GB2521225A - A method and apparatus for cataloguing data items - Google Patents

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GB2521225A
GB2521225A GB1322199.9A GB201322199A GB2521225A GB 2521225 A GB2521225 A GB 2521225A GB 201322199 A GB201322199 A GB 201322199A GB 2521225 A GB2521225 A GB 2521225A
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Abstract

A method for cataloguing displayable data items (e.g. audio, image, video, spreadsheet, document) within a catalogue comprises displaying at least a part of the content of the data item (e.g. an icon 4 comprising a representative image) on a display (e.g. smart phone display), a user selection of the data item is received as a selection of a position on the display within the area, a user selection indicator 4 is displayed to confirm the user selection, a user input (e.g. from a touch screen interface) is received to move the user selection indicator 4 across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area, and a plurality of catalogue indicators 5 are displayed in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators A, B, C, D representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for data items, and the user input being received from the user to move the user selection indicator 4 to a selected catalogue indicator. A user cataloguing input is received when the user selection indicator 4 is moved to the selected catalogue indicator 5, and the data item is catalogued in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator 5. In an alternative embodiment there is a disclosed a method of cataloguing recorded audio or video items within a catalogue which includes displaying a record control button.

Description

A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CATALOGUING DATA ITEMS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION.
[9001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for cataloguing data items.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[0002] Users of computers and digital electronic devices, such as tablets, smart phones, and digital media players require data items such as audio, image and video files, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations to be stored either locally or remotely in such a manner that they can easily locate them and retrieve them.
[0003] Digital apparatuses with small display sizes present challenges for the design of user interfaces that enable simple and quick organization or cataloguing of data items.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] One embodiment provides a method of cataloguing displayable data items within a catalogue, the method comprising displaying at least a part of the content of the data item in an area on a display; receiving a user selection of the data item as a selection of a position on the display within the area; displaying a user selection indicator to confirm the user selection; receiving a user input to move the user selection indicator across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; displaying a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for data items, wherein the user input is received from the user to move the user selection indicator to a selected catalogue indicator; receiving a user cataloguing input when the user selection indicator is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and cataloguing the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
[0005] Another embodiment provides apparatus for cataloguing displayable data items within a catalogue, the apparatus comprising a display for displaying at least a part of the content of the data item in an area on a display; a user input device for receiving a user selection of the data item as a selection of a position on the display within the area: and a catalogue processor for cataloguing data items: wherein the display is configured to display a user selection indicator to confirm the user selection: the user input device is configured to receive a user input to move the user selection indicator across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; the display is operative to display a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for data items; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the user selection indicator to a selected catalogue indicator and to receive a user cataloguing input when the user selection indicator is moved to the selected catalogue indicator: and the catalogue processor is adapted to catalogue the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
[90061 Another embodiment provides a method of cataloguing recorded audio or video items within a catalogue, the method comprising displaying a record control button on a display in an area for displaying video content or audio information; receiving a user selection of the record control button to initiate recordal of audio or video; receiving a further user selection of the record control button to stop recordal of the audio or video; receiving a user input to move the record control button across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; displaying a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for audio or video items, wherein the user input is received from the user to move the record control button to a selected catalogue indicator: receiving a user cataloguing input when the record control button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and cataloguing the audio or video item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
[0007] Another embodiment provides apparatus for cataloguing recorded audio or video items within a catalogue, the apparatus comprising a display for displaying a record control button on a display in an area for displaying video content or aLidjo information: a user input device for receiving a user selection of the record control button to initiate recordal of aLldio or video and for receiving a further user selection of the record control button to stop recordal of the audio or video; and a catalogue processor for cataloguing audio or video items; wherein the user input device is configured to receive a user input to move the record coiltrol button across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; the display is operative to display a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locatiolls within the catalogue for audio or video items; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the record control button to a selected catalogue indicator and to receive a user cataloguing input when the record control button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is adapted to catalogue the audio or video item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
[900$] Another embodiment provides a method of cataloguing data items within a catalogue, the method comprising displaying a cataloguing hutton on a display in an area for displaying at least a part of the coiltent of the data item; receiving a user selection of the cataloguillg button; receiving a user input to move the cataloguing button across the display within said area to a navigatioll area within said area; displayillg a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locatiolls within the catalogue for data items, wherein the user input is received from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected catalogue indicator; receiving a user cataloguing input when the cataloguing button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and cataloguing the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
[9009] Another embodiment provides apparatus for cataloguing data items within a catalogue, the apparatus comprising display apparatus to display a cataloguing button on a display in an area for displaying at least a part of the content of the data item; a user input device to receive a user selection of the cataloguing button, and to receive a user input to move the cataloguing button across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; and a catalogue processor to catalogue data items; wherein the display is configured to display a plurality of catalogue indicators in tile navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for data items; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the cataloguthg buttoui to a selected catalogue indicator, and to receive a user cataloguing input whell the cataloguing button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is configured to catalogue the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
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[00101 Figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating apparatus for cataloguing data items accordillg to oe embodiment; [00111 Figure 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of one embothment [0012] Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of another embodiment: [00131 Figures 4a to 4f illustrate an apparatus of one embodiment and user interactions with the display to catalogue data items; and [00141 Figures Sa to 5e illustrate an apparatus of another embodiment and user interactions with the display to catalogue data items.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00151 In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the inventive subject matter may he practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled ill the art to practice them, and it is to be ufiderstood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural, logical, and electrical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the inventive subject matter. Such embodiments of the inventive subject matter may be referred to, individually and/or collectively, herein by the term "invention" merely for convenience and without intending to voluntarily limit the scope of this application to any single invention or inventive concept if more than one is in fact disclosed.
[9016] The following description is, therefore, not to he taken in a limited sense, and the scope of the inventive subject matter is defined by the appended claims.
[9017] In the following embodiments, like components are labelled with like reference numerals.
[9018] The functions or algorithms described herein are implemented in hardware, software or a combination of software and hardware in one embodiment.
The software comprises computer executable instructions stored on computer readable media such as memory or other type of storage devices. Further, described functions may correspond to modules, which may be software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. Multiple functions are performed in one or more modules as desired, and the embodiments described are merely examples. The software is executed on a digital signal processor, ASIC, microprocessor, or other type of processor operating on a system, such as a personal computer, server, a router, or other device capable of processing data including network interconnection devices.
