Multi-dimensional audio interface system

A computing device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one module, operable by the at least one processor to:
• provide a multi-dimensional audio interface in which a first plurality of different spatial locations is defined, wherein each of the first plurality of different spatial locations is relative to a common reference point and is uniquely identifiable by a computing device, wherein the common reference point relates to a portion of a user or a sensor attached to the portion of the user;
• associate, for the multi-dimensional audio interface, an information type with a first spatial location of the first plurality of different spatial locations, the information type included in a plurality of different information types;
• receive an indication of first user input;
• responsive to receiving the indication of the first user input, anchor the information type at the first spatial location of the first plurality of different spatial locations to a first spatial location of a second plurality of different spatial locations, the first spatial location of the second plurality of different spatial locations being relative to an environment surrounding the user, wherein the first spatial location of the second plurality of different spatial locations corresponds to a current location of the first spatial location of the first plurality of different spatial locations within the environment at the time of receiving the indication of the first user input;
• after receiving the indication of the first user input, detect a rotation of the portion of the user;
• subsequent to detecting the rotation of the portion of the user, receive an indication of second user input;
• determine, based on the rotation of the portion of the user, a direction that the user is facing;
• responsive to determining that the first spatial location of the second plurality of different spatial locations is a closest spatial location from the second plurality of different spatial locations to the direction that the user is facing, select, based at least in part on the indication of second user input, the information type;
• and
• perform at least one operation corresponding to the information type selected based at least in part on the indication of second user input.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a computing device to:

• provide a multi-dimensional audio interface in which a first plurality of different spatial locations is defined, wherein each of the first plurality of different spatial locations is relative to a common reference point and is uniquely identifiable by a computing device, wherein the common reference point relates to a portion of a user or a sensor attached to the portion of the user;
• associate, for the multi-dimensional audio interface, an information type with a first spatial location of the first plurality of different spatial locations, the information type included in a plurality of different information types;
• receive an indication of first user input;
• responsive to receiving the indication of the first user input, anchor the information type at the first spatial location of the first plurality of different spatial locations to a first spatial location of a second plurality of different spatial locations, the first spatial location of the second plurality of different spatial locations being relative to an environment surrounding the user, wherein the first spatial location of the second plurality of different spatial locations corresponds to a current location of the first spatial location of the first plurality of different spatial locations within the environment at the time of receiving the indication of the first user input;
• after receiving the indication of the first user input, detect a rotation of the portion of the user;
• subsequent to detecting the rotation of the portion of the user, receive an indication of second user input;
• determine, based on the rotation of the portion of the user, a direction that the user is facing;
• responsive to determining that the first spatial location of the second plurality of different spatial locations is a closest spatial location from the second plurality of different spatial locations to the direction that the user is facing, select, based at least in part on the indication of second user input, the information type;
• and
• perform at least one operation corresponding to the information type selected based at least in part on the indication of second user input.