Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for manipulating characteristics of audio objects by using directional gestures
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting at least one audio object;
operating a pointer in a selected direction, by a user, towards a position of a virtual source of the detected audio object outputting audio to select the virtual source which comprises spatial audio in the selected direction;
detecting a gesture movement of the pointer itself in response to the operating of the pointer in the selected direction towards the position of the virtual source of spatial audio associated with the detected audio object;
controlling, via a processor, at least one characteristic of the detected audio object in the selected direction in response to the detected gesture of the pointer or an indication of a selection of the at least one characteristic; and
manipulating the virtual source of the detected audio object via the operating of the pointer in the selected direction.
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Abstract
An apparatus for enabling manipulation of one or more audio objects may include a processor and memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including detecting at least one audio object and operating a pointer in a selected direction by a user. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to detect a gesture of the pointer in response to the operating of the pointer in the selected direction. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to control at least one characteristic of the detected audio object in response to the detected gesture of the pointer or an indication of a selection of the at least one characteristic. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting at least one audio object; operating a pointer in a selected direction, by a user, towards a position of a virtual source of the detected audio object outputting audio to select the virtual source which comprises spatial audio in the selected direction; detecting a gesture movement of the pointer itself in response to the operating of the pointer in the selected direction towards the position of the virtual source of spatial audio associated with the detected audio object; controlling, via a processor, at least one characteristic of the detected audio object in the selected direction in response to the detected gesture of the pointer or an indication of a selection of the at least one characteristic; and manipulating the virtual source of the detected audio object via the operating of the pointer in the selected direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; detect at least one audio object; operate a pointer in a selected direction, by a user, towards a position of a virtual source of the detected audio object outputting audio to select the virtual source which comprises spatial audio in the selected direction; detect a gesture movement of the pointer itself in response to the operating of the pointer in the selected direction towards the position of the virtual source of spatial audio associated with the detected audio object; control at least one characteristic of the detected audio object in the selected direction in response to the detected gesture of the pointer or an indication of a selection of the at least one characteristic; and manipulate the virtual source of the detected audio object via the operating of the pointer in the selected direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22)
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19. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:
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program code instructions configured to detect at least one audio object; program code instructions configured to operate a pointer in a selected direction, by a user, towards a position of a virtual source of the detected audio object outputting audio to select the virtual source which comprises spatial audio in the selected direction; program code instructions configured to detect a gesture movement of the pointer itself in response to the operating of the pointer in the selected direction towards the position of the virtual source of spatial audio associated with the detected audio object; program code instructions configured to control at least one characteristic of the detected audio object in the selected direction in response to the detected gesture of the pointer or an indication of a selection of the at least one characteristic; and program code instructions configured to manipulate the virtual source of the detected audio object via the operating of the pointer in the selected direction. - View Dependent Claims (20, 23)
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