Using sound-segments in a multi-dimensional ordering to find and act-upon a composition
First Claim
1. Apparatus to find and act-upon a composition containing a sound component, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more of electronic-circuitry or processor(s) that;
obtain or provide, an ordering of sound-segments;
wherein said sound-segments are arranged in two or more dimensions;
wherein two or more different sound-segments are associated with each composition in said ordering;
wherein at least one of said two or more different sound-segments associated with each composition, includes a portion of its associated composition, which is more recognizable to user(s) than a beginning part of its associated composition;
obtain or provide, a current-location in said ordering that refers to one of said sound-segments in said ordering;
change the current-location in said ordering, in response to each user navigation action;
play the sound-segment that is associated with the current-location in said ordering, in response to each change to the current-location;
in response to a command-action by the user;
play, add, move, remove, cut, copy, paste, arrange, organize, and/or order, the composition that is associated with the sound-segment at the current-location.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system that enables a user to find and act-upon a sound-containing composition, in a group of compositions. One or more sound-segments, which are intended to prompt a user'"'"'s memory, may be associated with each composition in a group of compositions. A recognition sound-segment may include a portion of its associated composition, which is more recognizable to users than the beginning part of its associated composition. 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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27 Claims
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1. Apparatus to find and act-upon a composition containing a sound component, the apparatus comprising:
one or more of electronic-circuitry or processor(s) that; obtain or provide, an ordering of sound-segments;
wherein said sound-segments are arranged in two or more dimensions;
wherein two or more different sound-segments are associated with each composition in said ordering;
wherein at least one of said two or more different sound-segments associated with each composition, includes a portion of its associated composition, which is more recognizable to user(s) than a beginning part of its associated composition;obtain or provide, a current-location in said ordering that refers to one of said sound-segments in said ordering; change the current-location in said ordering, in response to each user navigation action;
play the sound-segment that is associated with the current-location in said ordering, in response to each change to the current-location;in response to a command-action by the user;
play, add, move, remove, cut, copy, paste, arrange, organize, and/or order, the composition that is associated with the sound-segment at the current-location.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus-implemented method for acting-upon compositions that contain a sound component, the method comprising:
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obtaining or providing, by a processor or processors, an ordering of sound-segments;
wherein said sound-segments are arranged in two or more dimensions;
wherein two or more different sound-segments are associated with each composition in said ordering;
wherein at least one of said two or more different sound-segments associated with each composition, includes a portion of its associated composition, which is more recognizable to user(s) than a beginning part of its associated composition;obtaining or providing, by a processor or processors, a current-location in said ordering that refers to one of said sound-segments in said ordering; changing, by a processor or processors, the current-location in said ordering, in response to each user navigation action; playing, by a processor or processors, the sound-segment that is associated with the current-location in said ordering, in response to each change to the current-location; in response to a command-action by the user;
playing, adding, moving, removing, cutting, copying, pasting, arranging, organizing, and/or ordering;
by a processor or processors, the composition that is associated with the sound-segment at the current-location.
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27. One or more computer-readable memories or media, not including carrier-waves, having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, implement a method of:
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Obtaining or providing, an ordering of sound-segments;
wherein said sound-segments are arranged in two or more dimensions;
wherein two or more different sound-segments are associated with each composition in said ordering;
wherein at least one of said two or more different sound-segments associated with each composition, includes a portion of its associated composition, which is more recognizable to user(s) than a beginning part of its associated composition;obtaining or providing, a current-location in said ordering that refers to one of said sound-segments in said ordering; changing, the current-location in said ordering, in response to each user navigation action; playing, the sound-segment that is associated with the current-location in said ordering, in response to each change to the current-location; in response to a command-action by the user;
playing, adding, moving, removing, cutting, copying, pasting, arranging, organizing, and/or ordering, the composition that is associated with the sound-segment at the current-location.
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