[9019] Some embodiments implement the functions in two or more specific interconnected hardware modules or devices with related control and data signals communicated between and through the modules, or as portions of an application-specific integrated circuit. Thus, the exemplary process flow is applicable to software, firmware, and hardware implementations.
[9029] Embodiments of the invention relate to the efficient use of display space when providing a user interface to allow users to catalogue or organize data items. This is particularly advantageous when the display size is limited such as on handheld devices e.g. smart phones, tablet computers and portable digital multimedia players. A user can select to catalogLie a data item in an organized and
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managed data structure by selecting and moving an icon or button across the display in the same display area as the content of and/or information on the data item is displayed. Tn the display area, catalogue indicators are displayed overlaid on the displayed content and/information to allow a user to move the icon or bLitton to the catalogue indicators to catalogue the data item in a catalogue location associated with a selected catalogue indicator. The movement and selection operation can be implemented using a drag and drop operation and the user interface can conveniently be provided as a touch screen, as commonly provided in small user portable devices such as smart phones, tablet computers, and digital multimedia players. The invention is however applicable to large screen devices and computers in general.
[0021] The digital items can comprise any digital data the content of which or information on which can be displayed to a user, such as video, audio, documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. The display can display only a part of the data item or all of it. A part of a data item can comprise a separately displayable component such as a frame of a video, a page of a document, a slide of a presentation, or a sheet of a spreadsheet.
[0022] The catalogue can comprise a structure which can be used to organize the data items for ease of identification and location by the user. in one embodiment the cataloguing operation does not move the storage location of the data item in the memory or change the location of data item as recognized and controlled by an operating system of the processing device, instead, the catalogue simple keeps separate location information for the data items organized according to the structure.
[0023] The user input to the apparatus and method can be provided using any type of user input device that enables the movement of an icon or button across a display, such as a point device e.g. a mouse, tracker ball or track pad, a touch screen, or a gesture input device.
[0024] An embodiment will now he described with reference to figure I, which is a schematic diagram illustrating apparatus for cataloguing data items.
[90251 A device 1 includes a digital video camera for capturing video and an audio input device 70 for capturing audio. The outputs of the digital video camera and the audio input device 70 are input to a processor 20. The processor implements program code such as a user interface module 2! to implement the user interface on the user interface device 40, and a data cataloguing module 22 to implement the data cataloguing process to store a catalogue structure identifying stored video and audio items. A memory 30 is provided for access by the processor to store program code therein to control the processor and to store video and audio data items as they are captured, such as the captured video from the digital video camera 10 and the audio input device 70. The memory can comprise transient memory for use by the processor during its operation e.g. Random Access Memory.
A user interface device 40 is provided which includes a display and a user input device. The display and user interface device can be provided in combination by a touch screen for example. A data store 60 is provided for the longer-term storage of the data items and the catalogue structure. The data store 60 can comprise solid-state memory, or a hard disk drive for example. A program code store 65 is provided for the longer-term storage of the program code. The data store 60 can comprise solid-state memory e.g. EEPROM, or a hard disk drive for example. A iletwork interface is provided to connect the device 1 to the interilet 80 to allow the device to connect to a server 90 to access a database 100. This enables a user to upload and retrieve audio and video items in the database using a service hosted by the server 90. The service hosted by the server 90 can enable a user to set up a catalogue structure with catalogue indicators having icon images and description labels, which can be displayed to the user to facilitate cataloguing of the audio and video items.
The catalogue structure can be copied across the internet 80 to be stored in the data store 60. In this way, a user can store their audio and video items and catalogue them locally or remotely for local or remote access. The remote access capability enables the user to share the uploaded and catalogues audio and video items with other users.
[90261 The device of figure 1 can be used for cataloguing any data items, not just audio and video items. The processor 20 can implement applications for the display of the content of or information on any data item such as a spreadsheet, document, presentation, image, video, or audio. Program code for the applications is stored in the program code store 65.
[9027] Figure 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a process for cataloguing data items such as audio and video.
[9028] A data item such as a data file is displayed in step Si. The content of the data item or information on the data item can be displayed. The information on the data item can for example comprise meta data such as file name, file size, file type, compression type, and date and time. The data item may be too big to be displayed on the display or may comprise multiple parts. Such multiple parts can comprise multiple separately viewable components such as document pages, spreadsheet sheets, presentation slides, and video frames. For a video, the display will show a frame and in step 52 the user can user the user input device 40 to make a selection to catalogue the video item. The selection in this embodiment can comprise a user selection of any location in the area of the displayed video frame.
For example in a touch screen implementation where the display area takes up the whole of the displayable area, it can simply comprise a tap or touch anywhere on the screen.
[9029] in response to the user selection in step S2, a user selection indicator in the form of a user feedback icon is displayed in step 53. This confirms to the user that they have selected to catalogue the item. The selection indicator can comprise any indicator to the user displayed at the point of selection by the user, such as an icon formed from at least a part of the displayed item or part of the item e.g. a frame of a video, or a button labelled with information on the item such as meta data e.g. file name. A user can then use the user input device 40 to move the icon to a navigation area of the display within the displayed area of the content of or information on the item (step S4). Conveniently this can comprise a drag operation and the navigation area comprises a predefined area of the display. in this embodiment, catalogue indicators are displayed when the icon is moved into the navigation area (step S5). In alternative embodiments, the catalogue indicators could he displayed immediately upon selection by the user and display of the icon in steps S2 arid S3, or as soon as the user starts to drag the icon i.e. even before it has reached the navigation area.
[9030] In order to select a catalogue location for the item, a user selection of a catalogue indicator is made by movifig the icon to or over a displayed catalogue indicator and dc-selecting the icon (step S6). In one embodiment this is achieve using a drag and drop operation e.g. using a touch screen, a user touches the screen to select (step S2), moves the icon by moving their finger across the screen (step S4), and selects a catalogue indicator by releasing the screen when adiacent to or over the displayed catalogue indicator (step S6). The data item is then catalogued by the processor 20 implementing the data cataloguing module 22 in accordance with the selection.
