Electronic device and method of playing music in electronic device

• US 10,067,733 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2015
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Flanders, Andrew C
• Application Number:
  US14/713,192
• Publication Number:
  US 20150331659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,208 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0083 using wireless transmission, e.g. radio, light, infrared
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/201 for movement interpretation, i.e. capturing and recognizing a gesture or a specific kind of movement, e.g. to control a musical instrument
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/211 for microphones, i.e. control of musical parameters either directly from microphone signals or by physically associated peripherals, e.g. karaoke control switches or rhythm sensing accelerometer within the microphone casing microphones per se H04R
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/241 on touchscreens, i.e. keys, frets, strings, tablature or staff displayed on a touchscreen display for note input purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/351 Environmental parameters, e.g. temperature, ambient light, atmospheric pressure, humidity, used as input for musical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/371 Vital parameter control, i.e. musical instrument control based on body signals, e.g. brainwaves, pulsation, temperature, perspiration; biometric information signals from body positions or movements G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/391 Angle sensing for musical purposes, using data from a gyroscope, gyrometer or other angular velocity or angular movement sensing device angles measured by an accelerometer or gravimeter G10H2220/395; angles calculated from 3D position sensing G10H2220/401; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/395 Acceleration sensing or accelerometer use, e.g. 3D movement computation by integration of accelerometer data, angle sensing with respect to the vertical, i.e. gravity sensing. conductor baton movement sensing G10H2220/206, angle sensing without reference to gravity G10H2220/391; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321

Abstract

An electronic device executing a music playing application is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module configured to receive control information from a second electronic device connected through a wireless communication when the music playing application is executed, a processor configured to process the received control information to be applied to music data requested to be reproduced according to the execution of the music playing application, and an audio module configured to output the music data processed by the processor.

Claims

1. An electronic device executing a music playing application, the electronic device comprising:

a communication module;

at least one processor configured to;

execute the music playing application,

connect, when the music playing application is executed, with a second electronic device through a wireless communication by using the communication module,

transmit information regarding the music playing application to the second electronic device,

receive control information, corresponding to a motion of the second electronic device, from the second electronic device for the music playing application,

process the received control information to be applied to music data requested to be reproduced, such that a music reproduction time is synchronized with an application time of the received control information, and

generate sound signals based on the music data and the received control information; and

an audio module configured to output the sound signals generated by the processor,

wherein the information regarding the music playing application comprises at least one of information for synchronizing execution of the music playing application of the electronic device to the second electronic device or information for starting an operation of the music playing application, according to the received control information, and

wherein the control information comprises information related to a stroke of at least one guitar string, and the information related to the stroke comprises at least one piece of information selected from an intensity of the stroke, and a generation time of the stroke determined based at least in part on a value measured by at least one sensor of the second electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the control information is generated in accordance with motion information of the second electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the motion information is determined from a signal detected by the at least one sensor of the second electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the at least one sensor of the second electronic device comprises at least one selected from a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a Red Green Blue (RGB) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature/humidity sensor, an illumination sensor, or an Ultra Violet (UV) sensor.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the music playing application comprises a guitar playing application.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information related to the stroke further comprises at least one piece of information selected from a direction of the stroke, a speed of the stroke, a pattern of the stroke, or whether the stroke is generated.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information related to the stroke is determined according to a change in a value measured by an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a touch pad configured to receive a user input, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to process the user input made through the touch pad to correspond to at least one note of a scale or a chord.

9. The electronic device of claim 1,

further comprising a microphone,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to process a voice signal input through the microphone to be synthesized with the music data.

10. The electronic device of claim 1,

further comprising at least one sensor,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine a motion of the electronic device based on a value sensed through the at least one sensor and process a preset sound effect to be applied to the music data in accordance with the determined motion.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the control information includes a signal detected by the at least one sensor of the second electronic device.

12. A method of playing music in an electronic device, the method comprising:

executing a music playing application;

connecting, when the music playing application is executed, with a second electronic device through a wireless communication;

transmitting information regarding the music playing application to the second electronic device;

receiving control information, corresponding to a motion of the second electronic device, from the second electronic device for the music playing application;

processing the received control information to be applied to music data requested to be reproduced, such that a music reproduction time is synchronized with an application time of the received control information;

generating sound signals based on the music data and the received control information; and

outputting the generated sound signals,

wherein the information regarding the music playing application comprises at least one of information for synchronizing execution of the music playing application of the electronic device to the second electronic device or information for starting an operation of the music playing application, according to the received control information, and

wherein the control information comprises information related to a stroke of at least one guitar string, and the information related to the stroke comprises at least one piece of information selected from an intensity of the stroke, and a generation time of the stroke determined based at least in part on a value measured by at least one sensor of the second electronic device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the control information is generated in accordance with motion information of the second electronic device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the motion information is determined from a signal detected by the at least one sensor of the second electronic device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one sensor of the second electronic device comprises at least one selected from a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a Red Green Blue (RGB) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature/humidity sensor, an illumination sensor, or an UltraViolet (UV) sensor.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the music playing application comprises a guitar playing application.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the information related to the stroke further comprises at least one piece of information selected from a direction of the stroke, a speed of the stroke, a pattern of the stroke, or whether the stroke is generated.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the information related to the stroke is determined according to a change in a value measured by an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a user input through a touch pad; and

processing the user input made through the touch pad to correspond to at least one note of a scale or a chord.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising processing a voice signal input through a microphone to be synthesized with the music data.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining a motion of the electronic device based on a value sensed through at least one sensor; and

processing a preset sound effect to be applied to the music data in accordance with the determined motion.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein the control information includes a signal detected by the at least one sensor of the second electronic device.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded therein to be executed in a computer, the program comprising executable commands for performing a process to be performed by at least one processor, the process comprising:

executing the music playing application;

connecting, when the music playing application is executed, with a second electronic device through a wireless communication;

transmitting information regarding the music playing application to the second electronic device;

receiving control information, corresponding to a motion of the second electronic device, from the second electronic device for the music playing application;

processing the received control information to be applied to music data requested to be reproduced, such that a music reproduction time is synchronized with an application time of the received control information;

generating sound signals based on the music data and the received control information; and

outputting the generated sound signals,

wherein the information regarding the music playing application comprises at least one of information for synchronizing execution of the music playing application of the electronic device to the second electronic device or information for starting an operation of the music playing application, according to the received control information, and

wherein the control information comprises information related to a stroke of at least one guitar string, and the information related to the stroke comprises at least one piece of information selected from an intensity of the stroke, and a generation time of the stroke determined based at least in part on a value measured by at least one sensor of the second electronic device.