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Browser-based music rendering apparatus method and system

US7309826B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 3, 2004
Grant dateDec 18, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 28, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2240/305
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Atomic music segments are visually and sonically rendered within a browser window as directed by a set of interface controls thus providing the ability to directly control various performance parameters while also communicating the intentions of the composer and arranger in a manner similar to traditional sheet music. In certain embodiments, individual voices may be selectively displayed, muted, or attenuated in order to focus a practice session or performance on particular parts. In one embodiment, atomic music segments and their associated lyrics are sequentially highlighted as the music progresses, providing a convenient means for reviewing or practicing music. Each atomic music segment may include one or more notes that have a substantially common onset time, thus providing an essentially indivisible unit of music convenient for user interaction and control.

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