Audio user interface with dynamic audio labels
First Claim
1. An audio user-interfacing method in which items are represented in an audio field by respective synthesized sound sources from where sounds related to the item appear to emanate, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) generating an audio field in which said sound sources are synthesized at respective rendering positions to provide sounds related to the items concerned;
(b) determining the relative location of a particular said sound source in the audio field with respect to a predetermined reference;
(c) providing an audio indication of said relative location of said particular sound source, as determined in step (b), as a said sound emanating from that sound source.
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Abstract
An audio user interface is provided in which items are represented in an audio field by corresponding synthesized sound sources from where sounds related to the items appear to emanate. To facilitate user navigation in the audio field, sound sources are arranged to indicate their location in the audio field relative to a preset reference (such as the user'"'"'s current facing direction or straight-ahead facing direction) by a corresponding audio indication such as an approximate relative bearing—for example “upper left”. The audio indication given by a sound source is arranged to change dynamically as the sound source and/or the present reference changes position.
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30 Claims
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1. An audio user-interfacing method in which items are represented in an audio field by respective synthesized sound sources from where sounds related to the item appear to emanate, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) generating an audio field in which said sound sources are synthesized at respective rendering positions to provide sounds related to the items concerned;
(b) determining the relative location of a particular said sound source in the audio field with respect to a predetermined reference;
(c) providing an audio indication of said relative location of said particular sound source, as determined in step (b), as a said sound emanating from that sound source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for providing an audio user interface in which each of a plurality of items is represented in an audio field by at least one respective synthesized sound source from where sounds related to the item appear to emanate, the apparatus comprising:
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a generation subsystem for generating, through audio output devices, an audio field in which said sound sources are synthesized at respective rendering positions to provide sounds related to the items concerned;
relative-location determining means for determining the relative location of a particular said sound source in the audio field with respect to a predetermined reference; and
audio-indication means operatively associated with the generation subsystem for providing an audio indication of said relative location of said particular sound source, as determined by the relative-location determining means, as a said sound emanating from that sound source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for providing an audio user interface in which each of a plurality of items is represented in an audio field by at least one respective synthesized sound source from where sounds related to the item appear to emanate, the apparatus comprising:
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a generation subsystem operative to generate, through audio output devices, an audio field in which said sound sources are synthesized at respective rendering positions to provide sounds related to the items concerned;
a relative-location determining arrangement operative to determine the relative location of a particular said sound source in the audio field with respect to a predetermined reference; and
an audio-indication arrangement operatively associated with the generation subsystem for providing an audio indication of said relative location of said particular sound source, as determined by the relative-location determining arrangement, as a said sound emanating from that sound source. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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