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In a portable multimedia device, a method, apparatus, and system for providing user supplied configuration data are described. In one embodiment, a hierarchically ordered graphical user interface are provided. A first order, or home, interface provides a highest order of user selectable items each o

In a portable multimedia device, a method, apparatus, and system for providing user supplied configuration data are described. In one embodiment, a hierarchically ordered graphical user interface are provided. A first order, or home, interface provides a highest order of user selectable items each of which, when selected, results in an automatic transition to a lower order user interface associated with the selected item. In one of the described embodiments, the lower order interface includes other user selectable items associated with the previously selected item from the higher order user interface.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, the multimedia asset player having a front surface that includes a display and a rotational input device, said method comprising: displaying a first order

What is claimed is: 1. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, the multimedia asset player having a front surface that includes a display and a rotational input device, said method comprising: displaying a first order user interface having a first list of user selectable items; receiving at least one first rotational user input via the rotational input device; successively visually distinguishing one of the user selectable items in the first list as the first rotational user input is received; thereafter receiving a user selection of the one of the user selectable items in the first list being visually distinguished; and automatically transitioning to and displaying a second order user interface having a second list of user selectable items in response to the user selection, the second order user interface being based upon the user selection, wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the first list of user selectable items is removed from being displayed and the second order user interface is displayed in its place, the second order user interface includes a second number of user selectable items each of which is associated with the user selection from the first list of user selectable items, wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the user selection with respect to the first order user interface is noted so that if a user operates to transition backwards from the second order user interface back to the first order user interface, the previously selected one of the user selectable items in the first list of user selectable items is visually distinguished as the first list of user selectable items are subsequently displayed in the first order user interface, and wherein the multimedia asset player is portable and pocket-sized. 2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first list of user selectable items includes at least a playlists item, an artists item, and a songs item. 3. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein when the selected item is the playlists item, then the second list of user selectable items includes a list of playlists. 4. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein when the selected item is the artists item, then the second list of user selectable items includes a list of particular artists. 5. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein when the selected item is the songs item, then the second list includes a list of all songs. 6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the front surface of the multimedia asset player further includes a button, and wherein the button is used to provide the user selection of the one of the user selectable items in the first list being visually distinguished. 7. In a portable, pocket-sized media asset player having a display and a rotational input device on a front face of the media asset player, a method of selecting and playing a media asset from a group of media assets stored therein, comprising: displaying a first user interface on the portable media asset player having a first number of user selectable items each of which is associated with a particular grouping of the stored media assets; receiving at least one first rotational user input via the rotational input device; successively visually distinguishing one of the first number of user selectable items to scroll vertically through the first number of user selectable items as the first rotational user input is received; thereafter receiving a selection of one of the first number of user selectable items being visually distinguished; and automatically transitioning to a second user interface displayed on the portable media asset player based upon the selected one of the first number of user selectable items, wherein after the selection of one of the first number of user selectable items is made with respect to the first user interface, the first user interface is removed from being displayed and the second user interface is displayed in its place, the second user interface includes a second number of user selectable items each of which is associated with the selected one of the first number of user selectable items, and wherein after the selection of one of the first number of user selectable items is made with respect to the first user interface, the selection of one of the first number of user selectable items with respect to the first user interface is noted so that if a user operates to transition backwards from the second user interface back to the first user interface, the previously selected one of the first number of user selectable items in the first user interface is visually distinguished as the first list of user selectable items are displayed in the first user interface. 8. A method as recited in claim 7, further comprising: receiving at least one second rotational user input via the rotational input device; successively visually distinguishing one of the second number of user selectable items as the second rotational user input is received; thereafter receiving a selection of one of the second number of user selectable items; automatically transitioning to a third user interface displayed on the portable media asset player based upon the selected one of the second number of user selectable items, wherein the third user interface includes a third number of user selectable items each of which is associated with the selected one of the second number of user selectable items. 9. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein when each of the second number of user selectable items corresponds to a particular media asset, then the second interface includes selected media asset information. 10. A method as recited in claim 9, wherein when the particular media asset is an MP3 file, then the selected media asset information includes a song title, a song artist, a song album, a song length, and a stack position indicator indicative of the relative position of the selected MP3 file with regards to other stored MP3 files in the media asset player. 