公开(公告)号：US5986200A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-16

申请号：US990868

申请日：1997-12-15

申请人： Steven DeArmond Curtin

发明人： Steven DeArmond Curtin

IPC分类号： G10H1/00 ,  A63H5/00 ,  G04B13/00 ,  G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0041 ,  G10H2210/125 ,  G10H2210/381 ,  G10H2220/081 ,  G10H2220/086 ,  G10H2240/066 ,  G10H2240/165

摘要： An interactive music playback device includes a sequencer for processing audio information corresponding to a song or other selected piece of music. The audio information may be retrieved from a PCMCIA card or other suitable solid state data storage cartridge which is inserted in a slot in the playback device. The sequencer arranges the audio information in a playback sequence based on one or more user-specified playback parameters, such as tempo, key and playback duration. Voice and instrument synthesizers receive the playback sequence and generate therefrom respective vocal and instrumental portions of the selected piece of music. The playback device may operate in a verse-shuffle mode of operation, in which the sequencer arranges the playback sequence to include randomly-selected verses of the selected piece of music interspersed with a chorus of the selected piece of music. The parameters of the playback sequence may also be varied in accordance with measures of external conditions as received from one or more environmental sensors. The playback device may also include a network connection for use in downloading the audio information from a network to the playback device.

摘要翻译： 交互式音乐播放设备包括用于处理对应于歌曲或其他所选音乐片段的音频信息的定序器。 音频信息可以从PCMCIA卡或其他适合的固态数据存储盒检索，该固态数据存储盒被插入播放设备的插槽中。 音序器基于一个或多个用户指定的播放参数（诸如节奏，键和播放持续时间）将音频信息排列在播放顺序中。 声音和乐器合成器接收播放序列，并从中产生所选音乐片段的声乐和乐器部分。 回放设备可以以经编洗牌操作模式操作，其中定序器将播放顺序排列为包括所选择的音乐片段随机选择的经文，其中散布着所选音乐片段的合唱。 播放顺序的参数也可以根据从一个或多个环境传感器接收的外部条件的测量而变化。 回放设备还可以包括用于将音频信息从网络下载到回放设备的网络连接。

公开(公告)号：US20100324775A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-23

申请号：US12081095

申请日：2008-04-10

申请人： Bahram Ghaffarzadeh Kermani ,  Scott Wayne McLellan ,  Steven DeArmond Curtin

发明人： Bahram Ghaffarzadeh Kermani ,  Scott Wayne McLellan ,  Steven DeArmond Curtin

IPC分类号： G08G1/09 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G08G1/096725 ,  B60K31/0058 ,  B60K2370/191 ,  B60W40/04 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G08G1/096741 ,  G08G1/096775 ,  G08G1/096783 ,  G08G1/163

摘要： The information available to a driver of a vehicle is greatly expanded using wireless communications (e.g., using Bluetooth wireless communication devices). In one embodiment, information regarding an adjacent vehicle such as a brake light, a turn light, speed, distance, direction, etc., is transmitted from one vehicle to a nearby or adjacent other vehicle. The received information is used in any appropriate manner, such as causing the receiving vehicle to change vehicle speed or brake, to turn to avoid a collision, etc. In a second embodiment, roadside wireless transceivers collect information regarding passing vehicles, and central database is compiled relating to a traffic conditions. The traffic condition information can be passed back to the passing vehicles for appropriate use, e.g., causing the driver to slow down, or even causing a navigation device in the receiving vehicle to manually prompt for or automatically recalculate a best route to an intended destination. In yet another embodiment, broadcast transmitters can be established at signs and other significant locations transmitting information to passing vehicles. The broadcast information may be as simple as indicating the existence of the sign, or depending upon the range of the particular wireless transmitter, the existence of a particular sign, bump in road, curve, etc., can be forewarned far in advance of when the driver will actually see the relevant object. Alternatively, the broadcast information may be quite detailed, e.g., containing a detailed itemization and directions to a large number of gas stations, restaurants, etc., reachable from a particular exit from a highway.

