Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions
US6972363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2240/145
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for playing a song in a handheld device is disclosed. A visual representation for a plurality of musical components is provided. The visual representation includes a plurality of lanes, with each lane corresponding to one of the musical components. User input is received for one or more musical components, and musical characteristics corresponding to the musical components are modified in accordance with the user input. In order to modify musical characteristics corresponding to a particular musical component, the user selects the particular lane corresponding to the particular musical component. A first user input may be received to modify musical characteristics corresponding to a particular musical component, and the user enters a first level of the visual representation beneath the particular lane and provides user input to modify the musical characteristics corresponding to the particular musical component. A second user input may be received, and in response to the second user input, at least a second level of the visual representation is entered beneath the first level. Program instructions may be executed, and one or more music composition algorithms may be applied…
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