by symbols;
assigning an index value to each of the access codes;
creating numerous individual folders having folder names that each contain searchable characters or values;
storing one media file in each of the numerous individual folders;
alpha-sorting the folder names;
assigning an index value to each of the folder names based on the alpha-sorting;
locating an individual folder by matching the index value of an access code to the index value assigned to one of the folder names;
and
automatically playing the media file stored in the individual folder.

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Folder indexing method for quickly accessing media files

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Abstract

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