System and method for delivering a multimedia presentation to a user and to allow the user to play a musical instrument in conjunction with the multimedia presentation

US7030311B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Line 6, Inc · US

Inventors

• John Brinkman · Simi Valley, US
• Dave Hamilton · Newbury Park, US
• John Longawa · Thousand Oaks, US
• Rob Rampley · Calabasas, US
• Charles Corris Randall · Calabasas, US
• Marcus Ryle · Westlake Village, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 21, 2001
• Grant date: Apr 18, 2006
• Expiry date: Oct 20, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/4014
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method to deliver a multimedia presentation of an audio file to a computing device for display to a user and further to allow the user to play a musical instrument in conjunction with the multimedia presentation. In response to a user selecting a musical piece at the computing device, a server transmits a session file associated with the musical piece to the computing device through a computer network. The session file includes an audio file and multimedia data such that the computing device can process the session file to present the multimedia presentation of the audio file to the user. An interface device is connected to the computing device and to the user's musical instrument. The interface device couples the musical instrument to the computing device such that the user can play the musical instrument in conjunction with the multimedia presentation of the audio file.