Data management system for portable media devices and other display devices

A method of displaying data extracted from a non-transitory computer-readable database stored on a computer-readable storage medium, using a processor to perform at least a portion of one or more of the following steps:

• a) receiving a selection of a first media file as a first focus media file for sorting a plurality of media files;
• b) receiving a value of a selection attribute from a plurality of attributes of the first focus media file;
• c) organizing the media files based on the value of the selection attribute of the first focus media file;
• d) displaying on a display device at least one attribute of the first focus media file, wherein the first focus media file is centered in a list of the viewable media files ordered by a similarity of a value of the selection attribute of the other media files in relation to the value of the selection attribute of the first focus media file;
• wherein the first focus media file remains as a center focus entry in a center of a viewable display of the list while the other media files are being organized and displayed around the first focus media file;
• e) receiving a value of a different attribute as the selection attribute;
• f) repeating steps c) and d) such that the media files other than the first focus media file are reordered around the first focus media file according to the similarity of a value of the different attribute of the other media files in relation to the value of the different attribute of the first focus media file while the first focus media file remains as the center focus entry in the viewable display;
• g) receiving a selection of a second media file as a second focus media file for sorting the media files;
• h) receiving a value of a selection attribute of the second focus media file;
• i) reorganizing the media files based on a similarity of a value of the selection attribute of the other media files to the value of the selection attribute of the second focus media file;
• and
• j) displaying on the display device at least one attribute of the second focus media file, wherein the second focus media file is centered in a list of the viewable media files ordered by the similarity of the value of the selection attribute of the other media files in relation to the value of the selection attribute of the second focus media file;
• wherein the second focus media file remains as a center focus entry in the center of the viewable display of the list while the media files are being reorganized and displayed around the second focus media file.

A method of displaying data extracted from a non-transitory computer-readable database stored on a computer-readable storage medium, comprising the steps of:

• a) receiving a selection of a first media file as a first focus media file for sorting a plurality of media files;
• b) receiving a value of a selection attribute from a plurality of attributes of the first focus media file;
• c) organizing the media files based on the value of the selection attribute of the first focus media file;
• d) displaying on a display device at least one attribute of the first focus media file, wherein the first focus media file is viewable in a list of the viewable media files ordered by a similarity of a value of the selection attribute of the other media files in relation to the value of the selection attribute of the first focus media file;
• wherein the first focus media file remains in view on a viewable display of the list while the other media files are being organized and displayed around the first focus media;
• e) receiving a value of a different attribute as the selection attribute;
• and
• f) repeating steps c) and d) such that the media files other than the first focus media file are reordered around the first focus media file according to the similarity of a value of the different attribute of the other media files in relation to the value of the different attribute of the first focus media file while the first focus media file remains as the center focus entry in the viewable display;
• g) receiving a selection of a second media file as a second focus media file for sorting the media files;
• h) receiving a value of a selection attribute of the second focus media file;
• i) reorganizing the media files based on a similarity of a value of the selection attribute of the other media files to the value of the selection attribute of the second focus media file;
• and
• j) displaying on the display device at least one attribute of the second focus media file, wherein the second focus media file is centered in a list of the viewable media files ordered by the similarity of the value of the selection attribute of the other media files in relation to the value of the selection attribute of the second focus media file;
• wherein the second focus media file remains as a center focus entry in the center of the viewable display of the list while the media files are being reorganized and displayed around the second focus media file.