摘要翻译： 使用无线通信（例如，使用蓝牙无线通信设备）大大扩展了车辆驾驶员可用的信息。 在一个实施例中，关于诸如刹车灯，转向灯，速度，距离，方向等的相邻车辆的信息从一个车辆传输到附近或相邻的其他车辆。 接收到的信息以任何适当的方式使用，例如使接收车辆改变车辆速度或制动器，以避免碰撞等。在第二实施例中，路边无线收发器收集关于经过车辆的信息，并且中央数据库是 汇编与交通情况有关。 交通状况信息可以被传回给经过的车辆以供适当使用，例如使驾驶员减速，或甚至导致接收车辆中的导航装置手动提示或自动地重新计算到预定目的地的最佳路线。 在另一个实施例中，广播发射机可以在向通过的车辆发送信息的符号和其他重要位置处建立。 广播信息可以简单地指示符号的存在，或者取决于特定无线发射机的范围，特定符号的存在，道路，曲线等中的凸起，可以在何时预先警告 司机会实际看到相关对象。 或者，广播信息可以是非常详细的，例如，包含详细的分项和向来自高速公路的特定出口可到达的大量加油站，餐馆等的方向。

公开(公告)号：US06925489B1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-02

申请号：US09444818

申请日：1999-11-22

申请人： Steven DeArmond Curtin

发明人： Steven DeArmond Curtin

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G10K15/02 ,  G10L19/00 ,  H04H60/63 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04H60/63 ,  H04H2201/183 ,  H04H2201/20

摘要： Identification information is extracted from a current broadcast of a piece or music or other type of information of interest to a user, and stored in a memory or other storage device, in response to a user command. The identification information includes sufficient information to identify at least one deliverable information item associated with the current broadcast, e.g., a CD or MP3 file which contains the particular piece of music. When the user later has access to a wired or wireless network connection, the extracted identification information is delivered over a network connection to a server which processes the delivered information to identify the deliverable information item associated with the broadcast. The user can then purchase the deliverable information item by appropriate interaction with the server. The extracted identification information may be stored in a removable memory device associated with a receiver which receives the broadcast. In this case, the removable memory device is subsequently removed from the receiver and inserted into another device which establishes the network connection for delivery of the identification information to the server.

摘要翻译： 识别信息是从当前广播的一段或音乐或其他类型的感兴趣的信息提取给用户，并且响应于用户命令而存储在存储器或其他存储设备中。 识别信息包括用于识别与当前广播相关联的至少一个可交付信息项的足够信息，例如包含特定音乐片段的CD或MP3文件。 当用户稍后可以访问有线或无线网络连接时，所提取的标识信息通过网络连接传送到处理所传递的信息的服务器，以识别与广播相关联的可传递信息项。 然后，用户可以通过与服务器的适当交互来购买可交付信息项。 所提取的识别信息可以存储在与接收广播的接收机相关联的可移动存储设备中。 在这种情况下，可移动存储设备随后从接收器中移除并插入到建立用于将识别信息传送到服务器的网络连接的另一设备中。

公开(公告)号：US07382274B1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-03

申请号：US09489467

申请日：2000-01-21

申请人： Bahram Ghaffarzadeh Kermani ,  Scott Wayne McLellan ,  Steven DeArmond Curtin

发明人： Bahram Ghaffarzadeh Kermani ,  Scott Wayne McLellan ,  Steven DeArmond Curtin

IPC分类号： G08G1/00

CPC分类号： G08G1/096725 ,  B60K31/0058 ,  B60W40/04 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G08G1/096741 ,  G08G1/096775 ,  G08G1/096783 ,  G08G1/163

