公开(公告)号：DE69327709D1

公开(公告)日：2000-03-02

申请号：DE69327709

申请日：1993-11-04

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BATES CARY LEE ,  CRAGUN BRIAN JOHN ,  DONOVAN ROBERT JOHN ,  JAASKELAINEN WILLIAM ,  RYAN JEFFREY MICHAEL ,  STRIEMER BRYAN LESTER

IPC: G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G09B21/00 ,  G06F3/023

Abstract: The present invention uses three separate methods to provide the user with sounds that help the user understand where a particular current position is relative to an "location of interest" (LOI) within the viewable object. First, the user is able to use sound marks to mark specific LOIs within viewable objects so that the user may return to those LOIs at a later time. Second, the user is provided with view regions which aurally indicate the LOI of frequently used portions of the viewable object. Lastly, the user is given an aural indication of the current position of the position identifier relative to the viewable object as a whole. This is called relational positioning. Each type of aural LOI indication can be presented to the user regardless of how the user is moving through the viewable object.

公开(公告)号：DE69327709T2

公开(公告)日：2000-07-06

申请号：DE69327709

申请日：1993-11-04

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BATES CARY LEE ,  CRAGUN BRIAN JOHN ,  DONOVAN ROBERT JOHN ,  JAASKELAINEN WILLIAM ,  RYAN JEFFREY MICHAEL ,  STRIEMER BRYAN LESTER

IPC: G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G09B21/00 ,  G06F3/023

Abstract: The present invention uses three separate methods to provide the user with sounds that help the user understand where a particular current position is relative to an "location of interest" (LOI) within the viewable object. First, the user is able to use sound marks to mark specific LOIs within viewable objects so that the user may return to those LOIs at a later time. Second, the user is provided with view regions which aurally indicate the LOI of frequently used portions of the viewable object. Lastly, the user is given an aural indication of the current position of the position identifier relative to the viewable object as a whole. This is called relational positioning. Each type of aural LOI indication can be presented to the user regardless of how the user is moving through the viewable object.