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Audio controller device and method of operation thereof

US10339974B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2018
Grant dateJul 2, 2019
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B27/005
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audio controller device and method of operation thereof. The audio controller device includes a memory for storing audio data and a plurality of primary audio control interfaces. An electronic processor at the audio controller device is configured to identify a plurality of audio segments from the audio data based on a plurality of contextual parameters associated with the audio data, associate each of the plurality of audio segments to a respective one of the primary audio control interfaces, and control a playback operation associated with the respective one of the audio segments when an input is received at one or more of the primary audio control interfaces. The electronic processor controls the playback operation by varying a playback speed rate associated with the respective one of the audio segments when the input is received at one or more of the primary audio control interfaces.

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