Patent 7937417 was granted and assigned to Nokia on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for handling media files having attributes is disclosed. A user-configurable play criteria specification is provided, and the method involves automatically selecting and performing a current media file having at least one attribute in compliance with the play criteria specification. Moreover, the method involves receiving a user input indicative of a desired play criterion, the desired play criterion being related to at least one attribute of the current media file, and updating the play criteria specification to include the desired play criterion.