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Song transition effects for browsing

  • US 9,326,082 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2011
  • Issued: 04/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, performed by a device, for providing audio transitions between audio signals during audio browsing, comprising the steps of:

  • the device associating a first browsing direction (A1), selected by a user via a control means, for transitioning from a current audio signal (S0) to a first alternative audio signal (S1) with a first transition effect template;

    the device associating a second browsing direction (A2), selected by a user via a control means, which is different from the first browsing direction, for transitioning from the current audio signal to a second alternative audio signal (S2), with a second transition effect template, which is perceptually different from the first transition effect template, wherein the effect is selected from the group comprising simulated motion, simulated Dopper effect, stereo regeneration, spectral band replication, and reverberation; and

    the device playing, in response to a browsing action in one of said browsing directions, a transition in which an exit segment (S0-out1, S0-out2), extracted from the current audio signal, and an entry segment (S1-in, S2-in), extracted from the alternative audio signal, are mixed in accordance with the associated transition effect template; and

    the device subsequently playing the alternative audio signal from the end of the entry segment.

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