Wireless communications devices with three dimensional audio systems
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing that encloses a processor and a speaker;
a display located on the housing, wherein the display is in communication with the processor;
a keypad located on the housing, wherein the keypad is in communication with the processor, and wherein the keypad is responsive to user input for navigating a cursor within the display; and
a three dimensional audio system in communication with the processor and the speaker, wherein the three dimensional audio system audibly indicates navigational movement of the cursor within the display via the speaker by variations in one or more of time delay, pitch, tone and volume, such that the three dimensional audio system is configured to make sound emitted by the speaker appear to originate from any of a plurality of locations in a cursor virtual three dimensional space, and such that the three dimensional audio system is configured to make the sound emitted by the speaker appear to originate from wherever the cursor is located on the display.
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Abstract
Mobile terminals having three dimensional audio capabilities for making sound appear to originate from any location within a three dimensional space and to facilitate navigational movement among displayed information are provided. A mobile terminal includes a housing that encloses a processor and one or more speakers. A display is located on the housing that is in communication with the processor, and a keypad is located on the housing that is in communication with the processor and that is responsive to user input for navigating a cursor within the display. The mobile terminal includes a three dimensional audio system that is in communication with the processor and speaker(s). The three dimensional audio system audibly indicates navigational movement of the cursor in the display, and is configured to make sound emitted by the speaker(s) appear to originate from any of a plurality of locations in a virtual three dimensional space.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing that encloses a processor and a speaker; a display located on the housing, wherein the display is in communication with the processor; a keypad located on the housing, wherein the keypad is in communication with the processor, and wherein the keypad is responsive to user input for navigating a cursor within the display; and a three dimensional audio system in communication with the processor and the speaker, wherein the three dimensional audio system audibly indicates navigational movement of the cursor within the display via the speaker by variations in one or more of time delay, pitch, tone and volume, such that the three dimensional audio system is configured to make sound emitted by the speaker appear to originate from any of a plurality of locations in a cursor virtual three dimensional space, and such that the three dimensional audio system is configured to make the sound emitted by the speaker appear to originate from wherever the cursor is located on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A radiotelephone, comprising:
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a housing that encloses a processor and a speaker; a display located on the housing, wherein the display is in communication with the processor; a keypad located on the housing, wherein the keypad is in communication with the processor, and wherein the keypad is responsive to user input for navigating a cursor within the display; and a three dimensional audio system in communication with the processor and the speaker, wherein the three dimensional audio system audibly indicates navigational movement of the cursor within the display via the speaker by variations in one or more of time delay, pitch, tone and volume, such that the three dimensional audio system is configured to make sound emitted by the speaker appear to originate from any of a plurality of locations in a cursor virtual three dimensional space, and such that the three dimensional audio system is configured to make the sound emitted by the speaker appear to originate from wherever the cursor is located on the display, and wherein the three dimensional audio system is configured to make a user of the radiotelephone appear to be positioned at a generally central location in the cursor virtual three dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A radiotelephone, comprising:
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a housing that encloses a processor and a speaker; a touch-sensitive display located on the housing that is configured to sense the position of an object in contact therewith and to transmit a corresponding signal to the processor, and wherein the display is responsive to user input for navigating a cursor therewithin; and a three dimensional audio system in communication with the processor and speaker, wherein the three dimensional audio system audibly indicates navigational movement of the cursor via the speaker by variations in one or more of time delay, pitch, tone and volume, such that the three dimensional audio system is configured to make sound emitted by the speaker appear to originate from any of a plurality of locations in a cursor virtual three dimensional space, and such that the three dimensional audio system is configured to make the sound emitted by the speaker appear to originate from wherever the cursor is located on the display, and wherein the three dimensional audio system is configured to make a user of the radiotelephone appear to be positioned at a generally central location in the cursor virtual three dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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