公开(公告)号：US20070051229A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-08

申请号：US11510499

申请日：2006-08-25

Applicant: Alain Georges

Inventor： Alain Georges

IPC: G10H7/00 ,  A63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/0025 ,  G10H2240/145

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user modifying the auto-composed (or previously created) musical composition, either for a real time performance and/or for storing and subsequent playback. The graphic information preferably is customizable by a user, such as by way of a companion software program, which preferably runs on a PC and is coupled to the system via an interface such as a USB port. A modified MIDI representation of music is employed, preferably, for example, in which musical rule information is embedded in MIDI pitch data, and in which sound samples may be synchronized with MIDI events in a desirable and more optimum manner. The system architecture preferably includes a microprocessor for controlling the overall system operation. A synthesizer/DSP preferably is provided in order to generate audio streams. Non-volatile memory preferably is provided for storing sound banks. Preferably removable non-volatile storage/memory is provided to store configuration files, song lists and samples, and optionally sound bank optimization or sound bank data. A codec preferably is provided for receiving microphone input and for providing audio output. A radio tuner preferably is provided so that output from the radio tuner may be mixed, for example, with auto-composed songs created by the system, which preferably includes a virtual radio mode of operation.

公开(公告)号：US07183478B1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-27

申请号：US10914058

申请日：2004-08-05

Applicant: Paul Swearingen

Inventor： Paul Swearingen

IPC: A63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00 ,  G10H7/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/20 ,  G10H1/34 ,  G10H1/386 ,  G10H2220/246 ,  G10H2240/311 ,  G10H2250/435

Abstract: A dynamically moving method of triggering musical notes that produces intricate, interwoven note sequences with ease as an aid to musicians. Notes that used to stand still while being played can now effectively move. Note events are programmed to generate or trigger positive or negative jumps in intervals of frequency relative to their current frequencies. Subsequent notes are referenced to each new current frequency on a note-by-note basis. Music controller interval producing events are arranged across the playing surface in helpful ways (12, 14, 16). The triggered notes may be artificially generated, instead of played by a musician. Using this technique complex, beautiful music can be coherently and easily produced. The technique generates a moving reference that may be applied to other useful musical functions. For instance, an input note event can silently move the reference to a new location. An input note event can also repeat the last interval, whatever it was. An input note event can further play a note relative to the current reference. The musician may weave in and out of tables that remap said interval values and other note functions, including complex chord production.

Abstract translation: 一种触发音符的动态移动方法，可以轻松地产生复杂，交织的音符序列，以辅助音乐家。 在玩耍时曾经站稳的笔记现在可以有效地移动。 注意事件被编程为以相对于其当前频率的频率间隔产生或触发正或负跳跃。 随后的说明是按照每个新的当前频率在一个笔记的基础上引用的。 音乐控制器间隔产生事件以有用的方式安排在播放面上（12,14,16）。 触发的笔记可能是人为生成的，而不是由音乐家演奏。 使用这种技术复杂，美丽的音乐可以一致和容易地制作。 该技术产生可应用于其他有用的音乐功能的移动参考。 例如，输入笔记事件可以静默地将引用移动到新的位置。 输入笔记事件也可以重复上一个间隔，无论是什么。 输入音符事件可以进一步播放相对于当前参考的音符。 音乐家可以编织和重新显示间隔值和其他音符功能的表格，包括复杂的和弦制作。

公开(公告)号：US20070017350A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11489877

申请日：2006-07-20

Applicant: Haruki Uehara

Inventor： Haruki Uehara

IPC: G10H7/00 ,  A63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/0083 ,  G10H1/0058 ,  G10H2220/445 ,  G10H2220/455 ,  G10H2240/091 ,  G10H2240/135

Abstract: At least one musical instrument, a server computer, a mobile telephone and a communication network form a music performance system; the owner has registered the musical instrument with a client database in the server computer, and a user transmits a request for music data distribution service to the server computer through the mobile telephone; upon reception of the request, the server computer searches the client database to see whether or not the owner has contracted the provider for the music data distribution service; when the server computer finds the owner in the client database, the server computer transmits a set of music data codes directly to the musical instrument so that the mobile telephone is shareable between the musical instrument and another musical instrument.