11. In a portable, pocket-sized multimedia asset player, a hierarchically ordered graphical user interface accessible to a user suitable for receiving user supplied inputs that facilitate selecting a multimedia asset stored therein, comprising: a first order interface having a first number of user selectable items; a user activated first selection tool associated with the first order interface and suitable for specifying at least one of the first number of user selectable items in response to a user movement input; a second order interface having a second number of user selectable items based upon the selected at least one of the first number of user selectable items; and a user activated second selection tool associated with the second order interface and suitable for specifying at least one of the second number of user selectable items in response to a user movement input, wherein when the first selection tool specifies the at least one of the first number of user selectable items, in response to a user selection, the first order interface automatically transitions to the second order interface, wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the first number of user selectable items of the first user interface is removed from being displayed and the second order user interface is displayed in its place, the second order user interface includes the second number of user selectable items each of which is associated with the user selection made with respect to the first order user interface, and wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the user selection made with respect to the first order user interface is noted so that if a user operates to transition backwards from the second order user interface back to the first order user interface, the previously selected one of the first number of user selectable items in the first order user interface is visually distinguished as the first number of user selectable items are displayed in the first order user interface. 12. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 11 further comprising: a third order interface having a third number of user selectable items based upon the selected at least one of the second number of user selectable items; and a user activated third selection tool associated with the third order interface and suitable for specifying at least one of the third number of user selectable items in response to a user movement input, wherein when the second selection tool specifies the at least one of the second number of user selectable items, in response to a user selection, the second order interface automatically transitions to the third order interface. 13. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 12 further comprising: a fourth order interface having a fourth number of user selectable items based upon the selected at least one of the third number of user selectable items; and a user activated fourth selection tool associated with the fourth order interface and suitable for specifying at least one of the fourth number of user selectable items in response to a user movement input, wherein when the third selection tool specifies the at least one of the third number of user selectable items, in response to a user selection, the third order interface automatically transitions to the fourth order interface. 14. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 11, wherein the first order interface includes at least, a user selectable playlist list item corresponding to a number of playlists stored in the multimedia asset player, wherein each playlist is a customized group of multimedia assets; a user selectable artists list item corresponding to a number of artists each of which is associated with at least one of the stored multimedia assets; and a user selectable songs list item associated with at least some of the stored multimedia assets that are songs. 15. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 11, wherein the first, the second, the third, and the fourth selection tools are each formed by highlighting portion of the display. 16. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 11, wherein when the selected item is the playlist list item, then the second order interface is a playlist interface that includes at least one selectable playlist item associated with at least one playlist. 17. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 16, wherein the playlist is associated with a group of songs or a group of artists or a group of albums or any combination thereof. 18. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 11, wherein when the selected item is the artists list item, then the second order interface is an artists interface that includes an all item corresponding to all songs stored in the multimedia asset player and a list of specific artists item each of which has at least one associated song stored in the multimedia asset player. 19. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 18, wherein when the selected item is the all item, then the third order interface is an albums interface that includes an all songs item corresponding to all songs stored in the multimedia asset player and a list of albums for all artists, with each member being selectable and associated with at least one album stored in the multimedia asset player. 20. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 19, wherein when the selected item is the all songs item, then the fourth order interface is a songs interface that includes a list of all songs, with each member being selectable and associated with at least one song stored in the multimedia asset player. 21. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 20, wherein when the selected item is at least one of the songs in the list of all songs corresponding to a selected song, further comprising: a fifth order interface having a song information list corresponding to the selected song that includes, a song title of the selected song, a song artist of the selected song, and a song album title corresponding to a song album in which the selected song is included, if any. 22. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 21, wherein based upon a received interface backward jump event, the fifth order interface automatically transitions to the first order interface. 23. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 19, wherein when the selected item is one of the albums in the list of albums for all artists, then the fourth order interface is a songs interface that includes a list of all songs of the selected album, with each member being selectable and associated with at least one song included in the selected album. 24. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 23, wherein when the selected item is at least one of the songs in the list of all songs of the selected album, further comprising: a fifth order interface having a song information list corresponding to the selected song that includes, a song title of the selected song, a song artist of the selected song, and a song album title corresponding to the selected album. 25. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 18, wherein when the selected item is one of the list of specific artists, then the third order interface is a selected artist interface that includes an all songs item corresponding to all songs stored in the multimedia asset player associated with the selected artist and a list of albums for the selected artist, with each member being selectable and associated with at least one album stored in the multimedia asset player. 26. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 25, wherein when the selected item is the all songs item, then the fourth interface is a songs interface that includes a list of all songs of the selected artist, with each member being selectable and associated with at least one song stored in the multimedia asset player associated with the selected artist. 27. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 26, wherein when the selected item is at least one of the songs in the list of all songs of the selected artist corresponding to a selected song, further comprising: a fifth order interface having a song information list corresponding to the selected song that includes, a song title of the selected song, a song artist label of the selected song, and a song album title corresponding to a song album in which the selected song is included, if any. 28. