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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
Erin Ramsay, Montreal, CA;
Erin Ramsay, Montreal, CA;
IMMERSION CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An audio playback device may be capable of operating in a 'shuffle' mode in which audio or other content items are randomly selected. Environmental factor(s) such as ambient conditions or forces applied to the device or a peripheral can be used to identify one or more subsets of available content items from which content items are selected to thereby provide an 'ambient shuffle' mode. By including or excluding items from the subset, the randomly-selected content items may more likely match the conditions under which the playback device is operating and/or match input provided by a user via tapping on, shaking, or otherwise applying force to the device or components in communication with the device.