Abstract translation: 至少一个乐器，服务器计算机，移动电话和通信网络形成音乐表演系统; 所有者已经在服务器计算机中登记了具有客户数据库的乐器，并且用户通过移动电话向服务器计算机发送音乐数据分发服务请求; 在接收到请求后，服务器计算机搜索客户端数据库以查看所有者是否与音乐数据分发服务的提供商订约; 当服务器计算机在客户端数据库中找到所有者时，服务器计算机将一组音乐数据代码直接发送到乐器，使得移动电话可在乐器和另一乐器之间共享。

公开(公告)号：US20060243119A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11476447

申请日：2006-06-28

Applicant: Gonzalo Rubang

Inventor： Gonzalo Rubang

IPC: G10H7/00 ,  A63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00

CPC classification number: G09B15/023 ,  G10G1/02 ,  G10H1/0016 ,  G10H1/368 ,  G10H2220/011 ,  G10H2220/015 ,  G10H2220/056 ,  G10H2220/061 ,  G10H2240/305

Abstract: A synchronized music delivery system utilizes either a portable memory device including compact discs (CDs), digital video discs (DVDs) and memory sticks, or on-line or wirelessly delivered content in combination with a lighted keyboard and a sound reproducing system. A synchronized musical work, including music, lyrics and specialized coding, is recorded onto the portable memory device or is stored on a server for on-line or wireless delivery, in one embodiment by downloading the information from the Internet to the portable memory device; and in another embodiment in a stand-alone version involving pre-recording the portable memory device. The stored synchronized music in one embodiment is provided with the actual song recording, sing-along words and including letters of the alphabet to be struck on a standard alpha-numeric computer keyboard, indicia, scrollable score coding incorporating notes on a musical score and fingering or a lighted key drive, all information being synchronized with the work. In one embodiment the synchronized memory device is inserted into a suitable slot in an electronic music synthesizer having a lighted keyboard and song reproduction equipment such that a virtually unlimited number of musical works can be readily delivered in one embodiment to a CD ROM/DVD burner over the Internet, whereby not only can a karaoke-like audio-visual experience be provided, but also a synchronized lighted keyboard is provided to enable an individual not only to sing along, but to play along with the work.

Abstract translation: 同步音乐传送系统利用包括光盘（CD），数字视频光盘（DVD）和记忆棒的便携式存储设备，或者与点亮的键盘和声音再现系统相结合的在线或无线传送的内容。 在一个实施例中，将同步的音乐作品（包括音乐，歌词和专门编码）记录在便携式存储设备上，或者存储在服务器上用于在线或无线传送，通过从互联网将信息下载到便携式存储设备; 并且在另一个实施例中是涉及预先记录便携式存储装置的独立版本。 在一个实施例中存储的同步音乐被提供有实际的歌曲录制，单词和包括要在标准字母数字计算机键盘上标记的字母表的字母，标记，包括乐谱和指法上的音符的可滚动分数编码 或点亮的钥匙驱动器，所有信息与工作同步。 在一个实施例中，将同步存储器件插入具有点亮的键盘和歌曲再现设备的电子音乐合成器中的合适的时隙中，使得在一个实施例中可以容易地将几乎无限数量的音乐作品传送到CD ROM / DVD刻录机 互联网，不仅可以提供卡拉OK般的视听体验，而且提供同步的点亮键盘，以使个人不仅可以一起唱歌，而且可以与作品一起玩。

公开(公告)号：US07129406B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-31

申请号：US10608713

申请日：2003-06-26

Applicant: Shinya Sakurada

Inventor： Shinya Sakurada

IPC: A63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00 ,  G10H7/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/361 ,  G10H1/0066 ,  G10H2240/115

Abstract: An automatic performance apparatus reproduces, by a program process executed on a computer, automatic performance data comprising a series of performance data which is assigned to one channel of a plurality of channels and to which a channel number representative of the assigned channel is added. The automatic performance data contains identification data representative of a musical instrument or performance part to be performed by the performance data which is assigned to each channel. To the identification data, a channel number representative of the assigned channel is also added. Based on the identification data, musical instruments or performance parts to be performed by each of the performance data are identified. As a result, the present invention configured as above provides users with easy specification of musical instrument or performance part to be excluded from a performance or to be performed during the reproduction of performance data, enabling the reproduction and non-reproduction of each performance part to be precisely controlled.

