Audio-Enhanced User Interface for Browsing
First Claim
1. A system for browsing a plurality of items associated with a listing, the system comprising:
- a display;
a plurality of speakers;
an input device operable by a user;
memory; and
a processor coupled to the display, the plurality of speakers, the input device, and the memory, the processor operable to;
identify with a focus area within a window on the display a first item from the plurality of items as a current selection;
identify with a visual cue within the window on the display a second item from the plurality of items as a new current selection; and
upon identification of the new current selection, cause the first item to move away from the focus area and the second item to move towards the focus area, wherein the movement of the second item is accompanied by placement of a corresponding audio clip in virtual space via the plurality of speakers.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to, but are not limited to, browsing a displayed listing of stored audio content such as music in a music player, PC, or portable electronic device, including MP3 players and mobile phones. Various embodiments of the present invention recognize that to improve the user'"'"'s browsing experience, the user'"'"'s selections from the listing should be accompanied by audio effects specifically configured to facilitate the corresponding content navigation. For example, the effects could be that as the currently selected item in the listing changes, an excerpt of the music track (or of a member of the group of music tracks) in the new item (i.e., “new currently-selected” item) in the listing is played with 3D audio effects such that the position from which the music track appears to be playing is in symphony with the new item'"'"'s movement on the user interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for browsing a plurality of items associated with a listing, the system comprising:
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a display; a plurality of speakers; an input device operable by a user; memory; and a processor coupled to the display, the plurality of speakers, the input device, and the memory, the processor operable to; identify with a focus area within a window on the display a first item from the plurality of items as a current selection; identify with a visual cue within the window on the display a second item from the plurality of items as a new current selection; and upon identification of the new current selection, cause the first item to move away from the focus area and the second item to move towards the focus area, wherein the movement of the second item is accompanied by placement of a corresponding audio clip in virtual space via the plurality of speakers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for browsing a plurality of items associated with a listing, the plurality of items being positioned on a display, the method comprising:
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identifying with a focus area on the display a first item from the plurality of items as a current selection; identifying with a visual cue on the display a second item from the plurality of items as a new current selection; and upon identifying the new current selection, moving away the first item from the focus area and moving the second item towards the focus area, wherein the moving of the second item is accompanied by placing a corresponding audio clip in virtual space. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for browsing a plurality of items associated with a listing, the plurality of items being positioned on a display, the method comprising:
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identifying with a focus area on the display a first item from the plurality of items as a current selection; identifying with a visual cue on the display a second item from the plurality of items as a new current selection; and upon identifying the new current selection, placing a corresponding audio clip of the second item in virtual space. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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