US 12,131,097 B2
Spatial management of audio
Stuart John Wood, London (GB); Martin E. Johnson, Los Gatos, CA (US); and Darius A. Satongar, Staffordshire (GB)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/134,527.
Application 18/134,527 is a continuation of application No. 17/890,979, filed on Aug. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,635,938.
Application 17/890,979 is a continuation of application No. 17/227,910, filed on Apr. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,429,342, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Application 17/227,910 is a continuation of application No. 16/553,679, filed on Aug. 28, 2019, granted, now 10,976,989, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/736,990, filed on Sep. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251817 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04S 1/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04S 1/007 (2013.01); H04S 7/302 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
a touch-sensitive surface;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, wherein the electronic device is operably connected with two or more speakers including a first speaker and a second speaker, the one or more programs including instructions for:
producing, using the two or more speakers, audio using a single audio source in a first mode, wherein the single audio source includes a plurality of audio streams, including a first audio stream and a second audio stream;
detecting, using the touch-sensitive surface, a first user input;
in response to detecting the first user input, concurrently:
transitioning, using the two or more speakers, production of the first audio stream of the single audio source from the first mode to a second mode that is different from the first mode;
transitioning, using the two or more speakers, production of the second audio stream of the single audio source from the first mode to a third mode that is different from the first mode and the second mode;
displaying, via the display, a first visual representation of the first audio stream of the single audio source at a first location on the display, wherein the first location corresponds to a first location in space corresponding to the first audio stream of the single audio source; and
displaying, via the display, a second visual representation of the second audio stream of the single audio source, at a second location on the display different from the first location on the display, wherein the second location corresponds to a second location in space corresponding to the second audio stream of the single audio source, and wherein the first visual representation is different from the second visual representation.