摘要： The information available to a driver of a vehicle is greatly expanded using wireless communications (e.g., using Bluetooth wireless communication devices). In one embodiment, information regarding an adjacent vehicle such as a brake light, a turn light, speed, distance, direction, etc., is transmitted from one vehicle to a nearby or adjacent other vehicle. The received information is used in any appropriate manner, such as causing the receiving vehicle to change vehicle speed or brake, to turn to avoid a collision, etc. In a second embodiment, roadside wireless transceivers collect information regarding passing vehicles, and central database is compiled relating to a traffic conditions. The traffic condition information can be passed back to the passing vehicles for appropriate use, e.g., causing the driver to slow down, or even causing a navigation device in the receiving vehicle to manually prompt for or automatically recalculate a best route to an intended destination. In yet another embodiment, broadcast transmitters can be established at signs and other significant locations transmitting information to passing vehicles. The broadcast information may be as simple as indicating the existence of the sign, or depending upon the range of the particular wireless transmitter, the existence of a particular sign, bump in road, curve, etc., can be forewarned far in advance of when the driver will actually see the relevant object. Alternatively, the broadcast information may be quite detailed, e.g., containing a detailed itemization and directions to a large number of gas stations, restaurants, etc., reachable from a particular exit from a highway.

摘要翻译： 使用无线通信（例如，使用蓝牙无线通信设备）大大扩展了车辆驾驶员可用的信息。 在一个实施例中，关于诸如刹车灯，转向灯，速度，距离，方向等的相邻车辆的信息从一个车辆传输到附近或相邻的其他车辆。 接收到的信息以任何适当的方式使用，例如使接收车辆改变车辆速度或制动器，以避免碰撞等。在第二实施例中，路边无线收发器收集关于经过车辆的信息，并且中央数据库是 汇编与交通情况有关。 交通状况信息可以被传回给经过的车辆以供适当使用，例如使驾驶员减速，或甚至导致接收车辆中的导航装置手动提示或自动地重新计算到预定目的地的最佳路线。 在另一个实施例中，广播发射机可以在向通过的车辆发送信息的符号和其他重要位置处建立。 广播信息可以简单地指示符号的存在，或者取决于特定无线发射机的范围，特定符号的存在，道路，曲线等中的凸起，可以在何时预先警告 司机会实际看到相关对象。 或者，广播信息可以是非常详细的，例如，包含详细的分项和向来自高速公路的特定出口可到达的大量加油站，餐馆等的方向。

公开(公告)号：US06208969B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-27

申请号：US09122520

申请日：1998-07-24

申请人： Steven DeArmond Curtin

发明人： Steven DeArmond Curtin

IPC分类号： G10L1302

CPC分类号： G10L13/04 ,  G10H1/125 ,  G10H7/00 ,  G10H2250/191 ,  G10H2250/251 ,  G10H2250/625

摘要： A method and an electronic data processing apparatus for wave synthesis that retains the true qualities of naturally occurring sounds, such as those of musical instruments, speech, or other sounds. Transfer functions representative of recorded sound samples are pre-calculated and stored for use in an interpolative process to generate a transfer function representative of the sound to be synthesized. The preferred transfer functions are Chebyshev polynomial-based transfer functions, which assure a highly predictable harmonic content of synthesized sound. Output sound generation is driven by time domain signals produced by reconversion of a sequence of interpolated transfer functions. Non-harmonic sounds are synthesized using multiple frequency inputs to the reconverting (waveshaping) stage, or by parallel waveshaping stages. Speech sibilants and noise envelopes of instruments are synthesized by the input of noise into the waveshaping stage by modulation of a sinusoid with band-limited noise.

摘要翻译： 一种用于波合成的方法和电子数据处理装置，其保持诸如乐器，语音或其他声音的天然发音的真实质量。 表示记录声音样本的传递函数被预先计算并存储以用于内插处理，以产生表示要合成的声音的传递函数。 优选的传递函数是基于切比雪夫多项式的传递函数，确保合成声音的高度可预测的谐波含量。 输出声音产生由通过内插传递函数序列的重新转换而产生的时域信号驱动。 使用多个频率输入到再转换（波形整形）阶段或通过平行波形成形阶段来合成非谐波声音。 通过调制具有带限噪声的正弦波，将噪声的声音信号和噪声包络合成为波形成形阶段。