Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Amos Miller

Jarnail Chudge

William A S Buxton

Robert John Wilcox

Bradley Neville Cotier

Matthew Robin Farmer

Michael James Belfield Parker

Stuart McCarthy

Simon Middlemiss

Andrei Stefan Ermilov

Hani Nabil Chaaban

Oscar James Francis Salandin

Michael Tsikkos

Mechanisms for navigation via three dimensional audio effects are described. A current location of a device and a first point of interest are determined. The point of interest may be determined based on a web service and the current location of the device may be determined via mobile device signals. A zone that includes the point of interest may be determined. A three dimensional audio effect that simulates a sound being emitted from the zone may be generated. The three dimensional audio effect may be transmitted to speakers capable of simulating three dimensional audio effects. The transmitted three dimensional audio effect may aid in navigation from a current location to the point of interest.

Navigation with three dimensional audio effects

Space interaction (SI) functionality is described herein for assisting a user in interacting with a space. The SI functionality includes a sound generation module that generates three-dimensional sounds in various circumstances. A three-dimensional sound is perceived by a user as emanating from particular location within the space. Different modules may leverage the three-dimensional sounds for different purposes. In one implementation, a path guidance module uses a three-dimensional beat sound to direct the user in a particular direction. An exploration module uses three-dimensional sounds to identify the locations of items of interest that lie within (or are otherwise associated with) a subspace to which an attention of the user is currently directed. An orientation module uses three-dimensional sounds to identify the locations of items of interest that are associated with an entire space around the user.

Facilitating interaction between users and their environments using sounds

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