Using recognition-segments to find and play a composition containing sound
First Claim
1. An apparatus-implemented method to help a user to find and play a composition that contains a sound component, the method comprising:
- utilizing or providing, by a processor or processors, an ordering of compositions, and a current-location, that designates one of said compositions as the current-location in said ordering;
associating, by a processor or processors, a recognition sound-segment with each composition in said ordering of compositions;
wherein at least one recognition sound-segment includes a portion of its associated composition that is more recognizable to the user than a beginning playback of its associated composition;
in response to user-action(s) to navigate to each new current-location in said ordering;
playing, by a processor or processors, the recognition sound-segment that is associated with the composition at each new current-location in said ordering;
while said recognition sound-segment at said current-location, is active or playing;
detecting, by a processor or processors, that said user initiated a playback; and
responsive to said detecting by circuitry;
initiating by a processor or processors, a substantially complete playback of the composition designated by the current-location.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system to enable a user to find and act-upon an audio-containing composition in a group of compositions. A sound-segment (recognition-segment) intended to prompt a user'"'"'s memory, may be associated with each composition in a group of compositions. A recognition-segment may contain one or more highly recognizable portion(s) of a composition. When the user is trying to locate or select a particular composition, the recognition-segments are navigated and played-back to the user, based upon a user-device context/mode. When a user recognizes the desired composition from its recognition-segment, the user may initiate a control action to playback; arrange; and/or act-upon, the composition that is associated with the currently playing recognition-segment.
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34 Claims
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1. An apparatus-implemented method to help a user to find and play a composition that contains a sound component, the method comprising:
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utilizing or providing, by a processor or processors, an ordering of compositions, and a current-location, that designates one of said compositions as the current-location in said ordering; associating, by a processor or processors, a recognition sound-segment with each composition in said ordering of compositions;
wherein at least one recognition sound-segment includes a portion of its associated composition that is more recognizable to the user than a beginning playback of its associated composition;in response to user-action(s) to navigate to each new current-location in said ordering;
playing, by a processor or processors, the recognition sound-segment that is associated with the composition at each new current-location in said ordering;while said recognition sound-segment at said current-location, is active or playing;
detecting, by a processor or processors, that said user initiated a playback; and
responsive to said detecting by circuitry;
initiating by a processor or processors, a substantially complete playback of the composition designated by the current-location.
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2. One or more computer-readable memories or media, not including carrier-waves, having computer-readable instructions thereon which help a user find and play a composition containing a sound component which, when executed by one or more processing devices, implement a method of:
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utilizing or providing, by a processor or processors, an ordering of compositions, and a current-location, that designates one of said compositions as the current-location in said ordering; associating, by a processor or processors, a recognition sound-segment with each composition in said ordering of compositions;
wherein at least one recognition sound-segment includes a portion of its associated composition that is more recognizable to a user than a beginning playback of its associated composition;in response to user-action(s) to navigate to each new current-location in said ordering;
playing, by a processor or processors, the recognition sound-segment that is associated with the composition at each new current-location in said ordering;while said recognition sound-segment at said current-location, is active or playing;
detecting that said user initiated a playback; and
responsive to said detecting;
initiating by a processor or processors, a substantially complete playback of the composition designated by the current-location.
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3. Apparatus to help a user find and play a composition containing a sound component, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory or memories that store;
an ordering of compositions, and a current-location that designates one of said compositions as the current-location in said ordering; andone or more processors configured to; associate a recognition sound-segment with each composition in said ordering of compositions;
wherein at least one recognition sound-segment includes a portion of its associated composition that is more recognizable to a user than a beginning playback of its associated composition;
wherein in response to user-action(s) to navigate to each new current-location in said ordering, play the recognition sound-segment that is associated with the composition at each new current-location in said ordering; andwhile said recognition sound-segment at said current-location, is active or playing;
detect that said user initiated a playback; and
responsive to said detect;
initiate a substantially complete playback of the composition designated by the current-location. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. Apparatus to help a user find and play a composition containing a sound component, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory or memories that store;
an ordering of compositions, and a current-location, that designates one of said compositions as the current-location in said ordering;one or more processors configured to;
associate a recognition sound-segment with each composition in said ordering of compositions;
wherein at least one recognition sound-segment includes a portion of its associated composition that is more recognizable to a user than a beginning playback of its associated composition; and
play the recognition sound-segment that is associated with the composition at each new current-location in said ordering, in response to user-action(s) to navigate to each new current-location in said ordering;detection circuitry to detect that said user initiated a playback, while said recognition sound-segment at said current-location, was active or playing; and one or more processors configured to;
in response to a detection by said detection circuitry;
initiate a substantially complete playback of the composition designated by the current-location.
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