Techniques for presenting sound effects on a portable media player
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsAram Lindahl, Joseph Mark Williams, Muthya K. Girish
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Abstract
Improved techniques for presenting sound effects at a portable media device are disclosed. The sound effects can be output as audio sounds to an internal speaker, an external speaker, or both. In addition, the audio sounds for the sound effects can be output together with other audio sounds pertaining to media assets (e.g., audio tracks being played). In one embodiment, the sound effects can serve to provide auditory feedback to a user of the portable media device. A user interface can facilitate a user's selection of sound effect usages, types or characteristics.
Claims20
1-24. (canceled)
A method for a computing device comprising:
- determining a desired sound effect to output for the computing device if a sound effect event is detected;
- retrieving sound effect data for the desired sound effect;
- determining if audio data is to be output for the computing device with the desired sound effect;
- obtaining characteristics of the audio data if determined to be output;
- modifying the sound effect data based on the obtained characteristics of the audio data;
- mixing the modified sound effect data and the audio data;
- and
- outputting the mixed modified sound effect data and audio data.
A portable computing device comprising:
- a memory storing audio data and sound effect data;
- and
- a processor running an application to
- determine a desired sound effect to output for the portable computing device if a sound effect event is detected,
- retrieve sound effect data for the desired sound effect,
- determine if audio data is to be output for the portable computing device with the desired sound effect;
- obtain characteristics of the audio data if determined to be output,
- modify the sound effect data based on the obtained characteristics of the audio data,
- mix the modified sound effect data and the audio data, and
- output the mixed modified sound effect data and audio data.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising instructions, which executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
- determining a desired sound effect to output for the computing device if a sound effect event is detected;
- retrieving sound effect data for the desired sound effect;
- determining if audio data is to be output for the computing device with the desired sound effect;
- obtaining characteristics of the audio data if determined to be output;
- modifying the sound effect data based on the obtained characteristics of the audio data;
- mixing the modified sound effect data and the audio data;
- and
- outputting the mixed modified sound effect data and audio data.
A computing device comprising:
- means for determining a desired sound effect to output for the computing device if a sound effect event is detected;
- means for retrieving sound effect data for the desired sound effect;
- means for determining if audio data is to be output for the computing device with the desired sound effect;
- means for obtaining characteristics of the audio data if determined to be output;
- means for modifying the sound effect data based on the obtained characteristics of the audio data;
- means for mixing the modified sound effect data and the audio data;
- and
- means for outputting the mixed modified sound effect data and audio data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.