Visual manipulation of audio
A mobile communication device displays, via a display, an audio waveform associated with a voicemail received by the mobile communication device, and receives selection and sustained contact with the audio waveform from a user associated with the mobile communication device. The device also enlarges a portion of the audio waveform based on the sustained contact with the audio waveform, and displays, via the display, the enlarged portion of the audio waveform. The device further enables the user to manipulate, via the display, the enlarged portion of the audio waveform, and provides, via a speaker, audible feedback associated with the manipulated enlarged portion of the audio waveform.
1. A mobile communication device-implemented method, comprising:
displaying, via a display associated with the mobile communication device, an audio waveform associated with a voicemail received by the mobile communication device;
receiving selection and sustained contact with the audio waveform from a user associated with the mobile communication device;
enlarging a portion of the audio waveform based on the user selection and sustained contact with the audio waveform;
displaying, via the display, the enlarged portion of the audio waveform;
enabling the user to manipulate, via the display, the enlarged portion of the audio waveform;
displaying, via the display, a visual indicator of a location of a user input mechanism on the display;
enabling, via the display, the user to move the user input mechanism along the enlarged portion of the audio waveform;
displaying, via the display, movement of the visual indicator based on movement of the user input mechanism by the user; and
providing, via a speaker associated with the mobile communication device, audible feedback associated with the enlarged portion of the audio waveform.
2. The mobile communication device-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the user, selection and release of a point on the enlarged portion of the audio waveform;
reducing the enlarged portion of the audio waveform to an original size based on the user release of the selected point on the enlarged portion of the audio waveform; and
displaying, via the display, the original-sized audio waveform and the selected point.
3. The mobile communication device-implemented method of claim 2 , where displaying, via the display, the original-sized audio waveform and the selected point further comprises:
displaying, via the display, information associated with the voicemail received by the mobile communication device; and
providing, automatically via the speaker, audible information associated with the audio waveform from the selected point.
4. The mobile communication device-implemented method of claim 3 , where the information associated with the voicemail comprises one or more of:
a date when the voicemail was received by the mobile communication device,
a time when the voicemail was received by the mobile communication device, or
a name of a person who provided the voicemail to the mobile communication device.
5. The mobile communication device-implemented method of claim 2 , where displaying, via the display, the original-sized audio waveform and the selected point further comprises:
displaying, via the display, information associated with the voicemail received by the mobile communication device;
receiving, from the user, an input to play the audio waveform; and
providing, via the speaker, audible information associated with the audio waveform, from the selected point, based on the user input.
6. The mobile communication device-implemented method of claim 5 , where the information associated with the voicemail comprises one or more of:
a date when the voicemail was received by the mobile communication device,
a time when the voicemail was received by the mobile communication device, or
a name of a person who provided the voicemail to the mobile communication device.
7. The mobile communication device-implemented method of claim 1 , where providing, via a speaker associated with the mobile communication device, audible feedback comprises:
providing, via the speaker, audible information associated with one or more portions of the enlarged portion of the audio waveform selected by the user.
8. The mobile communication device-implemented method of claim 1 , where the mobile communication device comprises one or more of:
a radiotelephone,
a personal communications system (PCS) terminal,
a personal digital assistant (PDA),
a portable gaming system,
a global positioning system (GPS) device, or
a media playing device.
9. The mobile communication device-implemented method of claim 1 , where the display comprises a touch screen display.
10. A mobile communication device comprising:
a display;
a speaker;
a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and
a processor to execute instructions in the memory to:
display, via the display, an audio waveform associated with a voicemail received by the mobile communication device,
receive a sustained contact with the audio waveform by a user associated with the mobile communication device,
enlarge a portion of the audio waveform based on the sustained contact with the audio waveform,
display, via the display, the enlarged portion of the audio waveform,
enable the user to manipulate, via the display, the enlarged portion of the audio waveform, and
provide, via the speaker, audible feedback associated with the enlarged portion of the audio waveform,
where the processor further executes instructions in the memory to:
display, via the display, a visual indicator of a location of a user input mechanism on the display,
enable, via the display, the user to move the user input mechanism along the enlarged portion of the audio waveform, and
display, via the display, movement of the visual indicator based on movement of the user input mechanism by the user.
11. The mobile communication device of claim 10 , where the processor further executes instructions in the memory to:
receive, from the user, selection and release of a point on the enlarged portion of the audio waveform,
reduce the enlarged portion of the audio waveform to an original size based on the user release of the selected point on the enlarged portion of the audio waveform, and
display, via the display, the original-sized audio waveform and the selected point.
