Positioning a virtual sound capturing device in a three dimensional interface

• US 8,327,269 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2009
• Issued: 12/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Sapp, Markus, Heitmann, Kerstin, Quandt, Thorsten, Knauff, Manfred, Junghanns, Marko
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuyetlien
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weng, Peiyong
• Application Number:
  US12/505,958
• Publication Number:
  US 20110016397A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,233 Days
• Field of Search: 715/728
• US Class Current: 715/728
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/162 Interface to dedicated audio devices, e.g. audio drivers, interface to CODECs
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/005 Non-interactive screen display of musical or status data graphical user interfaces specifically adapted for electrophonic musical instruments G10H2220/091; fingering displays G10H2220/041
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/101 for graphical creation, edition or control of musical data or parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/401 3D sensing, i.e. three-dimensional (x, y, z) position or movement sensing. movement pattern or gesture sensing G10H2220/201; geolocation sensing G10H2220/355, 3D sensing with accelerometer G10H2220/395
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers

Abstract

A method, system, and computer-readable product for positioning a virtual sound capturing device in a graphical user interface (GUI) are disclosed. The method includes displaying a virtual sound capturing device in relation to a virtual sound producing device in a three dimensional interface and in a two dimensional graphical map. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the display of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device in both the three dimensional interface and the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received from an input device.

Claims

1. A system for positioning a virtual sound capturing device, the

system comprising:

a display device;

an input device for navigating the display; and

a processor coupled to the display and the input device, the processor further adapted to;

display, on the display device, a virtual sound capturing device in relation to a virtual sound producing device in a three dimensional interface and in a two dimensional graphical map;

and adjust the display of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device in both the three dimensional interface and the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received via the input device; and

adjust an algorithm based on specifications associated with a model of a sound capturing device corresponding to the virtual sound capturing device and a model of a sound producing device corresponding to the virtual sound producing device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further adapted to display the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received via the input device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further adapted to adjust the algorithm to reflect the positioning of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the two dimensional graphical map represents an overhead view of the virtual sound capturing device and the virtual sound producing device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of virtual sound producing devices and one virtual sound capturing device for each virtual sound producing device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein each sound capturing device is individually adjustable.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the commands received via the input device are in response to the input device moving the virtual sound capturing device in the two dimensional graphical map.

8. A method for positioning a virtual sound capturing device in a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising, on a processor:

causing the display of a virtual sound capturing device in relation to a virtual sound producing device in a three dimensional interface and in a two dimensional graphical map;

causing the adjustment of the display of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device in both the three dimensional interface and the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received via an input device; and

receiving a selection of a sound capturing device model and a selection of a sound producing device model and adjusting the algorithm based on specifications associated with the selected sound capturing device model and the selected sound producing device model.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising causing the display of the at least one two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received via the input device.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising adjusting the algorithm to reflect the positioning of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the two dimensional graphical map represents an overhead view of the virtual sound capturing device and the virtual sound producing device.

12. A computer program product for positioning a virtual sound capturing device in a graphical user interface (GUI), the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium;

a display module residing on the computer-readable medium and operative to cause the display of a virtual sound capturing device in relation to a virtual sound producing device in a three dimensional interface and in a two dimensional graphical map; and

a processing module residing on the computer-readable medium and operative to adjust the display of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device in both the three dimensional interface and the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received via an input device;

wherein the processor module is further operative to adjust an algorithm based on specifications associated with a model of a sound capturing device corresponding to the virtual sound capturing device and a model of a sound producing device corresponding to the virtual sound producing device.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the display module is further operative to display the at least one two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received via an input device.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the graphical map represents an overhead view of the at least one virtual sound capturing device and the at least one virtual sound producing device.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the processor module is further operative to adjust to reflect the positioning of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device.