[90311 The operation on an embodiment of the invention that complies with the flow diagram of figure 2 will now he described with figures 4a to 4f, which are schematic diagrams of a device I having a display 2 showing the user interactions with the display 2 ill accordance with one embodimeilt. The user interactions can be by any type of user input device 40. In this specific embodimeilt, reference will be made to the use of a touch screen. Also in this embodiment, the touch screen of the device 1 is of limited size and hence the display area is entirely devoted to the display of the content of or information on the item. This embodiment will be illustrated with reference to the item being a video and the display 2 displaying a video frame. The device 1 in this embodiment can for example be a smart phone and the video can comprise a video, which is captured using the in-built video camera of the device 1.
[9032] Figure 4a illustrates a user's finger 3 making a selection in the thrm of a touch on the screen of any part of the displayed frame of a video. Figure 4h illustrates the display of a user selection indicator in the form of an icon 4 formed as a portion of the displayed frame. In an alternative embodiment, the icon can comprise a representative image of the entire frame to enable a user to recognize the video from the icon.
119033] Figure 4c illustrates the user moving the icon 4 across the screen to a navigation area whereupon catalogue indicators 5 are displayed. The movement of the icon 4 is by the user dragging the icon across the screen 2. The catalogue indicators are shown in the diagram with simple labels A, B, C, D, and E. However, the catalogue indicators can comprise icons having an image or a descriptive label or a combination of both. As shown in figure 4d, a user can move the icon 4 up and down to cause the catalogue indicators 5 to move in a carousel manner past the icon 4 to align a desired catalogue indicator 5 next to the icon 4 and/or to display additional catalogue indicators extending off and not displayable on the screen 2. To select a catalogue indicator 5, the user moves the icon over the selected catalogue indicator 5, which results in any sub catalogue indicators 6 for the selected catalogue indicator 5 being displayed in the navigation area overlaid on the displayed frame (in the data item display area), as shown in figure 4e. The sub catalogue indicators 6 are similar to the catalogue indicators S and can comprise an image and/or a label. The user can then move the icon 4 up and down to cause the sub catalogue indicators 6 to move up and down to align a sub catalogue indicator 6 next to the icon 4 and/or to display additional sub catalogue indicators extending off and not displayable on the screen 2. To select a sub catalogue indicator 6, the user moves the icon adjacent to or over the chosen sub catalogue item 6 as shown in figure 4f and the user releases their touch on the screen to execute the cataloging operation for the item. Hence, in this embodiment, a user is able to perform a simple drag and drop operation involving different gestures (directions of movement of the user selection indicator) to implement the various steps of the process.
[9034] For data items that comprise multiple separately viewable components e.g. videos frames, pages of documents, sheets of spreadsheets, and slides of presentations, the image on the display will he of one component. The user selection indicator will hence comprise a representation of part or the whole of the displayed component data item. Tn one embodiment, the user selection indicator can be programmed to respond to a user movement in a direction different to the direction towards the navigation area e.g. till and down to enable the displayed data item component tube change by incrementing od decrementing through the sequence of separately viewable components that constitute the data item e.g. the movement in the up or down direction enables a user to increment or decrement displayed video frames. The illcrementing or decrementing can be in single or multiple compollents in the sequence. Since, in one embodiment, the icon is formed to illustrate at least a part of the displayed component, this enables the icon image to be selected by the user to an appropriate representative image for the data item.
[90351 In an alternative embodiment, a user can select a viewable component prior to the selection operation which creates the user selection indicator. The selection of a viewable component such as a video frame, a page of a document, a sheet of a spreadsheet, and a slide of a presentation can be made by a different user input operation such as by flicking left or right on a touch screen.
Once the chosen component is displayed, the user selection to generate the user selection indicator (icon or button) can he made by for example touching the touch screen for a period of time until the icon user selection indicator is generated.
[0036] Another embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the flow diagram of figure 3 aild the diagrams of the device 11 of figures 5a to Se.
[0037] In this embodiment, the device 11 is provided with a record button 14 displayed on the display 12 to control the capture of video or audio i.e. to initiate and stop the recording of video or audio. A user 13 selects the record button 14 (step S 10) to initiate recording of video or audio (step Si 1) as shown in figure 5a. The selection is by touching and releasing the record button 14 and continues until the record button is touched again (step S12) and during this time, the recorded video frames are displayed on the screen 12. During recording the record hutton 14 may he displayed in a different state than when not recording e.g. blinking, or a different colour or it can assume an image representing the displayed frame. The recording button hence becomes an icon like the embodiment of figures 4a to 4f. When a user touches the record button 14, they can drag it across the screen 12 to a navigation area of the screen overlaying the displayed frame of the video (step Si 3) where cataloguing indicators IS are displayed. (step Si 4). Figure Sb illustrates the user moving the record hutton 14 across the screen to the navigation area whereupon catalogue indicators IS are displayed. The movement of the record hutton 14 is by the user dragging the icon across the screen 12. The catalogue indicators are shown in the diagram with simple labels A, B, C, D, and E. However, the catalogue indicators can comprise icons having an image or a descriptive label or a combination of both. As shown in figure Sc, a user can move the record button 14 up and down to cause the catalogue indicators 15 to move in a carousel manner past the record button 14 to align a desired catalogue indicator 15 next to the record button 14 and/or to display additional catalogue indicators extending off and not displayable on the screen 12. To select a catalogue indicator 15, the user moves the record button 14 over the selected catalogue indicator 15, which results in any sub catalogue indicators 16 for the selected catalogue indicatorl 5 being displayed in the navigation area overlaid on the displayed frame (in the data item display area), as shown in figure Sd. The sub catalogue indicators 16 are similar to the catalogue indicators 15 and can comprise an image and/or a label. The user can then move the record button up and down to cause the sub catalogue indicators 16 to move up and down to align a sub catalogue indicator 16 next to the record button and/or to display additional sub catalogue indicators extending off and not displayable on the screen 12. To select a sub catalogue indicator 16, the user moves the record button 14 adjacent to or over the chosen sub catalogue item 1 as shown in figure Se and the user releases their touch on the screen 12 to execute the cataloging operation for the item (step S 15). Hence, in this embodiment, a user is able to perform a simple drag and drop operation involving different gestures (directions of movement of the user selection indicator) to implement the various steps of the process. The selected video or audio item is then catalogued according to the sub category indicator i 6 selected by the user.
