Composition production with audience participation

• US 10,438,448 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 10/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gregory A. Piccionielli
• Original Assignee: Gregory A. Piccionielli
• Inventors: Piccionielli, Gregory A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fletcher, Merlon T
• Application Number:
  US13/815,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20130310122A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,398 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3272 Games involving multiple players
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0058 Transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system G10H1/0083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/121 for graphical editing of a musical score, staff or tablature mere score display G10H2220/015; score transcription G10H2210/086
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/175 for jam sessions or musical collaboration through a network, e.g. for composition, ensemble playing or repeating; Compensation of network or internet delays therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/181 Billing, i.e. purchasing of data contents for use with electrophonic musical instruments; Protocols therefor; Management of transmission or connection time therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/003 Digital PA systems using, e.g. LAN or internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F

Abstract

Methods are provided for enabling audience members at a live or substantially live performance to interact with performers and participate in the performance.

Claims

1. A collaborative show production system (CSPS), comprising:

a telecommunication device associated with an audience member having a plurality of features and location data, where the location data is generated in the telecommunication device with at least a GPS receiver and the location data is associated with an actual location of the telecommunication device;

a network; and

a server in communication with the telecommunication device that controls at least one of the plurality of features of the telecommunication device during a performance enabling the telecommunication device to become part of the performance, where the telecommunication device has granted permission for the server to control the at least one of the plurality of features of the telecommunication device in real time during the performance.

2. The CSPS of claim 1, where the plurality of features includes a display.

3. The CSPS of claim 2, where the server further includes performance data that is sent via the network to the telecommunication device for displaying on the display of the telecommunication device during the performance.

4. The CSPS of claim 1, where the telecommunication device is selected to receive performance data by the server in response to the location data provided by the telecommunication device.

5. The CSPS of claim 4, where the telecommunication device one of a plurality of telecommunication devices selected where each is selected based upon location data.

6. The CSPS of claim 1, where the plurality of features includes a microphone.

7. The CSPS of claim 6, where the server further includes activation of the microphone at the telecommunication and receipt of audio data from the microphone in response to location data provided by the telecommunication device.

8. The CSPS of claim 1, where the server provides an application to the telecommunication device via the network and the application synchronizes activation of at least one of the plurality of features with the performance.

9. The CSPS of claim 1, where the plurality of features include a display and a speaker.

10. The CSPS of claim 1 where the telecommunication device is a cellular telephone.

11. A method for a collaborative show production system (CSPS), comprising the steps of:

identifying a telecommunication device associated with an audience member having a plurality of features and location data, where the location data is generated at the telecommunication device with at least a GPS receiver and the location data is associated with an actual location of the telecommunication device; and

communicating with a server with the telecommunication device over a network, where the server controls at least one of the plurality of features of the telecommunication device during a performance enabling the telecommunication device to become part of the performance in real time, where the telecommunication device has granted permission for the server to control the at least one of the plurality of features of the telecommunication device.