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Audio user interface with selectively-mutable synthesised sound sources

  • US 20020141597A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2002
  • Published: 10/03/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An audio user-interfacing method in which items are represented in an audio field by corresponding synthesized sound sources from where sounds related to the items appear to emanate, the method including the steps of:

  • (a) allocating the sound sources to groups of at least one sound source; and

    (b) automatically and cyclically changing the audibility of the sound sources such as to un-mute the sound sources of each group in turn for a limited period with the sound sources of the groups other than the un-muted group being at least partially muted.

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