Spatial Apportioning of Audio in a Large Scale Multi-User, Multi-Touch System
First Claim
1. A method for managing multiple users using the same user interface component having a plurality of audio transducers, the method comprising:
- allocating a first physical space within the physical boundary of the user interface component for use by a first user;
allocating a second physical space within the physical boundary of the user interface component for use by a second user; and
performing audio spatialization using the plurality of audio transducers corresponding to the first physical space and the second physical space allocated within the boundary of the same user interface component.
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Abstract
A large scale multi-user, multi-touch system with a specialized zone-based user interface including methods for space management and spatial apportioning of audio cues. The system comprises a multi-touch display component fabricated in dimensions sufficient for at least a plurality of users and for displaying projected images and for receiving multi-touch input. The apparatus includes a plurality of image projectors, a plurality of cameras for sensing multi-touch input and the apparatus includes interface software for managing user space. The interface software implements techniques for managing multiple users using the same user interface component by allocating physical spaces within the multi-touch display component and coordinating movement of displayed objects between the physical spaces. Embodiments include a plurality of audio transducers and methods for performing audio spatialization using the plurality of audio transducers corresponding to the physical spaces, apportioning of volume levels to the audio transducers based on movement of a displayed object.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing multiple users using the same user interface component having a plurality of audio transducers, the method comprising:
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allocating a first physical space within the physical boundary of the user interface component for use by a first user; allocating a second physical space within the physical boundary of the user interface component for use by a second user; and performing audio spatialization using the plurality of audio transducers corresponding to the first physical space and the second physical space allocated within the boundary of the same user interface component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for managing multiple users using the same user interface component having a plurality of audio transducers, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of audio transducers arranged horizontally across a user interface area; displaying at least one of a plurality of objects on said user interface area; associating at least one sound with said at least one of plurality of objects; and apportioning said at least one sound to at least two audio transducers based on a function of distance between a location of an object on said users interface relative to locations of said audio transducers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing multiple users using the same user interface component having a plurality of audio transducers, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of audio transducers arranged horizontally across a user interface area; displaying at least one object on said user interface area located at a first position; apportioning sound to at least one audio transducer based on function of distance of said audio transducer to said first position; displaying said object on said user interface area across a plurality of continuous locations on said user interface area starting from said first position and continuing to a second position; and apportioning sound to said audio transducers based on function of distance of said audio transducers to said object moving from said first position to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer-readable medium for managing multiple users using the same user interface component having a plurality of audio transducers comprising:
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computer code for allocating a first physical space within the physical boundary of the user interface component for use by a first user; computer code for allocating a second physical space within the physical boundary of the user interface component for use by a second user; and computer code for performing audio spatialization using the plurality of audio transducers corresponding to the first physical space and the second physical space allocated within the boundary of the same user interface component.
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