AUDIO OUTPUT CONFIGURED TO INDICATE A DIRECTION
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1. A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:
- determining a direction of a target in relation to the computing device; and
configuring an output of sound to indicate the direction of the target in relation to the computing device.
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Abstract
An audio output that is configured to indicate a direction is described. In an implementation, a direction of a target is determined in relation to a computing device. An output of sound is configured by the computing device to indicate the direction of the target in relation to the computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:
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determining a direction of a target in relation to the computing device; and configuring an output of sound to indicate the direction of the target in relation to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. One or more computer-readable storage media comprising instructions that are executable by a computing device to configure an output of sound to indicate a direction and distance of a target in relation to the computing device, the direction computed using a location of the target and a location of the computing device.
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17. A mobile communications device comprising one or more modules that are configured to:
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determine a location and an orientation of the mobile communications device; receive data that describes a location of another mobile communications devices; and configure an output of sound to indicate a direction of another mobile communications device in relation to the mobile communications device, the direction computed by the mobile communications device using the described location of the other mobile communications device, the determined location data of the mobile communications device, and an orientation of the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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