MOTION-CONTROLLED AUDIO OUTPUT

• US 20080214160A1
• Filed: 03/01/2007
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: JONSSON, Marten Andreas
• Application Number:
  US11/680,879
• Publication Number:
  US 20080214160A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A motion of a mobile device, such as motions detected with an accelerometer, may be used to trigger an audio manipulation effect. In one implementation, logic is configured to output audio. Second logic is configured to identify a movement of the mobile device and third logic is configured to manipulate the output audio based on the identified movement.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

first logic configured to output audio;

second logic configured to identify a movement of the mobile device; and

third logic configured to manipulate the output audio based on the identified movement.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the first logic is configured to output audio in response to an executed command.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile communications device.

4. The mobile device of claim 3, wherein the executed command comprises a ring tone playback command generated in response to a received call.

5. The mobile device of claim 3, wherein the executed command comprises a message alert playback command generated in response to a received message.

6. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the mobile device comprises a portable media player.

7. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the executed command comprises a media playback command received by the portable media player.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the second logic comprises a motion sensing component.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the motion sensing component includes an accelerometer.

10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the second logic includes logic configured to determine whether a movement of the mobile device matches a stored movement, wherein the stored movement is associated with a predetermined manipulation effect.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the third logic includes logic configured to manipulate the output audio based on the predetermined manipulation effect.

12. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined manipulation effect includes a modification of the output audio.

13. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined manipulation effect includes a sound effect not associated with the output audio.

14. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined manipulation effect includes a sound command for adjusting properties of the output audio.

15. A method implemented in a mobile terminal comprising:

executing a command to output audio;

monitoring movement of the mobile terminal; and

manipulating the output audio based on the movement.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein monitoring movement of the mobile terminal further comprises:

analyzing an output of a motion sensing component; and

determining whether the output of the motion sensing component a motion associated with a previously stored audio output manipulation effect.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein manipulating the output audio based on the movement further comprises:

manipulating the output audio based on the previously stored audio output manipulation effect.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the motion sensing component includes an accelerometer.

19. A portable media device, comprising:

means for outputting audio;

means for identifying a movement of the portable media device; and

means for adjusting the output audio based on the identified movement.

20. The portable media device, further comprising:

means for generating a signal representative of the movement of the portable media device;

means for determining whether the signal matches a stored signal associated with an audio adjustment command; and

means for adjusting the output audio based on the audio adjustment command.

21. The portable media device, wherein the means for generating a signal representative of the movement of the portable media device comprises an accelerometer.