Storage device managing playable content

A method to provide a video stream to a host, the method comprising:

• at a storage device coupled to a host capable of playing back video content, the storage device including:
• a memory to store content, the content including a plurality of video files;
• a user interface to receive user input;
• a host interface to communicate with the host;
• and
• a controller operatively connected to the memory, the user interface, and the host interface,
• performing:
• sending a root directory from the controller to the host, via the host interface, for use by the host in generating and displaying a main menu, the main menu including one or more main menu items;
• generating, at the storage device, one or more video frames depicting a content selection menu, the content selection menu including one or more content selection menu items, wherein a particular content selection menu item corresponds to a particular stored video file of the plurality of video files;
• in response to a host request for video data related to a first main menu item selected from the one or more main menu items, sending to the host a first video stream including the one or more video frames depicting the content selection menu;
• receiving user input, via the user interface of the storage device, corresponding to a user selection of the particular content selection menu item;
• and
• in response to receipt of the user input, sending to the host, via the host interface, a second video stream in response to the host request, the second video stream including content of the particular stored video file corresponding to the particular content selection menu item.

A storage device, comprising:

• a memory to store content;
• and
• a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the controller configured to:
• when the storage device is connected to a host:
• send a root directory to the host to initiate a display of one or more menu items;
• send to the host, in response to a host request for video data corresponding to a selected menu item of the one or more menu items, a first video stream that includes a plurality of repeated video frames depicting a content selection menu including one or more content selection menu items;
• receive user input corresponding to a user selection of a particular content selection menu item from the content selection menu;
• and
• in response to receipt of the user input, send to the host a second video stream in response to the host request, the second video stream including content of a video file referenced by the particular content selection menu item.