[90381 In one embodiment, the user selection indicator can be programmed to respond to a user movement in a direction different to the direction towards the navigation area e.g. up and down to enable the displayed video frame to he change by incrementing or decrementing through the sequence of video frames in single frame or multiple frame steps. Since, in one embodiment, the recording hutton 14 becomes an icon and is formed to illustrate at least a part of the displayed frame, this enables the icon image to be selected by the user to an appropriate representative image for the video.
[0039] In an alternative embodiment, a user can select a video frame prior to the selection of the record button. The selection of a video frame can be made by a different user input operation such as by flicking left or right on a touch screen to increment or decrement through the sequence of video frames in single frame or multiple frame steps. Once the chosen component is displayed, the user can select the record button.
[00401 In another embodiment of the invention, in a similar manner to that described with reference to figures 5a to 5e, instead of displaying a record button, for any type of data item a cataloguing button is displayed in the displayed area of the data item or part of the data item. in this way, without reserving any separate cataloging screen area, any item can be simply catalogued. For example, the screen may display a page of a document. The cataloging button is displayed in a corner of the document page to provide a simple user interface for cataloging the document by dragging and dropping using the same screen area as the displayed document page. The cataloguing button can assume the identity of the item when initially selected to become an icon or thumbnail displaying an image of the displayed part of the item or information on the item. This embodiment operates in a similar manner to that described for the previous embodiment with reference to figures 5a to 5e. The only difference is that the data item can he any data item (particularly with multiple separately displayable components) and the record button does not perform any recording function: just a cataloguing function.
[90411 In any embodiment, the catalogue structure for organizing the data items can comprise a fiat or linear structure, a tabular structLlre, or a hierarchical structure. The structLlre can he defined by the user or by a third party or predefined and fixed. A user can define the structure using the user interface 40 of the device I or on a remote device e.g. a web site hosted by a server 90. Cataloguing refers to the formation of a data structure representing a relationship betweell data items.
[0042] The device 1 can be connected to the internet 80 using a wired or wireless connection. The wireless connection can be provided by a Wi-Fi connection or a 3G or 4G wireless communication connection.
[90431 The following is a description of some generalized embodiments.
Any embodiment can be used in combination with any other embodiment.
[90441 One aspect provides a method of cataloguing displayable data items within a catalogue, the method comprising displaying at least a part of the content of the data item in an area on a display: receiving a user selection of the data item as a selection of a position on the display within the area: displaying a user selection indicator to confirm the user selection; receiving a user input to move the user selection indicator across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; displayillg a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locatiolls within the catalogue for data items, wherein the user input is received from the user to move the user selection ifidicator to a selected catalogue indicator; receiving a user cataloguing input when the user selection indicator is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and cataloguing the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
[90451 In one embodiment, the user input is received from the user to overlay the user selection indicator over a selected catalogue indicator; and the user cataloguing input is received when the user selection indicator is over the selected catalogue indicator.
[9046] Tn one embodiment the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing input comprise a drag and drop operation by the user.
[90471 Tn one embodiment, the area comprises all of a display area available on the display.
[904$] Tn one embodiment, at least a part of the content of the data item comprises at least one separately viewable component of the data item, and one separately viewable component is displayed in the area.
[9049] Tn one embodiment the data item comprises a plurality of sequential parts of the content each part comprising a separately viewable component of the data item, one separately viewable component is displayed in the area, and said receiving a user input to move the user selection indicator across the display comprises receiving a first user input to move the user selection indicator to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said viewable component displayed on the display in said area.
[9059] Tn one embodiment, the first user input comprises an input instruction to move the user selection indicator in a first direction across the display, and second user input comprises an input instruction to move the user selection indicator in a second direction across the display.
[9051] Tn one embodiment the user selection indicator comprises an icon illustrating the at least a part of the content of the data item displayed in the area or describing the data item.
[9052] Tn one embodiment, the user selection indicator comprises an icon illustrating the viewable component displayed in the area.
[9053] Tn one embodiment, when the user selection indicator is displayed in the navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators.
[9054] Tn one embodiment, when the user input is received from the user to move the user selection indicator to a selected catalogue indicator, a plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sub catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location; the user input is received from the user to move the user T5 selection indicator to a selected sub catalogue indicator; the user cataloguing input is received when the user selection indicator is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and the data item is catalogLied in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogLie indicator.
119055] Tn one embodiment, when tile plurality of sLib catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user illput is received from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
[0056] In one embodiment, the catalogue is a structured catalogue ill which the structure is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigable hierarchically.
[90571 Another aspect provides apparatus for cataloguing displayable data items within a catalogue, the apparatus comprising a display for displaying at least a part of the content of the data item in an area on a display; a user input device for receiving a user selection of the data item as a selection of a position on the display within the area; and a catalogue processor for cataloguing data items: wherein the display is configLired to display a user selection indicator to confirm the user selection; the user input device is configured to receive a user input to move the user selection indicator across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; the display is operative to display a plurality of catalogue ifidicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations withill the catalogue for data items; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the user selection ifidicator to a selected catalogue indicator and to receive a user cataloguing input when the user selection indicator is moved to the selected catalogue indicator: and the catalogue processor is adapted to catalogue the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
[905$] Tn one embodiment, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to overlay the user selection indicator over a selected catalogue indicator; and to receive the user cataloguing input when the user selection indicator is over the selected catalogue indicator.
119059] Tn one embodiment, the user input device is configured to make the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing input a drag and drop operation by the user.
[9060] In one embodiment, the display is configured to display the area as all of a display area available 011 the display.
[90611 In one embodiment, at least a part of the content of the data item comprises at least one separately viewable component of the data item, aild the display is configured to display one separately viewable component in the area.
[90621 In one embodiment the data item comprises a plurality of sequential parts of the content each part comprising a separately viewable component of the data item, the display is configured to display one separately viewable component in the area, and the user input device is configured to receive the user input as a first user input to move the user selection indicator to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said viewahie component displayed on the display in said area.
[0063] In one embodiment, the user lilput device is configured to receive the first user input as an illput illstruction to move the user selection indicator in a first direction across the display, mid second user input as an input instruction to move the user selection indicator in a second direction across the display.