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 25, wherein when the selected item is one of the albums in the list of albums of the selected artist, then the fourth interface is an all songs interface that includes a list of all songs of the selected album, with each member being selectable and associated with at least one song stored in the multimedia asset player associated with the selected album. 29. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 27, wherein when the selected item is at least one of the songs in the list of all songs of the selected album, further comprising: a fifth order interface having a song information list corresponding to the selected song that includes, a song title of the selected song, a song artist label of the selected song, and a song album title corresponding to the selected album. 30. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 11, wherein the multimedia asset is a MP3 type multimedia asset. 31. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the second list of user selectable items is completely different from the first list of user selectable items. 32. A method as recited in claim 7, wherein each of the second number of user selectable items is completely different from the first number of user selectable items. 33. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein each of the second number of user selectable items is completely different from the first number of user selectable items, and wherein each of the third number of user selectable items is completely different from the first number of user selectable items and the second number of user selectable items. 34. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 11, wherein the user selectable items of the second order interface are completely different from the user selectable items of the first order interface. 35. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 12, wherein the user selectable items of the second order interface are completely different from the user selectable items of the first order interface, and wherein the user selectable items of the third order interface are completely different from the user selectable items of the first and second order interfaces. 36. A hierarchically ordered graphical user interface as recited in claim 13, wherein the user selectable items of the second order interface are completely different from the user selectable items of the first order interface, wherein the user selectable items of the third order interface are completely different from the user selectable items of the first and second order interfaces, and wherein the user selectable items of the fourth order interface are completely different from the user selectable items of the first, second and third order interfaces. 37. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said displaying of the first order interface only displays a portion of the first list of user selectable items if the number of user selectable items in the first list of user selectable items exceeds the number of user selectable items that are able to be simultaneously displayed, and wherein while the first order user interface is being displayed, a user of the multimedia asset player is able to perform the at least one first rotational user input so as to continuously scroll through the first list of user selectable items. 38. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, the multimedia asset player having a front surface that includes a display and a rotational input device, said method comprising: displaying a first order user interface having a first list of user selectable items; receiving at least one first rotational user input via the rotational input device; successively visually distinguishing one of the user selectable items in the first list as the first rotational user input is received; thereafter receiving a user selection of the one of the user selectable items in the first list being visually distinguished; and automatically transitioning to and displaying a second order user interface having a second list of user selectable items in response to the user selection, the second order user interface being based upon the user selection, wherein said displaying of the first order interface only displays a portion of the first list of user selectable items because the number of user selectable items in the first list of user selectable items exceeds the number of user selectable items that are able to be simultaneously displayed, and wherein while the first order user interface is being displayed, a user of the multimedia asset player is able to continuously scroll through more than one of the user selectable items within the first list of user selectable items through use of a continuous rotational user input action. 39. A method as recited in claim 38, wherein while the first order user interface is being displayed, the user of the multimedia asset player is able to continuously scroll through all the user selectable items within the first list of user selectable items through use of the continuous rotational user input action. 40. A method as recited in claim 38, wherein the user selection is a separate input action from the rotational user input action. 41. A method as recited in claim 39, wherein the user selection is provided by a button. 42. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user selectable items provided in the first list of the first order user interface are user configurable. 43. A method as recited in claim 42, wherein the user selectable items provided in the second list of the second order user interface are not user configurable. 44. A method of assisting user interaction with a multimedia asset player by way of a hierarchically ordered user interface, the multimedia asset player having a front surface that includes a display and an input device substantially planar to the front surface, comprising: displaying a first order user interface having a first list of user selectable items; receiving at least one first planar user movement input via the planar input device; successively visually distinguishing one of the user selectable items in the first list as the first planar user movement input is received; thereafter receiving a user selection of the one of the user selectable items in the first list being visually distinguished; and automatically transitioning to and displaying a second order user interface having a second list of user selectable items based upon the user selection, wherein the multimedia asset player is portable and pocket-sized, wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the first list of user selectable items is removed from being displayed and the second order user interface is displayed in its place, the second order user interface includes the second list of user selectable items each of which is associated with the user selection from the first list of user selectable items, and wherein after the user selection is made with respect to the first order user interface, the user selection with respect to the first order user interface is noted so that if a user operates to transition backwards from the second order user interface back to the first order user interface, the previously selected one of the user selectable items in the first list of user selectable items is visually distinguished as the first list of user selectable items are subsequently displayed in the first order user interface. 45. A method as recited in claim 44, wherein the user selection is a separate input action from the first planar user movement input.