Simulating musical instruments

US8636572B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Douglas Robert Applewhite · Waltham, US
• Bryn Bennett · Cambridge, US
• Sylvain Dubrofsky · Somerville, US
• Michael Monsalvatge · Waltham, US
• Daniel Schmidt · Niskayuna, US
• Matthew J. Sharpe · Waltham, US
• Daniel Teasdale · Somerville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 16, 2011
• Grant date: Jan 28, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 16, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F2300/8047
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The invention provides displaying, in a lane, a section of repeatable inputs in a sub-lane of the lane. Cue data is loaded from a data file, which includes duration data and a plurality of cues to be displayed in the sub-lane. Then, the plurality of cues and a section indicator are displayed in the sub-lane, with the section indicator based on the duration data and indicating that the plurality of cues are repeatable inputs. Then, a timer is started that is independent of a timing window of any cue of the plurality of cues. Then, it is determined if an input is received for the sub-lane before the timer reaches a timing threshold. If it is, the timer is restarted and the plurality of cues is maintained as repeatable inputs. If it is not, the section indicator is modified to indicate that the plurality of cues are not repeatable inputs.