Control of settings using a command rotor

• US 20060241945A1
• Filed: 04/25/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Morales, Anthony E.
• Application Number:
  US11/114,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20060241945A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/260
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/033 Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for adjusting parameter levels. A method can include providing a plurality of parameters, each parameter being adjustable over a dimension; enabling a set of keys to adjust the plurality of parameters; selecting from amongst the plurality of parameters a parameter for adjustment using a first set of one or more keys from the set of keys; and adjusting a dimension of a selected parameter using a second set of one or more keys from the set of keys.

Claims

1. A method, including:

providing a plurality of parameters, each parameter being adjustable over a dimension;

enabling a set of keys to adjust the plurality of parameters;

selecting from amongst the plurality of parameters a parameter for adjustment using a first set of one or more keys from the set of keys; and

adjusting a dimension of a selected parameter using a second set of one or more keys from the set of keys.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parameters include parameters associated with a text-to-speech application.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with the text-to-speech application include one or more of voice rate, voice pitch, or voice volume.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parameters include parameters associated with system hardware.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dimension includes a range of levels.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein each key in the set of keys are proximately located relative to other keys.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each key in the set of keys include virtual keys.

8. The method of claim 1, further including:

disabling default functions associated with the set of keys.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling includes:

responsive to depressing one or more activation keys, enabling the set of keys to adjust the plurality of parameters.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting includes:

scrolling through the plurality of parameters to select the parameter for adjustment.

11. The method of claim 1, further including:

storing a dimension level associated with each of the plurality of parameters, wherein

selecting includes displaying the stored levels while scrolling through the plurality of parameters.

12. The method of claim 1, further including:

outputting an audio segment in accordance with the adjusted level.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting includes:

outputting to an operating system a command in accordance with the adjusted dimension level.

14. A computer program product including instructions tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, the product including:

an input capture routine to receive input from a command rotor associated with a plurality of parameters, each parameter being adjustable over a dimension, the input capture routine detecting enablement of the command rotor; and

a matrix, in communication with the input capture routine and responsive to a first set of one or more keys from a set of keys associated with the command rotor, to select a parameter for adjustment and, responsive to a second set of one or more keys from the set of keys associated with the command rotor, to adjust a dimension of a selected parameter.

15. A system, including:

an input capture routine to receive input from a command rotor associated with a plurality of parameters, each parameter being adjustable over a dimension, the input capture routine detecting enablement of the command rotor; and

a matrix, in communication with the input capture routine and responsive to a first set of one or more keys from a set of keys associated with the command rotor, to select a parameter for adjustment and, responsive to a second set of one or more keys from the set of keys associated with the command rotor, to adjust a dimension of a selected parameter.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of parameters include parameters associated with a text-to-speech application.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the plurality of parameters associated with the text-to-speech application include one or more of voice rate, voice pitch, or voice volume.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of parameters include parameters associated with system hardware.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the dimension includes a range of levels.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein each key in the set of keys are proximately located relative to other keys.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein each key in the set of keys include virtual keys.

22. The system of claim 15, wherein the input capture routine disables default functions associated with the set of keys.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein the input capture routine, responsive to depressing one or more activation keys, enables the set of keys to adjust the plurality of parameters.

24. The system of claim 15, wherein the matrix scrolls through the plurality of parameters to select the parameter for adjustment.

25. The system of claim 15, wherein the matrix stores a dimension level associated with each of the plurality of parameters and displays the stored levels while scrolling through the plurality of parameters.

26. The system of claim 15, further including:

an audio output to output an audio segment in accordance with the adjusted level.

27. The system of claim 15, further including:

a translator, coupled to the matrix, to output to an operating system a command in accordance with the adjusted dimension level.