Method and apparatus for facilitating group musical interaction over a network
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for facilitating group musical interaction over a network 有权
    用于促进通过网络进行组音乐交互的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06353174B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-05

    申请号:US09459737

    申请日:1999-12-10

    IPC分类号: G10H700

    摘要: Described are a system and method for achieving near real-time musical collaboration by a group of users using computers connected by a network. Each computer system plays a stream of musical data to each user. The musical data stream played to each user corresponds to the musical collaboration produced by the users. The playing of the musical data streams is staggered such that each user is located at a different time in the musical collaboration than every other user. This staggering separates any two users by a temporal offset that exceeds the maximum time required to transmit musical data from one user to another user over the network. Each user is allowed to modify the portion of the musical data stream that is currently being played to that user. Such musical data modifications are transmitted to other users over the network to become incorporated into the musical data streams played to those other users. Because the musical data streams are staggered by a temporal offset that exceeds the maximum latency of the network, those other users to receive the musical data modifications with sufficient time to incorporate them into the locally played musical data streams.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于使用由网络连接的计算机的一组用户实现近实时音乐协作的系统和方法。 每个计算机系统向每个用户播放音乐数据流。 播放给每个用户的音乐数据流对应于用户产生的音乐协作。 音乐数据流的播放是交错的,使得每个用户位于音乐协作中的不同时间,而不是每个其他用户。 这种惊人的分离任何两个用户的时间偏移超过了通过网络将音乐数据从一个用户传输到另一个用户所需的最大时间。 允许每个用户将当前正在播放的音乐数据流的部分修改到该用户。 这样的音乐数据修改通过网络发送到其他用户,以便并入到播放给那些其他用户的音乐数据流中。 由于音乐数据流由超过网络的最大等待时间的时间偏移量交错,所以其他用户接收音乐数据的足够时间进行修改以将它们并入本地播放的音乐数据流中。

    Method and apparatus for displaying musical data in a three dimensional environment
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for displaying musical data in a three dimensional environment 有权
    用于在三维环境中显示音乐数据的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06429863B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-06

    申请号:US09510590

    申请日:2000-02-22

    IPC分类号: G06T1500

    摘要: A method for displaying musical data in three dimensions includes displaying musical data along a spatial path that does not lie within the image plane of a display. Graphical symbols corresponding to the musical data may be displayed on graphical surfaces aligned with the spatial path. The graphical surfaces form, in some embodiments, a tunnel through which the time axis associated with the musical data runs. The musical data may be manipulated to provide the viewer with the appearance of motion along the time axis associated with the musical data. In some embodiments, the viewer is represented by a virtual camera in the three-dimensional environment and the virtual camera is “moved” to provide the appearance of motion. A corresponding apparatus is also discussed.

    摘要翻译: 用于在三维中显示音乐数据的方法包括沿着不在显示器的图像平面内的空间路径显示音乐数据。 对应于音乐数据的图形符号可以显示在与空间路径对准的图形表面上。 在一些实施例中,图形表面形成与音乐数据相关联的时间轴穿过的隧道。 可以操纵音乐数据以向观看者提供沿着与音乐数据相关联的时间轴的运动的外观。 在一些实施例中,观看者由三维环境中的虚拟相机表示,并且虚拟相机被“移动”以提供运动的外观。 还讨论了相应的装置。