[0064] In one embodiment the display is configured to display the user selection indicator as an icon illustrating the at least a part of the content of the data item displayed in the area or describing the data item.
[90651 In one embodiment, the display is configured to display the user selection indicator as an icon illustrating the viewable component displayed in the area.
[9066] Tn one embodiment, when the user selection indicator is displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators.
119067] Tn one embodiment, when the user input is received from the user to move the user selection indicator is to a selected catalogue indicator, the display is configured to display a plurality of sub catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sub catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the user selection indicator to a selected sub catalogue indicator and to receive the user cataloguhig input when the user selectioll indicator is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and catalogue processor is configured to catalogue the data item in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue indicator.
[90681 In one embodiment, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
[0069] In one embodiment, the catalogue is a structured catalogue ill which the structure is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigable hierarchically.
[0070] Another aspect provides a method of cataloguing recorded audio or video items within a catalogue, the method comprising displaying a record control button on a display in an area for displayifig video content or audio information; receiving a user selection of the record control button to initiate recordal of audio or video; receiving a further user selection of the record control button to stop recordal of the audio or video; receiving a user input to move the record control button across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; displaying a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for audio or video items, wherein the user input is received from the user to move the record control button to a selected catalogue indicator; receiving a user cataloguing input when the record control button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and catalogLling the audio or video item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
119071] Tn one embodiment, the user input is received from the user to overlay the record control button over a selected catalogue indicator; and the user cataloguing input is received when the record control button is over the selected catalogue indicator.
[0072] Tn one embodiment the further user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing input comprise a drag and drop operation by the user.
[0073] Tn one embodiment, the area comprises all of a display area available on the display.
[0074] Tn one embodiment the audio or video item comprises a video item comprising a plurality of sequential frames, one frame is displayed in the area, and said receiving a user input to move the record control button across the display comprises receiving a first user input to move the record control button to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said frame displayed on the display in said area.
[0075] Tn one embodiment, the first user input comprises an input instruction to move the record control button in a first direction across the display, and second user input comprises an input instruction to move the record control button in a second direction across the display.
[0076] Tn one embodiment, upon receiving the further user selection, the record control button displays an icon illustrating the frame of the video item displayed in the area or describing the audio or video item.
[0077] Tn one embodiment, when the record control button is displayed in the navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators andJor to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators. T9
[90781 In one embodiment, when the user input is received from the user to move the record control hLltton to a selected catalogue indicator, a plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sub catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location; the user input is received from the user to move the record control button to a selected sub catalogue indicator; the user cataloguing input is received when the record control button is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and the audio or video item is catalogued in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue ifidicator.
[90791 In one embodiment, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
[90801 In one embodiment, the catalogue is a structured catalogue in which the structure is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigable hierarchically.
119081] Another aspect provides apparatus for cataloguing recorded audio or video items within a catalogue, the apparatus comprising a display for displaying a record control button on a display in an area for displaying video content or audio ififormation; a user input device for receiving a user selectioll of the record control button to initiate recordal of audio or video and for receiving a further user selectioll of the record control buttoll to stop recordal of the audio or video; and a catalogue processor for cataloguing audio or video items; wherein the user input device is configured to receive a user input to move the record control button across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; the display is operative to display a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for audio or video items; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the record control button to a selected catalogue indicator and to receive a user cataloguing input when the record control button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is adapted to catalogue the audio or video item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
119082] Tn one embodiment, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to overlay the record control button over a selected catalogue indicator, and to receive the user cataloguing input when the record control button is over the selected catalogue indicator.
[9083] Tn one embodiment, the user input device is configured to make the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing input a drag and drop operation by the user.
[9084] Tn one embodiment, the display is configured to display the area as all of a display area available on the display.
[9085] Tn one embodiment the audio or video item comprises a video item comprising a plurality of sequential frames, the display is configured to display one frame in the area, and the user input device is configured to receive a first user input to move the record control button to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said frame displayed on the display in said area.
[9086] Tn one embodiment, user input device is configured to receive the first user input as an input instruction to move the record control button in a first direction across the display, and second user input as an input instruction to move the record control button in a second direction across the display.
[9087] Tn one embodiment, upon receiving the further user selection, the display is configured to display the record control button as an icon illustrating the frame of the video item displayed in the area or describing the audio or video item.
[9088] Tn one embodiment, when the record control button is displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators.
[90891 In one embodiment, when the user input is received from the user to move the record control hLltton to a selected catalogue indicator, the display is configured to display a plurality of sLib catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of SLIb catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the record control button to a selected sub catalogue indicator, and to receive the user cataloguing input whell the record control button is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is configured to catalogue the audio or video item in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue indicator.
[90901 In one embodiment, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
119091] Tn uric embodiment, the catalogue is a structured catalogue in which the structure is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigable hierarchically.
[0092] Another aspect provides a method of cataloguing data items withill a catalogue, the method comprising displaying a cataloguing buttoll on a display ill an area for displaying at least a part of the conteilt of the data item; receivillg a user selection of the cataloguing buttoll; receiving a user input to move the cataloguing button across the display within said area to a ilavigatioll area within said area; displaying a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for data items, wherein the user input is received from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected catalogue indicator; receiving a user cataloguing input when tile cataloguing button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and cataloguing the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
[90931 Tn one embodiment, the user input is received from the user to overlay the cataloguing button over a selected catalogLie indicator; and the user cataloguing input is received when the cataloguing button is over the selected catalogue indicator.
[0094] Tn one embodiment the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing input comprise a drag and drop operation by the user.
[0095] Tn one embodiment, the area comprises all of a display area available on the display.
[0096] Tn one embodiment the data item comprises a plurality of sequential parts of the content each part comprising a separately viewable component of the data item, one separately viewable component is displayed in the area, and said receiving a user input to move the cataloguing button across the display comprises receiving a first user input to move the cataloguing button to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said viewable component displayed on the display in said area.
[0097] Tn one embodiment, the first user input comprises an input instruction to move the cataloguing button in a first direction across the display, and second user input comprises an input instruction to move the cataloguing button in a second direction across the display.