12. The mobile communication device of claim 11 , where, when displaying, via the display, the original-sized audio waveform and the selected point, the processor further executes instructions in the memory to:
display, via the display, information associated with the voicemail received by the mobile communication device, and
provide, automatically via the speaker, audible information associated with the audio waveform from the selected point.
13. The mobile communication device of claim 12 , where the information associated with the voicemail comprises one or more of:
a date when the voicemail was received by the mobile communication device,
a time when the voicemail was received by the mobile communication device, or
a name of a person who provided the voicemail to the mobile communication device.
14. The mobile communication device of claim 11 , where, when displaying, via the display, the original-sized audio waveform and the selected point, the processor further executes instructions in the memory to:
display, via the display, information associated with the voicemail received by the mobile communication device,
receive, from the user, an input to play the audio waveform, and
provide, via the speaker, audible information associated with the audio waveform, from the selected point, based on the user input.
15. The mobile communication device of claim 14 , where the information associated with the voicemail comprises one or more of:
a date when the voicemail was received by the mobile communication device,
a time when the voicemail was received by the mobile communication device, or
a name of a person who provided the voicemail to the mobile communication device.
16. The mobile communication device of claim 10 , where, when providing, via the speaker, audible feedback, the processor further executes instructions in the memory to:
provide, via the speaker, audible information associated with one or more portions of the enlarged portion of the audio waveform selected by the user.
17. The mobile communication device of claim 10 , where the mobile communication device comprises one or more of:
a radiotelephone,
a personal communications system (PCS) terminal,
a personal digital assistant (PDA),
a portable gaming system,
a global positioning system (GPS) device, or
a media playing device.
18. The mobile communication device of claim 10 , where the display comprises a touch screen display.
19. The mobile communication device of claim 10 , where the audible feedback associated with the manipulated enlarged portion of the audio waveform enables the user to locate a particular portion of the audio waveform.
20. A memory device to store instructions that are executable by a processor of computer device, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions to display, via display associated with the computer device, an audio waveform associated with an audio file received by the computer device;
one or more instructions to detect an input, from a user associated with the computer device, of the displayed audio waveform;
one or more instructions to enlarge a displayed portion of the audio waveform, where the enlarged portion is associated with the detected the user input;
one or more instructions to display, via the display, the enlarged portion of the audio waveform;
one or more instructions to enable the user to manipulate, via the display, the enlarged portion of the audio waveform;
one or more instructions to display, via the display, a visual indicator of a location of a user input mechanism on the display;
one or more instructions to enable, via the display, the user to move the user input mechanism along the enlarged portion of the audio waveform;
one or more instructions to display, via the display, movement of the visual indicator based on movement of the user input mechanism by the user; and
one or more instructions to provide, via a speaker associated with the computer device, audible feedback associated with the manipulated enlarged portion of the audio waveform.
21. The memory device of claim 20 , where the instructions further comprise:
one or more instructions to receive, from the user, selection and release of a point on the enlarged portion of the audio waveform;
one or more instructions to reduce the enlarged portion of the audio waveform to an original size based on the user release of the selected point on the enlarged portion of the audio waveform; and
one or more instructions to display, via the display, the original-sized audio waveform and the selected point.
22. The memory device of claim 21 , where the one or more instructions to display the original-sized audio waveform and the selected point further comprise:
one or more instructions to display, via the display, information associated with the audio file received by the computer device; and
one or more instructions to provide, automatically via the speaker, audible information associated with the audio waveform from the selected point.
23. The memory device of claim 22 , where the information associated with the audio file includes one or more of:
a date when the audio file was received by the computer device,
a time when the audio file was received by the computer device, or
a name of a person who provided the audio file to the computer device.
24. The memory device of claim 21 , where the one or more instructions to display, via the display, the original-sized audio waveform and the selected point further comprise:
one or more instructions to display, via the display, information associated with the audio file received by the computer device;
one or more instructions to receive, from the user, an input to play the audio waveform; and
one or more instructions to provide, via the speaker, audible information associated with the audio waveform, from the selected point, based on the user input.
25. The memory device of claim 24 , where the information associated with the audio file comprises one or more of:
a date when the audio file was received by the computer device,
a time when the audio file was received by the computer device, or
a name of a person who provided the audio file to the computer device.
26. The memory device of claim 20 , where the one or more instructions to provide, via a speaker associated with the computer device, audible feedback include:
one or more instructions to provide, via the speaker, audible information associated with one or more portions of the enlarged portion of the audio waveform selected by the user.