Abstract translation: 自动演奏装置通过在计算机上执行的程序处理再现包括一系列演奏数据的自动演奏数据，该演奏数据被分配给多个频道的一个频道，并且添加了表示所分配的频道的频道号。 自动演奏数据包含表示由分配给每个频道的演奏数据执行的乐器或演奏部分的识别数据。 对于识别数据，也添加表示分配频道的频道号。 基于识别数据，识别要由每个演奏数据执行的乐器或演奏部分。 结果，如上所述构成的本发明使用户能够轻松地指定乐器或演奏部分，以便从演奏中排除或在再现演奏数据期间执行，从而使得每个演奏部分的再现和不再现能够 被精确控制。

公开(公告)号：US07053290B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-30

申请号：US10868830

申请日：2004-06-17

Applicant: Junichi Tagawa ,  Hiroaki Yamane ,  Masako Ono

Inventor： Junichi Tagawa ,  Hiroaki Yamane ,  Masako Ono

IPC: G10H7/00 ,  G04B13/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/0008 ,  G10H2240/085 ,  G10H2240/131 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B2220/20

Abstract: A candidate piece specifying unit 6 specifies, as a first candidate piece, a musical piece whose musical piece parameter includes a first factor that is larger than a first factor of a musical piece currently being played from among musical pieces, and specifies, as a second candidate piece, a musical piece whose first factor is smaller than the first factor of the musical piece currently being played from among the musical pieces. When data of a musical piece is reproduced by a playback unit 4, a display control unit 8 causes musical piece information regarding the first candidate piece and the second candidate piece to be displayed at positions on a display screen that reflect coordinate positions in an impression space formed by the factors of the musical piece parameter. Upon receiving an input from a user of specifying a musical piece indicated by musical piece information displayed on a display device 10, a playback control unit 5 controls data of the specified musical piece so that the data of the specified musical piece is reproduced by the playback unit.

Abstract translation: 候选片段确定单元6将音乐作品参数包括比音乐作品中当前正在播放的乐曲的第一个因子大的第一个因子作为第一候选片段，并将其指定为第二个 候选作品，其音乐作品的第一个因素比当前正在播放的乐曲的第一个因素小。 当由播放单元4再现乐曲的数据时，显示控制单元8使得关于第一候选作品和第二候选作品的乐曲信息显示在反映展示空间中的坐标位置的显示屏幕上的位置 由音乐作品参数的因素形成。 在从用户接收到指定由显示装置10上显示的乐曲信息指定的乐曲的输入时，重放控制单元5控制指定乐曲的数据，使得通过播放再现指定乐曲的数据 单元。

公开(公告)号：US20060101984A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-18

申请号：US10523914

申请日：2003-08-08

Applicant: Akihiko Ikawa ,  Yoshinori Shabana

Inventor： Akihiko Ikawa ,  Yoshinori Shabana

IPC: G10H7/00 ,  A63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00

CPC classification number: G09B15/00 ,  G09B7/00

Abstract: The present invention is a training system comprising a user terminal for executing training for user skill acquisition by using music data of an original work; a trainer terminal for generating training information for user skill acquisition; and a server for carrying out communications with the user terminal and the trainer terminal via a network, wherein the trainer terminal generates training information related to music data of an original work based on instructions from a trainer, and sends it to the server, the server distributes the received training information to the user terminal, and the user terminal repeatedly plays back the original work music data based on the distributed training information.

Abstract translation: 本发明是一种训练系统，包括：用户终端，用于通过使用原作品的音乐数据执行用于用户技能获取的训练; 用于生成用于技能获取的训练信息的训练终端; 以及用于经由网络与用户终端和培训者终端进行通信的服务器，其中，所述培训者终端基于来自培训者的指示生成与原作品的音乐数据相关的训练信息，并将其发送到服务器，服务器 将接收到的训练信息分发给用户终端，并且用户终端基于分布式训练信息重复播放原始工作音乐数据。

公开(公告)号：US20060065104A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US10949495

申请日：2004-09-24

Applicant: Steven Ball

Inventor： Steven Ball

IPC: G10H7/00 ,  A63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/0025 ,  G10H2240/085