[0098] Tn one embodiment, upon receiving the user selection, the cataloguing button displays an icon illustrating the at least a part of the data item displayed in the area or describing the data item.
[0099] Tn one embodiment, when the cataloguing button is displayed in the navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators.
[00100] Tn one embodiment, when the user input is received from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected catalogue indicator, a plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sub catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location; the user input is received from the iser to move the cataloguing button to a selected sub catalogue indicator; the user cataloguing input is received when the cataloguing button is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator: and the data item is catalogued in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue indicator.
[90101] In one embodiment, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user illput is received from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue jildicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
[901021 In one embodiment, the catalogue is a structured catalogue in which the structure is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigable hierarchically.
[901031 Another aspect provides apparatus for cataloguing data items within a catalogue, the apparatus comprising display apparatus to display a cataloguing button on a display in an area for displaying at least a part of the content of the data item; a user input device to receive a user selection of the cataloguing button, and to receive a user input to move the cataloguing button across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; and a catalogue processor to catalogue data items; wherein the display is configured to display a plurality of catalogue ifidicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations withill the catalogue for data items; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the cataloguillg button to a selected catalogue indicator, and to receive a user cacaloguillg input when the cataloguing button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is configured to catalogue the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
[90104] Tn one embodiment, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to overlay the cataloguing button over a selected catalogue indicator; and to receive the user cataloguing input when the cataloguing button is over the selected catalogue indicator.
[901051 In one embodiment, the user input device is configured to make the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing input a drag and drop operation by the user.
[90106] Tn one embodiment, the display is configured to display the area as all of a display area available on the display.
[90107] In one embodiment the data item comprises a plurality of sequential parts of the content each part comprising a separately viewable cornpollellt of the data item, the display is configured to display one separately viewable component in the area, and the user input device is configured to receive a first user input to move the cataloguing button to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said viewable component displayed on the display in said area.
[901081 In one embodiment, the user input device is configured to receive the first user input as an input instruction to move the cataloguing button in a first direction across the display, and second user input as an input instruction to move the cataloguing button in a second direction across the display.
[90109] Tn one embodiment, upon receiving the user selection, the display is configured to display the cataloguing button as an icon illustrating the at least a part of the data item displayed in the area or describing the data item.
[00110] In one embodiment, when the cataloguing button is displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is adapted to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators.
[901111 In one embodiment, when the user input is received from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected catalogue indicator, the display is adapted to display a plurality of sub catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sub catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected sub catalogue indicator, and to receive the user cataloguing input when the cataloguing button is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is conhgured to catalogue the data item in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue indicator.
1190112] Tn one embodiment, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
[00113] Another aspect provides a carrier medium such as a non-transient storage medium storing computer code for controlling a computer to carry out the method, or a transient medium carrying computer readable code for controlling a computer to carry out the method. Embodiments can be implemented in programmable digital logic that implements computer code. The code can be supplied to the programmable logic, such as a processor or microprocessor, on a carrier medium. One such form of carrier medium is a transient medium i.e. a signal such as an electrical, electromagnetic, acoustic, magnetic, or optical signal. Another form of carrier medium is a non-transitory medium that carries or stores the code, such as a solid-state memory, magnetic media (hard disk drive), or optical media (Compact disc (CD) or digital versatile disc (DVD)).
[00114] Tt will be readily understood to those skilled in the art that various other changes in the details, material, and anangements of the parts and method stages which have been described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of the inventive subject matter may be made without departing from the principles and scope of the inventive subject matter as expressed in the sub joined claims.

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  1. CLAIMS-A method of cataloguing displayable data items within a catalogue, the method comprising: displaying at least a part of the content of the data item in an area on a display; receiving a user selection of the data item as a selection of a position on the display within the area; displaying a user selection indicator to confirm the user selection; receiving a user input to move the user selection indicator across the display within said area to a ilavigation area within said &ea displaying a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locatiolls within the catalogue for data items, wherein the user input is received from the user to move the user selection illdicator to a selected catalogue indicator; receiving a user cataloguing input when the user selection indicator is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and cataloguing the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
  2. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the user input is received from the user to overlay the user selection indicator over a selected catalogue indicator; and the user cataloguing input is received when the user selectioll indicator is over the selected catalogue indicator.
  3. 3. A method according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing input comprise a drag and drop operation by the user.
  4. 4. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the area comprises a]] of a display area availab]e on the display.
  5. 5. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein at least a part of the content of the data item comprises at least one separately viewable component of the data item, and one separately viewable component is displayed in the area.
  6. 6. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the data item comprises a plurality of sequential parts of the content each part comprising a separately viewable component of the data item, one separately viewahle component is displayed in the area, and said receiving a user input to move the user selection indicator across the display compnses receiving a first user input to move the user selection indicator to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said viewable component displayed on the display in said area.
  7. 7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the first user input comprises an input instruction to move the user selection indicator in a first direction across the display, and second user inpLlt comprises an input instrLlction to move the user selection indicator in a second direction across the display.
  8. 8. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the user selection indicator comprises an icon illustrating the at least a part of the content of the data item displayed in the area or describing the data item.
  9. 9. A method according to claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the user selection indicator comprises an icon illustrating the viewahle component displayed in the area.
  10. 10. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein, when the user selection indicator is displayed in the navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators.
  11. 11. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein, when the user input is received from the user to move the user selection indicator to a selected catalogue indicator, a plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sLib catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location; the user input is received from the user o move the user selection indicator to a selected sub catalogue indicator; the user cataloguing input is received when the user selection indicator is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and the data item is catalogued in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue indicator.
  12. 12. A method according to claim 11, wherein, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
  13. 13. A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the catalogue is a structured catalogue in which the structure is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigable hierarchically.
  14. 14. Apparatus for cataloguing displayable data items within a catalogue, the apparatus comprising: a display for displaying at least a part of the content of the data item in an area on a display; a user input device for receiving a user selection of the data item as a selection of a position on the display within the area; and a catalogue processor for cataloguing data items; wherein the display is configured to display a user selection indicator to confirm the user selection: the user input device is configured to receive a user input to move the user selection indicator across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; the display is operative to display a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for data items; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the user selection indicator to a selected catalogue indicator and to receive a user cataloguing input when the user selection indicator is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is adapted to catalogue the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
  15. 15. Apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the user input device is coilfigured to receive the user input from the user to overlay the user selection indicator over a selected catalogue indicator; and to receive the user cataloguing input when the user selection indicator is over the selected catalogue indicator.
