Audio-visual search and browse interface (AVSBI)

• US 8,209,609 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Issued: 06/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Dunton, Randy R., Alvarez Russell, Cristobal A.
• Primary Examiner(s): RIEGLER, PATRICK F
• Application Number:
  US12/343,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20100162116A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,281 Days
• Field of Search: 715/716, 715/833, 715/794, 715/974, 381/306
• 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 are played via a center speaker, the multiple clips of media in the left media collection are played via a left speaker, and the multiple clips of media in the right media collection are 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 configured to display one or more media collections, wherein each of the one or more media collections is configured to include multiple clips of media, wherein the user interface module is configured 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 is configured 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 are configured to be played via a center speaker, wherein the multiple clips of media in the left media collection are configured to be played via a left speaker, wherein the multiple clips of media in the right media collection are configured to be played via a right speaker, wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection, the left media collection, and the right media collection are configured to be played simultaneously to facilitate a search of the one or more media collections, and wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection are configured to be played in a first overlapping and cyclical manner with a first selected clip being the focus at a first given time, wherein the multiple clips of media in the left media collection are configured to be played in a second overlapping and cyclical manner with a second selected clip being the focus at a second given time, and wherein the multiple clips of media in the right media collection are configured to be played in a third overlapping and cyclical manner with a third selected clip being the focus at a third given time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first selected clip, the second selected clip, and the third selected clip are configured to be played louder than the other clips.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a first audio output at the center speaker, a second audio output at the left speaker, and a third audio output at the right speaker are configured to change based on a position of the slider.

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

5. 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 is configured to be represented visually in the user interface display.

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

7. A method, comprising:

displaying one or more media collections in a user interface display, wherein each of the one or more media collections is configured 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, wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection, the left media collection, and the right media collection are configured to be played simultaneously to facilitate a search of the one or more media collections and wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection are configured to be played in a first overlapping and cyclical manner with a first selected clip being the focus at a first given time, wherein the multiple clips of media in the left media collection are configured to be played in a second overlapping and cyclical manner with a second selected clip being the focus at a second given time, and wherein the multiple clips of media in the right media collection are configured to be played in a third overlapping and cyclical manner with a third selected clip being the focus at a third given time.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first selected clip, the second selected clip, and the third selected clip are configured to be played louder than the other clips.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein a first audio output at the center speaker, a second audio output at the left speaker, and a third audio output at the right speaker are configured to change based on a position of the slider.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more media collections are displayed in a horizontal format on the user interface display.

11. The method of claim 7, 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 is configured to be represented visually in the user interface display.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the multiple clips of media in each of the media collections are configured to represent content that satisfy a criterion and wherein each of the multiple clips of media is configured to be represented visually in the user interface display.

13. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform instructions for:

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, wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection, the left media collection, and the right media collection are configured to be played simultaneously to facilitate a search of the one or more media collections and wherein the multiple clips of media in the center media collection are configured to be played in a first overlapping and cyclical manner with a first selected clip being the focus at a first given time, wherein the multiple clips of media in the left media collection are configured to be played in a second overlapping and cyclical manner with a second selected clip being the focus at a second given time, and wherein the multiple clips of media in the right media collection are configured to be played in a third overlapping and cyclical manner with a third selected clip being the focus at a third given time.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the first selected clip, the second selected clip, and the third selected clip are configured to be played louder than the other clips.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein a first audio output at the center speaker, a second audio output at the left speaker, and a third audio output at the right speaker are configured to change based on a position of the slider.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the one or more media collections are displayed in a horizontal format on the user interface display.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, 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 is configured to be represented visually in the user interface display.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the multiple clips of media in each of the media collections are configured to represent content that satisfy a criterion and wherein each of the multiple clips of media is configured to be represented visually in the user interface display.