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Soundtrack for electronic text

  • US 9,613,654 B2
  • Filed: 01/28/2014
  • Issued: 04/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for displaying electronic text and synchronizing the playback of a soundtrack for the electronic text, the soundtrack comprising multiple audio regions configured for playback during corresponding text regions of the electronic text, each audio region being defined by audio data comprising:

  • an audio track for playback in the audio region, a start text position indicative of the word in the electronic text corresponding to where the playback of the audio track is to begin; and

    a stop text position indicative of the word in the electronic text corresponding to where playback of the audio track is to cease, and at least some audio regions further each being defined by pre-defined playback effect data that defines one or more controllable audio playback effect settings for applying sound manipulation to the playback of the audio track of the audio region and which are to be varied across the audio region or a portion of the audio region based on the user'"'"'s real-time text position, comprising;

    displaying at least a portion of the electronic text on a display;

    maintaining a reading position counter corresponding to the estimated text position indicative of the word in the electronic text that the user is currently reading, the counter incrementing at a rate based on a configurable user reading speed variable representing the user'"'"'s reading speed;

    controlling playback of the audio regions of the soundtrack over an audio output system based on the audio data and reading position counter to synchronise playback of the audio regions with the user'"'"'s estimated reading position; and

    controlling audio playback effect settings of the audio output system in real-time based on the reading position counter for any audio regions having pre-defined playback effect data such that the audio playback effect settings are varied in real-time to apply sound manipulation to the playback of the audio tracks based on the user'"'"'s real-time text position to match the desired sound manipulation of the audio tracks of such audio regions according to their respective pre-defined playback effect data.

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