Audible list traversal

An apparatus for traversing a list to execute a selected list item, the apparatus comprising:

• an audible list interface to access the list and to transmit audible indicators representative of more than one items in the list, the audible list interface comprising an audible indicator determiner to determine the audible indicators representative of more than one items in the list traversed, wherein an audio content of the audible indicators is based upon the direction and the speed with which the list is being traversed and is based upon a list traversal organization;
• and comprising an audio output to output signals representative of the audible indicators in an order with which corresponding list items within the list are traversed to indicate at least the direction, wherein the periodicity of outputting the signals in combination with the list items represented by the audible indicators output is representative of the speed with which the list is being traversed;
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• a list traversal processor to communicatively couple with a navigation input interpreter to receive indications of changes in navigation of the list, the list traversal processor comprising:
• a memory to store a location of a current list item;
• a navigation adjuster coupled with the memory to adjust the speed and the direction of traversal through the list based upon the indications of the changes in navigation state for the list and to couple with the audible list interface to output the audible indicators;
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• an item selector to interpret a selection signal to determine the selected list item based upon a current list item in response to receipt of the selection signal to execute the selected list item.

A computer program product for audible list traversal, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer useable medium having a computer useable program code embodied therewith, the computer useable program code comprising:
• computer useable program code configured to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• determining a list traversal organization to map the list with audible indicators;
• receiving navigation data, the navigation data indicative of a direction and a speed with which to traverse the list;
• determining audible indicators representative of list items within the list being traversed, wherein an audio content of the audible indicators is based upon the direction and the speed with which the list is being traversed and is based upon the list traversal organization;
• outputting the audible indicators in an order with which the list items within the list are being traversed to indicate at least the direction, wherein the periodicity of the outputting in combination with the list items represented by the audible indicators being output is representative of a navigation speed with which the list is being traversed;
• receiving a selection signal to indicate selection of the selected list item;
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• executing the selected list item.