  16. 16. Apparatus according to claim 14 or claim 15, wherein the user input device is configured to make the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing input a drag and drop operation by the user.
  17. 17. Apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the display is configured to display the area as all of a display area available on the display.
  18. 18. Apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein at least a part of the content of the data item comprises at least one separately viewable component of the data item, and the display is configured to display one separately viewable component in the area.
  19. 19. Apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 18, wherein the data item comprises a plurality of sequential parts of the content each part comprising a separately viewable component of the data item, the display is configured to display one separately viewable component in the area, and the user input device is configured to receive the user input as a first user input to move the user selection indicator to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said viewable component displayed on the display in said area.
  20. 20. Apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the user input device is configured to receive the first user input as an input instruction to move the user selection indicator in a first direction across the display, and second user input as an input instruction to move the user selection indicator in a second direction across the display.
  21. 21. Apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 20, wherein the display is configured to display the user selection indicator as an icon illustrating the at least a part of the content of the data item displayed in the area or describing the data item.
  22. 22. Apparatus according to claim 19 or claim 20, wherein the display is configured to display the user selection indicator as an icon illustrating the viewable component displayed in the area.
  23. 23. Apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 22, wherein, when the user selection indicator is displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators andlor to move the displayed locati oiis of the catalogue indicators.
  24. 24. Apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 23, wherein, when the user input is received from the user to move the user selection indicator is to a selected catalogue indicator, the display is configured to display a plurality of sub catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sub catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location: the user ifiput device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the user selection indicator to a selected sub catalogue indicator and to receive the user cataloguing input when the user selectioll ifidicator is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and catalogue processor is configured to catalogue the data item in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue indicator.
  25. 25. Apparatus according to claim 24, wherein, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators arid/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
  26. 26. Apparatus according to any one of claims 14 to 25, wherein the catalogue is a structured catalogue in which the structLlre is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigable hierarchically.
  27. 27. A method of cataloguing recorded audio or video items within a catalogue, the method comprising: displaying a record control button on a display in an area for displaying video content or audio information; receiving a user selection of the record control button to initiate recordal of audio or video; receiving a further user selection of the record control buttoui to stop recordal of the audio or video; receiving a user input to move the record control button across the display within said area to a ilavigation area within said area; displaying a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigatioll area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for audio or video items, wherein the user input is received from the user to move the record control button to a selected catalogue indicator: receiving a user cataloguing input when the record control bLitton is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and cataloguing the aLldio or video item in the catalogLie location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
  28. 28. A method according to claim 27, wherein the user input is received from the user to overlay the record control button over a selected catalogue indicator; and the user cataloguing input is received when the record control button is over the selected catalogue indicator.
  29. 29. A method according to claim 27 or claim 28, wherein the further user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing input comprise a drag and drop operation by the user.
  30. 30. A method according to any one of claims 27 to 29, wherein the area comprises all of a display area available on the display.
  31. 31. A method according to any one of claims 27 to 30, wherein the audio or video item comprises a video item compnsing a plurality of sequential frames, one frame is displayed in the area, and said receiving a user input to move the record control button across the display comprises receiving a first user input to move the record control button to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said frame displayed on the display in said area.
  32. 32. A method according to claim 31, wherein the first user input comprises an input instruction to move the record control button in a first direction across the display, and second user input comprises an input instruction to move the record control button in a second direction across the display.
  33. 33. A method according to any one of claims 27 to 32, wherein, upon receiving the further user selection, the record control button displays an icon illustrating the frame of the video item displayed in the area or describing the audio or video item.
  34. 34. A method according to any one of claims 27 to 33, wherein, when the record control button is displayed in the navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators.
  35. 35. A method according to any one of claims 27 to 34, wherein, when the user input is received from the user to move the record control button to a selected catalogue indicator, a plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a Ill Lirality of sub catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location: the user input is received from the user to move the record control button to a selected sub catalogue indicator; the user cataloguing input is received when the record control button is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and the audio or video item is catalogued in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue indicator.
  36. 36. A method according to claim 35, wherein, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
  37. 37. A method according to any one of claims 27 to 36, wherein the catalogue is a structured catalogue in which the structure is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigable hierarchically.
  38. 38. Apparatus for cataloguing recorded audio or video items within a catalogue, the apparatus comprising: a display for displaying a record control button on a display in an area for displaying video content or audio information; a user input device for receiving a user selection of the record control button to initiate recordal of audio or video and for receiving a further user selection of the record control button to stop recordal of the audio or video; and a catalogue processor for cataloguing audio or video items; wherein the user input device is configured to receive a user input to move the record control button across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; the display is operative to display a plLlrality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for aLldio or video items; the user inpLlt device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the record connol button to a selected catalogue illdicator and to receive a user cataloguing illput whell the record control button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is adapted to catalogue the audio or video item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
  39. 39. Apparatus according to claim 38, wherein the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to overlay the record control button over a selected catalogue indicator, and to receive the user cataloguing input when the record control button is over the selected catalogue indicator.
  40. 40. Apparatus according to claim 38 or claim 39, wherein the user input device is configured to make the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing ifiput a drag aild drop operation by the user.
  41. 41. Apparatus according to any one of claims 38 to 40, wherein the display is configured to display the area as all of a display area available on the display.
  42. 42. Apparatus according to any one of claims 38 to 4!, wherein the audio or video item comprises a video item comprising a plurality of sequential frames, the display is configured to display one frame in the area, and the user input device is configured to receive a first user input to move the record control button to a navigation area within said area aild a second user input to incremeilt or decrement a said frame displayed on the display in said area.
  43. 43. Apparatus according to claim 42, wherein user input device is configured to receive the first user input as an input instruction to move the record control button in a first direction across tile display, and second user input as an input instruction to move the record control hLltton in a second direction across the display.
  44. 44 Apparatus according to any one of claims 38 to 43, wherein, upon receiving the further user selection, the display is configured to display the record control button as an icon illustrating the frame of the video item displayed in the area or describing the audio or video item.
