Abstract:
PURPOSE: An audio user interface for an electronic device without a display is provided to reduce the size of an electronic device and receive/transmit audio clips reproduced in an audio menu with a proper approaching method. CONSTITUTION: Audio playback operations are controlled using input from a single detecting element. A first input is received from the single detecting element. A menu mode is accessed by responding to the reception of the first input. One or more audio clips related to a menu option are reproduced. A second input is received from an input interface(108) while reproducing at least one of the audio clips. The menu option related to one of the audio clips is accessed by responding to the reception of the second input.
Abstract:
Systems, methods and machine-readable media are disclosed for providing media pools in a communications network. For example, a media pool application on an electronic device can generate media pools (e.g., static media pools and temporary media pools) in a communications network. In addition, the media pool application can provide one or options for a user to manage the media pools. In some embodiments, the media pool application can provide one or more candidate media pools that a user may join. For example, the one or more candidate media pools can be generated based on metadata associated with media items that are located on one or more electronic devices in the communications network.
Abstract:
Systems, methods and machine-readable media are disclosed for providing media pools in a communications network. For example, a media pool application on an electronic device can generate media pools (e.g., static media pools and temporary media pools) in a communications network. In addition, the media pool application can provide one or options for a user to manage the media pools. In some embodiments, the media pool application can provide one or more candidate media pools that a user may join. For example, the one or more candidate media pools can be generated based on metadata associated with media items that are located on one or more electronic devices in the communications network.
Abstract:
An audio menu is provided in an electronic device having no display. The electronic device including an input interface having only a single sensing element (e.g., a single button) for controlling audio playback of the device and for accessing and controlling the device audio menu. In response to a particular input detected by the single sensing element, the electronic device enables an audio menu mode process 700 and plays back audio clips associated with different menu options 720. The user can provide selection instructions 722 using the single sensing element during the playback of an audio clip to select the menu option associated with the played back audio clip. In some embodiments, the audio menu can be multi-dimensional (e.g., the device plays back audio clips for sub-options in response to a selection of a menu option). Suitable menu options can include, for example, groupings of audio (e.g., playlists), options to toggle (e.g., a shuffle option), or options associated with particular metadata tags associated with audio available to the device.
Abstract:
Algorithms for synthesizing speech used to identify media assets are provided. Speech may be selectively synthesized from text strings associated with media assets. A text string may be normalized and its native language determined for obtaining a target phoneme for providing human- sounding speech in a language (e.g., dialect or accent) that is familiar to a user. The algorithms may be implemented on a system including several dedicated render engines. The system may be part of a back end coupled to a front end including storage for media assets and associated synthesized speech, and a request processor for receiving and processing requests that result in providing the synthesized speech. The front end may communicate media assets and associated synthesized speech content over a network to host devices coupled to portable electronic devices on which the media assets and synthesized speech are played back.