Systems And Methods For Interacting With A User Interface Of A Media Player

Abstract: Systems and methods for interfacing with plyback of media by a media player are provided. By combining the functionality of fast forward and skip forward into a single button control, the invention reduces the numbers of control buttons that need be included on a device, reducing device costs and consumer "button overload". In one embodiment, by pressing (and releasing) a forward button, media being rendered by a media player skips to a predetermined location in dthe media, By pressing and holding (and then releasing) the forward button, the media being rendered is fast forwarded according to alogorithms for fast forwarding. A backward button covers skipping backward and fast reversing in a similar fashion. A device including a play/pause button and the described forward and backward buttons advantagcously reduces the number of buttons required by two buttons.

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