Navigation tool with audible feedback on a handheld communication device
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1. A method for producing an audible incremental sound that emanates from a speaker of a handheld electronic device, the method comprising:
- sensing non-accelerating movement actuation of a navigation tool of the handheld electronic device;
producing one or more signals in response to sensed non-accelerating movement actuation of the navigation tool;
controlling motion of a cursor on a display in response to the one or more signals;
generating audible incremental sound from a speaker included in the handheld electronic device in response to the one or more signals, the audible incremental sound indicating accelerated cursor movement on the display, the audible incremental sound being generated independent of a location of the cursor;
producing accelerated cursor movement on the display based on interpreting the one or more signals; and
increasing a rate of repetition of the generation of the audible incremental sound to match movement of the cursor on the display in response to the sensed non-accelerating movement actuation of the navigation tool, where the rate of repetition is increased independent of the location of the cursor.
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Abstract
System and method that provides audible feedback through a speaker of a handheld electronic device upon actuation of a navigation tool. The audible feedback produced by the speaker is capable of being modified based upon the location, speed, and other characteristics of the movement of a cursor on the display of a handheld electronic device. The sound produced by the speaker can originate from an audio file stored or otherwise available on the handheld electronic device.
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1. A method for producing an audible incremental sound that emanates from a speaker of a handheld electronic device, the method comprising:
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sensing non-accelerating movement actuation of a navigation tool of the handheld electronic device; producing one or more signals in response to sensed non-accelerating movement actuation of the navigation tool; controlling motion of a cursor on a display in response to the one or more signals; generating audible incremental sound from a speaker included in the handheld electronic device in response to the one or more signals, the audible incremental sound indicating accelerated cursor movement on the display, the audible incremental sound being generated independent of a location of the cursor; producing accelerated cursor movement on the display based on interpreting the one or more signals; and increasing a rate of repetition of the generation of the audible incremental sound to match movement of the cursor on the display in response to the sensed non-accelerating movement actuation of the navigation tool, where the rate of repetition is increased independent of the location of the cursor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 24)
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9. A method for producing audible user feedback from a speaker of a handheld electronic device, the method comprising:
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sensing non-accelerating movement actuation of a navigation tool and in response thereto directing accelerated movement of a cursor on a display screen of a handheld electronic device; sending a set of sound-generating navigation tool signals to a speaker of the handheld electronic device that are based upon and associated with the sensed non-accelerating movement actuation of the navigation tool and producing a corresponding incremental navigation tool sound from the speaker that provides audible feedback to the user indicating accelerated movement of the cursor on the display, the sound produced being dependent upon the direction of the requested motion of the cursor on the display and independent of a location of the cursor; producing accelerated cursor movement on the display based on the sensed non-accelerating movement actuation of the navigation tool; increasing a rate of repetition of the production of the corresponding incremental navigation tool sound to match the accelerated movement of the cursor on the display, where the rate of repetition is increased independent of the location of the cursor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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