AUDIO-VISUAL SEARCH AND BROWSE INTERFACE (AVSBI)

• US 20100162116A1
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Russell, Cristobal A. Alvarez, Dunton, Randy R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,209,609 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/974 Slider control as on-screen object in operator interface

Abstract

An audio-visual search and browse interface (AVSBI) is described. In an embodiment, a user interface module displays one or more media collections, where each of the one or more media collections includes multiple clips of media. The user interface module determines a center media collection from the one or more media collections that corresponds with a slider on a user interface display. The user interface module determines a left media collection and a right media collection based on the center media collection. The multiple clips of media in the center media collection is played via a center speaker, the multiple clips of media in the left media collection is played via a left speaker, and the multiple clips of media in the right media collection is played via a right speaker, all in a simultaneous, overlapping and cyclical manner. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a user interface module to display one or more media collections, wherein each of the one or more media collections to include multiple clips of media, wherein the user interface module to determine a center media collection from the one or more media collections that corresponds with a slider on a user interface display, wherein the user interface module to determine a left media collection and a right media collection based on the center media collection, wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection to be played via a center speaker, wherein the multiple clips of media in the left media collection to be played via a left speaker, and wherein the multiple clips of media in the right media collection to be played via a right speaker.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multiple clips of media in each of the center media collection, the left media collection and the right media collection to be played simultaneously with each other.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection to be played in an overlapping and cyclical manner with a selected clip being the focus at a given time, wherein the multiple clips of media in the left media collection to be played in an overlapping and cyclical manner with a selected clip being the focus at a given time, and wherein the multiple clips of media in the right media collection to be played in an overlapping and cyclical manner with a selected clip being the focus at a given time.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the selected clips to be played louder than the other clips.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein as the slider moves on the user interface display in relation to the one or more media collections, audio output of the one or more media collections moves through the center, left and right speakers based on the slider on the user interface display.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more media collections are displayed in a horizontal format on the user interface display.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multiple clips of media in each of the media collections are included in a same album and wherein each of the media collections to be represented visually in the user interface display.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multiple clips of media in each of the media collections to represent content that satisfy a criterion and wherein each of the multiple clips of media to be represented visually in the user interface display.

9. A method, comprising:

displaying one or more media collections in a user interface display, wherein each of the one or more media collections to include multiple clips of media;

determining a center media collection from the one or more media collections that corresponds with a slider on the user interface display;

determining a left media collection based on the center media collection;

determining a right media collection based on the center media collection;

playing the multiple clips of media in the center media collection via a center speaker;

playing the multiple clips of media in the left media collection via a left speaker; and

playing the multiple clips of media in the right media collection via a right speaker.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the multiple clips of media in each of the center media collection, the left media collection and the right media collection to be played simultaneously with each other.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection to be played in an overlapping and cyclical manner with a selected clip being the focus at a given time, wherein the multiple clips of media in the left media collection to be played in an overlapping and cyclical manner with a selected clip being the focus at a given time, and wherein the multiple clips of media in the right media collection to be played in an overlapping and cyclical manner with a selected clip being the focus at a given time.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the selected clips to be played louder than the other clips.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein as the slider moves on the user interface display in relation to the one or more media collections, audio output of the one or more media collections moves through the center, left and right speakers based on the slider on the user interface display.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more media collections are displayed in a horizontal format on the user interface display.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the multiple clips of media in each of the media collections are included in a same album and wherein each of the media collections to be represented visually in the user interface display.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the multiple clips of media in each of the media collections to represent content that satisfy a criterion and wherein each of the multiple clips of media to be represented visually in the user interface display.

17. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:

displaying one or more media collections in a user interface display, wherein each of the one or more media collections to include multiple clips of media;

determining a center media collection from the one or more media collections that corresponds with a slider on the user interface display;

determining a left media collection based on the center media collection;

determining a right media collection based on the center media collection;

playing the multiple clips of media in the center media collection via a center speaker;

playing the multiple clips of media in the left media collection via a left speaker; and

playing the multiple clips of media in the right media collection via a right speaker.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the multiple clips of media in each of the center media collection, the left media collection and the right media collection to be played simultaneously with each other.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection to be played in an overlapping and cyclical manner with a selected clip being the focus at a given time, wherein the multiple clips of media in the left media collection to be played in an overlapping and cyclical manner with a selected clip being the focus at a given time, and wherein the multiple clips of media in the right media collection to be played in an overlapping and cyclical manner with a selected clip being the focus at a given time.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the selected clips to be played louder than the other clips.