  45. 45. Apparatus according to any one of claims 38 to 44, wherein, when the record control button is displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators andlor to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators.
  46. 46. Apparatus according to any one of claims 38 to 45, wherein, when the user input is received from the user to move the record control button to a selected catalogue indicator, the display is configured to display a plurality of sub catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sub catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the record control button to a selected sub catalogue indicator, and to receive the user cataloguing input when the record control button is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is configured to catalogue the audio or video item in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue indicator.
  47. 47. Apparatus according to claim 46, wherein, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.
  48. 48. Apparatus according to any one of claims 38 to 47, wherein the catalogue is a structured catalogue in which the structure is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigahie hierarchically
  49. 49. A method of cataloguing data items within a catalogue, the method comprising: displaying a cataloguing button on a display in an area for displaying at least a part of the content of the data item: receiving a user selection of the cataloguing button: receiving a user input to move the cataloguing button across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area: displaying a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locatiolls within the catalogue for data items, wherein the user input is received from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected catalogue indicator; receiving a user cataloguing input when the cataloguing button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and cataloguing the data item in the catalogue location represented by the selected catalogue indicator.
  50. 50. A method according to claim 49, wherein the user input is received from the user to overlay the cataloguing button over a selected catalogue indicator: and the user cataloguing input is received when the cataloguing button is over the selected catalogue indicator.
  51. 51. A method according to claim 49 or claim 50, wherein the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguillg input comprise a drag and drop operation by the user.
  52. 52. A method according to any one of claims 49 to 51, wherein the area comprises ali of a display area avai'able on the display.
  53. 53. A method according to ay oe of claims 49 to 52, whereill the data item comprises a plurality of sequential parts of the content each part comprising a separately viewable component of the data item, one separately viewable component is displayed in the area, and said receiving a user input to move the cataloguing button across the display comprises receiving a first user input to move the cataloguing button to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said viewable component displayed on the display in said area.
  54. 54. A method according to daim 53, wherein the first user input comprises an input instruction to move the cata'oguing button in a first direction across the display, and second user input comprises an input instruction to move the cataloguing button in a second direction across tile display.
  55. 55. A method according to any one of claims 49 to 54, wherein, upon receiving the user selection, the cataloguing button displays an icon illustrating the at least a part of the data item displayed in the area or describing the data item.
  56. 56. A method according to any one of claims 49 to 55, wherein, when the cataloguing button is displayed in the navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed catalogue indicators to display new catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the cata'ogue indicators.
  57. 57. A method according to any one of claims 49 to 56, wherein, when the user input is received from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected catalogue indicator, a plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sub catalogue locations thr the selected catalogue location; the user input is received from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected sub catalogue indicator; the user cataloguing input is received when the cataloguing button is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator: and the data item is catalogued in the sub catalogue location represented by the selected sub catalogue indicator.58-A method according to claim 57, wherein, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in tile navigation area, the user input is received from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.59. A method according to any one of claims 49 to 58, wherein the catalogue is a structured catalogue in which the structure is hierarchical, and the catalogue indicators are navigable hierarchically.60. Apparatus for cataloguillg data items within a catalogue, the apparatus comprising; display apparatus to display a cataloguing button on a display in an area for displaying at least a part of the content of the data item; a user input device to receive a user selection of the cataloguing button, and to receive a user input to move the cataloguing button across the display within said area to a navigation area within said area; and a catalogue processor to catalogue data items; wherein the display is configured to display a plurality of catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the catalogue indicators representing catalogue locations within the catalogue for data items; the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected catalogue indicator, and to receive a user cataloguifig input when the cataloguing button is moved to the selected catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is configured to catalogue the data item in the catalogue locatioll represented by the selected catalogue indicator.61. Apparatus according to claim 60, wherein the user inpLlt device is configured to receive the user input from the user to overlay the cataloguing button over a selected catalogue indicator; and to receive the user cataloguing inpLlt when the cataloguing button is over tile selected catalogue indicator.62. Apparatus according to claim 60 or claim 61, wherein the user input device is configured to make the user selection, the user input, and the user cataloguing ifiput a drag aild drop operation by the user.63. Apparatus according to any OIIC of claims 60 to 62, whereill the display is configured to display the area as all of a display area available on the display.64. Apparatus according to any one of claims 60 to 63, wherein the data item comprises a plurality of sequential parts of the content each part comprising a separately viewable compollent of the data item, the display is configured to display one separately viewable component in the area, and the user input device is configured to receive a first user input to move the cataloguing button to a navigation area within said area and a second user input to increment or decrement a said viewable component displayed on the display in said area.65. Apparatus according to claim 64, wherein the user input device is coilfigured to receive the first user input as an input instruction to move the cataloguing button ill a first direction across the display, and second user input as an input instruction to move the cataloguing button in a second direction across the display.66. Apparatus according to any one of claims 60 to 65, wherein, upon receiving the user selection, the display is configured to display the cataloguing button as an icon illustrating the at least a part of the data item displayed in the area or describing the data item.67. Apparatus according to any one of claims 60 to 66, wherein, when the cataloguing button is displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is adapted to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed catalogLie indicators to display new catalogue indicators andlor to move the displayed locations of the catalogue indicators.68. Apparatus according to any one of claims 60 to 67, wherein, when the user input is received from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected catalogue indicator, the display is adapted to display a plurality of sub catalogue indicators in the navigation area, the sub catalogue indicators representing a plurality of sub catalogue locations for the selected catalogue location; the user ifiput device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the cataloguing button to a selected sub catalogue indicator, and to receive the user cataloguing input when the cataloguing button is moved to the selected sub catalogue indicator; and the catalogue processor is configured to catalogue the data item in the sub catalogue location represeilted by the selected sub catalogue indicator.69. Apparatus according to claim 68, wherein, when the plurality of sub catalogue indicators are displayed in the navigation area, the user input device is configured to receive the user input from the user to move the displayed selected sub catalogue indicators to display new sub catalogue indicators and/or to move the displayed locations of the sub catalogue indicators.70. A carrier medium carrying computer readable code for controlling a computer to carry out the method of any one of claims I to 13, 27 to 37 and 49 to 59.
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