Audio user interface for displayless electronic device
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an electronic device using a single sensing element, comprising:
- playing back with the electronic device a first audio clip in a first manner;
during the playing back in the first manner;
detecting with the single sensing element a first user input;
in response to the detecting the first user input, altering with the electronic device the playing back from the first manner to a second manner; and
in response to the altering, playing back with the electronic device the first audio clip in the second manner;
during the playing back the first audio clip in the second manner, playing back with the electronic device a second audio clip to announce the first audio clip; and
after the playing back the second audio clip, playing back with the electronic device a first menu audio clip that is associated with a menu of the electronic device.
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Abstract
This invention is directed to an audio menu provided in an electronic device having no display. The electronic device can further include an input interface having only a single sensing element (e.g., a single button) for controlling audio playback of the device and for accessing and controlling the device audio menu. In response to a particular input detected by the single sensing element, the electronic device can enable an audio menu mode and play back audio clips associated with different menu options. The user can provide selection instructions using the single sensing element during the playback of an audio clip to select the menu option associated with the played back audio clip. In some embodiments, the audio menu can be multi-dimensional (e.g., the device plays back audio clips for sub-options in response to a selection of a menu option). Suitable menu options can include, for example, groupings of audio (e.g., playlists), options to toggle (e.g., a shuffle option), or options associated with particular metadata tags associated with audio available to the device.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an electronic device using a single sensing element, comprising:
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playing back with the electronic device a first audio clip in a first manner; during the playing back in the first manner; detecting with the single sensing element a first user input; in response to the detecting the first user input, altering with the electronic device the playing back from the first manner to a second manner; and in response to the altering, playing back with the electronic device the first audio clip in the second manner; during the playing back the first audio clip in the second manner, playing back with the electronic device a second audio clip to announce the first audio clip; and after the playing back the second audio clip, playing back with the electronic device a first menu audio clip that is associated with a menu of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic device for providing an audio menu to a user, comprising:
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a single sensing element for detecting user inputs; an audio output; and a processor operative to; direct the audio output to play back a first audio clip in a first manner; during the playback of the first audio clip in the first manner, receive from the single sensing element a first user input that is detected by the single sensing element; in response to the receiving the first user input, direct the audio output to alter the playback from the first manner to a second manner; during the playback of the first audio clip in the second manner, direct the audio output to play back a second audio clip to announce the first audio clip; and after the playback of the second audio clip, direct the audio output to play back a first menu audio clip that is associated with the audio menu. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A non-transitory computer-readable media for controlling an electronic device using a single input interface, the non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions for:
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directing an audio output of the electronic device to play back a first audio clip in a first manner; during the playback of the first audio clip in the first manner, receiving a first user input from the single input interface; in response to the receiving, directing the audio output to alter the playback from the first manner to a second manner; during the playback of the first audio clip in the second manner, directing the audio output to play back a second audio clip to announce the first audio clip; and after the playback of the second audio clip, directing the audio output to play back a first menu audio clip that is associated with an audio menu of the electronic device.
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