Abstract: A transport control, e.g., for use with an audio content playing device, the transport control for initiating play of dynamically rendered audio content selections that are rarely, if ever, played the same way twice is provided. The transport control includes a play indicator, e.g., a play button or the like, and a control indicator, for instance, a rotatable knob. The control indicator is linearly mapped to an interactive music engine having a plurality of component engines, each of which is controlled by the control indicator. Accordingly, the control indicator is referred to herein as a “multi-purpose” indicator. Upon altering this single multi-purpose control indicator, multiple components and music elements of the output can be affected. Thus, a transport control that permits a user to initiate play of dynamically rendered music selections with little input and/or decision-making is also provided.

Abstract translation: 提供了例如用于音频内容播放设备的传输控制，用于发起动态呈现的音频内容选择的传输控制，其很少（如果有的话）以相同的方式播放两次。 传送控制包括播放指示器，例如播放按钮等，以及控制指示器，例如可旋转旋钮。 控制指示器线性映射到具有多个组件引擎的交互式音乐引擎，每个组件引擎由控制指示器控制。 因此，控制指示器在本文中被称为“多用途”指示器。 在改变这个单一的多用途控制指示器时，可能会影响输出的多个组件和音乐元素。 因此，还提供允许用户以少量输入和/或决策来发起动态呈现的音乐选择的播放的传输控制。

公开(公告)号：US07015389B2

公开(公告)日：2006-03-21

申请号：US10326710

申请日：2002-12-18

Applicant: Alain Georges ,  Frédéric Flohr

Inventor： Alain Georges ,  Frédéric Flohr

IPC: B63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00 ,  G10H7/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/0041 ,  G10H1/0025 ,  G10H2210/145 ,  G10H2210/151 ,  G10H2220/101 ,  G10H2220/315 ,  G10H2230/015 ,  G10H2240/056 ,  G10H2240/061 ,  G10H2240/071 ,  G10H2240/145 ,  G10H2240/165 ,  G10H2240/241 ,  G10H2240/285 ,  G10H2250/211 ,  G10H2250/595

Abstract: A method for embedding algorithmic musical data into MIDI format using pitch is disclosed. Program instructions are executed and one or more music composition algorithms are applied to song data in accordance with a song data structure to generate music output for the song. User input is received for one or more musical components, and musical data in accordance with the song data structure corresponding to the musical components are modified in accordance with the user input. Musical rules are applied to the modified musical data, and the music output for the song is modified in accordance with the modified musical data. In response to the user input a modified song is created based on user modifications to the song, and a modified MIDI representation of music is employed in which musical rule information is embedded in MIDI pitch data. User input may be received, and the user input may be used to modify music output corresponding to one or a plurality of instruments, audio samples or microphone input. The song may be stored for subsequent playback and/or played in real time as a live performance.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种使用音调将算法音乐数据嵌入MIDI格式的方法。 执行程序指令，并且根据歌曲数据结构将一个或多个音乐合成算法应用于歌曲数据，以产生歌曲的音乐输出。 接收用于一个或多个音乐成分的用户输入，并且根据用户输入来修改根据与乐曲相对应的歌曲数据结构的音乐数据。 将音乐规则应用于修改的音乐数据，并且根据修改的音乐数据修改歌曲的音乐输出。 响应于用户输入，基于对歌曲的用户修改创建修改的歌曲，并且采用音乐规则信息被嵌入MIDI音调数据中的修改的MIDI表示。 可以接收用户输入，并且可以使用用户输入来修改对应于一个或多个乐器，音频样本或麦克风输入的音乐输出。 该歌曲可以被存储用于随后的播放和/或实时播放作为现场表演。

公开(公告)号：US06989484B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-24

申请号：US09836686

申请日：2001-04-17

Applicant: Mark T. Gross

Inventor： Mark T. Gross

IPC: A63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00 ,  G10H7/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/0058 ,  G10H2230/015 ,  G10H2240/251

Abstract: A way of controlling sharing of files by portable devices is provided. A portable device is provided that comprises an interface to receive at least one file and a transfer count associated with the file from another device. The portable device further includes a controller that is communicatively coupled to the interface, the controller to allow transfer of the file based on the associated transfer count.