Systems and methods for digital auditory mapping
OwnerBrandon Biggsinventor
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Abstract
Methods and system for providing digital audio mapping are provided wherein data representing real or virtual worlds is obtained from internal or external data sources and used to generate a digital auditory map that can be navigated using auditory sound cues. The digital audio map can be created by a digital audio map generator and presented to the user through a digital audio map presentation interface. The digital audio map presentation interface can provide multiple navigation modes to the user, including a tree-based mode, a grid-based mode, and a first-person-based mode. The user is able to dynamically select the preferred navigation mode.
Claims20
A method for providing digital auditory mapping, said method comprising:
- accepting data representative of spatial measurements of features within a real-world or data-based environment;
- and
- generating a digital audio map comprising objects from the data representative of one or more features, wherein the digital audio map comprises a plurality of navigational modes comprising:
- a tree-based mode comprising an object menu accessible in a hierarchical manner, the object menu comprising objects within the environment;
- a grid-based mode comprising auditory feedback whenever a user enters a new grid tile containing one of the objects;
- and
- a first-person-based mode configured to enable navigation at a selected direction at a specified rate, comprising one or more auditory cues of the navigation and surrounding objects
- presenting to the user the object menu when tree-based mode is utilized;
- presenting to the user auditory feedback comprising attributes of the objects when grid-based mode is utilized;
- and
- presenting to the user auditory cues of the navigation and surrounding objects when first-person mode is utilized.
A computer system for providing digital auditory mapping, the system comprising:
- at least one processing unit;
- memory operably associated with the at least one processing unit;
- a digital audio map component storable in memory and executable by the at least one processing unit, the digital audio map program comprising:
- a digital audio map generator component configured to receive data representative of spatial measurements of features within a real-world or data-based environment, and generate a digital audio map comprising objects from the data representative of one or more features;
- a digital audio map presentation component configured to provide a plurality of navigational modes comprising:
- a tree-based mode comprising an object menu accessible in a hierarchical manner, the object menu comprising objects within the environment;
- a grid-based mode comprising auditory feedback whenever a user enters a new grid tile containing one of the objects;
- and
- a first-person-based mode configured to enable navigation at a selected direction at a specified rate, comprising one or more auditory cues of the navigation and surrounding objects
- wherein the object menu is presented to the user when tree-based mode is utilized;
- wherein auditory feedback comprising attributes of the objects is presented to the user when grid-based mode is utilized;
- and
- wherein auditory cues of the navigation and surrounding objects is presented to the user when first-person mode is utilized.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions, which when executed, enables a computer system to provide digital audio map, the computer instructions comprising:
- accepting data representative of spatial measurements of features within a real-world or data-based environment;
- and
- generating a digital audio map comprising objects from the data representative of one or more features, wherein the digital audio map comprises a plurality of navigational modes comprising:
- a tree-based mode comprising an object menu accessible in a hierarchical manner, the object menu comprising objects within the environment;
- a grid-based mode comprising auditory feedback whenever a user enters a new grid tile containing one of the objects;
- and
- a first-person-based mode configured to enable navigation at a selected direction at a specified rate, comprising one or more auditory cues of the navigation and surrounding objects
- presenting to the user the object menu when tree-based mode is utilized;
- presenting to the user auditory feedback comprising attributes of the objects when grid-based mode is utilized;
- and
- presenting to the user auditory cues of the navigation and surrounding objects when first-person mode is utilized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.